Agenda

EPM Summit Agenda – Unprecedented Focused Content Across Vendors and Consulting Firms

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Thought Leadership for the Future of EPM:
  • Keynotes from: Analysts, Founders/CEOs, Thought Leaders
  • Real world experiences of Finance Leaders
  • Architects and Innovators for EPM Service Firms
  • Fully Connected SaaS Revenue Plans – Colin Sygrove, Justin Merritt 
  • Workforce Planning: How to Build More Accurate, Agile, and Insightful Personnel Plans – Melissa Harrell Frey, Steve Roth  
  • From Property to Portfolio: Integrated Planning for Real Estate – Harjot Ghai 
  • Modernizing EPM: A Practical Roadmap to Next-Gen Planning – David McAndrews, Jim Brinnen, Dan Barrett 
  • The AI Advantage: Turning Finance into a Strategic Powerhouse – Dominic Nguyen, Kyle Trainor 
  • Solving the Data Challenge and Unlocking Real AI Impact – Della Linger, Aubrey Chapnick 
  • Pigment: From Planning Platform to Decision Engine: Building the AI-First Enterprise – Doug Thiel, Ed Gromann  
  • SAP: Reimagining EPM: Next-Generation Platform – Chris Clay, Jonathan Teopaco 
  • Anaplan: Scenario Modeling Mastery – Neil Thomas 
  • And many more! 
  • Building an EPM Business Case: From ROI to Approval – Steve Sussman 
  • Vendor Landscape: Strengths and Gaps in 2026 EPM – Craig Schiff, John Colbert 
  • Process Differentiation: What Makes Vendor EPM Approaches Stand Out 
  • Future Proofing: Vendor Takes on Multi-Tool Orchestration 
  • EPM Fit: Vendors Discuss When to Choose Their Products and When Not 
  • AI Visions: How Vendors See Agents Transforming EPM 
  • The Importance and Use of Financial Consolidation in EPM 
  • The CFO Thought Leader Podcast – Jack Sweeney 
  • BPM Partners 
  • Detailed Hands-on Solution Demonstrations – choose 3 from 12 products! 
  • Focused Capability Demonstrations from EPMies Nominees (see category list below) 
  • Best Financial Planning and Analysis Solution (FP&A) 
  • Best Financial Consolidation, Close and Reporting Solution 
  • Best Workforce Planning Solution 
  • Best Sales Performance Management Solution 
  • Best Revenue Performance Management Solution 
  • Best Supply Chain Planning and Analysis Solution 
  • Best Use of agentic AI (Orchestration and Automation) 
  • Best Use of GenAI, ML, and Anomaly Detection (Predictive, Chatbots, Transaction Matching)