DIRFCON will take place on 26 November 2026 at the North Convention Centre at IFEMA Madrid, bringing together finance professionals to explore the challenges reshaping business management. Organised by ASSET, the congress will provide a forum for sharing knowledge about technology, strategy and the evolution of the finance function.
At Acevedo, we will participate as speakers and a DIRFCON Leading Partner (Partner Referente), joining finance leaders at an event closely aligned with our expertise: helping businesses improve their processes and decision-making through technology. Our involvement as a Leading Partner has already been announced by both the organisers and Acevedo.
What is DIRFCON?
DIRFCON is Spain’s Financial Leadership Congress, an annual event for CFOs, finance directors and financial executives.
It combines plenary sessions, technical content and networking opportunities to address the economic, regulatory and technological changes affecting organisations. This approach connects the strategic perspective of financial leadership with the challenges of day-to-day operations.
Under the theme “People · Innovation · Governance”, the 2026 edition will provide a forum for discussion and sharing experiences, featuring roundtables and interviews with industry professionals.
DIRFCON 2026: date, venue and key information
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Event | DIRFCON 2026 — Spain’s Financial Leadership Congress |
| Date | 26 November 2026 |
| Venue | North Convention Centre at IFEMA Madrid |
| Organiser | ASSET — Spanish Association of Corporate Finance Professionals |
| Theme | People · Innovation · Governance |
| Audience | CFOs, finance directors and corporate finance professionals |
| Acevedo’s participation | Speaker and Leading Partner |
| Registration | Through the official website; free admission for ASSET members |
The organisers publish congress information and registration options on the official DIRFCON website. ASSET members are entitled to free admission, according to the information published by IFEMA.
DIRFCON Madrid 2026 agenda: programme and schedule
The programme for 26 November 2026 combines sessions in the Sage Auditorium, specialist panel discussions and networking opportunities. The table below summarises the schedule published by the organisers. All times are local to Madrid. Sessions scheduled at the same time run in parallel; Speakers’ Corner presentations are grouped by time slot.
| Time | Session or activity | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30–09:10 | Welcome, registration and networking | Exhibition Area |
| 09:10–09:20 | Opening session | Sage Auditorium |
| 09:20–09:50 | Understanding investment, financing and decision-making in the current environment | Sage Auditorium |
| 09:50–10:10 | Networking / Coffee | Exhibition Area |
| 10:10–10:40 | Key trends in treasury management | Sage Auditorium |
| 10:10–10:25 | GENERIX / INFOR / THOMSON REUTERS | Speakers’ Corner |
| 10:30–10:45 | DOST / DYNATOS / SPENDESK | Speakers’ Corner |
| 10:50–11:20 | The impact of new EU legislation and electronic invoicing on payment terms | KPMG Room |
| 10:50–11:20 | From traditional budgeting to continuous forecasting | BNP Paribas Room |
| 10:50–11:20 | Credit management: assessment, digitalisation and financing solutions | Visa Room |
| 10:50–11:20 | Corporate expense management: control, transparency and efficiency | Embat Room |
| 10:50–11:05 | 360T / ACEVEDO / BRAIT | Speakers’ Corner |
| 11:10–11:25 | ABAST / TAYA DOCFINANCE / VISEO | Speakers’ Corner |
| 11:30–11:45 | Interview with a finance professional (parallel sessions) | KPMG, BNP Paribas, Visa and Embat Rooms |
| 11:30–11:45 | AVALARA / COFACE / SERES | Speakers’ Corner |
| 11:50–12:20 | Networking / Coffee | Exhibition Area |
| 12:20–12:50 | How Agentic AI Is Redefining the Value of the CFO (with Gabriel Grosso from Acevedo) | Sage Auditorium |
| 12:20–12:35 | AGICAP / INFORMA D&B / SAP | Speakers’ Corner |
| 12:40–12:55 | COVLINE / ORBIAN / PLEO | Speakers’ Corner |
| 13:00–13:30 | Key challenges and opportunities for finance leaders | KPMG Room |
| 13:00–13:30 | Working capital management in a volatile environment | BNP Paribas Room |
| 13:00–13:30 | New security standards in payments and treasury: risks and opportunities | Visa Room |
| 13:00–13:30 | Digital financial processes: electronic invoicing, AI and advanced security | Embat Room |
| 13:00–13:15 | AMYPRO / KYRIBA / YOOZ | Speakers’ Corner |
| 13:20–13:35 | EMBAT / LUCANET / SOVOS | Speakers’ Corner |
| 13:40–14:10 | Automation and embedded AI to improve financial close processes | KPMG Room |
| 13:40–14:10 | Integrated financial risk management in treasury | BNP Paribas Room |
| 13:40–14:10 | Financial consolidation and tax reporting in the new era of European e-invoicing | Visa Room |
| 13:40–14:10 | Data governance, quality and financial process automation in the digital era | Embat Room |
| 13:40–13:55 | MONEX / ZEROCOMA | Speakers’ Corner |
| 14:00–14:15 | ECOSIO / ESKER | Speakers’ Corner |
| 14:15–16:00 | Networking / Lunch | Exhibition Area |
| 16:00–16:30 | PSD3, DORA, VoP and the new regulatory framework for treasury | KPMG Room |
| 16:00–16:30 | The CFO of the future: leadership, technology and value creation | Visa Room |
| 16:00–16:30 | Governance and controls for adopting AI in financial processes | Embat Room |
| 16:40–17:10 | Intelligent reporting with generative AI | Sage Auditorium |
| 17:20–17:50 | The current macroeconomic environment | Sage Auditorium |
| 17:50–18:40 | Networking / Cocktail reception | Exhibition Area |
View the latest official agenda.
Provisional programme, checked on 28 October 2026. The organisers describe this as an initial agenda that will be expanded. Session titles have been translated from the official Spanish programme. Please check the official website before planning your visit. The international interview during lunch is reserved for Exclusive Lounge guests.
What topics will DIRFCON 2026 cover?
The announced programme is organised around seven areas of interest for finance leaders: financial governance, management control, digitalisation, treasury, CFO strategy, electronic invoicing and credit management.
Topics will include the application of artificial intelligence to financial processes, reporting automation, liquidity management, digital security and developments in electronic invoicing. The congress will also explore tools for assessing credit risk and improving collections management.
Artificial intelligence and financial digitalisation
AI and automation will feature prominently at the event, with content covering agentic AI and reporting supported by generative artificial intelligence.
For finance teams, these topics raise practical questions: which tasks should be automated, how can information quality be ensured, and what controls should accompany the introduction of new tools?
The value of digitalisation depends on how it connects with business processes. Consistent data and integrated systems provide an essential foundation for turning information into actionable decisions.
Treasury, management control and risk management
Liquidity, management control and credit risk will also feature in the congress programme.
These areas directly influence a company’s ability to anticipate future needs. Understanding when receipts and payments will occur, identifying variances and having reliable information enable businesses to assess their requirements more effectively.
Electronic invoicing and the evolving role of the CFO
Electronic invoicing and CFO strategy are among the programme’s key themes.
Both highlight the relationship between processes, technology and financial leadership. Adapting invoice management requires a review of how information flows between departments and systems. Similarly, a more strategic finance function needs tools that support analysis and collaboration across the organisation.
Acevedo at DIRFCON 2026: our participation as speakers
At Acevedo, we will participate as speakers at DIRFCON 2026, sharing our perspective as a technology consultancy specialising in Oracle solutions and business processes.
Our work encompasses ERP consulting, application integration and business process optimisation. We work with solutions such as Oracle NetSuite, Oracle Cloud ERP and Oracle EBS to support organisational transformation.
Our experience has shown us that modernising financial management requires connecting three elements: business needs, working processes and the technology that supports them.
An ERP system, for example, should make financial and operational information accessible and consistent. Application integration should prevent interruptions in data flows. Automation should address a specific need, with clearly defined objectives and controls.
Our participation in DIRFCON will be an opportunity to share this perspective and speak with professionals making decisions about the future of their systems and financial management.
As a Leading Partner, we are also strengthening our connection with an event dedicated to knowledge sharing between finance leaders and industry specialists.
DIRFCON 2026 speakers
DIRFCON 2026 will bring together finance executives, treasury leaders and specialists in technology and business transformation. This range of backgrounds will connect the challenges facing the finance function with the experience of professionals from sectors including retail, energy, insurance and technology services.
The professionals announced in the official DIRFCON 2026 speaker line-up include:
| Speaker | Role | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Grosso | Enterprise AI Director | Acevedo |
| Enrique Arin | CFO & CIO | Viscofan |
| Carmen Martínez | Director of Treasury and Investment Administration | Mutua Madrileña |
| Juan Salvador | Director of Treasury and Risk | Carrefour |
| Cristóbal Montero | FP&A Director | Leroy Merlin |
| Ana Magro | Head of Treasury | Grup Mediapro |
| Fernando Moya | CFO | Scalpers |
| Pablo Viñuales | Director of Treasury and Premium Collections | Mapfre |
| Héctor Contreras | Business Director and CFO | José Pariente |
| Ismael Villalobos | CEO and Founder | La Casa de las Carcasas |
| Alexis Thompson | Head of Strategy and Business Development | BBVA |
| Jesús Carrizo | Risk Director for Southern Europe | Visa |
This selection illustrates the range of perspectives represented at the congress, from financial planning and risk management to the use of technology to improve business processes.
Gabriel Grosso will represent Acevedo in a session on agentic AI and the role of the CFO
Gabriel Grosso, Enterprise AI Director at Acevedo, will take part in the session “How Agentic AI Is Redefining the Value of the CFO”, scheduled for 26 November, from 12:20 to 12:50, in the Sage Auditorium.
An engineer with an MBA, Gabriel has more than 25 years of experience in IT and over 20 years in CIO and CISO roles. At Acevedo, he currently designs and builds AI agents with human oversight that automate financial and operational processes on ERP systems without modifying the system’s core.
His participation directly addresses one of the congress’s key discussions: how to incorporate artificial intelligence into the finance function and what this evolution means for the role of the CFO.
At Acevedo, we will contribute our experience in enterprise technology and process automation to this conversation. Further details about his participation are available in Gabriel Grosso’s official speaker profile.
Why attend DIRFCON 2026?
The congress offers an opportunity to focus on issues that are often pushed aside by day-to-day operational demands.
For finance leaders, attending can be particularly valuable for:
- Comparing priorities: identifying challenges shared by other organisations and understanding how they are addressing them.
- Assessing technology initiatives: asking questions about integration, automation and data availability.
- Connecting strategy and operations: linking investment decisions to specific management and control needs.
- Sharing experiences: broadening perspectives through conversations with other professionals.
DIRFCON’s combination of panel discussions, interviews and networking opportunities will support this exchange between attendees and experts.
See you at DIRFCON 2026
At Acevedo, we believe technological transformation should start with the real challenges facing each organisation. Participating in DIRFCON will allow us to continue sharing this perspective with those leading the finance function.
We look forward to seeing you on 26 November at IFEMA Madrid. If you are attending and would like to speak with our team about the technological challenges facing your finance department, contact Acevedo.
You can explore the programme and register through the official congress website.
What is DIRFCON and who organises it?
DIRFCON is Spain’s Financial Leadership Congress. It is organised by ASSET, the Spanish Association of Corporate Finance Professionals, and brings together professionals involved in corporate financial management.
When and where will DIRFCON 2026 take place?
The congress will take place on 26 November 2026 at the North Convention Centre at IFEMA Madrid.
Is DIRFCON free to attend?
Admission is free for ASSET members. For other attendance options, check the terms and available registration options on the official DIRFCON website.
Who is the event for?
The event is aimed at CFOs, finance directors and financial executives looking to gain new perspectives on economics, regulation, technology and business management.
How will Acevedo participate in DIRFCON 2026?
Acevedo will participate as a speaker and Leading Partner (Partner Referente), sharing its perspective as a technology consultancy specialising in Oracle solutions and business processes.
