The 14th CFO Forum Japan 2014 Implementation Report

Thank you very much for your attendance at the 14th CFO Forum Japan 2014 and contribution to the Forum
with a great success result of 318 applicants and 256 actual attendees, which was far beyond our target.
We are also receiving a lot of positive feedbacks from its attendees.
This big success was brought by your continuous support and strong contribution to the Forum.
Now we have released the "CFO Forum Japan 2014 Implementation Report".
We at JACFO are looking forward to closely working with you again in the near future.

 

Office of Japan Association for CFOs
CFO Headquarters, Inc.

Information and Media Business Division, Contact persons: Nakayama
e-mail: info@cfo.jp

 

Overview

Capacity 300
Date

Thursday, December 2, 2014
9:00-18:30（ Registration starts at 8:30）

Venue

Keidanren Kaikan (International Conference Hall/Keidanren Hall)
1-3-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004
Tel: 03-6741-0222 / Fax: 03-6741-0233

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Fee

20,000 yen for non-members
12,000 yen for members of JACFO
Attendee profile

Corporates: CFOs and other C-level executives, finance officers,
financial directors, controllers, treasurers and other finance and accounting managers
Financial Institutions: C-level executives, directors and managers of corporate client services

Sponsors（Company names listed in order of Japanese syllabary）

Program

09:00-09:05 Greetings from Host:
 

Sumitaka Fujita
Chairman, Japan Association for CFOs
09:05-10:05

Keynote Speech
 

Management Coexisting with the Earth

Mr.Yoshimitsu Kobayashi

President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
Chairman, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
10:05-10:55

CFO Speech
 

Efforts to Boost Omron’s Corporate Strength:
Reverse ROIC Management

Mr.Yoshinobu Suzuki
Executive Vice-President & CFO, Omron Corporation
11:05-11:55 Professional Session 1［2 venues（Elective）］
Keidanren Hall
North

Facing up to Cyber Security

Mr.Atsushi Taguchi
Partner, KPMG Consulting Co., Ltd.
Keidanren Hall
South

Toward Strategic Reform of the Indirect Expense Process:
The Top Agenda for CFOs

Mr.Masamune Mimura
President & CEO, Concur Japan, Ltd.
12:05-13:10 CFO Luncheon
12:10-12:30

Executive Office report
12:30-13:10

●Special Speech

The Contemporary Significance of Tourism:
The Foreign Travelers Expected to Visit Japan

Mr.Ryuji Funayama
Senior Adviser, JTB Corp.
13:20-14:10 Professional Session 2［2 venues（Elective）］
Keidanren Hall
North

Amid Drastic Changes in the Role of Finance,
What is Required of CFOs/Finance & Accounting Executives:
Cloud Management Platform as Practiced by a Former Global Company’s CFO (With J/E interpretation)

Mr.Reginald Singh

Vice-President for Asia, NetSuite
Keidanren Hall
South

The “Moment of Truth” that Generates Corporate Value

Mr.Tamotsu Nakabo
Representative Director & COO, Layers Consulting Co., Ltd.
14:20-15:50 Panel Discussion
 

Management Strategies and Challenges in Boosting Capital Efficiency and Corporate Value

●Panelists (Names in order of Japanese syllabary)

Mr.Haruyuki Urata

Director, Deputy President and Group CFO, Orix Corporation

Mr.Masaru Kato

Vice Chairman and China Representative, Sony Corporation

Mr.Hidenori Sugiura

Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University & Sr. Researcher, Mizuho Securities Co. Strategic Research Department

Mr.Kenichiro Yoshida

Vice-President & Partner, Ichigo Asset Management, Ltd.

●Moderator

Sumitaka Fujita

Chairman, JACFO
16:00-16:40 Professional Session 3［2 venues（Elective）］
Keidanren Hall
North

First Step in Creating Future Strong Finance Talent Groups:
A Look at the Advanced Case of the FT Lab

Mr.Masanori Shinoda

Director & Partner, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co., Ltd.
Keidanren Hall
South

The Cash Flow Divide:
Cash Management that Meets Investors’ Expectations, and the Hurdles to Achieving It

Mr.Yugo Shimomura

Sr. Manager of FMC Sector, Process & Technology Division 1, Abeam Consulting Ltd.

16:50-17:30 Professional Session 4［2 venues（Elective）］
Keidanren Hall
North

Operational Reform of Accounting and Finance to Meet Global Needs:
Challenges for Japanese Companies and the Direction of Reforms

Mr.Naoya Tamura

Associate Partner, Strategic Consulting Group, Global Business Service Division, IBM Japan
Keidanren Hall
South

CFO-led Value Creation and Integrated Management of Risk:
Knowing When and How to Change Strategies through the Use of Data

Mr.Hiyoo Kanbayashi

CEO & President, Protiviti LLC & Certified Public Accountant
17:30-18:30 Reception

Profi le of attendees

Applicants: 318 (actual attendees: 256)