Learn from Industry Experts
Live sessions with practitioners from major firms and published authors presenting across one 24-hour program.
- Live expert sessions
- Blue-chip practitioners
- Live Q&A
Financial Modeling Institute presents
24-Hour Global Financial Modeling Conference
The world's first live 24-hour global online conference dedicated to financial modeling.
Register to save your place. Closer to the date, FMI will share the full agenda so you can choose the sessions you'd like to attend.
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Global event for finance professionals who work with financial models.
Attend On Your Schedule
The event runs live continuously over 24 hours, with sessions scheduled across the globe. Join from wherever you are and attend the sessions that fit your day.
- Any time zone
- No travel required
- Sessions all day
Explore Sessions Across Five Themes
Five themes, world-class speakers, and 24 hours of live content, all at no cost. FMI Community members get on-demand access to sessions after the event.
- Five themes
- No cost to attend
- On-demand access
Built for professionals who build, review, and rely on financial models.
Whether you build the model, review it, or make the call from its outputs, this conference is for you.
Five themes. One continuous day.
Sessions run continuously for 24 hours. Each of the five themes features speakers from around the world.
The five themes
01
Excel
Excel in Financial Modeling
Excel's role in financial decision-making, including:
- Mathematical modeling
- Dynamic arrays, LET, and LAMBDA
- Model ergonomics
- Custom shortcuts and efficient setup
02
Technical
Technical Financial Modeling
Advanced financial modeling topics, including:
- Worksheet structure and auditability
- Project finance and sensitivities
- Private debt and M&A
- Monte Carlo simulations and valuations
03
AI
AI in Financial Modeling
Practical and strategic uses of AI in finance, including:
- Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot in Excel
- Responsible AI integration
- Hallucination risk and human judgment
- Moving from building models to building intelligence
04
Industry
Insights from Industry Leading Companies
Perspectives from Senior Professionals at Banks and the Big Four:
- Cash flow layouts
- Financial services modeling during crises
- Historical context
- Skills professional modellers often lack
05
Career
Career & Leadership
Skills beyond technical modeling, including:
- Personal branding
- The psychology of modeling
- Building stakeholder confidence
- Model believability, detail, and skepticism
Practitioners from across the modeling world.
FMI's speaker lineup brings blue-chip industry leaders, accredited modelers, and published authors together for a single 24-hour program. Full session details to be announced closer to the date.
Sloka Balasubramanyan
Sloka is a Director in EY's Valuations, Modelling & Economics practice in Mumbai, with 15+ years of experience in financial modelling, valuation, and decision support. She has led 500+ modelling engagements, delivering clear, stakeholder-ready insights and dynamic dashboards. Sloka has also delivered 1,200+ hours of financial modelling training through EY's student and corporate programs and partnerships across India.
Paul Barnhurst, AFM
Paul is a leading finance professional and host of Financial Modeler's Corner, one of the industry's most respected modeling podcasts. With over 15 years in corporate finance, he brings deep experience in forecasting, scenario modeling, strategic planning, and FP&A. Paul holds the FPAC, FPAP, and AFM designations, is a Microsoft MVP, and teaches modeling, Excel, and data visualization.
Prem Beejan, MFM
Prem is Co-Founder of the Financial Modelling Centre in Mauritius and was previously Chairman of MauBank Holdings Ltd. Over a 40-year career, he has built dozens of models for projects in asset management, investments, private equity, banking, insurance, and accounting. He has also authored articles and created videos on Excel and financial modeling.
Dharshini Beejan, CFM
Dharshini is co-founder of the Financial Modelling Centre in Mauritius, where she leads the delivery of financial modelling training programs. A Chartered Financial Modeler (CFM) accredited by FMI, she brings rigorous technical skills to her participants. She holds an MSc with Merit in Investment Fund Management from London Metropolitan University.
David C. Brown
David is Associate Professor of Finance and Brian and Clara Franke Chair in Finance at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management. He is the founder of the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC), a Microsoft Excel MVP, and a pioneer in gamifying Excel education. His research has been published in the Review of Financial Studies and the Journal of Financial Economics.
David Brown
David is the founder and Managing Partner of dbrownconsulting, a training and consulting firm focused on financial modeling, data analytics, business process automation, and reporting. A globally recognized strategist with over 25 years of experience driving financial transformation, he works through the Financial Modeling Academy to expand financial sector capacity building and job creation across Africa.
David Colver
David co-founded Operis in 1990 and now serves as its CEO and CTO. He previously spent nine years at NM Rothschild advising on project finance transactions in oil & gas, mining, and large UK utility privatisations. David holds a degree in Computer Science from Cambridge and completed programmes at London Business School and Harvard Business School.
Patrick Daguet, AFM
Patrick is a finance professional with over 43 years of experience in project finance, structured finance, and fund management. He is President and Founder of Sharklets, a consultancy on complex finance transactions, and Permanent Faculty member at IÉSEG School of Management in Paris. Patrick holds the CFA Charter and Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) certification, and prepares candidates for the CFA, FRM, and AFM designations.
Diarmuid Early, MFM
Diarmuid is the founder of Early Days Consulting, a data analytics and modeling firm. He was the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship winner in Las Vegas and the champion of the 2021 and 2024 Financial Modeling World Cup. Previously a management consultant at BCG London and nearly a decade in Deutsche Bank's Origination and Advisory division. Holds a PhD in Computer Science.
Brian Egger
Brian is the Global Head of Financial Modeling and a Senior Industry Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, where he covers the gaming and lodging industries. He oversees development of the Bloomberg Interactive Model and was recognized six times as a Wall Street Journal 'Best on the Street' analyst. Previously held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and BMO Capital Markets.
Danielle Stein Fairhurst, MFM
Danielle is the Principal of Plum Solutions, a Sydney-based consultancy specializing in financial modelling and analysis. She is a LinkedIn Learning Instructor and author of Using Excel for Business and Financial Modelling (Wiley, 3rd ed.) and Financial Modeling in Excel for Dummies (Wiley, 2nd ed.). Microsoft MVP and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient at the Financial Modelling Summit (2022). Master Financial Modeler (FMI).
Vaughan Grandin
Vaughan leads Teneo's Financial Modelling team within the Financial Advisory business. With more than 20 years' experience in corporate advisory, finance, and restructuring, he has supported corporates, lenders, and investors across challenging scenarios, including a UK bank's £17 billion financial mis-selling issue and a $7 billion aircraft leasing company. He is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and was a finalist in the 2025 UK Excel Championships.
Colin Human
Colin is one of South Africa's leading financial modellers, with extensive business experience. He is CEO of GoalFix (Pty) Ltd, a financial management consultancy specializing in building complex financial models using Excel and delivering financial modelling training. He has built numerous corporate financial models since starting his modelling activities in the early 1980s.
Wayne Kennedy
Wayne is a Partner in KPMG's Financial Modelling practice, specializing in model reviews and model builds for transactions and operational purposes. He has wide-ranging experience across public sector and infrastructure projects, including rail, defence, hospitals, power plants, and schools, as well as various merger and de-merger transactions.
Eric Kelley
Eric is a Professor of Finance at the University of Tennessee, where he teaches at the undergraduate, MBA, and PhD levels. His research focuses on how information is incorporated into asset prices, with work published in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies.
Carolina Lago
Carolina is a global finance leader with more than 25 years of experience in FP&A, strategic financial modeling, and corporate management. As Managing Director of Tactic Financial, she provides financial modeling education and advisory services to companies and finance professionals. She has coached hundreds of analysts and leaders in budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, and valuation.
Giles Male, MFM
Giles is Co-Founder of Full Stack Modeller, helping professionals develop skills in Excel, financial modeling, data visualization, and analytics. He has coached teams from Bridgewater Associates, Dyson, DHL Consulting, and PageGroup. Giles is an active member of the FAST Standard Moderation Board and a strong advocate for women in financial modeling.
Andy Marsden
Andy is a Managing Director in Kroll's Decision Intelligence practice and leads the global Business Modelling team he established in 2021. His team works with sovereign wealth funds, major alternatives investors, corporates, and financial institutions across deals, financing, valuation, and investment portfolio solutions. Andy previously was an Associate Partner at EY in London, where he led the Financial Services Business Modelling team.
Alastair Matchett
Alastair is Managing Director at Financial Edge Training, a leading provider of technical finance education. With decades of experience in investment banking and corporate finance, he has trained thousands of analysts and associates globally in advanced financial modelling, valuation, and deal analysis. Before founding Financial Edge, Alastair worked at J.P. Morgan and 3i.
Dan Mayoh, AFM, CFM
Dan is a financial modelling professional, based in Australia, with over 20 years' experience as a model developer and auditor, running his consulting firm Fintega since 2013. He won 2nd place in the inaugural ModelOff Financial Modeling World Championships and continued as a lead member of the Question Design Team. Dan holds both the AFM and CFM designations from FMI.
Ayman Ramzy, CFM
Ayman is the founder of ModEX, one of the largest Arabic hubs for financial modeling excellence in the GCC. He previously led financial modeling engagements at PwC Middle East and contributed to NEOM, one of the world's most ambitious developments. Ayman has delivered 3,000+ hours of training to over 5,000 professionals and holds the CMA, CFM, FPAC, AFM, FMVA, and CBCA designations.
Geoff Robinson, MFM
Geoff is the founder of TheInvestmentAnalyst.com, an online finance learning platform. Previously a Managing Director at UBS Equity Research leading the Global Fundamental Analytics franchise, where he was ranked #1 ten times in the EMEA Institutional Investor Survey. Geoff is one of eight people globally to hold the Master of Financial Modeling (MFM) designation and is a Fellow of the ICAEW.
Jorge Rojas, CFA, AFM
Jorge is Adjunct Professor of Finance at Tulane University and Managing Director at Instituto de Altas Finanzas in Guatemala. He has taught financial modeling and corporate finance across the US, China, Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Guatemala at graduate and executive levels, including leading MBA programs. Jorge holds a PhD in Finance from Tulane and the CFA and AFM designations.
Scott Rostan
Scott is the founder of Training The Street (TTS), which provides hands-on instruction in finance theory and modeling. He began his career as an M&A analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York, then led Merrill's Analyst and Associate Investment Banking Training Programs. Scott founded TTS to meet the rising demand for real-world simulation in finance training.
Lance Rubin
Lance is a CFO with over two decades of experience across professional services, banking, and fintech, and the founder of Model Citizn, a consultancy focused on financial modelling, analytics, and automation. He has held senior roles at PwC, KPMG, Investec Bank, and National Australia Bank. Lance co-authored the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand study guide on Financial Modelling.
Marli van Staden-Basson
Marli is a financial modelling specialist with over 20 years' experience in corporate and infrastructure finance. She founded Near Future in 2016, a boutique consultancy delivering financial modelling services for renewable energy and digital infrastructure across Europe and Africa. A Chartered Accountant and CFA charterholder, Marli previously worked at Deloitte and PwC's Transaction Services team.
Sebastian Szameitat, AFM
Sebastian is a financial modelling expert with 25 years of experience in the financial sector, focusing on real assets including renewables, real estate, forestry, agriculture, shipping, and data centres. He founded Exemplum Financial Modelling in 2021 and is co-founder of the Financial Modelling Cooperative, a network of independent specialists across Europe. He is an accredited Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) by FMI.
Jeff Tan, CFA, CFM
Jeff is the Country Manager (Malaysia) at Sadella Advisory, a Hong Kong-based corporate finance firm specializing in cross-border M&A across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe. He has extensive experience in company valuations, financial due diligence, and financial modelling across public and private sectors. Jeff holds the CFA and CFM designations and is the first CFM charterholder in Malaysia.
More speakers to be announced. Additional speakers will be added and announced in the coming weeks.
Why we made this a 24-hour event.
Financial modeling has always been a global discipline.
At FMI, our candidates sit for exams in dozens of countries. Our alumni build models at banks, funds, and companies on every continent. The Global Leaders Council brings together practitioners from 26 countries — from New York to Sydney, London to Lagos — all working on the same problems with the same tools.
So why have the events that serve our community always been designed for one room, one city, one time zone?
The Global Financial Modeling Conference is our answer to that question. A single, continuous 24-hour event that opens when Asia-Pacific wakes up and closes when the Americas winds down — one shared agenda, one shared community throughout.
It is free to attend, requires no travel, and is built around what practitioners actually need: rigorous, practical content they can apply the next morning.
This is the first event of its kind, and it only exists because of the people on this program. Every speaker is a practitioner who has invested meaningfully in this profession. We think their sessions will be worth your time, wherever in the world you're joining from.
We look forward to seeing you on September 24th.
Ian Schnoor
Executive Director · Financial Modeling Institute
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Secure your spot for September 24, 2026.
Register once. Closer to the date, the full agenda will be shared so the sessions that fit your interests and time zone can be picked.
- Free, no payment required
- Join from any time zone
- Live and on-demand for 24-hours
Common questions.
Is the conference free?
Yes. The Global Financial Modeling Conference is free to attend for finance professionals, FMI candidates, and accredited modelers. Sign up with an email to save your spot.
How does registration work?
You register once for the event itself. Closer to September 24, we'll share the full 24-hour agenda — and you can pick and choose which sessions you'd like to attend based on your time zone and interests.
Is the event online?
The event is 100% online and runs continuously for 24 hours so practitioners in every region can join during their working day.
Who should attend?
Finance professionals, FP&A teams, investment banking and corporate finance professionals, private equity and corporate development teams, accounting and advisory professionals, FMI candidates, and accredited modelers.
Will sessions be recorded?
Yes. Sessions will be available for 24 hours for attendees, and FMI Community members receive on-demand access after the event so nothing is missed across time zones.
Why a 24-hour event?
Financial modeling is a global discipline — our candidates, alumni, and Global Leaders Council span every continent. A continuous 24-hour program means practitioners in every region can join during their own working day, on one shared agenda.
