As organizations evolve and adapt to changing environments and economic trends, Finance systems transformations can play a critical role in strengthening processes and strategic initiatives. However, even the most technologically advanced financial systems will prove inadequate without strong teams, robust processes, and thoughtful implementation. Successful transformation starts with defining clear objectives to identify the needs of your business and ensuring experienced, hands-on team members are involved in developing new processes.

In this impactful opening keynote, topics of discussion will include:

• Allowing enough time for discovery to understand current trends and why/how organizations are implementing new strategic initiatives, and what makes these successful
• Involving the correct stakeholders to set useful expectations and parameters to avoid overload, and organize team members to own specific processes
• Leading with compassion and integrity to drive change and build strong finance teams

Digital finance trends are a crucial part of the finance function and should be a priority for finance teams. Due to the ever-growing mountain of data, organizations potentially have more and more knowledge at their disposal to steer towards the best results.

Join Rob Honens, CCH Tagetik as he interviews Marco van der Kooij, Managing Partner, Forsight Consulting, an expert in digital transformation on the changing role of the CFO Office and how you can improve performance management and the agility of your organization in this engaging discussion on:

• The effects of the pandemic on the first wave of digital transformation
• How the Office of the CFO can leverage advancements in Technology (Predictive Analytics, Big Data, and a Data Hub)
• The benefits of accelerating your Digital Transformation

Managing uncertainty and facing disruption has been on the minds and the agendas of visionary CFOs for years; however, the past year bewildered even the most advanced organizations. As businesses now reflect on performance and recognize the opportunity for improvement in front of them, finance leaders find themselves at the center of the conversation. The Office of the CFO is forging partnerships across the business to support organizational resilience, and in that process are rethinking business models and strategies, ensuring agility in processes and systems, optimizing resources, uncovering opportunities for efficiency, and supporting the organizational strategy to drive growth.

Join Anaplan’s Victor Barnes, SVP Connected Planning, and Sara Baxter-Orr, Global Head of Solutions and the CFO Practice, both former CFOs themselves, as they discuss:

• The role of finance in the digital journey
• The shift from calendar-driven financial planning to business planning for outcomes
• The power of cross-functional business partnerships for collaboration, visibility and accountability
• The criticality of access to information and insightful decision-making

Payments fraud is a growing risk in today’s business environment, as fraudsters focus their attacks on new digital B2B payment systems. Companies that don’t modernize their payments fraud prevention efforts risk being left vulnerable to not just monetary losses, but a loss of trust as well.

Join Capital One to understand the common types of payments fraud and best practices you can implement to help mitigate risk and prevent losses.

Effective leadership in finance is critical to organizational success, and it is crucial to address core questions related to your finance journey. Do you know what your goals are, what success looks like, and how to measure success? Can you pinpoint your strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots? Knowing the answers to these questions will help your finance team start its route to success.

Join this impactful keynote presentation, which will address:

• Mapping out your finance journey and what it will look like from start to finish
• Being self-aware so you can be the most effective leader possible
• Understanding your team, meeting with them often, and learning what motivates them

Finance didn’t slow during the pandemic. It just became different. For fast-moving businesses, that likely meant an even greater shift in operations. Hear how one company was able to continue scaling its business and operations while still managing to grow and thrive. And how that built-in resiliency is a part of positioning itself for the recovery wave.

Remote work has become the new norm for organizations worldwide, and the option for finance teams to work from home is likely to be permanent. In order to successfully manage a remote team, CFOs must ensure the right technology is in place and strengthen communication. Although finance teams may be unable to collaborate in person, it is critical to maintain a sense of togetherness and collaboration while fully virtual.

Join this interactive panel discussion, which will address:

• Increasing productivity despite the lack of in-person connectivity
• Sustaining company culture while apart
• Implementing virtual team events

The marketplace is rapidly evolving. Sustainable success requires innovative thinking, seamless business processes and modern technology. Digital transformation — or technology-centered improvement — is helping businesses across industries modernize their infrastructures to meet new demands. Attend this session to learn how innovative organizations are transforming people, process, and technology to structuring modern business information models to drive advanced analytics across the enterprise.

Our interactive panelists will discuss:

• How to develop a modern business information model and ensure synchrony across business and solutions
• Key roles and skills to drive transformation to a modern data centric organization
• Crucial master data and governance leading practices to ensure uniformity and consistence of data and insights