1. Changing roles of CFOs in driving the transformation agenda
This segment provides an overview of the changing roles of CFOs, challenges faced by them, key themes surrounding finance transformation, and factors to consider when embarking on the transformation journey.

2. Breakout sessions:
Participants will engage in interactive breakout sessions addressing key pressing topics under the CFO agenda, including:

• Finance operations: Explore the considerations surrounding the review of your current finance operating model, to better understand and make decisions around optimization. This would, in turn, help you create a faster and more efficient finance function that drives excellence in both financial and non-financial reporting.
• Financial planning & analysis (FP&A): Explore the importance of leveraging data and analytics to enhance forecasting accuracy and scenario planning for your finance function and to uncover valuable insights and solutions that can support your journey in FP&A and reporting transformation.
• Financial statement close: Understand more about the challenges in the financial statement close process, how to address inefficiencies, and the role of automation in systematically accelerating the closing process.
• Accounting excellence: Explore how technical accounting, financial reporting and finance operations should integrate to ultimately achieve effective and efficient reporting excellence. We will specifically delve into an upcoming key accounting change – IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements.

3. Wrap-up:
We will share key takeaways from each breakout session and useful perspectives on the pressing topics discussed to help you elevate your finance function to be more robust and efficient.