CFO ANZ HYBRID SERIES - NOVEMBER EDITION 2021

Overview

As CFOs chart their role in supporting the organisation’s next wave of growth, important cross-functional initiatives aren’t nearly as prominent as they should be: organisational changes that might at first glance be seen as hype or buzzwords, but are in fact important foundational changes for the enterprise. Without strategic changes to their operating style, CFOs will place their careers at risk by not imbuing these transformational agendas with strong financial rigour from the start. This months series will help identify the following key objectives:

How to amplify your impact as your organisation

Habits of high performance for your team, improve communication, clarity and cadence

The difference between planning and preparation and how best to approach each for success

What to expect

• Speakers 7+
• Virtual Attendees 120+
• On-site Attendees 70+

What we will cover

• Cyber Risk Strategies Understanding how to mitigate key risks across your organisation.
• Resilience Initiatives for CFOs Broaden your leadership skills, including empathy and EQ, as we move into hybrid / future ways of working.
• Staying Agile and Increasing Productivity How do CFO's stay flexible and increase ROI.
• Leveraging your Digital & Data Drivers How to approach investment in digital to drive transformation

Agenda

• 9:00 am Thought Leadership: Increase Agility and Performance Through AI & Predictive Analytics(Plenary) Access to new technology and increasing amounts of data has improved our ability to respond more quickly to changes in the environment and customer needs. How can finance professionals leverage those developments and make the best use of available technology and data to increase performance and agility for their organisation? Finance professionals now have the opportunity to provide real time and valuable data to the business, to enhance planning efforts, that was previously only possible with expert data scientists. Join us while we share some valuable insights and show you how easy it is to get started with predictive and AI: How organisations can leverage technology for increased agility How automation can save time and reduce labour costs Combining internal and external data sources to create powerful predictive analytics
• 9:26 am Keynote: Creating Value Through Business Intelligence and Business Partnering(Plenary) Attend this session to understand and gain insights from CFO, Santiago Spada on: The role of Finance: from number crunchers to true business partners How Data Analytics is changing completely the way we operate in Finance Converting “data” into “insights” and transform them into “business opportunities”
• 9:49 am Thought Leadership: How E-invoicing is Changing the Game for Connected Small Business and Fuelling Post-Pandemic Growth(Plenary) The past 18 months has fast-tracked the transition to digital processes for many SMBs and increased their appetite for transformation. E-invoicing is earmarked as an important focus area of digital transformation, with the Australian Government investing $15.3 million to increase awareness and adoption. It also makes financial sense for businesses as e-invoicing is much more cost effective. “The Connected SMB: Embracing digital strategies to fuel growth” research report, commissioned by SAP, surveyed 802 Australian business owners/managers with less than 200 employees. The research found Australian SMBs process an average of 168 invoices each month. With a Deloitte study estimating that e-invoicing could deliver savings of up to $20 per invoice, Australia’s SMBs could save up to $40,320 a year. The research found most SMBs who use e-invoicing (75 per cent) are looking to digitise other business processes with payroll as the top focus (72 per cent), followed by forecasting, debt collection, CX, and talent management. Join this session with Mike Vorias (SAP) and Brady Dever (PwC) to discuss key insights from the research and learn how SAP and PwC can help you maintain compliance and reduce risk in 2022.
• 10:19 am Spotlight Speaker - Ryan Tuckwood - How to Achieve Your Goals for Long-term Success(Plenary) Join global sales coach and leader Ryan Tuckwood (SWISH Co-Founder and CEO) as he takes us on a dynamic, inter-active session on goals setting for leaders as we head into 2022. Without goals, we have no clear direction, Ryan will help to transform your mindset and help you develop both personally and professionally. This session will focus on: Habits and behaviours Infinite goal setting How to increase your productivity / your teams productivity
• 10:46 am Thought Leadership: Leadership, Behaviour Change and Digital Transformation(Plenary) In this session Andrew will share lessons from successful Purchase-to-Pay projects, discussing leadership, behavioural change and digital transformation including: Three factors to consider in securing the right outcomes for a change management initiative Why it’s important to embrace ecosystem thinking The balance between software ‘solutions’ and true ‘outcomes’ and Tips from John Kotter, father of the 8-step change model, to secure the right outcomes.
• 11:05 am Keynote: How To Build Strong and Inclusive Finance Teams(Plenary) Join this session to explore to gain insights into: What’s the insight on the numbers? Creating space and time to think beyond the daily actions How to encourage a shift in thinking and behaviour change internally
• 11:21 am Thought Leadership: Integration of Process and Systems- How automation Can Help(Plenary) Hear from Bradley Kyne , Financial Director of East Kimberly Services.
• 11:37 am Networking break(Plenary)
• 11:57 am Keynote: Repositioning and Aligning the Finance Value Proposition(Plenary) Join this session to gain insights into: How to create an environment to help staff leverage of technology Help finance employees thrive in the face of continuous change Leadership on driving best practice digital transformation Repositioning and aligning the Finance value proposition and culture with a rapidly changing business strategy and environment
• 0:16 pm Panel: The Future of Digital Finance and What it Means for Your Organisation(Plenary) Join this session to explore: The current business climates essential to driving finance transformation, integrating data and digital to operate on new levels The top challenges faced by the CFO and the finance team when setting out to redefine finance processes, and the steps towards streamlining them Business partnering – an essential for finance transformation and how to equip people with the necessary skills and technology to build solid relationships The required skill shift in the finance professional – will future finance professionals require an accounting qualification?
• 0:43 pm Spotlight Speaker - Mark Carter - The Art of Leadership(Plenary) Mark Carter is a globally experienced keynote speaker. Drawing on experience working with blue chip brands in over 40 countries, Mark leverages leadership, culture, sales and behavioural science expertise, along with his natural energy, creativity, and innate ability to relate to any audience. Join this dynamic session as we gain valuable insights into how you can develop your leadership skills, focused on: The evolution of leadership theories and traits The impact of EQ (emotional intelligence) on modern day leadership An overview of the five facets of EQ: what they are and aspects to focus on

Speakers

• Gareth Lewis · Head of Production, Factor Creatively driven, strategic thinker, with a passion for story-telling & story-doing. Working to helping business leaders connect through meaningful and engaging experiences.
• Santiago Spada · CFO, Pirelli Tyres Australia CFO, Pacific Region at Pirelli. Pirelli was founded in Milan in 1872 and today stands as a global brand known for its cutting edge technology, high-end production excellence and passion for innovation that draws heavily on its Italian roots. With its 5 regions (EMEA, APAC, NA, LATAM, RUSSIA & NORDICS), 19 production plants in 12 countries and a commercial presence in over 160, Pirelli has around 31,500 employees and had a turnover in 2018 of about 5.2 billion Euros. Pirelli is a Pure Consumer Tyre Company, producing tyres and services related for cars, motorcycles and bicycles, and has a particular focus on the High Value tyre market.
• Gerard Sitaramayya · CFO, Chubb Insurance Seasoned finance professional with over 25 years of experience working in multinational insurance companies. International work experience having lived and worked in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Strong focus on building a positive culture in the organisation and a client service mentality for the Finance function. Building, leading and getting the best out of individuals and teams with a participative management style. Can operate both at a strategic level and a tactical or operational level as required by the role. Project management and change management skills, In particular the project management of large scale legal entity integrations and major transformations. Breaking new ground, finding quicker ways to do things and identifying and implementing system, policy/procedure and process improvements to achieve best practice. Prepared to question and challenge the status quo and entrenched thinking.participative management style. Can operate both at a strategic level and a tactical or operational level as required by the role.
• Alexis Poole · Regional Finance Director / Regional CFO, Reckitt Over 20 years of commercial experience developed in CFO and other senior executive roles in the FMCG (fast moving consumer goods), investments and insurance industries. Broad international experience having worked extensively in Europe and Asia. Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
• Mike Vorias · Regional Director Finance & Risk Solution - Asia Pacific Japan, SAP Australia Mike has been working in the Finance space for over 40 years covering both technology and business aspects of Finance. An expert in finance transformation, he has led multiple finance transforming programs cutting across different industries and geographies. In his current role with SAP, he works across the regional office of CFO solutions team spread across Asia Pacific Japan
• Thales Silveira · Sales Director, Jedox Thales has over 20 years of experience with technology, has worked in 2 of the Fortune 500 biggest companies and has helped organisations of every size around the world to make the best out of their IT investment. Throughout those years Thales has gained extensive experience with sectors like FMCG, Financial Services, Construction, Manufacturing and others. At Jedox, Thales works side by side with organisations with the goal of understanding their business end-to-end and with a consultive approach to developing bespoke solutions that drive outcomes and growth. With an unparalleled understanding of sales & operations, supply chain, logistics, brand development and management. Thales is passionate about analytics and the cultural power of technology. "It's not about the numbers, it's what lies behind those digits that intrigue me, is what is behind the data. People often say that data is the new oil, but remember oil on its own is nothing, is the added value to it that moves the world, literally."
• Aneesha Varghese · CFO, Fgb Natural Products CFO and Non Executive Director with over twenty years of experience in industries as varied as property, retail, logistics and manufacturing/FMCG. I am passionate about making positive change in the organisations I partner with.
• Kevin Goh · Chief Financial Officer, Siemens Digital Industries Software 15+ years in finance and operations executive – strong passion on technology especially the cloud and SaaS business. Joined Siemens in 2018 to embark a new journey as divisional CFO for the Industry software business in ANZ Always passionate about cloud technology and sees real opportunity for business to adopt and create real value.

Partners

• SAP Australia SAP is one of the world’s leading producers of software for the management of business processes, developing solutions that facilitate effective data processing and information flow across organisations. At SAP, our purpose is to help the world run better and improve people’s lives. Our promise is to innovate to help our customers run at their best. SAP is committed to helping every customer become a best-run business. We engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality, and spread opportunity across borders and cultures. Together, with our customers and partners, we can transform industries, grow economies, lift up societies, and sustain our environment.
• Jedox Jedox is a leading global Enterprise Performance Management solution provider. Over 2,500 organizations in 140 countries use Jedox for real-time planning on the web, the cloud, and on any device. Jedox’s unified planning, analysis and reporting empowers decision-makers across your organisation. Jedox helps business users work smarter, streamline business collaboration, and make insight-based decisions with confidence.
• Basware • Basware is the only procure-to-pay and e-invoicing solution provider that empowers businesses with 100% spend visibility through 100% data capture. Our cloud-based technology enables organisations to fully manage their spend, mitigate financial risk and reduce the cost of operations via automation. With the world’s largest open business network and an open technology ecosystem, we are uniquely positioned to deliver the solution required for Visible Commerce, which provides customers with complete transparency into all the flows of money, goods, and services around the world. A global company, Basware has offices in 14 countries and is traded on the Helsinki exchange (BAS1V: HE).
• Sage Sage is the global market leader for technology that helps small and medium businesses perform at their best. Sage is trusted by millions of customers worldwide to deliver the best cloud technology and support with our partners to manage finances, operations, and people. We believe in doing everything we can to help people be the best they can be, so the combined efforts of 13,000 Sage colleagues working with businesses and communities make a real difference to the world.

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