CFO Summit · by Finance Collective
The CFO Summit is where the Finance Collective community meets in person, alongside any Finance Leader with an interest in the New Era of Finance. The agenda speaks to all: How the finance function, the tech stack and the role of the modern CFO are being reshaped.
Come join us in Munich. Exclusively for CFOs and finance leaders.
The day (agenda as it stands, subject to change)
08:00 · Registration & breakfast
09:00 · Welcome & kickoff
Simone Rüschenberg
09:15 · Keynote: Beyond the AI hype, where we stand and what's next
Philipp Klöckner
09:50 · Panel: CFO Lens, leading finance in a changing world
Moderator: Ellen Köhler (CFO Verdane Elevate)
Birgit Haderer (CFO & NED, ex CFO Personio, Zalando)
Markus Harder (CFO A&O Hostels)
Kathrin Nusser (CFO Atolls)
10:35 · Coffee & networking break
10:55 · Keynote: Making people want, not making people work, building resilient teams
Alexandra Schollweck (Finance Director DACH, iglo)
11:20 · Keynote: Building the AI-native finance function & tech stack
Dave Arkell (Finance, Black Forest Labs)
12:00 · Keynote: Career-building as a CFO in the AI era
Dr. Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg (CFO Everphone)
12:30 · Flying lunch & networking
13:45 · Finance Collective: what's next
14:00 · Panel: Transformation in established finance organisations
Moderator: Sonja Rossteuscher (CFO, HSG)
Stevan Lutz (CFO CSS AG)
Benjamin Reh (Exec. Director Finance, Sixt)
Hermann Meerts (CFO Eckes-Granini)
Dr. Lothar Essig (Group CFO, msg)
14:50 · Breakouts
The Finance Engineer (Thomas Schenkelberg)
From Corporate to Scale-up: Leadership lessons (Doreen Eugenio, CFO Tradebyte / Zalando, ex P&G)
What AI should and shouldn't do in Treasury (Antonio Berga, Co-CEO Embat)
15:50 · Breakouts
The market story of the moment (Noah Leidinger, OMR)
Pricing in an agentic AI era (Alex Howes, Sequence)
Claude as your co-worker: legal guardrails (Dr. Benedikt Flöter, YPOG)
16:45 · Closing remarks
17:00 · Networking & drinks
17:45 · Close
The right people in the room
This is where Finance Leaders come together, from the Finance Collective community and across the wider ecosystem. There's plenty of room to connect: over the flying lunch, in the afternoon breakout sessions and during the breaks.
Good to know
Registration is reviewed, so request to attend and we'll confirm your spot.
Finance Collective Members get priority access and member pricing. Your ticket covers the full day: breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, all-day coffee and drinks at the evening networking.
Staying overnight?
Any of the central Munich hotels will be a good fit, the venue is just a 5-minute walk from the main station.
Need an invoice?
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