Finance in Flow

In this season finale of Finance in Flow, host Catalina Ibáñez Gutiérrez welcomes Antonia Reither, VP of Customer Excellence, and Bryan Wong, Senior Solution Engineer at Lucanet, to discuss how finance teams can modernize from legacy systems to cloud-native platforms. Together, they explore the key differences between outdated on-premise systems and agile cloud solutions, how built-in “shift-left”...

In this episode of Finance in Flow, host Janis Steinmann explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the office of the CFO. Joined by John Turner, CEO of XBRL International, and Phil Wilding, AI entrepreneur at HG Capital, the discussion dives into how structured financial data and AI are converging to create conversational analysis tools. Together, they unpack the challenges of making fi...

In this episode of Finance in Flow, host Catalina Gutiérrez sits down with Alistair Gurney, CFO at Lucanet, and Sanja Mitrovic, auditor and business planning expert from Kleeberg, to explore the balance between growth and profitability in modern finance. Together, they discuss how integrated business planning (XP&A) fosters smarter, cross-functional decision-making and how AI is reshaping financia...

In this episode of Finance in Flow, host Janis Steinmann sits down with Edgar Findling, Partner at FDE Consult, and Julia Sudwischer, Lead for Report Creation at Lucanet, to explore the future of disclosure management. They discuss the biggest challenges finance teams face with manual reporting processes, how regulatory changes like ESEF and CSRD are reshaping disclosure practices, and the transfo...

In this episode of Finance in Flow, host Catalina Ibáñez Gutiérrez sits down with Patrick Van Gaelen, Head of Product Core, to unpack the evolving world of finance automation and AI-powered consolidation tools. They explore what makes automation truly effective, the risks of black-box systems, and why validation and transparency are essential. Patrick shares practical advice for CFOs navigating to...

In this episode of Finance in Flow, host Taimur Abdaal, Lucanet’s Managing Director of xP&A, sits down with Peter Croeze, VP of Product at Lucanet, to explore the future of finance and the growing role of AI. They discuss how CFOs and finance teams are navigating digital transformation, the skepticism and opportunities around AI adoption, and the cultural shift toward tech-driven finance solutions...

In this episode of Finance in Flow, recorded live from Lucanet World 2025 in Berlin, host Janis Steinmann, Head of XBRL at Lucanet, speaks with Sören Labrenz, the company’s new Head of Product AI, about how artificial intelligence is reshaping finance. They discuss the rapid leap from GPT-4o to reasoning models like GPT-4.1, the rise of AI agents, and how these tools automate repetitive tasks to f...

In the premiere episode of Finance in Flow , recorded live at Lucanet World 2025, host and CEO Elias Apel sits down with Kevin Smith, Lucanet’s Chief Technology Officer, for a wide-ranging conversation on the SaaS model, the future of finance, technology, and the CFO’s evolving role. Reflecting on the energy and momentum from the event in Berlin, Elias and Kevin discuss the accelerating pace of ch...

Finance doesn’t stand still. You need a trusted source to keep you up to date. Finance in Flow is built for finance leaders who want to keep up without getting overwhelmed. Every episode delivers a clear, curated look at what’s happening across the finance landscape — from new regulations and reporting standards to shifts in planning, technology, and operational strategy. It’s not a firehose of he...