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Your CEO Calls on a Sunday. “Give Me a Few Days” Isn't an Answer Anymore.
Here's the truth: you can't predict the future. Nobody can. But you can already have run the scenario before it starts to play out. That's not forecasting. That's scenario planning — and it's the difference between "give me a few days" and "give me twenty minutes."
Hosted by Heather Cole, host of the Financial Executives International Podcast, Executive Advisor, and one of only 32 IBM Lifetime Champions worldwide
Founder & CEO of Lodestar Solutions
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Live Online (Group Internet Based)
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
- 1.0 CPE Credit, Finance
Financial Scenario Planning:
How to Prepare for Disruption and Make Faster Decisions
EVENT SNAPSHOT
Format
Live webinar, Q&A included
Duration
60 minutes
CPE Credit
1.0 credit hour
Field of Study
Finance
Cost
Free, no purchase required
No replays are scheduled at this time. If you can't attend live, register anyway and we'll notify you if this webinar is added back to the calendar.
LIVE DEMONSTRATION FEATURING
IBM PLANNING ANALYTICS
A 60-Second Look at What You'll Learn
Hear directly from Heather on why scenario planning, not single-point forecasting, is how
finance leaders answer fast in 2026.
THE REAL 2026 PROBLEM
This isn't about whether you saw it coming. It's about how fast you can answer once it's here.
CFOs are telling us tariffs, inflation, and demand swings are dominating conversations this half of 2026. Most finance teams are still rebuilding the same analysis from scratch every time something changes.
From scattered disruption signals
to a decision you can act on
SINGLE-POINT FORECASTING: THE OLD STANDARD
One forecast, one set of assumptions, rebuilt from scratch every time a tariff, a lost customer, or a cost spike changes the picture. It answers the question you asked last quarter.
SCENARIO PLANNING: THE 2026 STANDARD
Three live scenarios maintained in parallel, so when conditions shift, you toggle the assumptions instead of rebuilding the model. The answer is ready before the CEO calls.
This isn't a product demo. It's a live look at scenario toggling in a real planning system, powered by IBM Planning Analytics.
Your Host
Heather Cole
Founder & CEO, Lodestar Solutions
Heather Cole is Founder and CEO of Lodestar Solutions and one of only 32 IBM Lifetime Champions worldwide. She serves as an Executive Advisor, hosts the Financial Executives International Podcast, and is a long-time member of Financial Executives International's Tampa Chapter. For more than 25 years, Heather has worked with financial executives to improve the FP&A process, helping CFOs and finance teams move from static, annual forecasts to driver-based planning that stays accurate as conditions change. She will lead the session live and stay on for questions.
What You'll Walk Away With
Presented at a Basic level. No prerequisites or advance preparation required.
01
Why single-point forecasts leave you flat-footed the moment conditions shift.
02
A repeatable framework for maintaining three live scenarios without rebuilding from zero each time.
03
How to move from “give me until Thursday” to “give me twenty minutes.”
04
A live look at scenario toggling in a real planning system, powered by IBM Planning Analytics.
Built for CFOs and Finance Leaders Navigating Change
This session is for finance leaders tired of rebuilding the same analysis from scratch every time something changes.
Chief Financial Officers
VPs of Finance
Controllers
FP&A Directors & Managers
Treasury & Corporate Finance Leaders
Finance Business Partners
Reserve Your Seat and See Scenario Toggling in a Real Planning System
Free. No purchase required. Register now to hold your spot. No replays are scheduled at this time. If you can't attend live, register anyway and we'll notify you if this webinar is added back to the calendar.
Financial Scenario Planning: How to Prepare for Disruption and Make Faster Decisions
Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 - 1-2 PM ET - You'll receive a confirmation email with your join link.
ALIGNED PLANNING WEBINAR SERIES
This Is Webinar 2 of 3. Two Other Sessions Are Part of the Series.
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OCT 22, 2026 · 1-2 PM ET
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Most CFOs underestimate the cost of inaction by six figures. Find out where your current tools are quietly costing you. 1.0 CPE credit.
✓ NASBA CPE APPROVED PROGRAM
CPE Credit Information
Field of Study
Finance
Program Level
Basic
Delivery Method
Group Internet Based
Prerequisites / Advance Prep
None
CPE Credit
1.0 (50-minute hour, per NASBA guidelines)
Attendance Requirement
Attendees must remain present for the entire session and correctly answer at least 3 of the 4 polling questions presented live to receive credit.
This program is free; no purchase required to attend.
Registration: Each attendee must register individually. Registration links are unique and may not be shared or forwarded; a unique registration is required to verify attendance and maintain CPE credit certification.
Refund/Cancellation: Free program, no fees collected, no refund applicable. Cancel anytime via [email protected].
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813-415-2910
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© 2026 Lodestar Solutions. All rights reserved. · Free program, no fees collected, no refund applicable. Cancel anytime via [email protected]. · Presented at a Basic level; no prerequisites or advance preparation required.