Pratima Singh
Principal, Policy & Insights
Economist Impact
Executive Roundtable Dinner
Future-Proofing the Bottom Line: Finance Leader’s Roundtable on Payment Integrity at Scale
Tuesday, 2 December 2025 | 4-7pm MST
Upper Bistro Room
Vintage Chophouse & Tavern
320 11 Ave SW, Calgary
Finance leaders are under pressure to protect cash, prove control, and fund growth. Yet typical organizations lose ~5% of revenue to errors, fraud, and procurement leakage. In capital-intensive sectors like utilities, energy, oil & gas, even 1–2% can mean $50M+ recovered annually.
In the age of artificial intelligence and machine learning, organizations are using AI to move beyond annual audits — into real-time, proactive control at procurement fraud detection and security intelligence.
Join 15 finance leaders for an exclusive roundtable discussion over a complimentary wine experience with food pairing.
The event aims to provide a platform to discuss
Key Take-aways:
- Where errors and fraud most often slip through in high-volume, capital-intensive operations — and how your peers are experiencing it
- How finance leaders are moving beyond manual audits into AI-enabled proactive controls — and the tangible results they’re achieving
- Key challenges and practical steps to embed integrity into finance and procurement teams, aligned with board and audit expectations
- Strategies to future-proof into 2026 — AI, predictive modeling, and rising expectations from vendors and regulators
To encourage open and candid dialogue, this session will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
Evening Program
| December 2nd, 2025 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Arrivals of guests |
| 4:30 p.m. | Welcome address & short introduction |
| 5:00 p.m. | Discussion instigated by the moderator and continued by the group |
| 6:00 p.m. | Open floor & additional networking |
| 6:15 p.m. | Thank you & closing remarks |
| 6:30 p.m. | Continued networking if applicable |
Featured Speakers
Yolandé Byrd
Director of Fraud Analytics at FACTS Consulting – led development of SAS Payment Integrity for Procurement
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Yolandé Byrd, co-founder of FACTS Consulting, is the CFO and lead for Analytics. With over 27 years of experience, Yolandé has established a strong reputation for leveraging her expertise in data analytics, accounting, and financial systems to help organisations detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, with a particular focus on procurement fraud. Yolandé has led complex investigations and crafted innovative forensic solutions across a wide range of industries, including Government, Finance, Energy - Oil & Gas and Utilities, Insurance, Construction, Media, Manufacturing, Retail, and Mining. Her global footprint extends to projects in numerous European countries, United Kingdom, Middle East, United States, and Canada where her work has left a lasting impact. A pioneer in the field, Yolandé spearheaded the development of the SAS® Payment Integrity for Procurement
Pratima Singh is a Principal with Economist Impact's Policy and Insights team in New York. An expert in sustainability, infrastructure, circular economy, climate and digital technology, she partners with foundations, corporations, governments and non-profits seeking evidence-based analysis and policy recommendations. At Economist Impact, she leads global research programs and moderates discussions for organizations including IOM, UNEP, Duke University, World Food Prize and major Economist Impact events.
Pratima's career spans both public and private sectors, including the National University of Singapore, Centre for Civil Society, Asian Development Bank, and Frontier Strategy Group, where she guided senior executives in developing Asia Pacific business strategies. She holds a Master's in Economics from University College London (UCL) and a BSc Economics from Singapore Management University.
Franklin J. Manchester, CPCU
Global Insurance Strategic Advisor
SAS
A Property and Casualty Insurance veteran, Franklin brings nearly two decades of industry expertise to his role at SAS. His insurance journey began as an Associate Agent for Allstate in Boone, NC, before establishing a distinguished 17-year career at Nationwide Insurance. Initially joining as a personal lines underwriter, he went on to lead diverse teams across personal and commercial lines underwriting, portfolio analysis and sales. Throughout his tenure at Nationwide, Franklin played a key role in supporting staff operations, delivering strategic insights and thought leadership to sales executive offices.