Australian businesses face a growing threat of data breaches and BEC scams. With high-profile breaches such as Optus, Medibank and Latitude financial, Australia is one the most targeted countries globally. As a result, finance leaders need to be extra vigilant to protect their teams from payment fraud. But what does that entail?

Join us in this talk as we dive into the mind of the cyber-criminal and uncover the strategies to safeguard your business and financial assets. We'll explore:

• What happens to the data on the dark web
• How these data breaches make their way to Finance's door
• What Finance leaders can do to protect their business from cyber-crime

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Cash flow is the lifeblood of success. The risk is overlooking how interest rates impact capital structure and profitability. This oversight may have serious consequences in terms of increased costs, slowdowns in growth potential, and reduced competitive advantage.

• Navigating during times of uncertainty and economic flux
• Tackling the pressures of increased costs and slowdown
• Retaining a competitive edge through innovation

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• Quantifying the ROI from automation and digital platforms
• Streamlining the finance functions through automation
• Delivering enterprise-wide benefits for finance

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Thriving in this modern yet disruptive environment requires leaders to strategise their innovation processes. Therein lies the opportunity for finance leaders to leverage intelligent automation and focus on the broader impact AI, ML and RPA can bring to any organisation. While the rate of adoption is still relatively slow, it is widely accepted that a proactive automation approach can inevitably assist forward thinking finance heads to help:

•            streamline processes

•            improve efficiency & accuracy

•            maximise compliance

•            reduce costs

•            improve productivity.

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For businesses, the challenge is accelerating profitable growth and driving innovation to deliver stockholder value over the long term. In 2022, Kraft Heinz reported net sales of approximately US$26 billion. This iconic brand is committed to growing its food and beverage brands on a global scale. This conversation explores:

• Developing best-in-class systems across the company
• Refreshing the product portfolio alongside improved financial flexibility
• Driving sustainable growth and, ultimately, leading the future of food”

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• What do we mean by diversity from a CFO perspective?
• Why is workplace diversity important in the finance space
• Which talent management strategies work in a competitive market?

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Being an effective CFO used to be fairly straightforward: be good at managing capital with accounting knowledge and administrative expertise. These traditional skills no longer guarantee C-level success. The challenge is to establish rapport across the organisation during uncertain times. This hands-on talk explores:

·      Refining your story-telling skills

·      Trusting your message and build the rapport

·      Sharing your story behind the numbers

Aiming for clarity and keeping it simple

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Market uncertainty has dialled up the pressure on CFOs and their teams across the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) functions. CFOs see more demand for insight from financial data, and many worry that finance is too reactive.

• Creating an agile finance function as markets evolve and change
• Meeting the demand for information in real-time
• Giving the business what it needs to support actionable insights
• Responding to marketplace dynamics through “intelligent finance”

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·      Managing your planning pricing and trade spend

·      Improving the demand forecasting accuracy

·      Predicting and managing the customer churn

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