FATE 2026 Introduces the Controller Tech Exchange, a New Content Series for Finance Technology Leaders
The Finance & Accounting Technology Expo (FATE) announces the launch of the Controller Tech Exchange, a new four-session content series debuting at FATE 2026, taking place November 18–19 at the Javits Center in New York City.
Controllers have become key drivers of technology strategy inside the finance organization.”
— RD Whitney, FATE Director
Created in response to the rapidly expanding role controllers play in finance technology decisions, the Controller Tech Exchange brings together collaborative discussions on AI adoption, technology evaluation, finance transformation, and building scalable accounting operations.
“Controllers have become key drivers of technology strategy inside the finance organization,” said RD Whitney, FATE Director. “They’re evaluating AI, leading ERP initiatives and modernizing workflows. The Controller Tech Exchange reflects this evolution with implementation-focused sessions built around their biggest tech challenges today.”
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The four-session series include:
Scaling the Controller Function: Building the Right Technology Playbook
Learn how to recognize when finance operations have outgrown existing systems, evaluate readiness for new technology, and avoid common implementation mistakes that create long-term accounting tech debt.
A Move on AI: Controllers’ Action Checklists
Move beyond AI theory with practical frameworks for launching AI initiatives, governing pilot programs, earning executive buy-in, and identifying high-impact use cases that finance teams can implement immediately.
The AI Acquisition Process: Selection, Evaluation, Decision
Explore a finance-first framework for evaluating AI solutions, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring technology investments drive measurable operational outcomes—not just successful implementations.
Controller’s Role in Building a Finance Tech Stack and Token Modeling
Discover how controllers can make smarter build-versus-buy decisions, govern an evolving finance technology stack, understand AI cost structures, and prepare their organizations for the next generation of finance automation.
Now entering its third year, FATE brings together CFOs, Controllers, VPs of Finance, finance operations leaders, accounting professionals, and solution providers to explore the technologies shaping modern finance.
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