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 taken hold, where have teams deliberately drawn the line, and why?

We’ll unpack who really owns the guardrails when AI touches accounts payable—IT, legal, finance leadership, or AP itself—and whether that accountability structure is working in practice or just exists on paper. We’ll also get candid about the failures: the control gaps, process breakdowns, and unexpected team behaviors that surfaced once automation went live, and what those failures reveal about how AI should (and shouldn’t) be deployed.

Come prepared to compare notes with peers navigating the same tension between moving fast and staying in control.

Join Avis Budget Group’s Global AP Director to:

• Distinguish genuine AI/automation adoption in AP from surface-level experimentation
• Map where AI guardrail ownership typically sits across IT, legal, finance, and AP—and evaluate whether that structure fits your organization
• Identify early-warning signs of control failures or process gaps introduced by automation
• Build a framework for deciding where to accelerate AI adoption in AP and where to hold back