The 2026 Future Ready CFO Report highlighted a clear reality: finance is no longer preparing for transformation, it’s operating inside it.
Across four episodes throughout the year, the Future Ready CFO webinar series will share key insights, expert perspectives, and practical guidance to help finance leaders navigate change and become true performance orchestrators.
Across four episodes throughout the year, the Future Ready CFO webinar series will explore:
- The evolving role of the CFO in the AI era
- AI-powered finance transformation and decision-making
- Cross-functional collaboration between finance, IT, and other business leaders
- Practical lessons for building future-ready finance organizations
Webinars
- Episode 1: Leading change in the AI era | Key insights from the Future Ready CFO Report on trends and priorities shaping the CFO agenda
- Date: April 23, 2026
- Episode 2: Augmenting the finance function with AI | How finance teams can move beyond automation with measurable, high‑impact AI use cases
- Date: June 24, 2026
- Episode 3: Empowering transformation across the enterprise | How finance can collaborate with other business functions to modernize and accelerate change*
- Date: September 23, 2026
- Episode 4: Finance transformation lessons from 2026 | What future-ready finance teams achieved in 2026 and main priorities for the year ahead
- Date: December 2026
- Date: December 2026
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Webinar 1: Leading change in the AI era
Finance leaders have entered a post-readiness era where transformation is no longer a future initiative, but an ongoing reality. This episode explores the forces reshaping the CFO mandate, including AI adoption, capital constraints, market volatility, and increasing accountability. Drawing on insights from the Future Ready CFO Report, we explore why AI has emerged as the top force reshaping finance leadership and how CFOs are evolving beyond traditional stewardship into performance orchestrators.
Key questions answered
- What forces are redefining the CFO role in 2026?
- Why has AI become the most influential trend impacting finance?
- How should CFOs navigate volatility, regulatory complexity, and capital constraints?
- What capabilities are needed to successfully lead transformation?
Webinar 2: Augmenting the finance function with AI
AI adoption has gone mainstream, yet many finance teams still struggle to translate experimentation into measurable impact. This episode explores how organizations can move from automation to AI augmentation through the right use cases and what it takes to scale adoption successfully across data foundations, governance, skills, and operating models.
Key questions answered
- What does AI-augmented finance look like in practice?
- Which AI use cases are delivering the greatest value today?
- How can organizations operationalize AI despite uneven digital maturity?
- What skills and operating model changes are required?
- How can finance balance innovation, governance, and trust?
Webinar 3: Empowering transformation across the enterprise
Successful finance transformation is not only technology. It requires alignment with other business functions around shared priorities, trusted data, and effective governance. Through real-world perspectives from finance and tech leaders, this episode covers how organizations can break down silos, modernize legacy environments and deliver trusted transformation while maintaining transparency and control.
Key questions answered
- How can finance and IT leaders jointly deliver trusted transformation?
- What governance helps prevent AI and data silos?
- How can organizations modernize legacy systems without disrupting operations?
- How can teams share data, signals, and risk insights effectively?
- What makes cross-functional collaboration a competitive advantage?
Webinar 4: Finance transformation lessons from 2026
As organizations continue their transformation journeys, what lessons have emerged? In this final episode, we reflect on progress made by finance throughout 2026 and what successful teams are doing differently. The webinar will revisit findings from the Future Ready CFO Report to discuss which initiatives are delivering measurable value, what gaps still limit progress, and what finance leaders should prioritize in 2027.
Key questions answered
- What progress have organizations made in AI adoption?
- Which transformation initiatives delivered meaningful results?
- What capability gaps still limit success?
- What lessons should CFOs carry into 2027?
- How can organizations assess their future readiness?