Partner, RSM US LLP
Brandon is an experienced finance leader who has a passion for advising his clients through their transformation journeys.
Specifically, Brandon focuses on helping his clients’ finance teams navigate key decisions, inflection points and disruptive events, including, but not limited to: finance visioning and strategy development / execution, finance operating model review, CFO transition / effectiveness workshops, finance technology assessments and roadmap development, system selection and system implementation, organizational post-merger integration (PMI), close, consolidate and report (CCR) optimization, chart of account re-design.
11:30 am – 12:15 pm ET
The CFO as Technology Strategist
Chief Financial Officer, Humana
Susan M. Diamond serves as Humana’s Chief Financial Officer, with responsibility for all accounting, actuarial, analytical, financial, internal audit, investor relations, risk management, tax, and treasury activities. Susan is a member of the Management Team, which sets the company’s strategic direction, and reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Broussard.
2:45 – 3:30 pm ET
The CFO as People Strategist
Chief Financial Officer, e.l.f. Beauty
Mandy is currently Chief Financial Officer at e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF). e.l.f.’s mission is to bring the best of beauty to every eye, lip and face. Under Mandy’s leadership, e.l.f. has seen 17 consecutive quarters of topline growth with the company’s market cap increasing nearly 10x over that time.
10:25 – 11:10 am ET
The CFO’s Role in Strategic Decisions: Investing for Growth and Maximum ROI
Chief Financial Officer, GE
Carolina Dybeck Happe is SVP and CFO of GE. As CFO, she is responsible for leading GE’s overall financial strategy and global finance organization and was a driving force behind the company’s planned transformation into three industry-leading, global investment-grade public companies, in the critical sectors of healthcare, energy and aerospace. She also leads the company’s core Digital Technology function and is an executive sponsor of GE’s women’s network. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ericsson.
Prior to joining GE, Carolina was CFO at Maersk. She also spent 16 years at Assa Abloy, including seven as CFO. She previously served as a director of Schneider Electric and E.on.
Carolina has lived in seven different countries and speaks four languages. She received a Master of Science in Business and Economics from Upsala University.
10:25 – 11:10 am ET
The CFO’s Role in Strategic Decisions: Investing for Growth and Maximum ROI
Chief Financial Officer, TD Bank U.S.
Bio coming soon.
10:25 – 11:10 am ET
The CFO’s Role in Strategic Decisions: Investing for Growth and Maximum ROI
Partner, AlixPartners
Gabe works with clients on developing and implementing complex programs for mergers & acquisitions, turnaround and restructuring initiatives and rapid performance improvement.
He has served in general management roles and on advisory engagements with large multinationals, private equity portfolio companies and entrepreneurial start-ups across a number of industries including consumer products and services, energy, financial and business services, healthcare retail, telecommunications and transportation and logistics.
Event detail coming soon.
Chief Managing Officer (CMO), U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)
H. David Kotz serves as the Chief Managing Officer (CMO) for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), whose mission is to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. In this role, David leads all critical administrative functions supporting the global USAGM community. He also advises the Chief Executive Officer on all administrative management issues, and leads establishment of policies, procedures, and programs across all administrative functions.
3:30 – 4:15 pm ET
Lessons in Fraud – What the Largest Scandal in History Can Teach Us Today
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, V2X
Susan Lynch is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at V2X. She is responsible for global financial management of the company’s business, including tax, treasury, audit, accounting, financial planning and analysis, and government compliance. V2X is a government services company that transforms operations and sustainment for government and commercial clients worldwide, through operational support services, training, and converged environments that integrate physical and digital infrastructures.
2:45 – 3:30 pm ET
The CFO as People Strategist
Chief Economist and a Senior Vice President, Nasdaq
Phil Mackintosh is the Chief Economist and a Senior Vice President at Nasdaq. He manages Nasdaq’s microeconomic research to encourage capital formation and increase investor returns through better market structure. His weekly newsletter, Market Makers, is read by more than 55,000 subscribers and covers topics ranging from IPO markets, ETF trading, retail investor activity, why Nasdaq has the best markets, and more.
9:35 – 10:25 am ET
The Economic Outlook and 2024 Considerations for CFOs
Data & Digital Transformation Operating Partner, Apollo
Vikram Mahidhar is Data & Digital Transformation Operating Partner within the Apollo Portfolio Performance Solutions (APPS) group at Apollo, where he leads the Data, Analytics, and Digital team. Prior to joining, Vikram held leadership positions at Genpact, where he led global digital transformation business across industry verticals and created its Artificial Intelligence Business. Previously, Vikram was an entrepreneur, building AI solutions business at RAGE Frameworks that was acquired by Genpact. Before that, Vikram was with Deloitte in various leadership roles.
Event detail coming soon.
Chief Financial Officer, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Richard Puccio is the Chief Financial Officer of Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading the Financial and Global Business Services organization (1500+ employees). As CFO, he partners with AWS’s CEO to deliver revenue growth and profitability by leading and managing all short- and long-term strategic financial objectives, supporting the AWS executive team with key financial information and operational analytics, and driving performance and accountability. AWS, a $82B revenue run rate business, is the world’s leading cloud provider and has the most comprehensive and broadly adopted portfolio of cloud services.
11:30 am – 12:15 pm ET
The CFO as Technology Strategist
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Tracey T. Travis, a member of Accenture’s board of directors since July 2017, is executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Estée Lauder Companies.
As chief financial officer of The Estée Lauder Companies, Tracey is responsible for global finance, accounting, investor relations, information technology, and strategy and new business development. Before joining The Estée Lauder Companies in 2012, she was senior vice president and chief financial officer at Ralph Lauren for seven years. Previously, she served in senior financial, information technology and operations management roles at L Brands, American National Can and PepsiCo/Pepsi Bottling Group. She began her career at General Motors as an engineer and senior financial analyst.
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