Simon is Director FP&A at FedEx Express. His more than 30 years in various Finance roles have provided experience on a wide variety of topics, including Strategy Development, Talent Development, Performance Management, Project Management, Global System Implementations, M&A, Accounting & Controlling, Working Capital Management & Auditing.

He has lived in Denmark, Chile & the Netherlands and has worked with and managed teams across the globe. Simon is a strong believer in looking beyond the figures to truly understand the story behind them.

Franz Röösli is head of the Institute for Organisational Viability at the University of Applied Sciences Zurich (ZHAW). He researches, teaches and advises companies in the areas of organisational design, leadership and strategy. He holds a PhD in management sciences.

At the same time, he is a member of the core team of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table (BBRT), an international practitioner and research community of companies and researchers that addresses issues of future-oriented management and has developed the Beyond Budgeting management model.

Francesco Morini is Director - Innovation at CCH^® Tagetik.

He has a degree in theoretical math and a strong problem-solving attitude.

Francesco has always worked in supporting the Finance Analytics area with Deloitte first and HP later, with a deep focus on the Banking Industry, acquiring strong skills and competencies in most of the BI and Analytics market leader products from multiple vendors.

Elena Kiristova is a former CFO of TUI Russia, CIS, and CEE. She has a blend of business, legal and financial expertise. She has demonstrated achievements in FP&A, Business Planning, leading complex strategic, M&A and turnaround projects in crisis management mode and rapid growth phase, business decision support and implementation from the concept to operational status. She has strong leadership capabilities, team building and management skills across different functional and geographical boundaries.

David West is a qualified management consultant with decades of global business experience in the vendor community. Five years in the FP&A solutions space provided strategic and practical experience, where he worked on advanced client implementations across sectors. He has moderated and spoken about finance, people and technology at events and conferences.

David has more than 15 years of experience in operating and scaling global high-growth technology companies. His business industry experience spans SaaS, e-commerce, subscription models, omnichannel, and FMCG.

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, which acts as a voice to align AFP with the needs of the profession.

Bernard is Managing Director at Protiviti, the global consulting branch of Robert Half.

He has 25 years of experience in large and international transformation programs. He has worked in industries such as life sciences, retail, construction, energy & utilities, building materials, etc.

Bernard conducted numerous projects in finance & accounting areas and integrated financial management systems. Now, he is helping clients conduct the digital transformation of their finance functions globally.

Globally mobile, business-oriented finance professional with an eye for spotting inefficiencies and growth opportunities. Significant track record in Stock-Exchange-listed Global Multinational Corporations. Several successful international assignments in Global and Regional Headquarters and Local Country Organisations. Extensive experience in: 

Andreas Simon is Director Business Development MENA at msg Rethink Compliance. He has over 25 years of international business development, sales and technical experience, helping companies with digitalisation and automation. For the several past years, he has held the position of Sales Director, EMEA at Jedox. Andreas is an expert in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and other technology areas and is based in Dubai. Before joining Jedox, Andreas held executive positions in companies including Infor, TONBELLER AG, Systems Union, and MIS AG.