New York CFO Community
Executive Summit
October 16, 2025 | Conrad New York Downtown
October 16, 2025
Conrad New York Downtown
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with New York's top CFOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CFOs today:
Driving Strategic Growth Despite Economic Volatility
Accelerating AI Adoption and Automation in Finance
Developing Finance Talent to Transform the Function
New York CFO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CFOs, For CFOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
Rick Davison
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Managing Director & CFO
Entela Hana
Sompo Holdings
CFO, North America
Guru Ramamurthy
Bayer
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Finance, Bayer Crop Science
Aradhana Sarin
AstraZeneca
CFO and Executive Director
What to Expect
Interactive Sessions
Hear from CFO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.
Community Networking
Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your New York CFO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
Agenda
Breakout Sessions
Benchmarking Finance AI Innovation in 2025
Cautious, yet optimistic, CFOs recognize the potential of AI to drive efficiency and innovation within their function and broader organization. Despite vast enthusiasm around AI, many financial leaders still feel nascent on its potential and eager to uncover successful and specific use cases, with only 16% of CFOs telling Gartner they have seen significant ROI on AI implementation.
Join this collaborative session to:
- Demystify AI through peer benchmarking high-value wins and strategic alignments
- Leverage AI to simplify routine processes and contribute to long-term strategic planning
- Investigate integration of AI into existing systems without reinventing the wheel
Strategic Synergy – Expanding the CFO-CIO Partnership
CFOs and CIOs must collaborate effectively to drive business success and align IT investment strategies with financial goals. This partnership ensures that technology prioritization and integration are not only innovative but also financially viable.
Join this interactive fireside chat to learn:
- Strategies to forge a valuable partnership between the CFO and CIO
- Key insights from a novel approach to digital transformation and transition
- How cross-functional collaboration enhances financial and business outcomes
The CFO’s Guide to AI and Automation
AI has the potential to significantly enhance the strategic impact of finance teams — but where should CFOs focus investments? Michael Lelievre, CFO for North America Media at Havas, will share learned experiences implementing AI solutions, developing automated workflows and leading finance teams through technology change.
This session will explore:
- Tangible AI and automation use-cases to accelerate speed to impact for the finance function
- Strategies to develop a team-wide growth mindset around new technology
- Maximizing utilization of existing solutions within your ERP
Executive Boardroom Session
Leading Beyond Finance
To meet rising stakeholder expectations and business needs beyond core finance, CFOs must evolve into more strategic business leaders. This transformation requires optimizing time allocation and enhancing communication to maximize leadership impact.
Join this discussion to uncover how to:
- Amplify the finance function's value and leadership effectiveness
- Communicate effectively with CEOs, boards and stakeholders
- Expand into strategic domains, including preparing for external board roles
Keynote Session
From KPIs to KPAIs – Strategic Financial Alignment
With the expansion of AI capabilities transforming business operations, finance leaders have the opportunity to leverage intelligent performance metrics to drive organizational and operational transformation. AI can bridge key gaps between financial indicators and strategic goals, identify and eliminate inefficiencies and create measurable value.
Join MIT Sloan Research Fellow Michael Schrage for this interactive session to explore:
- Practical approaches to evolve KPI frameworks for strategic impact
- GenAI solutions that reveal critical and fixable gaps in financial-strategic alignment
- Actionable methods to enhance your role in allocating capital and advancing corporate objectives
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the New York CFO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Conrad New York DowntownA block of rooms has been reserved at the Conrad New York Downtown at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 888-370-1936. Please mention GARTNER2025 to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $639 USD (plus tax) is September 23, 2025.
Your Community Sponsors
Program Sponsor
Community Program Manager
For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.
Lilly Hoodenpyle
Senior Community Program Manager, Territory Specialist
lilly.hoodenpyle@gartner.com