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CFO Leadership in the Age of AI With Matt Lane (opens the original)
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Matt Lane is the Founder of Smart Lane AI and CFO of Yolo Federal Credit Union, which serves more than 23,000 members and manages over $400 million in assets. During his 17 years at Yolo FCU, Matt has helped lead major initiatives, including a core system conversion, digital wallet adoption, and relocating an underperforming branch that tripled its production within a year. Passionate about making emerging technology practical for smaller organizations, he launched Smart Lane AI to help small bu
Payment Economics and the Future of Finance With Daniel Jasinski (opens the original)
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Daniel Jasinski is the Founder and CFO of the Payment Economics Institute, which develops frameworks, education, and advisory services for managing business payments as a financial portfolio. He created the Payment Economics discipline to help organizations measure and improve payment yield, working capital, and the economic return of payment decisions. Daniel brings more than a decade of experience across B2B payments, including rebates, supply chain finance, working capital, and AP automation.
The Modern CFO: Data, Strategy, and Leadership (opens the original)
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Nick Araco is the Founder and CEO of the CFO Alliance, a community where finance leaders connect, collaborate, and solve real-world challenges. He is also the Founder of AchieveNEXT, a leadership development firm that helps leaders and teams strengthen relationships, improve performance, and achieve meaningful business results. With more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive, and trusted advisor, Nick has brought together forward-thinking finance and C-suite leaders from acro
Automation Without Trust Is Just Faster Risk With Sandra Bustos (opens the original)
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Sandra Bustos is the Founder and CEO of Meshly, a finance trust layer company that connects and validates data across core business systems to reduce revenue leakage and audit risk. Under her leadership, Meshly won its category on the FATE 2025 Pitch Stage and achieved SOC 2 Type II certification early in the company's development. Prior to founding Meshly, Sandra spent nearly a decade leading customer success and post-sales teams at companies including Talkdesk, Autodesk, and Dusty Robotics. He
The CFO's 360-Degree Advantage With Ahmed Hassan (opens the original)
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Ahmed Hassan, CMA, is the Chief Financial Officer of Vodacom DRC, a leading telecommunications company providing digital connectivity and digital services in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With more than 24 years of experience, he has built his career across finance leadership roles in multiple Vodafone markets, rising from an early call center role to the CFO position. Ahmed also serves on the Global Board of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), contributing to the advancement of t
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