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Profits+ Virtual Conference

Profits+ 2026

Sept 16 & 17 (8:00AM - 1:30PM EDT)

8.2 CPE Credits

Speakers
Include:

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  • Nike Ajao, Founder & CFO, Transform With Nike LLC

  • Gary Crisci, Chief Technology Officer, Caprus AI

  • Achille Ettore, TEDx Speaker | Author of the Digital Advantage |AI Strategist| Business Owner, Ettorre & Associate's Ltd

  • Daniel Hill, Founder & CEO, Michaelis Costing Systems

  • Chandan Jha, Assistant Professor, Soil School of Business Design Manesar

  • Kevin Keane, Finance Director, Profitability Analytics, Dot Family Holdings

  • Raef Lawson, Executive Director, Profitability Analytics Center of Excellence

  • Jeff Miller, Semiconductor Technology Cost Lead, General Motors

  • Mehmet Parmaksizoglu, Senior Director, CadDo

  • Benjamin Kofi Quansah, Management Consultant, BKQ Consulting LLC

  • Paulo Ribeiro, CFO & PhD Researcher, OLI Sistemas Sanitarios | University of Porto

  • Virginia Roby, General Manager, FP&A and Capital Strategy, Toyota North America

  • Edward Roske, Chief Executive Officer, Dawnward

  • Andre Sanseverino, Co-founder and VP Sales & Marketing, MyABCM

  • Snehal Talati, Managing Director, Profitability Intelligence, 3C Software

Schedule

8:00 -

8:10 AM

EDT 9/16

Raef Lawson

Opening Remarks

8:15 -

8:55 AM

EDT 9/16

Snehal Talati

The Cost of Assumptions: Profitability Analysis That Holds Up Under Pressure

9:05 -

9:45 AM

EDT 9/16

Virginia Roby

Beyond the Factory Floor: The Toyota Way for Finance

9:45 -

10:00 AM

EDT 9/16

Break

10:00 -

10:40 AM

EDT 9/16

Andre Sanseverino

Stop Delivering Cost Models. Start Delivering Business Transformation.

10:50 -

11:30 AM

EDT 9/16

Edward Roske

What's New in AI

11:40 -

12:20 PM

EDT 9/16

Chandan Jha, Edward Roske, Gary Crisci

Panel Discussion: AI in Finance and Business

12:30 -

12:45 PM

EDT 9/16

Raef Lawson

Thank you and Intro to Day 2

8:00 -

8:10 AM

EDT 9/17

Raef Lawson

Welcome to Day 2

8:15 -

8:55 AM

EDT 9/17

Kevin Keane, Mehmet Parmaksizoglu

Why Cost-to-Serve Is a Strategic Weapon: Lessons From Dot Family Holdings

9:05 -

9:45 AM

EDT 9/17

Jeff Miller

Where Profitability Really Begins: Cost Engineering's Role in Financial Success

9:45 -

10:00 AM

EDT 9/17

Break

10:00 -

10:40 AM

EDT 9/17

Paulo Ribeiro, Benjamin Kofi Quansah, Daniel Hill

Panel Discussion: Profitability Analytics: Where to Start

10:50 -

11:30 AM

EDT 9/17

Nike Ajao

ESG Without the Buzzwords: A CFO's Guide to Preparing for Future Investment and Growth

11:40 -

12:30 PM

EDT 9/17

Achille Ettorre

AI Won't Save Your Organization - Ethical Leadership Will

12:35 -

12:50 PM

EDT 9/17

Toby Hatch

Thank you, and What's New at PACE

Platinum Sponsor:
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Silver Sponsors:

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