Beyond Build vs Buy: How AP Teams Are Structuring AI

AI has made the path forward in AP harder to navigate. The build vs buy question most teams start with is too narrow: there's often a third option in your current stack, and the full cost across people, time and ongoing maintenance is rarely visible upfront.

Join our panel of practitioners for an open discussion on the frameworks, trade-offs and hard lessons that don't make it into vendor pitches.

14 July 2026

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm (BST)

Zoom

Why this topic matters now

AI has raised the ceiling for what AP teams can achieve, but it's also made the path forward less obvious. The build vs buy framing most teams start with turns out to be too narrow. There's a third option most teams overlook, the capabilities already sitting in their current stack. And even when the right path is clear in principle, the real costs across people, time, and ongoing maintenance rarely are.

With pressure to demonstrate AI ROI and an increasingly crowded vendor landscape, getting this decision wrong is expensive. This session brings together practitioners who've been through it firsthand, to share the frameworks and hard lessons that don't make it into vendor decks.

What you'll learn in this webinar

How to build a decision framework

Most teams pick a tool before they've mapped the problem. Learn what a practical evaluation framework actually looks like.
The cost picture across activate, buy and build

Initial proposals rarely tell the full story. Find out where implementation complexity and ongoing maintenance quietly eat into the business case.
Build an adoption driven action plan

Hear firsthand where it's delivering, where it's falling short and what separates the two.

Ryan Ambrose

Senior Director, Finance Process, Data and Technology at Mortenson

Ryan currently leads the modernization of finance processes, data integration, and digital capabilities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making. He brings deep experience in finance transformation and analytics from roles at Cargill, General Mills, and CHS, with a focus on scaling innovation through strong governance, measurable value delivery, and AI-enabled operating models. Prior to his corporate finance roles, Ryan was an officer in the US Air Force, flying on the E-3 AWACS.

Aliya Jabbar

VP of Services

Aliya Jabbar is VP of Services at Xelix, where she leads customer-centric service delivery with a focus on AI, innovation, and global operations. With a background spanning customer success, professional services, and operations leadership, she brings extensive experience building and scaling high-performing teams. Aliya is passionate about driving measurable outcomes for customers and transforming how enterprise finance teams operate.

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