Russ Hulme, Financial Systems Manager, Merit Energy Company Russ Hulme has over 20 years of experience in supporting initiatives across the SAP portfolio and is currently responsible for overseeing all operations related to the SAP landscape at Merit Energy Company. At Merit Energy, he has enjoyed a 20 year journey playing critical roles as a developer, functional expert, and strategic planner in the drive for innovation. Prior to joining Merit Energy, he was a consultant in the SAP software space working as an ABAP developer building solutions across different functional areas. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Management Information Systems in 2000.

With two decades of experience in accounting, finance, FP&A and financial leadership in building and scaling finance teams. Also, Chris Ortega, is the CEO of Fresh FP&A providing expert fractional CFO and advisory services tailored to the needs of growing small to medium sized businesses (SMBs). Passionate about bringing the Fresh View on Finance as a Finance & CFO Though Leader for over a decade. Also, before starting Fresh FP&A I built, shaped, and scaled global SMB and enterprise businesses from startup to exit.

Anurag has 25 years of SAP experience in a career of 30 years in a variety of roles including SAP product development, delivery/advisory/consulting, pre-sales, & sales; currently work for the SAP S/4HANA Center of Excellence, North America. He has served clients globally & across multiple industry verticals. His areas of expertise include SAP Financials, Logistics/Supply Chain, Reporting & Analytics, Data Management & Governance, Cloud technologies, User Experience, & Project/Program Management. Anurag is a prolific thought leader: Published over 100 articles & white papers for SAP publications; written 5 SAP books; spoken at nearly 150 SAP conferences globally.

Daniel is responsible for Serrala O2C solutions in the Americas. He is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and German. Before joining Serrala, he was the Global Process Owner for O2C at a global pharma company, responsible for centralizing and standardizing the Cash Application process across multiple markets, through the implementation of Serrala’s cash application solution. Daniel is process oriented with strong Information Technology background with over 10 years’ experience in the Pharma industry, 5 years in the Automotive and 5 years in the ePayment industry.

With a robust career spanning over three decades, Bob specializes in IT sales and strategic planning. His journey began at IBM as a Y2K strategist, evolving into roles that focus on enterprise resource planning and SaaS solutions. He’s committed to fostering strong client relationships and driving revenue growth for government and enterprise clients.

Gil is SimpleFi’s Solutions Director with 7+ years experience in Consulting, and 15+ years as practitioner in Financial Planning and Analysis. 

His consulting experience includes full-cycle SAP BPC/EPM and SAP Analytics Cloud implementations and system upgrades across companies like Dole Packaged Goods, Spirit Airlines, and others.

Rohana Gunawardena heads the SAP practice division at Exium Inc. Exium is a leading business and technology consulting firm that enables companies to achieve their strategic business goals. Exium specializes in delivering superior IT solutions using ERP systems, with special focus on SAP products. Rohana has been working with SAP since 1992. During his career he has assisted multiple clients on detailed system correction projects, such as correcting inventory balances, controlling area reorganizations, retrospectively activating group currency, and optimizing inter-company accounting transactions. He has spoken at many SAP conferences and has published more than 20 magazine articles in SAP Financials Expert, SAP SCM Expert and SAPtips on various aspects of SAP. His presentations have focused on Financial module selection, the order-to-cash process, global rollouts, business segment reporting, cross-module integration, and the financial impact of SCM transactions. Rohana is widely acknowledged as a leading SAP expert. Rohana is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Previously Rohana has worked with the consulting practices of Accenture, Deloitte and PwC. He is a graduate of The University of Manchester School of Mathematics. You may reach him via e-mail at Rohana@Exium.com. 

Graylin Johnson is a SAP Planning and Analytics expert and co-founder of Analysis Prime, where he serves as Managing Partner. Graylin has provided strategic guidance to some of the world's largest and most prestigious companies. His journey began in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), where he developed a sophisticated planning solution for a corporate employer. This hands-on experience laid the foundation for his deep understanding of the challenges faced by CFOs and business leaders across various departments. At Analysis Prime, Graylin leads the Sales, Solutions, Marketing, and Customer Success functions. His approach combines cutting-edge technology with practical insights gained from his FP&A background. This unique perspective allows him to deliver high-value advisory services and innovative solutions that address the complex analytical needs of modern organizations.

Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy ( AKA KK) serves as the Chief Product Expert for SAP BRIM, bringing 24 years of extensive SAP experience to the role. Throughout their career, he has excelled in both consulting and product management, demonstrating a profound understanding of SAP BRIM solutions and a commitment to driving innovation. KK expertise and leadership have been instrumental in delivering strategic solutions that meet the evolving needs of businesses.

One of the leading Industry experts, Mitresh is an acknowledged SAP expert with specialization in SAP S/4 HANA, Central Finance and New G/L Migration. SAP-Press has published his book on the New G/L Segment Reporting. He has published 50+ peer-reviewed articles and white papers and he has been invited give presentations at various SAP conferences and events. He serves on the advisory board of SAPinsider publications. Mitresh is the chief solutions architect in designing, developing, building SAP S/4 HANA Migration Optimizer (S4MO), a leading product to accelerate and jump-start the SAP S/4 initiatives; SAP Data Re-organization Optimizer (SDRO), a leading SLO-type product-suite for managing complex System landscape re-organizations. With 30 years of industry experience, Mitresh is passionate about building SAP solutions that provide the most business-value. He can be reached at Mitresh@QSandS.com

Don Loden is an information management and information governance professional with experience in multiple verticals. He is an SAP-certified application associate on SAP EIM products.  He has more than 15 years of information technology experience in the following areas: ETL architecture, development, and tuning; logical and physical data modeling; and mentoring on data warehouse, data quality, information governance, and ETL concepts. Don speaks globally and mentors on information management, governance, and quality. He authored the book SAP Information Steward: Monitoring Data in Real Time and is the co-author of two books: Implementing SAP HANA, as well as Creating SAP HANA Information Views. Don has also authored numerous articles for publications such as SAPinsider magazine, Tech Target, and Information Management magazine.

With over 18 years of IT leadership experience, Ahmed Munir has a distinguished record of delivering successful business and supply chain transformations within complex, global organizations. In his role as Principal Enterprise Architect at Charter Communications, he leads architectural initiatives that support transformative projects across Finance, Sales, and Marketing operations.

I recently transitioned into the role of financial analyst after being an accounting intern for 2 years. My routine responsibilities include payment processing and reconciliation, cash application, and additional reporting and analysis. On a monthly/quarterly basis, I prepare several reports for period end reconciliation, assist with audit support, prepare liquidity forecasts, and assist in various accounting related projects such as our transition to S4HANA. I am the process owner of our vendor management tool and assist vendors with onboarding questions. Completing my BBA in Finance from Georgia State University this upcoming December. I am originally from Russia and have also lived in Italy before moving to Atlanta GA.

As Director of Solution Architecture, Todd is responsible for pre-sales across the suite of Flintfox products and developing the product roadmap in line with customer needs. Todd has two decades of expertise in pricing, with experience spanning a range of vertical markets including CPG/FMCG; Foodservice; Hi-tech; Wholesale Distribution; 3PL, Retail, and Life Science among others. He has a deep functional understanding of pricing, rebates, and various trade & revenue management strategies, and has worked extensively with various ERPs and integration frameworks. Todd is a Georgia native and is famous for his peach cobbler!

As part of the Sovos team since 2014, Tim has focused on solving complex business and systems challenges specific to Indirect Tax for Global and Enterprise businesses. Prior to his time at Sovos, Tim worked as a Senior Solutions Engineer for ACI Worldwide, supporting SaaS-based electronic payment solutions for Global and Regional Financial Institutions.

Jarred Rutherford is a Senior Director, Sales Strategy with over 15 years of experience in technology and finance transformation. His prior experience also includes Corporate Accounting, Cost Accounting, and utilizing SAP and BlackLine as best in class accounting solutions. Jarred enjoys working with and advising organizations on how to achieve a world class close process for finance and accounting professionals.

Henner is an EPM veteran with over 20 years of experience driving Go-To-Market through marketing and selling sophisticated FP&A solutions to the office of finance. He started as a financial consolidation consultant in 2000 in Europe and later transitioned into customer success roles, immigrating to the US in 2010. He has spent a few years in the Silicon Valley before he moved his family to Austin, TX. Having gained vast customer success experience across the globe, Henner’s strengths include translating business challenges into technology building scalable programs and structures that help technology organizations build trust with their (prospective) customers. These strengths have provided him with the ability to work closely with C-Level executives from SMB as well as F100 organizations.

Jason Stansberry is an experienced IT and management professional with over 25 years in enterprise solutions delivery and IT services management. Jason has led more than 50 project implementations for 35 customers across North America and EMEA. His expertise spans SAP data management solutions, fintech implementations, data compliance, and systems decommissioning. In his current role, Jason serves as the Vice President and General Manager of PBS Software Americas Inc. Jason is a Project Management Professional (PMP)®and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems.

Lyle Trenholme leads financial planning and reporting and consolidations at Topgolf Callaway Brands, a modern golf and active lifestyle company. He led the company's first SAC planning project in 2019, and the latest with SimpleFi Solutions in 2024.

Kristen is a Finance Manager at Hexion with over 16 years’ experience in finance / accounting.  She began her career in Big 4 Accounting at KPMG in Los Angeles, CA before transitioning to the private sector in Columbus, Ohio. Most of her career has been with Hexion, with over 10 years at the company.  She has held many roles including responsibilities in Controllership, Financial System Administration, and Financial Reporting.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics Management from Ohio Wesleyan University, a Masters in Accounting from University of Southern California, and is a CPA in the state of Ohio.

Van is a Senior Finance Lead with more than 10 years’ experience in finance, accounting, and SAP. She has held roles in multiple areas, including financial reporting, financial systems, planning, and joint venture accounting. Her extensive business analysis skills have allowed her to provide exceptional financial and reporting transformation, in small teams, with big impact with our clients. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Houston and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Texas.

Donna Wargo is a Sr Director in Finance Transformation & Global Business Services for Waters Corporation in Milford, Massachusetts. For the past 3 years her focus has been on global transformational change, with the primary goal of Scaling for Growth & Delivering Insights. Most recently Donna led the BlackLine implementation of Account Reconciliations and Task Management in 35 countries and over 100 entities. Donna has over 25 years experience at multinational companies in a broad range of business sectors in roles including finance, manufacturing and business development.