EUROPE'S PREMIER INVITATION-ONLY EVENT FOR FINANCE EXECUTIVES

Name: The Future of Finance & CFO Exchange Europe
Start: 2026-10-19
End: 2026-10-20

19 - 20 October 2026 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

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The CFO Pivot

From Financial Guardian to Strategic Co-Pilot

For decades, the CFO role was defined as the guardian of finance, responsible for control, compliance, and reporting.

Today, that definition is being rewritten in real time.

Across a fragmented Europe, organisations are navigating geopolitical tension, global conflict, shifting tariffs, persistent inflation, supply chain volatility, and the accelerating impact of AI. In this environment, finance leaders are being called to do more than safeguard performance, they are being asked to shape it.

The modern CFO is evolving from financial guardian to strategic co-pilot responsible for building organisational resilience, guiding strategic direction, and enabling businesses to adapt and thrive through continuous uncertainty. As a result, the question for today’s finance leaders is no longer if this shift is happening, but how fast they can pivot to meet it as 2026 belongs to a different kind of CFO.

The Future of Finance Exchange is an invitation-only gathering for CFOs and senior finance leaders ready to explore this transformation together. Join peers to exchange perspectives, challenge long-held assumptions, and redefine what it means to lead finance in an age of constant change.

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2025 Speakers Included

Csilla Torma

CFO

Deutsche Telekom / Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Yorck Schmidt

CFO

AVL

Csilla Torma

CFO

Deutsche Telekom / Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Tiffany Ma

Director of Product Marketing

OneStream Software

Bart Meussen

CFO-NL

BAM

Matej Trbara

Co-founder

Farseer

Frank Geelen

Independent CFO Advisor

Sidra Iqbal

Global Solution Controlling Director

Danone

Ritesh Gandhi

Senior Vice President – Sales Head

Infosys BPM

Anders Rosenqvist

Chief Financial Officer

Saab Deutschland

Shak Akhtar

Executive Director of Finance Transformation

Redwood

Nadine Koerselman

Executive Director | Head of Finance

Mizuho

Jard van Oers

CFO Maersk Oil Trading & Head of Finance Energy Transition

A.P. Moller - Maersk

Chiel Schoevaars

Head FRA and Tax

Sandoz

Fabio Pesenti

CFO Emerging Markets

Zimmer Biomet

Emilie Carbonnet

Chief Financial Officer

EDF Investissements Groupe

Dennis Sasse

Group Finance Director

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Roche

Stanislava Chuvayeva

Finance Director EMEA

Cargill

Elizabeth Shadrack Paszek

CFO Technology

Nordea

Patric Somlo

SVP, Corporate Finance

Lonza

Axel Paix

CFO Brenntag Specialties

Brenntag Group

Malgorzata Figaszewska

AI expert GCC CFO

Franklin Templeton.

Luca Stella

VP, Global FP&A

Barry Callebaut

Ewelina Wojtowicz

Head of Finance Specialized Nutrition Netherlands

Danone

Peter Yilmaz

CFO/VP Finance, Certified Executive Coach,

Charles River Laboratories

Jörg Eisenschmied

CFO

Infineon Technologies Austria AG

Chiel Schoevaars

Head FRA and Tax

Sandoz AG

Mohamed Elmeadawy

Vice President Finance & Controlling - Emerging Markets

Groupe SEB

Indra Moeljadi

CFO & Procurement Lead - Lessines Manufacturing Site

Takeda

João Almeida

Chief Financial Officer

Maersk

Dennis Sasse

Group Finance Director

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Roche

Csilla Torma

CFO

Deutsche Telekom / Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Kai Zinn

Head of Sustainability Management

Merck

Dauda Jammeh

Head of Finance Operations

Beazley

Svitlana Dryhush

CFO

METRO Cash & Carry Ukraine

Dennis Sasse

Group Finance Director

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Roche

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Attendee Feedback

I thought the level of engagement and interest was high in a wonderful venue. Many great and diverse insights provided by participants with stimulating conversations covering strategy, people, technology and processes. This type of event provides a great opportunity to learn from others and for some self reflection.

Very well organised and everyone in the room seemed to be really engaged and interested in the topics. Change is inevitable, I think finance professionals should come to the event as the requirements for accountants in today’s market are meant to address its current challenges.

Really valuable. Opened my eyes to the number of new technology solutions. Also consolidated my thinking about Finance Transformation and how it should be done. Got some great actionable insight into developing business partnering, and made me think a bit broader about what’s going on in Finance.

Really valuable to meet new people, get to know new trends around AI and RPA and also share experiences with others regarding transformation of finance departments.

I found the conference to be hugely beneficial and found many of the speakers Inspirational. I’m going back to my own organisation where we are currently implementing a financial shared service really excited about the future.

Invaluable forward looking view and sharing of experiences.

Good high level insights from different countries and industries, which helps us a lot and gave us new ideas and insights to move forward. Also proof that we're on the right track with our approach.

Overall the conference far exceeded my expectations, but there is lots of room for improvement. The caliber of presenting organisations was excellent.

That was a right balance between high level, startegical approaches presented by different companies and practical, simple examples which can be easily used/adapted in my organization.

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EUROPE'S PREMIER INVITATION-ONLY EVENT FOR FINANCE EXECUTIVES

The CFO PivotFrom Financial Guardian to Strategic Co-Pilot

2025 Speakers Included

Event Partners and Sponsors

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The CFO Pivot

From Financial Guardian to Strategic Co-Pilot