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Microsoft and HSO CFO Roundtable: Cost-Efficient Finance Transformation with AI
Join fellow CFOs at this exclusive Roundtable and discover how Microsoft and HSO’s AI agents enable finance teams to achieve results in weeks, not years, by starting with data and delivering actionable insights quickly.
When
October 9
Time
9:30 AM
Location
One Aldwych Hotel, 1 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BZ
Costs
Free
This CFO Roundtable is designed to engage finance leaders in a practical discussion of how Microsoft and HSO’s data-led transformation approach can achieve changes much faster, without the traditional 18-month cycle.
We’ll be running two live demo sessions, one focused on Retrieval Agents and the other on Autonomous Agents, to showcase how these AI capabilities can help your finance team save time and reduce costs by accelerating transformation across operations.
WHY ATTEND?
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Tailored to the UK Finance Landscape
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Learn How Apply AI to Finance
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Live AI Agent Demos: Retrieval & Autonomous Agents
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Meet Microsoft CFO and HSO experts
Agenda
09:30 – 10:00 | Registrations and Refreshments
10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome
Kick off the Roundtable with a welcome from HSO and Microsoft UK.
10:15 – 10:45 | Demo Session #1: Time-to-value for Retrieval Agents
Touseef Zafar, HSO’s Chief Technical Officer
Discover how Retrieval Agents can access, reason over, and summarise structured and unstructured data.
10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 | CFO Roundtable Discussion: AI, Automation, and Modern Finance
Moderated by Matt Birtwistle, HSO’s Industry Director
Engage in an open dialogue with peers on the challenges and opportunities of finance transformation.
11:45 – 12:15 | Demo Session #2: Time-to-value for Autonomous Agents
Touseef Zafar, HSO’s Chief Technical Officer
See how Autonomous Agents retrieve information, automate workflows, and make decisions with minimal human intervention.
12:15 – 12:30 | Q&A Session
12:30 | Lunch
Did you know?
75% of finance teams spend 6 hours per week recreating financial reports, amounting to 300 hours per year.
According to the 2024 Insightsoftware Finance Trends Report. The top three most time-consuming reporting tasks for finance units are:
60%
Tax preparation
59%
Financial statement creation
57%
ERP maintenance and data management
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