9 Sept 2026 · Melbourne CBD · 25 seats only

From AI Spend to Business Value

A 90-Day Data & AI Strategy Breakfast for CFOs and Finance Leaders. An executive workshop on turning AI investment into measurable business outcomes — in 90 days, not 90 slides.

📅 Wed, 9 September 2026

🕧 8:00 – 10:00 AM (Melbourne time)

👥 Limited to 25 CFOs and senior finance leaders

Location:

Sofitel on Collins

25 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Format:

In-person

Duration:

2 hours

In partnership with

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From AI Spend to Business Value

A 90-Day Data & AI Strategy Breakfast for CFOs and Finance Leaders. An executive workshop on turning AI investment into measurable business outcomes — in 90 days, not 90 slides.

📅 Wed, 9 September 2026

🕧 8:00 – 10:00 AM (Melbourne time)

👥 Limited to 25 CFOs and senior finance leaders

Location:

Sofitel on Collins

25 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Format:

In-person

Duration:

2 hours

In partnership with

REGISTER NOW

Complete the form below to reserve your seat.

By registering you agree to receive event-related communications from Datalynk.

Find the Value. Build the Plan. Take Action.

Move beyond AI hype and disconnected pilots. Join other finance leaders in Melbourne to develop a practical Data and AI strategy, identify where the greatest value exists, and create a focused 90-day plan for implementation.

Find the Value. Build the Plan. Take Action.

Move beyond AI hype and disconnected pilots. Join other finance leaders in Melbourne to develop a practical Data and AI strategy, identify where the greatest value exists, and create a focused 90-day plan for implementation.

Find the Value. Build the Plan. Take Action.

Move beyond AI hype and disconnected pilots. Join other finance leaders in Melbourne to develop a practical Data and AI strategy, identify where the greatest value exists, and create a focused 90-day plan for implementation.

EXECUTE VALUE TAKEAWAYS

What to Expect From the Session

A high-impact 2-hour agenda designed to deliver strategic clarity, operational tools, and an immediate 90-day action plan for finance teams.

Connect AI to Financial Value

Learn how to tie Data and AI investment directly to bottom-line performance, margin optimization, and core CFO strategic priorities.

Identify Top 5% Use Cases

Distinguish high-value Data/AI opportunities across finance, operations, risk, and workforce from low-yield vanity projects.

Essential Governance Foundations

Distinguish high-value Data/AI opportunities across finance, operations, risk, and workforce from low-yield vanity projects.

Business Bus Matrix Framework

Hands-on experience mapping core business processes, data domains, and automation opportunities in an executive matrix tool.

Feasibility & Risk Prioritisation

Prioritise initiatives systematically based on business value, technical feasibility, risk, data readiness, and time-to-impact.

90-Day Actionable Plan

Walk away with a clear 90-day action plan featuring assigned ownership, key milestones, and measurable financial outcomes.

EXECUTE VALUE TAKEAWAYS

What to Expect From the Session

A high-impact 2-hour agenda designed to deliver strategic clarity, operational tools, and an immediate 90-day action plan for finance teams.

Connect AI to Financial Value

Learn how to tie Data and AI investment directly to bottom-line performance, margin optimization, and core CFO strategic priorities.

Identify Top 5% Use Cases

Distinguish high-value Data/AI opportunities across finance, operations, risk, and workforce from low-yield vanity projects.

Essential Governance Foundations

Distinguish high-value Data/AI opportunities across finance, operations, risk, and workforce from low-yield vanity projects.

Business Bus Matrix Framework

Hands-on experience mapping core business processes, data domains, and automation opportunities in an executive matrix tool.

Feasibility & Risk Prioritisation

Prioritise initiatives systematically based on business value, technical feasibility, risk, data readiness, and time-to-impact.

90-Day Actionable Plan

Walk away with a clear 90-day action plan featuring assigned ownership, key milestones, and measurable financial outcomes.

What Will You Work Through in 2 Hours?

Rather than passive keynotes, this session engages CFOs directly using practical frameworks like the Business Bus Matrix to map out core financial domains, data readiness, and high-impact AI agents.

Post-Workshop Momentum Support

Every participant gets access to 30, 60, and 90-day follow-up check-ins to help maintain momentum, clear internal roadblocks, and turn strategy into measurable business results.

Core Workshop Curriculum

1. How to identify the business problems that Data and AI should solve.

2. How to distinguish between reporting, analytics, automation, predictive models, generative AI and AI agents.

3. How to build a Data and AI opportunity portfolio.

4. How to use a business bus matrix to connect processes, systems and data domains.

5. How to identify common data foundations that unlock multiple business initiatives.

6. How to develop a practical business case, including costs, benefits, risks and expected outcomes.

7. How to establish clear ownership, governance and accountability.

8. How to turn strategic priorities into a focused 30, 60 and 90-day implementation plan.

What Will You Work Through in 2 Hours?

Rather than passive keynotes, this session engages CFOs directly using practical frameworks like the Business Bus Matrix to map out core financial domains, data readiness, and high-impact AI agents.

Post-Workshop Momentum Support

Every participant gets access to 30, 60, and 90-day follow-up check-ins to help maintain momentum, clear internal roadblocks, and turn strategy into measurable business results.

Core Workshop Curriculum

1. How to identify the business problems that Data and AI should solve.

2. How to distinguish between reporting, analytics, automation, predictive models, generative AI and AI agents.

3. How to build a Data and AI opportunity portfolio.

4. How to use a business bus matrix to connect processes, systems and data domains.

5. How to identify common data foundations that unlock multiple business initiatives.

6. How to develop a practical business case, including costs, benefits, risks and expected outcomes.

7. How to establish clear ownership, governance and accountability.

8. How to turn strategic priorities into a focused 30, 60 and 90-day implementation plan.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This breakfast workshop is designed for CFOs, Finance Directors and senior finance leaders who are:

  • Ready to move beyond AI experimentation and develop a clear, business-led Data and AI strategy.

  • Seeking better data, reporting and insights to support faster and more confident decision-making.

  • Responsible for ensuring Data and AI investment delivers measurable commercial value.

  • Determined to avoid disconnected pilots, unnecessary technology spend and initiatives that fail to scale.

  • Looking to balance innovation with governance, security, compliance and financial discipline.

  • Seeking a practical roadmap that brings finance, technology and business leaders together around share

    priorities.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This breakfast workshop is designed for CFOs, Finance Directors and senior finance leaders who are:

  • Ready to move beyond AI experimentation and develop a clear, business-led Data and AI strategy.

  • Seeking better data, reporting and insights to support faster and more confident decision-making.

  • Responsible for ensuring Data and AI investment delivers measurable commercial value.

  • Determined to avoid disconnected pilots, unnecessary technology spend and initiatives that fail to scale.

  • Looking to balance innovation with governance, security, compliance and financial discipline.

  • Seeking a practical roadmap that brings finance, technology and business leaders together around share

    priorities.

The 90-Day

Follow-Up Program

The breakfast is only the beginning. Participants will be invited to attend structured follow-up sessions over the next 90 days.

30-Day Check-In:

Validate and Mobilise

  • Confirm priority use cases and expected business outcomes.

  • Assign sponsors, owners and delivery responsibilities.

  • Validate data availability, quality and key dependencies.

  • Establish the initial governance and delivery approach.

60-Day Check-In:

Demonstrate and Unblock

  • Review progress and early prototypes.

  • Address data, technology, governance and adoption roadblocks.

  • Validate whether the initiative is still expected to deliver value.

  • Refine the implementation plan based on early findings.

90-Day Check-In:

Measure and Decide

  • Review delivered outcomes against the original objectives.

  • Measure adoption, value, quality and lessons learned.

  • Decide whether to scale, improve, pause or stop each initiative.

  • Establish the next stage of the Data and AI roadmap.

The 90-Day Follow-Up Program

The breakfast is only the beginning. Participants will be invited to attend structured follow-up sessions over the next 90 days.

30-Day Check-In:

Validate and Mobilise

  • Confirm priority use cases and expected business outcomes.

  • Assign sponsors, owners and delivery responsibilities.

  • Validate data availability, quality and key dependencies.

  • Establish the initial governance and delivery approach.

60-Day Check-In:

Demonstrate and Unblock

  • Review progress and early prototypes.

  • Address data, technology, governance and adoption roadblocks.

  • Validate whether the initiative is still expected to deliver value.

  • Refine the implementation plan based on early findings.

90-Day Check-In:

Measure and Decide

  • Review delivered outcomes against the original objectives.

  • Measure adoption, value, quality and lessons learned.

  • Decide whether to scale, improve, pause or stop each initiative.

  • Establish the next stage of the Data and AI roadmap.

INDUSTRY LEADERS

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Hear directly from a CEO client, enterprise Microsoft architect, data strategist, and MC.

Mark Hogan

CFO, Carpet Court
(Peer Speaker)

Patrick Hamid

Cloud and Infrastructure Architect, Microsoft (Technology Partner)

Matthew Brown

CEO & Founder,

Datalynk (Host)

Ian Markham

CEO, Loading Growth (MC)

INDUSTRY LEADERS

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Hear directly from a CEO client, enterprise Microsoft architect, data strategist, and MC.

Mark Hogan

CFO, Carpet Court

(Peer Speaker)

Patrick Hamid

Cloud and Infrastructure Architect, Microsoft (Technology Partner)

Matthew Brown

CEO & Founder,

Datalynk (Host)

Ian Markham

CEO, Loading Growth (MC)

Don’t Miss this Opportunity to Turn Data

and AI Strategy into Action

Date: Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Melbourne time)

Location: CBD

Format: Executive breakfast workshop (in-person)

Attendance: Limited to 25 CFOs and senior finance leaders

Move beyond AI hype and disconnected pilots. Join other finance leaders to develop a practical Data and AI strategy, identify where the greatest value exists and create a focused 90-day plan for implementation.

Places are limited to ensure an interactive and valuable session. Secure your place today.

Don’t Miss this Opportunity to Turn Data

and AI Strategy into Action

Date: Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Melbourne time)

Location: CBD

Format: Executive breakfast workshop (in-person)

Attendance: Limited to 25 CFOs and senior finance leaders

Move beyond AI hype and disconnected pilots. Join other finance leaders to develop a practical Data and AI strategy, identify where the greatest value exists and create a focused 90-day plan for implementation.

Places are limited to ensure an interactive and valuable session. Secure your place today.

© 2026 Datalynk. All Rights Reserved

© 2026 Datalynk. All Rights Reserved