Shaping The Future – Thriving In A Changing World. European CFO Roundtable, July 1-2, 2010, Frankfurt a.M./Germany

 

Juergen H. Daum's held his traditional 'Food for Thought' presentation as introduction to day 2 and to the CFO panel discussion at SAP's 13th European CFO Roundtable and presented IIOE's concept of "Shaping The Future – Thriving In A Changing World".

The world will not return to pre-crisis status and won't be the same. Lower economic growth – at least in the developed economies, growing public dept, pressure on prices and on margins, shifting consumer and customer preferences, more volatile currency rates and raw material prices, a paradigm shift in governmental policies and more regulation are examples for external challenges that companies and financial services organizations have to face. On the inside, the great recession has exposed structural weaknesses in the operation and business models of many companies and financial services organizations.

To master successfully these challenges requires - as in every fundamental upheaval - active change and innovation. Therefore it’s time now to look ahead and to start shaping the future and to prepare the enterprise for thriving in a changing world.

But what does this mean?

Juergen H. Daum, who moderated the second day and who was in charge of the conception and event programming of this CFO roundtable, adressed this topic in his traditional "Food for Thought" key note:

Shaping The Future – Thriving In A Changing World:

• A Changing World? (understanding that the world is changing - why and how)
• Shaping the Future (what does it really mean to 'shape the future')
• Role of Finance (what are the strategic key task of the CFO in such a context?)

Download J.H. Daums presentation (pdf)

 

Program and agenda of the 13th European SAP CFO Roundtable

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