Luke Bebbington
Strategic Industry Advisor, Workday
Exclusive finance event
The Finance Think Tank
180+ Melbourne finance leaders left last year with a roadmap for AI-powered finance. Join us in 2026 for the latest CFO insights, a finance masterclass, and peer-led conversations.
8.30am-12.00pm — Wednesday 18 November 2026
Rydges Melbourne
Why attend?
Insights from Australia's finance leaders
Join us for breakfast as our analyst shares insights from 150+ of Australia's leading CFOs and finance leaders on putting AI to work in their finance function.
The latest global thinking
Get access to the latest updates straight from our US Workday Rising Conference — see what's new before it lands here.
Get hands-on in a masterclass
Join your peers in a finance or FP&A masterclass and work through real use cases for your finance function.
The 2025 Think Tank in numbers.
180+
finance leaders attended in Melbourne
30+
industries represented
41%
Director-level or above
Who should attend?
This event is specifically curated for finance professionals responsible for driving strategy, efficiency, and growth, including:
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Chief Financial Officers (CFOs)
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Heads of Finance & Finance Directors
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Financial Controllers
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Heads of Financial Planning & Analysis
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Finance and FP&A Managers & Analysts
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Finance Operations Leaders
Agenda at a glance.
Your roadmap for the morning.
- Agenda
8:30am–8:45am
Registration and grab a coffee
8:45am–9:15am
CFO insights and breakfast
9:15am–9:55am
The Always-On CFO: How agentic AI redefines finance at scale
What if AI didn't just assist your finance team but worked around the clock? Agentic Finance makes it real—agents anticipate, advise and act across accounting, FP&A and procurement, all within the context and guardrails in Workday. Discover how to multiply your impact with speed, scale, and the control your CFO organisation demands and leave with a vision for putting always-on agents to work.
Esther Monks
Strategic Industry Advisor, Workday
9:55am–10:25am
Customer panel
To be announced soon.
10:25am–10:55am
Networking and morning tea
11:00am–12:00pm
Masterclass breakouts
Choose your session:
- Finance
- FP&A
Join finance leaders from Australia's biggest organisations.
Just some of the organisations who joined us in 2025.
Hear from thought leaders.
Esther Monks
Strategic Industry Advisor
Workday
Luke Bebbington
Strategic Industry Advisor
Workday
Vince Randall
Vice President of Sales, Adaptive Planning
Workday