Gain practical insights and proven strategies to unify your data, improve quality, and implement effective governance, essential steps to unlock reliable AI outcomes and drive business success.
Digital transformation reflects more than a fleeting trend; it’s now a critical path for business survival and growth. At the forefront of this shift is the Digital CFO, a vital figure driving progress with AI, automation, and self-service analytics. This isn’t simply an added responsibility; it’s a redefinition of what it means to lead in finance. No longer confined to spreadsheets and annual reports, CFOs are shaping the future of their organizations by combining financial savvy with technological expertise.
Why are CFOs ideally positioned to lead this charge? The answer lies in their holistic view of enterprise operations and their ability to turn complexity into strategy. In this post, we’ll explore how CFOs can harness cutting-edge tools like generative and agentic AI, scalable automation, and democratized analytics to solidify their organizations’ competitive positions.
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Digital transformation reflects more than a fleeting trend; it’s now a critical path for business survival and growth. At the forefront of this shift is the Digital CFO, a vital figure driving progress with AI, automation, and self-service analytics. This isn’t simply an added responsibility; it’s a redefinition of what it means to lead in finance. No longer confined to spreadsheets and annual reports, CFOs are shaping the future of their organizations by combining financial savvy with technological expertise.
Why are CFOs ideally positioned to lead this charge? The answer lies in their holistic view of enterprise operations and their ability to turn complexity into strategy. In this post, we’ll explore how CFOs can harness cutting-edge tools like generative and agentic AI, scalable automation, and democratized analytics to solidify their organizations’ competitive positions
The modern CFO’s plate is full — but not with traditional tasks. Long gone are the days of focusing solely on cost-cutting or compliance. Today, CFOs are leading digital transformation by connecting financial rigor with innovation. Their influence spans every corner of the business, critical because of three primary strengths unique to their role:
By leveraging these strengths, CFOs can rally the tools and teams required to drive real change.
AI’s outputs are only as good as the data it ingests. For finance teams to see the full benefits of AI, they need clean, contextualized, and governed data. Platforms like Alteryx enable this by streamlining processes to make data integration effortless.
Establishing AI-ready pipelines is the foundation upon which other transformation initiatives, including automation, are built.
While AI garners much of the spotlight, automation is the unsung hero behind operational excellence. CFOs leveraging automation amplify team productivity, promote real-time insights, and reduce redundancies.
Consider a mid-sized retailer. Their CFO replaced manual data aggregation with workflow automation through Alteryx, linking daily sales data directly to predictive demand forecasting. This adjustment led to a 15% improvement in product replenishment cycles and avoided costly retail out-of-stocks during the holiday season. Such results illustrate how automation serves as an essential finance tool, laying the operational groundwork for innovation.
CFOs aren’t just empowering IT with better tools. Self-service analytics is reshaping how financial professionals interact with data, driving accountability, agility, and better decision-making across the organization.
Instead of relying entirely on IT departments for insights locked away in siloed systems, self-service analytics enables broader participation in analytics—including non-technical stakeholders.
For self-service analytics to thrive, CFOs must strike a careful balance between empowerment and oversight by embedding governance best practices. Solutions like Alteryx offer rigorous, built-in controls that maintain corporate integrity while enabling user-driven exploration. Implementing features such as audit trails and approval thresholds ensures businesses retain flexibility while minimizing compliance risks, creating an environment where discovery and accountability coexist seamlessly.
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AI Horizons: Our AI Journey Showcase
27 May 2025, Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok
Explore the future of AI at SIFT Technology Day “AI Horizons: Our AI Journey Showcase.” Discover groundbreaking AI solutions that will revolutionize your business and make operations more efficient.
At this event, attendees experienced:
Agenda
Welcome remarks to leaders, an introduction to SIFT, and an overview of the key objectives.
Trusted AI starts with quality data, and scalable analytics starts with AI. Discover how Qlik Insight Advisor enhances analytics and how Qlik Answer empowers business decision-making with AI-driven insights.
Introduction to Freddy AI — Enhancing customer support with AI, with focus on Thai language support.
Explore how AI Copilot and other AI-driven tools in Alteryx Designer enhance automation, accelerate insights, and streamline analytics for smarter decision-making.
Q&A session followed by a summary of key discussion points, actionable insights, and next steps for CIOs to implement within their organizations.
Enjoy fun, interactive games with winning prizes.
Dinner and networking session.
Webinar
IBM SPSS Academic Campus Program:
2025 Software Updates & Renewal
Leaders, staff, and lecturers from Philippine higher education institutions are warmly invited to join this engaging 1-hour SPSS webinar.
Hear from SIFT’s team on the latest updates of SPSS Campus Edition and discover insights on how to maximize its full potential to enhance both teaching and learning experiences.
Take this opportunity to engage with our SPSS expert, ask questions, address challenges, and gain guidance tailored to your academic needs.
About SIFT Analytics Group – Trusted IBM SPSS Provider
For over 26 years, SIFT Analytics has proudly served more than 400 universities and colleges across Southeast Asia. We are committed to offering the most cost-effective solutions because our mission is clear: to empower students and educators to learn, teach, and apply statistics effectively using IBM SPSS.
Participants will gain:
Discover the latest features and updates in SPSS Campus Edition to stay current with powerful data analysis tools.
Engage directly with an SPSS expert to ask questions and receive personalized guidance based on your institution’s needs.
SPSS Campus Edition licensing and renewal options, including access to exclusive pricing and support from SIFT Analytics.
Date: 15 July 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (PST)
Venue: Online Webinar
Register Here
Webinar Agenda
Without clean, integrated, and well-governed data, AI models are prone to bias, errors, and poor performance. By investing in data integration, quality, and governance, organizations can ensure their AI initiatives are built on trustworthy data.
This session covers key pillars of a strong data foundation: data integration, data quality, and data governance.
Why Attend
Gain practical insights and proven strategies to unify your data, improve quality, and implement effective governance, essential steps to unlock reliable AI outcomes and drive business success.
Who Should Attend
Talend Workshop
Build Unified Data for AI: Data Integration, Quality & Governance
Is your AI delivering disappointing or distorted results? The real issue may not be the AI itself, but the data foundation it relies on.
Join us for a powerful workshop that dives into how you can truly unify your data through seamless data integration, industry best practices in data quality, and robust governance frameworks.
*Refreshments provided
Participants will gain:
Data Integration, Data Quality, and Data Governance Strategy
Eliminate disappointing AI results by following best practices.
Strategies to overcome data integration challenges and leverage AI opportunities.
Date: 8 July 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Venue: Qlik Office
9 Temasek Blvd, Suite 27-01/03, Suntec Tower Two, 038989
Register Here
Workshop Agenda
Without clean, integrated, and well-governed data, AI models are prone to bias, errors, and poor performance. By investing in data integration, quality, and governance, organizations can ensure their AI initiatives are built on trustworthy data.
This session covers key pillars of a strong data foundation: data integration, data quality, and data governance.
Introducing Talent Trust Score – Talend gives you a complete picture of the health of data across your company, with clear intelligence on where your data came from and how it’s been used.
We have prepared several use cases for discussion, inviting participants to actively engage in open dialogue and a demo to deepen your understanding of the workshop topics.
Why Attend
Gain practical insights and proven strategies to unify your data, improve quality, and implement effective governance, essential steps to unlock reliable AI outcomes and drive business success.
Who Should Attend
Exclusive CIO Roundtable Luncheon
22 May 2025, Burnt Ends Bar & Grill
Next-Gen AI Strategy for IT Service & Asset Management
At this exclusive CIO roundtable, attendees had the opportunity to engage in highly interactive, executive-level conversations about the most pressing IT challenges facing your organization today.
The roundtable discussions covered invaluable insights into the future of ITSM, focusing on AI-driven automation, IT asset management, and transformation to help organizations address the growing IT gap and prepare IT teams for future demands.
IT leaders gained:
For more information or enquiries about Freshworks products and services, feel free to contact us below.
SEMINAR
AI, Cloud, and Wine Tasting
with Qlik and AWS
AI is like a bold red wine—rich, complex, and full of potential. Cloud, like a crisp white—light, flexible, and refreshing. Analytics? Well it can reveal hidden notes, leaving you reeling from the experience.
Thank you to all the attendees who joined us for an unforgettable afternoon where technology meets exquisite taste. We hope you enjoyed immersing yourself in a delectable wine-tasting session, paired with a curated agenda on AI and analytics.
Raise a glass to innovation, and toast to gaining deepening insights to Analytics for your business.
What Participants Took Away:
CDAO Singapore 2025
23-24 April 2025
CDAO Singapore 2025
23-24 April 2025, Equarius Hotel at Sentosa
We are back from CDAO Singapore 2025! From insightful conversations to delivering exciting live demos, the energy in the AI topic was truly undeniable.
While AI was a major highlight, we also engaged in many conversations around data integration, data management, and analytics automation.
Our SIFT Analytics consultants were on-site, showcasing real-world industry use cases and delivering live demonstrations that addressed complex business challenges. We shared proven best practices and demonstrated how the right solutions can help organizations achieve their goals much more effectively.
We also ended on a high note with our lucky draw — congratulations to Joel Wee from SportSG for winning the iPad grand prize! 🎉🎉
Once again, thank you to all lucky draw participants and attendees who joined us and watched our live demos!
Digital transformation and AI adoption come with their share of roadblocks, that’s why SIFT is here and committed to being a trusted partner, helping businesses unlock their full potential through Data, Analytics and AI, every step of the way.
For more information or enquiries about Qlik products and services, feel free to contact us below.
AI-Driven ITSM: Shaping the Future of Enterprise – Exclusive C-Level Roundtable
You are cordially invited to an exclusive roundtable event tailored for visionary leaders in IT, where you’ll dive into high-level discussions on the critical IT challenges organizations face today. Gain invaluable insights into the future of ITSM, with a special focus on AI-driven automation, IT asset management, and digital transformation, empowering organizations to bridge the growing IT gap and prepare their teams for the future’s evolving demands.
Why attend?
In today’s fast-paced digital world, IT leaders must stay ahead of the curve. The CIO Roundtable Luncheon is your opportunity to connect with like-minded peers, exchange innovative ideas, and explore how AI is shaping the future of IT Service Management. This is more than just an event—it’s an investment in the future of your IT strategy.
CIO Roundtable Agenda
Start your roundtable experience by registering at the welcome desk, and enjoy the hotel’s refreshments.
Savor a delectable 3-course Western lunch while exploring how AI is becoming the new backbone of ITSM and discovering what’s next for forward-thinking enterprises looking to revolutionize IT operations and service delivery.
A short interlude to recharge with coffee, tea, and assorted refreshments. This break provides an opportunity to network.
See real-world examples of organizations successfully leveraging AI to transform their ITSM processes
Concluding the day’s events, the moderators will provide a summary of key takeaways, acknowledge contributions, and outline the next steps.
Who Should Attend
Date: 8 July 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 11:00 AM – 02:30 PM
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Bangkok (One Bangkok)
Register Here
Country Manager, SIFT Analytics Group Thailand
Sukunya Kosanan has own her long experience in Sales and Marketing field more than 10 years as high skilled as Business Development experience in the diverse industries in Thailand e.g. logistic, hospital and healthcare, FMCG and retail industries. As the Country Manager of Sift Analytics Group Thailand,with more than 6 years’ successful experience of Management role in Technology industry, specialize in Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics, Sukunya has drove our customer business to become success and brought up to the next level.
Regional Solutions Consultant, SIFT Analytics Group Thailand
Regional Solutions Consultant with over 5 years of experience delivering Customer Experience (CX) and Employee Experience (EX) solutions. Petchpragai specializes in CRM, Customer Support, and IT Service Management, with a strong focus on designing and implementing technology-driven marketing, sales, and service processes that accelerate business growth and improve operational efficiency.
Analytics Consultant, SIFT Analytics Group Thailand
With over four years of experience in data analytics, Poomchai specializes in analyzing and predicting data trends. He has supported users in the F&B industry by preparing data for dashboard development. Leveraging expertise gained from a master’s degree in data science, Poomchai has contributed to a range of data analysis projects, guiding clients in the creation of machine learning models across sectors such as retail and government. His comprehensive approach to data analysis enables the delivery of end-to-end solutions that enhance organizational efficiency. This breadth of experience has provided him with a holistic understanding of business frameworks, allowing him to deliver impactful results for clients.
Regional Director, Asia, Freshworks
François is a distinguished technology veteran and visionary thought leader with over 30 years of proven success in IT consulting, strategic business leadership, and enterprise architecture transformation across Asia. A catalyst for change in high-stakes environments, he empowers organizations to fast-track their strategic agendas, even amid uncertainty. His hallmark lies in building high-impact, business-savvy teams from the ground up and engineering scalable frameworks for sustained hyper-growth and performance excellence.
Widely respected for his relentless drive, strategic acuity, and results-oriented mindset, François is a maestro at orchestrating value creation, aligning stakeholders, navigating complexity, and delivering outcomes that move the needle. His presence and persuasive communication style make him a trusted advisor and an influential force in any boardroom.
Head Group ICT, SISB PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
With over 20 years of extensive experience in the IT industry, Parinyasak specializes in ICT management, IT Service Management (ITSM), technology implementation, project planning, and system and network integration. His career has been dedicated to optimizing IT services within the education sector, driving operational efficiency and supporting educational excellence through strategic technology solutions.
Finance Use Cases to Help Finance Professionals Take Back Their Time
That wasted time could be spent delivering insights and adding value to planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes. Forward-looking organizations are automating these common processes to save time, improve accuracy, and optimize their company’s financial health.
