> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.financealliance.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # How was your experience at the FP&A Summit? | Bruno Oliveira, Swissport - URL: https://www.financealliance.io/how-was-your-experience-at-the-fp-a-summit/ - Published: 2022-12-05T10:17:30.000Z - Updated: 2022-12-05T10:17:30.000Z - Description: In November 2022, Bruno attended our FP&A Summit, a virtual event designed to keep finance professionals ahead of trends and arm them with the skills they need to drive their business and career forward. - Author: Sabrinthia Donnelly - Tags: Case Studies, Events [Bruno Oliveria](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bosilva/) is the Head of FP&A at **Swissport**, the world's leading airport ground and air cargo handling services company. In November 2022, Bruno attended our [FP&A Summit](https://summit22.financealliance.io), a virtual event designed to keep finance professionals ahead of trends and arm them with the skills they need to drive their business *and* career forward. In this case study, Bruno shares: - [Why he wanted to attend the FP&A Summit](https://www.financealliance.io/p/f81c9c96-9b4e-4b1e-837b-e2cebfec2126/#1-how-did-you-find-out-about-the-fpa-summit-and-why-was-it-important-for-you-to-attend-our-virtual-event) - [What were the key insights he found interesting](https://www.financealliance.io/p/f81c9c96-9b4e-4b1e-837b-e2cebfec2126/#2-were-there-any-particular-insights-at-the-fpa-summit-that-you-found-interesting) - [How he's going to apply findings from the event in his current role](https://www.financealliance.io/p/f81c9c96-9b4e-4b1e-837b-e2cebfec2126/#3-how-are-you-going-to-apply-the-findings-from-the-fpa-summit-in-your-current-role) - [His favorite speaker session and why he found it so interesting](https://www.financealliance.io/p/f81c9c96-9b4e-4b1e-837b-e2cebfec2126/#4-what-was-your-favourite-speaker-session-and-why) - [His biggest takeaway from the event](https://www.financealliance.io/p/f81c9c96-9b4e-4b1e-837b-e2cebfec2126/#5-what-was-your-biggest-takeaway-from-the-event) - [How the FP&A Summit differed from similar events](https://www.financealliance.io/p/f81c9c96-9b4e-4b1e-837b-e2cebfec2126/#6-how-did-this-event-stand-out-compared-to-others-on-the-market) - [Whether he would recommend our events to his peers](https://www.financealliance.io/p/f81c9c96-9b4e-4b1e-837b-e2cebfec2126/#7-would-you-recommend-other-finance-professionals-to-attend-one-of-our-events) ### 1\. How did you find out about the FP&A Summit and why was it important for you to attend our virtual event? I found it in Linkedin searching from FP&A Events. It was very important because it is a rare opportunity to have leading edge content with worldwide experts for *free*. ### 2\. Were there any particular insights at the FP&A Summit that you found interesting? Yes. To keep an eye even more opened for the dichotomy strategy-FP&A. [ ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a5/73/a5734519-d6ac-4b17-95b8-f7a3866730ab/content/images/size/w1600/2022/05/FA_Website_Banners_2.jpg) ](https://www.financealliance.io/community/) ### 3\. How are you going to apply the findings from the FP&A Summit in your current role? Yes. Mainly “driver-based planning”. ### 4\. What was your favourite speaker session and why? [Chris King](https://www.financealliance.io/author/chris/). It was amazing how easy he made to connect strategy-operations-finance. ### 5\. What was your biggest takeaway from the event? How important is to have more discussion about FP&A in a practical and easy going way, assuring that from analysts to high-leaders, we are being inspired from the same leading edge vision. [The State of Finance Transformation Report | Finance AllianceThe State of Finance Transformation Report 2022 from Finance Alliance reveals exactly how technology is shaping modern finance functions.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a5/73/a5734519-d6ac-4b17-95b8-f7a3866730ab/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/06/FA_Icon_Colour--1-.png)Finance AllianceSabrinthia Donnelly![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a5/73/a5734519-d6ac-4b17-95b8-f7a3866730ab/content/images/2022/11/FA_State_of_Finance_Transformation_Report_2022_Blog_2.png)](https://www.financealliance.io/the-state-of-finance-transformation-report-2022/) ### 6\. How did this event stand out compared to others on the market? There’s not much events deep appointed to FP&A, for me it’s a one-of-a-kind. ### 7\. Would you recommend other finance professionals to attend one of our events? Yes, sure! [3 ways FP&A can thrive amongst a field of skepticismIn this article, you’ll discover three ways an FP&A professional (or an FP&A team) can survive and thrive amongst a field of skepticism.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a5/73/a5734519-d6ac-4b17-95b8-f7a3866730ab/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/06/FA_Icon_Colour--1-.png)Finance AllianceTim Page![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a5/73/a5734519-d6ac-4b17-95b8-f7a3866730ab/content/images/2022/11/FP-A-professional.jpg)](https://www.financealliance.io/3-ways-an-fp-a-professional-can-thrive-amongst-a-field-of-skepticism/) --- ### Are you thinking about attending the next Finance Alliance event? Keep an eye on our events tab to keep up with all of our upcoming events. You can also sign-up to watch all of our events [OnDemand](https://summit22.financealliance.io), including this FP&A Summit, from the comfort of your own home.