The AI Blueprint for Finance Teams: Expedition Keynote

Snowflake Inc.

Nov 6, 2026

Finance leaders face a clear mandate: prove AI ROI, govern AI costs, and transform how the CFO office operates. During this keynote, hear from Brian Robins, Snowflake’s Chief Financial Officer, on the trends, challenges, and opportunities facing finance teams today, including a firsthand look at how Snowflake's own finance team leverages Snowflake. Then follow a CFO through a continuous close cycle — from accelerating the close and explaining variance, to reforecasting and preparing for earnings — all powered by trusted data and AI. Finally, hear directly from a customer on how industry-leading organizations are reimagining what AI-driven finance looks like in practice.

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Introduction: Reimagining Finance in the Agentic Era

06:25 – Workday Partnership: Zero-Copy Bidirectional Data Integration

10:15 – Governance, Culture, and Snowflake’s Internal Leverage

17:07 – Customer Spotlight: DoorDash on Fixing the Data Layer First

19:06 – Redesigning the Quarter-End: Codifying Accounting Know-How

22:48 – Demo 1: Automated Journal Entries and Flux Analysis

26:36 – Demo 2: Plan vs. Actual Variance Analysis in Streamlit

32:07 – Demo 3: Interactive Scenario Forecasting with Snowplan

36:03 – Demo 4: Investor Relations Earnings Prep in Cowork

38:07 – AI Cost Governance and the Modern Finance Blueprint

40:59 – Closing Remarks: Four Principles for AI-Led Finance