About Session
Every business decision is ultimately a spend decision. Look closely at spend and you see a snapshot of what matters most: the priorities, risks, and strategies that define the future. In this session, Managing Director of Enterprise Transformation, Jason Powell, will unpack key findings from Zip’s inaugural State of Spend report—the industry’s first comprehensive survey of over 1,000 global leaders across procurement, finance, IT, and legal. We’ll explore what the data reveals about the finance’s next chapter: how AI is reshaping strategy, what skills and teams will matter most, and why yesterday’s playbook won’t work in an agentic, orchestrated future.
Learning objectives:
- Analyze where executives are scrutinizing spend most closely and how these trends inform budget and efficiency strategies for 2025 and beyond
- Evaluate the gap between AI confidence and AI readiness and identify strategies for finance teams to help close that gap within your organizations.
- Recognize how AI is reshaping workforce dynamics, from hiring criteria and skill requirements to the growing importance of human-centered capabilities such as collaboration and relationship management
