The CFO Circle Program

Exclusive Sessions and Networking for CFOs

Designed specifically for Chief Financial Officers, the CFO Circle Program provides exclusive sessions for eligible CFOs attending Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo™ to explore new strategies, share innovative ideas and grow your community of peers.

This experience includes:

Networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities with a group of CFO attendees to swap experiences, trade best practices and expand your executive peer community. 

Access to exclusive sessions throughout the conference, including thought leader lunches, workshops, roundtables and research discussions tailored to the most important topics for CFOs.

Priority booking capabilities for limited-capacity sessions and One-on-One Meeting(s) with a Gartner expert to ensure you don’t miss out on these conference offerings.

CFO-only sessions

Integrated within the broader conference agenda, the CFO Circle Program includes interactive discussions covering the top priorities of CFOs, as well as casual networking opportunities to connect with other finance leaders from a variety of regions and industries. Through these sessions, participants connect over common initiatives and accelerate, validate and solidify their strategies. See last years examples below.
  • Roundtables
  • Ask the Expert

Roundtables

Focused on peer perspectives and best practices, these small-group sessions are facilitated by Gartner and allow you to share insights while learning from the lessons and experiences of diverse attendees around you.

  • CFO Circle Roundtable: Driving a Growth Mindset as a CFO
  • CFO Circle Roundtable: Time Allocation for the Expanding Role of the CFO
  • CFO Circle Roundtable: Working With Your CEO and C-Suite Peers

Ask the Expert

Experience the value of Gartner through an interactive session where your posed questions will be answered by a Gartner Expert who specializes in that topic.

  • CFO Circle Ask the Expert: AI Use Cases and Lessons Learned From Early Adopters

"The event was very well organized. The keynote presentations were fantastic as were the networking events. The vendor presentations were well received and I was able to learn a lot from the demo stalls."

Roshana Nanayakkara
CFO, Monash College

Apply to join the program

The CFO Circle Program is exclusive to eligible CFOs attending Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo™. We recommend applying when you register for the conference as session seats are limited and fill up quickly.
How to qualify

Applicants must meet the following qualification criteria to participate:

  1. Enterprise-wide Chief Financial Officer (CFO), or
  2. Business unit/ region/ government division Chief Financial Officer (CFO) responsible for:
    1. Private sector: $250+ million in revenue
    2. Public sector: 1,000+ employees

CFOs from a marketing vendor or consultancy are not eligible to participate.

You can apply to participate in the CFO Circle Program when you register for Gartner CFO & Finance Executive Conference. During the registration process, the program application will be prompted by answering ‘yes’ to the question, “Are you the Chief Financial Officer or do you serve in the Chief Financial Officer role for your organization?”. You will be notified via email regarding the status of your application.

Application and approval are required for participation.

Log back into your Gartner conference profile, click “Edit” next to “Registration Profile,” and scroll down to answer the “Attendee Profile” questions.