ENG

9:00 AM

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9:30 AM

Welcome Address by DigitalCFO Asia

9:45 AM
Opening Keynote Session
The Visionary CFO - Turning ESG Purpose into Sustainable Value

Synopsis:
As sustainability becomes central to business success, visionary CFOs are redefining how ESG drives long-term value creation. This session explores how finance leaders can embed ESG principles into financial strategy, performance measurement, and stakeholder reporting to balance purpose with profitability and lead their organizations toward sustainable growth.

Speaker:
Dr. Niven Huang, Managing Director, KPMG Sustainability Consulting

10:10 AM

Technology Spotlight 1
From Digitalization to Intelligent Decision-Making: How CFOs Lead Business Transformation Through Enterprise Performance Management Strategies

EY and CCH Tagetik Joint Presentation – "From Digitalization to Intelligent Decision-Making" will concisely demonstrate how CFOs lead transformation through Corporate Performance Management (CPM) strategies: A unified platform automates processes from financial closing to budget planning, shortening reporting cycles by 75%; AI-driven real-time forecasting integrates financial and ESG data to accurately address risks; Hybrid agile development enables rapid deployment and cross-departmental collaboration, achieving performance leaps – empowering CFOs to evolve from supporting roles into strategic leaders shaping the company's future.

Speakers:

1. Andrea Chien, Sales Director, CCH Tagetik

2. Todd Peng, Vice President, Financial Performance Improvement, Ernst & Young

10:30 AM

Leadership Insights

Resilience Leadership — The Critical Advantage in an Uncertain Era
As geopolitics, supply chains, and technological ecosystems continue to shift at unprecedented speed, leaders in Taiwan face challenges unlike any in the past. When forecasting tools lose their reliability and ROI becomes increasingly difficult to calculate, organizational resilience becomes a defining competitive edge.
This session explores how leaders can strengthen resilience through deeper leadership capability—enabling strategic foresight, agile adaptation, and innovative thinking—so organizations can move steadily and confidently through uncertainty.

Speaker: Julie Tsai, Founder, CEO & Leadership Coach, Feibi Coaching & Consulting

11:00 AM
AM Coffee Break
Networking

11:20 AM
Technology Spotlight 2
Finance Unlocked: Accelerating Enterprise Agility with Embedded AI and Real-Time Insight

Finance leaders today must transform their organizations into data-driven, foresight-enabled enterprises that deliver continuous value. Yet manual processes and fragmented systems slow insight and limit influence.
This session explores how a modern, unified planning platform built for the Office of the CFO bridging this gap. Learn how finance teams accelerate time to insight through real-time modeling and reporting, navigate uncertainty with dynamic scenario analysis and leverage embedded AI and machine learning to enhance forecasting accuracy, uncover anomalies and deliver conversational insights that drive confident, agile decisions. By combining automation, intelligence and speed, finance evolves from a reporting function to a strategic driver of enterprise value.

Speaker:

Keith Tan, Solution Consultant, Workday Planning

11:40 AM
Technology Spotlight 3
Driving Business Transformation: Building Resilient and Agile Financial Operations

The global business environment has officially entered an era of disruption, where the key transformation challenge for enterprises lies in building resilient financial operations. This session will explore how CFOs can move beyond traditional financial frameworks to create intelligent financial processes that embody both resilience and agility.

Participants will gain insights into how to lead their organizations’ transformation journeys - empowering finance teams to break free from repetitive reconciliation tasks and become agile partners driving business transformation, ultimately establishing a high-performance management structure capable of truly adapting swiftly to change.

Speaker:

Bruce Hsu, Managing Director, Ricoh Taiwan

12:00 PM
Panel Discussion 1
Strategic Visionaries - Driving Business Transformations as CFOs/Finance Leaders in Taiwan's Dynamic Economy

As Taiwan's economy continues to evolve amidst digital disruption and regulatory shifts, CFOs/finance leaders are stepping up as strategic visionaries driving enterprise-wide transformation. This panel brings together forward-thinking finance leaders to discuss how they align business strategies with rapid market changes, prioritize digital investments, and collaborate with CEOs and boards to shape agile, resilient business models. Gain insights into how finance leaders are navigating uncertainty while empowering innovation and long-term value creation in one of APAC's most dynamic markets.

Panelists:
1. Winnie Chuang, Chief Financial Officer TWHK, Sanofi

2. Blanca Chen, Senior Finance Leader & ex-Finance Director APMEA of Havi Logistics

Moderator:
Sharon Weng, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

12:30 PM
Buffet Lunch (Hotel Foyer)
Lunch Break & Networking

1:30 PM
Technology Spotlight 4

Leading with Foresight in the Era of Intelligent Transformation: How Local AI-Augmented EPM Bridges Enterprises’ Vision and Performance

In today’s era of intelligent transformation, finance leaders are expected not only to interpret numbers but to anticipate what’s next. This keynote session will explore how enterprises can turn strategic vision into measurable performance through the power of AI-augmented Enterprise Performance Management (EPM).
Attendees will gain insights into how leading finance executives leverage intelligent planning, real-time analytics, and contextual AI to navigate uncertainty, accelerate decision-making, and operationalise foresight into everyday execution, bridging vision and value delivery.

Speaker:

Tony Lai, General Manager, EVOX

1:50 PM

Panel Discussion 2

Redefining Finance Leadership to Address Human Capital Concerns - Talent Shortage, New Tech Responsibilities, Lack of Digital Skills & Female Empowerment.

As the finance function undergoes rapid transformation, today’s CFOs must evolve their leadership approach to address critical human capital challenges. This panel discussion delves into how finance leaders are tackling talent shortages, embracing new technology responsibilities, and closing the digital skills gap within their teams. It also highlights the importance of fostering inclusive leadership by empowering more women into finance leadership roles. Attendees will hear real-world strategies for building agile, tech-savvy teams and reshaping the future of finance leadership in a digital-first world.

Panelists:

1. William Chen, Financial Controller, John Crane Taiwan

2. Jason Klanderman, Finance Director, Pizza Hut & KFC Taiwan - Jardine Restaurant Group

3. Grace Wang, Chief Human Resources Officer, Formosa Solar Renewable Power Co., Ltd.

Moderator:
Benjamin Chang, Partner, TRSD Capital

2:25 PM
Panel Discussion 3

AI vs ROI - Striking a Balance Between Innovation and Value

As AI adoption accelerates across industries, CFOs & CIOs are under pressure to balance innovation with measurable returns. This panel explores how finance & IT leaders evaluate AI investments through the lens of ROI, aligning emerging technologies with strategic goals and financial performance. Panelists will share insights on identifying high-impact use cases, managing implementation risks, and ensuring governance while scaling AI initiatives. Attendees will gain practical perspectives on how to harness AI’s transformative potential without compromising fiscal responsibility or long-term value creation.

Panelists:

1. Steven Shiu, Regional Sales Director, Workiva Inc.

2. Carter Lin, Chief Financial Officer, REAS AI
3. Catherina Chang, Founder & CEO｜ThrivUP Transformation Advisory｜ex-GM, The Coca-Cola Company

Moderator:

Miranda Meng, Founder of Chapter C Co., Organizational Development Consultant, and Change-Leadership Coach

3:00 PM
Lucky Draw
Prize Presentation & Photo-Taking

3:15 PM
PM Coffee Break
Networking

3:30 PM

Closing Remarks

End of Symposium