There have been a number of developments within the financial community of late; technology has driven the switch to MTD, processes are becoming subject to automation, and an ever-changing working culture within our organisations has compounded the sense of unpredictability about the future of the Finance function.
And just like you, we want to be best-prepared for what is around the corner which is why our focus for this years Aqilla Customer Conference is “The Finance Professional for Tomorrow, Today”.
We are delighted to confirm our keynote speaker: Dominic Frisby (“mercurially witty” – the Spectator) is the world’s only financial writer and comedian. He co-hosted Money Pit, is MoneyWeek’s main contributor on gold, commodities, currencies and cryptocurrencies, and writes for The Guardian. He is also a published author who released Bitcoin: The Future of Money?
09:00 | Registration and Networking |
09:30 | Introduction & Welcome Address |
09:45 | Independent Research Report Finance leaders, outside of the Aqilla community – were invited to participate in an independent survey which focused on understanding their primary challenges. Key findings of the report will be shared with focus on views regarding people and process, impact of digital era on finance, regulatory requirements and “kicking the paper habit”. |
10:30 | Coffee Break |
10:45 | Product Development Update New features and your chance to share thoughts about how Aqilla can support your finance goals |
11:30 | Comfort break |
11:45 | Illustrating Finance – You have multiple options when it comes to presenting financial information to people inside, and outside, your business. This session covers a variety of methods available to you including: Excel integration, Dashboards, Reports, PDF’s and more. |
12:30 | Lunch and Networking |
13:15 | Keynote – As Yet Untitled. Dominic Frisby (“mercurially witty” – the Spectator) is the world’s only financial writer and comedian. He co-hosted Money Pit, is MoneyWeek’s main contributor on gold, commodities, currencies and cryptocurrencies, and writes for The Guardian. |
14:00 | The Aqilla top ten – We run you through the top ten features within Aqilla including: 3rd party integration, inventory control, workflows, configuration, forecasting and budgeting tools and administration |
14:45 | Coffee break |
15:00 | Tips, Tricks and Traps – A rapid fire session that tears through the top 20 shortcut features you can’t afford to be without! |
15:45 | Quiz the Team – We put our amazing team in the hot-seat and invite them to respond to the questions you asked. Including:
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16:45 | Closing remarks – Round up of the event and overview of “The Future of Finance”. What are the key strategic finance initiatives organisations will face over the next 1 – 2 years? We shall also announce our customer referral programme |
17:30 | Something fun for those that want to stay – details coming soon! |
This event is open to customers of Aqilla who are keen to gain industry insights, meet the team, share thoughts and ideas with other users and understand how to get the most out of their investment in Aqilla.
Date: Wednesday 16th October, 2019
Time: Conference – 9:30am until 5:30pm with (optional) networking from 5:30pm-9pm
Location: Wimpole Street, London, W1G
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