Main Day Two - Monday, June 8, 2026
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Executive Breakfast & Registration: Fuel Your Insights for the Day Ahead
8:00 am - 8:15 am
Day One Recap and Opening Day Two Remarks from Chairperson
Natalie Laackman -
CFO,
Medspeed
8:30 am - 8:55 am
Panel: Rethinking Finance Talent: From Analysts to Strategists
Nikki Mamedova -
Chief Accounting Officer,
Royal Bank of Canada
Jasmine Ahmed - VP, Global Head of Financial Systems, Legends Global
Automation and AI are replacing routine work—yet opportunity exists to elevate finance teams into true enterprise strategists. CFOs who redesign roles around insight, influence, and innovation secure competitive advantage.
• Create career paths that combine analytics, storytelling, and strategic influence.
• Build adaptive teams capable of leading transformation, not just reporting it.
Panelists:
Jasmine Ahmed, VP, Global Head of Financial Systems, Legend Global
Nikki Mamedova, Chief Accounting Officer, Royal Bank of Canada
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.
1:1 Business Meetings
9:00 am - 9:25 am 1:1 Business MeetingsA 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.
1:1 Business Meetings
10:30 am - 10:55 am 1:1 Business MeetingsThis is an opportunity to select some common challenges that you would like to collaborate with your peers on. In groups of roundtables, we will discuss and explore ideas and areas of opportunities.
Challenge Rounds
9:00 am - 9:25 am Challenge Round Finance–Tech Alignment: Marriage or Standoff?CFOs and CIOs talk about partnership, but in reality, budgets and priorities often diverge. The question isn’t alignment - it’s who owns the digital agenda.
• Assert finance’s authority over tech investments that claim business ROI
• Redefine governance models so IT serves as enabler, not gatekeeper
Challenge Rounds
9:30 am - 9:55 am Challenge Round Data Storytelling: Finance’s Most Underrated RiskFinance loves numbers. Boards don’t. The gap between reporting and influence is widening—and CFOs who can’t craft narratives risk irrelevance, no matter how accurate the data.
• Translate financials into stories that change executive behavior
• Shift the finance brand from compliance to conviction
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Networking Break: Connect and Engage with Peers
Take a moment to recharge and connect with fellow finance leaders during our Networking Break. This is an invaluable opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations, share insights, and forge relationships.
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Fireside Chat: The CFO’s Mandate in an Age of Volatility
Jennifer R. Reilly -
SVP Head of Strategic Finance Business,
MassMutual
Volatility is the new baseline. CFOs must decide whether their organizations will merely absorb shocks—or turn disruption into strategic advantage.
• Rethink “resilience” not as protection, but as offense.
• Decide what to control, hedge, or abandon, and prioritize people in decision-making.
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.
1:1 Business Meetings
11:00 am - 11:25 am 1:1 Business MeetingsA 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.
This is an opportunity to select some common challenges that you would like to collaborate with your peers on. In groups of roundtables, we will discuss and explore ideas and areas of opportunities.
Challenge Rounds
11:00 am - 11:25 am Challenge Round: Thriving Through Tariffs: Playing Offense in Trade WarsGlobal trade realignments are breaking long-standing cost structures. Winners redesign P&Ls to exploit volatility.
• Use scenario modeling to turn tariffs into competitive advantage.
• Align procurement and pricing strategies to protect margin.
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.
2030 won’t tolerate passive finance leaders. The future-ready CFO is strategist, technologist, and provocateur—capable of dismantling today’s operating model to build tomorrows.
• Recast finance as a predictive, adaptive function driving enterprise reinvention
• Embrace the uncomfortable: transformation requires people, trust, and judgment, not just technology
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Executive Luncheon
Lunches are intentionally designed for collaboration and relationship-building. Connect with peers, continue conversations from earlier sessions, and exchange insights in a setting that encourages open dialogue and shared learning.
1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Talent 2030: Building the Future Finance Workforce
Susan McKeon -
Chief Financial Officer/Associate Laboratory Director for Business Services,
Brookhaven National Laboratory (part of the Department of Energy)
By 2030, nearly half of today’s finance roles may no longer exist — but new, tech-enabled roles will emerge faster than most organizations can adapt. CFOs must lead the redesign of work, blending generational strengths, digital fluency, and strategic curiosity into a cohesive, high-performing team.
• Map the mix of skills and experiences that will thrive amid automation, AI, and analytics
• Rebuild development models to elevate judgment, communication, and business partnership — not just technical proficiency
Susan McKeon
Chief Financial Officer/Associate Laboratory Director for Business ServicesBrookhaven National Laboratory (part of the Department of Energy)
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.
Cyber incidents are now balance-sheet events. CFOs must lead risk governance linking cybersecurity, insurance, and financial exposure.
• Quantify cyber risk in terms boards understand — dollars and reputation
• Build joint accountability between Finance, Risk, and Technology for prevention and recovery
Finance loves numbers. Boards don’t. The gap between reporting and influence is widening—and CFOs who can’t craft narratives risk irrelevance, no matter how accurate the data.
• Translate financials into stories that change executive behavior
• Shift the finance brand from compliance to conviction
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Networking Break
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm
Bring your Own Challenge
Jasmine Ahmed -
VP, Global Head of Financial Systems,
Legends Global
Do you still have open questions or challenges you’re working through? Before we leave the event, bring your own challenge and engage in candid discussions with your peers—exploring what’s top of mind today and what the future of may hold. These conversations are designed to spark fresh thinking, shared insight, and practical takeaways you can apply immediately
4:45 pm - 5:10 pm
Benchmarking Session: Shape the Conversation in Real Time
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 in finance, 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.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
AI Drive Finance: Rethinking Strategy, Risk, and Resilience in the Age of Automation
As AI continues to reshape the financial sector, finance leaders must move beyond automation to embrace AI as a strategic partner in navigating complex challenges. This session will delve into the cutting-edge applications of AI in finance, exploring how it can not only optimize operations but fundamentally transform decision-making, risk management, and business resilience in an increasingly volatile world.
• Explore the potential of AI to drive adaptive strategies for managing financial risks in real-time, from market volatility to cybersecurity threats.
• Learn how AI can be leveraged to shift the finance function from traditional cost-control models to proactive, growth-oriented strategies, empowering teams to lead organizational transformation.
