The global landscape is changing faster than ever before; emerging markets, digital disruption and the multicultural consumer are just some of the catalysts altering the way the world does business. Financial leaders who adopt an agile mind-set, execute on decisions quickly and learn to collaborate with c-suite peers will build a competitive edge.

Bloomberg will convene finance leaders to examine the evolution of the CFO’s responsibilities. How are traditional boundaries in the C-Suite breaking down, spurring collaboration and overlapping with the CEO, IT and security? What are the challenges as these roles collide? How will companies pivot their workforce to compete and attract a multicultural consumer?

As more operations become automated and decision makers are moving their business to the cloud, Modern CFOs must embrace powerful data collection technologies to increase revenue and compete in new global markets. We’ll examine how the CFO’s position has evolved to disruptor, who harnesses data and unleashes new value. At the same time, Chief Innovation Officers, Chief Data Officers and CFOs need to be close allies in order to succeed.

We’ll look at what types of technologies financial leaders are embracing today to drive growth and increase revenues tomorrow.

As large organizations become data driven, data risk has become a more pervasive concern for every industry. Hacks are growing in sophistication and one security breach could cost millions of dollars, destroy customer trust and C-Suite level careers. Fragmentation between people, processes and technologies pose a major challenge to fight off evolving attacks. Can AI and cloud help address cybersecurity fragmentation?

Finance executives and chief security officers will share how they are collaborating to adopt a more proactive approach, and strike a balance between extracting value from innovative technologies while preventing cybersecurity risks.