Pete Ashcroft is a senior learning strategist, facilitator, and presenter with 17 years of experience designing and delivering programmes that change how people think, decide, and lead.
Pete has worked with some of the world’s most demanding organisations. His client portfolio spans financial services, energy, retail, professional services, and consumer goods, including HSBC, Barclays, PwC, Centrica and Tesco.
Uncertainty Experts facilitation
Pete is one of the lead facilitators on Uncertainty Experts a leadership programme built on the science of uncertainty tolerance. He has presented and facilitated the programme for senior cohorts across global organisations. His sessions move between keynote delivery, live cohort facilitation, and Leadership Lab workshops – translating complex behavioural science into practical tools leaders can use the same day. His facilitation approach is grounded in the programme’s core science but adapted to feel immediate, human, and relevant to the room.
Pete works across a wide range of subject areas. He is equally at home facilitating a compliance roleplay simulation for 40 global directors as he is leading a session on DEI, culture change, or leadership communication. He has designed and overseen actor-led experiential learning events for organisations including Barclays, run manager capability programmes for Royal Mail around some of the toughest workplace conversations and built change leadership content for audiences navigating large-scale organisational transformation.
His style is direct, warm, and intellectually curious. He does not lecture. He creates conditions where people think differently, challenge their assumptions, and leave with a clear sense of what to do next
David is the driving force behind FISCAL’s commitment to delivering solutions that provide customers with real value and a great return on investment. He has 25 years’ experience in growing technology organisations and has spent the last 15 years working with hundreds of Accounts Payable and Shared Service Centres to help protect their corporate spend.
David’s vision and leadership have been crucial in focusing FISCAL as a leading brand in the Procure-to-Pay function. Under his helm, the business has grown 50-fold in revenues across North America and Europe.
Prior to joining FISCAL, David was Head of European Marketing for Bottomline Technologies, and Commercial Director for European Internet Technologies, a supplier of e-business solutions. David holds an MBA and Honours Degree in Business and Accounting.
Lesley is FISCAL’s Co-Founder, Chief Customer Officer & CISO who underpins the operational integrity of the business from its people to infrastructure.
She is a highly experienced executive operating at board level and ensures the effective execution of FISCAL’s strategic and operational objectives.
She provides hands-on direction to ensure the company’s operations directly support business growth, and that its infrastructure can scale efficiently and securely.
At the heart of her role, she spearheads the organisation’s award-winning People and Culture by delivering strategic direction and support.
Chris Reed has a wealth of product and business experience across various industries. As Head of Product, he adopts approaches around our customers and the problems they face. He listens to feedback, applying innovative thinking to problems to deliver exceptional outcomes. So, he knows a thing or two about problem-solving.
With over 20 years of product management experience, he has a track record of driving small and large-scale strategic projects. He believes that all changes can be transformative when they are part of a continuous improvement.
His strengths lie in using research methods to gather and analyse relevant data, turning it into meaningful, actionable recommendations. That knowledge is something he’ll teach you, so you can solve key issues and create positive change.
Ian Bamber is an entrepreneurial product leader with over 20 years of experience shaping and scaling B2B solutions. As VP Customer Solutions at FISCAL, he’s focused on delivering smart, AI-enabled products that solve real customer problems, especially in the areas of risk and reconciliation. Ian’s known for his ability to turn complex challenges into practical, high-impact solutions, and for building teams that thrive on innovation. With a background that spans startups, scale-ups, and global enterprises, he brings a grounded, results-driven perspective to product strategy, growth, and transformation.
Alan has more than 30 years’ experience working in the technology industry in Digital Equipment Corporation, Oracle and Avaya. Alan also held the positions of CEO and CMS supplier Mediasurface, and GM of Portal Software, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco bay area.
James is responsible for the delivery of Kefron’s flagship software service ‘Kefron AP’ to 300 customers across both the private and public sector. James is heavily involved in facilitating automation projects within the accounts payable finance domain, with the aim to increase productivity and reduce costs. With 22 years’ experience of scoping complex system solutions, James has witnessed ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ when it comes to change management and technology projects.
Stuart is Business Engagement Director at Oxygen Finance, where he works closely with senior finance and procurement professionals across the public sector. He is responsible for helping organisations identify and implement technology-enabled solutions that improve financial performance, strengthen supplier relationships and deliver greater value.
With over 25 years of experience in Finance Transformation and Global Business Services (GBS) advisory, Rakesh is the Chief Executive and Founder of Proservartner. A recognised thought leader and sought-after speaker, He has facilitated global discussions on AI, automation, GBS, shared services, and outsourcing.
A qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) with Arthur Andersen, [Name] also holds certifications as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and in Prince 2 and MSP. His career includes roles with Deloitte, Accenture, and Serco, during which he has led more than 100 finance transformation projects. These initiatives have driven reimagination of operating models, digital transformation, process optimisation, policy enhancement, and improved controls.
Away from work, Rakesh is a passionate Spurs and England fan and a proud parent of three young children aged 6, 3, and 2.
Founder and CEO of the Purchase to Pay Network (PPN), Ellen is passionate about creating a platform that offers the community a space to learn, network and develop. PPN shares latest legislation updates, conducts market research, industry news, jobs, the annual P2P Summit, awards, masterclass roundtable events, webinars, Future of Finance Lectures, and podcasts. The Network also offers technology partners a chance to connect with new channels and enjoy being a part of a real P2P community. Ellen is creative in bringing together leaders across Finance, P2P, AP and Procurement – elevating careers, passionate about people, processes that work and technology that does what it says it will. S
ince 2024 Ellen Co-Founded and Chairs the UK eInvoicing Advocacy Lab (UKeLab) – a multi-stakeholder group that advocates for eInvoicing as a public policy priority in the UK and were contributors to the HMRC public consultation. Ellen also sits on the HMRC policy creation workshop.
Stewart joined FISCAL in April 2021 to lead the growth of the marketing function. With over 20 years’ experience in both startup and established high-growth technology companies, his goal is to drive operational excellence and measurable sales growth through best-in-class marketing and communications.
Stewart is working alongside our leadership team to ensure that our internal and external communications processes grow with the business, while remaining agile and focused on business growth and dynamic demand generation.
