The New Normal: CFOs as Key Change-makers
11 May 2023 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sofitel Singapore City Centre
Understanding how CFOs & Finance Leaders can and should lead the organisation to greater heights with digital transformation.
The days of CFOs being the go-to person just for yearly reports, revenue and profit figures, cost-cutting initiatives are long gone. Today's CFOs are strategic leaders who weigh in on a variety of topics, from personnel management to IT security. They must be ready to respond quickly, pivot, and occasionally re-pivot while utilising data to provide value (or protect it) for their stakeholders and shareholders.
To address the needs of people and the environment, finance executives must also take the initiative in creating sustainable value for their company, including new standards for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting. In order to digitally change finance, CFOs will face new challenges and will need to embrace new relationships, ideas, and viewpoints.
Join us at DigitalCFO Asia Singapore Symposium 2023, where over 120 forward-thinking finance leaders will convene to exchange insights on how CFOs can be the key changemakers of the organisation in leading digital transformation.
WHERE
Sofitel Singapore City Centre
Wallich Ballroom
Level 5
WHEN
11 May 2023
Thursday
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
WHO
120 CFOs & Finance Leaders
Who Should Attend
Group CFOs, CFOs, CEOs, Managing Directors, Founders, Financial Controllers, Heads of Finance, SVPs/VPs Finance, Finance Directors, General Managers Finance, Finance Business Partners, Senior Finance Managers & Finance Managers, that are involved in the following:
Understanding how CFOs & Finance Leaders can and should lead the organisation to greater heights with digital transformation.
Topic: CFOs as Key Changemakers
Understanding how CFOs & Finance Leaders can and should lead the organisation to greater heights with digital transformation
VIP Keynote Speaker: Joanne Flinn, MSID, MSc, BEc/Llb, Chairwoman of the ESG Institute
The CFO's responsibility is evolving to incorporate company planning and digital transformation in addition to financial reporting and cost control. To leverage automation, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to automate repetitive operations, explore digital business models, diversify income streams, and position the company for development, successful CFOs must work closely with C-Suites.
Speaker: Saj Molaee, Chief Financial Officer, AstraZeneca
In a world where the only constant is change, we need to continuously re-invent how we run things in the finance function. With poor visibility into the future and an ever-changing economic landscape, traditional approaches in planning and forecasting are no longer viable. Small incremental process changes won’t cut it as the traditional approach has already struggled to deliver. It is crucial for finance professionals to pilot their companies and ensure that their FP&A tools and processes help in adapting to this environment upheaval maintaining business continuity and profitability. Having a modern planning solution in place can enable essential changes to the planning and forecasting process, allowing businesses to become the most resilient and adaptable in the current uncertain world.
Speaker: Andrew Soon, Vice President of Sales, Asia, Jedox
CFOs in Singapore are expected to face a rapidly evolving business landscape, characterized by digitalization, changing consumer behaviors, and shifting geopolitical trends. CFOs will need to keep pace with technological advancements and adopt new tools and strategies to streamline financial operations and improve decision-making. How will they navigate the ongoing trade tensions and geopolitical risks? What role will CFOs play in driving environmental and social responsibility initiatives, such as green finance and renewable energy projects?
Panelists:
Zulaifah Abdul Ghani, Chief Financial Officer, ISS Global Forwarding
You-Jin Lee, Cluster CFO (Singapore,Malaysia,Brunei), Schneider Electric
Philip Tan, Chief Financial Officer, IMC Industrial Group
Moderator: Pankaj Kabra, SVP Finance, Traveloka
During the rush towards digital transformation, many businesses find themselves leaving behind organizational changes that needed to go with it. Unfortunately, this meant that organizations in 2023 are met with many surprises as the technology they adopted is outpacing their best practices. Now, more than ever, businesses need to evolve and minimize disruptions from their digital processes to better focus on greater disruptions coming their way.
Speaker: Vincent Lim Boon Seng, Chief Financial Officer, Datalogic
Topic: Building a Resilient Finance Function through Future-Ready Technology
Organisations today are stretched from a time and human capital perspective. Add to that the complexities of an uncertain global economy, CFOs have to navigate an economic environment unlike any other. As the architect of business transformation, how can CFOs use technology to automate the mundane and allow their teams to use their skills and experience to drive strategic value for their businesses? In this session, we discuss how your teams can deliver timely and accurate, board-trusted data across financial, management and sustainability reporting for greater business resilience and agility.
Speaker: Jake Prucha, Head of Sales, Workiva
Although none of us can predict the future with certainty, it is everyone's duty to consider what is likely to occur and to make preparations for it. For the finance department, this entails taking action immediately now to put the proper personnel and technological infrastructure in place in order to benefit from the impending disruption. Without a clear vision and plan for finance in a digital environment, that is unlikely to happen. The fireside chat discusses taking a step back and making sure your plan for getting there is crystal clear.
Speaker:
Andrew Soon, Vice President of Sales, Asia, Jedox
Moderator: June ShuTheng Cho, Portfolio CFO, Stepping Stone
To navigate the risks brought on by a changing and unstable geopolitical environment, organizations need to carefully invest in their capabilities, employees, processes, structures, and technology. This presentation will discuss how CFOs should respond to geopolitical fragmentation and uncertainty by focusing more on resilience and prevention.
Panellists:
Shian Goh, Group Finance Director, Goodpack Pte Ltd
Bernard Aw, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific, Coface
Darrell Tan, Assistant Vice President Finance, Worldwide Hotels
Moderator: Kay van Buul, Director, KPMG Singapore
In today's digital age, companies seek ways to increase efficiency and streamline their processes to stay competitive. One area where automation can significantly impact is the invoicing process. InvoiceNow, a nationwide e-invoicing network by IMDA Singapore, provides businesses with a secure and efficient platform to transact invoices electronically. However, to fully capitalise on the benefits of InvoiceNow, companies must integrate automation solutions with the network. This panel will discuss the importance of automation solutions in today's business landscape and how businesses can integrate automation solutions with InvoiceNow to enhance their invoicing processes and stay competitive in today's digital business landscape.
Speakers:
Mr Siraj Iqbal, Assistant Director, E-Invoice Project Office ,IMDA
Derrick Sun, Director of Business Development, Sales, Esker
Moderator: Shalini Shukla, Consulting Editor, DigitalCFO Asia
The “great resignation” has pretty much shown that remote working is here to stay, hence putting the soft skills of CFOs & finance leaders to the test, requiring them to manage the team remotely, address employee disengagement and avoid “silent quitting” in team members. Besides modernizing finance processes, CFOs today need to have a wider skill set in order to optimize employee productivity, especially in remote teams.
Speaker: Seow Tian Teo, Head of Finance at Hai Sia Seafood
Post pandemic, organisations are reinventing and refocusing their priorities with an overall aim for enhancing their competitive edge through higher agility. Finance Shared Services, enabled by the most innovative technology plays a crucial role in spearheading this challenge for the organisation.
Speaker: Joon Teoh, Chief Executive Officer, AGOS Asia
Businesses in Singapore are facing key challenges as they navigate the rapidly evolving business environment. Issues such as delayed payments, unexpected expenses, need to comply with regulations and governance frameworks are common occurrences for SMEs. CFOs of SME need to stay up-to-date and leverage technology and innovation to stay competitive and drive growth.
Panellists:
William Tan, Group Chief Financial Officer, Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd
Elaine Hardiman, Group Chief Financial Officer, Proof & Company
Alvin Ip, Chief Financial Officer, Aspire
Moderator: Himashi Soriano, Managing Director APAC, Association for Financial Professionals
It is now more crucial than ever for businesses to evaluate the role of ESG in their corporate strategy and regard it as the seed that can assist crystallize change as ESG develops into a prominent boardroom subject with a clear relationship to value. Companies must actually adopt ESG concepts rather than simply greenwashing their present business strategy with symbolic gestures. Their valuations may change depending on how they adopt ESG and integrate it into their business processes.
Speaker: Nikita Asthana, Head, Sustainability Finance (VP) at Olam
The CFO must also align and support the talent of the finance team in order for it to deliver competitive business value and take part in the talent revolution in order to support the growing duties. 70% of CFOs feel they lack the modern skills and talents required in the AI era (Artificial Intelligence). This presentation addresses how finance leaders can retrain themselves and make sure their staff is on the same page.
Speaker:
Tricia Ong, Senior Manager, LUXASIA
Moderator:
Doris Cheng, Partner, Deloitte
As executives in today’s connected and evolving world, it is important to consider how businesses will be impacted by existing and upcoming trends. And to better unite the company towards a particular direction, collaboration amongst top executives is a necessity. Leading organizations are beginning to understand the value of corporate collaboration and partnership capabilities as competitive advantages in a fast-paced world.
Panelists:
Cyndi Pei, Chief Financial Officer, Regional Data Centre, Singtel
Shilong Yu, Chief Financial Officer, EM Services
Denis Caes, Finance Director, APAC, Scoular
Moderator:
Wilber Ng, Head of Singapore, AICPA & CIMA
Chief Financial Officer,
Regional Data Centre
Singtel
MSID, MSc, BEc/Llb
Chairwoman of the ESG Institute
Director,
KPMG Singapore
Senior Vice President Finance,
Traveloka
Group Financial Director
Goodpack Pte Ltd
Chief Financial Officer
Aspire
Chief Financial Officer, APAC
Datalogic
Group Chief Financial Officer
Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd
Cluster CFO,
Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei
Schneider Electric
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Risk Officer
EM Services
Chief Financial Officer, APAC
ISS Global Forwarding
Head Of Singapore
AICPA & CIMA
Group Chief Financial Officer
Hai Sia Seafood
Chief Executive Officer
AGOS Asia
Head of Sales
Workiva
Group CFO
Proof & Company
Chief Financial Officer,
IMC Industrial Group
Chief Financial Officer,
AstraZeneca
Assistant Director, E-Invoice Project Office
IMDA
Director of Business Development, Sales
Esker
VP Sales, Asia
Jedox
Assistant Vice President Finance, Worldwide Hotels
Head of Sustainability Finance (VP),
Olam Agri
Managing Director, APAC
Association For Financial Professionals
Senior Manager
LUXASIA
Portfolio CFO
Stepping Stone
Finance Director, APAC
Scoular
Partner
Deloitte
Chief Economist for Asia Pacific
Coface
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