The Digital Pan-Asian FP&A Board: The Art and Science of xP&A Business Partnering

The Digital Pan-Asian FP&A Board is proudly sponsored by:

Michael PageAFP

Pan-Asian FP&A Board​

There is a lot of hype these days about the concept of FP&A Business Partnering. At the time when FP&A framework is moving outside of Finance to the entire organisation into Extended Planning & Analysis (xP&A), FP&A Business Partnering need to keep up with this new model to stay relevant.

In the current highly uncertain business environment, an xP&A Business Partner needs to be equipped with defined skills and competencies that bridge technical acumen, technology, and influence. The latest technological advances have enhanced and transformed FP&A frameworks. xP&A Business Partnering is the latest trend that is going well beyond just Finance and involves the entire organisation.

Join us to learn more about the concept of extended Planning and Analysis Business Partner from our experienced, international panel of experts. 

The Digital Pan-Asian FP&A Board will be held on 8 April from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM SGT. If the timing is not right, you can listen to the recording later as it will be available to all registrants afterwards.

What is International FP&A Board?

The International FP&A Board was created in London (UK) in 2013 to guide the development and promotion of the best practices in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). Since then, the Board chapters have been successfully established in 27 cities and 16 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and North America. They aim to identify and support new global trends, valued skill sets and leadership practices in modern corporate Financial Planning & Analysis. 

The Digital Pan-Asian FP&A Board will unite our Asian FP&A Board chapters from Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Tokyo. We are also looking forward to inviting guests from other parts of Asia where FP&A Board is not geographically established yet.

Participation Information

  • The Digital FP&A Board is complimentary and vendor-agnostic. 
  • All participants should register online to secure their place.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to confirm registrations with missing details. Please fill out all required fields.
  • The webinar recording and presentation slides will be available for the registered participants only. If you are not able to join the live meeting, you can review the recording later.

Please note that participation at the digital meeting is subject to the FP&A Trends Group Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Subject:

The Art and Science of xP&A Business Partnering

Date:
Time:

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM SGT
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM AEST
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM BST

(the registration link will translate it to your time zone) 
If you are not able to join the live session, please register to receive the webinar recording.

Agenda:
  • The Skillset Required for xP&A Business Partnering
  • How to Execute xP&A Business Partnering - a Case Study?
  • Business Partnering Behaviours
  • How Modern Technology can Enhance and Transform Business Partnering Models?
  • Integrative Intelligence in xP&A
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Q&A Session
Meeting Venue:

The Panel:

 

Participation in the FP&A Board is complimentary.
The forum is vendor-agnostic and exclusive to finance practitioners only.
We will not be able to confirm places for the registrants with missing and incorrect details.

Hans Gobin, FCCA, MBA

Finance Director with over 20 years of experience in Financial reporting (Internal, External, PLC, Board), FP&A, Performance Management, Systems Implementation, Multinational Project managements, Transformation & Change Management, M&A, BPO & SSC.

Experience working in different company sizes ranging from Start-ups to large PLC and PE backed and experience working in various different sectors including manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical, FMCG & Practice.

Founder member of the London International FP&A board regularly delivering talks on FP&A related subject matters.

Hans Gobin's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hans-gobin-020118b/

Bryan Lapidus

Bryan is the FP&A staff subject matter expert at the Association for Financial Professionals, a global not-for-profit focused on the success of the finance professional. AFP produces leading content through its conferences, certification, research guides, training, and networking.

Bryan creates and curates content to keep members current on developing topics and keep an eye on the future of the profession. He also manages the FP&A Advisory Council that acts as a voice to align AFP with the needs of the profession.

Bryan has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate FP&A and treasury space working at organizations like American Express, Fannie Mae and private equity-owned companies. He is also on the Global Advisory Board for The CFO Alliance. Bryan lives in suburban Washington, DC with his wife and two daughters.

Douglas Yeung

Douglas is a Senior Director, APAC Finance at Genesys.

Douglas spent 20+ years with Fortune 500 companies and startups in various finance and business roles. His industry experience includes software (SaaS), travel, e-commerce, FMCG, industrial automation and telecom equipment manufacturing. He has led FP&A teams for Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong and Singapore and also worked in China and the United States. In addition to financing roles, Douglas has led APAC wide strategy and pricing teams and was appointed interim general manager of a well-known beauty brand’s China business.

Douglas has conducted finance training in different companies and also gave speeches to students at universities in Hong Kong and Singapore to promote a career in FP&A. Douglas holds an MBA from Rice University, a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and also a BA in Philosophy from Birkbeck College, University of London. He is also a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Emma Martin

Emma is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience in the marketing and communications industry. As a CFO and business partner, Emma has experience leading teams and driving positive change in the UK, Australia and several markets in Asia. Her current role is the Commercial & Finance Director for the WPP@Unilever team in Singapore.

Emma has a track record of lifting the capabilities and profile of the finance function from information crunchers to insight providers. She loves making it easier for people to do business by simplifying processes, unravelling complexities and supporting teams through change.

Emma is a regular speaker at local events on topics including digital transformation, the CFO as a business partner and how to attract, retain and grow future finance professionals.

Outside work, Emma is an alumnus of the FT Board Director program and is both a Finance Committee member and a Board member for Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong.

Jithu Varghese

Jithu is a seasoned enterprise performance management solution expert. His expertise includes solution advisory, business analysis, development, and training.

He has an executive MBA with a major in finance and has over 14 years professional experience in area that include solution advisory, solution architecture, project and vendor management, and implementation. He has successfully collaborated with companies in industries such as hospitality, insurance, retail, telecom, manufacturing, and more in the Asian and ANZ markets.

In his work within the Office of Finance for a large hospitality brand, he bridged the gap between IT and business users. He managed their in-house planning & budgeting solution used by over 250 Hotels across the Asia Pacific region.

With a strong focus on solutions for an organisation's pain points, proficiency in solution roadmaps, domain-specific solutions, and project management, he can help shape a shared vision which enables organisations to streamline and automate their existing processes which delivers business value to progress their Digital Transformation journey.

Paul Lennie

Paul is currently the Southeast Asia CFO of Asurion. Asurion helps 300 million people protect, connect and enjoy the latest technology.

Paul has previously held numerous Finance & Product roles in Asurion, including being one of the founding finance members of the Australia team, developing and growing the business.

Before joining Asurion, Paul was a Business Partner at TAL (a large Australian life insurance company) and PwC New Zealand, where he was a Manager in the Private Business department. Paul is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst.

Click the button below to register for the meeting:
REGISTER NOW
+

Subscribe to
FP&A Trends Digest

We will regularly update you on the latest trends and developments in FP&A. Take the opportunity to have articles written by finance thought leaders delivered directly to your inbox; watch compelling webinars; connect with like-minded professionals; and become a part of our global community.

Create new account