Ask the Authors: A Live Q&A with the SMEs Behind Your CFI Courses 

Date

Wednesday, June 10th, 2026

Time

9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET

Location

Online (Zoom Webinar)

Get Direct Answers from the Experts Building Your Courses. Including the AI Skills Reshaping Finance

Register for the Ask the Authors: A Live Q&A with the SMEs Behind Your CFI Courses 

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You've watched their lessons, worked through their Case Study Challenges, and studied their frameworks, now it's your turn to ask them anything. Every CFI course is built by a practitioner-educator who's spent years in the field, and this webinar is your chance to hear directly from several of them in one room.

Join us for a live, interactive session where CFI's course authors answer the questions Learners ask most: how to choose the right Certification or Specialization, how to navigate a finance career pivot, how to get the most out of the content you're studying, and the real-world context behind the concepts we teach. We'll open with pre-submitted questions from Learners like you, rotate through each SME's favorite question to answer, and close with 15 minutes of live Q&A.

We'll also dedicate time to one of the topics Learners ask about most right now: how AI is changing the finance skill set, and how CFI is integrating AI-focused content into Programs like the FMVA® and FPAP™, so you can see what's coming and how to build these skills into your own learning path.

Moderated by Tim Vipond, Co-Founder & CEO, this session features 7 of CFI's most respected course authors, each with deep expertise across Financial Modeling, Capital Markets, Commercial Banking, Data & AI, FP&A, and more. Whether you're just starting your FMVA®, preparing for a Final Exam, or mapping out your next Career Path, you'll leave with practical answers and clearer direction.

Got a Question for Our Experts?

Submit your questions ahead of the event and our SMEs will answer the most popular ones live.

Who Should Attend:

Learners deciding which Certification or Specialization to start with, or already progressing through a Program, and wanting direct input from the SMEs behind it
Finance professionals weighing a career pivot or next step
Learners curious about how AI is reshaping finance roles and which AI skills to prioritize

What You’ll Learn

In this session, our SME panel will tackle:

Choosing the Right Program for Your Goals
How to decide between Certifications, Specializations, and Role-Based Learning Paths based on where you are in your career, with targeted insights on the FMVA®, BIDA®, CMSA®, CBCA®, FTIP®, and FPAP™ straight from the people who built them.
Straight Talk from CFI's Course Authors
How our SMEs broke into their specialties, what skills matter most today, which concepts Learners find hardest (and how to master them), and where the finance profession is heading next.
AI and Your Finance Career
Cut through the hype. Hear which AI capabilities are genuinely reshaping financial modeling, valuation, and FP&A work, which skills are worth investing your time in, and how to position yourself as the finance professional companies want in an AI-augmented workplace.
Live Q&A
15 dedicated minutes for your live questions, answered on the spot by the panel.
An Inside Look at CFI's AI-Focused Content
Get an early preview of how AI is being integrated into the FMVA® and FPAP™ Programs, directly from the SMEs building it. What's launching, when, and how it fits into the learning path you're already on.

About the Speakers

Moderated by CFI’s Content & Training Team

Tim Vipond

Co-Founder and CEO

Ryan Spendelow

SVP, Content and Curriculum

Duncan McKeen

EVP, Financial Modeling

Meeyeon Park

VP, Capital Markets 

Darius Gant

VP, AI Training & Content

Cheryl Provorny

VP, AI Training & Content

Ask the Authors: A Live Q&A with the SMEs Behind Your CFI Courses 

Date: Wednesday, June 10th, 2026

Time: 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET

Location: Online (Zoom Webinar)

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