2011 New Zealand CFO Summit

2010 Highlights

The inaugural 2010 CFO Summit held at Sky City in Auckland on March 16th was a HUGE success.  The event was a sell out, attended by over 200 people, including CFOs, CEOs, Company Directors and 2nd tier finance managers. 280 attendees for the CFO Summit Dinner and Awards rounded off a perfect day, and we were honoured to host Ray Avery, Chief Executive, Medicine Mondiale, Winner of KEA World Class New Zealand Award 2009 and 2010 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year as our Dinner guest speaker.

The 2010 CFO Summit  hosted speakers such as Simon Moutter, Rob McLeod, Greg Muir, John Allen, David Fincher, the management team from The Flight Centre and International Keynote presenter on leadership and strategy, Sydney Finkelstein. Special thanks should also be made to Rod Oram for expertly chairing the day.

Presentations provided provoking insights on leadership, the Board’s requirements and expectations of a CFO, successful CFO/CEO relationship, research findings of 8 key performance goals of successful organisations and communication and strategy.  

After lunch the audience engaged in breakout groups of 2 hour roundtable discussions.  The discussions, covering 8 topics encouraged the sharing of experiences and insights around a number of key challenges facing CFOs in their day to day roles.

An intense but enjoyable day of learning and sharing, and networking opportunities were large and well utilised.  Thanks to all who participated in making the 2010 event such a huge success.

A special thank you to Ernst & Young as Foundation Sponsor and the 2010 CFO Advisory Panel for assisting Conferenz and Fairfax Media Business Group to bring this event to fruition.

2010 CFO Summit Advisory Panel
The CFO Advisory Council is:

• Alex Ball, CFO, Vector
• Andrew McKenzie, General Manager Finance, Auckland City Council
• Brent Penrose, Partner, Ernst & Young
• Bruce Simpson, General Manager Finance, NZ Police
• Grant Ellis, CFO, Restaurant Brands
• Michael Gleissner, CFO, Sealord
• Mark Conelly, CFO, Noel Leeming Group
• Mark Yeoman, CFO, NZ Post
• Maurice Horner, CFO, NZ Defence Force
• Roger Hatrick-Smith, Director, VCFO
• Sue Parcell, CFO, InterCity
• Tina Cornelius, CFO, Ministry of Education

What delegates had to say about the 2010 event:

"Excellent quality of speakers and content covered over the Summit.  A well organised event"
Kim Wallace, CFO, Westland Milk Products

"You have done a great job in putting together what is a new conference in New Zealand, and in getting such a great group of people presenting.  There is a real need for this type of conference in NZ. The one day format and awards dinner is a great way to run it"
Alastair Boult, Chief Accountant, Securities Commission New Zealand

"Excellent speakers.  Simple and effective content."
Matt Freeland, GM Commercial, AB Equipment Ltd

"A great event,  both the CFO Summit and the Awards Dinner. I am very impressed. No doubt one of the best conferences I have ever attended.  Will definitely be there next year."
Julian So, CFO, CTC Aviation Training (NZ) Ltd

CFO Awards

Fairfax Media Business Group and Conferenz are pleased to announce the winners of the CFO Awards for 2010.

We were delighted by the number and calibre of entries received in the inaugural year and wish to thank all entrants for taking the time to prepare submissions.

The 2010 winners are:

CFO OF THE YEAR: Rob McDonald, CFO of Air New Zealand
FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR: Beca Group Finance Team
PROJECT INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR: BNZ Finance Team

For more information visit http://fairfaxbm.co.nz/cfosummit

2011 Event

Following hard on the heels of a successful 2010 CFO Summit, Conferenz and Fairfax Media Business Group would like to announce confirmed dates for the 2011 CFO Summit.  Put this date in your diary:

24 March 2011

The team at Conferenz and Fairfax Media Business Group are working now to bring together the 2011 CFO Advisory Panel in order to create a great 2011 event agenda

For more information the advisory panel, speaking opportunities and agenda content for this event contact Paula Cleghorn, paula@conferenz.co.nz. Please click the sponsorship tab on this page to find contacts to discuss some superb sponsor partnership opportunities in 2011. Sponsor partnerships are now open for this leading CFO event.

Sponsors

Foundation Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Awards Sponsors

Dinner Sponsor

Prices and Registration

* Early bird price available when you register and pay before the dates listed.