Overview of the current economic landscape in New Zealand

Going for growth - providing insights into our economic growth projections

Examining our regulatory settings to improve the productivity and performance of the economy

Undertaking a deep dive into global economic conditions and geopolitical risks

What does the changing geopolitical landscape mean for New Zealand?

Can we survive in a harsh new era of geostrategic competition?

How are US tariffs impacting global markets and trade – how will this effect New Zealand and how should we respond?

What are the signals we are seeing so far from business, capital and major companies around the world?

Assessing how the fast-changing global picture will impact financial decision-making and business strategy in New Zealand

Analysing the current economic operating environment and the issues the currently affecting business and financing and CFOs’ decision-making

How are businesses and CFOs adapting their financial strategies to mitigate risk in an uncertain operating environment?

Securing resilience - how do we set our businesses up to be resilient and ensure liquidity to protect us from significant global shocks or domestic disruption

How can we effectively make educated, longer term forecasting decisions to design capital structures around in volatile economic times?

Achieving efficiency and delivering the same outcome for less – how do we do this without simply cutting?

Exploring the reductions in both labour and multi-factor productivity (MFP) growth across advanced economies since the turn of the century

Examining the causes of New Zealand’s historic issues with productivity and recent slowdowns

Searching for the game changer that will lift productivity and unlock growth in New Zealand

Assessing the policy options for lifting New Zealand’s productivity performance

Exploring productivity global productivity measurement and metrics – why is productivity such a hard thing to pin down and why does this matter for the way we tackle it in New Zealand

What is the role of capital intensity in the New Zealand economic productivity challenge?

How much of role does regulatory burden play in NZ’s productivity issues?

How can we better harness the insights from frontier firms to drive productivity

What does the evidence say about true productivity opportunity from technology investment

How can we better develop our talent and skills through education and better invest in research and development to drive productivity and lift living standards

Working smarter not harder – tackling the perennial issue of value and how we can raise it

How can CFOs identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks in an uncertain environment

Balancing financial resilience strategies with the capability to seize opportunity

Deploying innovation and transformation at scale to deliver productivity and unlock growth in challenging conditions

Reskilling the finance team for the future – how we are hiring for new skill sets to create dynamic finance teams that meet the strategic needs of the business 

Understanding the inner workings of cybercrime syndicates and how AI is enabling them to step up their tactics against more lucrative, corporate targets

Why an adversarial mindset can help business leaders stay one step ahead

Concrete steps you can take today to fortify your people, processes and technology against cybercrime 2.0

Going beyond generative AI (GenAI) to realize the opportunity of Agentic AI to deliver innovation in finance and business transformation

What is Agentic AI, how does it differ from GenAI and what features does it share

What opportunities do fully autonomous, decision-making AI Agents present? – developing the use cases for finance teams and businesses

Realising the hype - how do companies actually monetize AI and deliver projects that go beyond operational productivity to bring in revenue

Sharing pragmatic, concrete examples of value creation through AI and where businesses have effectively infused AI into their strategic plans

Driving strategic decision making with data-driven analysis and forecasting

How to build a data platform for intelligent, real-time decision making

Aligning the data strategy with business goals and AI ambitions

Utilising AI powered forecasting tools to deliver predictive insights which enable proactive decision making

The role of the finance team in achieving data integrity

What impact are changing global geopolitical realities having on the business ESG agenda - is the short era of stakeholder capitalism now over

Does Trump 2.0 change everything - How are we seeing the sustainability and decarbonisation ambitions of global businesses changing?

Are multi-capital approaches and frameworks that balance people, profit and planet dimensions still relevant and do they ensure an organisation’s long-term viability?

How can finance leaders continue to champion the importance of purpose, values and impact and continue to integrate ESG factors into their reporting, investment decisions, and long-term strategic planning?

Driving business innovation and transformation to achieve business success

Improving business productivity and finance function efficiency through digital transformation

Selecting and implementing the most effective digital tools to enable finance transformation

How are businesses ensuring they can access capital from the right place at the right time?

How can business leaders’ best position themselves for growth through effective financing?

Which capital raising options are best for different types of companies in the current volatile environment?

Exploring key trends in private equity, venture capital and IPO market movements

Examining developments in the mergers and acquisitions space – locally and globally – what is driving transactions?

What does a “strategic CFO” look like – what skills should they have and why are increasingly critical for modern businesses?

Do finance teams really have only five years to evolve or face obsolescence – how do we change to remain relevant?

Analysing the current situation around talent and skills in the finance sector in New Zealand – do we need a new workforce strategy?

How can tackle issues in the profession’s talent pipeline to better attract, retain and engage talent within the sector?

How can CFOs develop the finance leaders of the future by nurturing new capabilities to navigate the profession though a rapidly changing, tech-enabled landscape where strategy and growth remain moving targets

Reskilling the finance profession for the future – how finance leaders nurture new capabilities to navigate the profession though a rapidly changing, tech-enabled landscape where strategy and growth remain moving targets

What skills are needed for finance leaders support the business to achieve a shift of focus from short-term gains to long-term value

Making the transition from Chief Financial Officer to Chief Value Officer – what does this mean in practice?