Perspectives on the role of finance in business transformation

Anant founded AppZen in 2012 to bring AI to global finance teams, and is responsible for the company’s vision and business execution. Previously, he served as Vice President of Applications at Fujitsu America, where he had broad responsibility for the management and delivery of the company’s global enterprise applications and infrastructure. He has more than 20 years of experience in software development and engineering leadership. Anant earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Engineering and an MBA from Mumbai University. He loves music and hopes to learn to DJ sometime in the future.

Jeff Epstein is an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and a Lecturer at Stanford University. He specializes in B2B software, marketplaces, and vertical AI. He serves on the boards of directors of Twilio, Okta, Kaiser Permanente, and other companies. He served on the board of Priceline/Booking Holdings for 16 years and is the former Executive VP and CFO of Oracle, one of the world’s largest and most profitable technology companies.