Event Agenda

Theme 1

Finance in a Fractured World

12:00

CFO Nordic Business Lunch

2 course business lunch for in-person attendees
Mingle, network and compare charts with cross-industry peers

13:00

Kerstin Hallsten

Chief Economist

Industriarbetsgivarna

Elisabet Kopelman

USA-economist, Fedwatcher, Business Finance

SEB

The State of the Economy: 5 Top Priorities for 2026

The challenges ahead. Economic forecast, guidelines and predictions
What strategies can finance functions adopt to navigate macroeconomic and geopolitical changes? Leading volatility with confidence
Critical barriers and buffers. What can we trust in the next 6-12 months?
Sanctions, Economy, Talent, Cyber, Inflation or Something Else: Where do our greatest future risks lie and how prepared are we for them?

13:15

Sebastian Ekdahl

Director, Business Finance

Deloitte

Finance in a Fractured World

Navigating geopolitics, supply shocks, and economic fragmentation
CFO Reality Check 2026: Scenario planning as a competitive weapon
From resilience to renewal: how Nordic groups are preparing for volatility

13:35

Susanne Larsson

EVP, Chief Financial and Sustainability Officer

AB SKF

CASE SKF:
AB SKF in Transition: Splitting, Simplifying and Scaling for the Future

Two companies, two strategies: unlocking focus through separation
Rightsizing operations and redefining the finance and governance model
Expanding the CFO role: from financial control to sustainability, governance, and transformation

13:50

Vitor Silva

Finance Business Partner

Pleo

Thomas Falk

CEO

Xledger

Shameek Bhushan

Vice President

JustPerform

Justyna Wolfram

Business Solutions

Comarch

PANEL:
BUILDING THE FINANCE TEAM OF THE FUTURE

How are skill sets, roles and composition changing for the finance team
The future of an AI-driven Finance organization
What is the role of finance in driving agility and resilience in times of economic uncertainty?
Should you blend in new roles with alternative backgrounds than economics?

14:10

Hanna Björnbom

AI Lead and Solution Advisor oCFO

SAP Sweden

From AI Pilots to AI-Native Finance: How AI Helps CFOs Focus on What Matters

Moving beyond pilots: from isolated use cases to embedded, decision-driven AI
From data to signals: elevating judgment through anomaly detection, forecasting and real-time insights
Redefining the CFO role: from financial oversight to enterprise-wide performance and risk leadership
What comes after GenAI: automation, blockchain, quantum and beyond

Break

14.30-15.00

Theme 2

Growth & Conversion: From CFO to Enterprise Strategist

15:00

Johan Ek

Finance & Portfolio Manager

H&M Group I New Growth & Ventures

Building the Next Growth Engine: Capital, Control and New Ventures

From strategy to capital allocation: how corporates identify, fund, and scale new growth bets
Developing talent for AI-ready and ESG-fluent finance teams
Bridging corporate finance and venture speed: making decisions under uncertainty

15:15

Ninos Shamoun

Executive - AI & SaaS driven Finance Automation

Rydoo

Arko Vervark

Chief Commercial Officer

Tangelo Software

The CFO Mandate Redefined: From Transactions to Trust

Holding the line: ensuring performance while the ground is shifting
From transactions to trust: connecting finance data, decisions and reporting
Turning fragmented data into reliable, decision-ready insight
Making critical decisions with imperfect data - what actually works in practice

15:30

Charlotte Hübel

CFO

Tiger of Sweden

Petra Siegers

Country Manager, Sweden

Kredinor

THE FINANCE TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY

The drivers behind a finance transformation initiative in an enterprise
Turning the transformation vision into reality
A process, not a project - what will the future hold?

15:45

Adam Navratil

Senior Customer Strategy and Value Manager

Workday

Superintelligence for Finance: Beyond the AI Hype to Real Business Value

Eliminating the AI Tax: shifting focus from "hours saved" to high-value business outcomes
Agentic Finance: from probabilistic AI to a deterministic system of action for real-time audit and touchless AP
The 5 behavioral shifts behind 3.6x AI ROI: sponsorship, governance, and what top-performing CFOs do differently

16:05

Joonas Sipola

COO

Staria

Baltsar Sahlin

CEO and Co-founder

Mynt

Fireside Chat:
Autonomous Finance – Beyond the Buzz

The finance function of 2027: speed, structure and human oversight
Real Nordic cases: AI-powered forecasting, planning and close
Managing culture and talent in a partially autonomous finance organisation

16:25

Agneta Palmér

Group CFO

Getinge

Greg Holmes

Field CTO

Apptio by IBM

Henrik Rollvén

Partner

Jedox

THE DNA OF THE MODERN CFO – THE NEXT LEVEL OF BUSINESS SKILLS

How modern CFOs navigate shifting business dynamics and take on broader strategic responsibilities
Expanded responsibilities by guiding CEOs and boards through geopolitical risks, supply chain disruptions, and market volatility
Leadership priorities for CFO/Group CFOS in driving sustainable and responsible financial practices
Understand the skills and competencies required to thrive as a CFO in an evolving business landscape

End of Day

16:45

Afterwork: 16:45-17:45

Driving Business Resilience, Growth and Profits

Event Agenda

Finance in a Fractured World

12:00

13:00

13:15

13:35

13:50

14:10

Break

Growth & Conversion: From CFO to Enterprise Strategist

15:00

15:15

15:30

15:45

16:05

16:25

End of Day

Driving Business Resilience, Growth and Profits

CFO Nordic 2026

Strategy Talk Afterwork

Strategy Talk Lunch

Strategy Talk Lunch

Event

Date

May 12th

May 12th

May 19th

May 20th

Time

12:00-16:45

16:45-17:45

11:00-13:00

11:00-13:00

Location

Sergel Hub Stockholm

Sergel Hub Stockholm

Sommerro House Oslo

Soho House Copenhagen

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