Leverage Data Analytics Through Finance to Support Business Decision Making

August 11, 2021| Online Event | Free-to-Attend 
9:25 AM - 11:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time

Agenda Day 1 - August 11

9:25 am - 9:30 am Conference Opening by IQPC Australia

9:30 am - 10:00 am Fireside Chat with Dr. Catherine Lopes - Implementing End-To-End Data Analytics Practices In Your Finance Function

Catherine Lopes - Head of Data Strategy & Analytics, ME Bank

Join us as we sit down with Data & Analytics Expert, Dr. Catherine Lopes as we discuss with her the importance of embedding and implementing end-to-end data analytics practices across your finance function.


Together we will discuss:


  • Why data analytics is no longer an option for business in the new era
  • Considerations in data structures, management and literacy
  • The challenge of ensuring consistency in data quality on a global scale
  • Collaboration with enterprise architecture to bridge tools, applications and processes where complexity abounds
  • Working with external parties on a global scale – human vs robot
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Catherine Lopes

Head of Data Strategy & Analytics
ME Bank

Data is federated and scattered around multiple systems and is siloed. CFOs are looking to service providers for unifying this data, cleaning it up and providing that single source of truth. With availability of AI, Analytics, Real Time Insights via Cloud based options, can such data unification be accelerated.


  • With COVID-19 as a trigger, why is there an increased need to get the most out of existing data via Insights, Analytics?
  • Real life use cases of how Data unification, Automation has improved the CFO’s world
  • Key market trends shaping the Future of Finance in 2021 and beyond
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Krista Bell

Senior Manager Data Governance
Beyond Bank Australia

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Sandeep Sahadevan

Head - Key Solutions, Finance COE
Infosys BPM

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Ronia Bamann

Head of Continuous Improvement
BNP Paribas Securities Services

10:30 am - 11:00 am Data Analytics: Finance Transformation in Action

James Lockyer - Finance Director, Arts Centre Melbourne

Data Analytics: Finance Transformation in Action

Abraham Lincoln said “The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

 

The role that Finance plays in enabling an organisation to thrive is a constant evolution. Finance leaders play a vital role in demonstrating the value their teams can create, and shaping the future. Hear how Arts Centre Melbourne’s Finance function is leveraging data to help create the future.

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James Lockyer

Finance Director
Arts Centre Melbourne

11:00 am - 11:00 am Conference Closing by IQPC Australia