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We have already seen what happens when AI is asked to build a financial model. Now we are giving it a different assignment: find what is wrong with one.

Paul Barnhurst and David Brown will put Copilot, Claude and ChatGPT through a live audit of a human-built model. The interesting part will be seeing what each tool understands, what it questions and where a finance professional still has to step in.

📅 September 18, 2026 | 4PM WAT

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For more than 25 years, David Brown (Managing Partner, dbrownconsulting) has worked at the intersection of finance, data, technology and business transformation, helping organisations understand not only what technology can do, but how to turn it into meaningful business value.

As artificial intelligence accelerates another major shift in the finance profession, David is bringing that conversation to the room where it matters most.

On September 25, he will convene 20 of Nigeria’s leading finance executives in Lagos for the inaugural AI CFO Roundtable, to explore how AI is changing the role of the CFO and the decisions finance leaders need to make now around adoption, governance, talent and transformation.

Joining him is Laura Bisesto, Chief of Staff to the CFO at OpenAI, as a keynote speaker.

The roundtable is also the first gathering of The CFO AI Council, an invitation-only community being built to bring finance leaders together for continued dialogue, shared insight and a collective view of where the profession is heading.

David has spent years helping leaders navigate technological change. Now, he is bringing the leaders shaping finance into the conversation.

📍Lagos, Nigeria

📣 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯!

David Brown, our Managing Partner and President of LDNI, will be speaking at the 12th CTD Conference on the theme: Human-Centered Learning: Balancing Technology and People.

As organisations continue to adopt new technologies, the conversation around keeping people at the centre of transformation has never been more important.

Join David and other L&D, HR, and organisational development professionals for two days of meaningful conversations and insights.

📍NECA House, Ikeja, Lagos
🗓️September 15th–16th, 2026
🔗Register here: www.ctd.ldni.info

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR MANAGING PARTNER, 🎉

Today, we celebrate an exceptional leader, innovative thinker, and inspiring visionary whose impact is felt across dbrownconsulting and beyond.

Thank you for leading with wisdom, excellence, love, and genuine care. Your example inspires us to aim higher, think bigger, and keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

May this new year bring you greater heights, greater wins, and greater impact. And because no birthday wish is complete without dreaming big, may this be the year we welcome 1,000 FMA participants in a single cohort, Amen! 🥳

Happy birthday, David. Keep inspiring us always. We love youuuu! ❤️

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Do you have questions about financial modeling or the AFM programme?

In less than 3 hours, you can ask the Financial Modeling Institute directly.

Johana Schwartzman and Devaney Moraes, AFM, will join us for Financial Modeling: Skills, Roles, and Career Growth.

The session will cover career paths, workplace realities, leadership development, and how the AFM programme works.

A live Q&A will follow the conversation, so bring your questions.

Date: Friday, 11 September 2026
Time: 3:00 PM WAT

Register here before it is too late: https://bit.ly/dbc-121

Learning how to build a financial model is one thing.

Using one at work means dealing with changing assumptions, imperfect information, tight deadlines, business questions, and people who need the answer explained clearly.

Understanding these workplace realities requires insight from people who see how financial modeling skills are applied, validated, and developed across different markets. Tomorrow’s session brings two such perspectives together.

Johana Schwartzman, Chief Revenue Officer at the Financial Modeling Institute, brings extensive financial services experience and a global perspective on financial modeling careers.

Devaney Moraes, AFM, Senior Manager, Exam Operations and Candidate Experience at the Financial Modeling Institute, understands the AFM journey from both the institute’s and candidate’s perspectives.

Together, they will discuss career paths, workplace realities, leadership development, and the AFM programme during Financial Modeling: Skills, Roles, and Career Growth.

📅 Friday, 11 September 2026
🕒 3:00 PM WAT

Register here: https://bit.ly/dbc-121

Rememberme with your questions for the live Q&A.