Events & Webinars
Transforming AP & GBS with AI-Powered Innovation
At Springtime Technologies, we’re proud to collaborate with leading communities in the Shared Services sector to shape the future of Accounts Payable (AP). Through strategic partnerships with top-tier organisations, we’re joining forces with the global GBS and finance transformation community to explore how AI, Agentic Automation, and real-time analytics are redefining AP performance.
Throughout the year, we’ll be collaborating on webinars and in-person events tailored for Heads of GBS, CFOs, and Global Process Owners driving digital transformation, compliance, and operational excellence across P2P. From navigating new e-invoicing mandates to unlocking the potential of AI-driven automation and improving straight-through processing (STP), our sessions deliver actionable insights and peer-led learning.
Explore the events below to stay informed, connected, and ahead of the curve.
Upcoming Events
February 17th, 2pm GMT / 3pm CET
When: February 17 | Hosted by SSON
In an environment defined by rising complexity, regulatory pressure, and cost scrutiny, visibility has become critical to the success of both Global Process Owners (GPOs) and Accounts Payable (AP) teams.
For GPOs, real-time insight into purchasing patterns, supplier performance, and policy compliance is essential to maintain control, drive standardisation, and deliver measurable cost savings. For AP teams, visibility into invoice status, exceptions, and payment cycles is fundamental to protecting cash flow, reducing risk, and meeting operational KPIs. Yet many organisations still rely on fragmented systems or manual processes, leaving them with limited transparency, delayed decision-making, and unnecessary inefficiencies.
AI-powered automation is changing this dynamic. By embedding intelligence directly into AP and GPO processes, organisations can move beyond basic reporting to real-time insight and action. AI enables continuous monitoring, automated exception handling, and instant visibility across the entire process—unlocking higher straight-through processing rates, fewer errors, and greater financial control. What would it mean for your organisation to achieve 90% touchless processing and over 50% STP?
Join this session to discover how leading GPOs are strengthening authority, accelerating AP performance, and delivering day-one value by combining visibility with AI-powered automation.
What you’ll learn:
- From insight to action: How real-time visibility into spend, suppliers, and payment cycles enables stronger GPO decision-making and more effective AP operations.
- Visibility powered by automation: Why true transparency depends on automated, end-to-end processes—and how AI removes manual effort while increasing control and compliance.
- Day-one impact with AI: How intelligent automation resolves exceptions, accelerates invoice processing, reduces errors, and enables touchless processing from the start.
- One platform, total control: How a unified platform improves efficiency, supports scalability, and gives organisations the confidence to evolve their AP and GPO functions.
The session will be hosted by Steve Standring, CRO at Springtime Technologies.
Speakers:
Aleks Hajda
Aleks Hajdas is a seasoned finance transformation leader with over 15 years of experience driving global process excellence and compliance in accounts payable. He has held key Global Process Owner (GPO) roles at high-profile companies including JTI (Japan Tobacco International), Avon, Coty, and Oriflame, where he led end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) transformations.
Aleks specializes in AP automation, operational efficiency, and governance frameworks that support scalable, compliant finance operations across multinational environments.
Dan French, Consider Solutions
Dan French is Chief Executive Officer of Consider, which he co-founded in 2000. With over 25 years’ experience spanning general management, consulting, performance improvement, process transformation, and technology, Dan brings deep expertise in helping organisations drive meaningful change. Based in London, he spends much of his time travelling globally to work closely with customers.
18-21st May 2026
When: 18-21st May 2026
Venue: Estoril Congress Center, Lisbon.
We are excited to return to Shared Services & Outsourcing Week Europe, the flagship event for global business services, transformation leaders, and process owners shaping the future of operations.
This year’s SSOW theme, centered around AI-enabled service delivery, intelligent operations, digital acceleration and talent-driven transformation, could not be more aligned with what we bring to the market and solve everyday for our customers.
What We’re Showcasing:
We’ll be unveiling the latest capabilities in our Agentic AP Automation Platform, Invoicetrack, designed specifically for large enterprises and shared service centres processing 500,000+ invoices annually.
Visit us to see how enterprises across Europe are using Invoicetrack to:
- Achieve truly autonomous invoice processing with task-oriented AI agents that learn, adapt, and handle exceptions end-to-end
- Reduce cost per invoice and improve cycle times across complex, multi-ERP environments
- Enhance compliance and control with AI-assisted audit trails and risk detection
- Elevate the Global Process Owner role by replacing manual oversight with intelligent, self-optimizing workflows
- Improve staff experience by shifting teams from repetitive invoice tasks to high-value analytical and supplier-focused work
If you're a Global Process Owner, SSC Leader, or Finance Transformation executive looking to elevate AP performance in 2026 and beyond, we’d love to meet you.
Stop by our booth to discuss how agentic automation can unlock autonomous AP operations in your shared service centre. Or, take a 30-minute product tour to see our AP agents in action.
Why Attend a Springtime Event?
Discover how Springtime’s e-invoicing compliance solutions help global organizations stay ahead.
- Gain practical, real-world insights from AI and finance transformation experts
- Learn how AI automation and analytics are redefining global AP performance
- Benchmark your KPIs against leading enterprises
- Network with GBS leaders, CFOs, and Global Process Owners
- See how InvoiceTrack delivers measurable improvements in efficiency and compliance
Explore our Customer Success Stories to see what transformation looks like in action.
Past Events
December 10th, 3PM GMT/ 4PM CET
When: December 10th, 15.00 GMT/ 16.00 CET | In partnership with Susie West, Shared Services Link (SSL)
Governments worldwide are mandating e-invoicing and real-time reporting to boost tax revenues. While these initiatives bring long-term benefits, they are creating short-term headaches for AP leaders.
All the hard work you and your AP team have put over the years to hit high STP (straight-through processing) rates could be undone.
Why is your STP rate likely to drop? Governments want tax data, not business data. So, invoices that used to arrive with complete and accurate data will now likely be incomplete – no PO, wrong PO, missing fields.
In this session, Susie West (SSL), Springtime Technologies and our partners at Avalara, will outline 7 practical steps you can take to not only protect but improve your straight-through processing rates in this new regulatory landscape.
What you’ll learn:
This is an essential session for GPOs, GBS leaders, and Finance Transformation executives navigating the realities of mandated e-invoicing.
- Why this is a problem that’ll keep AP teams awake at night
- The bigger the AP team and shared services, the bigger the problem ahead
- The cost of doing nothing – how your KPIs will be affected
- Lessons from countries like Brazil, where straight-through processing rates dropped after mandate implementation
- How to maintain, even improve, your STP rate during mandates
Speakers:
Steve Standring, CRO Springtime Technologies
Steve Standring is a seasoned CRO with 30 years of success driving go-to-market strategies that deliver sustained revenue growth. With five successful exits (each over $100M) and one Unicorn, Steve has built and led elite sales teams, scaled ambitious companies, and guided high-value IPOs and acquisitions.
Specializing in Fintech and shared services sectors, he designs and executes GTM strategies that position companies as early market leaders. His expertise spans fundraising, scaling, and exit planning, with a proven ability to align sales, marketing, and customer success into high-performing growth engines.
Steve also has five years’ experience developing sales structures that help organizations diagnose client needs, influence decision-making, and win larger, more strategic deals. His focus: helping visionary companies hit big goals and unlock their full growth potential.
Matt Hammond, General Manager of e-invoicing, Avalara
Matt leads Avalara's global e-invoicing strategy, helping businesses simplify compliance and scale. With 20+ years in e-invoicing, he's shaping the future of e-invoicing and real-time reporting.
November 18-20th, Berlin
When: November 18–20, Berlin | Hosted by SSON
Springtime Technologies partnered with SSON as proud sponsors of this milestone 20th anniversary Shared Services Outsourcing Week in DACH.
The event took place at the Waldorf Astoria Berlin, where industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers gathered to shape the future of Shared Services and Global Business Services (GBS). With the pace of technological transformation accelerating, this year’s SSOW was a dynamic platform for exploring cutting-edge strategies, AI-driven solutions, and next-generation operating models.
Workshop Spotlight
We hosted an exclusive 90-minute workshop on Wednesday 18th November @ 16.30.
Mastering P2P Excellence with AI
How to transform AP in the face of compliance and mandates to achieve cost reductions and 90% STP and touchless invoice processing.
This was a deep dive into the transformative impact of AI and Agents on global invoice processing. Interactive discussions and real-world examples helped businesses redefine the value of AP in a GBS environment.
Ex GPO practitioner Aleks Hajdas and Chief Revenue Officer Steve Standring led this practical session that set attendees on a course to achieve P2P process excellence and AP efficiency, generating improved KPI impact.
Workshop Leaders:
Steve Standring, CRO Springtime Technologies
Steve Standring is a seasoned CRO with 30 years of success driving go-to-market strategies that deliver sustained revenue growth. With five successful exits (each over $100M) and one Unicorn, Steve has built and led elite sales teams, scaled ambitious companies, and guided high-value IPOs and acquisitions.
Specializing in Fintech and shared services sectors, he designs and executes GTM strategies that position companies as early market leaders. His expertise spans fundraising, scaling, and exit planning, with a proven ability to align sales, marketing, and customer success into high-performing growth engines.
Steve also has five years’ experience developing sales structures that help organizations diagnose client needs, influence decision-making, and win larger, more strategic deals. His focus: helping visionary companies hit big goals and unlock their full growth potential.
Aleks Hajdas
Aleks Hajdas is a seasoned finance transformation leader with over 15 years of experience driving global process excellence and compliance in accounts payable. He has held key Global Process Owner (GPO) roles at high-profile companies including JTI (Japan Tobacco International), Avon, Coty, and Oriflame, where he led end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) transformations.
Aleks specializes in AP automation, operational efficiency, and governance frameworks that support scalable, compliant finance operations across multinational environments.
October 29th, 2PM GMT
When: October 29th, 2pm GMT | In partnership with SSON
Global Process Owners and GBS leaders are under pressure to deliver on critical KPIs at a time when compliance demands are increasing and e-invoicing mandates are reshaping the AP landscape. Meeting performance targets while staying fully compliant is now a dual challenge.
In this webinar, we explored how AI-powered automation and real-time analytics are enabling AP leaders to achieve measurable improvements in speed, accuracy, and cost efficiency. From touchless processing to proactive compliance, attendees were able to discover how intelligent tools such as Invoicetrack are helping organizations optimize processes, strengthen governance, and hit their performance goals even in a complex regulatory environment.
Takeaways:
- Which KPIs matter most to AP and GBS leaders today—and how to overcome the barriers that hold them back
- How AI-driven automation can lift straight-through processing rates and reduce exceptions
- The role of analytics, dashboards, and process mining in driving cost control, compliance, and continuous improvement
- Practical steps to advance toward near-100% digital, touchless AP processing
This session was designed for finance transformation leaders who want to turn compliance requirements into opportunities for efficiency and strategic advantage.
Speakers:
Steve Standring, CRO Springtime Technologies
Steve Standring is a seasoned CRO with 30 years of success driving go-to-market strategies that deliver sustained revenue growth. With five successful exits (each over $100M) and one Unicorn, Steve has built and led elite sales teams, scaled ambitious companies, and guided high-value IPOs and acquisitions.
Specializing in Fintech and shared services sectors, he designs and executes GTM strategies that position companies as early market leaders. His expertise spans fundraising, scaling, and exit planning, with a proven ability to align sales, marketing, and customer success into high-performing growth engines.
Steve also has five years’ experience developing sales structures that help organizations diagnose client needs, influence decision-making, and win larger, more strategic deals. His focus: helping visionary companies hit big goals and unlock their full growth potential.
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