Finance 5.0: Agility Beyond Disruption
12 - 13 February, 2020
| Novotel Singapore on Stevens, Singapore
Agenda Day 1
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Morning Refreshment and Registration
8:00 am - 8:10 am
Opening Remarks from Chairperson
Stan Zabolotsky -
Chief Financial and Operating Officer (CFO & COO),
Ta Win Holdings
Finance 5.0 – Bridging the Future
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Opening Keynote Preparing for Finance 5.0 – The Next Wave of Disruption
Finance 4.0 is not new and is already heading towards maturity. The next wave of disruption is approaching faster than we know and the real question is: Are we prepared for it? In this session, we explore the impending arrival of Finance 5.0 where predictive technologies, micro trends and more will take precedence more than ever in business strategies across every industry.
- Benchmarking your finance organisation against industry transformation – How prepared are you?
- Understanding the emergence of the cognitive enterprise and what to expect in Finance 5.0
- Strengthening the three-pillaredfoundation of people, process and technology when transitioning into the next wave of evolution
9:40 am - 10:30 am
CFO Panel Discussion | Actualising Your Transformation Roadmap to Achieve Enterprise Agility
Joe Diche -
Chief Financial Officer,
Propertyguru Group
Azizan Abd Aziz - Chief Financial Officer, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
Tjendra Halima - Chief Financial Officer & Regional Finance Director, Schneider Electric
Gabriel Low - Chief Financial Officer, Weidmuller
Elyn Chen - Group Chief Financial Officer, Laird Performance Materials
The importance of digitisation is known and accepted industry-wide. At this point of time, all organisations would already have roadmaps in place; however many have yet to be executed. What is stopping you? In this panel, we bring industry-leading CFOs to navigate implementation roadblocks and brainstorm practical solutions for you to begin your transformation journey – before it is too late.
- Developing a robust and agile roadmap to embark on your transformation journey
- Solidifying the role of finance in enterprise transformation
- Building cross-functional teams for a successful push to implementing your digital strategy
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Speed Networking Session
10:50 am - 11:20 am
Morning Refreshments and Networking Break
This session will bring forth the demonstration of different types of financial technology to fulfil your finance digitisation needs. Learn how to leverage the latest tools to boost your finance performance.
Financial Technology Demos [3 Rotations @ 30-minutes each]
11:20 am - 1:00 pm
Expense Management
11:20 am - 1:00 pm
Consolidation and Reporting
Alexander Joramsa -
Cheif Financial Officer,
Alcon
11:20 am - 1:00 pm
Budgeting and Forecasting
Paul Lennie -
Chief Financial Officer, South East Asia,
Asurion
11:20 am - 1:00 pm
Data and Analytics
Puneet Sabharwal -
Chief Financial Officer,
Peugeot
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Networking Lunch
Intelligent Digitisation
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Growing Through Acquisitions: Leveraging Finance Technology for Smooth Integration
Axel Paix -
Chief Financial Officer, Asia Pacific,
Brenntag Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
- Re-designing process and internal control system to allow seamless integration
- Identifying the key challenges during integration and avoiding pitfalls
- Learning how to synergise finance organisations and ensuring performance success
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
CFO Panel Discussion | Exploring End-to-End Intelligent Automation – Robotic Process Automation (RPA) + Analytics + Cognitive
Sereen Teoh -
Chief Financial Officer,
AirAsia BIG
Kenneth Koh - Head of Finance & Controlling, ASEAN, Draeger Singapore Pte Ltd
Amit Minocha - Finance Shared Services Center Director, Intel Corporation
Choo Yee Ling - Chief Financial Officer, Electrolux SEA
Automation technologies have transformed the finance function, taking finance process automation to the next level. However, in a world where value creation is of utmost importance, automation alone is not sufficient. Organisations now face the challenge of bringing automation to the next level by the integration of cognitive capabilities like machine learning (ML), optical character recognition (OCR), artificial intelligence (AI), business intelligence (BI) and many more. How can finance adopt cognitive technology to drive value creation?
- Collaborating with department heads on process, infrastructure, security and change management for a successful implementation
- Re-designing organisation processes and functions for successful RPA + Analytics + Cognitive deployment
- Implementing robust governance, compliance, controls, audit and measurement frameworks
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
Afternoon Refreshments and Networking Break
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Transforming and Digitalising Finance Function for Enhanced Operational Excellence and Sustainable Value Creation
Tjendra Halima -
Chief Financial Officer & Regional Finance Director,
Schneider Electric
- Demystifying finance transformation through intelligent digitisation on customer experience, business model and operating model
- Reimagining an integrated end-to-end IoT-enabled enterprise management system by connecting the dots of ERP, EPM and ERM
- Concerting finance function by transforming finance ecosystem (people, process, technology and information) to deliver best-in-class operational excellence and sustainable profitable growth
4:20 pm - 4:50 pm
Achieving 90% Reduction in Account Receivables and Management Reporting Through Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Sereen Teoh -
Chief Financial Officer,
AirAsia BIG
- Maximising the benefits of RPA in finance operations and processes to achieve efficiency
- Reducing manual errors and leading to higher quality data, enabling more reliable analyse
- Integrating platforms to support data and analytics to drive business growth
