IFOL’s own Paul Taylor and Sam Hitchen-Rae have been invited to speak at the 2026 National Credit & Financial Executives Forum, to be held Wednesday, November 11 at Ontario’s Richmond Hill Country Club. The event is set to kick off at 8:00 a.m.
In their session, Paul and Sam will discuss “Redefining Financial Leadership,” addressing the many challenges finance leaders now face, most notably the rise of artificial intelligence in operations and how that will necessitate a shift away from the traditional task-based work still done by many finance teams.
The presentation will offer insights into how leaders can adapt by combining new technology with experienced human judgment, allowing automation to handle routine, repetitive tasks while people deal with more complex decisions and relationship building. This approach is essential to the evolution of finance, enabling it to be a more active partner in shaping strategy and creating business value for an organization.
A key talking point in the presentation will be a discussion of the Finance Velocity Model™, a framework that links data, insights revealed by that data, decisions made on that basis, and ultimately, informed action that sets out a clear path to success. This method takes finance to a new level, one that goes far beyond routine data processing. Order-to-cash and procure-to-pay operations will thus be able to deliver financially successful customer and supplier outcomes, results that positively impact the bottom line.
This is definitely a worthwhile event, and we’re delighted to be participating.
Coincidentally, IFOL will be in Ontario that same week for our own Finance Operations Leadership Conference, at the Mississauga Convention Centre, taking place on November 12. If you’re planning to be in town for that, do consider arriving a day early to attend the National Credit & Financial Executives Forum as well. We hope to see you at one or both of these informative conferences!
