The CFO Leadership Summit & Awards 2025 is set to take place on 17th July 2025 in Bengaluru. This event will bring together financial leaders, industry experts, and visionaries to discuss the evolving role of the CFO in today’s dynamic business landscape. Attendees can expect insightful panels, networking opportunities, and recognition of outstanding achievements in financial leadership.

Benefits of Attending:

• Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow CFOs, finance leaders, and industry experts to share insights and build valuable relationships.

• Industry Insights: Gain knowledge from keynote speakers and panel discussions on current trends, challenges, and innovations in finance.

• Recognition: Witness the awards ceremony that highlights outstanding achievements in financial leadership, providing inspiration and benchmarks for success.

• Professional Development: Enhance your skills through workshops and sessions focused on strategic leadership, risk management, and financial technology.

Who should attend:

• Finance & Account Heads

• Chief Audit Executives

• Internal & External Auditors

• CFOs

• Cyber Experts

• Internal Directors/Managers/ Supervisors

• Risk Managers

Agenda:

08.30 AM - 09.15 AM
Registration and Tea/Coffee

09.15 AM - 09.30 AM
Welcome Address and Introductions

09.30 AM - 10.30 AM
Session 1: Revolutionizing Finance with Technology: The CFO’s Guide to Digital Transformation and Automation

• Why digital transformation is critical in finance?

• Emerging technologies shaping the CFO role (AI, ML, RPA, gen AI).

• The need to balance efficiency with a strategic, risk-aware approach.

10.30 AM - 11.30 AM
Session 2:

• Transforming the Tax landscape

  • Enhancing your Value Proposition as a CFO by Staying Informed about the Latest Tax Developments and Best Practices

  • Understanding tax-related challenges facing your organization to make more strategic business decisions.

  • Reviewing how tax impacts decision making and board room decisions

  • Recent updates and emerging trends in corporate taxation

11.30 AM - 11.45 AM
Tea/Coffee Break

11.45 AM - 12.15 PM
Session 3:

• Women in the CFO Role - Filling the Gender Gap/ Leading the way in Finance

• Qualities of successful CFO’s

• Barriers to women achieving CFO roles

• Empowering women in corporate leadership

12.45 PM - 02.00 PM (Workshop)
Session 4: Empowering CFOs Through GCCs: Solving Working Capital, Strategic Risk, and Talent Challenges for Sustainable Growth

12.45 PM- 02.00 PM
Session 5: Empowering CFOs Through GCCs: Solving Working Capital, Strategic Risk, and Talent Challenges for Sustainable Growth

02.00 PM- 02.30 PM
Session 6:

• Fraud Risk Management with Resilience

• Incorporating Recommended Processes for Preventing Fraud, Bribery, Corruption and Misreporting

• Implement internal controls to safeguard your company's assets and ensure the integrity of its accounting records

• Examples on frauds in Corporate India, how audit trails shall help to mitigate frauds

• Benchmark your anti-fraud efforts against similar organizations and against the most effective methods for reducing fraud losses. 

• Customizing comprehensive strategy with effective systems, controls, and risk management in your organization which adequately comply to regulatory requirements

• Implementing robust cybersecurity policies and procedures to safeguard sensitive financial information and prevent data breaches

• Collaborating with IT and security teams to develop and implement incident response

02.30 PM - 02.45 PM
Awards Ceremony

02.45 PM - 03.30 PM
Closing Remarks following by Networking Lunch

Award Categories:

• CFO leadership Summit & Awards 2025 are introduced to recognize achievement in the domain of the following categories:

• CFO of the Year

• Excellence in Financial Strategy

• Leadership in Risk Management

• Innovation in Financial Reporting

• Best Practices in Corporate Governance

• Sustainability Leadership in Finance

• Excellence in Team Development

• Best Use of Technology in Finance

• Crisis Management Excellence

• Impactful Stakeholder Engagement

• CFO of the Year (Women’s Leadership)

• CFO Leadership in Digital Transformation

• Innovative Use of Financial Technology

• Excellence in Technology Integration

• Best Practices in Financial Data Accessibility

• Leadership in Cybersecurity for Finance

• Transformation Through Automation

• Impactful Change Management in Tech Adoption

• Best Initiative in Remote Financial Operations

• Sustainability and Technology in Finance

Thought Leaders:

• Lalitendra Gulani
  Partner
  Anantham Legal
   

• Manish Kumar Agarwal
  AVP Finance & Taxation
  Sasken Technologies Limited

• Rajesh Agarwal
  CFO
  Darwinbox
   

• Raghavendra G S
  Chief Financial Officer
  JUSPAY
   

• Suressh Vijay Raghavan
  Chief Financial Officer
  Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd
   

• Arindam Lahiri 
  Head of Taxation (Vice President), India and Sub-Saharan Africa               
  Hitachi Energy
   

• Prakash Ramaiah
  Head - Internal audit 
  Varthana

• Mohammed Asim
  Director, Vigilance
  Razorpay

• Parag Deodhar
  Managing Director - Internal Audit, Global IT Audit Lead
  Accenture 

• Soundar Raj
  CFO & Board Member – India
  NXP Semiconductor India Pvt ltd
   
• M Subash
  Experience Visionary Finance leader with expertise in GCCs and manufacturing organizations
   
• Suman Sastry U
  Vice President
  Everest Group
   
• Vignesh Kannan
  Vice President
  Everest Group
   
• Dinky Sanghvi
  Head - Fund Management
  Avataar Venture Partners
   
• Anshul Agarwal
  CFO
  Akkodis India
   
• Arun K Srinivasa
  Executive Director : Internal Audit
  WellsFargo

• Archana Tewary
  Partner
  JSA

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  Fatima Shariff
  Whole Time Director & Chief Financial officer
  Kenvue Solutions India Pvt Ltd