How do we get more women into the CFO role? Using the CFO role as a platform for more female CEOs

Dealing with a digital world: must-have vs nice-to-have How to proactively manage cyber security risks  The future of AI and how business can use it, not just talk about it

Integrated reporting and other sustainability indices Building out a successful ESG strategy Should Australia wait for international action or is the Australian market different?

How to stay ahead in the post-COVID world Capital management strategies Responding to the changing regulatory environment

How big were the challenges for the NBN as the pandemic hit How will the NBN cope with the changing way we work  Where to next with the NBN – what can business expect?

Living with the pandemic: what could a post COVID world look like How technology is enabling the future of work Business growth and scale-up strategies

Does the CFO career trajectory play out differently in different industries? Skills of next generation finance chiefs Tales, trends from the field  

Risk taking in increasingly volatile and uncertain business conditions  How the expanding regulatory environment is impacting business risk and strategy? Building business resilience and agility through improved strategic risk management

What do investors look for in financial management (capital discipline, innovation, agile budgeting etc)? What do they hate? How can CFOs avoid drawing the ire of activist investors? Continuous disclosure – in light of rising shareholder class actions, and a shortage of sell-side analysts, do we need to rethink it?

The rise of data: how can finance-supported analytics drive value inside and outside the finance function? How are CFOs becoming strategic advisors now vs number crunchers (CFO as a catalyst for change) Preparing for the next wave of emerging technologies: strengthening CFO-CIO relationship

How can CFOs create new value and drive productivity gains? How is reporting changing to reflect broader expectations of company performance? What skills do today’s CFO need?

What do businesses need from their finance leaders, besides finance? The rapid growth of non-financial reporting The CFO of the future