SSOW Pavilion Stage - The Innovation Studio (20th May)

11:40 am - 12:00 pm FORTIFY REVENUE IN TRANSFORMATION: ELIMINATING O2C LEAKAGE & RISK WITH AGENTIC AI

Jean-Claude Charpenet - Associate Partner of Sales Europe, Sidetrade

During Finance Transformation, O2C becomes increasingly vulnerable to revenue leakage, dispute spikes, and missed early-warning signals. In this session, we’ll reveal why ERPs and controls often fail to catch emerging O2C risks — and how transformation amplifies them. Discover how Agentic AI provides real-time detection, prediction, and prevention of leakage across credit, billing, collections, and dispute cycles. Learn how autonomous AI agents protect cash flow and strengthen resilience precisely when your organisation is most exposed. 



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Jean-Claude Charpenet

Associate Partner of Sales Europe
Sidetrade

3:25 pm - 3:45 pm CASE STUDY: SMART JOURNALS AND FASTER CLOSE

Aleksandra Brzeska - Global Process Owner RtR (Record to Report), ISS World Services

Month-end chaos and endless journal entries don’t have to be the norm. In this session, discover how standardising and automating journal entries turns chaos into clarity. Learn practical strategies that speed up closes, strengthen controls, and reduce the risk of error. This real-world example will prove that automation isn’t just a buzzword, it’s a game-changer for your R2R process.

• Reduce errors by implementing standardised journal templates
• Accelerate month-end close by automating routine entries
• Ensure compliance by building in validation rules



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Aleksandra Brzeska

Global Process Owner RtR (Record to Report)
ISS World Services

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm ACHIEVING ZERO FRAUD AT SCALE: HOW DANONE SECURES 100% PAYMENT EFFICIENCY THROUGH GLOBAL AUTOMATED ACCOUNT VALIDATION

Mauro Portela - Managing Director, Global Master Data Stewardship & Operations, One Danone Business Services
Jeremy Leleu - Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Trustpair

Facing growing payment fraud risks across a global ecosystem of 75,000 suppliers, Danone launched the Vault Project to secure and standardise vendor bank data at scale. In this session, Danone shares how it replaced manual, time-consuming controls with global automated account validation in partnership with Trustpair. Most importantly, Danone achieved its objective of zero successful fraud incidents while reaching 100% payment efficiency. This session offers concrete lessons for GBS leaders looking to secure payments without slowing operations.



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Mauro Portela

Managing Director, Global Master Data Stewardship & Operations
One Danone Business Services

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Jeremy Leleu

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Trustpair