Navigating the AI Inflection Point: Insights from the 2026 Global Strategic CFO Report

Every CFO has an AI strategy. Far fewer have what it actually requires to execute on it.

As the CFO role evolves into the de facto “Operating Officer,” finance leaders are facing a paradoxical mandate: cut costs while funding growth, and scale AI while demonstrating immediate, measurable returns. Yet, poor data quality, complex legacy infrastructure, and an inability to prove ROI are stalling the very investments CFOs are counting on to stay competitive.

Join us for an exclusive deep dive into the 2026 Global Strategic CFO Report. Based on a survey of 600 global finance leaders, we will explore why the gap between AI ambition and execution has never been wider—and what the CFOs closing that divide are doing differently.

What You’ll Learn:

• The Data Delusion: Why 63% of CFOs believe they have instant access to data, but only 5% can actually access it from a single, unified system.

• The ROI Pressure Test: Strategies to overcome the “execution gap” where 76% of finance leaders struggle to quantify AI returns.

• Agentic AI Readiness: Why 41% of CFOs believe autonomous workflows are the future, yet only 13% have deployed them.

• Real-Time Risk Response: How to move from static forecasting to real-time predictive monitoring to protect margins from geopolitical and trade volatility.

Don’t let legacy systems stall your transformation. Register today to learn how to turn AI from a boardroom pitch into a value multiplier. Can’t make the live session? Register anyway to receive the recording of the session to watch on your own time.