Portman Ritz-Carlton
Shanghai, China
November 14, 2006 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
According to the CFO Executive Board, a Washington, D.C.-based research organization representing CFOs from the world's top 500 corporations, almost 90 percent of CFOs worldwide are now engaged in finance transformation strategies to move their teams away from mundane tasks like data analysis and process improvements, toward more value-creating activities that can influence corporate strategy and impact enterprise performance.
Whether you've already begun your finance transformation process or are in the early stages, Oracle wants to ensure your success. Please join us on November 14th for the Oracle CFO Summit, the fourth in a series of thought leadership events we are offering worldwide to provide finance executives with insights into how leading CFOs are transforming finance for greater value creation. Hosted by Oracle Chairman Jeff Henley and sponsored by Accenture, the Shanghai CFO Summit will provide a select group of Asian finance leaders with an interactive forum to learn about the finance best practices and technology strategies being used by some of the world's most admired companies to transform finance for value creation.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Keynote by Scott Bohannon, General Manager of the CFO Executive Board , who will share his organization's research on the most successful strategies adopted by CFOs today to transform finance by reducing costs, enabling compliance, and maximizing shareholder value.
Panel discussion moderated by Scott Bohannon with world-class U.S. and Asian finance executives, including U.S. market leaders Google and Best Buy.
Keynote by Matthew Podrebarac, Executive Partner for Accenture's Asia Pacific Finance and Peformance Management Service Line, on the strategies used by "Masters of Finance" to achieve high performance, including the use of performance management applications to align finance with the business, the deployment of shared services operations, strong capital stewardship, and a focus on broad enterprise risk management.
Cocktail party hosted by Accenture to provide networking opportunities with CFO Summit keynote speakers, panelists, fellow Summit attendees, and Oracle and Accenture executives.
For more information on the CFO Summit or how to register, please contact Susan Chen at susan.chen@oracle.com or at +86 10 6535 6657.
AGENDA
| 10:30 - 11:30 am |
Registration |
| 11:30 - 12:45 pm |
Buffet Luncheon
Welcome Remarks by Mayor of Shanghai |
| 1:00 - 1:15 pm |
Welcome Remarks
Jeff Henley, Chairman of the Board, Oracle Corporation |
| 1:15 - 2:00 pm |
Beyond Organizational Structure: Transforming Finance for Value Creation
Speaker: Scott Bohannon, General Manager, Corporate Executive Board and CFO Executive Board
A common set of best practices is emerging within finance organizations worldwide that can enable CFOs to reduce costs, enforce compliance, and increase finance's strategic role in the value creation process. Scott Bohannon will share his organization's new research into the best practices that world-class CFOs are adopting to drive value creation within their organizations. |
| 2:00 - 3:00 pm |
Finance Transformation in Action: Best Practices from Global Finance Leaders
Moderator: Scott Bohannon, CFO Executive Board
In this session, a panel of leading U.S. and Asian CFOs will share how their strategies for creating high-performing finance organizations using best practices and technologies designed for maximum value creation. Confirmed panelists include Best Buy CFO Darren Jackson, Google Controller Pietro Dova, and Oracle Chairman and former CFO Jeff Henley. Scott Bohannon will moderate the panel discussions and take your questions at the end of the session. |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 pm |
Delivering High Performance in Asia
Speaker: Matthew J. Podrebarac, Executive Partner, Accenture Finance & Performance Management Service Line, Asia Pacific
Accenture's Matthew Podrebarac will describe the strategies used by "Masters of Finance" to achieve high performance, including the use of enterprise performance management (EPM), the deployment of shared services operations, strong capital stewardship, and a focus on broad enterprise risk management. An Accenture client will co-present with Mr. Podrebarac, to illustrate how Chinese and Asian CFOs can adopt similar strategies to drive high performance. |
| 4:30 - 5:15 pm |
Transforming Financial Applications for Value Creation
Speaker: Folia Grace, Vice President, Oracle Applications
Technology is a key enabler in the value creation strategies of leading CFOs. In this session, Oracle's Folia Grace will discuss Oracle's solutions for Infomation-Driven Finance and the roadmap for Oracle Applications. A case study will be presented on how one customer is using Oracle's Information-Driven Finance solutions to transform its finance organization and the CFO mission going forward. |
| 5:15 - 5:30 pm |
Concluding Remarks by Oracle Chairman Jeff Henley |
| 5:30 - 7:00 pm |
CFO Summit Reception
Sponsored by Accenture
Join Oracle senior executives, CFO Summit panelists, and fellow CFO attendees for this exclusive networking event. |
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