Main Day One - Sunday, June 7, 2026

Main Day One - Sunday, June 7, 2026 Main Day Two - Monday, June 8, 2026

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration: Check In and Prepare for an Exciting Journey

Start your experience by checking in with SSON at Registration. Get ready to embark on a transformative journey filled with valuable insights, networking opportunities, and strategic discussions that will shape the future of your organization.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Brunch

Kick off the event with a brunch designed to spark conversation and connection. This relaxed setting gives you the opportunity to meet peers, exchange perspectives, and begin building trusted relationships before the program begins.

1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Opening Remarks from Conference Chairperson

Natalie Laackman - CFO, Medspeed

Natalie Laackman

CFO
Medspeed

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1:15 pm - 1:45 pm The End of the Back Office Era: Reinventing Finance for Strategic Leadership

Seth Murdoch - Chief Financial Officer /CRO - Global Operations, CSC Capital Group

Finance is no longer defined by process and compliance—it’s the enterprise’s most powerful engine for insight and influence. As automation takes over transactional work, CFOs must lead Finance’s evolution into a strategic command center that drives growth and decision velocity.

• Build multidisciplinary teams that fuse finance, analytics, and strategy to elevate enterprise value.

• Shift Finance’s identity from scorekeeper to strategist—using data and judgment to shape the future, not just report it.

Seth Murdoch

Chief Financial Officer /CRO - Global Operations
CSC Capital Group

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1:45 pm - 2:10 pm 1:1 Business Meeting

1:45 pm - 2:15 pm Challenge Round: AI Beyond the Hype: From Board Pressure to Real Outcomes

Ram Srinivasan - Managing Director, Future of Work, AI Transformation & Data Center Advisory JLL, JLL

Boards are pushing hard for AI adoption, but many companies aren’t seeing results that justify the investment. CFOs need clarity on which initiatives drive measurable enterprise value versus which are just flashy pilots.

• Focus on AI initiatives that produce real impact, not just hype.

• Define the CFO’s role in ensuring AI enhances profits, people, and the planet—not just the tech stack

Ram Srinivasan

Managing Director, Future of Work, AI Transformation & Data Center Advisory JLL
JLL

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2:15 pm - 2:40 pm 1:1 Business Meetings

A series of 25 minute consultative meetings with service providers that can help provide insights and value to your roadmaps, strategies, and plans for the quarters to come: based on mutual availability and personal preference.

2:15 pm - 2:40 pm Challenge Round: From RPA to Agentic AI: Finance’s Next Operating System

Kim Jackson - Director, Source to Pay Global Process Leader, Boston Scientific

Incremental automation has hit its ceiling. Agentic AI and BPM standardization aren’t process tweaks—they represent a wholesale rewrite of finance’s operating model.

• Deploy adaptive systems that anticipate, not just react to exceptions

• Treat BPM not as governance, but as the architecture for scaling intelligence

Kim Jackson

Director, Source to Pay Global Process Leader
Boston Scientific

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2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Networking Break

3:15 pm - 3:40 pm Keynote: Fireside Chat - Purpose, People, and Profit: Redefining Value Creation in the Modern Enterprise

Richard Topping - Assistant Secretary for Management & Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

The modern CFO sits at the crossroads of purpose and performance. As investors, employees, and customers demand more transparency, finance leaders must prove that sustainable growth, fiscal discipline, and workforce investment aren’t at odds — they’re interdependent drivers of enterprise value. Today’s finance leader must go beyond operational excellence to manage capital and talent as strategic levers — aligning resources, teams, and investments to achieve mission and business outcomes.

• Manage money and teams as strategic levers — aligning financial resources and talent to achieve mission and business outcomes, and measuring return on capability, engagement, and innovation.

• Embed purpose and stakeholder priorities into financial decision-making to drive both operational and strategic impact without compromising rigor or returns.

Richard Topping

Assistant Secretary for Management & Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

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3:45 pm - 4:10 pm 1:1 Business Meetings

3:45 pm - 4:10 pm Challenge Round Funding Growth in a High-Rate, Low-Patience Environment

Capital has never been more constrained—or more demanding. CFOs must allocate resources with surgical precision, balancing investor pressure for near-term returns with the enterprise’s long-term growth ambitions.

• Reimagine capital allocation frameworks to favor agility and high-impact investments

• Balance discipline and boldness in funding innovation, transformation, and talent development

4:15 pm - 4:40 pm 1:1 Business Meetings

4:15 pm - 5:10 pm Challenge Round — M&A in a Fragmented Economy: Prune, Pivot, or Acquire?

Hiba Yazbeck - Head of Finance and Accounting for North America, Mahle Inc

Capital scarcity and market fragmentation are redefining growth strategy. CFOs must sharpen portfolio discipline, knowing when to divest, double down, or reinvent.

• Use scenario modeling and valuation analytics to guide capital deployment

• Align M&A with transformation—not just expansion—to create durable value

Hiba Yazbeck

Head of Finance and Accounting for North America
Mahle Inc

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5:15 pm - 5:45 pm Benchmarking Session

Join us for an unscripted Benchmarking Session where you and your peers set the agenda! This dynamic, interactive forum allows you to explore the most pressing challenges and trends, share real-time insights, and collaborate on best practices. Come prepared to dive deep into the topics that matter most to you and leverage the collective expertise of your fellow executives to drive meaningful discussions and innovative solutions.

5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Evening Reception: Connect and Collaborate with Fellow Finance Executives & CFOs

Unwind and connect at the evening reception, designed to foster authentic peer-to-peer relationships in a relaxed, social setting. Engage in meaningful conversations with speakers, sponsors, and fellow attendees as you continue discussions from the day, strengthen new connections, and exchange perspectives in an informal environment that encourages open dialogue and collaboration.

6:45 pm - 7:45 pm Texas Hold’em Tournament

Join us for an exclusive, fast-paced networking event. This one-hour poker session is designed to bring together all attendees for relaxed, high-energy connection and conversation. It takes place following the drinks reception and ends in time for you to make your own dinner plans.

Whether you're a poker pro or just playing for fun, there’s no buy-in, no pressure, and great prizes on the line. Enjoy free drinks and light bites while networking with fellow finance leaders — and maybe even walk away as the evening’s Poker Champion.

Main Day One - Sunday, June 7, 2026

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration: Check In and Prepare for an Exciting Journey

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Brunch

1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Opening Remarks from Conference Chairperson

Natalie Laackman

1:15 pm - 1:45 pm The End of the Back Office Era: Reinventing Finance for Strategic Leadership

Seth Murdoch

Ram Srinivasan

Kim Jackson

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Networking Break

3:15 pm - 3:40 pm Keynote: Fireside Chat - Purpose, People, and Profit: Redefining Value Creation in the Modern Enterprise

Richard Topping

Hiba Yazbeck

5:15 pm - 5:45 pm Benchmarking Session

5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Evening Reception: Connect and Collaborate with Fellow Finance Executives & CFOs

6:45 pm - 7:45 pm Texas Hold’em Tournament

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