4th Annual FutureCFO Conference Hong Kong

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EVENT OVERVIEW

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:

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Strategic Planning & Forecasting
Costing & Budgeting
Treasury Operations
Project Financing
Accounting and Reporting
Merger & Acquisition (M&A)
Investment / Portfolio Management
Auditing & Internal Control
Tax Governance
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Statutory & Regulatory Reporting
Fiscal Policy Planning
Financial Technology Solutions

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

The FutureCFO Conference aims to give CFOs, who also act as their company’s strategic business partner and catalyst, insights on ensuring corporate growth and successfully mitigating risks and challenges amidst the current economic and political uncertainties in their countries. The conference will also address strategies and best practices on how CFOs can reimagine finance functions and their organizations to survive and thrive in today’s fast-paced and digitally driven landscape.

This by-invitation only one-day event will gather over 120 senior finance leaders from multiple industries and offers the best opportunity to hear from the industry’s leading professionals, contribute questions from the floor, engage in incisive panel discussions that discuss real-life business cases, updates and strategies to meet the most pertinent challenges facing the finance function in 2020.

High-Level Industry Speakers

We gather 20+ industry speakers and experts from leading organizations for keynote presentations and incisive discussions so you can tap on their invaluable insights and best practices important to your finance function management and transformation.

Interactive Discussions

Be part of our interactive panel discussions that address the current hot topics, share ideas and experiences and get the answers to your pressing questions from prominent finance leaders on stage.

Networking Opportunities

Meet new business partners, engage and forge new connections with fellow finance and treasury leaders in the region, solution providers and many more at our event through luncheons, coffee breaks, one-to-one meetings and informal introductions.

Targeted In-Depth Sessions

8 hours of learning and networking opportunities packed into 10 in depth sessions. Listen to corporate-driven best practices and case studies sharing that are targeted to your profession through the personalized country-specific conferences we crafted for you - FutureCFO Conferences.

FUTURECFO CONFERENCE SERIES

2024 AGENDA

09:15

Panel Discussion I: CFO’s Transformative Leadership

What it takes to be an effective transformative CFO
Designing a future finance operating model that supports growth and innovation
CFO’s leadership in delivering transformation projects
What really matters to a CFO in 2024 and beyond?
Lessons learned managing stakeholders and orchestrating company-wide transformation

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

Panelists:
Wilkie Wong, CFO, ESQUEL GROUP
Yan Zhang, CFA, PCC, Head of Finance, HILTI (HONG KONG)
Philip Shin, CFO, Prudence Foundation, PRUDENTIAL PLC
Guru Balasubramaniam ACMA, CGMA, Country President, SECURITAS HONG KONG

09:55

Keynote I: Integrated Reporting: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage

This session explores the evolving landscape of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting and its transformation from a compliance necessity to a strategic imperative. As companies navigate the complexities of sustainability regulations, they are discovering that integrated financial and sustainability data not only meets regulatory requirements but also provides a significant competitive advantage. From enhancing stakeholder trust to driving innovation and improving financial performance, assured integrated reporting is reshaping the way companies operate and how they are perceived in the market. This session will delve into the challenges and opportunities of integrated reporting and learn how your organisation can leverage technology to drive long-term value creation.

Steven Shiu, Lead Regional Enterprise Sales Director, WORKIVA

10:20

Panel Discussion II: Incorporating Agility into Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting

VUCA or not, cash flow is indisputably the lifeblood of the business. Fulfilling short-term payment obligations have become challenging to some organisations, yet leveraging on credits or borrowing is not quite an answer either as interest rates continue to grow.

Making data-based forecasts and financial strategy will equip finance leaders to tackle obstacles and provide a clear picture of their financial trajectory throughout the coming year.

Cash flow planning and frequent forecasting amidst uncertainty
Meeting cash forecasting challenges
Improving cash forecasting accuracy, liquidity planning and management and working capital with data and modern technologies
Leveraging AI and ML to build realistic and trustworthy forecasts even without reliable recent historical data

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

Panelists:
Peter Ying, CFO, ALIA BIOTECH GROUP
Tricia Koh, Commercial Director – Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, ALLIANZ TRADE
Angus Tsang, CFO & Company Secretary, CN LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Danny Ho, Executive Director & CFO, SA SA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED