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Huron at Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo

May 27-29 | National Harbor, MD

AI is everywhere in finance but enterprise value is not.

At Gartner Finance Symposium/XPO , Huron brings a practical, outcomes-driven perspective on how chief financial officers (CFOs) move beyond experimentation to build autonomous finance organizations that are faster, smarter, and measurably more effective.

We help the office of the CFO (oCFO) move from pilots to payoffs — connecting AI investments to operating model redesign, data readiness, governance, and adoption so transformation actually sticks. 

What comes after the pilot?

AI is not the strategy. End-to-end finance transformation is.


Many finance leaders have launched AI pilots across close, forecasting, and analytics. Few have successfully scaled them into day-to-day finance operations.


Huron helps CFOs answer the hard questions:

  • Which AI use cases actually drive value?
  • How do we redesign finance processes and roles to support automation?
  • What data, governance, and change capabilities are required to scale?
  • How do we prove ROI—not just promise it?

Our approach aligns technology, people, and process to build autonomous finance capabilities that deliver durable, enterprise-wide impact.  

Our Gartner CFO session

Track: Solution Providers
Session title: AI in finance straight talk: Why you don’t have to finish the implementation first

Through a real-world client example, we will show how finance leaders redesign transformation to deliver value early and scale with confidence.

In this session, Huron leaders will share how CFOs:

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Challenge traditional transformation sequencing by focusing on immediate business problems

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Scope data intentionally to deliver AI-enabled value in weeks, not years

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Apply a “thin finance” approach to prioritize work over platform changes

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Use AI to accelerate outcomes without waiting for perfect data foundations

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Rethink transformation to move faster and deliver measurable impact sooner

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How Huron serves the office of the CFO

Huron is a transformation consultancy focused on helping CFOs own the future of finance.
We partner with finance leaders to rethink how work gets done by combining strategy, operating model design, technology enablement, and change execution across the oCFO.

 

Our finance transformation capabilities include:

  • Finance strategy and operating model redesign
  • Autonomous close and record-to-report transformation
  • Forecasting, planning, and decision intelligence modernization
  • Data readiness and finance analytics platforms
  • AI governance, controls, and adoption frameworks
  • Change management and finance talent enablement

We don’t stop at recommendations—we stay through execution to ensure value is realized.

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Why CFOs work with Huron

From ambition to accountability
What differentiates Huron is our ability to bridge strategy and execution:

  • We help CFOs prioritize the AI investments that matter most
  • We redesign finance processes, roles, and governance to support scale
  • We embed change so automation becomes business as usual
  • We measure outcomes (speed, quality, cost, and insight) not just activity

The result is an autonomous finance organization that runs with confidence and delivers results.

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Meet Huron at the Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo

Whether you are early in your AI journey or ready to scale, Huron helps finance leaders move decisively from pilots to payoffs.

Connect with us at the Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo to continue the conversation on autonomous finance, finance operating models, and delivering real ROI from AI. Let’s talk about what comes after the pilot.

Book time with our team at the conference to discuss your strategy. 

Our onsite team

Finance transformation requires leaders who have helped CFOs execute change at scale.

The Huron team brings deep experience across finance strategy, operating model redesign, AI-enabled transformation, and enterprise execution. These leaders have partnered with CFOs across industries to modernize finance, build autonomous capabilities, and deliver measurable results.

Our team combines:

  • Former finance executives and transformation leaders
  • Strategy and operating model experts
  • Digital, data, and AI transformation specialists
  • Practitioners with hands-on delivery experience across close, forecasting, and decision support

We speak the language of the CFO and stay accountable through execution.

About the Authors 

Meet our experts
Mario-Desiderio

Mario Desiderio

Managing Director

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Commercial Industry Leader

Mario advises clients in leveraging digital cloud technologies to capture additional market share and drive operational efficiencies as the leader of Huron’s enterprise solutions and analytics business.
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Kristen-Colella

Kristen Colella

Managing Director

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Strategy and Innovation

Kristen is an experienced strategy consultant who is passionate about helping leadership teams transform their businesses into consumer-centric organizations.
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