Factor Events · Invite-only
CFO Day: The invite-only CFO conference in Sydney
For CFOs and enterprise finance leaders. Next: Sydney, 17 March 2027.
150+
invited CFOs and finance leaders at CFO Day Sydney
24
closed-door roundtables in the Sydney 2027 program
10
technology partners at most
CFO conference dates 2027: Sydney
Live from the Factor events calendar. Each date has its own registration page.
What is CFO Day?
CFO Day is Factor’s invite-only CFO conference for the finance leaders who own the budget: CFOs, finance directors, deputy CFOs and heads of FP&A from Australia’s largest organisations.
The day covers finance transformation, AI in finance, risk, tax and the technology decisions that now sit with the CFO. It combines keynotes, closed-door roundtables under the Chatham House Rule and pre-matched 1:1 meetings, built around what delegates tell us in Factor’s CFO Wave of Change™ survey.
CFO Day runs in Sydney and Melbourne.
On the agenda
- Balancing growth and profitability
- Cash flow and liquidity
- AI and automation in finance
- Scaling finance technology
- Regulation, tax and risk
How CFO Day differs from a typical CFO conference
Large CFO conferences and CFO summits are built for scale. CFO Day is built around one senior room.
Gated, not open registration
Every delegate is approved on role and seniority, so the room is CFOs and the leaders around them, not a general audience.
Roundtables, not just a main stage
Most of the day is spent in closed-door roundtables of peers under the Chatham House Rule, moderated by Factor analysts.
Meetings matched before the day
Delegates are surveyed in advance, and 1:1s with partners are booked around the priorities, budget and timing they report.
Built on research
The agenda follows what CFOs tell us in Factor’s Wave of Change™ surveys, and the findings are shared with the room.
What CFOs are telling us
From CFO Wave of Change™, about 50 ANZ CFOs. The program is built around these priorities.
40%
say balancing growth and profitability is their top business challenge.
52%
name cash flow and liquidity as the KPI that matters most.
28%
say insufficient budget is the main barrier to scaling technology.
44%
choose providers on advanced analytics and reporting, the top selection criterion.
Who is in the room
Attendance is gated on role and seniority. CFOs, finance directors, deputy CFOs, heads of FP&A, financial controllers and treasury leaders.
Who is speaking at CFO Day Sydney 2027
The program so far, by title and company.
ANZ
Group Chief Financial Officer
Suncorp Bank
Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer
Commonwealth Bank
CFO Institutional Banking and Markets
NAB
Chief Financial Officer, Personal Bank
Westpac
Chief Financial Officer, Consumer
AIA Australia
Chief Financial Officer
Vanguard Australia
Principal, Chief Financial Officer
Transgrid
Chief Financial Officer
Origin Energy
Divisional CFO, GM Commercial and Strategy
SBS Australia
CFO
Kogan.com
Deputy CFO
Endeavour Group
Divisional CFO, Retail Finance
Lendi Group
Deputy CFO (GM Finance)
Challenger
Chief Economist
Chubb Insurance
CFO
HOYTS Group
CFO
Godfrey Hirst
Chief Financial Officer
Asurion
CFO
Past speakers
Claire Machin
CFO, Chubb Fire & Security Pty Ltd
Olivier Lefevre
CFO, Chubb Fire & Security Pty Ltd
Michael Petrie
CFO, Asurion
Gerard Sitaramayya
CFO, Chubb Insurance
Niklas Bernal
CFO, Marley Spoon
Sigal Pilli
CFO, Seer Medical
Robert Bester
Chief Financial Officer, Godfrey Hirst
Stephen Watson
CFO, HOYTS Group
For CFOs
Why Executives Keep Coming Back
CFO Day is built for the CFOs in the room: peers, not pitches, and only the partner meetings that fit your agenda.
Peers, not pitches.
I really love the way they match your profile to the vendors that are attending, so that you can actually get value out of those vendor engagements.
Invite-only, gated on role and seniority
Partner meetings matched to your priorities
Closed-door roundtables, Chatham House Rule
Research from the leaders in the room
Simone Heaperman
Director, Corporate Platforms, Colonial First State
Sponsor CFO Day
CFO Conference Sponsorship
Sponsor a CFO conference where every meeting is with a CFO matched to what you sell, with a brief on each delegate before you sit down. Up to 10 partners per event.
Fewer partners. Better meetings.
There's different ways of meeting the different CIOs and having different conversations, which is quite unique, because normally you only have one stream.
Executive 1:1s, matched
A brief on every delegate
Research cut for you
A seat at the front
Mona Lolas
APAC Marketing Leader, Apptio
Executive 1:1s, matched
Pre-booked meetings with delegates whose priorities fit your solution, matched on business drivers.
A brief on every delegate
Their remit, priorities and buying timing, in your hands before each 1:1.
Research cut for you
A Wave of Change™ edition for your category, with the stats that matter to your buyers.
A seat at the front
Keynote, panel or a closed-door roundtable under the Chatham House Rule, moderated by a Factor analyst.
Partners across Factor Days
Research for CFOs
Wave of Change™ surveys and reports from the leaders who attend.
Research report
AI In Australian Finance
Research report
Factor Risk Study: What Separates Mature Risk Functions From the Rest
72% of risk professionals say their capabilities have not kept pace. Factor's study of 700+ risk leaders on the gap that decides who absorbs disruption.
Research report
The Great Value Migration: Where Enterprise Value Moved, 2014-2024
A model across 35 sectors and a decade of data on which strategic behaviours preceded value creation — and why trajectory beats current position.
Research report
The Dawn of the Agentic Deal: Unlocking Value Pools Traditional M&A Cannot Reach
Dealmakers expect agentic AI maturity in post-deal integration to grow 72%, yet only around 20% use structured data at underwriting. Factor research.
Past CFO Day events
Every edition since 2024.
CFO Day FAQs
Something else? Ask the Factor team.
What is CFO Day?
CFO Day is Factor’s invite-only day for CFOs. It brings together keynotes, closed-door roundtables under the Chatham House Rule and pre-matched 1:1 meetings with a small number of technology partners, built around the priorities delegates report in Factor’s Wave of Change™ research.
Is CFO Day a CFO conference?
Yes. CFO Day is an invite-only CFO conference (some call it a CFO summit) for CFOs, running in Sydney. Unlike a large ticketed conference, every delegate is approved on role and seniority, and the day is built around closed-door roundtables and matched 1:1 meetings rather than an expo hall.
What is the best CFO conference in Australia?
It depends on what you want from the day. Large analyst and media conferences suit broad learning and big keynotes. CFO Day suits CFOs who want a smaller, senior room: peers approved on role and seniority, roundtables under the Chatham House Rule, and only the partner meetings that fit their priorities.
When and where is CFO Day in 2027?
CFO Day Sydney, 17 March 2027. Each edition has its own registration page, linked from this page.
Who can attend CFO Day?
CFO Day is for CFOs, finance directors, deputy CFOs, heads of FP&A, financial controllers and treasury leaders. Attendance is invite-only and every place is approved on role and seniority, so the room stays senior and relevant. If that is you, request an invitation on this page and the Factor team will confirm your place.
How do I register for CFO Day?
Choose the city and date under “Upcoming dates” and register on that edition’s page. If you have not received an invitation, use “Request an invitation” on this page.
What happens on the day?
Keynotes and peer panels, closed-door roundtables of senior CFOs moderated by Factor analysts under the Chatham House Rule, and pre-booked 1:1 meetings with technology partners matched to the priorities you report before the day.
How are the 1:1 meetings matched?
We survey every delegate before the day and match meetings on the priorities, budgets and timing they report, so CFOs only meet partners relevant to what they are working on.
How do I sponsor CFO Day?
Use “Sponsor CFO Day” on this page. Tell us what you sell and who you want to meet, and we send the prospectus, package options and the delegate breakdown by title within one working day.
What do sponsors get?
Executive 1:1s matched on business drivers, a brief on each delegate before every meeting, keynote, panel or roundtable slots, and pre-event survey insight on what the room is prioritising, cut for your category. There are up to 10 partners per event, so each one gets real time with the room.
Is CFO Day a good networking event for CFOs?
Networking is the point of the format. Delegates spend the day in small roundtables with peers at the same level, and every 1:1 is booked in advance around what they are working on.
How much does CFO conference sponsorship cost?
CFO Day sponsorship is packaged per event and capped at 10 partners. Package options and pricing are in the prospectus, which we send within one working day of an enquiry, together with the delegate breakdown by title.
Does Factor run other executive days?
Yes. Factor runs a day for each executive audience: CIO Day, CTO Day, Security Day, Data + AI Day, B2B CMO Day, plus executive roundtables through the year.