LONDON · 29 SEPTEMBER
ABOUT THE SUMMIT
Where Finance Leaders Get Straight Answers
2026 has been a pivotal year for Al in finance. Adoption is spiking, teams are automating workflows and choosing between a plethora of solutions, from rule-based and Al-assisted to intelligent Al agents running workflows end-to-end. Finance teams are far more skilled at applying Al than a year ago.
But with this intense pace of Al adoption, a lot of important questions remain:
What data should I trust Al with? How do I evidence what the agents are doing? Will an auditor accept it?
We've decided to unpack these questions during our annual Summit in London on 29 September. To do so, we're inviting the people who can answer them into one room: the team behind the frontier Al models, the specialists applying Al to finance, the auditors who sign off, and finance leaders already running it in practice.
One afternoon, with everyone worth hearing in the same room, so you needn't look for the answers elsewhere.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Programme
13:00
ARRIVAL
Registration and welcome tea & coffee
13:30
OPENING
Welcome and introduction
Albert Malikov
13:45
KEYNOTE
The next chapter for the British economy
Sir Jeremy Hunt
14:00
FIRESIDE
Where the productivity advantage moves next
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Guillaume Princen
Albert Malikov
14:25
MASTERCLASS
How far general AI takes a finance team
Nicolas Boucher
14:45
TALK
What it takes to trust the numbers: the harnesses accounting requires
Albert Malikov
15:00
Break, snacks and refreshments
15:30
PANEL
Running it in practice
Lauren Hargreaves
Stuart Bradley
Ben Averis
15:45
PANEL
Will your auditor sign off? The assurance view on an AI-run close
Simon Stephens
Esther Mallowah
16:10
Short break
16:15
PANEL
The future of finance talent
John Watkins
Joe MacCarthy
Arnd Schwierholz
Anna Sedgley
16:45
CLOSING
Closing remarks
Albert Malikov
17:00
RECEPTION
Networking drinks reception
SPEAKERS
First speakers announced
Our line-up brings together some of the most credible voices in finance, audit and AI. We'll be revealing them over the coming weeks.
Guillaume Princen
Head of International - Startups & Digital Native at Anthropic
Nicolas Boucher
One of the most followed voices on AI in finance
Simon Stephens
Chief Operating Officer of UK Audit & Assurance at Deloitte
Arnd Schwierholz
Chief Financial Officer at N26
Esther Mallowah
Head of Tech Policy at ICAEW
John Watkins
Founder of CFO at search firm Altima
Anna Sedgley
Non-Executive Director and Trustee | Former CFO at Bauer Media Group
Stuart Bradley
Head of Finance Systems at Future
Ben Averis
Chief Financial Officer at Yoto
Joe MacCarthy
Chief Financial Officer at Bolt
Albert Malikov
Founder & CEO of Stacks
Lauren Hargreaves
Customer Success at Stacks
DATE
Tue, 29 Sept 2026
TIME
1:30pm
Doors open at 1:00pm
Reception until 7:00pm
