Financial Modelling with AI: Is it ready and how can we use it? | Giles Male

SESSION TRACK:
Excel

SESSION OUTLINE:
Microsoft MVP Giles Male has been testing AI tools for financial modelling as part of the Mod Squad podcast series over the last few months, alongside Paul Barnhurst and Ian Schnoor. Join him as he shares the highs and lows of this testing journey, and shares practical advice for anyone looking to use AI tools as part of their modelling work in 2026.

SPEAKER PROFILE:
Giles Male is a 2x Microsoft MVP and one of 8 Master Financial Modelers certified globally with the FMI. He is passionate about helping other modellers cut through the hype and misinformation in the market.
He's also sometimes known for wearing fur coats, music videos, and generally being extremely quiet and humble...

Connect with and follow Giles online at:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giles-male-30643b15
• Website: www.fullstackmodeller.com

TENTATIVE AGENDA (subject to change, all times listed are in Pacific Time):

• 8:45am Teams Meeting opens to attendees to begin joining
• 9:00am-9:05am Welcome and Meeting Overview
• 9:05am-10:05am Feature Presentation
• 10:05am-10:10am Meeting Wrap-up

REGISTRATION:
This meet-up will be hosted on Microsoft Teams, and will be recorded to share with others who were not able to attend live. You must RSVP for the event in order to access the Teams Meeting link.

JOINING THE EVENT:
Attendees can join the Teams Meeting starting at 8:45am on the day of the event. The link will be visible only if you RSVP beforehand.

Once the event gets underway at 9:00am, we ask that attendees make sure they are on MUTE, so background noise and distractions are minimized.

During the presentation, attendees can type questions and comments into the chat area, which will be monitored by the event hosts. There will be time for Q&A at the end, where attendees can un-mute their mic and even share their video to ask questions.

**NOTE: As mentioned above, this event will be recorded and shared online, so attendee information may be visible in the recording.