CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- This year's MIT Sloan CFO Summit, the nation's premier CFO event, will be held Thursday, November 15, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. at the Boston Marriott Newton in Newton, MA. The theme for the conference is "Power: A CFO's Bold Moves." Click here to register.
The CFO Summit, which attracts an audience of more than 500 of the nation's top chief financial officers and senior financial executives, provides an opportunity to learn and discuss high level strategies and practical insights relevant to financial decision makers. This year's outstanding speakers include CFOs from Western Union, Docusign, Boston Beer and many more.
"A CFO is known for being rational and thoughtful, which is often the appropriate mindset. But, there are times when leaders who make bold and decisive moves have the greatest impact, and this is true for CFOs too," said Jeremy Seidman, Co-Chair of the MIT Sloan CFO Summit. "This premier Summit will empower attendees to define their own future rather than have it dictated at their companies."
Summit Highlights (click here for the full agenda):
- Luncheon session: "Making Bold Moves" with The Wall Street Journal's Kimberly Johnson and Raj Agrawal, CFO, Western Union; Glenn Schiffman, CFO, IAC.com; and Michael Sheridan, CFO, Docusign. The panelists will review their strategies for leading their companies on an important and bold path for success.
- Break-out panels: "Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick," "When Bold Means Sell," "Digital Finance, Digital World," "Reconstructing the Workforce for Growth," "Blockchain: Brilliant or Bandwagon," and "Bold that Team."
About the MIT Sloan CFO Summit
The MIT Sloan CFO Summit is the nation's premier CFO event. Each year, the event offers a day of cutting-edge programming that addresses the changing role of the CFO. The event is rich with opportunities for practical education and peer networking in a time-efficient format. The summit is part of the CXO Series produced by the MIT Sloan School of Management, one of the world's leading academic sources of innovation in management theory and practice, and the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association. The annual events are organized by alumni volunteers. By promoting the MIT philosophy of "mens et manus," or "mind and hand," they are able to bring together the academic research from MIT Sloan with today's corporate financial leaders.
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