08:30 - 09:00
Arrival, registration & breakfast networking
09:00 - 09:05
Introduction from the Network Group
An overview: how you can make the most of your networking software, today. Our SNS software, unique to the industry, guarantees the most effective use of your time. Use your software to design a personalised agenda & arrange quality one-to-one meetings.
09:05 - 09:10
Chairperson’s opening remarks
An overview of the changing role of the CFO & your welcome address from the Chairperson.
09:10 - 09:30
The birth of CFO 3.0 - Evolving responsibilities in driving business decisions
- From clerks to business drivers: an evaluation of the new tasks & techniques of the CFO
- How technology is transforming your role & enabling deeper insights
- Penalties for the pen-pusher: top five suggestions to get ahead of the advancing demands of the CFO
Erik de Cock, CFO, Belgium, USG People
09:30-10:00
Keeping-up with tax regulations & sanction rules to protect your business from legal turmoil
- Outline of tax regulations & processes across Europe & upcoming changes
- Risks created by tax reporting & who you work with
- Real-time reporting: technologies role in simplifying & automating regulatory burdens
Giammarco Cottani, Director, Global Tax, Netflix
10:00 - 10:40
Panel Debate: The CFO’s strategic role in building resilience & generating opportunities
- Lessons learnt from COVID 19: resource & people management in a time of mass disruption
- How have CFO’s adapted company strategies for the next 12 - 24 months & developed agility
- What will change in how we communicate, & what role does inclusion & diversity play in elevating the new ways of collaboration?
Nathalie Demeere, CFO, BeLux, AstraZeneca
Renée Wansink, CFO, Karl Lagerfeld
Rui Pinto, CFO, Europe, Lombard International
Davy Vreys, CFO, Brussels Airport
10:40 - 11:00
Coffee break & networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 1
Financial Reporting
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 2
Hosted by OneStream Software
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40-13:05
Workshop 3
Working Capital Optimisation
11:00-13:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Risk management
- Business reporting
- Cyber security
- Performance management
- Big data & analytics
- ERP
- Process automation
- BPO/BPM
- HCM
- Management information systems
- Supply chain optimisation
- Invoicing financing & e-invoicing
13:05-14:00
Networking Lunch
Stream 1 - Contingency planning
14:00 - 14:35
Economic risks: how to navigate & prepare your business against economic uncertainty
- Macro trends: is Europe heading towards another recession?
- How to navigate economic indicators
- Responding to economic risks in your business
Menno Middeldorp, Chief Economist, RaboResearch, Rabobank
Stream 2 - The customer-focussed CFO
14:00 - 14:35
Through data & technology: how can we generate better value for our customers?
- Researching user behaviours: Best practice in qualitative & quantitative assessments to capture customer trends
- How & when do customers make changes?
- How do we measure successes in customer-focussed strategies financially?
Marike Bonhof, CFO & COO, Vitens
Stream 1 - Contingency planning
14:40 - 15:15
Case Study: The management of capital investments in disruptive environments
- Why is sustainability now a key criterion to access investment?
- Long & short-term incentives to increase sustainability in-house & across the supply chain
- How businesses can increase their sustainability measure
Paul Perdang, CFO, ArcelorMittal
Stream 2 - The customer-focussed CFO
14:40 - 15:15
How to improve performance & create value through data management, tooling, & best practice
- Maximising revenue & enhancing cash flows
- How companies use technologies & research to improve their business models
- How technologies can be best utilised for analysis & delivery
Marike Bonhof, CFO & COO, Vitens
15:15 - 15:25
Coffee break & networking
15:25 - 15:50
Workshop 4
AI solutions for compliance: Opening the door to new business opportunities
Neil Tyson, Director, Rightway Compliance, AppZen
15:50 - 16:15
Networking
16:15 - 16:40
Workshop 5
Driving the performance of digital initiatives, during tough economic times
Joe Wilson, Director – Global Accounts & International Sales Strategy Development, Serviceware
16:40 - 17:05
Networking
15:25 - 17:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Risk management
- Business reporting
- Cyber security
- Performance management
- Big data & analytics
- ERP
- Process automation
- BPO/BPM
- HCM
- Management information systems
- Supply chain optimisation
- Invoicing financing & e-invoicing
17:05 - 17:50
Panel Debate: Change management - Change management - motivating & stabilising your team in times of disruption?
- What challenges arise when going through organisational change or by introducing new technologies?
- A comparison of experiences with change & how objections were overcome
- How to achieve employee & manager buy-in for organisation transformation
Marcel Polak, CFO, Process & Technologies, Nokia
Matthieu van Amerongen, CEO, TWS
Michael Hitchcock, CFO, Hunkemoller
Vicky De Bollen, CFO, Sweco Belgium
17:50 - 17:55
Chairperson's closing remarks
19:00
Gala dinner & drinks reception featuring Hannes Sjöblad: People management - biotechnologies & the future of the way we work & live
08:30 - 09:05
Morning registration & breakfast
09:05 - 09:10
Chairperson’s opening remarks
09:10 - 10:10
Roundtable discussions
Join group discussions with your peers on some of the most challenging & significant finance topics - please confirm attendance prior to the session. Each host will facilitate the discussion & give a short presentation of key findings in the wrap up session.
Roundtable 1: A holistic CFO: integrating with wider company functions
Martin Willig, CFO, Henri Willig
Roundtable 4: Lean & agile finance function through digitalisation
Muthumari Duraisamy, Director, Global Controlling, Coty
Roundtable 2: Commercialising the finance function
Pieter Brokx, CFO, Eurocaps
Roundtable 5: Data & insights
Roundtable 3: Sustainability
Carina Krastel-Hoek, Director, Business Guidance, TenneT
Roundtable 6: The new norm
10:40 - 11:00
Coffee break & networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 6
Corporate Governance & Compliance
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 7
Intelligent Automation
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40-13:05
Workshop 8
Supply Chain Innovation
11:00-13:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Risk management
- Business reporting
- Cyber security
- Performance management
- Big data & analytics
- ERP
- Process automation
- BPO/BPM
- HCM
- Management information systems
- Supply chain optimisation
- Invoicing financing & e-invoicing
13:05-14:00
Networking Lunch
Stream 1 - Technology
14:00 - 14:35
How robotics & automation are changing the way your company operates for future business
- Best technologies to automate company systems
- Machine learning technology for predictive analytics: how can we compensate for fast-changing markets & mitigate risks of inaccuracies
- Will automation undermine the future of the service centre? What is the cost of losing the human touch?
Rianne Wennink, CFO, Dichterbij
Stream 2 - Thought leadership
14:00 - 14:35
How to incorporate green finance into your financial planning & utilise ESG for business sustainability
- Hurdles to jump & challenges to expect when prioritising green finance
- How to analyse your assets for long-term sustainability & financial resilience
- Clarifying essential definitions & hallmarks of green activities
Stream 1 - Technology
14:40 - 15:15
Artificial Intelligence in forecasting & planning: how far have we come?
- How & where we apply AI to better our business scenario planning
- What are the limitations to AI technology
- How far do we have to go?
Michael Hitchcock, CFO, Hunkemoller
Stream 2 - Thought leadership
14:40 - 15:15
Why is the sustainability drive making businesses re-think their carbon footprint?
- Why is sustainability now a key criterion to access investment?
- Long & short-term incentives to increase sustainability in-house & across the supply chain
- How businesses can increase their sustainability measure
Petra van den Broek, CFO, SPIE International
Monique Donders, Managing Director, Netherlands, BlackRock
15:20 - 16:05
Panel Debate: How to structure & apply the introduction of new technology
- What comes first, the process or the tool? How to establish efficient processes for new technology implementation
- First step tool-selection: how do CFO’s make their technology choices in a market over-supplied with options
- What will the technology behind the modern finance team look like in 2-5 years’ time?
Jeffrey Hinnen, CFO, Witteveen+Bos
16:05 - 16:10
Closing remarks from the Chairperson