About the Event

AI is changing the M&A landscape faster than most finance leaders can track and whether you're actively running deals or watching the market shift around you, the implications land on your desk either way. Investors are asking sharper questions. Competitors are moving faster. And the bar for what a defensible strategic decision looks like is quietly being reset. What most conversations miss is that speed and defensibility aren’t always compatible and in a deal environment where confidentiality and chain of custody are non-negotiable, how you run the process matters as much as what you decide.

Join CFO Brew and Datasite, alongside finance leaders who are actively navigating AI-era dealmaking, for a conversation on what it actually takes to lead through a deal in an AI-accelerated market. We'll discuss how the role of human judgement is evolving as AI takes on more of the workflow, what a faster process demands of the people making the calls, and how to stay strategically accountable when the technology is in the room but the outcome is still yours to own.

Here's what you can expect to leave with:

• A clear look at how AI is changing the deal timeline. From sourcing to diligence to close, understand where AI is genuinely accelerating the process, where it’s creating new pressure on decision-makers, and what it takes to lead well when the pace is faster.
• What a defensible AI-assisted deal process actually looks like. As AI takes on more of the workflow, the standards for decision-making don't go down, they go up. Learn how dealmakers are building processes that hold up when scrutinized post-close including how the infrastructure you run your deal on becomes part of the audit trail.
• How to stay in control when the technology is doing more of the work. AI is a powerful tool in the deal room, but accountability doesn't transfer with it. Leave with a framework for knowing where human judgment is still the variable that determines the outcome.