Agenda
Our Gartner experts, who are at the top of their fields, helped attendees address their most critical challenges. These key topics kickstarted conversations around priorities and initiatives so that attendees could tackle what was most important to them. The 2024 conference agenda will be coming soon.
Returning to profitable growth is a career-defining opportunity for CFOs. To get this right, CFOs must avoid making blanket decisions and focus instead on strategic and deliberate reallocation of resources.
Financial planning and analysis’s (FP&A’s) success will be defined by how effectively it is able to drive business performance during volatility and disruptions.
The finance function’s ability to deliver on its data and analytics promise to drive improved business decision making is being constrained by the slow pace of digital transformation in the controllership.
In uncertain times, organizations are focusing attention on activities that will bring immediate and short-term impact. Build your technology roadmap, pick the right vendors, identify the proper skills and provide a steady stream of value throughout your organization’s financial transformation journey.
Returning to profitable growth is a career-defining opportunity for CFOs. To get this right, CFOs must avoid making blanket decisions and focus instead on strategic and deliberate reallocation of resources. Learn how leading CFOs are placing bets to reduce risk while maintaining the pace of innovation and transformation.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
As organizations face a perpetually-disrupted business environment, CFOs must move beyond the enforcement of financial orthodoxy and tap into what it means to be a ‘human leader’ as a CFO in order to drive enterprise success..(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Nisha Bhandare, VP Analyst, Gartner
As business environment becomes increasingly dynamic, CFOs need to develop new and quicker ways to support the business. Learn how finance can increase agility and deliver innovation quickly by embracing a composable technology strategy that transforms their technology to be modular, flexible and adaptive to business needs.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Arun Chandrasekaran, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Thriving in times of intense economic and social volatility requires organizations to find new forms of efficiency in their operations, scale their productivity and pioneer new business models. CFOs must use our trends to enable their organizations to succeed.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
Vaughan Archer, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Economic uncertainty and funding constraints mean this era of digital investments will need to be offset with cost savings. But only 11% of cost initiatives result in sustained savings, harming shareholder value and financial credibility. Join this session to learn how CFOs overcome stakeholder apathy by delivering compelling cost narratives that motivate budget holders to work with rather than against finance.(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
Rajesh Kandaswamy, Former Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Generative AI provides new capabilities that make us question what computers can do. While raw potential is striking, it does have large risks. In this session, we will answer your questions on where generative AI is, what it implies for enterprises, and what the CFO's role is in harnessing this new powerful innovation while keeping the enterprise safe.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
Tamara Shipley, VP Analyst, Gartner
Integrated invoice-to-cash applications help organizations improve their collections processes, drive cash flow and enhance the customer experience. This session delivers focused insight into vendors' product offerings and will enable finance leaders to identify vendors that best fit their digital transformation.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT
Caroline Walsh, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Women in the United States left the labor force in droves since 2020. As jobs return to prepandemic levels, women — especially women of color — are slower to return. The typical approaches organizations have of supporting women — parental leave, childcare subsidies, mentoring programs —aren't having the desired effect. Join this session for innovative ideas for bringing women back to work and supporting them there.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT
Mike Helsel, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As CEOs and boards continue to demand greater digitalization, finance IT can both accelerate and support this transition. Finance IT allows chief financial officers to own their future technology and establish an organization to drive growth.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 02:50 PM EDT
Shannon Cole, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CFOs are ready to capture the efficacy gains they know autonomous finance will bring to their organizations yet struggle to drive the changes necessary to make it happen. This presentation will give CFOs a look at our predictions for achieving success in their autonomous finance ambitions through transforming team structures, mission, roles, skills, and leadership capabilities.(Credits: 0.4; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM EDT
Nisha Bhandare, VP Analyst, Gartner
Composable technology is gaining traction among finance to enable agility and innovation in a dynamic business environment. Learn how to use finance capability framework as the first step in building a composable technology roadmap to visualize tradeoffs and align technology decisions with strategic objectives that maximize business outcomes.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM EDT
Kristin Moyer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Environmental sustainability is fast catching digital as a change driver. CEOs view CFOs as a the top role to collaborate on sustainability. World class sustainability CFOs simplify complexity, operationalize change and champion growth.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM EDT
Marko Horvat, VP, Research, Gartner
Graham Waller, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Despite decades of technology investment productivity gains remain elusive. Breaking this paradox is paramount to alleviate margin pressure in today’s economic headwinds. Join this roundtable to explore emerging ideas and key questions:
• How can productivity measurement be rebooted for the digital era?
• How are the levers of productivity shifting and where should CFOs focus their attention?
• What are the structural productivity opportunities from AI and autonomous business models?
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM EDT
Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
As CFOs invest further in digital technology to support the autonomy of the finance function, their playbooks for managing finance cost must change. Join this peer-to-peer discussion lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert to talk about strategies for driving efficiency in finance, as more and more of the cost base is consumed by technology expenses and a key finance digital talent becomes ever more expensive.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM EDT
Frances Karamouzis, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Hyperautomation and intelligent automation investments continue unabated. Yet, only a small percentage of organizations can showcase value or benefits that are identifiable, traceable and auditable. In this presentation, we showcase the proof points of hyperautomation by providing case studies from Gartner's Hyperautomation 100 Club that are case studies that have delivered over 100 million dollars in value or triple-digit benefits.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM EDT
Melanie O'Brien, VP Analyst, Gartner
CFOs must update how organizations invest in and manage ESG strategy. Organizations with a mature approach to sustainability will update investment criteria, invest in practices that will ensure long term financial sustainability and capitalize on new opportunities created by sustainable business practices.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM EDT
Caroline Walsh, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Shannon Cole, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are key to achieving business outcomes in today's environment: not only do more inclusive environments improve performance and discretionary effort, but they also are key for reducing turnover and attracting new talent. Two thirds of jobseekers consider workforce diversity when choosing an employer, but only 23% of finance employees say they perceive their organization as inclusive. Join this roundtable discussion to hear from your peers how they create and maintain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive Finance organization.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM EDT
Nisha Bhandare, VP Analyst, Gartner
An organization's technology roadmap should have the flexibility to manage disruptions, future-proof the business while enabling competitive advantage within the industry. Learn how progressive organization govern and optimize their technology roadmap to increase agility. (Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM EDT
Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
In times of economic uncertainty, it is absolutely vital that CFOs are able to provide assurance to their boards that the organization is prepared for the unknown. Join this peer-to-peer discussion lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert to share how to form a strong relationship with the board, and the tactics that CFOs can use during and between board meetings to be a more effective partner.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 05:15 PM - 06:00 PM EDT
Cassandra Worthy, Founder & CEO, Author & Consultant, Change Enthusiasm Global
This keynote distills down 15 years of Cassandra’s Corporate M&A experience into the critical skills that will empower leaders to create and sustain growth through change.
This program is perfect for:
• Executives and leaders responsible for inspiring and empowering their teams and organizations through change.
• Change management professionals responsible for leading change effectively and successfully throughout their respective organizations.
• Human Resources and organizational leaders responsible for building workforce resilience, productivity, and engagement through change.
The audience will leave with:
• A new perspective on the soft skills required to effectively lead through change.
• A practical framework to quantify your strengths and areas of growth when addressing, working and leading through change.
• An instantly-applicable action plan that empowers them to improve critical leadership behaviors to effectively lead change movements
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM EDT
Haben Girma, Disability Rights Lawyer and Author,
Disabled people are the largest historically underrepresented group, numbering over one billion worldwide. When you include friends and family members who will want accessibility, the disability market represents $13 trillion in annual disposable income. Organizations that prioritize accessibility benefit by gaining access to a much larger audience, improving the experience for both disabled and nondisabled people, and facilitating further innovation. Join us for an engaging presentation where Haben Girma will share how she became an advocate and what we can do to make our communities more inclusive.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Emily Riley, Sr Director, Research, Gartner
With cost pressures and macroeconomic headwinds compressing margins, digitalization is key to maintaining sustainable profitability, whether via new digital revenue or improved organizational productivity. Yet, 67% of companies do not realize the intended benefits from enterprise digital spending. This session will share how progressive CFOs are driving greater enterprise digital cohesion to realize better business outcomes.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Robert Naegle, VP Analyst, Gartner
A cloud migration of business and/or IT capabilities into a cloud based model can have significant impact on technology spend, accounting approaches and tax treatments. Are you ready?
What will you do about budgeting for dynamic cloud consumption? What return are you expecting? What adjustments will need to be made to depreciation and capitalization practices?
This session will look at 3 critical cloud conversations you should have now with your CIOs.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Jan Ambergen, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
With inflation higher than the previous decade and interest rates rising, the importance to reduce Trapped Cash in company’s Working Capital has gone up significantly. The initial focus of the CFO will be on the preservation of the profitability. However, the higher inflation will demand a renewed focus on the Cash Conversation Cycle to preserve company’s assets. Join this session with your peers to ask a Gartner expert your most pressing questions on the impact of inflation on the Cash Conversion Cycle.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
Rob Rodgers, Business Development Director, Gartner
CFOs cannot rely on forward-looking planning to drive capital allocation decisions amid this environment. They need to pivot organizational capital decisions. In this exclusive Invitational Program session, you will discover how to take an “activist” posture towards investment and capital allocation decisions, and how to drive successful outcomes with behaviors and processes tailored for investing in the face of uncertainty.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
Graham Waller, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
As enterprises grapple to implement hybrid work models during 2022, there are large differences in the resulting outcomes. This session will highlight leading practices uncovered from our research that help drive talent attraction, retention, collaboration and performance outcomes.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
Rajesh Kandaswamy, Former Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Generative AI provides new capabilities that make us question what computers can do. While raw potential is striking, it does have large risks. In this session, we will answer your questions on where generative AI is, what it implies for enterprises, and what the CFO's role is in harnessing this new powerful innovation while keeping the enterprise safe.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
Marcus Marion, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As digital investments become more prevalent, CFOs must understand the strategic business outcomes their organization hopes to realize through digital technologies and guide digital spending to best achieve those results. CFOs must help their leadership teams establish clear digital business strategies encompassing digital business optimization and transformation to prevent misplaced digital expenditures and ensure business and financial outcomes necessary for future success.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT
Graham Waller, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
The only way to solve today’s talent crises, labor shortages and employee burnout is with work design that empowers human adaptability. Intelligent technology must also be unleashed to automate ethically. The future requires workforce autonomy and autonomous systems melded to drive sustainable growth.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT
Jim McGittigan, VP Analyst, Gartner
CFOs should collaborate with CIOs to ensure they are running IT like a business and effectively managing their IT budget. They should then build a partnership with the CIO to ensure all IT and other technology spend is measured and effectively optimized, regardless of who owns the budget.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM EDT
Marko Horvat, VP, Research, Gartner
Succession planning provides enhanced leadership transitions, as well as clear career pathways for talented staff. Successful organizations will need to identify future leaders, develop and strengthen their skills, and deploy an effective delegation strategy to prepare them for future roles. This session will provide an opportunity for CFOs to discuss and learn the key elements of a successful succession strategy.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM EDT
Jan Ambergen, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
With inflation higher than the previous decade and interest rates rising, the importance to reduce Trapped Cash in company’s Working Capital has gone up significantly. The initial focus of the CFO will be on the preservation of the profitability. However, the higher inflation will demand a renewed focus on the Cash Conversation Cycle to preserve company’s assets. Join this session with your peers to ask a Gartner expert your most pressing questions on the impact of inflation on the Cash Conversion Cycle.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM EDT
Geraldine Garaud, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Finance transformation complexity is consistently rising — most finance transformations today will feature a diversity of data, people, processes, technology and delivery model initiatives. This complexity amplifies the need to make smart up-front investments in finance transformation strategy development support. Join this peer-to-peer discussion lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert to share your experiences and gain insight from peers on how to best navigate the finance transformation strategy consulting market.(Credits: 0.4; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Graham Waller, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Marko Horvat, VP, Research, Gartner
Despite decades of technology investment productivity gains remain elusive. Breaking this paradox is paramount to alleviate margin pressure in today’s economic headwinds. Join this roundtable to explore emerging ideas and key questions:
• How can productivity measurement be rebooted for the digital era?
• How are the levers of productivity shifting and where should CFOs focus their attention?
• What are the structural productivity opportunities from AI and autonomous business models?
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Jim McGittigan, VP Analyst, Gartner
Explore the need to better understand both IT and other technology spend across the enterprise. Assess and define what technology spend you should be tracking at an enterprise level and why. Implement visibility and governance over enterprise technology spending so that both cost and value are clearly understood and effectively optimized.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Michelle Carlsen, Director Analyst, Gartner
Discovery driven planning is a powerful framework for evaluating strategic investments with a high level of uncertainty. It leverages a practical set of analysis tools, such as reverse income statement analysis and addressable market calculations, to challenge conventional thinking around key assumptions and operational requirements. The process enables CFOs to identify poor investments as quickly and cheaply as possible.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM EDT
Rajesh Kandaswamy, Former Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Emerging technologies serve as the foundation of new products and services and have become as the key levers of competitive advantage in firms. CFOs need to understand at a high level what the key technologies are and what they offer. In this session, we will answer questions on what the technologies are, what their current state is, and what they offer enterprises.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Financial planning and analysis’s (FP&A’s) success will be defined by how effectively it is able to drive business performance during volatility and disruptions. Learn how to enhance FP&A’s predictive and preparedness capabilities to turn uncertainty into opportunity for your organization.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
As organizations face a perpetually-disrupted business environment, CFOs must move beyond the enforcement of financial orthodoxy and tap into what it means to be a ‘human leader’ as a CFO in order to drive enterprise success..(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Nick Duffy, Director Analyst, Gartner
Zero percent of CFOs believe that FBP primarily spend time on value creation. FBPs struggle to maximize their impact due to poor internal branding, unwieldy responsibility scopes and excessively siloed ways of working. Autonomous finance will provide a platform to further evolve Finance Business Partner Roles but will require certain actions from FP&A Leaders. Join this session discover more about the opportunity to evolve your business partnering strategy.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
Clement Christensen, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Grant Nelson, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Data governance is not alluring. Few business leaders care and after numerous attempts at data governance, most finance leaders have given up. And yet, data governance is foundational to unlocking digital business and AI. In this ask the expert session, Gartner experts will provide practical advice on where to start successful data governance efforts that last.(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT
Mark D. McDonald, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The prospect of an autonomous finance organization is compelling but getting started seems complex and difficult. This session introduces the AI-forward framework that includes the steps that leading companies are taking to bridge the gap between the semi-automated function of today to an autonomous finance organization of tomorrow.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM EDT
Grant Nelson, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Finance is already behind the curve on innovation in Data & Analytics (D&A), and recessionary pressures risk it falling further behind. Join this session to learn how leading organizations are evolving their finance D&A approaches and protecting critical investments to evolve D&A despite cost pressures.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM EDT
Valeria Di Maso, Director Analyst, Gartner
This interactive session will guide FP&A leaders in selecting the correct KPIs for their organizations, considering the complex data landscape they have to deal with and the continuous changes in company goals and objectives driven by high uncertainty in the marketplace. We will focus on choosing actuals and actionable KPIs; how to connect them to the organization's goals; and reporting strategy.(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:20 PM EDT
Janel Everly, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The current finance data landscape is complex and FP&A leaders are battling against multiple forces that go from data quality to technology and skills gaps. To deliver better and faster analysis, FP&A leaders need to advance D&A governance technologies and approaches. This Hype Cycle enables leaders to explore D&A governance innovations, vet risks and realities, and identify appropriate investment opportunities.(Credits: 0.4; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM EDT
Clement Christensen, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Deploying AI requires new skills, such as coding, data science and data engineering. Success will require a strategy for when to hire new talent, develop internal talent, or outsource. This session will help Finance leaders navigate these options and deliver a talent sourcing strategy for an AI-driven, autonomous finance function.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM EDT
Jo Ann Rosenberger, Distinguished VP, Advisory, Gartner
CFOs and executive finance leaders will see how to use three financial models for leverage and bargaining power as this session walks through three technology and cloud negotiation scenarios. Attendees will see how to take simple and ready-to-use templates and checklists to enhance their organization's negotiation playbook using the financial models TCA/TCO, NPV, and cash flow vs. P&L impact for negotiation leverage and bargaining power.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM EDT
Peter Nagy, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Craig Wilton, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Craig Risberg, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Nick Duffy, Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this peer-to-peer discussion lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert to discuss best practices and lessons learned for preparing Finance Business Partners (FBPs) for an autonomous Finance future. Topics for discussion will include strategies for defining high-impact FBP competencies, responsibilities, and organizational design models.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM EDT
Mark D. McDonald, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The best AI use cases are the ones that are specific to your circumstances. Bring your use case ideas and walk through them with our AI expert who can help you determine the right place in the process to apply AI and identify the benefits that it may offer.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 05:15 PM - 06:00 PM EDT
Cassandra Worthy, Founder & CEO, Author & Consultant, Change Enthusiasm Global
This keynote distills down 15 years of Cassandra’s Corporate M&A experience into the critical skills that will empower leaders to create and sustain growth through change.
This program is perfect for:
• Executives and leaders responsible for inspiring and empowering their teams and organizations through change.
• Change management professionals responsible for leading change effectively and successfully throughout their respective organizations.
• Human Resources and organizational leaders responsible for building workforce resilience, productivity, and engagement through change.
The audience will leave with:
• A new perspective on the soft skills required to effectively lead through change.
• A practical framework to quantify your strengths and areas of growth when addressing, working and leading through change.
• An instantly-applicable action plan that empowers them to improve critical leadership behaviors to effectively lead change movements
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM EDT
Haben Girma, Disability Rights Lawyer and Author,
Disabled people are the largest historically underrepresented group, numbering over one billion worldwide. When you include friends and family members who will want accessibility, the disability market represents $13 trillion in annual disposable income. Organizations that prioritize accessibility benefit by gaining access to a much larger audience, improving the experience for both disabled and nondisabled people, and facilitating further innovation. Join us for an engaging presentation where Haben Girma will share how she became an advocate and what we can do to make our communities more inclusive.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Matthew Mowrey, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
FP&A technology is underutilized and organizations continue to turn to Excel to manage their planning processes. This session addresses the evolutionary path FP&A technology will take in the next three to five years, the impact it will have on the FP&A organization, and key actions FP&A leaders can take now to maximize their investment and avoid costly mistakes.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Clement Christensen, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI skills are the latest hot commodity on the talent market, but many executives are left wondering: what skills do we need first and how do we develop those skills, can we develop these with our current people or do we need to buy externally, and more. This session will provide ideas, structures, and advice on which skills to prioritize for AI, how to structure training efforts, and how to attract external candidates when necessary.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Valeria Di Maso, Director Analyst, Gartner
FP&A leaders often hear how driver maps and metrics cascades can be leveraged to anchor their data governance to business outcomes, and unlock advanced analytics including AI/ML, predictive and prescriptive analytics. However, it isn't always clear how they are different and where they work best together. We will discuss best practices on leveraging both frameworks in your D&A strategy.(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM EDT
Regina Crowder, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Financial planning software supports efforts for digital transformation within financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, modeling and performance reporting. CFOs can use this research to assess vendors that may be best suited to offer technology solutions for their FP&A processes.(Credits: 0.4; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
Clement Christensen, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CEOs have tasked Finance with driving greater use of data in decision-making, but most teams have run into an age-old challenge: human nature. Human beings don't remember data, we remember stories. For teams creating self-service tools and black box advanced analytics, this session will provide guidance on how to tell compelling, data-driven stories in a digital world.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT
Ashwani Gupta, Director Analyst, Gartner
84% of CFOs report a lack of digital talent to drive finance transformation. CFOs realize this urgent need but feel challenged in attracting finance talent with digital skills in the midst of a tight labor market. Failure to address these challenges will lead to failed digital transformation and talent strategies. Join this session to learn the strategies to acquire digital finance talent. (Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM EDT
Mark D. McDonald, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this peer-to-peer discussion lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert to discuss various approaches to getting value with with AI in Finance.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Valeria Di Maso, Director Analyst, Gartner
CFOs working to improve the quality of their reporting, analytics and decision support often find that data quality is their biggest hurdle. This presentation outlines how finance can reset its approach to data governance by adopting the sufficient truths approach to better inform organizational decision making.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM EDT
Jacob Joseph-David, Director, Quantitative Analytics and Dat, Gartner
In the current environment of shifting economic fundamentals and tepid returns, we can no longer afford to adhere to legacy financial planning. Beyond basic changes, efforts to transform financial planning have not delivered business impact. Through dynamic planning finance organizations can provide their business with agile decision to quickly identify, assess and act on new opportunities.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
The finance function’s ability to deliver on its data and analytics promise to drive improved business decision making is being constrained by the slow pace of digital transformation in the controllership. Learn how to quickly advance the controllership’s digital maturity.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
As organizations face a perpetually-disrupted business environment, CFOs must move beyond the enforcement of financial orthodoxy and tap into what it means to be a ‘human leader’ as a CFO in order to drive enterprise success..(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
Jan Ambergen, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The F&A BPO Magic Quadrant delivers a summary of 2023’s vendor evaluation. This session will help CFOs on their sourcing and evaluation mission to select the most suitable outsourcing provider for digital transformation services by sharing 2023 key market trends.(Credits: 0.4; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Greg Leiter, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
A common failing of ERP strategies is lack of alignment to business value. Organizations know they need to 'be better', but they don’t know where and they don’t know how. This session will tell you why that is, and more importantly, how to engage business leaders to measure and observe business value of ERP initiatives.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
Permjeet Gale, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The Controllership is the largest – and most underappreciated - Finance subfunction. Digital innovations are usurping Controllership teams’ legacy responsibilities, calling into question the function’s value proposition. During the session, we will provide you with advice and answers on how emerging trends are shaping tomorrow’s Controllership, from process-level innovations, to continued digital acceleration, and an emerging decision support mandate.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT
Marc Kerremans, VP Analyst, Gartner
The finance function’s ability to deliver on its data & analytics promise to drive improved business decision making gets constrained by the lack of visibility and insights into what is happening in the daily ways of working. Process mining will continuously provide insights into improving and optimizing speed, quality and efficiency and prepare processes for new ways of operating.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM EDT
Mallory Bulman, Sr Director, Research, Gartner
Faith Vakil, Director Analyst, Gartner
Hilary Richards, VP Analyst, Gartner
Renata Viana, Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this peer-to-peer discussion to discuss best practices and lessons learned for shortening the accounting close.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM EDT
Hilary Richards, VP Analyst, Gartner
Technology changes and hybrid work models bring many benefits but can come with unintended costs like employee fatigue. Employee fatigue can damage employee engagement and intent to stay. Join this session to learn strategies to energize weary finance employees and reduce change fatigue — even though the pace of change shows no sign of slowing down.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 05:15 PM - 06:00 PM EDT
Cassandra Worthy, Founder & CEO, Author & Consultant, Change Enthusiasm Global
This keynote distills down 15 years of Cassandra’s Corporate M&A experience into the critical skills that will empower leaders to create and sustain growth through change.
This program is perfect for:
• Executives and leaders responsible for inspiring and empowering their teams and organizations through change.
• Change management professionals responsible for leading change effectively and successfully throughout their respective organizations.
• Human Resources and organizational leaders responsible for building workforce resilience, productivity, and engagement through change.
The audience will leave with:
• A new perspective on the soft skills required to effectively lead through change.
• A practical framework to quantify your strengths and areas of growth when addressing, working and leading through change.
• An instantly-applicable action plan that empowers them to improve critical leadership behaviors to effectively lead change movements
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM EDT
Haben Girma, Disability Rights Lawyer and Author,
Disabled people are the largest historically underrepresented group, numbering over one billion worldwide. When you include friends and family members who will want accessibility, the disability market represents $13 trillion in annual disposable income. Organizations that prioritize accessibility benefit by gaining access to a much larger audience, improving the experience for both disabled and nondisabled people, and facilitating further innovation. Join us for an engaging presentation where Haben Girma will share how she became an advocate and what we can do to make our communities more inclusive.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Peter Nagy, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
The Controllership is the largest – and most underappreciated - Finance subfunction. Digital innovations are usurping Controllership teams’ legacy responsibilities, calling into question the function’s value proposition. This session will introduce the emerging trends that are shaping tomorrow’s Controllership, from process-level innovations, to continued digital acceleration, and an emerging decision support mandate.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Nick Duffy, Director Analyst, Gartner
Process mining plays a fundamental role in creating visibility and removing constraints that slow digital process transformation. It can lay the groundwork for CFOs to drive process speed, quality and efficiency. In this session, we will answer your questions on how process mining can support and even accelerate finance process optimization goals. (Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
Mallory Bulman, Sr Director, Research, Gartner
Digital transformation in the controllership can fail in the absence of a coordinated effort between the Controllership and other functions whose processes impact the close. We will discuss how to resolve points of disagreement with key upstream stakeholders and get the mindset of accountants on your team ready for digital transformation. (Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
Nisha Bhandare, VP Analyst, Gartner
Over 90% executives acknowledge they did not do enough to manage the organizational turmoil or are unsure how to minimize the distress during and after an ERP implementation. Join this session with your peers to ask a Gartner expert your most pressing questions on how to prepare your organization for an ERP to minimize the business disruption and maximize business outcomes.(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT
Vaughan Archer, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Autonomous finance is the catalyst we have needed to transform L&D within finance. By 2026, 41% of the skills needed in 2019 will be redundant, while the total number of skills will continue to grow at 5.4% annually. However, only 42% of staff currently feel supported in learning and developing new skills. Join this session to learn the three L&D actions that underpin successful autonomous finance journeys.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT
Hilary Richards, VP Analyst, Gartner
Digital transformation of the accounting close process can fail in the absence of a coordinated effort between the Controllership and other functions whose processes impact the close. Join this session to learn how strengthening the resilience of the close is a more effective way to prepare for digital than simply optimizing the close. In particular, we will discuss: the differences between a process-optimization focus and a process-resilience focus, building a mechanism to evaluate process exceptions quickly in a digital environment, and sensing disruptions to the close process from upstream digitization decisions.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Irmina Melarkode, Director Analyst, Gartner
Controllers are seeking opportunities and guidance on how to successfully automate the core of accounting processes — which technologies to leverage and how to gain their trust to meet compliance and accounting standards. In this session, you will learn about the path to autonomous accounting in the consideration of composable finance technology strategy. We will help answer questions about when to automate and standardize. (Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Marco D'Ascoli, Director Analyst, Gartner
Increasingly frequent and complex finance transformations can lead to employee fatigue, putting project success at risk. Join this session with your peers to ask a Gartner expert your most pressing questions on how to deal with change fatigue in your organization and increase the chances of success for your transformations.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM EDT
Hilary Richards, VP Analyst, Gartner
Eighty-three percent of digital finance talent believe the skills acquired in the finance function will help further their careers, but only 58% believe they currently have many career advancement opportunities in finance. CFOs struggle to attract and retain digital talent because the talent pool is unclear about their career possibilities. Join this session to learn how existing management practices alienate digital finance talent and how to improve the retention of critical talent.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
In uncertain times, organizations are focusing attention on activities that will bring immediate and short-term impact. This track provides guidance on building your technology roadmap, picking the right vendors, identifying the proper skills and sequencing change to provide a steady stream of value throughout an organization’s financial transformation journey.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
As organizations face a perpetually-disrupted business environment, CFOs must move beyond the enforcement of financial orthodoxy and tap into what it means to be a ‘human leader’ as a CFO in order to drive enterprise success..(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Peter Brannigan, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CFOs undertaking digital transformations encounter difficult prioritization, stakeholder resistance and change management challenges. To ensure their transformations stay on the right path, CFOs must ensure their transformation team mobilizes the enterprize with exceptional governance, engages in collaborative solution planning, and builds a strategy to sustain the promise of Finance Transformation.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
Marcus Marion, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
Barika Pace, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Emily Riley, Sr Director, Research, Gartner
Many organizations are utilizing traditional ROI metrics to evaluate the performance of their digital initiative. Unfortunately, using these traditional metrics leads to a misalignment in the expected outcomes, goals, and benefits of adopting digital technologies in the workplace. During this session, we will discuss best practices for tracking and measuring the impact of digital investments.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT
Amanda Joseph-Little, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Finance transformation leaders must decide how to structure their teams based on their organization's level of expertise, resourcing and urgency for transformation. This session describes four common archetypes of finance transformation team structure and outlines the strengths and weaknesses of each.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM EDT
Peter Nagy, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
93% of finance leaders surveyed in 2020 subscribed to a common set of 2025 objectives — Finance was to become digital, data-driven and highly scaled. Three years on, many teams still lag behind these goals. Join this session to learn how to accelerate finance towards the consensus 2025 view across four non-negotiable pillars: data, delivery models, process and technology, and people. (Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM EDT
Marco D'Ascoli, Director Analyst, Gartner
Increasingly frequent and complex finance transformations can lead to employee fatigue, putting project success at risk. This session describes how finance transformation leaders can shift their change strategy from top-down to a business-led, employee-centric approach that ensures success.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM EDT
Sanjay Champaneri, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Jan Ambergen, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this session with your peers to ask a Gartner expert your most pressing questions on what to consider when evaluating the use of an outsourcing provider to take on the task of digital finance transformation.(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM EDT
Tamara Shipley, VP Analyst, Gartner
Finance Transformation leaders must embrace technology to identify and implement process improvements that will have the biggest impact on outcomes. This session outlines the importance of defining process excellence and identifying the most worthy areas to improve and showcases how automation and optimization technology like process mining and AI and ML is changing the game. Learn how to leverage and equip process improvement teams to implement technology-driven improvements and achieve finance process excellence. (Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 / 05:15 PM - 06:00 PM EDT
Cassandra Worthy, Founder & CEO, Author & Consultant, Change Enthusiasm Global
This keynote distills down 15 years of Cassandra’s Corporate M&A experience into the critical skills that will empower leaders to create and sustain growth through change.
This program is perfect for:
• Executives and leaders responsible for inspiring and empowering their teams and organizations through change.
• Change management professionals responsible for leading change effectively and successfully throughout their respective organizations.
• Human Resources and organizational leaders responsible for building workforce resilience, productivity, and engagement through change.
The audience will leave with:
• A new perspective on the soft skills required to effectively lead through change.
• A practical framework to quantify your strengths and areas of growth when addressing, working and leading through change.
• An instantly-applicable action plan that empowers them to improve critical leadership behaviors to effectively lead change movements
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM EDT
Haben Girma, Disability Rights Lawyer and Author,
Disabled people are the largest historically underrepresented group, numbering over one billion worldwide. When you include friends and family members who will want accessibility, the disability market represents $13 trillion in annual disposable income. Organizations that prioritize accessibility benefit by gaining access to a much larger audience, improving the experience for both disabled and nondisabled people, and facilitating further innovation. Join us for an engaging presentation where Haben Girma will share how she became an advocate and what we can do to make our communities more inclusive.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
Mark D. McDonald, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Today's emerging technologies will shape the finance organization of tomorrow. This session will highlight the innovations most relevant to finance organizations and the themes surrounding their evolution. Use this session to identify the upcoming trends that will bring new value to finance and accounting.(Credits: 0.4; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Geraldine Garaud, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
After agreeing upon a strategy, a lack of discipline is the key barrier to finance transformation. On paper, organizations determine the transformation but underestimate the execution challenges, especially the cultural shift required by finance employees. Sixty-nine percent of finance transformation leaders agree that their organization’s transformation is moving slower than expected. Join this session for advice on how to get your finance transformation back on track.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Marcus Marion, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Many organizations have made significant digital investments to transform and optimize business operations. Unfortunately, a corresponding investment in change management is not made in many instances, resulting in diminishing digital ROI. This session will discuss how best-in-class organizations establish change management plans that promote digital ROI preservation.(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
Mark D. McDonald, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Finance professionals agree that finance teams will need new skills to support a more technologically sophisticated finance organization of the future. AI plays a significant role and requires a range of new competencies from people across the organization. What do those skills look like? How will finance teams evolve? What can teams do now to prepare for the future without the disruption of retraining the entire organization? Use this session to prepare your teams for the near-term and long-term demands that lie ahead.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
Nick Duffy, Director Analyst, Gartner
The amount of spend on digital business continues to grow so there has never been a more important time to get Finance IT right. No one would consider constructing a the Sydney opera house without some serious architectural design capability, yet many finance transformation leaders are attempting to build an autonomous finance function without dedicated Finance IT expertise. Use this session to justify the need for a dedicated Finance IT function and learn how to set up Finance IT for success.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
Craig Wilton, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
Ashwani Gupta, Director Analyst, Gartner
Shannon Cole, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this peer-to-peer discussion lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert to share and discuss lessons learned for attracting and retaining digital talent in finance. Topics for discussion will include how digital finance talent needs differ from core finance talent, sourcing tactics in an increasingly competitive market and how to retain digital finance staff through smarter career pathing.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
Geraldine Garaud, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Finance organizations are undergoing significant transformations, but few report successful outcomes. One of the contributing failures is the lack of centralized roles with clear responsibilities tied to finance transformation. To mitigate this deficiency, many CFOs are supplementing their team with a dedicated finance transformation leader role. This session will guide CFOs in securing the right profile.(Credits: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 02:00 PM - 02:20 PM EDT
Peter Nagy, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Finance transformation complexity is consistently rising — most transformation programs today feature a diversity of data, people, process, technology and delivery model initiatives. This complexity amplifies the need to make smart up-front investments in finance transformation strategy development support. Join this session to learn the most disruptive trends shaping the direction of the finance transformation strategy consulting market.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Pritika Bhattacharjee, VP, Research, Gartner
Poor cross-functional collaboration in the planning cycle results in multiple plans focused on maximizing departmental goals but not necessarily aligned with enterprise-wide strategy. The finance function is strongly positioned to help drive and contribute leadership to collaborative enterprise planning efforts. Join this peer-to-peer discussion lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert to share your experiences and gain insight from your peers on processes and technologies that support integrated operational planning.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Nisha Bhandare, VP Analyst, Gartner
Technology is becoming more important than ever, acting as a source and differentiating factor for CFOs to support their business optimize, grow and transform. However 60% of finance leaders still don't have a clear technology roadmap or framework to guide their technology decisions. This session will equip finance leaders with best practices to incorporate into their technology roadmap process.
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Frances Karamouzis, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Hyperautomation and intelligent automation investments continue unabated. However, the most elusive element is still a struggle — aligning the initiatives with a clear, unambiguous, direct line of site to value and the overall journey to autonomous finance. In this session, we will provide direct links to automation, augmentation and autonomy.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Sanjay Champaneri, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
A digital finance shared services organization can seize the opportunity to significantly reduce the cost of finance and set its course to become the finance function’s digital transformation partner. Transformation leaders should join this session to learn how the three-year strategic roadmap repurposes SSOs and pivots them to new responsibilities that enable accelerated and sustainable digitization efforts.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM EDT
Tamara Shipley, VP Analyst, Gartner
The global process owner (GPO) role is a must-have role in ensuring focus and accountability for standardizing and improving end-to-end processes like P2P, O2C and R2R that are often executed across functions, business units and geographies. This session outlines a GPO's key responsibilities and competencies, where they should report, how to kickstart a GPO program and measure their success.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Thursday, June 01, 2023 / 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM EDT
Matthew Mowrey, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
What technologies are other finance organizations really using? Separate hype from reality in this session and learn about the technology investments other finance organizations are making. Gain a research-based understanding of various technologies’ current usage and perceived value, as well as where finance leaders intend to place technology bets in the near future.(Credits: 0.5; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)