Joey Meynink
Head of Strategy at ADAPT
Official Research Partner:
Exclusive finance event
The Finance Think Tank
Over 180 Melbourne finance leaders left last year with a roadmap for AI-powered finance. Join us in 2026 for the latest CFO insights, a finance masterclass and peer-led conversations.
Wednesday 18 November 2026Ìý
8:15²¹³¾â€“12:00±è³¾
Level 1, Rydges Melbourne
Why Attend?
Insights from Australia's finance leaders
Join us for breakfast as our analyst shares insights from 150+ of Australia's leading CFOs and finance leaders on putting AI to work in their finance function.
The latest from global thinking
Get access to the latest updates straight from our US ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Rising ConferenceÌý– see what's new before it lands here.
Get hands-on in a masterclass
Join your peers in a finance or FP&A masterclass and work through real use cases for your finance function.
The 2025 Think Tank in numbers.
180+
finance leaders attended in Melbourne
30+
industries represented
41%
of attendees were director-level or above
Who should attend?
This event is specifically curated for finance professionals responsible for driving strategy, efficiency and growth, including:
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Chief financial officers (CFOs)
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Heads of finance & finance directors
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Financial controllers
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Heads of financial planning & analysis
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Finance and FP&A managers & analysts
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Finance operations leaders
Agenda at a glance.
Your roadmap for the morning.
- Agenda
8:15²¹³¾â€“8:45²¹³¾
Registration and grab a coffee
8:45²¹³¾â€“9:15²¹³¾
CFO insights and seated breakfast
AI economics: rethinking metrics & operating models
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Opening the day with data-driven insights from ADAPT’s latest Australian CFO research on what separates the organisations already proving AI's value from those still funding pilots.
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A new AI model lands almost every week, and every function is chasing budget to deploy it. AI investment is accelerating, but the economics are different. Costs can sit centrally while value is distributed, delayed and difficult to attribute. Traditional metrics and business cases are being tested – forcing finance to rethink how AI is funded, measured and governed.
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The way finance answers value and governance questions this FY will define scaled AI success.
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What the data reveals:
The state of AI maturity, value and scale in Australia
What top performers do differently to prove AI economics
How operating models, funding and governance are evolving
Where the numbers challenge the AI headlines
9:15²¹³¾â€“9:55²¹³¾
The always-on CFO: how agentic AI redefines finance at scale
What if AI didn't just assist your finance team but worked around the clock? Agentic Finance makes it real—agents anticipate, advise and act across accounting, FP&A and procurement, all within the context and guardrails in ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. Discover how to multiply your impact with speed, scale, and the control your CFO organisation demands and leave with a vision for putting always-on agents to work.
Luke Bebbington, CA
Strategic Industry Advisor, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ
Esther Monks, CA
Strategic Industry Advisor, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ
9:55²¹³¾â€“10:25²¹³¾
Customer panel
To be announced soon.
10:25²¹³¾â€“10:55²¹³¾
Morning tea & transition
30 minutes for networking, refreshments and moving into breakout rooms.
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11:00²¹³¾â€“12:00±è³¾
Masterclass breakouts & wrap-up
Finance masterclass: turn finance data into decision intelligence
Join us for this interactive masterclass where CFOs and finance leaders will explore how to:
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Turn trusted finance data into sharper decisions by uncovering meaningful insights from accounting analytics.
Investigate complex financial questions rapidly to better understand underlying business context.
Harness AI-powered ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Decision Intelligence to elevate your finance team's capabilities.
Support confident decision-making and empower leaders to act decisively while keeping people in control.
FP&A masterclass: the anticipatory plan – turning insight into outcome with decision intelligence
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Join us for this interactive session where we will explore how to:
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Step up from insight to impact by turning strategic foresight into measurable business outcomes.
Automate complex modeling and predict trends using ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Adaptive Planning.
Harness AI-powered decision intelligence to strengthen financial planning and enable faster, more confident decisions.
Evaluate scenarios, anticipate change and empower leaders to act with confidence.
Join finance leaders from Australia's biggest organisations.
Just some of the organisations who joined us in 2025.
Hear from thought leaders.
Joey Meynink
Head of Strategy
ADAPT
Official Research Partner:
Esther Monks, CA
Strategic Industry Advisor
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Luke Bebbington, CA
Strategic Industry Advisor
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Vince Randall
Vice President of Sales, Adaptive Planning
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Ready to talk? Get in touch.
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