{"id":98029,"date":"2025-09-10T02:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T02:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.board.com\/?post_type=events-webinars&#038;p=98029"},"modified":"2025-09-10T05:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:41:38","slug":"kpmg-microsoft-planning-beyond-2025-with-ai-external-data","status":"publish","type":"events-webinars","link":"https:\/\/www.board.com\/events-webinars\/kpmg-microsoft-planning-beyond-2025-with-ai-external-data","title":{"rendered":"KPMG &amp; Microsoft: Planning Beyond 2025 with AI &amp; External Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section id=\"block_fa5a9d049b3a0cc7838cf616ecdb99af-\" class=\"block columns-block block-hero-bubble hero-post bg-web-gradient-light ew-single-block-wrap ew-single-hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb-bar bg-brand-pearl\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns-block-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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