This session will discuss the role accounting & finance plays in start up and scaling organizations by providing example of pain points and growth areas.

What do you do during a time of trade turmoil? An update on cross border trade and tariffs with practical approaches to how to respond. This session will include examples of how to be flexible and nimble as trade matters and global business changes impact your strategy.

How does the CFO help drive business partnership? What role does technology play? What are some top skills CFO's are looking for in their teams? This session explores these and other questions.

The session will focus on an overview of the technical accounting requirements for the new leasing standard, practical implementation considerations, and hot topics for 'day 2' accounting post implementation.

Alarmed by reports that the US Deficit is approaching $1.0 trillion and the debt has exceeded $22.0 trillion? How significant is this and what are the future implications on taxes, interest rates and the economy? This analysis is approached from the perspective of a CFO/FP&A professional, identifying root causes, understanding the dynamics and future-outlook, and framing the magnitude of potential impact and required solutions.

Today's controllers do more than compile packages of reports—they interpret the data and contribute to decision-making. Learn best practices that top controllers have employed to cut out spreadsheets, streamline the close, automate reporting and become a strategic partner to the business.

Globally, technology is disrupting the way business is done. As business models and strategies evolve how the accounting and finance function adds value will be redefined. The speed of change, the complexity and volatility of businesses stretch the current competencies of our profession. Where we not focus primarily on the compliance aspects of our reporting, the need to provide insightful information to assist in management's “agile” decision making. This session is designed to engage the speaker and participants in a dialog about the changing mandate of the accounting and finance in this “digital age” and leverages the presenter's global experience to improve organization effectiveness through the key lenses of people processes and systems, TODAY.

Lease Accounting will be the biggest project of the year in 2020 for the finance organizations at many private companies as they race to comply with the upcoming deadlines for ASC 842. Fortunately, there are many lessons that can be learned from the real-world experiences of public companies who adopted in 2019. In this session, the lease accounting project lead from a Fortune 500 company will share the top challenges, best practices, and key success factors with adoption. Topics will include:

• Defining a project strategy
  
• Abstracting lease data
  
• Selecting new systems
  
• Updating processes, policies, and controls
  
• Creating a center of excellence

This session will describe the process flow and issues around selecting the right technologies for your business, with specific focus on the finance and accounting functions.

This session will focus on key metrics that will provide visibility into logistics and provide management with information needed to optimize logistics.