Setting the New Standard for Accounting AI
September 16 - 17, 2026 | Virtual Event
There’s a New Standard for Accounting
AI is changing how accounting work gets done. Built for accounting, finance, and compliance leaders ready to move beyond the manual grind, TakeControl 2026 is where Autonomous Accounting becomes your new standard.
AI is changing how accounting work gets done. Built for accounting, finance, and compliance leaders ready to move beyond the manual grind, TakeControl 2026 is where Autonomous Accounting becomes your new standard.
Join the best in the business
2026 Speakers
Steve Raeder
Director of Product Management
FloQast
Will Emmons
Product Manager
FloQast
Toral Patel
VP and Controller
Thoughtspot
Shivang Patel
VP, Product Marketing
FloQast
Vicky LeVay
VP, InfoSec & Compliance
FloQast
Simone Heard
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
Jam City
Sean Jacobsohn
Board Member
FloQast
Mike Duffy
Sr. Director of Finance and Asst. Controller
Lemonade
Marc Reicher
Director of Product Management
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Michael Mills
Director of Finance Operations
Jaguar Land Rover
Sarah Spoja
Advisor & Former CFO
Tipalti
Jaysen Dyal
Product Marketing Manager
FloQast
Roshan Chekuri
General Manager, Transform
FloQast
Rob Meinhardt
Board Member
FloQast
Seamus Hennessy
CFO
Lucid
Roy Luo
General Partner
ICONIQ Growth
Kevin Williams
Senior Manager, Solutions Consulting
FloQast
Kari Blosch
Accounting Manager
Therabody
Kim Estes
SVP of Finance & Accounting
Duck Creek Technologies
Mike Whitmire
CEO & Co-Founder
FloQast
Melissa Powell
VP, Talent Acquisition
FloQast
Razzak Jallow
CFO
FloQast
Joey Jones
Director of Accounting & Corp. Controller
Tropic Technologies
Josh Glover
President & Chief Revenue Officer
FloQast
Justin Johnston
Controller & VP of Finance
Revel Media Group
Rick Warren
President
PDW Consulting
Cynthia Mennear
Director of Technical Accounting
Shield AI
Andrew Moses
Associate Director
CrossCountry Consulting
Chazery Colon
Sr Solutions Consultant
FloQast
Hugh O'Neill
Manager, Solutions Consultant
FloQast
Donna Garabo
VP, ActiveDisclosure Product Management
DFIN
David Bailey
Senior Manager, Accounting
Dyno
Jason Andrews
Senior Product Marketing Manager
FloQast
Amy Shepard
Solutions Consultant
FloQast
Alexandra Von Tiergarten
District President
Robert Half
Andres Garzon
Managing Partner
CFGI
Dan Callaghan
CAO
FloQast
Alexander Schlick
Senior Director, Accounting
Doximity
Adam Zoucha
SVP, Customer Success & Growth
FloQast
Chris Sluty
Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder
FloQast
Ashley Griesshammer
VP, Accounting & Finance
Lovevery
Andy Pfertner
Controller
JustAnswer
Rachel Geller
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Charly Kevers
CFO
Carta
Why Attend TakeControl 2026?
Drive More Value with Accounting AI
If you're only using FloQast for month-end close, you're leaving significant value on the table. Explore expert-led sessions designed to help you unlock the platform's full potential — from risk surfacing and anomaly detection to standardized workflows that let your team operate with greater consistency,
Prepare for What’s Next
If you're only using FloQast for month-end close, you're leaving significant value on the table. Explore expert-led sessions designed to help you unlock the platform's full potential — from risk surfacing and anomaly detection to standardized workflows that let your team operate with greater consistency,
Unlock More From FloQast
If you're only using FloQast for month-end close, you're leaving significant value on the table. Explore expert-led sessions designed to help you unlock the platform's full potential — from risk surfacing and anomaly detection to standardized workflows that let your team operate with greater consistency,
2026 Agenda at a Glance
Day One
Wednesday, September 16
10:00-10:50 am PT
Thought Leadership
Keynote TBD
11:00-11:50 am PT
Thought Leadership
Accounting's AI Inflection Point: What Comes Next
12:00-12:50 pm PT
Breakout
A Masterclass in Building & Deploying Custom AI Agents
1:00-1:50 pm PT
Breakout (Select one)
The Automation Blueprint: Re-Architecting Design of Controls
1:00-1:50 pm PT
Breakout (Select one)
The Automation Blueprint: Re-Architecting Design of Controls
2:00-2:50 pm PT
Thought Leadership
Beyond Time Saved: The Real ROI of AI Maturity
Day One
Thursday, September 17
9:00-9:50 am PT
Thought Leadership
European Customer Panel: AI Won't Fix Finance - But It Will Change How You Work
11:00-11:50 am PT
Thought Leadership
Control in the Age of Autonomy: A Leader's Blueprint for Accounting AI
11:00-11:50 am PT
Breakout (Select one)
Why Lean Teams are Choosing Audit-Ready Agents
11:00-11:50 am PT
Breakout (Select one)
GRC's Defining Moment: Join an Auditor, Leave an Orchestrator
12:00-12:50 pm PT
Breakout (Select one)
The Professional Skeptic vs. The One-Click Close: Safeguarding Integrity
12:00-12:50 pm PT
Breakout (Select one)
The Strategic Operator: Building the Org Chart for the Agentic Era
1:00-1:50 pm PT
Breakout (Select one)
The New Enterprise Close: Stories from Chipotle, Gong, Equinox, and ZipRecruiter
1:00-1:50 pm PT
Breakout (Select one)
Complexity In, Agent Out: Why Clean Data Powers AI That Actually Works
2:00-2:50 pm PT
Thought Leadership
The Accountability Gap: Setting the Standard for AI Governance and Auditability
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