27 - 28 June 2012
Singapore
Agenda Day 2
9:00
Registration and coffee
9:30
Chairman’s introductory remarks
Cesar Bacani, Editor-in-Chief, CFO INNOVATION
9:40
Executive interview: Insights into leading finance teams across Asia
Many Asian companies are expanding their footprint aross the region, requiring finance functions to expand as well. This executive interview will feature a one-on-one conversation with Angie Lim, CFO Asia Pacific of Jones Lang LaSalle, focusing on:
• How to lead large teams of finance professionals in diverse cultural and regulatory environments in 15 AP markets including a Shared Serves Cenre
• Insights into commercial, tax and operational trends in Asia
• Insights into business prospects across the region based on office vacancy rates and other metrics
Angie Lim, Chief Financial Officer, Asia Pacific, JONES LANG LA SALLE
10:10
Panel discussion: M&A and joint ventures: Targeting, integration and management
No company can be an island these days. Collaboration is the key word within and outside the enterprise, with rivals cooperating in some areas and competing fiercely in others. This panel focuses on:
• The collaborative nature of today’s business environment, in which companies are entwined in global financial and production supply chains
• More mergers and acquisitions targets because of troubles in the West, among other things
• Joint ventures and other partnerships as an alternative to M&A
Raja Kanniappan, Regional Chief Financial Officer, GROUPM
Angie Lim, Chief Financial Officer, Asia Pacific, JONES LANG LA SALLE
Nina Tan, Chief Financial Officer, JURONG PORT
11:00
Morning break
11:30
Panel discussion – Cost management as a top priority: Combating rising costs and achieving financial and operational efficiency
This session will focus on cost management initiatives in a volatile economic and business environment. The focus will be on:
• Nurturing a cost-conscious culture
• Prioritizing capex and other spending
• Internal controls and risk management
• Strategies to cut costs and supplier spend
Whye-Yu Chin, Head of Business Intelligence, Singapore & Malaysia, SANOFI
Olivia Leong, Regional Head of Enterprise & Government Payment Solutions, Commercial Products, AP& CEMEA, VISA WORLDWIDE PTE LTD
Ronen Lamdan, Director, NETSUITE ASIA
Raja Kanniappan, Regional Chief Financial Officer, GROUPM
Sebastien Normand, Managing Director, RESOURCES GLOBAL
12:10
Panel discussion: Forecasting and other tools to maintain healthy cash flow
Is cash still king? Companies are starting to draw down cash levels, particularly in the fourth quarter of 2011. Are you managing your cash levels adequately? This panel will look at:
• Cash on the balance sheet
• Mitigating the risk of your receivables
• Strategies to decrease your DSO
• Maintaining adequate inventory levels
• Ability to forecast results
Jean-Paul Binot, Director, Finance Transformation, DELOITTE CONSULTING PTE LTD
Steve Dwyer, Finance Director, Asia, KENNAMETAL
Darrel Fergus, Regional Finance Controller, Asia Pacific, WEATHERFORD
Mike Ladios, Chief Financial Officer, IP E-GAME VENTURES INC
13.00
Lunch
14:20
Case study: Recent developments in Global Anti-Corruption Legislation and minimising the risk of non-compliance
Driven by the OECD, more countries are introducing Anti-Corruption legislation and enforcement is increasing. In the US the ‘Dodd-Frank’ provisions encourages whistle-blowers to report SEC violations with the potential for considerable monetary rewards:
• Overview of recent legislation
• The Asian landscape
• Steps companies can take to avoid being found in on non-compliance
Jeremy Gray, Chief Financial Officer, Asia Pacific, WR GRACE
14:50
Panel discussion: Innovations in financial management
This session features CFOs who have successfully designed and executed transformative innovations in their company’s financial management in the following areas:
• Rolling budgets and forecasts
• Cash and treasury management
• Developments within IT
• Risk management and the CFO
• Strategy setting and business partnering
Jacky Chen, Financial Controller, TESCO SINGAPORE PTE LTD
Lucy Cher, Chief Financial Officer, Asia, INSITUFORM
James Lee, Director of Finance, FOUR SEASONS HOTELS & RESORTS
Melissa Monicayo, Chief Financial Officer, ENCHANTED KINGDOM, PHILIPPINES
Michael Fullmer, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, SUNGARD AVANTGARD
15.50
Panel discussion: Seeking, retaining & developing financial talent including the CFO
As companies expand and innovate, competition for finance talent is correspondingly growing intense. New opportunities for CFOs in other companies also open up. How may finance professionals turn the challenges into opportunities for themselves and their company? This session will focus on:
• Strategies for recruiting and keeping the right talent
• Technologies and other means (e.g. outsourcing) to streamline the finance function
• Professional development for CFOs and succession planning
Jeremy Gray, Chief Financial Officer, Asia Pacific, WR GRACE
Janey Lim, Chief Financial Officer, South East Asia, SCHAEFFLER (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
Wai Peng Low, Chief Financial Officer, SENTOSA LEISURE GROUP
Rajiv Ramani, Finance Director, South East Asia, UNILEVER FOOD SOLUTIONS
Will Russell, Senior Business Director, HAYS RECRUITMENT
16:50
Chairman’s closing remarks
17:00
End of conference
