Join this vital 45-minute panel discussion on "Finance & Spend Management," sponsored by Navan. Charlotte Delafosse, Director, Commercial UK at Navan (Business Travel Management), opens the session by addressing the scope for improving travel spend management, even as work shifts online. She is joined by expert panellists: Katrina Tretyakova, VP Global Procurement at Convatec; Nita Nair, Head of Procurement and Admin at Emirates NBD; and John Butcher, Group Procurement Director at Just Eat Takeaway. The group assesses how far spend management technology has advanced recently and outlines the core challenges businesses are striving to solve, particularly the most common mistake made when trying to control supply chain costs. The panelists delve into the critical act of balancing control with agility, ensuring teams remain flexible amidst constant disruption. They share strategies for improving spend visibility across diverse regions and suppliers, and discuss how modern technology helps cope with fluctuating prices and complex global challenges. The importance of user experience is highlighted, specifically how intuitive tools can improve data accuracy and reduce "rogue" spending. Finally, the experts offer essential advice for successfully implementing new spend management solutions, share examples of where smart spend management created value beyond simple savings, and predict the future of this essential technology.