{"id":22552,"date":"2025-06-04T10:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T09:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=22552"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:48:20","slug":"inside-sage-future-high-performance-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/inside-sage-future-high-performance-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Sage Future: The mindset and philosophy behind High-Performance Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/technology-innovation\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Technology &amp; Innovation<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInside Sage Future: The mindset and philosophy behind High-Performance Finance\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-8 col-lg-4 entry-header__image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-header__thumbnail js-hero-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1097\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Sage-Future-5-1097x810.jpg\" class=\"entry-header__thumbnail-image\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Sage-Future-5-1097x810.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Sage-Future-5-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Sage-Future-5-1536x1134.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Sage-Future-5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-04T10:04:52+01:00\">4 June, 2025<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Inside Sage Future: The mindset and philosophy behind High-Performance Finance\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/inside-sage-future-high-performance-finance\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/asavinwattanajantra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Asavin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-810x810.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Asavin Wattanajantra<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Watch the Day 1 recap video to see how it all began in Atlanta: high-impact sessions, customer insights, and a vision for what\u2019s next in finance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container-wrap -mode-full\"><div class=\"video-container\"><video\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sage-video video-js vjs-default-skin \"\n\t\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\t\theight=\"360\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-setup='{ \"controls\": true, \"aspectRatio\" : \"16:9\", \"poster\": \"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/IWuW3m5ChWs\/maxresdefault.jpg\", \"techOrder\": [\"youtube\"], \"enablejsapi\": 1, \"origin\": \"https:\/\/www.sage.com\", \"sources\": [{ \"type\": \"video\/youtube\", \"src\": \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IWuW3m5ChWs\"}], \"youtube\": { \"ytControls\": 0, \"cc_load_policy\": 3, \"modestbranding\": 1, \"hl\": \"en_GB\", \"playsinline\": 1 } }'\n\t\t\t\tcrossorigin=\"\"><\/video><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sage Future 2025 is officially underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of finance leaders and partners gathered in Atlanta in June 2025 for a week of insight, innovation, and inspiration. From opening keynotes to one-on-one connections, Day 1 set the tone for a new era of High-Performance Finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CEO Steve Hare laid out <strong>Sage<\/strong> <strong>High-Performance Financial Software<\/strong>\u2014built to help CFOs lead confidently with smarter tools, executive-level training, and a dynamic peer network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe are deeply passionate about providing the best solutions that enable high performance for our customers.\u201d <\/em><\/p><cite>Steve Hare, Sage CEO<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theme echoed across sessions, demos, and conversations on the expo floor: <strong>High Performance is more than a goal\u2014it\u2019s a philosophy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-else-happened-on-day-1\">What else happened on Day 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, welcomed attendees to the city, a growing centre for business and innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sage CTO Aaron Harris shared how Sage has been building AI into its platform for years, reinforcing trust, efficiency, and innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The launch of the <strong>High-Performance CFO Academy<\/strong>, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growcfo.net\/\">GrowCFO<\/a>, was announced, giving ambitious finance leaders a continuing professional education (CPE)-accredited route to leadership development within the Sage ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-matters\">Why it matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to new Sage research, <strong>90% of CFOs say their role has significantly expanded<\/strong>, and many now have their sights set on the CEO seat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But only <strong>31% feel they\u2019re leading digital transformation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s where Sage comes in\u2014with technology and training designed for this new reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/sage-copilot\/\">Sage Copilot<\/a>, finance teams can reduce manual work, make faster decisions, and focus on what really matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And with the High-Performance CFO Academy, you get the mindset, skillset, and community to lead with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThis is what high performance looks like to me.\u201d<\/p><cite><em>Kathleen Ruiz, CFO, LA Opera House<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 1 made it clear: Sage is helping CFOs turn ambition into action, scale with purpose, and lead boldly now and into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a 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