Pankaj Prasoon believes AI will do more than make finance faster - it will change what companies should expect from the finance function itself. As a Senior Director in LinkedIn's CFO organization, he works at the intersection of finance, AI and enterprise technology, with a focus on turning new capabilities into better decisions, stronger businesses and measurable value. Over the past two decades, Pankaj has worked across more than 50 countries and held leadership roles at LinkedIn, Microsoft, SoftwareOne and Infosys. He has led large global teams and complex transformations spanning finance, enterprise systems, cloud and automation. Working across different industries, cultures and stages of technology change has shaped a simple belief: transformation succeeds when technology solves a real business problem - not when technology itself becomes the strategy. That perspective shapes how he thinks about AI today. Pankaj is particularly interested in what happens when AI moves beyond individual productivity and becomes part of how a company actually operates - how decisions are made, how financial processes run, and how finance can help the business anticipate what comes next rather than simply explain what already happened. He is the author of *Strategic AI in ERP*, *Leading with Purpose* and *The Unspoken Truth: How to Decode Intent, Influence Decisions, and Lead with Clarity*. His writing explores finance, AI, enterprise transformation and leadership, often drawing from the practical lessons that emerge when ambitious ideas meet the realities of large organizations. After more than 20 years in transformation, Pankaj remains convinced of one thing: technology will keep changing, but the hardest questions will remain human. Where should we invest? What should we change? What should we leave alone? And how do we know whether any of it is actually creating value?