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Travis
Lopez
CFO
Canyon Bicycles
Travis Lopez is a strategic, execution-driven CFO with more than 18 years of experience leading finance, operations, and corporate development for venture-backed and private equity-backed companies across cannabis, AI, and SaaS. He has scaled startups from seed stage through exit, completing two successful acquisitions, raising over $200M in equity and convertible capital, and securing more than $80M in debt financing. Travis has also led over $100M in M&A transactions across buy-side and sell-side deals. He specializes in building scalable FP&A organizations, optimizing cash flow, implementing ERP and BI systems, and developing financial infrastructure that supports rapid growth, forecasting accuracy, and unit economics. A trusted partner to boards and investors, Travis brings deep experience in strategic planning, financial modeling, and cross-functional leadership, aligning finance with business strategy to drive performance and long-term enterprise value.
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20 May 2026 12:15 - 12:45
The job has already changed: Rethinking what finance leaders are responsible for
Your role in finance is shifting in ways that are not always reflected in your title. As AI becomes part of how work gets done, ownership is moving beyond reporting and analysis into process design, execution, and how decisions are carried through the business. The line between finance and operations is starting to blur, and expectations on you are expanding with it. This keynote explores how that shift is playing out in practice, from the rise of finance operations to changes in how teams are structured and how work is owned. It will look at the capabilities that are becoming critical, including data fluency, process thinking, and leading change in environments where AI is part of the workflow. Drawing on practical examples across forecasting, vendor management, and process automation, the session grounds this shift in what is actually changing inside finance functions today. Live polling will bring in audience perspectives on how roles are evolving and where organisations are in that transition. Key takeways: - Understand how your role, ownership, and responsibilities are shifting as AI becomes embedded in day-to-day finance work. - Identify the capabilities you need to operate effectively in a more operational, AI-enabled finance function. - See how AI is being applied across finance operations in practice, from forecasting to process automation and vendor management.