

Insights into Digital Transformation Strategies for Corporate Finance
Join us for this online conference day to gain best practices and explore new strategies, share innovative ideas and grow your community of peers
Across industries and sectors, technologies such as advanced data analytics, robotics, blockchain and AI are enabling a more powerful and holistic corporate finance function, creating new opportunities and driving finance transformation. As the Finance 4.0 journey continues, many corporates are reviewing the finance function design and operating model. How can they build their transformation roadmap towards a digital finance function unlocking the power of data, technology and innovation to drive profitable growth in the years to come.
This strategy day will focus on key topics emerging around the adoption of new technologies, addressing opportunities and various challenges also with regard to organisational implications and change management.
- Corporate Finance Digital Strategies
- Practical Use Cases of Technology Innovations such as:
- Robotic Process Automation
- Machine Learning
- Hyperautomation
- Blockchain
- Digital Twin
- Big Data and AI in Finance
- Forecasting and Predictive Analytics
- Data Strategy, Data Governance, Data Science
- Digital Value Creation in Finance
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Learning and Development Strategy for Digitalizationin the Finance Function
- New Role Profiles
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Change Management for Adaptation to NewTechnologies and Roles
Interactive Networking Format
- Inspiring talks (Cutting-edge business cases, strategies, technology, best management practices, analysis, methods)
- Workshops
- Networking meetings
- Online archive and community
Great setup and organisation enabled high level networking and an open-minded exchange. Exciting presentations showed new perspectives.
Axel Vogelbruch, Global Head of Digitalization (CDO), BYK-Chemie GmbH
Very meaningful and relevant for me as a speaker as well as in the delegate role. In a relaxed atmosphere and a flexible setting I was happy to meet a lot of interesting new contacts during networking time. Thanks a lot.
Katharina Uribe Casillas, VP Global Business Development Automotive & Industrial, Kuehne + Nagel
Thank you for two exciting days in Zurich. Perfectly organized with an ideal number of attendees which allowed many inspiring meetings among decision makers.
Dr. Axel Thoma, Lecturer, University of St.Gallen
Outstanding opportunity to network with like-minded. Excellent Organization. Very interesting topics.
Domonkos Gaspar, Digital Solutions Leader, Roche
Very well organized event with practice-oriented, relevant presentations and time for extensive networking
Thomas Röttinger, CEO, Pewatron AG

Inbal Orbach, Sr. Director Head of Financial Planning & Reporting, Takeda
Incorporate Agility into the Planning and Budgeting Processes
- The Vision: Creating a Strategic, Agile and Integrated Business Planning Process that will Improve the Accuracy and End User Experience
- How: Implementing a Globally Scalable Commercial Planning Solution to Shape the Future State of Business Planning
- Outcome: Unlocking Business Value by Giving Colleagues Time to Focus on What Matters Most

Felipe Florez-Arango, CFO, Pharmanovia
CFO View on Digitalisation
- Connecting the Dots: How Advanced Data analytics, AI and Automation Enable a More Powerful Finance Function
- Amplifying the Internal Performance Consulting Role
- Transforming into a Digital Finance Function

Rami Linkomo, Director Finance Information Services, SGS
Accelerating the Finance Digital Transformation on a Solid Foundation
- Applying a Strategic Approach with Good Governance
- Realistic Results Considerate of Required Competencies, Capacities and Data

Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux, Division CFO / Group Controller, Dufry Group
Digital Tools: Why Should Finance Lead the Way?
- A Sample of Digital Tools Used in Businesses Today (Master Data, Scanning, CRM, Robots, Demand Management, etc)
- Benefits of Such Rools / Potential Drawbacks
- Why Should Finance be Involved in all of These Digitalization Projects Early on

Sanaz Milani, Director - Controlling and Finance Assurance, Siemens AG
Next-Gen Assurance: The Future of Internal Audit in the Digital Era
- Digital transformation on one hand and the current political and economic development on the other hand, expose all companies to unprecedent challenges. Are we ready and well equipped to tackle these challenges?
- Is it enough if companies’ internal assurance functions rely on the conventional statistical sampling approach or more on-the-spot and real time controlling mechanism is required?
- Corporate finance in companies have one big asset: accurate and good quality data! Do we leverage the full power of this asset?

Dimitri Kutsochristos Morales, Global Finance Transformation Lead, PepsiCo
The journey for Finance digitalization
- Change Management for the Future Digital Roles in Finance
- The Journey to the Finance & IT Merge
- The Future of Knowledge Transfer in Digital Finance
Antonio Solazzo, Global Enterprise Architect, Hitachi Energy
Big Finance IT Transformation Projects
- Digital transformation success
- Buzzwords antidotes
- My favourite best practices

Francisco Canchanya, Former Director Controlling Excellence & Global Process Owner RTD, Swarovski
Emerging roles in Finance to Lead the Digital Transformation
- Data Analyst and/or Data Scientist
- Finance Technology
- FP&A Architect

Pavel Morozov, Senior Project Manager, Finance, Wefox
Is Finance Really Data Driven?
- Finance has Plenty of Data, but What is it Worth for ML/AI?
- What a Good Dataset is
- The "Forecasting" Trap - Where to not Look for ML/AI Application
8 November 2022 | |||
08:30 | Opening Words and Introduction | ||
08:45 | The Journey for Finance Digitalization Dimitri Kutsochristos Morales, Global Finance Transformation Lead, PepsiCo | ![]() | |
09:15 | Accelerating the Finance Digital Transformation on a Solid Foundation Rami Linkomo, Director Finance Information Services, SGS | ![]() | |
09:45 | Emerging Roles in Finance to lead the Digital Transformation Francisco Canchanya, Former Director Controlling Excellence & Global Process Owner RTD, Swarovski | ![]() | |
10:15 | Digital Tools: Why Should Finance Lead the Way? Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux, Division CFO / Group Controller, Dufry Group | ![]() | |
10:45 | Coffee Break | ![]() | |
11:15 | Incorporate Agility into the Planning and Budgeting Processes Inbal Orbach, Sr. Director Head of Financial Planning & Reporting, Takeda | ![]() | |
11:45 | Next-Gen Assurance: The Future of Internal Audit in the Digital Era Digital transformation on one hand and the current political and economic development on the other hand, expose all companies to unprecedent challenges. Are we ready and well equipped to tackle these challenges? Is it enough if companies’ internal assurance functions rely on the conventional statistical sampling approach or more on-the-spot and real time controlling mechanism is required? Corporate finance in companies have one big asset: accurate and good quality data! Do we leverage the full power of this asset? Sanaz Milani, Director - Controlling and Finance Assurance, Siemens AG | ![]() | |
12:15 | Lunch Break | ![]() | |
13:15 | CFO View on Digitalisation Felipe Florez-Arango, CFO, Pharmanovia | ![]() | |
13:45 | Big Finance IT Transformation Projects Antonio Solazzo, Global Enterprise Architect, Hitachi Energy | ![]() | |
14:15 | Is Finance Really Data Driven? Pavel Morozov, Senior Project Manager Finance, Wefox | ![]() | |
14:45 | Closing discussion and wrap-up | ![]() |
8 November 2022 | |||
08:30 | Opening Words and Introduction | ||
08:45 | The Journey for Finance Digitalization Dimitri Kutsochristos Morales, Global Finance Transformation Lead, PepsiCo | ![]() | |
09:15 | Accelerating the Finance Digital Transformation on a Solid Foundation Rami Linkomo, Director Finance Information Services, SGS | ![]() | |
09:45 | Emerging Roles in Finance to lead the Digital Transformation Francisco Canchanya, Former Director Controlling Excellence & Global Process Owner RTD, Swarovski | ![]() | |
10:15 | Digital Tools: Why Should Finance Lead the Way? Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux, Division CFO / Group Controller, Dufry Group | ![]() | |
10:45 | Coffee Break | ![]() | |
11:15 | Incorporate Agility into the Planning and Budgeting Processes Inbal Orbach, Sr. Director Head of Financial Planning & Reporting, Takeda | ![]() | |
11:45 | Next-Gen Assurance: The Future of Internal Audit in the Digital Era Digital transformation on one hand and the current political and economic development on the other hand, expose all companies to unprecedent challenges. Are we ready and well equipped to tackle these challenges? Is it enough if companies’ internal assurance functions rely on the conventional statistical sampling approach or more on-the-spot and real time controlling mechanism is required? Corporate finance in companies have one big asset: accurate and good quality data! Do we leverage the full power of this asset? Sanaz Milani, Director - Controlling and Finance Assurance, Siemens AG | ![]() | |
12:15 | Lunch Break | ![]() | |
13:15 | CFO View on Digitalisation Felipe Florez-Arango, CFO, Pharmanovia | ![]() | |
13:45 | Big Finance IT Transformation Projects Antonio Solazzo, Global Enterprise Architect, Hitachi Energy | ![]() | |
14:15 | Is Finance Really Data Driven? Pavel Morozov, Senior Project Manager Finance, Wefox | ![]() | |
14:45 | Closing discussion and wrap-up | ![]() |
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