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Gartner CFO & Finance Executive Conference dives deep into key topics for CFOs and finance leaders around AI, growth strategy, cost management and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2025 Conference Theme

Autonomous Finance: Resetting Financial Leadership in a Changing Economy

In today’s uncertain economy, CFOs must drive cost agility, finance transformation, digital acceleration and AI adoption while leading change and upskilling their teams. This conference offers the opportunity to learn from thought leaders and CFO peers to enhance real-time decision making.

Gartner CFO and Finance Executive Conference 2025 provides a blueprint for how CFOs make the right investments and drive the right innovations while managing costs and stakeholder expectations.

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Wednesday, 10 September, 2025

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST

Roundtable: Hacks to Shorten Your Accounting Close

Irmina Melarkode, Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this highly interactive discussion with your peers, lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert, on strategies and challenges in achieving a faster accounting close. Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:15 PM BST

CFO Circle Roundtable: Driving a Growth Mindset as a CFO

Dennis Gannon, VP Analyst, Gartner
Join this highly interactive discussion with your CFO peers, lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert, on how to drive a growth mindset among business leaders to ensure profitability. Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:15 PM BST

Roundtable: Getting the Most Out of Your Financial Planning Software

Sanjay Champaneri, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Join this peer-to-peer discussion, lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert, on best practices on implementing a driver-based budgeting process. Show Less

04:00 PM - 04:45 PM BST

Roundtable: Redefining the Future of Accounting Talent

Hilary Richards, VP Analyst, Gartner
Join this highly interactive peer-to-peer discussion, lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert, on how the role of accountants is evolving and the implications on recruiting and developing accountants. ... Show More Show Less

04:00 PM - 04:45 PM BST

Roundtable: Hacks to Shorten Your Accounting Close (Repeat)

Irmina Melarkode, Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this highly interactive discussion with your peers, lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert, on strategies and challenges in achieving a faster accounting close. Show Less
Thursday, 11 September, 2025

02:45 PM - 03:30 PM BST

CFO Circle Roundtable: CFO's Role in Driving Change

Marco D'Ascoli, Director Analyst, Gartner
Seventy-four percent of CFOs are directly involved in leading change management efforts. Join this CFO-exclusive peer-to-peer discussion, facilitated by a Gartner expert to discuss the CFO's personal role in driving change engagement during finance transformation. ... Show More Show Less

02:45 PM - 03:30 PM BST

Roundtable: How to Design and Develop Effective Dashboards

Matthew Mowrey, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this highly interactive discussion with your peers, lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert, on the key steps and best practices that FP&A teams and partners should take while creating a new dashboard or report. ... Show More Show Less

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