FP&A is at the forefront of business transformation, and this critical finance function is redefining how organizations anticipate change, allocate resources, and accelerate growth.
With the rise of AI, automation, and continuous planning tools, modern finance teams are focused on strengthening existing FP&A processes to promote new growth and profitability. The FP&A function is building unified data environments that enable instant visibility into performance, allowing for faster and more accurate scenario planning.
As organizations become more agile, FP&A leaders are guiding cross-functional collaboration, blending analytics with adaptability, and using intelligent forecasting to navigate uncertainty with confidence.
Join this exciting CFO Leadership Forum on June 4, 2026, to learn how finance teams are harnessing FP&A strategies for success, including:
How are FP&A teams supposed to call themselves strategic partners if they can’t influence the decisions that drive value?
What’s the plan when the business doesn’t agree with our numbers or our priorities?
And how do we know when we actually have alignment — versus when people are just nodding to move the meeting along?
These aren’t reporting questions.
These are psychology questions.
These are negotiation questions.
These are FP&A questions.
In this session, we’ll explore what happens when three psychological worlds collide:
Put together, these three lenses reveal a simple truth: FP&A grows the business not by reporting numbers, but by shaping human behavior at scale.
In this session, we’ll break down how FP&A teams can become the organization’s most effective negotiators, partners, and operators — driving profitable growth through influence, not authority.
Regional Chief Financial Officer
The role of FP&A is rapidly evolving as organizations demand faster insight, stronger analytical capabilities, and clearer alignment between finance and business strategy. Decisions around planning architecture, data governance, and analytics maturity increasingly shape how effectively companies navigate uncertainty and allocate capital.
Forward-thinking CFOs are investing in modern planning platforms, advanced analytics, and new operating models that position FP&A teams as strategic partners across the enterprise. These changes enable finance organizations to deliver more timely insights while maintaining financial discipline.
Join this discussion to learn how to:
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President, Finance
Head of Global Growth Finance
Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Director
Learn more about the next generation of FP&A with the use of AI. SAP Business AI is context-aware, proactive AI, embedded into every business function. See the vision of how AI agents can help FP&A automate the creation of models, orchestrate planning updates and simulations, and auto-generate the narration of the story behind your data.
Principal Solution Advisor in Planning & Analytics
Field of Study:Finance
Level:Overview
Prerequisite:None
Advance Preparation:None Required
Delivery Method:Group Internet-Based
Recommended CPE Credit(s):1
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Please note that only those who attend the live event will have the opportunity to earn continuing professional education (CPE) credit in connection with this event. Because there is no charge to register for this event, there are no refunds following registration for this event.
To be eligible to earn one CPE credit during each session that offers attendees the opportunity to earn CPE credit, you must answer at least three polling questions while attending the session for a minimum of 50 minutes.
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