Learning Lab - Financial/Tech

Take Control of Business Spending Before It Happens

Monday, September 14, 2026 5:50 PM Stanford

Session Overview

Most businesses discover unnecessary spending only after the money is gone. Learn how to replace reactive expense reviews with clear policies, automated approvals, and real-time visibility across cards, vendors, departments, and budgets. You’ll leave with a practical approach to reducing waste, simplifying financial workflows, and giving your team purchasing freedom without losing control.

What You’ll Learn

  • Moving from reactive expense reviews to proactive spend management
  • Creating clear spending policies and approval workflows
  • Setting practical guardrails by employee, department, vendor, or purchase type
  • Giving employees autonomy while maintaining financial oversight
  • Identifying duplicate vendors, unnecessary subscriptions, and off-policy spending
  • Gaining real-time visibility into spending against budgets
  • Automating receipts, expense categorization, reimbursements, and reconciliation
  • Reducing administrative work while improving financial control and accountability