Theme: CFOs Role in Driving Long-Term Economic Success and Sustainable Finance
12.00
CFO BUSINESS LUNCH
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Two course lunch
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Discuss and network with CFOs and peers
13.00
OPENING REMARKS
THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY – 5 TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
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Challenges ahead, economic forecast, guidelines and predictions
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What strategies can finance functions adopt to navigate macroeconomic and geopolitical changes? Leading volatility with confidence
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Critical barriers and buffers. What can we trust in the next 6-12 months?
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Sanctions, Economy, Talent, Cyber, Inflation or Something Else: Where do our greatest future risks lie and how prepared are we for them?
Ylva Hedén Westerdahl
Director of Forecasting
Konjunkturinstitutet
Andreas Wallström
Forecasting Director
Swedbank
13.15
LEADING FINANCE BEYOND THE CRISES AND VOLATILE TIMES
Robert Bergström
Partner
Deloitte
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Helping the Commercial Teams succeed. Being an insightful partner
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Strengthen your balance sheet & Access to Capital
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Cash Management & Optimize working capital, Capital Allocation
13.35
HOW CFOs CRAFT LONG-TERM VALUE WITH TRUE AUTOMATION
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Today’s world of concurrencies: Key challenges for the CFOs
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Value creation for the long run: It is all about Data, Technology, Compliance and People
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Real world examples of how True Automation creates value
Martti Nurminen
CFO
Basware
13.55
HOW AI AND ML WILL ENABLE THE CFO TO CREATE VALUE AND ANTICIPATE CHANGE
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Expectations for the finance function role
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CFO - the architect of value creation
William Millard
Regional Finance Lead
Workday
FIRESIDE CHAT
THE FINANCE TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY
14.10
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The drivers behind a finance transformation initiative in a large enterprise
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Turning the transformation vision into reality
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What are the latest developments on the European and global e-invoicing landscape, e.g. VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)
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A process, not a project - what will the future hold?
Jonas Stringberg
Head of CFO Office
Ericsson
Nazar Paradivskyy
VP Regulatory Affairs
Pagero
FIRESIDE CHAT
BUILDING THE FINANCE TEAM OF THE FUTURE
14.30
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How are skill sets, roles and composition changing for the finance team
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The future of an AI-driven finance organsation
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What is the role of finance in driving agility and resilience in times of economic uncertainty?
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Should you blend in new roles with alternative backgrounds other than economics?
Cecilia Strand
Finance Director Nordics
Kone
Hans Backman
Group CFO
NIBE
Bryce Wolf
Director, Strategic Growth
UNIT4
14.45-15.15
NETWORKING BREAK
Theme: The Future of the Financial Functions: Leading Volatility, Digital, Autonomous
INTEGRATED BUSINESS PLANNING
15.15
Trond Stabekk
CFO
Obos
Michael Hyldgaard
Channel Manager
Jedox
Ville Aavikko
Senior Solution Architect
Wolters Kluwer
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How do we enable integrated business planning not only to manage and improve finance processes, but to accelerate business decisions on a wider scale
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When everything can be measured and most things can be automated, the benchmark for improvement is continually adjusting upwards. The importance of a common data set.
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Why traditional FP&A planning techniques are struggling to keep up
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Implementing enterprise wide agility throughout and speeding up the planning process
15.30
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Efficient distribution of financial data
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Restricting and enable financial data to the correct business roles.
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Solution to handle traditional BI content & to perform forecast and budget planning.
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Challenges during the project
BUILDING AN EFFICIENT FINANCE FUNCTION
Fredrik Borgenstam
Consultant
Intito
Marie Ahlberg
CFO
Quinyx
15.45
EMBRACE SUSTAINABLE FINANCE. LEGISLATION IS INTEGRATING ESG and FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS
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Understand the importance of sustainable finance and the integration of ESG principles.
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Explore strategies for integrating ESG considerations into finance practices for long-term success.
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What role has CFO’s to play when expanding responsibilities to also include societal impact, TNFD/TCFD
Lotta Nilsson Viitala
CFO
ATG
NAVIGATING THE FUTURE CFO OFFICE WITH AI-ENHANCED INSIGHTS
16.00
Erik Thelander
Chief Product Officer
Hypergene
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Explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can add new layers of insight to your financial planning. Prepare for an autonomous future.
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Learn how AI is reshaping financial forecasting, risk assessment, and strategy optimization.
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The future intersection of finance and AI will bring enhanced agility, accuracy, availability and consistency of data to the CFO's office and ultimately deliver augmented decision-making capabilities
16.15
CASE
ON THE INSIDE OF A CYBER ATTACK
Eva Sagemo
Group CFO
TOMRA Systems
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Crisis management and navigating unforeseen challenges
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How we rallied a crisis team
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What actions and preparation would TOMRA have taken - had we known that a large-scale cyber-attack would strike us a year later
16.30
FIRESIDE CHAT
THE DNA OF THE MODERN CFO - THE NEXT LEVEL OF BUSINESS SKILLS
Susanne Larsson
Group CFO & EVP IT
Mölnlycke
Magnus Karlsson
CFO Sweden
Sweco
Trond Stabekk
CFO
Obos
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Navigate the changing business dynamics and their impact on the role of modern CFOs
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Explore the expanded responsibilities and the new holistic view of the modern CFO
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Evaluate the role of CFOs in driving sustainable and responsible financial practices
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Understand the skills and competencies required to thrive as a CFO in an evolving business landscape
16.50
END OF DAY
17.15 - 19.00