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The Finario PowerHours Capex Conference

  • Features three 60-minute blocks jam-packed with trends, strategies, and tips you can use to optimize your capital planning, help your teams work more effectively, and get the most out of Finario's purpose-built enterprise Capex software.
  • Hear from the newly-published author of The CFO of the Future on what essential skills and tools are required for success in today's business environment.
  • Learn from leaders in FP&A how they're incorporating best practices into the capital planning, and what the impact has been.
  • Get an update on current research around the headwinds and tailwinds that are impacting capital investment decisions.
  • Discover how leading enterprises are building their finance stacks.
  • Learn valuable tips and tricks around four key Finario use cases: budgeting, forecasting, portfolios and long-range planning.
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Agenda
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10:45 AM
- 11:00 AM
While you wait for the event to start watch our kickoff introduction video.
Welcome to Finario PowerHours! While you wait for the session to start watch our kickoff introduction video.
Welcome to Finario PowerHours! While you wait for the session to start watch our kickoff introduction video.
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
General Session: Powering Up Capital Investment Performance
Keynote:
The CFO of the Future: Automation, Innovation and Financial Translation
Alena Bennett, author of The CFO of the Future (published Sept. 2021), and principal Leaders in Finance

A perspective on how CFOs need to balance strategic, leadership, change management, controllership and team leadership in today's modern enterprise.

Customer Panel: Forecasting in Times of Uncertainty
Richard "Doc" Reed, Business Analyst, Seaboard
Larry Del Principe, Performance Manager - Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Elementis Global
Jana Villaci, Director Specialty Projects, Arcosa

Hear three industry leaders share their perspectives on the capital planning challenges and opportunities facing their companies, and what they are doing to drive better forecasting accuracy.

Current Research Review: Investment Outlook& Best Practices in Capital Planning
Rich Feldman, VP,  Head of Marketing, Finario

Results of a recent survey to conference attendees plus a review of current data on Capex forecasts and trends.
Keynote:
The CFO of the Future: Automation, Innovation and Financial Translation
Alena Bennett, author of The CFO of the Future (published Sept. 2021), and principal Leaders in Finance

A perspective on how CFOs need to balance strategic, leadership, change management, controllership and team leadership in today's modern enterprise.

Customer Panel: Forecasting in Times of Uncertainty
Richard "Doc" Reed, Business Analyst, Seaboard
Larry Del Principe, Performance Manager - Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Elementis Global
Jana Villaci, Director Specialty Projects, Arcosa

Hear three industry leaders share their perspectives on the capital planning challenges and opportunities facing their companies, and what they are doing to drive better forecasting accuracy.

Current Research Review: Investment Outlook& Best Practices in Capital Planning
Rich Feldman, VP,  Head of Marketing, Finario

Results of a recent survey to conference attendees plus a review of current data on Capex forecasts and trends.
Main Stage
12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM
Networking Break: Ask Us Anything

Chat privately with a Finario solution advisor, network with other attendees, ask us anything.

Chat privately with a Finario solution advisor, network with other attendees, ask us anything.
Open Area
1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
General Session: Empowering Efficiency & Growth with a Modern Finance Stack

EPM + Finario: A Dynamic Duo
Making the Opex & Capex Connection
Tom Foley, President, TLC Technologies

For organizations considering or running platforms such as Hyperion or OneStream, get an experienced view on the benefits of integrating with capital planning and management software, how to manage the process and achieve consensus on its enterprise value.

Fostering Collaboration Between Procurement and FP&A, and Optimizing Strategic Spend
Harry Hunter, Chief Procurement Officer - Strategic Sourcing | Indirect Expense Sourcing

Source-to-Pay (S2P) and the broader topics surrounding procurement are often disconnected from capital planning in larger enterprises. Hear why and how breaking down silos can benefit both functions in driving a more cohesive strategic framework and produce better end results.

Finario Road Map
New capabilities available now and features being planned
Robert Fitzgerald, SVP, Alliances, Finario

Learn about new features currently available within the Finario platform, and what's being planned for future release.

EPM + Finario: A Dynamic Duo
Making the Opex & Capex Connection
Tom Foley, President, TLC Technologies

For organizations considering or running platforms such as Hyperion or OneStream, get an experienced view on the benefits of integrating with capital planning and management software, how to manage the process and achieve consensus on its enterprise value.

Fostering Collaboration Between Procurement and FP&A, and Optimizing Strategic Spend
Harry Hunter, Chief Procurement Officer - Strategic Sourcing | Indirect Expense Sourcing

Source-to-Pay (S2P) and the broader topics surrounding procurement are often disconnected from capital planning in larger enterprises. Hear why and how breaking down silos can benefit both functions in driving a more cohesive strategic framework and produce better end results.

Finario Road Map
New capabilities available now and features being planned
Robert Fitzgerald, SVP, Alliances, Finario

Learn about new features currently available within the Finario platform, and what's being planned for future release.
Main Stage
2:00 PM
- 2:30 PM
Finario User Power Tips: Budgeting & Long-Range Planning
A hands-on walkthrough of Finario's budgeting and planning capabilities with tips to help organizations that are evolving their processes and/or have unique requirements. Get strategies and tips for building out multi-year capital investment plans, and more. Your questions answered.
A hands-on walkthrough of Finario's budgeting and planning capabilities with tips to help organizations that are evolving their processes and/or have unique requirements. Get strategies and tips for building out multi-year capital investment plans, and more. Your questions answered.
Main Stage
2:00 PM
- 2:30 PM
Finario User Power Tips: Portfolios
Get a hands-on look at how to use Finario's portfolio planning features -- including the development of unlimited portfolio scenarios, organizing long-term capital plans and evaluating candidate projects based on ROI, cost, risk and other criteria you choose. 
Get a hands-on look at how to use Finario's portfolio planning features -- including the development of unlimited portfolio scenarios, organizing long-term capital plans and evaluating candidate projects based on ROI, cost, risk and other criteria you choose. 
2:30 PM
- 3:00 PM
Finario User Power Tips: Advanced Features
Gain valuable insights and tips on how to use Finario's Stage Gates, Risks and Reference Class Forecasting features. For projects with large teams, multiple department and/or numerous stakeholders, using Finario's Stage Gates features can vastly improve how you manage and approve individual projects elements. Learn how to best use Finario's best practice methodology for estimating risk exposure to project evaluation. And reference class forecasting can help to dramatically reduce the impact of bias in capital planning.
Gain valuable insights and tips on how to use Finario's Stage Gates, Risks and Reference Class Forecasting features. For projects with large teams, multiple department and/or numerous stakeholders, using Finario's Stage Gates features can vastly improve how you manage and approve individual projects elements. Learn how to best use Finario's best practice methodology for estimating risk exposure to project evaluation. And reference class forecasting can help to dramatically reduce the impact of bias in capital planning.
2:30 PM
- 3:00 PM
Finario User Power Tips: Forecasting/Actuals
A hands-on walkthrough of Finario's forecasting capabilities with emphasis on how to incorporate and leverage actuals throughout the process and ERP integration. Get tips for improving your cash flow forecasting, improving forecast accuracy, and producing the reports you need to manage forecast revisions.  Your questions answered.
A hands-on walkthrough of Finario's forecasting capabilities with emphasis on how to incorporate and leverage actuals throughout the process and ERP integration. Get tips for improving your cash flow forecasting, improving forecast accuracy, and producing the reports you need to manage forecast revisions.  Your questions answered.
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