November 2-4, 2026  |  JW Marriott Austin  |  Austin, TX

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Mon Nov 2
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Registration

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST
Mon Nov 2
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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Pre-Conference Full-Day Certifications & Workshop

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

($) Additional Registration Required

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Accounts Payable Manager Certification

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

In one full day, you will be prepared to earn your certification credentials as an Accredited Payables Manager. Designed for those with AP Manager level titles and above, this course walks you through the best

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Patti Pomerenke
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation

Accounts Payable Specialist Certification

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

In one full day, you will be prepared to earn your certification credentials as an Accredited Payables Specialist. The content is best suited for those below the Manager level, and is built around peer-tested best

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Patty Dungo Morales
Vast Inc.

1099 Payment Reporting Specialist Certification

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

Consider this your bootcamp for IRS regulations.   
With ever-changing federal legislative and regulatory requirements, any organization that is not knowledgeable and prepared to comply with complex regulations could face significant penalty assessments, which could

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

Procure-to-Pay Manager Certification

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

In one full day, you will be prepared to earn your certification credentials as an Accredited Procure-to-Pay Manager (APPM). Designed specifically for those who have (or aspire to have) supervisory roles within a P2P function

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Christine Battles
Symbotic

Build Free AI Tools To Boost Your AP Teams’ Performance Workshop

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

AI tools are limited only by your imagination, not your budget. Attend this workshop to better understand AI and then put that knowledge to work by building tools that address your most pressing AP challenges.

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Katie Noto
BDO USA, P.C.
Courtney Cote
Ada Support Inc
Jess Scheer
IOFM
Mon Nov 2
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CST

Pre-Conference Half-Day Workshops

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST

($) Additional Registration Required

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AP | AUTHENTICATION. VALIDATION. MANAGEMENT™ A Three Step Process to Successful Vendor Setup and Maintenance

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST

The Authentication.Validation.ManagementTM is a 3-Step process for vendor setup and maintenance can help reduce the potential for fraud, regulatory fines, and bad vendor data. Learn 5 Authentication Techniques, 28 Validation Resources, 29 Internal Controls and

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Debra Richardson
Debra R. Richardson, LLC

Microsoft Excel: Building the FP&A Toolkit

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST

The situations FP&A professionals face every day require a refined skill set in Microsoft Excel. You need to model various scenarios and build dashboards that look good and work effectively. In this session, we’ll build

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Neil Malek
Knack Training
Mon Nov 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
CST

Pre-Conference Certification & Workshop Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

($) Additional Registration Required

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Mon Nov 2
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
CST

Pre-Conference Half-Day Workshops

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST

($) Additional Registration Required

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ReDesign Your Vendor Process to Avoid Fraud, Fines and Bad Vendor Data

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST

Many vendor teams know their processes have gaps that leave them vulnerable to fraud, fines, and inaccurate vendor data but struggle to know where to begin. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll walk step-by-step through five

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Debra Richardson
Debra R. Richardson, LLC

Microsoft Excel: Modern Skill Refresh

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST

In the last decade, Microsoft has seen the introduction of several new tools – not just individual buttons, but entire systems for working. If you haven’t gone on a deep-dive with these features, you’re being

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Neil Malek
Knack Training
Mon Nov 2
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
CST
Tue Nov 3
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
CST

Registration

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CST
Tue Nov 3
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
CST

Breakfast | Exhibit Hall Open

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM CST
Tue Nov 3
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM
CST

Welcome Remarks

8:15 AM - 8:25 AM CST
Josh Barrett
IOFM
Tue Nov 3
8:25 AM - 9:15 AM
CST

Keynote | AI vs. AP: The New Front Line in Accounts Payable Fraud

8:25 AM - 9:15 AM CST

In 2026, Accounts Payable sits at the center of a rapidly escalating fraud battle where artificial intelligence is being used on both sides. Fraudsters are leveraging AI to launch more convincing, scalable, and targeted attacks,

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Paul Zikmund
Berkadia
Tue Nov 3
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
CST
Tue Nov 3
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
CST

Knowledge Hub Presented by: Bottomline

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM CST

Knowledge Hub Presented by: Bottomline

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Tue Nov 3
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Is Your AP Function Actually Strategic—Or Just Efficient?

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Every AP leader claims to be "strategic," but few can prove it. This session pushes past efficiency metrics to ask a harder question: is AP shaping how your organization manages cash?

We'll dig into whether

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Dan Bonnyman
MassMutual

Surviving the Migration: What AP Needs From an ERP Implementation That IT Won't Tell You

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

ERP implementations are usually run by IT and consultants who understand the system, not the daily reality of AP. This session covers what AP leaders need to fight for at the table: data mapping decisions

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Christine Battles
Symbotic

Cross-Functional Fraud Prevention: Working with IT, Procurement, and Treasury

ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

While it is true that fraudsters target Accounts Payable and Vendor teams because they know who controls remittance details for payments and who processes invoices that trigger those payments, it is also true that vendor

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Debra Richardson
Debra R. Richardson, LLC

Leading Beyond Transactions: Communication, Strategy and Negotiation for AP Leaders

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Today's Accounts Payable leaders do far more than process invoices—they influence business outcomes, drive operational excellence, and build strong cross-functional partnerships. Effective leadership requires the ability to communicate with clarity, think strategically, and negotiate solutions

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Patty Dungo Morales
Vast Inc.

Are Your Processes Mature Enough to Manage 2027's Challenges?

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Most AP directors know where their operational pain points are, but few have a structured framework for evaluating their function holistically. This session gives you a diagnostic tool you can take back to your organization

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Jess Scheer
IOFM

Session Presented by: Edenred Pay

10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Session Presented by: Edenred Pay

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Tue Nov 3
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
CST

Peer Networking Roundtables

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM CST

Peer Networking Roundtable | Oracle

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Connect with professionals across industries and organizations who are navigating the complexities of Oracle. This roundtable is designed for anyone struggling with Oracle—whether you’re in the services, retail, healthcare, government, or private sector—and looking to

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Katie Noto
BDO USA, P.C.

Peer Networking Roundtable | Financial Services / Tech

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Join fellow AP professionals from banking, fintech, financial services, and technology companies to explore industry-specific payment challenges and innovations. Discuss managing high transaction volumes, meeting stringent compliance requirements, leveraging emerging payment technologies, and balancing speed

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

Peer Networking Roundtable | Higher Education / Education

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM CST

Connect with AP professionals from colleges, universities, K-12 districts, and educational institutions to discuss the unique challenges of your sector. Share insights on managing complex funding sources, navigating procurement regulations, handling high-volume low-dollar transactions, and

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Kirsten Cutler
IOFM

Peer Networking Roundtable | Retail / Manufacturing

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM CST

Network with AP peers managing the complexities of supply chain-dependent industries. Explore topics like seasonal payment fluctuations, managing diverse vendor bases, inventory-related invoice challenges, and maintaining cash flow during peak and off-peak cycles. 

Discussion

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Josh Barrett
IOFM

Peer Networking Roundtable | Healthcare / Non Profit / Public Sector

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Connect with AP professionals from healthcare systems, hospitals, hospitality operations, government agencies, and other specialized sectors. Discuss the distinct challenges of your industries, from regulatory compliance and audit requirements to managing multiple entity structures and

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Christine Battles
Symbotic
Tue Nov 3
11:55 AM - 1:10 PM
CST

Lunch | Exhibit Hall Open

11:55 AM - 1:10 PM CST
Tue Nov 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
CST

Knowledge Hub | IOFM Unlocked: The Ultimate Ride to AP Success

12:40 PM - 1:00 PM CST

Financial operations come with plenty of twists and turns, but IOFM Membership and Certification helps you navigate them with confidence. Join IOFM Training Advisor, Lindsay Edmonds and IOFM Membership & Certification Manager, Rachel Garrity to

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Tue Nov 3
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Tips and Overtime: A Deeper Dive

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

The IRS has given us revised versions of 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC for 2026. The revisions contain new boxes for reporting of tips and overtime. These items relate to the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA), which

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

The CFO's Next Power Move: Giving Financial Operations a Competitive Advantage

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Most CFOs still treat accounts payable as a cost center to be minimized, not a strategic lever to be maximized. Courtney Cote has built her career proving otherwise—transforming AP from a back-office function into a

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Courtney Cote
Ada Support Inc

State-of-the-Art AI for Spreadsheets

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

AI is rapidly improving its skills to build and update spreadsheets, and these skills can improve your time spent, errors, and clarity in common reports.

In this session, you’ll see the state-of-the-art capabilities across tools

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Neil Malek
Knack Training

Stop Firefighting, Start Leading: Why Your AP Operation Is Bleeding Credibility

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Operational breakdowns in AP don't just create rework — they erode credibility with the CFO, damage supplier relationships, and undermine every strategic initiative you try to launch. Learn how to lead conversations about working capital,

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Kristena Bravo
OpenAI Foundation

PANEL | Actionable Solutions for Today's AP Leaders: Insights from the Experts

ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
Panel
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Accounts payable leaders are under constant pressure to do more with less, keep processes running smoothly, and stay ahead of fast-evolving technology trends.  It’s a lot to balance, and finding the right solutions can

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Mark Brousseau
Brousseau & Associates

Session Presented by: DataServ

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Session Presented by: DataServ

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Session Presented by: Oversight

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Session Presented by: Oversight

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Tue Nov 3
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CST
Tue Nov 3
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Managing T&E Expenses

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Discover the essential strategies for mastering every stage of a successful Travel & Expense (T&E) implementation. Gain insights into selecting the ideal T&E provider for your organization, crafting a seamless implementation plan, and building a

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Christine Battles
Symbotic

AP Fraud Bootcamp: Crowd-Sourced Cases & Expert Solutions

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Fraud is hitting AP teams harder than ever, and if there’s one thing we’ve learned from your past sessions, it’s that attendees want to talk about their frauds. This new, highly interactive bootcamp gives you

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Debra Richardson
Debra R. Richardson, LLC

Five Excel Skills to Cut Time and Errors from the Close

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Financial close processes are slowed down by manual cleanup, fragile lookups, and hidden errors – and Excel has the tools to fix all of these when you leverage them properly.

In this session, you’ll see

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Neil Malek
Knack Training

Peer Networking Roundtable | PEER ROUND | The Evolving Role of AP: From Transactional to Strategic

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

A forward-looking conversation about AP's shift from transaction processor to business partner. Peers discuss owning working capital strategy, supplier relationships, and spend intelligence; the metrics that earn executive attention; and how to reposition the team's

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Andrea Olberding
VSP Vision

Invisible to Indispensable: How to Get the CFO to Care About AP

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

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 historically been excluded from enterprise-level

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PANEL | Unlocking AI's Potential for AP: Insights from Industry Experts

Panel
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Are you ready to bring the power of artificial intelligence into your accounts payable or accounts receivable operations?  Then this interactive panel discussion is for you.  

Our panel of industry experts will share

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Mark Brousseau
Brousseau & Associates
Tue Nov 3
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

Stop Talking About AI. Start Automating These AP Tasks.

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

Enough with the big-picture AI conference sessions. We'll skip the philosophy and get straight into the mechanics: which AP tasks are ready for AI today, what deployment actually looks like, and how to get a

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Courtney Cote
Ada Support Inc

Shielding the Ledger in the Age of Agentic AI: A Lifecycle Approach to Assessing AP Fraud Risk Session Description

ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

The Accounts Payable (AP) function has moved to the frontline of enterprise risk. As generative and agentic AI tools lower the barrier to entry for cybercriminals, traditional internal controls are being bypassed by highly sophisticated,

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Paul Zikmund
Berkadia

Where AI Actually Works in AP (And Where It Doesn't)

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

There's a consensus that AI will fundamentally change how AP professionals do what they do. But how? This session cuts through the hype to ask what's actually happening on the ground. Where has automation genuinely

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Luz Batista
Avis Budget Group

Peer Networking Roundtable | Tactical and Practical AI

4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

A grounded, hype-free session on where AI is actually working in AP today: invoice capture, coding suggestions, exception handling, duplicate detection, and supplier inquiry response. Peers compare pilots that scaled against those that stalled, plus

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If Your Best Processor Quits Tomorrow, Can You Still Close the Books?

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

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 crisis. Knowledge is often concentrated

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Judy Lanham
Cubic Corporation

PANEL | Expert Strategies to Solve Your Biggest Payments Challenges

Panel
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

As an accounts payable leader, managing supplier payments effectively has never been more critical – or more challenging.  From streamlining supplier enrollment and optimizing your payment mix to completing the last mile of payment

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Mark Brousseau
Brousseau & Associates
Tue Nov 3
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
CST
Tue Nov 3
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM
CST

IOFM Skyline Social Party

JW Marriott Edge Rooftop
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM CST

IOFM will host a Party for all on Tuesday night. Join us for an evening of food & beverages, live music & activities. 

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Wed Nov 4
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CST

Registration

7:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST

Breakfast | Exhibit Hall Open

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CST
Wed Nov 4
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
CST

Welcome Remarks

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM CST
Josh Barrett
IOFM
Wed Nov 4
8:40 AM - 9:30 AM
CST

Keynote Panel | Leading From Where You Are

8:40 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Most careers in AP don't start with a five-year plan, they start with an entry-level role, a stack of invoices, and no real sense of where it might lead.

This panel follows leaders who took

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Trelidia Johnson
Americold Logistics LLC
Patty Dungo Morales
Vast Inc.
Andrea Olberding
VSP Vision
Wed Nov 4
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
CST

Knowledge Hub Presented by: Bottomline

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM CST

Knowledge Hub Presented by: Bottomline

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Wed Nov 4
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
CST

AP Breakout Deep Dives

10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

FATCA and Chapter 3 for Withholding Agents

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

In addition to providing an overview of the legislative intent of Chapters 3 and 4 (FATCA) of the Internal Revenue Code, this session will address the responsibilities required for withholding agents and the attendant risks.

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Michael Lloyd
Covington & Burling LLP

AP Director Deep Dive

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

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 

Technology decisions are among the most expensive and

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Coleen Schwyzer
Collin Community College
Katie Noto
BDO USA, P.C.
Kristena Bravo
OpenAI Foundation

Identifying Your Vulnerabilities: How to Mitigate Fraud

ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

A single fraud incident or recurring audit finding can cost thousands and destroy the credibility you’ve built. AP directors who own the risk narrative — who can present a comprehensive AP risk report to the

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Paul Zikmund
Berkadia

The AP Career Acceleration Playbook

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

Career growth in AP isn't about doing more work, it's about turning the right work into visible business impact.

This session offers a practical playbook for accelerating your AP career using the "career acceleration flywheel":

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Sherrie-Gay Brotemarkle
Wesco

PANEL | 1099 Disruptions: What Every AP Team Must Do Before Filing Season

Panel
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

The IRS is overhauling how organizations report non-employee compensation and other payments, and the impact on Accounts Payable will be profound. A different threshold will mean a change in 1099 form process, while the retirement

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

Session Presented by: oAppsNET

10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

Session Presented by: oAppsNET

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Wed Nov 4
11:50 AM - 1:10 PM
CST
Wed Nov 4
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
CST

Knowledge Hub | IOFM Unlocked: The Ultimate Ride to AP Success

12:40 PM - 1:00 PM CST

Financial operations come with plenty of twists and turns, but IOFM Membership and Certification helps you navigate them with confidence. Join IOFM Training Advisor & IOFM Membership & Certification Manager to learn how IOFM Membership

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Wed Nov 4
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Identifying and Addressing Work Imbalances Within Your Team

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Workload imbalance is a common and ongoing challenge in AP. This session would focus on practical ways to identify gaps, create more equitable distribution of

Work and improve team efficiency and engagement.

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Arecka Mather
Premera Blue Cross

Stepping Into Leadership: A Career Roadmap for Accounts Payable Professionals

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Leadership readiness is built before the title ever changes.

This session gives AP professionals a practical framework for making the move from top individual contributor to trusted people leader, covering how to assess your own

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Sherrie-Gay Brotemarkle
Wesco

Real-World AI Use Cases in AP: What’s Working Today (And What’s Not)

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

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, and autonomous agents that handle

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Katie Noto
BDO USA, P.C.

Transforming Unclaimed Property: Turning Compliance into a Profit Center, Recovering Assets & Leveraging AI

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Everything is bigger in Texas—including the opportunities hidden within your unclaimed property program. Join us in Austin for an engaging session that explores how organizations can transform unclaimed property from a compliance obligation into a

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Wed Nov 4
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
CST

AP Breakout Deep Dives

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

Evaluating Withholding Certificates and Remediating Documentation Failures

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

To comply with U.S. information return and withholding compliance, payors and withholding agents must identify key information regarding payees, including whether the payee is U.S. or foreign, a natural person or an entity, and if

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Michael Lloyd
Covington & Burling LLP

What’s New with 1099s: 2026 Updates

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

This session will cover everything that has changed so far in the world of information reporting. From the W-9 to changes to the 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC to account for tips and overtime, we’ll cover it

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

Panel | Leadership Strategies to Accelerate Your Career

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

Success in AP takes more than working hard, it requires intention, strategy, and self-advocacy. In this empowering panel, accomplished leaders will share how they took ownership of their careers, navigated setbacks, and built lasting influence

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Kirsten Cutler
IOFM
Art McQueen
Camden Property Trust
Patty Dungo Morales
Vast Inc.

Your 90-Day Plan to Mature Your Processes

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

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.

Attend this session to:

  • Prioritize
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Jess Scheer
IOFM
Mon Nov 2
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
CST

Registration

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST
Mon Nov 2
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
CST

Pre-Conference Full-Day Certifications & Workshop

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

($) Additional Registration Required

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Accounts Payable Manager Certification

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

In one full day, you will be prepared to earn your certification credentials as an Accredited Payables Manager. Designed for those with AP Manager level titles and above, this course walks you through the best

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Patti Pomerenke
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation

Accounts Payable Specialist Certification

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

In one full day, you will be prepared to earn your certification credentials as an Accredited Payables Specialist. The content is best suited for those below the Manager level, and is built around peer-tested best

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Patty Dungo Morales
Vast Inc.

1099 Payment Reporting Specialist Certification

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

Consider this your bootcamp for IRS regulations.   
With ever-changing federal legislative and regulatory requirements, any organization that is not knowledgeable and prepared to comply with complex regulations could face significant penalty assessments, which could

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

Procure-to-Pay Manager Certification

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

In one full day, you will be prepared to earn your certification credentials as an Accredited Procure-to-Pay Manager (APPM). Designed specifically for those who have (or aspire to have) supervisory roles within a P2P function

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Christine Battles
Symbotic

Build Free AI Tools To Boost Your AP Teams’ Performance Workshop

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST

AI tools are limited only by your imagination, not your budget. Attend this workshop to better understand AI and then put that knowledge to work by building tools that address your most pressing AP challenges.

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Katie Noto
BDO USA, P.C.
Courtney Cote
Ada Support Inc
Jess Scheer
IOFM
Mon Nov 2
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CST

Pre-Conference Half-Day Workshops

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST

($) Additional Registration Required

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AP | AUTHENTICATION. VALIDATION. MANAGEMENT™ A Three Step Process to Successful Vendor Setup and Maintenance

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST

The Authentication.Validation.ManagementTM is a 3-Step process for vendor setup and maintenance can help reduce the potential for fraud, regulatory fines, and bad vendor data. Learn 5 Authentication Techniques, 28 Validation Resources, 29 Internal Controls and

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Debra Richardson
Debra R. Richardson, LLC

Microsoft Excel: Building the FP&A Toolkit

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST

The situations FP&A professionals face every day require a refined skill set in Microsoft Excel. You need to model various scenarios and build dashboards that look good and work effectively. In this session, we’ll build

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Neil Malek
Knack Training
Mon Nov 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
CST

Pre-Conference Certification & Workshop Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST

($) Additional Registration Required

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Mon Nov 2
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
CST

Pre-Conference Half-Day Workshops

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST

($) Additional Registration Required

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ReDesign Your Vendor Process to Avoid Fraud, Fines and Bad Vendor Data

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST

Many vendor teams know their processes have gaps that leave them vulnerable to fraud, fines, and inaccurate vendor data but struggle to know where to begin. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll walk step-by-step through five

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Debra Richardson
Debra R. Richardson, LLC

Microsoft Excel: Modern Skill Refresh

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST

In the last decade, Microsoft has seen the introduction of several new tools – not just individual buttons, but entire systems for working. If you haven’t gone on a deep-dive with these features, you’re being

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Neil Malek
Knack Training
Mon Nov 2
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
CST
Tue Nov 3
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
CST

Registration

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CST
Tue Nov 3
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
CST

Breakfast | Exhibit Hall Open

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM CST
Tue Nov 3
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM
CST

Welcome Remarks

8:15 AM - 8:25 AM CST
Josh Barrett
IOFM
Tue Nov 3
8:25 AM - 9:15 AM
CST

Keynote | AI vs. AP: The New Front Line in Accounts Payable Fraud

8:25 AM - 9:15 AM CST

In 2026, Accounts Payable sits at the center of a rapidly escalating fraud battle where artificial intelligence is being used on both sides. Fraudsters are leveraging AI to launch more convincing, scalable, and targeted attacks,

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Paul Zikmund
Berkadia
Tue Nov 3
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
CST
Tue Nov 3
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
CST

Knowledge Hub Presented by: Bottomline

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM CST

Knowledge Hub Presented by: Bottomline

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Tue Nov 3
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Is Your AP Function Actually Strategic—Or Just Efficient?

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Every AP leader claims to be "strategic," but few can prove it. This session pushes past efficiency metrics to ask a harder question: is AP shaping how your organization manages cash?

We'll dig into whether

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Dan Bonnyman
MassMutual

Surviving the Migration: What AP Needs From an ERP Implementation That IT Won't Tell You

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

ERP implementations are usually run by IT and consultants who understand the system, not the daily reality of AP. This session covers what AP leaders need to fight for at the table: data mapping decisions

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Christine Battles
Symbotic

Cross-Functional Fraud Prevention: Working with IT, Procurement, and Treasury

ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

While it is true that fraudsters target Accounts Payable and Vendor teams because they know who controls remittance details for payments and who processes invoices that trigger those payments, it is also true that vendor

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Debra Richardson
Debra R. Richardson, LLC

Leading Beyond Transactions: Communication, Strategy and Negotiation for AP Leaders

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Today's Accounts Payable leaders do far more than process invoices—they influence business outcomes, drive operational excellence, and build strong cross-functional partnerships. Effective leadership requires the ability to communicate with clarity, think strategically, and negotiate solutions

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Patty Dungo Morales
Vast Inc.

Are Your Processes Mature Enough to Manage 2027's Challenges?

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Most AP directors know where their operational pain points are, but few have a structured framework for evaluating their function holistically. This session gives you a diagnostic tool you can take back to your organization

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Jess Scheer
IOFM

Session Presented by: Edenred Pay

10:15 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Session Presented by: Edenred Pay

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Tue Nov 3
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
CST

Peer Networking Roundtables

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM CST

Peer Networking Roundtable | Oracle

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Connect with professionals across industries and organizations who are navigating the complexities of Oracle. This roundtable is designed for anyone struggling with Oracle—whether you’re in the services, retail, healthcare, government, or private sector—and looking to

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Katie Noto
BDO USA, P.C.

Peer Networking Roundtable | Financial Services / Tech

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Join fellow AP professionals from banking, fintech, financial services, and technology companies to explore industry-specific payment challenges and innovations. Discuss managing high transaction volumes, meeting stringent compliance requirements, leveraging emerging payment technologies, and balancing speed

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

Peer Networking Roundtable | Higher Education / Education

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM CST

Connect with AP professionals from colleges, universities, K-12 districts, and educational institutions to discuss the unique challenges of your sector. Share insights on managing complex funding sources, navigating procurement regulations, handling high-volume low-dollar transactions, and

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Kirsten Cutler
IOFM

Peer Networking Roundtable | Retail / Manufacturing

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM CST

Network with AP peers managing the complexities of supply chain-dependent industries. Explore topics like seasonal payment fluctuations, managing diverse vendor bases, inventory-related invoice challenges, and maintaining cash flow during peak and off-peak cycles. 

Discussion

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Josh Barrett
IOFM

Peer Networking Roundtable | Healthcare / Non Profit / Public Sector

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Connect with AP professionals from healthcare systems, hospitals, hospitality operations, government agencies, and other specialized sectors. Discuss the distinct challenges of your industries, from regulatory compliance and audit requirements to managing multiple entity structures and

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Christine Battles
Symbotic
Tue Nov 3
11:55 AM - 1:10 PM
CST

Lunch | Exhibit Hall Open

11:55 AM - 1:10 PM CST
Tue Nov 3
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
CST

Knowledge Hub | IOFM Unlocked: The Ultimate Ride to AP Success

12:40 PM - 1:00 PM CST

Financial operations come with plenty of twists and turns, but IOFM Membership and Certification helps you navigate them with confidence. Join IOFM Training Advisor, Lindsay Edmonds and IOFM Membership & Certification Manager, Rachel Garrity to

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Tue Nov 3
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Tips and Overtime: A Deeper Dive

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

The IRS has given us revised versions of 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC for 2026. The revisions contain new boxes for reporting of tips and overtime. These items relate to the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA), which

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

The CFO's Next Power Move: Giving Financial Operations a Competitive Advantage

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Most CFOs still treat accounts payable as a cost center to be minimized, not a strategic lever to be maximized. Courtney Cote has built her career proving otherwise—transforming AP from a back-office function into a

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Courtney Cote
Ada Support Inc

State-of-the-Art AI for Spreadsheets

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

AI is rapidly improving its skills to build and update spreadsheets, and these skills can improve your time spent, errors, and clarity in common reports.

In this session, you’ll see the state-of-the-art capabilities across tools

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Neil Malek
Knack Training

Stop Firefighting, Start Leading: Why Your AP Operation Is Bleeding Credibility

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Operational breakdowns in AP don't just create rework — they erode credibility with the CFO, damage supplier relationships, and undermine every strategic initiative you try to launch. Learn how to lead conversations about working capital,

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Kristena Bravo
OpenAI Foundation

PANEL | Actionable Solutions for Today's AP Leaders: Insights from the Experts

ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
Panel
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Accounts payable leaders are under constant pressure to do more with less, keep processes running smoothly, and stay ahead of fast-evolving technology trends.  It’s a lot to balance, and finding the right solutions can

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Mark Brousseau
Brousseau & Associates

Session Presented by: DataServ

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Session Presented by: DataServ

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Session Presented by: Oversight

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Session Presented by: Oversight

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Tue Nov 3
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CST
Tue Nov 3
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Managing T&E Expenses

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Discover the essential strategies for mastering every stage of a successful Travel & Expense (T&E) implementation. Gain insights into selecting the ideal T&E provider for your organization, crafting a seamless implementation plan, and building a

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Christine Battles
Symbotic

AP Fraud Bootcamp: Crowd-Sourced Cases & Expert Solutions

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Fraud is hitting AP teams harder than ever, and if there’s one thing we’ve learned from your past sessions, it’s that attendees want to talk about their frauds. This new, highly interactive bootcamp gives you

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Debra Richardson
Debra R. Richardson, LLC

Five Excel Skills to Cut Time and Errors from the Close

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Financial close processes are slowed down by manual cleanup, fragile lookups, and hidden errors – and Excel has the tools to fix all of these when you leverage them properly.

In this session, you’ll see

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Neil Malek
Knack Training

Peer Networking Roundtable | PEER ROUND | The Evolving Role of AP: From Transactional to Strategic

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

A forward-looking conversation about AP's shift from transaction processor to business partner. Peers discuss owning working capital strategy, supplier relationships, and spend intelligence; the metrics that earn executive attention; and how to reposition the team's

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Andrea Olberding
VSP Vision

Invisible to Indispensable: How to Get the CFO to Care About AP

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

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 historically been excluded from enterprise-level

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PANEL | Unlocking AI's Potential for AP: Insights from Industry Experts

Panel
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Are you ready to bring the power of artificial intelligence into your accounts payable or accounts receivable operations?  Then this interactive panel discussion is for you.  

Our panel of industry experts will share

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Mark Brousseau
Brousseau & Associates
Tue Nov 3
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

Stop Talking About AI. Start Automating These AP Tasks.

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

Enough with the big-picture AI conference sessions. We'll skip the philosophy and get straight into the mechanics: which AP tasks are ready for AI today, what deployment actually looks like, and how to get a

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Courtney Cote
Ada Support Inc

Shielding the Ledger in the Age of Agentic AI: A Lifecycle Approach to Assessing AP Fraud Risk Session Description

ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

The Accounts Payable (AP) function has moved to the frontline of enterprise risk. As generative and agentic AI tools lower the barrier to entry for cybercriminals, traditional internal controls are being bypassed by highly sophisticated,

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Paul Zikmund
Berkadia

Where AI Actually Works in AP (And Where It Doesn't)

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

There's a consensus that AI will fundamentally change how AP professionals do what they do. But how? This session cuts through the hype to ask what's actually happening on the ground. Where has automation genuinely

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Luz Batista
Avis Budget Group

Peer Networking Roundtable | Tactical and Practical AI

4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

A grounded, hype-free session on where AI is actually working in AP today: invoice capture, coding suggestions, exception handling, duplicate detection, and supplier inquiry response. Peers compare pilots that scaled against those that stalled, plus

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If Your Best Processor Quits Tomorrow, Can You Still Close the Books?

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

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 crisis. Knowledge is often concentrated

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Judy Lanham
Cubic Corporation

PANEL | Expert Strategies to Solve Your Biggest Payments Challenges

Panel
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
4:05 PM - 4:55 PM CST

As an accounts payable leader, managing supplier payments effectively has never been more critical – or more challenging.  From streamlining supplier enrollment and optimizing your payment mix to completing the last mile of payment

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Mark Brousseau
Brousseau & Associates
Tue Nov 3
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
CST
Tue Nov 3
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM
CST

IOFM Skyline Social Party

JW Marriott Edge Rooftop
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM CST

IOFM will host a Party for all on Tuesday night. Join us for an evening of food & beverages, live music & activities. 

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Wed Nov 4
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CST

Registration

7:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST

Breakfast | Exhibit Hall Open

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CST
Wed Nov 4
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
CST

Welcome Remarks

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM CST
Josh Barrett
IOFM
Wed Nov 4
8:40 AM - 9:30 AM
CST

Keynote Panel | Leading From Where You Are

8:40 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Most careers in AP don't start with a five-year plan, they start with an entry-level role, a stack of invoices, and no real sense of where it might lead.

This panel follows leaders who took

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Trelidia Johnson
Americold Logistics LLC
Patty Dungo Morales
Vast Inc.
Andrea Olberding
VSP Vision
Wed Nov 4
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
CST

Knowledge Hub Presented by: Bottomline

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM CST

Knowledge Hub Presented by: Bottomline

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Wed Nov 4
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
CST

AP Breakout Deep Dives

10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

FATCA and Chapter 3 for Withholding Agents

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

In addition to providing an overview of the legislative intent of Chapters 3 and 4 (FATCA) of the Internal Revenue Code, this session will address the responsibilities required for withholding agents and the attendant risks.

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Michael Lloyd
Covington & Burling LLP

AP Director Deep Dive

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

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 

Technology decisions are among the most expensive and

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Coleen Schwyzer
Collin Community College
Katie Noto
BDO USA, P.C.
Kristena Bravo
OpenAI Foundation

Identifying Your Vulnerabilities: How to Mitigate Fraud

ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

A single fraud incident or recurring audit finding can cost thousands and destroy the credibility you’ve built. AP directors who own the risk narrative — who can present a comprehensive AP risk report to the

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Paul Zikmund
Berkadia

The AP Career Acceleration Playbook

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

Career growth in AP isn't about doing more work, it's about turning the right work into visible business impact.

This session offers a practical playbook for accelerating your AP career using the "career acceleration flywheel":

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Sherrie-Gay Brotemarkle
Wesco

PANEL | 1099 Disruptions: What Every AP Team Must Do Before Filing Season

Panel
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

The IRS is overhauling how organizations report non-employee compensation and other payments, and the impact on Accounts Payable will be profound. A different threshold will mean a change in 1099 form process, while the retirement

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

Session Presented by: oAppsNET

10:20 AM - 11:50 AM CST

Session Presented by: oAppsNET

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Wed Nov 4
11:50 AM - 1:10 PM
CST
Wed Nov 4
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
CST

Knowledge Hub | IOFM Unlocked: The Ultimate Ride to AP Success

12:40 PM - 1:00 PM CST

Financial operations come with plenty of twists and turns, but IOFM Membership and Certification helps you navigate them with confidence. Join IOFM Training Advisor & IOFM Membership & Certification Manager to learn how IOFM Membership

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Wed Nov 4
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
CST

AP Breakout Sessions

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Identifying and Addressing Work Imbalances Within Your Team

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Workload imbalance is a common and ongoing challenge in AP. This session would focus on practical ways to identify gaps, create more equitable distribution of

Work and improve team efficiency and engagement.

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Arecka Mather
Premera Blue Cross

Stepping Into Leadership: A Career Roadmap for Accounts Payable Professionals

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Leadership readiness is built before the title ever changes.

This session gives AP professionals a practical framework for making the move from top individual contributor to trusted people leader, covering how to assess your own

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Sherrie-Gay Brotemarkle
Wesco

Real-World AI Use Cases in AP: What’s Working Today (And What’s Not)

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

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, and autonomous agents that handle

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Katie Noto
BDO USA, P.C.

Transforming Unclaimed Property: Turning Compliance into a Profit Center, Recovering Assets & Leveraging AI

AP Fundamentals & Best PracticesMaster the core principles of accounts payable with actionable strategies to streamline processes. Reduce errors, and elevate your team's performance.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Everything is bigger in Texas—including the opportunities hidden within your unclaimed property program. Join us in Austin for an engaging session that explores how organizations can transform unclaimed property from a compliance obligation into a

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Wed Nov 4
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
CST

AP Breakout Deep Dives

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

Evaluating Withholding Certificates and Remediating Documentation Failures

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
SpecialistPractitioners who are the backbone of AP operations. These professionals focus on perfecting the fundamentals from invoice processing and payment accuracy to fraud detection and regulatory compliance. They are building the expertise that makes them essential to their organization.
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

To comply with U.S. information return and withholding compliance, payors and withholding agents must identify key information regarding payees, including whether the payee is U.S. or foreign, a natural person or an entity, and if

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Michael Lloyd
Covington & Burling LLP

What’s New with 1099s: 2026 Updates

Operations | Compliance | SecurityGain insights into protecting your financial processes while optimizing operations and ensuring compliance.
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

This session will cover everything that has changed so far in the world of information reporting. From the W-9 to changes to the 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC to account for tips and overtime, we’ll cover it

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Jason Dinesen
Dinesen Media Ventures

Panel | Leadership Strategies to Accelerate Your Career

Leadership & Career DevelopmentInvest in your professional growth with sessions designed to sharpen your leadership skills, advance your career, and help you drive meaningful impact in your organization.
ManagerLeaders who supervise AP or P2P teams and drive departmental transformation. These professionals evaluate and implement automation, make technology purchasing decisions, manage change initiatives, and develop strategies that position AP as a value-adding business function.
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

Success in AP takes more than working hard, it requires intention, strategy, and self-advocacy. In this empowering panel, accomplished leaders will share how they took ownership of their careers, navigated setbacks, and built lasting influence

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Kirsten Cutler
IOFM
Art McQueen
Camden Property Trust
Patty Dungo Morales
Vast Inc.

Your 90-Day Plan to Mature Your Processes

Advanced AP OperationsDesigned for senior AP professionals, these sessions go beyond foundational concepts to address the complex challenges, emerging technologies, and strategic decisions shaping the future of the function.
DirectorLeaders who set the strategic direction for AP or P2P functions and drive enterprise-wide transformation. These professionals own risk and control frameworks, build and develop high-performing teams, champion technology investment and innovation, and position AP as a trusted business partner at the executive level.
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM CST

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.

Attend this session to:

  • Prioritize
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Jess Scheer
IOFM

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