The sixth meeting of the Boston FP&A Board was held on February 27, 2020, to address a popular subject of  Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB). What is new in ZBB of the 21st century? How can it be useful for addressing the challenges of traditional budgeting culture

In February 2020, the Dubai FP&A Board gathered for the 7th time to discuss the subject of "Building Winning Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Teams". Lukas Herbert, FP&A Director at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, facilitated the meeting.

The 7th meeting of the Brussels FP&A Board took place on 13 February 2020 at the Robert Half Offices in Groot-Bijgaarden. Hans Gobin, International FP&A Board Ambassador, facilitated the meeting for the first time in Brussels. The meeting was sponsored by SAP and Robert Half.

We are all storytellers in a sense but FP&A stories need particular skills to be great. In an era led by technology, data and automation, where do the stories fit? How will the FP&A stories of the future be told? What are the skills needed to be a great FP&A storyteller? 

These notes were made during the meeting of the FP&A Board on 6th February 2020 in London.  They are a mixture of comments made by attendees and thoughts of those who presented case studies. These notes are the copyright of the FP&A Board and are for the attendees of the FP&A Board and their business colleagues. They are not to be used in publications unless authorized by the FP&A Board.

Zurich FP&A Board was held for the 10th time on January 30th 2020. It was the largest event so far, with 38 senior finance practitioners discussing keys to effective FP&A storytelling and sharing best practices. Participants were welcomed in Page Executives / Michael Page office. The meeting was sponsored by CCH Tagetik.