The Future CFO Talks
An invite-only stage for visionary but practical ideas on how AI transforms the role of finance
Payhawk, Founders Forum, and Embat invite you to our exclusive forum for forward-thinking CFOs and finance leaders to explore how AI is reshaping finance. Engage in candid discussions on autonomous systems transforming processes, decisions, and strategy. Connect with pioneering technologies and visionary thinkers tackling the big questions shaping finance’s AI-powered future.
- Network with fellow financial executives navigating the same technological revolution
- Gain actionable insights from thought leaders at the intersection of finance and artificial intelligence
- Learn strategic approaches to implement AI technologies within your financial ecosystem
- Experience live demonstrations of cutting-edge AI agents transforming financial operations
- No sales pitches or BDR follow-up calls - just a pure learning and networking event without any sales pursuit.
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Agenda
09:30 – 10:15
Registration and welcome networking
10:15 – 10:30
Introduction to the Future CFO and the Finance Forward vision
Konstantin Dzhengozov, CFO at Payhawk
10:30 – 10:50
Towards autonomy: An AI insider’s forecast
Stathis Onasoglou, Field CTO – EMEA Strategic FSI at Google Cloud
Stephen Mulholland, CRO at Payhawk
10:50 – 11:20
Success stories: The autonomy dividend — lessons from early movers
Anton Globus, Group Director & Finance & Innovation at Paysend
Antony Berg, CFO at Speechmatics
Antonio Berga, Co-CEO at Embat
Jay Peir, CFO at Pigment
Ross Latta, Co-Founder & CEO at MacroFin
11:20 – 11:50
Coffee break and networking
11:50 – 12:20
Panel: Black box or glass box? Building explainable AI in finance
Daniel Barnes, Director of Product and Customer Marketing at Gatekeeper
Tatiana Okhotina, CFO at Token.io
Liz Kistruck, CFO at Motorway
Guy Sear, Country Director at Payhawk
12:20 – 12:35
Keynote: From talks to action — what to do next
Theo Wasserberg, Head of UK at Embat
12:35 – 13:50
Lunch & Curated Roundtables
- What separates organisations that are already succeeding with AI from those laggards, and how do we replicate their success?
- Where should ownership of AI governance sit - within finance leadership, data leadership, or with the CEO/COO?
- What are the immediate next steps CFOs must take to prepare their data, teams, and infrastructure for what’s coming?
- How should leaders prepare their people or change their hiring practices for a future where AI handles functions like reconciliation or forecasting?
- What specific guardrails are most important for founders and CFO as they pilot AI agents?
Meet the speakers
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CFO, Speechmatics
A SaaS and Services CFO with 15+ years scaling VC and PE-backed companies. Raised over $100M+, built finance teams from scratch, and delivered strategic growth across Europe and the US. Capital-fluent, commercially focused, and operator-driven.
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Co-CEO, Embat
Antonio Berga, Co-CEO of Embat, has a proven track record in corporate finance, having held the position of Executive Director of Investment Banking and Commercial Banking for family businesses at J.P. Morgan in Spain and the UK. Currently, he focuses on helping CFOs and finance leaders leverage corporate treasury as a strategic tool to drive growth for medium and large companies.
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Group Director & Finance & Innovation, Paysend
Anton's core areas of responsibility at Paysend include innovation and system change, finance ops including reporting, regulatory and international tax as well as FP&A / strategy. Paysend is a fast scaling UK-headquartered global fintech on a mission to make money transfer simple and easy across the globe, whilst creating the world's largest digital payment network. Anton is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and TRIUM Global Executive MBA alumni.
Director of Product and Customer Marketing, Gatekeeper
Daniel Barnes is Director of Product and Customer Marketing at Gatekeeper, the only unified platform for managing third-party compliance, contracting, and spend. A former procurement and contract management leader, and one-time Gatekeeper customer, he now helps shape how Gatekeeper’s LuminiQ AI agents and risk-first, continuous compliance approach empower mid-market teams to close contracts faster, block risk earlier, and surface hidden savings. Daniel brings a practitioner’s perspective on how to unify vendor risk, contract governance, and spend insight into one seamless, value-creating process.
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CFO, Pigment
Jay Peir is Interim CFO and Head of Strategy at Pigment where he’s responsible for finance, strategy, and operations. Peir has decades of leadership experience in finance, strategy, and business planning, having scaled two high-growth technology companies from early stage to multi-billion dollar businesses. Peir was most recently EVP of CorpDev and Strategy at Tableau, and previously held various finance leadership positions at SunPower.
CFO and Co-Founder, Payhawk
Konstantin is the CFO and co-founder of Payhawk. He began his career at KPMG as a management consultant, leading valuation, M&A, and feasibility studies. He then held various leadership roles in FP&A, strategic planning, and corporate development at Telerik (acquired by U.S. Progress Software). Konstantin is a CFA charter-holder and holds both a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a Master's degree in Finance.
CFO, Motorway
Liz Kistruck is CFO of Motorway, the UK’s fastest-growing used car marketplace. Joining in 2023 as its first CFO, she leads finance, legal, analytics, and payments. Previously CFO at Lyst and senior finance leader at Expedia, Liz began her career in manufacturing consulting. She holds an Engineering degree from Cambridge and is a Chartered Management Accountant.
Co-Founder & CEO, MacroFin
Ross is the co-founder and CEO of MacroFin. A Chartered Accountant with an MBA, he's spent over a decade leading global finance teams through periods of change and transformation. Before launching MacroFin, he designed the company’s scalable delivery process and built expertise in complex accounting and banking solutions. Today, Ross focuses on driving innovation in financial services and helping organisations unlock more efficient global operations.
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Field CTO – EMEA Strategic FSI at Google Cloud
Stathis has over 17 years of experience at the intersection of financial services and technology. He previously led data science at a London-based hedge fund, worked as a Product Manager on the FX algo-trading desk at Morgan Stanley, and spent time in Deloitte UK’s FS Risk Advisory team. A CFA Charterholder, Stathis also holds an MSc, an MBA, and a joint MSc & BSc.
CRO, Payhawk
Stephen is a senior GTM leader in the SaaS industry. Ex Salesforce and Fivetran, he has over 20+ years experience in SaaS and B2B Sales across all segments from SMB to Enterprise. Stephen's experience spans the early stage VC backed pre-IPO world, to the large public company space. He is a builder, and loves to help companies grow and scale, driving revenue and hitting milestones.
CFO, Token.io
At Token.io, Tatiana serves as CFO. Previously, as CFO at CUBE, a PE-backed RegTech innovator - 500+ Headcount, managed global finance, legal, and compliance functions while driving growth and integrating international acquisitions. At Azimo, lead Finance from Series A through to profitability and an exit. Passionate about developing future business leaders and increasing female representation within the industry Boards.
Head of UK, Embat
As Head of UK for Embat, Theo Wasserberg draws on years of experience from within the SAP ecosystem to understand and solve the core problems of finance teams. Theo saw firsthand how manual processes and fragmented systems hold back UK businesses. Following his INSEAD MBA, he joined Embat to build out the UK operation, focused on one clear mission: equipping CFOs and finance leaders with the AI and automation tools needed to master cash management and liquidity."