CFO Summit · by Finance Collective

The day (agenda as it stands, subject to change) 08:00 · Registration & breakfast 09:00 · Welcome & kickoff Simone Rüschenberg 09:15 · Keynote: Beyond the AI hype, where we stand and what's next Philipp Klöckner 09:50 · Panel: CFO Lens, leading finance in a changing world Moderator: Ellen Köhler (CFO Verdane Elevate) Birgit Haderer (CFO & NED, ex CFO Personio, Zalando) Emmanuel Thomassin (CFO Wise) Kathrin Nusser (CFO Atolls) 10:35 · Coffee & networking break 10:55 · Keynote: Making people want, not making people work, building resilient teams Alexandra Schollweck (Finance Director DACH, iglo) 11:20 · Keynote: Building the AI-native finance function & tech stack Dave Arkell (CFO Black Forest Labs) 12:00 · Keynote: Career-building as a CFO in the AI era Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg (CFO Everphone) 12:30 · Flying lunch & networking 14:00 · Panel: Transformation in established finance organisations Moderator: Sonja Rossteuscher (CFO, HSG) Stevan Lutz (CFO CSS AG) Benjamin Reh (Director Financial Projects, Sixt) Hermann Meerts (CFO Eckes-Granini) Dr. Lothar Essig (Group CFO, msg) 14:50 · Breakouts The Finance Engineer (Thomas Schenkelberg) From Corporate to Scale-up: Leadership lessons (Doreen Eugenio, CFO Tradebyte / Zalando, ex P&G) What AI should and shouldn't do in Treasury (Andre Reimers, Embat) 15:50 · Breakouts Finance talent strategy in an AI world (Markus Harder, CFO A&O Hostels) Pricing in an agentic AI era (Alex Howes, Sequence) Claude as your co-worker: legal guardrails (Dr. Benedikt Flöter, YPOG) 16:45 · Closing remarks 17:00 · Networking & drinks 17:45 · Close The right people in the room This is where Finance Leaders come together, from the Finance Collective community and across the wider ecosystem. There's plenty of room to connect: over the flying lunch, in the afternoon breakout sessions and during the breaks. Good to know Registration is reviewed, so request to attend and we'll confirm your spot. Finance Collective Members get priority access and member pricing. Your ticket covers the full day: breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, all-day coffee and drinks at the evening networking. Staying overnight? Any of the central Munich hotels will be a good fit, the venue is just a 5-minute walk from the main station. Need an invoice? Sign in to Luma with the email you used to register (you'll get a login code by email, no password needed). Go to Settings → Payment, click the three dots next to your ticket, and choose "Download Invoice". Add your billing address and VAT ID, then save as PDF (Cmd/Ctrl + P). Prices are net, plus 19% German VAT.