November 2-4, 2026  |  JW Marriott Austin  |  Austin, TX
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Advanced AP Learning Track

Education for Senior-Level AP Pros

Join a curated program designed for senior AP and finance leaders ready to engage with the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function. These deep-dive sessions go beyond the fundamentals, delivering the frameworks, peer perspectives, and executive-level insight you need to lead with confidence.

With a format built for experienced leaders, you’ll walk away with actionable strategies and a stronger network of peers who understand the weight of the decisions you make every day.

Why Choose Director-Level Learning:

  • Content built for your level: Sessions are designed for leaders who own risk frameworks, drive transformation, and report to the executive table, not introductory overviews.
  • Tackle the challenges that keep you up at night: From fraud and talent risk to AI adoption and control environment design, these sessions address what matters most at the director level.
  • Leave with a strategic roadmap: Every session is structured to deliver concrete tools, frameworks, and next steps you can bring back to your organization immediately.
  • Connect with your peers: Engage with a room full of senior AP and finance leaders who share your responsibilities, your pressures, and your ambitions.
Advanced AP Operations
Sessions that go beyond foundational and operation practices, instead focusing on strategic challenges defining high-performing AP functions today.
Strategic Depth
Expect rigorous discussion, real-world case studies, and expert-led analysis, not surface-level overviews.
Peer-Level Conversation
Whether in the session room or between them, the Advanced AP Operations track is designed to put you in the room with the right people.

Sessions Designed for AP Leaders Looking for Advanced Training

AP Director Deep Dive

Join back-to-back sessions into two key AP leadership topics: Modernizing Payments in AP: Strategies to Reduce Risk, Cost, and Complexity With Kristena Bravo, Coleen Schwyzer & Puneet Thakkar Technology decisions...
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Invisible to Indispensable: How to Get the CFO to Care About AP

If you can’t articulate AP’s impact in CFO-level language, you’ll remain a cost center. AP controls the timing and terms of a company’s largest cash outflows — yet it has...
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If Your Best Processor Quits Tomorrow, Can You Still Close the Books?

Most AP directors can’t confidently say yes. The most sophisticated processes, controls, and technologies are only as strong as the people who operate them — and AP faces a talent...
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You’re Sitting on a Goldmine – and Ignoring It: AP Data as a Strategic Money Maker

CFOs increasingly expect AP to deliver forward-looking insights, not just historical reports. Directors who can forecast cash disbursements with >95% accuracy, detect payment anomalies before they become losses, and model...
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Real-World AI Use Cases in AP: What’s Working Today (And What’s Not)

RPA mimicked human clicks on broken processes. The next generation is fundamentally different: LLMs that interpret unstructured invoices, ML models that predict coding accuracy and flag anomalies before they post,...
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Your 90-Day Plan to Mature Your Processes

Conferences are only valuable if insights convert to action. This closing session will bring this track full-circle by prioritizing action steps you should consider when you return to the office....
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