07/26: Stop Automating Chaos: The Real First Step to AI in Order-to-Cash

July 1, 2026by Lyle Medel

Stop Automating Chaos: The Real First Step to AI in Order-to-Cash

WEDNESDAY, July 15th, 2026, at 11:30 AM EST| 5:30 PM Central European Time

What the audience will learn:

  • How to assess whether your O2C function is actually ready for AI, and the warning signs that you’re not (yet)
  • The sequencing mistake most companies make when starting AI implementation, and how to avoid it
  • A practical framework for prioritizing where AI delivers the fastest ROI in credit, billing, and collections
  • Real-world lessons from leading O2C transformations at Fortune 500 companies, including what worked and what didn’t
Fidel Salazar - Founder & Managing Partner, Fidaris Advisory
Fidel Salazar' bio photo.

Fidel Salazar brings 20+ years of finance operations leadership, including senior O2C roles at Fortune 500 companies. He has led large-scale restructuring of Order-to-Cash functions across the Americas, pioneering AI-driven credit automation and delivering $500K+ in annual savings through billing automation.

He also led the outsourcing of O2C cash functions to global shared service centers in India and the Philippines, generating $23M in savings, and spearheaded an Oracle ERP implementation that transformed billing automation and strengthened control across the O2C cycle.

Today, Fidel is the Founder of Fidaris Advisory, where he helps individuals and companies implement AI strategy into their teams, turning finance operations expertise into practical, executable AI adoption.

Lyle Medel

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