Thursday, October 5, 2023

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CEST

Registration

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM CEST

ENGEU2301. Welcome and Introduction

Jakub Bejnarowicz

- Regional Director, Europe | AICPA & CIMA

Ash Noah

- VP Managing Director, Learning, Education and Development | AICPA & CIMA

Welcome speech by Jakub Bejnarowicz, AICPA & CIMA

Welcome and introduction speech by Ash Noah, CPA, FCMA, CGMA; VP & Managing Director CGMA Learning, Education & Development AICPA & CIMA

9:20 AM – 9:50 AM CEST

ENGEU2302. Keynote Speech: Becoming a transformed transformational leader

Anton Colella

- CEO | Moore Global

Key learning outcomes:

  • Exploring the characteristics of a transformational leader
  • Addressing the barriers to being a transformational leader
  • Being inspired to be a transformational leader

9:50 AM – 10:20 AM CEST

Keynote Speech: 5 ways to transformational value partnering

Joseph Pattara

- Head of Group Executive Partnering & Analytics | NatWest Group

Learning outcomes:

    1. Earning the mandate
    2. Move from reporting to forward looking
    3. Alignment of Financial strategy to organisational purpose and embracing of non Financial
    4. Working across the organisation
    5. Brave decision making and being to prepared to fail

10:20 AM – 11:00 AM CEST

ENGEU2304. Keynote Speech: The financial value of effectively managing technological change.

Michał Grzybowski

- Partner | PwC Poland

Key learning outcomes:

  • Even the most advanced technology doesn't operate in isolation.
  • Discover the reasons behind the higher costs of neglecting technological change management.
  • The ongoing appeal of learning from one's own mistakes.
  • Case Study: learning as the stepping stone to wisdom.
  • Quantifiable outcomes of the change process.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CEST

Coffee Break: Networking in Lobby

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CEST

Keynote Speech: Transformational Leadership – The Journey from CFO to CEO.

Steve Jung

- Managing Director | Samsung C&T Poland LLC

Key Learning Outcomes:

  • Personal Career Road Map : Finance - Strategy & Marketing - HR
  • Experiences in Multinational Environment
  • Creative Problem Solving Initiatives

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CEST

ENGEU2307. Keynote Speech: Value Management & Realization

Aleksandra Stelmach-Gryszka

- Director | PwC Poland

Magdalena Niemczyk

- Senior Manager | PwC Poland

Key Learning outcomes:

  • Value realization is core to any transformation initiative.
  • Concept of value has evolved & it is important to understand the impact of qualitative value on business sustainability.
  • Value if not measurable is value unrealized.

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM CEST

ENGEU2308. Keynote Speech: Transformational Leadership - Driving Business Model Engagement in Experian

Helen Emmett

- CFO | Experian UK&I

Key learning outcomes:

  • Get an understanding and a deeper dive into value creation activities.
  • Understand how Finance could gain participation in business model.
  • Understand the competencies that are essential for this transformational activity.

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM CEST

Lunch Break

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM CEST

ENGEU2309. Keynote Speech: Driving transformational change through Technology and Automation: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in practice.

Cezary Pietrasik

- President | Synerise Inc.

Key Learning outcomes:

  • Review of several dimensions of leverage provided by AI
  • CFO’s necessary role in challenging marketing and IT & data science function
  • Revenue and cost reduction potential thanks to new gen tech and AI
  • Speed review of examples of new gen applications

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CEST

ENGEU2310. Panel discussion: Bright and dark sides of AI in finance

Kamil Czerwiński

- Head of Accounting and Consolidation Department | Polpharma

Dariusz Stolarczyk

- Eurocash Group

Paweł Jedynak

- Enterprise Finance Lead | Microsoft

Maciej Majewski

- HiTech Advisor | PwC Poland

1. How does AI change financial management in my company? 

2. "AI interacts with humans" - what impact does AI have on the work of accountants and controllers?

3. What is the balance of benefits and possible threats in the implementation of intelligent solutions?

Moderator: Maciej Majewski PhD, HiTech Advisor, PwC Poland

Panellists: TBC

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CEST

Coffee Break & Networking

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CEST

ENGEU2303. Power chat: Turning our budget into Climate Transition Plan

Mariusz Gryz

- Head of Financial Planning & Analytics | NatWest Group

Norbert Brysławski

- Head of Coverage and Product Business Intelligence | NatWest Group

Ash Noah

- VP Managing Director, Learning, Education and Development | AICPA & CIMA

Key Learning outcomes:

  • Bigger picture - Paris Agreement
  • What was/is the traditional budget missing and how can you evolve it?
  • Journey from budget to CTP

4:30 PM – 4:50 PM CEST

Panel discussion: Conference Summary

Aleksandra Stelmach-Gryszka

- Director | PwC Poland

Cezary Pietrasik

- President | Synerise Inc.

Anton Colella

- CEO | Moore Global

Ash Noah

- VP Managing Director, Learning, Education and Development | AICPA & CIMA

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM CEST

ENGEU2312. Closing Speech

Ash Noah

- VP Managing Director, Learning, Education and Development | AICPA & CIMA

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CEST

Cocktail Reception