Ficci’s Finance Conclave 2025 in Hyderabad highlighted how digitalisation, automation, AI and data analytics are reshaping the finance function. Speakers emphasised agility, precise forecasting, cross-functional collaboration and technology-led strategies needed for financial leadership in an increasingly fast-changing global economic environment
Published Date – 22 November 2025, 04:50 PM
Hyderabad: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), organised the ‘Finance Conclave 2025’, themed ‘Navigating Transformation in a Dynamic Global Economy’, here on Saturday.
The event served as a platform to explore how the finance function is transforming from a traditional, transactional role into a strategic engine of business value and underscored the growing influence of digitalisation, automation, AI, and data analytics in redefining financial operations, governance, and decision-making.
Speakers shared actionable insights on leveraging technology to boost agility, enhance forecasting precision, strengthen cross-functional partnerships, and enable finance leaders to steer growth, innovation, and sustainable performance in an increasingly volatile economic landscape.
The event featured Charanjot Singh Nanda, President, ICAI; Ananda Rao Potnuru, President, Hyderabad Chartered Accountants’ Society; Seema Grover, Head of Finance – India & Emerging Markets, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories; Salil Kumar Mishra, CFO, MEIL Group; VV Rama Raju, Chairman, FICCI Telangana State Council; and Jayadev Meela, Co-Chairman, FICCI Telangana State Council.