Consero’s AMPLIFY 2026 brought together finance and business leaders for a high-energy event focused on one of the biggest questions facing companies today: how can organizations move beyond AI hype and apply it in ways that create real business impact?
Throughout the event, industry leaders shared practical perspectives on the biggest opportunities and challenges facing modern business operations today: cutting through the artificial intelligence (AI) hype, shoring up the back office, and scaling seamlessly through acquisitions.
Separating AI Hype from Reality
AI is undeniably top of mind for every leadership team, but the focus was on practical application over buzzwords. Leaders are actively working to understand what is just smoke and mirrors versus what creates a measurable impact.
The consensus: Introducing advanced technology into cobbled-together, fragile workflows will only cause those processes to break.
Consero empowers companies by taking the guesswork out of the equation, ensuring that foundational finance operations are robust enough to support intelligent automation.
Streamlining the Back Office for M&A Success
For growth-minded companies, scaling through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can quickly become a logistical nightmare if the finance function isn’t prepared. Attendees shared firsthand experiences of facing empty or chaotic back offices during a transition, and how Consero was able to step in and shore up operations.
With a structured financial framework in place, leadership teams can confidently make acquisitions and seamlessly roll them into the existing finance function without the executive team having to manage the micro-details of the transition.
The First 30 Days: Driving Immediate Value
How should a CEO and leadership team evaluate a new acquisition through the lens of modern technology? The video highlights a simple, actionable framework:
Ask yourself: What are the two or three things in the first 30 days that will allow us to show rapid value creation with AI?
Focusing on immediate, high-impact wins right out of the gate sets the tone for future growth and ensures the integration stays focused on driving efficiency.
Looking Ahead
AMPLIFY 2026 underscored both the excitement and the practical challenges surrounding AI in finance. For CEOs, CFOs, and leadership teams, the opportunity lies in identifying the two or three actions that can create value quickly, especially in the first 30 days after an acquisition or major growth initiative.
As companies continue working through the opportunities and challenges ahead, Consero remains focused on helping finance teams build the clarity, structure, and scalability needed for what comes next.
