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DigitalCFO Webinar Series: CFO Conversation – Go Beyond The Boundaries: The Next Evolution of Planning (xP&A) | 16 FEB 2022

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CFO Conversation – Go Beyond the Boundaries

16 February 2022, Wednesday, 11:00AM to 12:00PM (GMT +8)

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EVENT SYNOPSIS

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With the economy starting to recover and deal with the impact of the recent pandemic, the value of planning and analysis has never been more crucial. The use of spreadsheets, siloed systems, and unlinked end-to-end systems may have done the job before, but with the emergence of digitization and considering the volatile state of the market, traditional ways may lead to more delays, errors, and frustrations.


This is where the implementation of best practices such as xP&A comes in. Extending the fundamentals of the traditional FP&A across the entire organization, using the proper tools and automation, allows them to unify, integrate, and align their planning and forecasting activities which affect their entire bottom line.


Finance leaders are already planning on how to pivot into recovery and advancement. Increased collaboration across all functions in the organization, allows every department to understand the financial implications of operational decisions. 


Forward-thinking finance teams know that numbers should not be the end of finance operations. The transition from traditional to digital finance function could be a bit daunting, however, this will allow them to be a more strategic business partner, deliver stronger and deliberate insights, align diverse business objectives, and construct data-driven decisions.


Join DigitalCFO, Jedox, and fellow finance leaders for this roundtable discussion dedicated to unlocking the opportunities in xp&a through value-focused business partnering. Translate your expertise into insightful action steps towards the forward-looking mindset that’s set to revolutionize the entire financial planning and analysis industry.


DISCUSSION POINTS: 


- How to deal with the low adoption rate to total automation of APAC organizations. 


- How to bridge the gap between the collaboration of finance function and business and operations teams and alignment of their respective planning process.
 

- How to enable organizational agility through out-of-cycle forecasts generation.
 

- Understanding the need for advanced reporting and forecasting tools in the implementation of xP&A.


- How to bring the xP&A journey one step further, by integrating business partnership with xP&A.



WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 

Chief Financial Officers, Heads of Finance, GM/VP/AVP Finance, Finance Directors, Heads of FP&A, FP&A Professionals, Senior Finance Manager/Finance Managers, Finance Business Partners 

10:30 AM

Guest Arrival & Registration
Welcome Tea & Snacks

10:45 AM

Opening Address by DigitalCFO Asia

By: Ryan Kwa, Group Publisher, DigitalCFO Asia

10:50 AM

Business Partnering: A Quick Overview

Speaker: Shalini Shukla; Consulting Editor, DigitalCFO Asia

11:00 AM

Roundtable Discussion

- Progress & Challenges on the Path to xP&A
- Business Partnering and How it will drive value for organisations


Moderator: Phillip Tan; CFO, IMC Industrial Group 

11:55 AM

Summary of Key Roundtable Discussion Points

12:00 PM

Executive 3-course Luncheon

01:00 PM

Closing Address by DigitalCFO Asia

By: Ryan Kwa, Group Publisher, DigitalCFO Asia

MODERATOR & FACILITATORS

Deepak Sanadhya, Director, Enterprise Business – ASEAN, Jedox


Deepak has more than 16 years of customer-facing experience in the software industry with most of it in EPM. He has worked in multiple regions including Asia Pacific, USA and the Middle East and has served in positions with multiple blue-chip organizations and start-ups building growth strategies, partnerships, and development of new customers. As Sales Director ASIA at Jedox, Deepak constantly works with finance leaders across the region to support their Digital Finance Strategy.


Deepak is also responsible for defining the go-to-market strategy as well as driving growth for the region. Deepak’s profound knowledge of the EPM space combined with his experience across multiple products including SAP and Oracle helps customers understand the immense value in selecting a modern EPM solution with industry-leading flexibility. 

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About Jedox:

Jedox simplifies planning, analysis, and reporting with one unified and cloud-based software suite. Jedox empowers decision makers and business users across all departments and helps them work smarter, streamline business collaboration, and make insight-based decisions with confidence. 

Jedox is a leading Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management solutions Provider with 2,500 customers across 140 countries, and 250 certified business partners across the USA, Europe and Asia Pacific. Customers are using Jedox for real-time planning and analysis on the web, in the cloud, and on any device. 

We are passionate about bringing business functions together to plan in real-time with common data and empower you with the ability to make collaborative planning and forecasting seamless. Independent analysts recognize Jedox for its leading enterprise planning solutions. Simplify planning with Jedox today: www.jedox.com

DigitalCFO Webinar Series – The Future of Payments: The Power to Manage and Transform Your Liquidity | 25 JAN 2022

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The Future of Payments: The Power to Manage and Transform Your Liquidity

25 January 2022, Tuesday, 10:30AM to 11:30AM (GMT +8)

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WEBINAR SYNOPSIS

TIMING

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In recent years, the payments landscape has undergone significant changes. With the advent of technology, innovation has taken a giant leap forward, with payments becoming easier and more convenient both locally and globally as well. According to Accenture’s Global Payments Revenue forecasts, APAC will experience the strongest year-over-year growth at 6.7%, while the global average is only 5.2%. 


With such a large increase in numbers, the payment process for CFOs is also affected, and there is now an even greater need for them to ensure that they maintain a balance between creating value for the company, managing risks responsibly, and reducing fraud in their departments and their organizations for all payment processes.


So where can CFOs start? By understanding the tools and platforms available. 


CFOs can automate payment processes to standardize controls that enhance fraud prevention and ensure a standardized payment process regardless of geography or amount. 

As the kick off point for the CFO, they can look to change their payment process and look to improving overall payments efficiencies and further reducing opportunities for fraud.


Join Digital CFO Asia and Kyriba  in this webinar session where we will discuss varous aspects of the Future of Payments.

WHAT YOU CAN LEARN: 

  •  What are the current payment trends in Southeast Asia and how does it affect you

  • How does future of payments affect your reporting

  •  Improving cash flow control and visibility for your company

  •  Understanding the customer payment journey and navigating that course 

  • How to improve your payment flow and reporting


WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 


Chief Financial Officers, Heads of Finance, GM/VP/AVP Finance, Finance Directors, Chief Accountants, Accountants, Senior Finance Manager/Finance Managers, Accounts Payable managers and finance professionals involved in Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable. 

10:30 AM

Opening Address & Housekeeping by DigitalCFO Asia

10:35 AM

SouthEast Asia: Current Payments trends


What are the implications of current payment trends on companies' ability to pay and receive money, and how do they keep track of their cash flow when real-time payments are occurring 24/7. What impact will these trends have on financial institutions, and what effect will they have on CFOs in their cash management and the necessity of establishing a gatekeeper within such evolving trends. 

Speaker: Antoine Degardin, Managing Partner of Azzana

10:45 AM

Can you see? How to Increase Control and Visibility on your cash flows.


It will be catastrophic to any company when they do not have the ability to control or monitor cash flow efficiently, which inhibits businesses' ability to reinvest and diversify. With the rise of open banking and real-time payments/GPI, which has grown by 42 percent in 2021, there is an increased need for companies to implement a system radically. 

Speaker: Steven Otwell, Director of Payments for Kyriba

10:55 AM

Panel Discussion: Know your customers! Understand their journey. 


As real-time payments/GPI have become increasingly popular, customers have been pampered by the flexibility, accessibility, and convenience that their expectations demand seamless and convenient experiences all the time. So how do we as CFO's do that? 

Moderator: Antoine Degardin, Managing Partner of Azzana

Panelists:

Steven Otwell, Director of Payments for Kyriba
Pulat Yunusmetov, Treasury Manager at Danone

11:10 AM

Question & Answer Segment

11.30 AM

Closing Address by DigitalCFO Asia

SPEAKERS

Steven Otwell, Director of Payments for Kyriba

Steven Otwell has been with Kyriba for 6 years and is the acting Director of Payments and Connectivity.  He works with clients and prospects to model enterprise-wide payment solutions incorporating bank connectivity, fraud and payment factories to provide efficiencies, reduce risk and lower cost.  Prior to Kyriba Steven spent 10 years at Bottomline Technologies assisting clients with payment hubs and SWIFT Service Bureau deployments

Antoine Degardin, Managing Partner of Azzana

Antoine Degardin is the Managing Partner of Azzana, a consulting firm expert in Corporate Treasury and Transaction Banking.

Antoine has worked in both Global Financial Institutions and Corporate Treasury departments with a strong focus on Risk, Cash Management and Corporate Finance.

Pulat Yunusmetov, Treasury Manager at Danone

Pulat is part of the Regional Treasury team in Danone supporting ASPAME & GC region with responsibilities around cash management, FX, bank relationships and corporate finance topics across the region. He has rolled out several Regional projects such as an implementation of the Treasury Management System, Centralization of FX Management, Bank Relationship and others in the recent years which landed him a Rising Star award (Treasury Today 2020), Highly commended Best Treasury Team award for the team and a few other awards for Danone’s Treasury team in 2020 and 2021. He is an Automation and Digitization guru in his team.


Pulat has previously held regional positions in treasury with the scope of Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.

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About Kyriba

Kyriba is the global leader in cloud treasury and finance solutions, delivering mission-critical capabilities for cash and risk management, payments and working capital solutions. More than 2,000 clients worldwide rely on Kyriba to get 100% cash visibility, better manage FX losses, reduce fraud and make better, faster decisions through improved insight and intelligence.

DigitalCFO Webinar Series – AP Automation: The First Step of the CFO’s Digital Transformation Journey | 11 JAN 2022

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AP Automation: The First Step of the CFO’s Digital Transformation Journey

11 January 2022, Tuesday, 2:30PM to 3:30PM (GMT +8)

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WEBINAR SYNOPSIS

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Digital transformation has come for the CFO. Deloitte’s Finance 2025 Perspective outlines a future of finance that is embedded with automation, providing real time insights, via a self-service model. Technology will play an increasingly important role, with the CFO taking on a more strategic outlook.


As finance professionals look to drive digital transformation within their departments and their organisations, CFOs need to ensure that they maintain the balance between business value creation, risk management, and fraud mitigation.


So where can CFOs start? Accounts payable (AP) automation.


Despite the technological advances happening throughout the organisation, accounts payable has remained a manual process in many businesses and still sees the likes of mail delivered invoices and physical cheques. As the kick off point for the CFO’s digital transformation journey, the accounts payable process provides a low-hanging fruit for CFOs to secure early wins and big impacts to help build trust for the future.


Join Digital CFO Asia and xSuite in this webinar session where we will discuss varous aspects of AP automation.



WHAT YOU CAN LEARN: 

  •  Why AP automation is good place to start your transformation journey

  • Potential challenges of AP automation (and how to overcome them)

  •  What the benefits of AP automation are


WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 


Chief Financial Officers, Heads of Finance, GM/VP/AVP Finance, Finance Directors, Chief Accountsts, Accountants, Senior Finance Manager/Finance Managers, Accounts Payable managers and finance professionals involved in Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable. 

2:30 PM

Opening Address & Housekeeping by DigitalCFO Asia

2:35 PM

Certified Fresh: AP Automation
Is AP automation a passing trend, or is it becoming a permanent fixture in the CFO’s digital transformation tool kit? Marcus Rex sheds light on what the market trends are saying about AP automation in Asia.

2:45 PM

Panel Discussion - AP Automation: The First Step of the CFO's Digital Transformation Journey. 

3:15 PM

Question & Answer Segment

3:30 PM

Closing Address & End of Webinar

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Kent Teo, Regional CFO, SEA at Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited

Kent has a diverse credentials in Finance with exposures across APAC. He has been overseeing a regional portfolio in Southeast Asia since 2019, with a primary focus in the Automotive sector. Prior to this, he was the CFO of an Indonesian listed company. He covers a broad spectrum beyond Finance operations and currently focuses heavily on strategy and business development, as well as finance transformation.

Marcus Rex, Managing Director at xSuite Asia Pacific

Marcus has several years of experience guiding global senior finance leaders in their efforts to transform their Finance Departments from mostly manual operations to smart, IA driven agile and smart finance operations.


Originally from Germany, Marcus has been managing numerous projects in Europe, Americas and across Asia Pacific.

Shian Goh, Finance Director at Teckwah Industrial Corporation

Mr. Goh has more than 20 years of working experience in the financial stewardship of large organisations that span multiple businesses and countries.


As the Finance Director of Teckwah Industrial Corporation Limited, Mr. Goh leads the accounting, taxation & finance functions in ensuring the proper maintenance and timely provision of financial information of the Group.


He is responsible for organising the financial resources and procuring financial support for the Group and its subsidiaries to meet the Group’s strategic objectives. Examples include supporting business units with their respective investments and leading the Group’s Merger’s & Acquisition (M&A) projects across the region.

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About xSuite:

We develop software applications for document-based processes. With our globally standardized digital solutions, workflows are simple, secure and time-saving. We digitalize and automate your purchasing, accounts payable and ordering procedures, and provide practical file management and archiving products.

DigitalCFO Treasury Management Webinar Series – Enterprise Liquidity Management | 20 OCT 2021

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How CFOs & treasury leaders can revolutionise their treasury department with enterprise liquidity management

20 October 2021, Wednesday, 2:30PM to 3:30PM (GMT +8)

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WEBINAR SYNOPSIS

TIMING

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As the COVID-19 epidemic threatens to stretch beyond 2022, business liquidity remains one of the top worries for CFOs. The unpredictable and ever-changing nature of the economy has led to an increase in the frequency of problems such as non-payments, fraudulent transactions, cybercrime, FX risk, and incorrect reporting. All of this resulted in unpredictable financial flow and liquidity of companies.


As a result, CFOs must instill a forward-thinking mindset in their financial teams to maximize capabilities for not only treasury, but also payments, risk management, and working capital concerns. An integrated strategy will improve corporate liquidity while providing CFOs with insight and real-time information for better decision-making.

Join DigitalCFO and Kyriba in this special webinar as we examine and discuss why businesses should adopt the idea of enterprise liquidity management and how it can revolutionize their treasury departments.


WHAT YOU CAN LEARN: 

  •  Current & future problems treasury professionals are facing due to COVID-19 and how to over come them

  •  How to instill a forward thinking mindset for treasury professionals

  •  How an integrated approach can provide CFOs with insights & real-time information to make better decisions. 

  •  How Enterprise Liquidity Management can help to revolutionize your treasury departments. 


WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 


CFOs, Financial Controllers, Treasurers, Heads of Treasury, Treasury Professionals, Corporate Finance, Finance Directors & Managers

2:30 PM

Opening Address & Housekeeping by DigitalCFO Asia

2:35 PM

Finance 2025 Revisited: What is the impact for Treasury.

Speaker: François-Dominique Doll, Global Treasury Advisory Services, Deloitte Singapore

2:45 PM

Introduction to Kyriba

Speaker: Akhil Kalra, Senior Sales Director, Asia Pacific, Kyriba SEA

2:55 PM

Panel Discussion: How CFOs & treasury leaders can revolutionize their treasury department with enterprise liquidity management.

Panelists:
Ann Lin Khoo, Vice President Finance, Treasury Management at Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts


Edoardo Sirtori, Group Vice President and Deputy Corporate Treasurer at STMicroelectronics


François-Dominique Doll, Global Treasury Advisory Services at Deloitte Singapore


Akhil Kalra, Senior Sales Director, Asia Pacific at Kyriba SEA


Moderated by: 
Joseph Lee, Group Head, Treasury & Working Capital Advisory & Solutioning, DBS Bank

3:25 PM

Question & Answer Segment

3:30 PM

Closing Address by DigitalCFO Asia

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS 

Ann Lin Khoo, Vice President Finance, Treasury Management at Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Ann Lin has more than 20 years of experience in the Finance and Banking industry. Prior to joining the Shangri-La Group, she was Director, Liquidity Management Services, Treasury & Trade Solutions with Citibank Asia Pacific and has held roles with HSBC and JPMorgan. In her current role, Ann Lin is responsible for treasury management solutions for the Group, driving the digital payments, cash and liquidity management mandate.. Ann Lin holds a double degree in Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Banking & Finance from the Monash University and certifications in International Cash Management and CPA, Australia.

Edoardo Sirtori, Group Vice President and Deputy Corporate Treasurer at STMicroelectronics

Edoardo Sirtori is Group Vice President and Deputy Corporate Treasurer at STMicroelectronics based in Singapore. Prior to STMicroelectronics, Edoardo held positions in corporate banking, structured finance and treasury at Banca Commerciale Italiana (now Intesa Sanpaolo).

He has a degree in Economics from Edinburgh University and a Master in Finance from City, University of London Business School. Edoardo is currently an Executive Committee member and Honorary Treasurer of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) and a member of the Steering Committee for SOR & SIBOR transition to SORA (SC-STS).

François-Dominique Doll, Global Treasury Advisory Services – Deloitte Singapore

With over 20 years of Global Treasury experience he has worked on multiple capital market and treasury management systems for Thomson Reuters and SunGard (now FIS). François has taken part in several treasury implementations projects for large MNCs and local Asian

corporates working with partners such as Swift, ERP systems, dealing platforms and market data providers. He has also designed solutions and conducted workshops for treasury technology clients.


François started his career in Europe has been working in Asia since 2003 He has a Master degree in Corporate Treasury from the University of Rennes and is a Certified Treasury Professional from the ACT UK).

Akhil Kalra, Senior Sales Director, Asia Pacific – Kyriba SEA

Akhil Kalra is the part of Kyriba Singapore and is responsible for driving business within Asia-Pacific. He led various Transformation programs & has been involved with customers across industries in APAC, EMEA and NA regions for Strategy Consulting & Implementation advisory. Akhil has helped customers around corporate finance, treasury, M&A, FP&A, regulatory reporting, Operations, Resilient Supply Chains both from advisory and solution side.
He completed his degree in Computer Engineering and diploma in Finance from and loves to explore more about the latest in Innovation.

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About Kyriba

Kyriba is the global leader in cloud treasury and finance solutions, delivering mission-critical capabilities for cash and risk management, payments and working capital solutions. More than 2,000 clients worldwide rely on Kyriba to get 100% cash visibility, better manage FX losses, reduce fraud and make better, faster decisions through improved insight and intelligence.

DigitalCFO Finance Transformation Webinar Series – Financial Consolidation | 12 Oct 2021

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What You Need from a Modern Day Financial Consolidation Solution

12 October 2021, Tuesday, 2:30PM to 3:30PM (GMT +8)

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WEBINAR SYNOPSIS

TIMING

SESSIONS

The present unpredictable and ever-changing corporate environment necessitates a reshaping of traditional financial consolidation procedures. Aside from the necessity for automated financial consolidation procedures to reduce mistakes and inaccuracies, there is a growing emphasis on organizations reshape their financial consolidation process and outcome to support economic decision-making.


Organizations may now use artificial intelligence, self-service capabilities, and real-time data to transform financial consolidation procedures into economic development accelerators.


Join DigitalCFO and Board Asia Pacific for this financial consolidation webinar as we look at how organizations may grow and move away from fragmented financial consolidation process to the future of finance being the accelerator of growth.


WHAT YOU CAN LEARN: 

  • Why organisations should perform consolidation at individual business units level, instead of traditional entity level consolidation

  • How organisations can adopt a holistic approach & predictive analytics for decision-making based on true single economic entity

  • How organisations can overcome the challenges of remote working and move towards a collaborative approach in their financial consolidation process

  • How a modern financial consolidation process can enable finance functions to be growth accelerators.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 


Chief Financial Officers, Heads of Finance, GM/VP/AVP Finance, Finance Directors, Senior Finance Manager/Finance Managers involved in financial closing & consolidation processes.

2:30 PM

Opening Address & Housekeeping by DigitalCFO Asia

2:35 PM

Introduction to Board

Celestine See, Regional Pre-sales, Board Asia Pacific

2:40 PM

Accurate Group Reporting, Complete Financial Control and Business Insights

Speaker: Andrea Ferrarese, Head of Administration & Tax, Golden Goose

2:50 PM

Panel Discussion: What you need from a modern day financial consolidation solution

Panelists:
Paul Lennie, CFO Southeast Asia, Asurion
Andrea Ferrarese, Head of Adminstration & Tax, Golden Goose
Jeremy Ong, Director, Consulting, KPMG


Moderated by:
Celestine See, Board Asia Pacific

3:20 PM

Question & Answer Segment

3:25 PM

Closing Address by DigitalCFO Asia

3:30 PM

End of Webinar

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

PAUL LENNIE

Paul Lennie, Chief Financial Officer, Southeast Asia, Asurion

Paul is currently the Southeast Asia CFO and APAC Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics at Asurion. Asurion helps 300 million people protect, connect and enjoy the latest technology. In his dual roles, Paul provides strategic solutions to drive business performance, as well as being responsible for providing best-in-class data and analytics to the APAC business. During his tenure in Asurion, he has previously held numerous Finance & Product roles. Before joining Asurion, Paul was a Finance Business Partner at TAL (a large Australian life insurance company) and PwC New Zealand, where he was a Manager in the Private Business department. Paul is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst.

Andrea Ferrarese, Head of Administration & Tax, Golden Goose

Andrea’s career began in 1997 with auditing firm KPMG S.p.A. In 2001, he joined Gedi Group as Financial Controller for an Italian subsidiary - Finegil S.p.A., before moving onto the role of administration manager for another subsidiary of Gedi Group - A. Manzoni S.p.A. He then joined Pittarosso Group as Group administration manager in 2013, before taking up the position as Head of Administration & Tax at Golden Goose Group. Throughout his career, Andrea had been an important part of various Mergers & Acquisition and ERP implementation projects.

Celestine See, Regional Pre-sales, Board Asia Pacific

Celestine is a Chartered Accountant who brings along a diverse background in accounting, finance and enterprise performance management solutions. Previously a finance transformation consulting manager, she holds a successful track record in helping numerous listed organisations in Asia to automate their finance processes. Now, as a regional pre-sales, she leverages her past experience in resolving challenges and complexities for the office of finance to help enterprises find the right solution fit within their digital roadmap. Her specialised knowledge in financial consolidation gained from auditing large corporations on group consolidation gave her deep expertise in bridging user requirements with technology.

Jeremy Ong, Director, Consulting, KPMG

Jeremy is a Director with KPMG’s Digital Finance practice in Singapore.  He started his career with KPMG in the auditing practice and is a qualified CPA.  He brings with him over 20 years of experience in advising clients on various finance transformation initiatives aimed at evolving the role and operating model of the Finance function towards optimising performance and enabling business growth, including harnessing enabling technology solutions to realise and sustain the desired transformation.

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About Board:

Board is an all-in-one Decision-Making Platform which combines Business Intelligence tools with Corporate Performance Management, Simulation, and Predictive Analytics capabilities. Its coding-free, drag-and-drop interface enables users to build self-service analytics and planning applications with ease to meet the ongoing decision-making requirements of their organization. Board allows the creation of dashboards, reports, and analyses which are fully integrated with enterprise planning and simulation processes, bringing together financial and operational data for complete visibility of the relationship between output, performance, and financial results. The platform is featured in three Gartner Magic Quadrants, is highly praised in numerous other analyst reports, and repeatedly comes out as the top solution in customer reviews of BI and CPM solutions.

WEBINAR: LEVERAGING ON DATA, ANALYTICS & TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD A RISK RESILIENT SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT NETWORK | 9 SEP 21

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WEBINAR SYNOPSIS

In challenging times, organizations are placing increasing importance on who they do business with. To do that, organizations must have a robust and optimal supplier management network in place to manage different emerging risks such as financial risk, compliance risk & reputation risk.

By leveraging on data, analytics & market intelligence, organizations can now build supplier risk resiliency through extensive screening of their suppliers. They need to identify the various potential risks and develop strategies to help mitigate the risks.

Join DigitalCFO & Moody’s Analytics, in this exclusive webinar with industry experts and procurement leaders to find out how organizations can leverage on data & market intelligence to formulate and put in place a risk-resilience system for suppliers & other third-party affiliates.

WHAT YOU CAN LEARN

  • Screening & monitoring suppliers with data.
  • Various types of emerging supplier risks: financial risk, compliance risk, reputation risk, etc.
  • Leverage on multiple data sources such as supplier market intelligence, companies’ financial metrics, private companies, and risk database to formulate a risk-resilient system.
  • Detailed analysis of suppliers such as group spend analysis, supplier dependency and other latest developments.
  • How to integrate various structured and unstructured data sources, analytics & other technology for optimal risk management strategies.

AGENDA

Timing: (GMT +5:30)
India Standard Time

Sessions

11:00 AM

Opening Address by DigitalCFO Asia
Vanessa Quake, DigitalCFO Asia

11:05 AM

Pandemic Recovery: South Asia in the Global Perspective
Speaker: Steve Cochrane, Chief APAC Economist, Moody's Analytics

11:25 AM

Supplier Risk Management through the lens of regulatory risk, reputation risk and ESG
Speaker: Benny Kesuma, Head of Corporate Solutions, APAC & ME, Moody's Analytics

11:45 AM

Panel Discussion - Building Supplier Risk Resiliency amidst a Global Pandemic


Panelists: 
- Tarun Gakhar, Associate Director, Head of Procurement Operations, Kellogg Company

- Ravindra Jadhav, General Manager, Supply Chain Management, Tata Communications

- Benny Kesuma, Head of Corporate Solutions, APAC & ME, Moody's Analytics

Moderator: 
Vanessa Quake, DigitalCFO Asia

12:30 PM

Closing Remarks by DigitalCFO Asia
Vanessa Quake, DigitalCFO Asia

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

<strong>Tarun Gakhar</strong>, <strong>Associate Director, Head of Procurement Operations, Kellogg Company</strong><br>
Tarun Gakhar, Associate Director, Head of Procurement Operations, Kellogg Company

Tarun is an experienced Supply Chain professional with rich knowledge about different facets of procurement including direct materials, indirect materials and procurement operations. He has worked for major CPG companies in India and SEA where he has managed spends ranging up to $150M and has delivered cost benefits to the organizations by deploying varied category management tools. He is passionate about driving strategic projects, delivering costs savings, collaborating with suppliers to deliver value to the organizations by using different procurement levers. He is also keen interest in supply chain financing and has implemented SCF solutions in the area of both direct and indirect procurement.

<strong>Ravindra Jadhav, General Manager, Supply Chain Management, Tata Communications</strong><br>
Ravindra Jadhav, General Manager, Supply Chain Management, Tata Communications

Ravindra is a supply chain professional with over 17 years of experience in international environment and across multiple industries like manufacturing, consulting and telecommunication. He specializes in driving transformation through Program Management, Business Process Re-engineering, Value Analysis, Cost Innovations and Budget Management. Ravindra is a Mechanical Engineering graduate with executive Master Business Administration and hold professional certifications like Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, International Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (IPSCM) from ITC Geneva.

<strong>Dr. Steve Cochrane, Chief APAC Economist, Moody's Analytics</strong>
Dr. Steve Cochrane, Chief APAC Economist, Moody’s Analytics

Steven G. Cochrane, PhD, is Chief APAC Economist with Moody’s Analytics. He leads the Asia economic analysis and forecasting activities of the Moody’s Analytics research team, as well as the continual expansion of the company’s international, national and subnational forecast models. In addition, Steve directs consulting projects for clients to help them understand the effect of regional economic developments on their business under baseline forecasts and alternative scenarios. Steve’s expertise lies in providing clear insights into an area’s or region’s strengths, weaknesses and comparative advantages, relative to macro or global economic trends.

A highly-regarded speaker, Dr. Cochrane has provided economic insights at hundreds of engagements over the past 20 years and has been featured on Wall Street Radio, the PBS News Hour, C-SPAN and CNBC. Through his research and presentations, Steve dissects how various components of the macro and regional economies shape patterns of growth. Steve holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Penn Institute for Urban Research Scholar. He also holds master’s degree from the University of Colorado at Denver and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Davis. Dr. Cochrane is based out of Moody’s Analytics Singapore office.

<strong>Benny Kesuma, Head of Corporate Solutions APAC & ME, Moody's Analytics</strong>
Benny Kesuma, Head of Corporate Solutions APAC & ME, Moody’s Analytics

As the head of corporate solutions – APAC & ME at Moody’s Analytics, Benny helps corporates utilize data and analytics to achieve critical initiatives in the area of risk management, data management and business transformation. Prior to this, he led the sales function of a credit origination and decisioning framework in APAC and North America in Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company. 

Benny graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor of Engineering (EEE). He is a member of the Australian Institute of Credit Management.

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About Moody’s Analytics

Moody’s Analytics provides financial intelligence and analytical tools to help business leaders make better, faster decisions. Our deep risk expertise, expansive information resources, and innovative application of technology help our clients confidently navigate an evolving marketplace. We are known for our industry-leading and award-winning solutions, made up of research, data, software, and professional services, assembled to deliver a seamless customer experience. We create confidence in thousands of organizations worldwide, with our commitment to excellence, open mindset approach, and focus on meeting customer needs.

Webinar: Gartner and Board: Five “Must Have” Finance Skills for post-COVID-19 Business Success

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Date: 12 Aug 2021 (Thursday)
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (SST GMT +8)

Who should attend: CFOs, Financial Controllers, FP&A Directors, AP/AR Directors, Accountants, Finance Directors, Senior Finance Manager, Finance Managers, etc

Speakers:
Vaughan Archer
Director, Finance Advisory, Gartner

Nic Dennis
Country Manager, A/NZ Board International

Tomorrow’s finance organisation is a radical departure from the status quo. It deals in forward-looking decisions and cross-functional services to create value and manage risks.

Finance leaders, who have made or plan to accelerate investments in modern technology, must not overlook the critical skills required to capitalise on them. 

Join this upcoming webinar with Gartner and learn how to:

  • Elevate finance to be an insight engine for the business
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  • Address change management issues: new ways of working and resistance to technology

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    Board is an all-in-one Decision-Making Platform which combines Business Intelligence tools with Corporate Performance Management, Simulation, and Predictive Analytics capabilities. Its coding-free, drag-and-drop interface enables users to build self-service analytics and planning applications with ease to meet the ongoing decision-making requirements of their organization. Board allows the creation of dashboards, reports, and analyses which are fully integrated with enterprise planning and simulation processes, bringing together financial and operational data for complete visibility of the relationship between output, performance, and financial results. The platform is featured in three Gartner Magic Quadrants, is highly praised in numerous other analyst reports, and repeatedly comes out as the top solution in customer reviews of BI and CPM solutions.

    Webinar – What CFOs & Finance Leaders should Prioritize to adapt to the changing dynamics of Cash Collection Cycle | 7 Sep 21

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    Webinar Synopsis

    Organisations are increasingly looking to prioritize account receivables operations as their businesses continue to be affected by COVID-19 variants spreading across the world. Customers are stringently managing their cash flow, resulting in reduced payments, delayed payments and even non-payments. With work-from-home being the default mode these days, businesses are facing a very real problem of delayed payments as customers who are processing invoices manually are not able to make payments while working from home.

    Optimising technology & automaton for your account receivable function will results in lowering your DSO, speeding up in cash collections and improve your organisation’s cash flow during this difficult times.

    Join DigitalCFO & Esker for this exclusive webinar to find out more on how to optimize & automate your account receivables processes.

    Learning Points


    How to automate and accelerate your cash collection processes
    How to leverage on automation to eliminate bad data, human errors, low focus on high risk accounts, poor productivity & efficiency gaps.
    Making use of data analytics to manage customers’ credit risk profile
    Current market trends on account receivables processes

    Who should attend

    CFOs, MDs, Financial Controllers, SVP/VP Finance, Finance Directors, GMs Finance, Accountants, Senior Finance Managers, Finance Managers involved in the Account Payables / Account Receivables process.

    Agenda

    TIMING

    SESSIONS

    2:00 PM

    Opening Address by DigitalCFO Asia
    Vanessa Quake, Senior Analyst, DigitalCFO Asia

    2:05 PM

    Introduction to current Market Trends on Account Receivables

    Vanessa Quake, Senior Analyst, DigitalCFO Asia

    2:15 PM

    Panel Discussion: Adapting to the changing dynamic of cash collection cycle

    With the pandemic ongoing, organisations are exposed to major shifts in finance functions, particularly on the cash collection cycles. Today, finance transformation has become a necessity and finance leaders are the creators for a better, smarter and more efficient for their cash conversion cycles. Automation processes can help assist to create better synergy and healthier ecosystem in times of economic uncertainty.

    Panelists:
    Zulaifah Abdul Ghani, CFO APAC, ISS Global Forwarding
    Jason Kwek, Finance Director, Speedoc Pte Ltd
    Albert Leong, Managing Director, Esker Document Automation

    Moderator: 
    Vanessa Quake, Senior Analyst, DigitalCFO Asia

    2:35 PM

    Technology Presentation: How to Drive Positive-Sum Growth with Accounts Receivable Automation

    Speaker: 
    Albert Leong, Managing Director, Esker Document Automation

    2:50 PM

    Question & Answer Segment

    3:00 PM

    Closing Address by DigitalCFO Asia

    Vanessa Quake, Senior Analyst, DigitalCFO Asia

    Speakers

    Zulaifah Abdul Ghani, CFO APAC, ISS Global Forwarding
    Zulaifah Abdul Ghani, CFO APAC, ISS Global Forwarding

    With more than 30 years of various industry experience within multinational (MNC) and government-linked companies (GLC) including Citibank, Malaysia Airlines, DDB Needham Worldwide, Singapore Post and Medini Iskandar Malaysia, Zulaifah is an agile and transformational Finance Leader and an advocate of change. Currently the Chief Financial Officer APAC with ISS Global Forwarding, an Integrated Service Solutions for Freight Forwarding, leading and driving growth.

    Zulaifah specialises in business turnaround and Finance transformation, Mergers & Acquisition, strategic procurement, implementation and managing large-scale shared services operations.

    An Accountancy graduate from the National University of Singapore, Zulaifah is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (CA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ISCA), a certified coach, trainer and speaker of the John Maxwell Company.

    Jason Kwek, Finance Director, Speedoc Pte Ltd
    Jason Kwek, Finance Director, Speedoc Pte Ltd

    Jason Kwek has more than 16 years of senior leadership experience as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of private and public-listed companies across a variety of industries. Over the course of his career, he has implemented process automation, workflow optimisation and other innovations that improve the efficiency of financial operations and enable businesses to sustainably scale and grow.
     
    Jason also contributes actively to financial education. He regularly lectures undergraduate and postgraduate courses in accounting and financial management for various institutions of higher learning in Singapore.

    Albert Leong, Managing Director, Esker<br>
    Albert Leong, Managing Director, Esker

    Albert is the Managing Director of Esker Document Automation Asia Pte Ltd have 30 over years of experience in the technology sector, specifically on ERP and cloud-based solutions, as well as business process optimization and deployment strategy in Asia Pacific region. Over the years, Albert has participated in numerous regional CFO, CIO events as keynote speaker and discussion panels to share his experience and journey in business and IT transformation.

    ABOUT ESKER

    Esker is a global cloud platform built to unlock strategic value for finance and customer service professionals, and strengthen collaboration between companies by automating the cash conversion cycle. Esker’s solutions incorporate technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive increased productivity, enhanced visibility, reduced fraud risk, and improved collaboration with customers, suppliers and internally. Esker operates in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific with global headquarters in Lyon, France, and U.S. headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information on Esker and its solutions, visit www.esker.com.sg. Follow Esker on LinkedIn @EskerAsia and join the conversation on the Esker blog at blog.esker.com.sg

    Webinar – How to Transform AP into an Information Hub | 12 Aug 21

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    Date: 12 Aug 2021 (Thursday)
    Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (SST GMT +8)

    Who should attend: CFOs, Financial Controllers, FP&A Directors, AP/AR Directors, Accountants, Finance Directors and other finance professionals handling AP processes.

    Speakers:
    Mark Brousseau, President
    Brousseau & Associates

    Eddie Lim, Sales Director
    xSuite Asia Pacific

    How to Transform AP into an Information Hub

    Now more than ever, businesses need real-time visibility into their cash and spend.  But in departments that rely on manual and semi-automated invoice processes, key data is not captured, information is not timely, data is poorly organized, and systems are fragmented.  The reporting from ERP platforms doesn’t provide a 360-degree view of suppliers or invoices.  As a result, decision-makers can’t access all the variables they need to manage cash and spending. 

    During this webinar, attendees will learn how to transform accounts payable into an information hub.  Our speakers also will share a case study of a real-world organization that is benefiting from automation

    What you will learn:

    • Why demand for real-time visibility into AP information is rising
    • The information shortfalls of manual and semi-automated approaches to AP
    • How automation provides enhanced visibility into cash and spend

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      About xSuite

      Our product family xSuite for SAP is an intuitive, automated, high-performance solution package that optimise your business processes. Since 1994, we have offered a comprehensive range of services and products for customers with high standards. High levels of customer satisfaction are achieved with our consistent, solution-oriented approach to product delivery.

      Webinar – Critical Considerations when choosing an AP Solutions Provider | 8 Jul 21

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      Date: 8 July 2021 (Thursday)
      Time: 1o:00 AM – 11:00 AM (SST GMT +8)

      Who should attend: CFOs, Financial Controllers, FP&A Directors, AP/AR Directors, Accountants, Finance Directors and other finance professionals handling AP processes.

      Speakers:
      Mark Brousseau, President
      Brousseau & Associates

      Eddie Lim, Sales Director
      xSuite Asia Pacific

      Critical Considerations When Choosing an AP Solutions Provider

      Accounts payable departments are prioritising automation to address the operational challenges created by the shift to remote working and the financial pressures brought on by the recession.  But settling on the right solutions provider can be overwhelming.  There are lots of technology providers to choose from, with different approaches to automation. 

      This webinar will help you make sense of it all.  Our speakers will share critical considerations when choosing an accounts payable solutions provider and share a real-world organization that is benefiting from automation.

      What you will learn:

      • Why accounts payable departments are prioritising automation
      • The risks of selecting the wrong accounts payable solutions provider
      • Critical considerations when choosing an accounts payable solutions provider

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        Our product family xSuite for SAP is an intuitive, automated, high-performance solution package that optimise your business processes. Since 1994, we have offered a comprehensive range of services and products for customers with high standards. High levels of customer satisfaction are achieved with our consistent, solution-oriented approach to product delivery.


        Webinar – Automating Your Manufacturing Business Processes | 18 Mar 21

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        Date: 18 Mar 2021 (Thurs)
        Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
        (SST GMT +8)

        Who should attend:
        CIOs, CTOs, COOs, Operations Technology, IT, Technology, Finance, Head of Depts from Manufacturing Industry


        From Digitization to Digitalization to Automation

        When digital transformation was in its infancy, early adopters took small and tentative steps, digitizing paper where it was easy to do. But just as quickly as they had digitized, they discovered that digitization alone was not enough to sustain competitive advantage. 

        Organisations had to look beyond the individual parts of a process, and examine these processes as a whole, figuring out how they could digitalize entire workflows. But just as COVID-19 forced people home, it forced organisations to speed up their digitalization plans. 

        And now, organisations have the opportunity to get ahead of the curve by automating these newly digitalized processes. This process automation can bridge the gap between departmental workflow, alleviate bottlenecks in critical processes, and fortify supply chains to yield benefits in employee productivity, operational efficiency, and cost effectiveness. 

        The most important part of the digitization to automation journey is to get started. Join DigitalCFO Asia, FUJIFILM Business Innovation & leaders in the manufacturing industry in this exclusive webinar to find out how:

        • process automation can help alleviate bottlenecks in critical processes and increase employee productivity & operational efficiency.
        • A digital work environment with streamlined core business processes can help build a secure, agile & scalable workplace.

        Webinar Agenda*

        2:00 PM: Welcome & Opening Address, Vanessa Quake, Conference Director, DigitalCFO Asia
        2:05 PM: Opening Keynote Presentation, Ho Swee Huat – Principal Consultant, Advanced industrial Services, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific
        2:20 PM: Panel Discussion: Streamlining Core Business Processes for a Resilient Workplace
        The COVID-19 pandemic forced organisations to speed up implementation plans in order to remain resilient in a world where the future remains unseen.How can organisations streamline core business processes to build a resilient workplace that is secure, collaborative, agile and scalable?
        Panelists:
        Harry Salas, VP & CFO, Manila HealthTek
        Shian Goh, Finance Director, Techwah Industrial Corporation Ltd
        Naresh Lahoti, Finance & IT Leader in Manufacturing Industry
        Moderator:
        Vanessa Quake, Conference Director, DigitalCFO Asia
        2:50 PM: Q&A Segment
        3:00 PM: Closing Remarks        , Vanessa Quake, Conference Director, DigitalCFO Asia

        *webinar agenda subject to change

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        For Group registrations from a single organisation, please send us an email with the following details to: audience@digitalcfoasia.com

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        • Job Title
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