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2023 Agenda

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  • Day 1
  • Day 2
Monday 16th October 2023
08:30 - 09:00

ARRIVAL, REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST NETWORKING

09:00 - 09:10

INTRODUCTION FROM THE NETWORK GROUP & CHAIRPERSON

A brief introduction to the event software, SNS – this software, unique to the industry, empowers our attendees to make the most effective use of their time at the event by maximising networking opportunities. The software designs a personalised agenda & enables attendees to arrange One-to-One meetings with each other. This will be followed by a welcome from the chairperson.

Sarah Watson, Director of Finance and Technology, Make A Wish Foundation

09:10 - 9:40

A Deep Dive into the CFO Strategy in Times of Change

  • Contingency management strategies to reduce the impact of market fluctuations on business activity
  • Internal pressures and external threats, from supply chain disruption to inflation
  • Plans to drive growth in the event of a recession

Sarah Watson, Director of Finance & Technology, Make A Wish Foundation

9:40 - 10:10

Creating the Right Culture & Operating Model for an Effective, Efficient Finance Team

  • How to successfully translate an enterprise strategy into priorities for finance
  • In what way are emerging external trends affecting the finance function?
  • Setting goals for finance transformation, and what functional strategy will best position the finance function to achieve them?

Jules Radford, VP Financial Operations, Inmarsat

10:10-10:40

How to be a Successful CFO: A look at the Must-Have Skills for the Role

  • What soft skills are needed when transitioning between different level finance roles?
  • The key components of good communication within your finance team
  • Why finance leaders need to be aware of the impact their team is having on the rest of the organisation

 

10:40 - 11:00

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

11:00 - 11:25

Workshop 1

What Value will ViDA add?

Gunjan Tripathi, Director of Solutions Marketing, Vertex

11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15

Workshop 2

The Evolution of Enterprise-wise Reporting – Integrating Financials with ESG & BEPS Pillar 2


Del Singh , Associate Director – CCH Tagetik (UK&I), Wolters Kluwer

12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05

Workshop 3

Discover the SAP’s Finance Transformation Journey from its CFO’s point of view

Renaud Heyd, CFO (UK & Ireland) & Chairman, SAP
Suraj Shah, Finance & Enterprise Industry Expert, SAP

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
  • BPO/BPM
  • HCM
  • Management information systems
  • Supply chain optimisation
  • Invoicing financing & e-invoicing
  • Process automation
13:05 - 14:00

Networking Lunch

Stream 1—Leadership
14:00-14:35

Powering Growth & Profitability Through Digital Transformation

  • How digital transformation can boost automation reduce costs
  • Deliver more value to your customer and maximise profitability
  • Optimising risk management
  • How to accelerate innovation and improve the product portfolio

Rafael Torres Fernandez, CFO Europe & Africa, Rabobank

Stream 2—Talent Acquisition & Retention
14:00-14:35

Attracting & Retaining the Top Talent to your Organisation

  • How to create a positive workplace culture and how to develop effective compensation and comprehensive benefits packages
  • A look at the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace and how the CFO can drive change in these areas
  • How to develop and maintain a remote team structure for the finance team

Vaughan Simpson, Finance Director, Valuedynamx – Collinson Group

 

Stream 1—Getting M&A Right 
14:40-15:15

Adapting Financial Management Strategies in Response to Mergers & Acquisitions

  • How to integrate merged companies smoothly into the existing corporate structure during the M&A process
  • Outlining acquisition goals, what are they?
  • Aligning leadership with the M&A plan

Jemma Phillips, Finance Director, Leaders Romans Group (LRG)

Stream 2—IT Transformation
14:40-15:15

Challenges Finance Plays in IT Transformation

  • Roles finance function plays in relation to the IT organisation and its mission.
  • Articulating the value and benefits of IT transformations to ensure cross functional buy-in.
  • IT transformations impact on Finance and maximising organisation outcomes from of the transformation effort

Osman Belal, FP&A Director, GE Renewable Energy

 

15:15 - 15:25

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

15:25 - 15:50

Workshop 4

Driving Modernisation by Connecting the Close to Controls

Hugh O’Neill, Senior Sales Engineer, FloQast

15:50 - 16:15
Networking
16:15 - 16:40

Workshop 5

New Approach to Enterprise Planning & Decisions that Mitigate Risk & Drive Performance 

Michael Judd, Senior Director, Solutions, Board

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
  • BPO/BPM
  • HCM
  • Management information systems
  • Supply chain optimisation
  • Invoicing financing & e-invoicing
  • Process automation
17:10 - 17:50

Panel: How to effectively Manage your Finance Team by Adapting New Working Models

  • Adapting hybrid working models to suit the individual needs and circumstances of all employees
  • Motivating people in remote working environments
  • Analysing for maintaining communications with staff

Govind Chand, FP&A Director, Europe, Flexjet
Elvis Ampim, Global Head of FP&A, _VOIS – Vodafone
Angela Moodie, Director of Finance, Planning & Governance, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Rajeshwar Gill, Finance Director, Virgin Media O2
Jonathan Elazar, Global CFO, Baker Hughes
Norayr Mkhitaryan, Group Financial Controller, Revolut

17:50 - 17:55

Chairperson’s closing remarks

A short reflection on today’s discussions, & thank you to our audience & speakers.

19:00
Networking dinner & drinks reception
Tuesday 17th October 2023
08:30 - 09:00

MORNING REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

Informal networking over breakfast.

09:00 - 09:05

Opening remarks from the Chairperson

A welcome from the Chairperson.

09:05 - 10:15

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 a wrap-up session.

Roundtable 1: Financial Planning

Fiona Smithyes, Head of FP&A, Euromonitor International

Roundtable 5: Work Culture

Nicholas Bagher, Head of Financial Accounting & Taxes, Red Bull

 

Roundtable 2: Leadership & Collaboration

Govind Chand, FP&A Director, Europe, Flexjet

 

Roundtable 6: Digital Transformation

James Rogan, Head of Finance, Weetabix

 

Roundtable 3: Sustainability

Rob Coates, Finance Director, IMI Critical Engineering

Roundtable 7: AI

Osman Belal, FP&A Director, GE Renewable Energy

Roundtable 4: Expense Reduction

Daniel Hobden, Group Finance Director, Gett

 

Roundtable 8: Handling Phase Zero

Jacqueline Broderick, Head of Finance Technology, Bolt

10:10 - 10:50

ROUNDTABLE WRAP-UP BY THE CHAIRPERSON

Each host gives a short overview of key findings from their discussion & creates an ideas board to be distributed post event with the presentations.

10:50 - 11:00

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

11:00 - 11:25

Workshop 6

Autonomous Finance : How AI is Transforming the CFO’s Role

Shipra Sooden, Global Practice Head – Finance Analytics, Fractal

11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15

Open Forum Think Tank

Developing the best Hybrid working environment
Arindam Suhasaria, Head of Accounting & Controlling, Siemens Healthineers

 

 

12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05

Open Forum Think Tank

Data Driven CFO
Andrew Glendinning, CFO, MSC Cruises Management

 

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
  • BPO/BPM
  • HCM
  • Management information systems
  • Supply chain optimisation
  • Invoicing financing & e-invoicing
  • Process automation
13:05 - 14:00

Networking Lunch

Stream 1—Diversity & Inclusion
14:00-14:35

Diversity & Inclusion in Achieving Long-term Success

  • Embracing diversity in finance
  • Providing practical tools and concrete steps towards increasing diversity in finance functions
  • How to unlock the full potential of the workforce for sustainable growth and success

Rudmila Azad, Head of Finance & Commercial, Trade Remedies Authority

 

Stream 2—Operation Resiliency
14:00-14:35

Financial Planning Against Uncertainty

  • How do we currently financially plan for the unknown?
  • What was the impact of Covid and what did we learn?
  • How will we change our planning processes going forward?
  • Mitie Plc – Their learnings and changes

Mehtab Khalid, Head of Commercial Finance, Mitie

14:40-15:15

Importance of the Analytics to Improve Decision-Making in the CFO role

  • Effective tools for better planning, forecasting, and decision making in finance
  • How predictive analytics and financial forecasting can help finance teams

Luke Bailey, Finance Director, TUI Musement

15:20-15:55

Panel: Overcoming Core Finance Transformation Challenges

  • Best practice in preparing for a digital world, deploying the right technologies in the right place at the right time
  • What is it that makes finance unique in the organisation and what strengths should they build on for the future?
  • Learn how to break down the barriers to transformation – from design through to delivery

Bradley Duncan, CFO, ICBC Standard Bank
Alan Bannatyne, CFO, Robert Walters
Stuart Brown, VP Finance, Optimizely

15:55-16:05
Closing remarks from the Chairperson

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