Why it matters
CFOs, not just engineering, now gate AI purchases — understanding how finance evaluates ROI and sign-off shapes what routing/spend arguments actually land with budget holders.
The tokenmaxxing angle
The report's headline stat — AI spend funded from experimental budgets fell from 25% to 7% in a year — shows inference cost graduating from a rounding error to a scrutinized line item.
From the organizers
Hosted by Murray Newlands at the Fairfield by Marriott Midtown Manhattan/Penn Station; $3,000 registration fee, 1 ticket per signup, tied to Open Future Forum's CFO Executive Forum.