Florian de Longvilliers

Global Business Services Director, Transformation Air Liquide

After starting my career as a Finance Controller in India and with over 2 decades of experience in Global Business Services, I have brought a strong service orientation and a people-first mindset, empowering teams to deliver high-value and scalable solutions across diverse industries and cultures. My approach is deeply rooted in operational excellence, digital innovation and adaptability to business maturity and pace. Currently, I work alongside Air Liquide’s leadership to scale a world-class GBS organisation, committed to a very unique culture of collaboration, high performance, innovation and responsible leadership to make a lasting impact.

Pre-Conference Workshops, Focus Stages & Main Conference Day One: May 20th, 2025

4:15 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: EFFECTIVE AND PRACTICAL WAYS OF BUILDING FUTURE READY FINANCE TEAMS

As automation and AI transformation deepens, what are the key roles and skills required for the future Finance function? And, more importantly, how are we developing effective strategies and approaches to prepare our teams towards that future?

·       Identifying and curating future-ready digital skillsets: What are they and how do we embed them in the transformation roadmap?

·       Developing your finance team during a talent crunch – using digital pathways and leadership development programmes to grow talent

·       The future skills for shared services: specialists vs. generalists

·       How do we overcome cultural challenges to develop business skills and business partnering capabilities?

·       Cultivating a sense of belonging in the finance team throughout the transformation journey

·       Is it time for virtual centres to grow?

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

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