3rd Annual FutureCFO Conference Malaysia

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EVENT OVERVIEW

The Malaysian economy registered a stronger growth of 14.2% in the third quarter of 2022. According to RAM Rating Services’ Head of Economic Research, Woon Khai Jhek, Malaysia’s stellar growth in 2022 should provide a sturdy base for growth in a challenging 2023, albeit a slower one. With the imminent threat of a global recession, Malaysia’s economy will inevitably face downside risks in 2023. Further escalation of geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, labour shortages and political uncertainty on the domestic front could also add pressure to 2023’s growth for the country.

However, even as economic uncertainties and headwinds are expected to intensify in 2023, there are opportunities to look forward to and the country’s growth is expected to resume after a mild downturn in 2023. Furthermore, with the new government elected during the 2022 General Election (GE 15), Malaysia’s federal budget for 2023 will be revised and re-tabled, which will impact the economy and businesses.

The macroeconomic uncertainty and on-going disruptions are continuing to drive finance leaders to accelerate technology adoption. In the race to innovate, automate and transform, and against the continuing uncertainty, how should finance leaders in Malaysia prioritise the many urgencies on the roadmap of growth and recovery?

Themed “Making Finance a Better Strategic Partner to Business”, FutureCFO Conference 2023 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 14 June 2023, the 3^rd Annual FutureCFO Malaysia Conference will gather over 120 top-tier finance professionals from multiple industries in Malaysia. This by-invitation senior finance executive gathering will address the business risks and opportunities, CFO’s top action plans to stay agile and drive business forward amidst continuing uncertainty and new challenges as well as strategies to confront challenges facing finance function post-digitalisation.

At this year’s in-person event, we will bring together some of the leading minds in finance in the country 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 AI 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.

AGENDA

09:05

FIRESIDE CHAT I: Continuing the Pace of Change: Unlocking Growth Opportunities and Tackling Challenges in 2023

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 are changing rapidly locally and globally, exacerbated by slowing growth, planning for 2023 is certainly not an easy task for finance leaders in Malaysia. CFOs are required to 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?
Areas to raise and cut spending in 2023
Ensuring long-term sustainable growth post-pandemic
Project financing in 2023: Maximising access to capital amidst potential storm

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

Interviewee:
Jayanta Chatterjee, Head of Finance, METROD MALAYSIA

09:30

KEYNOTE I: Driving Organisational Speed and Agility with Self-Service Data and Analytics

A Gartner survey reveals that companies that invest in productivity and efficiency to fight inflation will outperform those who just increase prices. Instead of just passing on inflationary costs to customers, improving efficiency, productivity and quick data-driven decision making is a better bet for the business’s long-term competitive advantage.

Leveraging big data and self-service analytics to drive innovation, higher productivity, growth and revenue
Empowering finance teams to take on the leadership role with deep, trustworthy and data-driven insights while reducing risks and costs
Enabling finance teams to turn data into insights independently with self-service data analytics capabilities
Creating secure collaboration for quick data-driven decision making with autonomous, self-service, cloud data warehouse
Ensuring data governance and security in self-service data analytics

Senior representative, JEDOX

09:55

PANEL DISCUSSION I: Digital Transformation and Reality Gap: What’s Next Post Digitalisation?

Digital transformation has saved many businesses when the pandemic struck. However, in reality, almost no organisation has finished their digitalisation journey. While most organisations are now more digitally mature and they are in the better position to thrive in the post-pandemic era, what businesses are asking for constantly evolves.

Advancing digitalisation initiatives vs. traditional work environments
Capitalising on digitalisation investment to stay resilient, flexible and efficient amidst escalating costs
Keeping up with digital acceleration while ensuring employee’s continuous engagement
Lesson learnt from 2022: What can be done differently in 2023?

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

Panelists:
Joanne Rodrigues, Group CFO, AFFIN BANK BERHAD
Gurmeet Singh, CFO, South East Asia, AIRASIA
Senior representative, GRAB
Colleen Wong, Financial Controller, HELP UNIVERSITY

10:30

KEYNOTE II: CFO Playbook for Debt Management on 2023 Budget

The weight of debt on CFO’s 2023 budget
Debt refinancing vs. restructuring to strengthen company’s financial outlook in 2023
Maintaining strong balance sheet and tight watch on credit risks and liquidity against imminent recession

Senior representative, CBS CONSULTING