Fabio Gasbarro on the Malta Finance Week panel stage

Speaking

Ideas worth sharing with audiences that expect substance.

I speak on topics where finance, business transformation and technology intersect. Every presentation is grounded in executive experience, commercial reality and practical application—not theory. My objective is to help leaders make better decisions, not simply understand new ideas.

Upcoming events

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Past Conversations & Contributions 

A selection of rooms, discussions and events I've taken part in.

September 30, 202609:00 AM – 12:00 PM CEST

AI at Work: What’s Working, What’s Not, and What Comes Next

Organizer: Epic & The Malta Chamber

Location: The Malta Chamber, Valletta, Malta

Took part in an executive discussion hosted by Epic and The Malta Chamber on where AI creates measurable value, common implementation pitfalls, and what comes next for local and international organisations.

From the event

Participants at an executive discussion hosted by Epic and The Malta Chamber.
Executive discussion on practical AI adoption, hosted by Epic and The Malta Chamber.

Key Takeaways

  1. 1.

    AI must create more value than it costs. The question isn’t “Can AI do this?” It is: “Will using AI create enough value to justify the total cost of changing the way we work?”

  2. 2.

    Human judgement is becoming more important — not less. AI can process, generate and analyse at extraordinary speed. But deciding what matters, what is appropriate, what should be challenged and what action to take remains a human responsibility.

  3. 3.

    AI should be built for people — not against them. The objective shouldn’t be to put AI between people and their work. It is to remove unnecessary work, improve decisions and give people more capacity to do the things that require judgement, experience and creativity.

2025

Malta Finance Week 2025

Organizer: Malta Finance Week

Location: Malta

Invited to speak on the practical adoption of Generative AI for finance and payments professionals, exploring real-world use cases—AI-assisted expense processing, automated transaction classification, and emerging compliance applications such as deepfake detection.

From the event

Malta Finance Week panel — Fabio Gasbarro third from the right
Panel discussion at Malta Finance Week 2025 on the practical adoption of Generative AI in Finance and Payments.

Key takeaways

  • Generative AI is not a strategy—it is a business capability that must earn its place by solving real operational problems.
  • Practical applications already deliver value: AI-assisted expense processing, automated transaction classification for real-time reporting, and deepfake detection for compliance.
  • Technology should reduce operational effort, strengthen decision-making and improve business performance.

Speaking topics

Perspectives that help leaders make better decisions in an increasingly complex business environment.

When the Numbers Don't Tell the Whole Story

Why financial statements explain what happened—but rarely why it happened or what is likely to happen next.

Transformation Without the Theatre

How organisations distinguish meaningful transformation from activity that simply creates the appearance of progress.

AI in the Boardroom

A practical framework for evaluating where Artificial Intelligence creates measurable business value—and where it doesn’t.

From Reporting to Strategic Insight

How finance evolves from historical reporting into a strategic capability that improves organisational decision-making.

Executive Judgement

How leaders recognise weak signals early, connect finance, operations and technology, and act before issues become measurable business problems.

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