3rd Annual FutureCFO Conference Hong Kong

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EVENT OVERVIEW

According to IMF, the economic activity in Hong Kong SAR is normalising with the reopening of the border. Strong fiscal policy support has helped the economy navigate through multiple shocks over the last few years. Also strong institutional frameworks and financial buffers have allowed Hong Kong’s financial system to remain resilient and operate smoothly, including the Linked Exchange Rate System (LERS).

Although rebound is expected this year, Hong Kong’s economy is challenged with macro-financial pressures amid rising interest rates, gradually rising inflation, on-going stress in rental and the real estate sector of Mainland China and the global economic slowdown. Given the slowing growth and tightening financial conditions around the world, how should finance leaders in Hong Kong navigate through the global headwinds? How can finance leaders be prepared to remain resilient post-COVID normalisation economic activity, amidst the large decline of labour force over the past few years? Moreover, in the race to innovate, automate and transform, and against the continuing uncertainty, how should finance leaders manage the many priorities on the roadmap of growth and robust recovery?

Themed “Forging Strategic Partnerships with Business”, FutureCFO Conference 2023 series seeks to bring to the fore strategies, process transformation and technology innovations that aim to do just that – make finance, and the CFO, an even better strategic partner to business.

Taking place on 24 October 2023, the 3rd Annual FutureCFO Hong Kong Conference will gather over 120 senior finance professionals from multiple industries in Hong Kong. This by-invitation executive gathering will also discuss strategies to confront challenges facing finance function post-digitalisation, stay agile and drive business forward amidst continuing uncertainty and new challenges.

At this year’s in-person event, we will bring together some of the leading minds in finance in Hong Kong to solve real-world business problems today and seek to present use cases to answer critical challenges facing the various finance functions such as:

Managing the margin pressures in an inflationary environment
Making FP&A more predictive and agile
Automation to drive down cost
Narrowing the financial close and aiming to make it touch-less
Closing the talent hole and managing the future of finance generation

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.

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AGENDA

09:15

PANEL DISCUSSION I: Continuing the Pace of Change: Unlocking Growth Opportunities and Tackling Challenges in 2024

The confluence of rising inflation and interest rate, tensions in geopolitical, regulatory changes, energy security, foreign exchange volatility, supply chain disruptions as well as climate change risk had reshaped CFO’s responsibilities in magnitudes. With things changing rapidly locally and globally, exacerbated by slowing growth, planning for 2024 is certainly not an easy task for finance leaders in Hong Kong. CFOs are required to drive the necessary transformations, be agile and flexible to capture new opportunities especially with the potential shrinking in customer demands as the world is likely or already in recession.

Doing more with less in the growing volatility, uncertainty complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) environment
Managing the margin pressures: How can finance leaders help accelerate recovery and ensure long-term sustainable growth post-pandemic?
Areas to raise and cut spending in 2024
Keeping pace with sustainable financing and ESG efforts in 2024
Navigating the changing tax landscape in 2024-2025

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

Panelists:
Calvin Lim, Group Finance & Administration Director, AMAZON PAPYRUS CHEMICALS LIMITED
Ronald Ede, Executive Director & CFO, INNOVENT BIOLOGIC INC.
Dr. Yanir Landenberg, CFO, GOLDSTAR LINE
Sundararaman Venkateswaran, CFO & Group Finance Director, MASON GLOBAL LIMITED

09:55

KEYNOTE I: Embracing AI and ML to Accelerate Finance’s Role as Value Creator

AI and ML are no longer an option when modernizing the finance IT ecosystem—it’s a requirement. Modern finance is fully digital and intelligently automated, embracing AI and ML to process high-volume transactions faster with increased precision and greater accuracy. This session will share an up-close look at practical use cases for AI and ML applications and how to accelerate finance’s role as value creator.

Sammy Yeung, Regional Finance Lead, WORKDAY