Buy vs. Build: Making the Right Call in the Age of AI
When data is everywhere and AI accelerates everything, the decision to build your own solutions or buy trusted tools has never been more critical—or more complex. In this session, finance and audit leaders unpack the real trade-offs behind cost, control, scalability, security, and speed. Explore frameworks that help you evaluate long-term ROI, understand hidden resource burdens, and ultimately choose the path that empowers—not overwhelms—your team.
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Will Hyde
Audit Data Analytics Specialist at Moore Kingston Smith
Building a relationship with your newest colleague: AI
Regardless of your job or level, you’ll have to develop a working relationship with AI. We’ll chat through practical tips for upscaling your own usage of AI and how to get your team to adopt new ways of working with AI tools. From incorporating AI into your daily life to change management best practices for getting your whole organization on board.
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Simone Segnalini
Digital, Risk & Transformation Leader at RSM Italy
Sharpening risk instincts through AI-driven experiences
Fast-paced, interactive risk management simulation powered by AI—designed for finance, audit, and risk professionals. You’ll take on the role of a company’s leadership team facing a sudden business disruption. Using live audience voting, you’ll make key decisions under pressure while balancing financial, operational, and reputational risks. This AI-driven experience challenges your instincts, sharpens risk awareness, and shows how decisions play out in real time—complete with surprises, trade-offs, and realistic consequences.

Maarten Schreuder
AI-driven experiences leader at Protiviti
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