Digitalizing the Finance Department: Opportunities vs Challenges

The new decade is upon us, and large corporations are looking at ways to digitize b2b finance. On one side is the thrilling opportunity of freeing up working capital, eliminating paper invoices and wasted time shuffling through duplicates. On the other is the challenge of collaborating with IT departments, getting the executive buy-in, while keeping an eye out for risks such as cybercrime.

Join our webinar featuring ​Gary Conroy as we discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead. 

We will explore:

• Which technologies should be at the top of the list for finance innovation?
• Are finance teams keeping up with regards to digital transformation compared to other functional groups?
• What is the most challenging aspect of digitizing the finance function?
• Does automating payments actually optimize existing payment systems?
• Can a company cut costs by automating payments? Which ones?

Mark Brousseau
President, Brousseau & Associates 

Over the past 26 years, Mark Brousseau has established himself as a thought leader on accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments and document automation.   A popular speaker at industry conferences and on webinars and podcasts, Brousseau advises prominent end-users and solutions and services providers on how to use automation to improve document- and payments-driven business processes.  Brousseau has chaired numerous educational conferences and has served on several industry committees and boards.  He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and three sons. 

Gary Conroy
Chief Product Officer, TransferMate Global Payments

As Chief Product Officer for TransferMate Global Payments, Gary Conroy is committed to simplifying B2B cross-border payments. Conroy brings more than 20 years of experience working banking and payments across consumer, business, card, international banking and FX. Conroy has a proven track record of scaling payments and fintech companies globally. As Managing Director of Realex Payments, Conroy grew the company from an Irish-focused SME to a worldwide eCommerce gateway of choice for Global Payments Inc., processing more than €50 billion annually. At TransferMate, Conroy has helped lead the company’s global expansion through winning major industry-leading strategic partnership deals, building a world-class product, and securing €51 million in investments from AIB and ING banks. Over the past two years at TransferMate, Conroy has led the charge (using his past experience) in growing the company into one of the world’s leading payments partners for banks and software providers, with recent deals with Wells Fargo, Coupa and Tradeshift. As a respected industry speaker, Conroy has presented, moderated and debated at Money2020, BPFI International Banking, FinTech Ireland, Internet Expo, Pay Expo, Irish Funds and many others.

Michael Lomax
Senior Executive, Global FinTech Success, Tradeshift

Mike Lomax is a Senior Executive, Global FinTech Success, who recently joined the Tradeshift team because he understands the importance of connecting and collaborating with all suppliers to gain maximum benefit from FinTech solutions.  Mike is very well rounded and has demonstrated success in all aspects of global supply chain management.  Prior to joining Tradeshift, he spent 13 years in supply chain finance related capacities with the largest Trade Banks in the world, including HSBC Bank, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase.  Earlier in his career Mike worked in various logistics and trade compliance capacities from transportation to Customs brokerage.  Mike lives in Park City, UT where he enjoys outdoor activities year round.

Ryan Cutright
Regional VP of Sales, LATAM, Tradeshift

Ryan Cutright is Tradeshift's Regional VP for its LATAM Region.  At Tradeshift, Ryan and his team are responsible for delivering digital supply chain solutions to companies across all verticals.  Prior to joining Tradeshift, Ryan spent 7+ year at Basware leading large, global purchase-to-pay evaluations by some of the world’s largest companies.