# Event Details - **Event Name**: Finance Unlocked: Powering Hospitality Performance - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am – Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: AI Analytics to USALI and everything in between — a connected approach to decision makingAbout this EventWe’re pleased to invite you to Finance Unlocked: Powering Hospitality Performance, a one‑day, invitation‑only forum designed for finance leaders across the hospitality sector.Bringing together industry specialists, technology partners and peers, the event will explore how hospitality finance teams are responding to today’s challenges through USALI 12, cloud finance, analytics, AI, budgeting and forecasting, and system integration.Through expert‑led sessions and real‑world case studies, the day will focus on how connected finance platforms and trusted data can improve visibility, control and decision‑making across hospitality organisations.Agenda🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AMRegistration, Coffee & Conversations🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AMWelcome - Unlocking the DayHost: Gayle EdwardsInfo: Session focus: • Why hospitality finance must evolve – Key pressures Hospitality Leaders face today • The shift from back office to business partner – managing margins and labour • What “performance” really means today – analytics, why they are so important An overview of the key pressures facing hospitality finance leaders today — from margin control and staffing costs to evolving standards and increasing data complexity — and how finance teams are responding.🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AMFrom Invoice to Insight: Automating AP in HospitalityHost: JB WissmannInfo: Session focus: • Invoice Processing • Integration to the General Ledger • Reporting, visibility, and fraud detection • Improving control, visibility, and efficiency A look at automating high volume invoice processing in hospitality environments, integrating accounts payable with finance systems and PMS to improve efficiency, control and visibility.🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AMPayments & Reconciliation Automation in SunSystemsHost: Andrew ParsonsInfo: Session focus: • How automated payments and reconciliation reduce manual workload and operational risk • The role of structured matching rules, automation, and fraud‑prevention features in modern finance teams • Transforming SunSystems processes with advanced bank connectivity and real‑time visibility over cash B4B Electronic Payments & Remittances and Bank Reconciliation work together to streamline two of SunSystems’ most critical finance functions—automated global payment processing and accurate daily cash management. B4B provides a secure, fully integrated link between SunSystems and your banks, reducing errors, centralising payment operations, and enhancing fraud prevention through encrypted transmission and multi‑tier approval workflows. Bank Reconciliation automates the import and matching of electronic bank statements using user‑defined criteria, detects duplicate statements, and accelerates month‑end close by automatically matching around 80% of transactions. 🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMMorning Break to refill cups and recharge brains🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AMCustomer Case Study: Moving Finance Operations to the CloudInfo: Session focus: • Before and after: what changed • What worked, what didn’t • Lessons you can apply immediately A customer perspective on migrating SunSystems to the cloud — the rationale, lessons learned, and benefits realised for finance teams and wider operations.🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PMExtending Financial & Operational Intelligence beyond FinanceHost: Andrew ParsonsInfo: Session focus: • Unifying asset, maintenance, and financial data for stronger capex planning and lifecycle management • Utilising EAM and PA Streams to enhance visibility, operational intelligence, and automation • Connecting finance, PMS, and operational systems to improve data quality, resilience, and real time reporting This session explores how hospitality organisations can extend financial visibility far beyond the ledger by combining asset and maintenance data with modern integration and automation technologies. We’ll look at how linking EAM with finance improves capex control, lifecycle planning, and long term asset management, while PA Streams acts as the operational intelligence layer that connects finance, PMS, and other operational systems to deliver cleaner data, seamless automation, and real time insights. Together, these solutions modernise back office processes, reduce manual effort, strengthen data governance, and create a single, trusted platform for decision making.🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PMNetworking Lunch🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PMFrom Roadmap to Reality: AI in SunSystems & EPMHost: Alex MarchantInfo: Session focus: • The expectations of today’s operators – AI at their fingertips to handle the mundane • How Infor is leveraging and deploying AI • The changing landscape of AI and what it may look like in 6 months or a year – don’t get stuck in the past, or even stuck in today Exploring Infor’s roadmap for hospitality finance and demonstrating practical, real world examples of how AI is being applied today within SunSystems and EPM to support forecasting, analysis, and decision making.🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PMTurning Data into Insight: Hospitality Analytics & BenchmarkingHost: Calum McindoeInfo: Session focus: • Turning data into actionable insight for hospitality leaders • Benchmarking, performance trends, and forecasting • Supporting USALI aligned reporting and decision making How analytics and benchmarking can support USALI aligned reporting, forecasting, and performance insight — helping finance leaders move from hindsight to foresight.🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:15 PMLeadership Session: Influence without AuthorityHost: Gayle EdwardsInfo: Session focus options • How finance leaders drive change across the organisation • Shifting mindset from control to collaboration • Communicating insight with impact • Developing high-confidence finance teams🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PMPanel Q&A: Finance Unlocked in ActionHost: Gayle EdwardsInfo: Session focus: • Audience questions • Linking USALI, analytics, AI, automation, and integration • What “good” looks like for hospitality finance in practice An open discussion on linking standards, systems, analytics and automation to create a more connected, insight driven hospitality finance function.🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:15 PMClose & Afternoon TeaInfo: Informal wrap up and final networking - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/finance-unlocked-powering-hospitality-performance/100001982280010874 - **Event Categories**: Business - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ffinance-unlocked-powering-hospitality-performance-tickets-1982280010874 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Langham, London - **lat**: 51.517801 - **long**: -0.1439928 - **full address**: The Langham, London, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Professional Advantage (https://allevents.in/org/professional-advantage/27624132) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/0dba53026d644538913362f3f89d9b660403475d555a73dbab3e94096788d436-rimg-w1200-h600-dc042e47-gmir.jpg?v=1774572660 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/53d25e0e52d39db7c33a4d15853096c8f11d0dbe68a0c72667263cc08c45bc00-rimg-w400-h400-dc022d47-gmir.jpg?v=1774572660 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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