This demo session explores how finance leaders can move beyond static spreadsheets to embrace AI-native FP&A for continuous planning and decision-making. In an environment where business conditions shift daily, relying on disconnected Excel models creates version-control chaos, slow forecasting cycles, and reactive decision-making. This showcase positions Drivetrain as a modern AI-native planning platform designed to unify data, automate forecasting, and enable real-time scenario analysis so leadership can respond faster and with greater confidence.
Featuring Kirk Kappelhoff, Senior Director of Strategic Finance at Drivetrain, and Kevin Appleby, COO at GrowCFO and Tech Showcase Host, the session demonstrates how finance teams can operationalize continuous planning, elevate their role as strategic partners to the business, and reduce the manual overhead of traditional FP&A. Attendees will see how AI-driven insights and automated workflows help organizations replace Excel chaos with a structured, scalable, and intelligent planning environment that supports growth, resilience, and performance.
Highlights:
- Importance of moving from static, Excel-based models to AI-native FP&A for real-time, data-driven decisions
- How Drivetrain enables continuous planning, scenario modeling, and faster forecasting cycles
- Insights from Kirk Kappelhoff on building strategic finance capabilities with AI-powered tools
- Perspective from Kevin Appleby on what modern CFOs and finance leaders expect from next-generation FP&A platforms
- Practical examples of reducing manual effort, improving forecast accuracy, and aligning finance with business operations
- How AI-native solutions like Drivetrain fit into a broader digital finance and performance management strategy
