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Dreamforce 2026 - how Chief Operating and Finance Officer Robin Washington makes AI add up operationally within Salesforce

Salesforce's COO/CFO on how AI is reshaping finance ops: policy, pricing, tokenomics.

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A finance leader's perspective on AI changing the CFO role itself—how enterprises are budgeting, pricing, and operationalizing AI across the finance function. Relevant for practitioners managing AI capex and token-cost modeling.

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  1. Robin Washington, Salesforce COO/CFO, speaking at Dreamforce 2026

  2. Topic: AI's impact on the Finance function and its evolution

  3. Subjects covered: policy, pricing, tokenomics

  4. Framed as operational/internal adoption narrative

  5. Robin Washington, Salesforce COO/CFO, discusses AI's impact on finance operations

  6. Topics include AI policy, pricing strategy, and tokenomics in financial planning

  7. Published at Dreamforce 2026 (September 2026)

  8. Focus on operational and financial implications of AI adoption

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Publisher excerpt: AI has changed the role of the Finance function - and it’s not finished evolving yet. Robin Washington talks policy, pricing, and yes, tokenomics.
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