Fast track to execution: how AI-First CFOs create value

As AI investment accelerates, finance leaders face a critical challenge: how to turn ambition into measurable business outcomes. The latest IBM Institute for Business Value CFO Study reveals how AI-first CFOs are evolving beyond traditional financial stewardship to become architects of enterprise value creation. Drawing on insights from finance executives worldwide, the research identifies five disciplines that distinguish organizations successfully translating AI investments into growth, innovation, and long-term competitive advantage.

Join IBM experts as they explore the findings and discuss how leading CFOs are shaping enterprise strategy, scaling AI with trust, embedding intelligence into decision-making, enabling dynamic capital allocation, and building future options for sustained value creation.

What You Will Learn:

• How leading CFOs are accelerating execution and creating value from AI investments
• The five disciplines shaping the CFO operating model for value creation
• Why AI-first CFOs are becoming architects of enterprise strategy and growth
• How to scale AI responsibly through governance, decision rights, and financial guardrails
• New approaches to dynamic capital allocation in an AI-first enterprise
• Practical actions finance leaders can take to improve execution, agility, and long-term performance