Esel Shemmeri

Esel Shemmeri

Vice President Finance State Street

Monday, November 16, 2026

11:30 AM Talent Strategy Is Now Business Strategy: Building the AI-Enabled Finance Organization

The finance talent agenda has moved beyond upskilling and workforce planning into a new phase: designing AI-enabled operating models where execution is increasingly automated and human value shifts to judgment, influence, and enterprise decision-making. CFOs must now intentionally architect how work gets done, how leaders are developed, and how teams create differentiated value alongside AI. This session will explore how to: 
  • Redesign finance roles around decision-making, influence, adaptability, and enterprise leadership in an AI-enabled model
  • Build operating models that combine AI-driven execution with leaner teams while preserving critical judgment and institutional knowledge
  • Create scalable upskilling strategies that build AI fluency, data literacy, and change leadership capabilities across the finance organization while accelerating adoption and workforce readiness 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Esel.

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