Agenda - DACH CFO Network - The Network Group

2026 Agenda

Your time is maximised onsite through a combination of keynote presentations, workshops, interactive discussion groups, pre-arranged one-to-one meetings & quality networking sessions

Day 1
Day 2

Wednesday 4th November 2026

08:30 - 09:15

Arrival, Registration & Breakfast Networking

09:15 - 09:30

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.

Damir Ivaštinović, CFO, Erste Bank

09:30 - 10:05

Aligning Business and Finance Strategies to Contribute Towards Company Objectives

Guidance on developing finance functional strategies to deliver business objectives
Collaborating with senior leaders to assign departmental budgets and support company goals
Incorporating organisation-wide financial targets as a measure company performance: best practice

Peter Gimperlein, CFO, Possehl Electronics

10:05 - 10:40

Developing Financial Planning & Analysis Strategies to Inform Business Decision-Making

Key advice on selecting operational metrics to evaluate and inform financial planning policies
Integrating financial models and analytics into strategic objectives to support company growth
Utilising financial models as part of scenario planning to prepare company responses to market shifts

Michael Ziemer, Senior VP, Group Financial Controlling & Shareholding Management, Schüco International

10:40 - 11:00

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 - 11:25

Workshop 1

Autonomous finance across borders

Stefan Sigg, CTO, Lensing.ai

11:25 - 11:50

Networking

11:50 - 12:15

Workshop 2

From Mandate to Modernisation: Solving 2027 E-Invoicing and Cross-Border US Tax in SAP & Microsoft Dynamics

Dennis Baesch, Senior E-Invoicing Executive, Avalara
Benjamin Faust, Senior Sales Leader, International, Avalara

12:15 - 12:40

Networking

12:40 - 13:05

Open Forum Think Tank

FP&A

11:00 - 13:05

One-to-One Meetings

Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:

Finance Data & Analytics
AI in Finance Technology & Consulting
Finance Talent & Skills
Financial & Business Reporting
ESG & Sustainability
ERP
FP&A
Performance Management
Intelligent Automation
Risk Management
Supply Chain Management & Optimisation
Order to Cash
Invoicing Financing & e-Invoicing
Tax Technology & Consulting
Treasury Management
HR Systems & Technology
Travel & Expense Management
Rebate Management

13:05 - 14:00

Networking Lunch

Stream 1 - Financial Operations

14:00 - 14:35

Evaluating Company Supply Chains to Ensure Sustainability in Finance

Establishing regular reviews of supplier services and
competitor vendors to ensure value for money
Key advice on reducing cash-to-cash cycles to improve
company liquidity
Incorporating predictive insight tools to anticipate and prepare for disruption to company supply chains

Linda Eggert, Head of Sustainable, Export & Investment Finance, Raiffeisen Bank

Stream 2 - Technology & Finance

14:00 - 14:35

Integrating Emerging Technology to Deliver Organisation-Wide
Finance Transformation

Working with software developers to select digital tools that organisational needs and objectives
Guidance on with senior leaders to secure resources to invest in finance transformation strategies
Transitioning from legacy systems to established unified financial operating models

Ekaterine Shengelia, Head of Group Accounting & Joint Venture Controlling (IFRS), MAHLE

Stream 1 - Financial Operations

14:35 - 15:10

Incorporating Enterprise Resource Planning Tools to Increase Efficiency in Financial Operations

Engaging with all departments to submit data through
ERP tools and increase accuracy in company data
Automating business data collection processes to reduce human error in financial analytics
Staff training to monitor real-time insights from ERP tools and adjust financial policies accordingly

Andreas Silber, Head of Strategic Pricing, Ivoclar

Stream 2 - Technology & Finance

14:35 - 15:10

Embedding Data-Informed Approaches to Finance Management

Tailoring data collection processes to ensure finance data is accessible for all staff
Utilising dashboards to visualise and monitor emerging
financial data trends
Key advice on incorporating data to support financial
decision-making processes

Sven Eggers, Country Head Germany & Head of Private Markets EMEA, State Street

15:10 - 15:25

Coffee Break & Networking

15:25 - 15:50

Open Forum Think Tank

Finance Data & Analytics

15:50 - 16:15

Networking

16:15 - 16:40

Open Forum Think Tank

Automation in Financial Processes

16:40 - 17:05

Networking

15:25 - 17:05

One-to-One Meetings

Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:

Finance Data & Analytics
AI in Finance Technology & Consulting
Finance Talent & Skills
Financial & Business Reporting
ESG & Sustainability
ERP
FP&A
Performance Management
Intelligent Automation
Risk Management
Supply Chain Management & Optimisation
Order to Cash
Invoicing Financing & e-Invoicing
Tax Technology & Consulting
Treasury Management
HR Systems & Technology
Travel & Expense Management
Rebate Management

17:05 - 17:50

Panel Discussion: Balancing Risk & Opportunity in Finance Business Partnering

Evaluating performance data to identity and address potential risks to organisational financial outcomes
Building business cases to explore opportunities to increase company revenue
Guidance on collecting financial risk and opportunity information to inform commercial decision-making

Damir Ivaštinović, CFO, Erste Bank (moderator)
Jelena Maxim, CFO Germany & Austria, Euromaster
Guilherme Moda, Head of Financial Controlling, Bosch
Tatsiana Akhrymenka, Head of M&A and Capital Deployment, GETEC Group

19:00

Networking Dinner & Drinks Reception

Thursday 5th November 2026

08:30 - 09:00

Morning Registration & Breakfast

09:00 - 10:10

Roundtable Discussions

Join group discussions with your peers on some of the most challenging & significant topics. Each host will facilitate the discussion & give a short summary of key findings in the wrap-up session.

Roundtable 1: Financial Business Partnering

Jelena Maxim, CFO Germany & Austria, Euromaster

Roundtable 2: Tax & Auditing

Denise Marker, Group Tax Director, Quintet Private Bank

Roundtable 3: AI & ML

Radhika Rajvanshi, Senior Financial Controller, QIAGEN

Roundtable 4: Leadership in Finance

Cecilia Cai, CFO, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

Roundtable 5: Mergers & Acquisitions

Andreas Bocskor, CFO, Baker Hughes

Roundtable 6: Risk Management

10:10 - 10:45

Roundtable Wrap-Up

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

10:45 - 11:00

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 - 11:25

Open Forum Think Tank

Finance & Business Reporting

11:25 - 11:50

Networking

11:50 - 12:15

Open Forum Think Tank

Risk Management

12:15 - 12:40

Networking

12:40 - 13:05

Open Forum Think Tank

Supply Chain Management

11:00 - 13:05

One-to-One Meetings

Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:

Finance Data & Analytics
AI in Finance Technology & Consulting
Finance Talent & Skills
Financial & Business Reporting
ESG & Sustainability
ERP
FP&A
Performance Management
Intelligent Automation
Risk Management
Supply Chain Management & Optimisation
Order to Cash
Invoicing Financing & e-Invoicing
Tax Technology & Consulting
Treasury Management
HR Systems & Technology
Travel & Expense Management
Rebate Management

13:05 - 14:00

Networking Lunch

Stream 1 - Financial Operations

14:00 - 14:35

Developing Commercial Finance Policies to Ensure Organisation-Wide Financial Stability

Guidance on engaging with corporate lenders to secure
commercial funding
Maintaining company cash flow as part of repaying corporate loans
Digital tools to increase efficiency in raising and tackling outstanding client invoices

Stream 2 - Technology & Finance

14:00 - 14:35

Implementing Automated Financial Processes to Improve Operational Efficiency

Evaluating current financial systems to identify areas
where automation can increase efficiency
Developing transition plans to phase in automated systems without disrupting company processes
Engaging with staff to increase uptake of automated systems to expand workload capacities

Adonis Siderakos, Business Finance Director, Oils Europe, Cargill

Stream 1 - Financial Operations

14:35 - 15:10

From Book-Keeping to Business Partnering: Transformation in Finance Management

Role modelling for the finance function
Awareness of transformation processes
Integration of tools and process improvements within transformation
lessons-learned while transforming finance organisations

Jörg Fiedler, CFO, CNG Südwest, SPIE

Stream 2 - Technology & Finance

14:35 - 15:10

Integrating Business Intelligence Platforms to Strengthen Financial Performance

Segmenting financial data to identify high and low
performing revenue streams
Monitoring company expenses to highlight opportunities
for cost reductions
Creating visual analytics of company data to guide financial decision-making

15:10 - 15:55

Panel Discussion: Overcoming your Core Finance Transformation Strategies in 2026

Utilising pilot project schemes to incorporate AI tools into existing working systems and increase staff uptake
Unifying data silos to ensure access to uniform financial information to support decision-making processes
Tailoring staff upskilling schemes to fully utilise digital tools and reduce finance team workloads

Damir Ivaštinović, CFO, Erste Bank (moderator)
Nevin Adaligil, CFO, Beko
Radhika Rajvanshi, Senior Financial Controller, QIAGEN

15:55 - 16:00

Closing remarks from the Chairperson

2026 Agenda

Arrival, Registration & Breakfast Networking

Introduction from The Network Group & Chairperson

Aligning Business and Finance Strategies to Contribute Towards Company Objectives

Developing Financial Planning & Analysis Strategies to Inform Business Decision-Making

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Open Forum Think Tank

One-to-One Meetings

Evaluating Company Supply Chains to Ensure Sustainability in Finance

Integrating Emerging Technology to Deliver Organisation-WideFinance Transformation

Incorporating Enterprise Resource Planning Tools to Increase Efficiency in Financial Operations

Embedding Data-Informed Approaches to Finance Management

Open Forum Think Tank

Open Forum Think Tank

One-to-One Meetings

Panel Discussion: Balancing Risk & Opportunity in Finance Business Partnering

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Integrating Emerging Technology to Deliver Organisation-Wide
Finance Transformation