The Future of Forecasting 2026
AI is changing what planning looks like. Faster models, sharper scenarios, automated variance analysis. But when a forecast becomes a decision, the machine steps back. Someone has to commit, on evidence, with their name on it. This afternoon is built around that question.
One afternoon. One question worth answering.
The Future of Forecasting is an annual in-person event for finance and supply chain professionals who want to think seriously about where their function is heading.
Decision-Driven Planning starts from a tension most finance leaders recognize: when the machine does more of the planning, the decisions that remain carry more weight. Finext built the programme around that. Roughly one part technology, two parts people and process, one part decision-making. That's where most transformations stall.
You'll leave with a clearer sense of what the finance function looks like when AI handles more of the routine work, and what it needs from you.
For finance professionals at a genuine inflection point
This event is for CFOs, Finance Directors, FP&A Managers, Controllers, and Heads of Planning who want to think through what AI adoption means for their function, in a room with peers facing the same questions.
Practical Detalis
- Date: Thursday, 12 November 2026
- Time: 13:00 - 17:00
- Location: Finext Office, Noordeinde 21, Delft

Rakesh Sukhraj
Manager Corporate FP&A and Control, Odido
Rakesh runs corporate FP&A and control at Odido, one of the Netherlands' market leaders in telecom. His team puts AI to work in the finance function: generating the month-end deck, building the analyses and charts, and turning the numbers into a story the business can act on. He'll share where that goes next, from talking to your data to deciding what stays a human call.

Marko Obrzenev
Group Supply Chain Director, Wipak
Marko leads end-to-end supply chain at Wipak across 11 manufacturing sites in Europe and China, managing a portfolio of 25,000+ SKUs. With senior roles at HEINEKEN, Danone and Diageo, his vision is clear: planning only creates value when it drives the right decisions.
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