Check here the schedule of confirmed speakers for the FinanceTrends Executive Summit 2026. Explore the topics of the largest event for Finance executives in the country.
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April 15th
Morning 7:50 AM
Accreditation
Morning 8:10
Opening
Morning 8:35
Case Panel
Case Study: Grupo 3 CoraçõesThe lessons learned behind a critical implementation and the expansion of leadership in Finance.
Case Coty -Backoffice Optimization: When the team becomes the agent of transformation.
Case Onfly:The CFO who avoids vs. the CFO who discovers.
Mediator:
Julio Damião
President – IBEFMG
Anya Albuquerque
Head of Controllership and ESG
Dandara Natana
Finance Director
Bruno Ferreira
CFO
Morning 9:25 AM
Beyond Digital:The Future of Leadership and Business is Cognitive, Not Digital.
How to measure value and ROI in an AI-augmented workforce
How to lead a Cognitive Enterprise with a holistic vision.
Why traditional roles, structures, and mental models fail to survive this transition.
Gustavo Araújo
Co-Founder & CIO
Morning 9:50 AM
Don't let your AI starve to death.
Learn how to train your agents to become truly intelligent.
Marcello Picchi
Co-founder and CEO
Morning 10:15
Coffee Break & Networking
Morning 10:45
Q&A Panel -Insights 2026: How Financial Leaders Can Anticipate Impacts That Don't Appear in the Budget.
Mediator:
Filipe Santos
Chief AI Officer
Alexandre Wagner Malfitani
CFO and Investor Relations Director
Glaucia Piccolo
CFO
Washington Botelho
Latam Divisional President
Morning 11:25
The AI-driven Chief Financial Officer:Redefining financial leadership and spending strategy
To lead amidst volatility, today's CFOs (Chief Financial Officers) agenda demands operational agility, intelligent automation, and an updated approach to workforce development. Based on interviews with 480 CFOs who are SAP customers, we will explore how financial leaders are strategically adapting to the current landscape.
Wagner André
Solutions Director
Morning 11:50
The Dead Internet Era: Artificial Intelligence far beyond the obvious.
The relentless advances in AI have already begun to point the way forward for companies and managers. Preparing for and leveraging this transformation requires vision and a tactical plan. Juliano Kimura brings the experience of Big Tech companies and the critical perspective needed by top managers.
Juliano Kimura
Co-Founder & CIO
Afternoon 12:10
Lunch & Networking
Afternoon 1:40 PM
Case Panel
Case CBA:Career transformation: how difficult decisions and new contexts shape leadership in Finance.
Globo Case:The journey to reduce lead time in accounting closing.
Case Clicksign:AI-First is not a technology project. It's a leadership decision.
Mediator:
Julio Damião
President – IBEFMG
Camila Abel
CFO
Luiz Felipe Almeida
Director of Financial Services
Michael Bernstein
CRO & Founder
Afternoon 2:30 PM
Financial Structure Matters:The role of the Financial Arm and proprietary FIDC funds in the sustainability and competitiveness of companies.
José Miguel Schlichting Junior
Commercial Head
Afternoon 2:55 PM
Q&A PanelIrreversible choices: structural decisions that cut across Finance leadership and shape the fate of the business.
Mediator:
Filipe Santos
Chief AI Officer
Carol Novaes
CFO
Miguel Cafruni
CFO and RIO
Tiago Galdino
CFO
Afternoon 3:35 PM
Invisible risk:How financial decisions create opportunities for fraud and real losses within companies.
Caio Porto Ferreira
Federal Police Delegate
Afternoon 3:50 PM
The CFO's new board:Tax reform, governance and strategic decisions in 2026
Mediator:
Filipe Santos
Chief AI Officer
André Coji
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of B3, Vivara and Aeris | Member of Boards of Directors
Afternoon 4:10 PM
Coffee Break & Networking
Afternoon 4:40 PM
The success of AI depends on the CFO, not IT.
How does the finance executive take on the role of AI architect when deciding on priorities, limits, and impacts that cut across all areas and the business strategy?
Filipe Santos
Chief AI Officer
Afternoon 5:00 PM
Q&A Panel -Executive decision-making in finance: efficiency, technology, and organizational impact.
Mediator:
Julio Damião
President – IBEFMG
Erica Visnadi
Senior Chief Financial Officer
Marcelo Augusto Baldassare
CFO
Alexandre Toledo
Senior Solution Engineer
Afternoon 5:40 PM
What finance leaders would never say in public.
Hidden Speaker
Night 6:00 PM
Awards ceremony for the TOP 50 Executives of the Year.
Closing
Evening 6:30 PM
Cocktail
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Full access to the entire event.
4 exclusive networking opportunities
Active interaction during lectures and panels.
An environment 100% focused on senior leadership in the sector.