GENCFO Academy Day 2 – what happened?

Another stellar start for the second and final day at the GENCFO Academy. If you missed it, or just want to relive the fun, read on! Don’t forget to check at the bottom of this article too, and you’ll find information about the unofficial Academy afterparty…

Being a good manager of your team, agile finance and fundamental management skills were discussed with Hannah Munro for a live edition of the CFO 4.0 Podcast.

Sylvia Ionita shared her journey to becoming Group CFO at waterdrop for The Shift live.

Leona, Alistair and Marie-Anne took us through the role of the Chief Future Officer and the need for new roles for finance.

Dave Strickland dug deep on process mining and Gemma Marina gave us the details on being not just a data scientist but an information scientist.

Sarah Courtman and Mark Laine Toner told us how to overcome transformation blockers in our finance journeys.

Jurgen Faisst gave us a masterclass on why communication standards are essential and how to reduce decision making time, while Giles Male talked us through practical Excel tips to transform your modelling overnight.

Our rising stars Joshua, Marie, Becky and Jess talked about being a business partner, how to add value to your business, what shifts they can see in the role of accounting and finance professionals and how to be responsive to the business.

The chat in this session deserves a sepcial mention for being so active and interesting in their contributions!

Finally Oz du Soleil, the Excel MVP, gave us an amazing closing address called ‘Excel on Fire’ all the way from California.

We’re so grateful to all of our speakers, experts and hosts – and of course, our amazing audience of learners. Let’s keep the conversations going on automation, excel, agility and more on the community platform. Sign up here!