Major Forces are disrupting the business landscape of Big Packaged Food Companies. Driving profitable and sustainable growth has never been more challenging than now! In this talk, Mayank will discuss how and why margin accretion should be strategic priority to survive and grow in these turbulent times.

Arthur will share the case study from BT that his current role as a global CFO and how while working as Vice President of Cost Transformation for BT Global Services responsible for the formulation and execution of the cost transformation strategy, which delivered over £1.2bn savings.

Aravinthan will share stories from IPG Mediabrands that how to manage areas beyond the usual finance, since technology and digitalisation are affecting the company's performance. 

Ariel as the global finance director within the healthcare sector, with broad international experience in Europe, Latin America and Asia, he will illustrate case studies on how Bayer develops strategies to maintain a global giant.

In this panel discussions, participants from across industries will share their views and insights on current and future tax environments.

As a CFO, it is essential to manage the area outside of the usual finance, such as technology, so that the firm is aware and taking control of its management on Disruptive Innovation, Technology. The range can be as wide as Cyber Security, AI, Data Analytics, Digitalisation, Big Data, IoT, how Technology & Digitalization Affect/Transform the traditional finance function.

We have invited Chief Economist in this panel to discuss the current key issues, and provide guidance on the mid-year forecast.

Samuel will share his stories as the Head of Credit & Trade Finance at Shell, on the current global credit risks, and any future opportunities in the oil and energy business.

Nirav will share his views on M&A Strategy, as the CFO perspective and post M&A issues.

Business partnering becomes more critical area in the finance function as more and more processes can be automated.  Hence, the question is how the role of finance is evolving to address the needs of the business.  In addition, customers become more and more demanding and sophisticated and this opens up the opportunity for the finance function to step up to the next level.  In this session, we will learn about what commercial finance is about, how the engagement is in driving value creation for customers and what skillsets are required.