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AI4Finance: Amplifying Financial Judgement in a Regulated World
Why AI Success in Finance is a Leadership Transition, Not a Technology Transformation
Monday, June 15, 2026 | 8:30 - 9:30 AM CT
Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering the finance function, yet many banks remain stuck between awareness and real results. Tools are available, pilots are running, and investment is rising, but measurable impact remains elusive. The gap is not driven by technology limitations, but by the challenge of transitioning people, processes, and leadership behaviors.
This keynote applies principles from the book AI4Leaders: Amplify Your Impact to the realities of finance and banking. Rather than focusing on platforms or systems, the session reframes AI as a decision-intelligence amplifier—one that strengthens human judgment, preserves accountability, and supports defensible financial decisions in regulated environments.
Attendees will learn why finance leaders must remain human over the loop, owning decision rights and outcomes as AI accelerates insight and analysis. The session addresses the questions finance leaders are asking most: where to start, how AI fits with existing teams and systems, how to manage risk, and how to realize value—by focusing on leadership behavior, decision design, and intelligence capabilities instead of tools.
"Scott Wise helps leaders cut through the noise surrounding AI…and decide where AI belongs, where it doesn’t, and why."
Designed for CFOs, controllers, FP&A leaders, and finance managers, this session provides clarity, confidence, and a practical leadership lens for moving from AI curiosity to responsible, scalable capabilities.
Speaker
Scott Wise
Management Consultant, Author and Advisor
Bio
Scott Wise is a management consultant, author, and advisor with more than 30 years of experience helping banking and finance leaders turn complexity into clarity and performance into profit. He has worked extensively with banks and financial institutions on finance transformation, profitability analytics, and decision-focused operating models. Scott is the author of AI4Leaders: Amplify Your Impact, a leadership guide focused on using AI to strengthen judgment, adoption, and accountability, and Actionable Profitability Analytics, a practical framework widely applied in banking. He helps finance leaders navigate the human and organizational transition required to realize real value from AI.
"Scott translates complex innovation into practical steps."