In this episode of Macro Bites, EY-Parthenon Chief Economist Gregory Daco and EY-Parthenon Americas Life Sciences Sector Leader Ranu Carroll discuss a new economic paradigm, supply chain dynamics, imports of active pharmaceutical ingredients and what we’re hearing from clients.

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· Building resilient supply chains through onshoring and diversification is essential in today’s uncertain, tariff-pressured global environment.

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· Innovation, particularly embracing AI, is necessary to drive productivity, reduce costs and remain competitive in the life sciences sector.

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· Forming alliances or partnerships can be a strategic, low-risk way to navigate market volatility without committing to full acquisitions.

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Why are Chief Financial Officers becoming increasingly important?

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How do innovation, transformation and change influence their work?

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A conversation with Mariyan Rangelov, CFO of Neterra.

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The role of CFOs in business.

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Why are Chief Financial Officers becoming increasingly important in every company? How do innovation, transformation and change influence their work? How do we define success? A conversation with Mariyan Rangelov, CFO of Neterra, on the eve of the EY CFO Forum 2026.

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Watch our latest episode of “Real Tax. Real Insights.” as host Jose Murillo, EY Americas International Tax and Transaction Services Leader, sits down with Jess Morgan, Indirect Tax Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP, to explore what’s next for state tax policy in 2026 – and how businesses can stay engaged.

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Why is this such a pivotal year for state tax policy? Find out in our latest episode.

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Discover how EY and Asahi co-created a TPO tool to drive smarter decisions and growth.

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Asahi Europe & International operates in 9 markets with 19 breweries and over 64 brands. To manage this scale and complexity, Asahi partnered with EY to co-create a Trade Promotion Optimisation (TPO) tool—powered by AI and embedded in EY Managed Services.

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In this video, Andrew Bailey (CFO) and Matthew Jipps (Group Revenue Management Director) share how the collaboration helped Asahi accelerate transformation, improve forecasting, and deliver customer-ready insights in just 24 hours.

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An AI‑led managed services approach, with the EY-Microsoft Alliance, helped Asahi transform trade promotion optimization and unlock new revenue growth.

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How do you create enterprise-wide value for a future-ready business?

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Welcome to our new C-suite insights series, exploring the biggest challenges and opportunities facing today’s business leaders. In this episode, our host, Priyanka, EY Global Deputy Vice Chair, Managed Services, sits down with Kellie, EY Managed Services Leader, Oceania, to discuss the value growth-focused leaders are seeing from technologies including Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Agentic AI.

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Whether you’re a CEO reimagining your enterprise, a CFO evolving the finance function, a CRO or CISO navigating risk, or a CIO/CTO looking to harness AI and advanced technology at scale, tune into our ‘leader to leader’ conversation series for [monthly] insights from our host and her guests.

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00:06 Intro

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00:16 Chapter 1 | Accelerating growth with next-gen AI

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02:08 Chapter 2 | Value unlocked through Managed Services

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03:35 Chapter 3 | Sustaining transformation momentum

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04:33 Search more EY Managed Services insights

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Agentic commerce is redefining retail as AI automates buying and customers focus on what matters. Learn how this shift will shape strategy, visibility and customer engagement.

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EY helped KCOM with an end-to-end transformation of its finance function to help deliver on its new, agile business strategy.

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KCOM needed to transform its finance operations fast, without the cost, disruption or long timelines of a full ERP replacement. EY delivered a flexible Managed Services solution that combined finance, tax, data and technology capabilities into one integrated model, enabling faster reporting, better insights and a future‑proof finance function.

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Through a collaborative approach, EY teams deployed new digital tools, including Microsoft‑powered dashboards, streamlined end‑to‑end processes, and embedded continuous improvement across the finance organization. The result: quicker month‑end close, improved financial visibility, reduced operating costs and over £4m in avoided capital expenditure.

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With EY Managed Services, KCOM now has:

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A modern, responsive finance operation

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Scalable finance and accounting capabilities

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Faster access to accurate financial data

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Technology-enabled reporting and automation

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A stable platform for long-term growth

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Watch how EY’s Managed Services helped KCOM unlock value, accelerate transformation, and build a finance function ready for the future.

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Connected Manufacturing helps unify siloed systems, deliver real-time insights and improve frontline experience. EY and ServiceNow share how proactive workflows drive measurable efficiency gains and double-digit OEE growth.

Investing in stocks, cryptocurrencies, influencer activities – how are the most modern income sources taxed and declared?

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A useful conversation with Stelyana Dimcheva, Senior Manager at EY Bulgaria.

Welcome to the NAVI world where change is nonlinear, accelerated, volatile and interconnected. Explore how the NAVI world is shaping new megatrends. https://www.ey.com/megatrends

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From tariffs to ChatGPT, COVID-19 to the Great Resignation, extreme weather to conflicts, supply chain shocks and unforeseen knock-on impacts — if the last few years have felt like a roller-coaster ride, in which a succession of surprises has shaken your business, you’re not alone.

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We are now in a state of affairs we call the NAVI world, after the four characteristics that distinguish it from the pre-pandemic operating environment. This is a world in which change is increasingly nonlinear, accelerated, volatile and interconnected.

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For leaders, the increased complexity of the NAVI world creates new imperatives and challenges. Existing best practices and ways of operating — everything from risk management to transformation and even the values and principles around which your enterprise is organized — are no longer fit for purpose and need to be fundamentally rethought. Organizations will thrive by identifying and making no-regret moves for the long term, while simultaneously transforming the enterprise for agility in the near term.

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This film reveals how today’s world differs from the pre-pandemic environment, and why leaders must rethink strategies to turn disruption into opportunity.

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How can neurosymbolic AI unlock new corporate growth opportunities?

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Jeff Schumacher, US EY Growth Platforms Leader at EY, explains how neurosymbolic AI combines artificial intelligence with rule-based reasoning to uncover hidden market opportunities and drive smarter strategic decisions.

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Neurosymbolic AI integrates unstructured data — including financial statements, market research, customer insights, regulatory information and legal sources — into unified data models that generate transparent, auditable insights. By combining machine learning with symbolic reasoning, organizations can move beyond predictive analytics to identify where to invest, expand and innovate with greater certainty.

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In this discussion, learn how AI-driven growth strategy enables leadership teams to:

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• Identify emerging market opportunities

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• Improve capital allocation decisions

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• Reduce uncertainty in strategic planning

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• Act faster with explainable, trusted AI insights

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Discover how neurosymbolic AI is reshaping corporate strategy, enterprise growth, and data-driven decision-making.

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