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With AI becoming a growing part of finance software, CFOs face important decisions about which solutions offer genuine value and which introduce unnecessary risks. Kevin Appleby, Lyndon Stickley, CEO of iplicit, and Rob Steele, CFO of iplicit, explore why CFOs should look beyond AI hype, maintain a reliable and auditable ledger, and evaluate software architecture, security, costs, and vendor stability before investing in AI-powered finance solutions.
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A Question of Confidence: Closing the AI Trust Gap in Finance
October 21 2026
Explore why CFOs trust AI-driven outputs yet remain concerned about over-reliance, data security, and accountability. Kevin Appleby, Jahana Khan, and James Hunter discuss findings from AccountsIQ’s CFO mindset report, including why 92% of CFOs feel pressured to adopt AI faster, and highlight how human oversight, explainability, and audit trails can help finance teams adopt AI with greater confidence.
Using AI to Report Faster and Smarter to Private Equity Investors
October 7, 2026
AI can help finance teams deliver faster, more insightful reporting to private equity investors, but success depends on reliable data, connected systems, and effective oversight. In this session, Kevin Appleby, Thomas Jutz, and Thomas Delage de Luget explore how AI can streamline financial reporting, support scenario analysis, and improve decision-making while maintaining the accuracy and control investors expect.
What 100 CFOs Reveal About the Real Cost of AI Compute
September 9, 2026
AI and cloud compute are becoming major P&L line items, putting pressure on margins and making costs harder to forecast. In this Cloud Capital–GrowCFO session, Eric Keating, Kevin Appleby, and Colman Stephenson explore what survey data from 100+ CFOs reveals about the true cost of AI infrastructure, and why stronger finance–engineering collaboration, better cost visibility, and clearer governance are now essential.
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