As business models grow more complex, the mandate for finance leaders has fundamentally shifted. Today’s CFO is no longer defined solely by financial stewardship and reporting. The role now demands strategic advisory, operational command across quote to cash, and the ability to clearly tell the story behind performance in an AI-driven world.

At the same time, expectations are rising. It’s no longer a question whether to invest in AI, but what measurable impact it’s delivering. Finance is under pressure to demonstrate real, auditable ROI: faster closes that improve working capital, cleaner forecasts that increase guidance accuracy, and tangible savings that hit the bottom line. All while disconnected systems, manual workflows, pricing complexity, and revenue processes are strained under new monetization models. 

Join Zuora COFO Todd McElhatton and Genesys Cloud Services CFO Brian Swartz for Finance Leaders Unfiltered over dinner at Cafe Monarch, an invitation-only gathering inspired by the candid conversations Todd’s been leading around AI impact, operational complexity, and navigating this new mandate.

What we’ll discuss over dinner:

• How finance teams are identifying auditable impact from AI investments
• Where finance is feeling the most pressure to modernize quote to cash, and how is AI actually showing up first in real, practical ways
• Why the CFO role once defined by financial stewardship and performance reporting has expanded into strategic leadership, operational control, and chief storyteller amid business model complexity