Karl Ivo asked Hessel Brouwer, CMA – Head of Finance & Controlling at Migros-Gruppe / Groupe Migros / Migros Switzerland and IMA | Institute of Management Accountants Global Board Director – how he decides whether AI is hype or real value:
His litmus test? "When AI can slash the cost of an ERP roll-out, I'm in. Until then: show me the money."
That mindset is in the spirit of our conversation on the future of finance: pragmatic, data-driven, and focused on ROI whereby AI integration in finance really is still in its early stages.
In the full episode on Spotify and YouTube (link in comments):
-Balancing clean data foundations with self-service BI
-Why finance leaders must own up-skilling & build in-house "data academies"
-The CMA as a secret weapon for tech professionals – and vice-versa
-How MIGROS tests AI use-cases (and kills the fluff)
IMA Europe IMA Switzerland Chapter IMA Austria Chapter
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2qXyex36wDoxlrZ8mu4bUJ?si=OcfWQQoDQAaJ2DiU_Vjxew
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Deborah C. Michalowski, CPA
WW Risk & Controls HQ Lead
Sales & Marketing Group, Finance
Intel Corporation
Chandler, AZ
USA
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