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The 2016 conference in Chicago was was successful – 2017 will be even better
2016 Highlights
The Modern Finance Experience 2016 conference in Chicago brought together CFOs, finance professionals, partners, and analysts to explore finance leadership in the 21st century and how the rules of business success are changing. Attendees heard how smart, progressive finance organizations are adopting disruptive business models to ensure competitive success. And they left with perspectives on the latest thinking on what's driving value creation today. So join us for Modern Finance Experience 2017 in Boston and continue the conversation.
Keynote Speaker Geoff Colvin
Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine
Do you have what it takes to be a 21st-century organization? Internally recognized speaker and author Geoff Colvin shared his inside perspective on the new rules for success in the digital age, a friction-free economy where labor, information and capital move freely, and intangible assets drive value creation. You have heard Geoff on the CBS Radio Network, seen him on Wall $treet Week with Fortune on PBS, or read one is him many books, including Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates Work-Class Performers from Everybody Else.
Keynote Speaker Michael Lewis
Author of Moneyball, The Big Short, and Flash Boys
Michael Lewis, award-winning financial journalist and New York Times best-selling author, discussed how analytics are helping change the game in sports, finance, and more. Lewis brought a fresh perspective on how organizations can adapt their growth strategies to succeed among ever-changing economic markets, political landscapes, and cultural norms.
Executive Panels
Modern Finance Experience Chicago attendees participated in interactive workshops, heard best practices, and had the chance to network with peers and hear from industry leaders including Oracle CEOs Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, GE Finance CIO James Richards, City of Detroit CFO John Hill—and more. Watch the full video from the Leading Through Disruption -- View from the C-Suite keynote.
21st Century Finance Leading Through Disruption
Watch highlights from Oracle CEO Safra Catz's keynote as she shares her key leadership and finance strategies for thriving during disruption from the Modern Finance Experience 2016.