🗓️ Wednesday 26th February 2025
🕐 17:00 GMT
📍 Online
Synopsis:
The Agile Finance Manifesto is here to drive a powerful shift, bridging the gap between finance and business agility. Its purpose? To create a shared language and align core values and principles that unite the most forward-thinking approaches of both worlds.
Join experts from the Agile Business Consortium's Agility in Finance Special Interest Group (SIG) as they share:
- Why the manifesto is a game-changer for financial teams and agile practitioners alike.
- How this framework can help you enhance collaboration, efficiency, and growth.
- Ways you can start benefiting from its principles today.
Ready to transform the way your organisation approaches finance and agility? This manifesto could be the key to unlocking your next level of business success. Stay tuned!
Who should attend?
- Project Managers - who find themselves frustrated with budget conversations.
- Department Leaders - looking to improve relationships between delivery and finance teams.
- Cross-Functional Teams - looking for frameworks to collaborate effectively and drive results
Speakers
Alistair Corrie
Alistair is a Business Agility Thought Leader and Chartered Accountant. He helps lead the Consortium’s Agility in the Finance Special Interest Group.
He is the author of The Key Elements for Business Agility, The Agile Leader’s Manifesto, various articles and learning modules.
Alistair has invested a lifetime into exploring how humans are motivated and how they solve problems and deliver outcomes. In his book The Key Elements for Business Agility he explains why we were Born Agile and what makes us Naturally Agile. He combines diverse but related fields such as psychology, neuroscience, and leadership with his background in business and accounting to explain how we can rediscover our Natural Agility and deliver better without increasing risk.
- Website:
- corriepartnership.com/
Anna Zakoyan
Agile Coach, Trainer and Consultant Anna is the founder of PrimeProjekt - helping companies to transform how teams collaborate and how the work gets done to create value with no delay.
Anna has 17 years of experience in leading teams, an Agile practitioner since 2010, and has worked with companies such as SGS Digicomply, Krisp, Ucraft, HSBC, Ameriabank, and Joomag.
She has helped 50+ companies, coached more than 200 teams, and trained more than 3000 individuals.
She has been a speaker at various agile events and conferences, including Scrum Global Gathering 2019, Agile Z-Day 2020, Lebanese American University Agile event 2020, Frug’Agile 2021, Agnostic Agile Conference 2022, Agile Tour Vilnius 2022, and Agile Alliance 2023 Scotland.
Being herself a true humanist, she loves working with people, craving together "Agile mindset" and getting the most out of each team.
Ilana Sprongl
Ilana Sprongl is a seasoned software delivery consultant and leadership coach with over 30 years of experience in technology and business transformation. As the founder of HelpText Consulting, she supports organizations in achieving operational excellence and delivering software with efficiency and effectiveness.
Ilana’s expertise lies at the intersection of technology, leadership, and agility, enabling her to guide senior leaders in navigating complex challenges and driving meaningful change. She writes weekly articles on leadership, technology, and agility, sharing actionable insights and practical strategies to help leaders adapt and succeed in an ever-evolving landscape.
In addition to her consulting work, Ilana is a certified Executive Coach with a CIO.D designation, helping individuals and teams develop the skills and self-awareness needed to excel in high-stakes environments. With a strong background in both strategy and execution, Ilana blends practical experience with a forward-thinking approach to leadership and technology.
Susie Young
Susie is an enterprise agility coach that specialises in working with business and technology together to deliver end to end value in financial services and retail sectors. Having started her career as a chartered accountant working in auditing and corporate restructuring she understands the importance of robust controls, transparency and strong governance. Susie brings with her experience of working with banks like JP Morgan Chase, LBG, Metro, Nationwide as well as iconic brands such as Dr Martens and Coca Cola, leading her to become a thought leader in the Product and Organisational Tranformation space. Susie is also a trustee of Certitude which provides support across London to people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health support needs.
Dawn Newman
As part of her role in Communities Engagement at The Agile Business Consortium, Dawn is dedicated to fostering collaboration and connection within the agile community. Dawn supports members by curating resources, facilitating knowledge sharing, and encouraging networking, ensuring that the right tools and guidance are available to help individuals and teams thrive in their pursuit of business agility.
Dawn has over 15 years of experience in digital transformation, professional development, and community building. Her career has seen her work across various industries, where she has successfully driven initiatives that bring people together to solve complex problems, enhance digital capabilities, and champion organisational change.
Outside of her professional life, Dawn enjoys spending time with animals, listening to live music and making things from string and yarn. She is also a keen advocate for lifelong learning and personal development, always seeking opportunities to expand her knowledge and skills.