Make plans now to join CFOs and senior finance executives on 23 Oct 2024 at the leading CFO conference in Hong Kong. At the conference you’ll hear how the future of finance is all about managing across functions, building the right combination of capabilities, and establishing a strong data foundation. On-going FutureCFO dialogues with finance leaders across the function reveal a continued commitment to driving growth through digital transformation.

However, the maelstrom of non-aligned priorities, talent shortages, legacy processes and too many options when it comes to technologies make the road to growth in 2024 a formidable challenge for even the most seasoned finance professionals.

A Gartner’s research affirms that organisations face a medium-term environment characterised by tepid demand growth, stubbornly high costs and constrained access to capital – referring to the combination as a deadweight economic condition. “Absent fortuitous events such as a surprise end to geopolitical conflict, a swift halt to inflation or the quick realisation of dramatic productivity gains from AI, CFOs should expect many of the underlying economic trends contributing to the deadweight economy to persist across their strategic planning horizon.”

Hong Kong’s economy is projected to grow by an average of 3.3% a year in real terms from 2025-2028. Earlier this year, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Financial Secretary Paul Chan delivered the 2024-25 Budget, which aims to support Hong Kong’s enterprises, accelerate high-quality development, and enhance the competitive edge of the city’s industries.

While Hong Kong is looking to boost economic growth and benefit the people through forward-looking initiatives that will promote areas such as capital markets, financial services, innovation and technology (I&T), infrastructure, digital economy and green developments – how will these new initiatives affect businesses and finance leaders in Hong Kong? Also, as Hong Kong continues down the path of integration with China, how can businesses harness the opportunity presented by this integration, while retaining, even enhancing, what has always been unique to Hong Kong – a dynamic business hub to the world?

 This year’s FutureCFO Hong Kong Conference will be held at Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong on 23 October 2024, bringing together seasoned finance professionals to uncover:

• How to sustain enterprise’s growth engine amidst challenging time
• Transformation roadmap for success in the future
• Best practices in riding the transformation challenges
• Tactics for evaluating digital competencies across the function
• How to build realistic and trustworthy forecasts
• Strategies to shorten the digital financial close
• Top challenges in data, data technology and governance management
• AI and smart automation priorities and use cases
• People management for stronger, digitally competent teams

The challenges ahead present real and economic tailwinds that can derail ongoing efforts to transform organisations into engines of innovation and growth. For the finance team, there remains clear opportunities to lead by example out of the potential maelstrom that lies ahead to bring about sustained growth in the years ahead.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

CFOs, MDs, VPs, Directors, Heads, GMs, and Senior Managers, involved in: