18.10.2023 | VIRTUAL EVENT

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CFO'S LARGEST GATHERING OF THE YEAR

Finance transformation and redesigning the finance function is a top priority in companies right now.

Many CFOs see the incorporation of digital technology as a key route to improving profitability in volatile times.
The rising needs of stakeholders and macro pressures act as a catalyst for CFOs to “digitally elevate” and deliver more real-time, predictive, errorless, always-on support answers to drive profitable and sustainable decisions.

CFOs are also dealing with simultaneous challenges they haven’t faced before, such as heightened geopolitical and regulatory tensions, supply chain shocks, higher inflation, and labor problems.

Communication with the board is a top priority for CFOs and more critical than ever.

By joining the event you will discover the latest strategies and technologies being implemented by leading companies to transform the role of finance into a business-partner capable of delivering the crucial support and insights necessary for long-term economic success.

Over 1000+ Nordic colleagues will gather and discuss how the ongoing situation is changing your role and the Finance Departments and we'll discuss the concrete steps to protect your business and how to be prepared for the worst-case scenario in the best way possible.

Join 1000 peers - Acquire New Insights, Trends, and Generate Business Growth.

CFO’S ROLE IN DRIVING
LONG-TERM ECONOMIC SUCCESS

THEMES

COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD
- A TOP PRIORITY FOR CFO

IMPACT OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
IN FINANCE

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THE LARGEST GATHERING OF CFOs IN THE NORDICS

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MODERATOR 2023

NINA RAHKOLA

Nina Rahkola is a documentarist and journalist who has been hosting several current affairs shows in Finnish television. She has received awards for her documentary projects where she meets people around the world, including Iraq and The United States. Rahkola is known for intensive yet humane interviews with the politicians and Finnish celebrities from different walks of life.

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2023 SPEAKERS

sami pakarinen

Director, Economy and Research | Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK)

Sami Pakarinen works at the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) as a director, responsible for information and research. Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK), the leading business organization in Finland. Before starting at EK in 2019, he served as the chief economist at the Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT and Pellervo economic research PTT.

andras kohl

Head of Finance Business Services - Central Europe | Tesco

Experienced leader with a solid track-record and a demonstrated rich history (20+ years) of working in the shared services industry in various senior leadership positions. Skilled in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Process Management, Business Planning, Managerial Finance, Strategic Planning, People Leadership and Financial Reporting. Strong professional background, graduated from Budapest Corvinus University. Passionate about sharing experience as speaker, panellist and expert on conferences and business forums covering both functional and leadership agendas. Championing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion culture within the industry

christina dahlblom

Board professional, Professor of practice at Hanken School of Economics, leadership coach

Christina Dahlblom is an experienced board professional and Professor of Practice at the department of management and organization at Hanken. She has a long career as consultant and entrepreneur, has held various leadership positions, and coaches management teams and leaders. She has served on the boards of five public and several private companies and foundations. Currently, she is a board member of Evli Oyj, Viking Line Oyj, Hive Helsinki coding school, and vice chair at Junior Achievement Finland.

vandana khanna

Senior director of global finance transformation | Johnson & Johnson

Vandana Khanna has around 20 years of experience across CPG, Retail and Pharma industries. She currently leads the overall Finance Solution Design for Digital Transformation and manages the global project investment, standardization, and automation of global business processes resulting in value creation at J&J as a Senior Director of Global Finance Transformation. She has worked for Verizon and Unilever in the past. She holds an MBA in Finance and Technology from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), India She is an avid supporter of women in Stem and a campion of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

martti nurminen

CFO | Basware

With nearly 20 years in the finance field, Martti is a proven CFO committed to the business and his team. Laser-focused on delivering value to all stakeholders, he strikes the right balance of business insight and interpersonal skills. Martti joined Basware and the Executive Team in 2019 as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he served as CFO in Nordic, publicly listed IT services and software companies, Solteq and Affecto. Prior to these CFO roles, he spent more than a decade in various finance leadership positions at IBM and Johnson Controls.

konstantin dzhengozov

CFO and co-founder | Payhawk

Konstantin Dzhengozov’s career started with management consulting. He later joined the software company Telerik that was acquired for $262.5m by the US listed Progress Software. Konstantin held different positions at Telerik/Progress including leading FP&A, strategic planning and corporate development. He is a co-founder and CFO of Payhawk – the first Bulgarian unicorn and one of the fastest growing fintech companies with notable investors like Greenoaks, QED, Earlybird and Lightspeed. As a seasoned finance and investment professional, Konstantin was recently recognized as CFO of the Year in EY’s annual business awards.

JANNE BLOMQVIST

Director of Accounting Services | Azets

Janne has 20+ years of experience in management consultancy and business management. Although Janne takes a keen interest in automation and development of processes he puts people first. “As machines increasingly take care of boring routines, people have more time for more demanding tasks. One of the most important issues we will focus on is ESG. Making sure we are forerunners is also one way to ensure our people can utilize their full potential, which is a prerequisite for any prospering business.”, says Janne. Janne is responsible for Azets Finland’s Accounting Services. Azets group employs over 7 500 experts and serves over 94 000 customers globally.

LEONARD BREUKERS

Board Member of NSRS Standard, Sustainability Consultant | Azets

Leonard has a keen interest in how accounting methods can transform business information into sustainability actions. Part of a government-funded research group, he studies how CFOs and business controllers report and analyze sustainability information into profitable business decisions. Leonard is a board member of the Nordic Sustainability Reporting Standard, Chairman of the sustainability reporting expert group at Taloushallintoliitto, a sustainability reporting consultant at Azets and a PhD researcher on sustainability accounting at the University of Oulu.

Jan-Philipp Menke

Dr, Principal Value Architect | Jedox

Dr. Jan-Philipp Menke has 20 years of Enterprise Performance Management experience with expertise spanning across xP&A, M&A and Risk Management. He currently works at Jedox as Principal Value Architect where he supports enterprises to orchestrate their planning and forecasting landscape for higher outcome strategy execution. Prior to Jedox, he worked for Deloitte Consulting, and IBM among many others.

henri liuska

Director, Products | Heeros

Henri Liuska is a SaaS product management professional with a long experience in building and delivering solutions that streamline financial management processes internationally and across multiple industries. Currently Henri is heading product management at Heeros, a Finland-based international growth company helping mid-segment businesses with their digitalization journeys.

sØren luther

Solution Advisory Consultant | Jedox

Søren has 8 years of experience in finance, working on IT-digitalisation projects, financial planning, and management reporting. He currently works at Jedox as a Solution Advisor where he helps organisations visioning and designing FP&A-solutions needed for its financial transformation.

jarno lehikoinen

Chief Revenue Officer | Heeros

Jarno and his team works directly in customer interface and helps companies to find best financial solutions for their needs. With this hype about AI and automatization, companies still need guidance how to get the most out of those systems. Jarno’s mission is that no company would make unnecessary and too expensive system investments but would choose best solution for their business needs.

lisa Dowling

Chief Tax and Compliance Officer | Taxback International

Specialising in International VAT Compliance and Reclaim solutions, Lisa brings a wealth of knowledge and insight in her dealings with a host of international clients ranging from start-ups through to multinationals. With 21 years VAT experience behind her, Lisa has managed VAT Compliance issues and recovery solutions globally for Taxback International for over 11 years. Taxback International have 12,000 + corporate clients in over 109 countries and many of these are members of the Fortune 500.

sami lahtinen

Account Manager | OneStream Software

Sami manages strategic customer relationships for OneStream Software in Finland, and works with many of Finland’s largest companies on their finance technology transformations. For the past 8 years, Sami’s worked with cloud software solutions for the office of finance on both vendors and implementation partners, and has seen first hand how technology can convert finance function from “bean counters” to value creators.

JOAKIM ÖSTERGAARD

EPM Consultant | inlumi

Joakim works as a Managing Consultant for Inlumi, which is a global consulting firm providing the office of the CFO advisory services, technology implementations, and managed services. Joakim helps finance functions of large companies streamline their operations and leverage technology to their full potential. Joakim has spent the last 8 years working with finance transformation, both as internal process owner and as external advisor and consultant.

niklas valtonen

Head of Group Finance Development | Metso Outotec

Niklas works as the Head of Finance Development at Metso Group Finance and is currently responsible for the implementation of Metso’s new Financial Planning and Enterprise Performance Management solution. Niklas has a long history working within the finance function in different roles and projects and has worked with many different technology solutions used by the finance function. Niklas joined Outotec in 2015, and later Outotec merged with Metso. Prior Niklas worked as a consultant.

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