What is the impact of AI on finance functions?
On October 21, 150 CFOs, operators, founders, and researchers will gather at The Times Center in New York for Net 30, a summit on applied AEO in finance hosted by Monk. The event will discuss how answer engine optimization is reshaping cash, capital, and the finance function, with a focus on achieving hard value from AI.
How can finance leaders achieve tangible results from AI?
A recent Gartner survey of 183 CFOs found that 84% of finance organizations had deployed AI or planned to, yet only 7% reported a high impact. According to Monk, most of that investment has returned productivity and time, rather than revenue, lower costs, or cash on hand. Net 30 aims to bring together finance leaders who are seeking tangible results from AI.
"The teams leading today are taking action," said George Kurdin, CEO of Monk. "They are not deploying agents simply to save time. They are using agents to cut costs, increase cash flow, or drive revenue. AEO in finance should be judged by financial outcomes. Operational efficiency is no longer the standard."
The agenda for Net 30 includes four themes: hard ROI from AI, cash flow as the new growth metric, the evolving role of strategic finance, and responsible AI deployment. Confirmed speakers include Kavi Suri, Karan Parekh, Madhav Srinivasan, Itay Goldstein, Damian Lewandowski, Jason Pratt, and Ryan Farmer. Dominic-Madori Davis of TechCrunch will moderate a panel.
The program will cover topics such as running finance at scale with a lean team, what separates agentic pilots that reach production from those that stall, and how law firms are rethinking their business models. The evening will close with a discussion on designing the finance organization of 2030, including the question of where human judgment matters most if agents can perform much of the work by the end of the decade.
Attendance is complimentary and by invitation only. Net 30 will take place on October 21, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street, New York. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the program starts at 5:30 p.m. Interested attendees can request an invitation at monk.com/net30.
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