Chief financial officers and their organizations operate in a rapidly changing business world that’s driven by transformation and crammed with enough buzzwords to fill a library. Keeping up or, better yet, leading the pack is a challenge with real complexity and, obviously, real consequences.

True transformation is built on three pillars; companies that successfully execute a financial transformation strategy must have:

•A culture of innovation;

•A strategic focus with dedication, investment, and an evolving plan; and

•Leadership who understands that their most important resource is their people.

This session will provide a collaborative forum to refine your organization’s vision for financial transformation and we will create the Definitive List of the 10 Most Critical Elements to Successful Financial Transformation.

The possibility of an economic slowdown is always in the back of business leaders and investors minds. Current predictions among economists put an economic slowdown sometime in 2020 and yet, among polled CFOs, a slowdown could easily be occurring by the year’s end. As such, now is the time for companies to start taking preventative measures and tightening their budgets in order to prepare for a possible downturn. Trade unease in domestic, as well as, global markets is what has created volatility and led to decreased growth. The Great Recession taught us that no business is too big to fail and as the current business landscape starts to show warning signs leaders need to take heed.

In this session, discussion will cover: 

•Proactive, instead of reactive, solutions to navigate the current  economic landscape

•Developing flexibility with trade finance

•Diversifying funding and suppliers

•Assessing implications of current regulatory measures on the global economy