Enhancing strategic agility: Mastering scenario planning
in a fast-changing world
Join us at an exclusive lunch for finance leaders in Sydney
Finance leaders are continuing to focus on Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) as a key function that intersects organisational strategy, its execution, and resulting performance.
Many organisations are in the process of modernising their FP&A capability, but what role does scenario modelling play in this evolving landscape, and what does good practice look like?
Join us at an exclusive lunch for finance leaders to explore the evolution of scenario planning, which plays an ever increasing role in a world of geopolitical instability, economic challenges and the advancement of AI.
Date: 17th June 2025, Tuesday
Time: 12 – 2.30pm. A 3-course lunch will be provided.
Venue: Bentley Restaurant, 27 O'Connell Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Main topics of focus:
- The rising importance of scenario modelling within modern planning practice
- How scenario planning supercharges business agility
- What key factors drive effective scenario planning
- Showcasing scenario planning within an FP&A platform
- Customer Q&A – APG & Co and Douglas Partners' journey to modernising FP&A
Partnering with Finance Teams
QMetrix has been partnering with finance teams to deliver FP&A solutions for over a decade. They have worked with over 100 organisations to transform their Financial Planning and Analysis processes, and enable a more efficient and effective finance function. Here are some clients QMetrix has worked with.
Speakers
Brett Ruwoldt (CPA)
Director at QMetrix
Brett has over 30 years’ experience in finance and technology fields and is equipped with a powerful combination of skillsets to assist organisations in achieving the right outcomes from their technology investments. At QMetrix, Brett leads the team responsible for delivering exceptional services and solutions which optimise business processes and drive business agility; QMetrix was named 2024 and 2025 APJ Workday Adaptive Planning Partner of the Year. Brett is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) and holds a Graduate Diploma in Software Development and Bachelor of Business in Accounting.
Kieran Garriga (CA)
Principal Consultant at QMetrix
Kieran is an IT and accounting professional (CA) with more than a decade of systems implementation experience. Having completed a double degree of accounting and computer science, Kieran’s early career focussed on finance and ERP systems before pivoting more towards Corporate Performance Management solutions. As a Principal Consultant at QMetrix, Kieran guides clients through the implementation of Workday’s Adaptive Planning. He loves to roll up his sleeves and solve problems and ultimately gets the most satisfaction helping clients navigate change.
Josie Fu
Head of Strategy & Commercial at APG & Co
Josie is Head of Strategy & Commercial at APG and Co, where her role involves shaping the company's financial strategy and ensuring financial growth. With over 15 years of experience – in varying roles including Commercial Manager, FP&A Manager and Head of Strategy – she brings deep expertise in financial planning and business performance. At APG and Co, she lead the successful implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning to enhance budgeting, forecasting and reporting, to support strategic decision making and long term growth.
Tania Amalen (CPA)
Finance Business Partnering Manager at Douglas Partners
Tania is an is Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA- UK), an Associate Member of CPA-Australia. She has over 18 years of experience in commercial finance, business partnering, financial planning & analysis and financial strategy. Tania has worked across many industries namely engineering, manufacturing, freight, airlines, healthcare and not-for-profit, both locally and overseas. She enjoys working with different stakeholders to maximise return and ensure sustainability of the business. At Douglas Partners, Tania lead the implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning.
Lachlan McPherson
CPM Solution Specialist and Account Executive at QMetrix
Lachlan leverages his expertise in Enterprise Performance Management and Planning to deliver high-value solutions across all levels of business. At QMetrix, Lachlan helps customers remove silos and gain efficiencies by implementing FP&A solutions with Workday Adaptive Planning. He enjoys working with great organisations and pushing the bounds of creativity and new ideas.
Join us at Bentley Restaurant and Bar for a delightful dining experience.
Seating is limited – register to save your seat.
QMetrix has been partnering with finance teams to deliver FP&A solutions for over a decade, providing end-to-end services from analysis to design and delivery. They are a Platinum Solution Provider and Preferred Validated solution implementation partner of Workday Adaptive Planning, and was named 2024 and 2025 APJ Workday Adaptive Planning Partner of the Year.
Workday Adaptive Planning is a market leading cloud technology that has over 7,000 customers globally. It provides budgeting, forecasting, reporting and data visualisation services to help organisations improve their performance. It has been recognised as a 2023 and 2024 Gartner’s Customer’s Choice for Planning Software.