1st Chief Financial Officers Meeting
Program
Thursday, July 9, 2015
8:30 - 9:00 | Welcome and Registration |
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9:00 - 9:45 | Opening session |
• Prof. Ahmad Rahnema, IESE Business School
Prof. Juan José Toribio, President, Center for International Finance, IESE Business School | |
9:45 - 10:45 | The Process of European Financial Integration: Achievements and Challenges |
The process of European financial integration, which took its first steps several decades ago, is an ongoing process. Nevertheless, the EU’s regulatory and institutional framework has made major advances. What are the keys to this success? What primary challenges can be expected in the coming years?
Lecturer: José Manuel González-Páramo, Member of the Board of Directors, BBVA and Professor of Economics, IESE Business School | |
10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
11:15 - 12:15 | The Role of Finance in Financial Management |
“Finance” means more than just balance sheets and income statements. It also involves understanding how a company contributes to economic and social development and being able to ensure its sustainability and growth. Considering the role of finance in financial management is more important today than ever before.
Conference-debate: Prof. Eduardo Martínez Abascal, IESE Business School | |
12:15 - 13:30 | The CFO’s Role in Financing Models |
The diversification of sources of capital is perhaps one of the most evident changes caused by the economic downturn of the past few years. Between bank financing and financial markets, there are numerous models and tools that can provide the financing a business needs during startup, development, research and innovation, as well as during international expansion.
• Josep Maria Serra, Corporate Manager Director & CFO, Grupo Ficosa • Prof. José Luis Suárez, IESE Business School • Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Director Madrid Office, KKR Moderator: Jordi Llidó, Partner, Deloitte | |
13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:45 - 15:45 | The CFO’s Role in Corporate Governance |
Transparency is an essential part of corporate governance. Transparency is not just about the what and the how, but also about their possible implications. Governing bodies make real contributions to organization management that go well beyond formal compliance with regulatory requirements and recommendations.
• David Jiménez-Blanco, CFO, World Duty Free • Juan Luis Ramírez Belaustegui, Founding Partner, Portobello Capital and Vicepresident, ASCRI (Spanish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association) Moderador: José Manuel Campa, Director of Supervisory and Regulatory Relations, Banco Santander and Professor of Financial Management, IESE Business School | |
15:45 - 16:00 | Break |
16:00 - 17:00 | The CFO’s Role in Partner and Contractor Engagement |
Increasingly, some sectors and industries are attempting to generate synergistic participation with partners and providers in the hopes of streamlining their access to sources of capital to benefit every agent involved in the value chain.
• Antonio Arnanz, CFO, DIA Group • Andrés García-Tenorio, Finance Director, Hotelbeds Group Moderador: José María Pazos, Senior Manager, Deloitte | |
17:00 - 17:30 | Coffee Break |
17:30 - 18:30 | The CFO’s Role in Determining and Implementing Business Strategy |
With big-picture thinking placing more and more demands on CFOs, their essential role in determining and implementing business strategy is leading them to work beyond the realm of technical and regulatory responsibilities.
• Miguel Escrig, CFO, Telefónica, S.A • Ernesto López-Mozo, CFO, Ferrovial Moderator: Fernando Pasamón, Partner, Deloitte | |
18:30 | Closing |