Mounting pressures and a lack of actionable insights are leaving CFOs stressed and overworked. AccountsIQ’s CRO, Nick Longden, breaks down key survey findings and equips finance leaders with the strategies, tools and AI-driven solutions they need to regain control and drive success.

Managing uncertainty as a business owner can be one of the hardest and loneliest parts of the job. Especially if you want to grow. Gareth is Head of Business Management at Allica Bank, the UK's fastest-growing company (Sunday Times 100, 2024). With X years of relationship banking experience under his belt, here he shares what he's learned from helping hundreds of businesses to grow, and discusses his top five practical tips for business owners to sustain growth in the today's uncertain environment.

Join us to discover the crucial steps for preparing your business for investment and growth. Learn how to demonstrate your business's potential, explore various funding options, and understand strategies for mergers, acquisitions, and global expansion. We'll also cover effective growth strategies and the importance of investing in the right people, partners, and technology to ensure a successful growth journey.

Join RSM expert Christian Balk, Head of Global E-invoicing and Digital Reporting to learn about the impact of the global shift towards mandatory e-invoicing on your business. Discover how the right approach, connecting finance, tax, and tech teams, can help your business prepare for e-invoicing.

The ever-changing landscape of technology advancements in the finance industry is breaking down barriers and transforming how easy it is for finance professionals to access the capital they need for their business to drive growth in a more effective and efficient way. The launch of technological advancements aimed at speeding up the quote-to-proposal-to-payout process, with auto-decisioning, e-documentation and API interactions with smaller funders in the market as well as larger banks are testament to the flexibility they can now offer businesses looking to access bespoke finance solutions and get decisions faster than ever before.

In this seminar, we explore how artificial intelligence and automation technologies can streamline everyday finance operations — from reconciling statements and managing payment runs to deploying digital workers that handle repetitive tasks. Led by Richard Fishburn, Head of Technical Consulting at Spectrum, the session shares practical examples of how businesses are applying these tools to reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and free up teams for more valuable work. Whether you're curious about AI or already exploring automation, there's something here for anyone looking to modernise finance processes.

Understand how government funding can be used to cover up to 100% of your training costs. This session will look at the different ways apprenticeship funding can be used, whether you pay into the levy or not. It will cover looking at new recruits to build a talent pipeline but also how it can be used to train existing staff.

There is already a large ecosystem of accounting and finance Apps, but AI is going to completely change the landscape of products and vendors available to you. In 2025 a significant number of specialist accounting and finance AI Agents will be released. In addition the AI Assistants from the likes of OpenAI and Google will be able to help you with your work. In this talk Michael will explore the tools that are available today, and those that will be available this year to help you understand how you will be able to use AI in your role in 2025.