BlackLine Finance Innovation Series 2026 Webinar

Predictions vs Reality: Deloitte and BlackLine on the State of APAC Finance

14 September 2026, Monday

1:30PM GMT +8

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Synopsis


As organisations navigate a complex growth environment, the role of the finance leader has fundamentally expanded to drive enterprise strategy, cost optimisation, and technology-fueled teams. Deloitte's inaugural Finance Trends 2026 report, which surveyed over 1,300 global finance leaders, reveals that today's forward-looking CFOs are thinking, operating, and hiring differently to capture new value.


Join Ho Kok Yong, CFO Program Leader at Deloitte Asia Pacific, and Mike Goldsworthy, Director of Solution Advisory from BlackLine as they unpack these core trends across key APAC markets—including Australia, Singapore, and South Asia.


What you will learn:

  • Explore how leading finance teams are successfully restructuring their teams to balance autonomy with robust governance.
  • Examine the strategic intersection of technology and human capability, focusing on how APAC organisations can navigate digital talent shortages and foster a culture of continuous learning.
  • Understand BlackLine’s strategic reflections on these 2026 predictions, providing a clear future outlook on leveraging agentic financial operations to drive enterprise growth.

This webinar will offer 1 CPE/CPD credit for attendees.

Speakers

Mike Goldsworthy
Director, Solution Advisory • BlackLine

  • 20+ years experience within the IT and finance domain from both a professional services and end-user perspective
  • Extensive large ERP process and Best of Breed application Solution Architecture experience with a focus on integration and financial process excellence
  • Worked across multiple global, multi-jurisdiction deployments, merger, consolidation and divestment programs
  • Before moving into technology consulting, commenced his career in CA with 5 years in Audit

Ho Kok Yong
CFO Program Leader, Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific • Partner, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte APAC


Kok Yong is an Audit Partner with Deloitte Singapore. He leads Deloitte’s CFO Program in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, and Asia Pacific.


Kok Yong has more than 30 years of public accounting experience involving the financial audit of multinationals and local companies across a diversified range of industries. He is also responsible for leading teams in the provision of advisory services in Southeast Asia and Singapore.


Prior to his appointment as CFO Program Leader, Kok Yong served as Deloitte Singapore’s Audit & Assurance Chief Strategy & Operations Officer from 2016 to 2023, responsible for strategy and operational matters including resource management and partner development. He also held the position of Deloitte’s Financial Services (FS) Industry Leader for Southeast Asia from 2011 to 2021. In this role, he oversaw the operations of the different business units within the FS practice across 10 geographical areas in the region.

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