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Moderator
Courtney Cronin
Successful CFOs empower themselves with the knowledge and experience of their community. Moderated by ESPN reporter and national host for ESPN Radio; Courtney Cronin, CFOMeet Minneapolis collaborate Minneapolis Finance leaders with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and industries to connect the dots between innovation, efficiency, and collaboration. Join us over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the current directions within the Office of the CFO.
Meet the CFOCircle
Leaders, Visionaries, and Game Changers who have helped this collboration
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
CFO
Laura Purfeerst
Lifeworks Services, Inc
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CFO
Chad Underwood
IPP - Independent Pet Partners
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Consultant
Kirstan Sanders
BlackLine
CFO
Ibrahima Diop
Minneapolis Public Schools
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CFO
Patti Hetrick
Hennepin County Library
CFO
John Uribe
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
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CFO
Christian Weisenahl
SICK Sensor Intelligence
Agenda
8.00 am - 9.15 am
Registration & Open Networking
Grab coffee and breakfast with peers and fuel yourself for a day of thought leading discussions
9.15 am - 9.25 am
Setting the Tone
Moderator Courtney Cronin will introduce the visionaries and game changers that have helped shaped today's collaboration.
9.25 am - 10.10 am
CFO Panel
What does the future hold for the Office of the CFO? Looking through their crystal ball our panelists will predict the challenges ahead and forecast strategies that incubate inclusive creativity, bring innovation, and shape the Future of the Enterprise.
10.10 am - 10.30 am
How Finance Leaders Can Unlock Capacity to
Enhance Business Performance
A fireside chat with BlackLine's Kirsten Sanders as we explore new ways of approaching finance process optimization and hear how top organizations are empowering their teams to support more strategic and value -added work.
10.30 am - 11.10 pm
CFO Collaborate
Collaboration is at the heart of growth. Let's collaborate over dessert and empower with ideas & strategies for our quest to growth and success.
11.10 am - 11.20 am
CFO Insights
An opportunity to reflect and relate
11.20 am - 12.30 pm
CFO Engage
A successful leader is one that empowers themselves with lesson, knowledge, experience of a community. Engage with peers and partners 1:1 and expand your community
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm
Leaders Lunch
Let's collaborate with peers and partners over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the direction of Office of the CFO
1.30 pm - 2.10 pm
David & Goliath Panel
Best-learned lessons come from experience. Leading CFOs from diverse backgrounds and industries will compare and contrast their challenges and share their best learned lessons of successes and failures stories
2.10 pm - 2.55 pm
CFO Lounge
More than a cocktail reception these are the connections that add light to daily decisions made. Conversations with colleagues and peers in the CFOlounge under the umbrella of the latest technologies and visionaries behind them.
2.55 pm - 3.00 pm
"I may not have scored in every game, but I never gave up on scoring in the next game"
A chat on the Power of Persistence and Resilience & Closing Remarks
Recent CXO insights
The future work, engaging and retaining talent
Aaron Gette,
Chief Information Officer,
EOS Fitness
See you at Fogo De Chao
Event Hours
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Address
645 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403