Risky Business: Navigating Compliance, Risk, and Regulation in Finance

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Tariffs, geopolitical tensions, supply chain and fraud all play a critical role in the strategy of finance leaders as they consider how to identify hidden risks, opportunities, and assess future plans to drive business growth. During this event, hear from Affirm’s Chief Operating Officer, Michael Linford, to understand the current risk landscape and how it impacts Affirm’s decision-making as a business.

CFOs are no longer just responsible for following the rules -- they're expected to lead on ethics, controls and transparency. Amidst a slew of uncertainty in the greater risk landscape, this is particularly challenging. This panel explores how financial integrity is becoming a strategic differentiator. We'll discuss managing fraud risk in distributed teams, scaling internal controls at high-growth companies and navigating new audits and reporting expectations with confidence to be better prepared for what's ahead.

How can financial leaders balance risk with business growth? Join CFO Brew to unpack the tactical skills CFOs are using to safeguard their business from potential threats, predict risk, and continuously monitor for potential warning signs. Hear from industry experts about proactive vs. reactive risk management as well as how to not let risk management become a barrier to innovation. We’ll discuss the leadership mindset required of strategic risk management as well as the technical tools needed, including when to invest in a larger tech stack for stronger analytics or when to scale back in uncertain economic times.

As part of their expanding role, CFOs are finding themselves more involved in cyber risk decision-making. During this event, we’ll discuss what finance professionals need to understand about the financial risk associated with cyber attacks, the role of cyber insurance, and the overall variables to consider when building effective cyber resilience as an organization. This theme seeks to equip finance leaders with the background information they need when taking a seat at the table on cyber strategy.

This session explores how CFOs can better harness their existing or potential tech stacks through automated dashboards, AI-powered analytics, or predictive modeling to gain a comprehensive view of their organization's financial health and risk exposure. Learn how leading finance teams are going beyond data management and leveraging cross-functional systems to enable better decision-making between operational metrics and financial outcomes. Discover practical approaches for transforming raw data into actionable intelligence that supports agile decision-making and allows finance leaders to serve as strategic advisors when time-sensitive risks emerge.

Hear from the former Chair of the Public Accounting Oversight Board on her predictions of the next greatest risks to consider, most notably fraud, and what’s keeping her up at night.