This session highlights the role of the CFO in a changing financial landscape. Gain first-hand insights into the strategic challenges and opportunities facing CFOs today - from financial planning and risk management to sustainable corporate governance and digital innovation.

Despite modern technologies, Excel remains the central tool for analysis in many companies. In our masterclass, we will use the practical example of HORNBACH, together with Carl Idel, Head of Performance Management at Hornbach, to show how information gathering and data-based decisions can be made significantly more efficient and user-friendly in specialist departments.

The focus is not only on a modern data platform and AI-supported processes, but above all on clear objectives and a high degree of pragmatism. After all, solutions only achieve sustainable acceptance in specialist departments if they deliver real added value from day one.

ReconHub offers a powerful solution that automates your payment reconciliation and provides clear, transparent insights into all transactions By efficiently identifying exceptions and simplifying the financial close, your order-to-cash process is not only optimized but also fully compliant

Streamlined financial processes, enhanced transparency, and automated workflows: At Asklepios, the modernization of the finance department takes center stage. Participants will gain valuable insights into effective strategies for eliminating manual tasks, practical advice for reducing overtime, and methods for achieving timely closings. Leveraging modern technologies and data-driven decision-making, this approach ensures greater comparability and simplifies complex closing processes in everyday corporate operations. This session offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into a finance transformation project, delivering actionable inspiration for building future-ready finance departments.

Electronic invoices are increasingly becoming the standard worldwide - not only for reasons of efficiency, but also due to legal requirements. In our presentation, you will learn how you can seamlessly integrate e-invoicing into your SAP system and future-proof your invoicing process.

One focus will be on how the exchange of invoices with countries such as Poland, France, Spain and Germany can be optimised. With just one central API, the complex requirements of different national regulations can be easily integrated into your existing process.

We also offer you a comprehensive overview of the topic of e-invoicing in SAP: What technical and legal changes are imminent? How can you ensure that your processes are adapted in good time? Get practical tips and valuable information on how to make your invoice processing efficient, legally compliant and internationally compatible.

This presentation is aimed at anyone who wants to take the next step towards digitalised invoicing processes - practical, feasible and with an eye to the future.

Companies face the challenge of reporting non-financial information on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. However, current discussions surrounding CSRD, ESRS & Co are causing uncertainty: Which regulations now apply and when? Which data is relevant? And how can implementation be managed efficiently? Navigating Sustainability is a 30-minute guide using the example of a practical implementation of ESG requirements in a dynamic regulatory environment: from data definition and collection to an audit-proof sustainability report.

AI is revolutionizing accounting: artificial intelligence and e-invoices are driving efficiency, automation and future-proofing. AI-supported systems optimize accounting processes through automatic data processing and predictive analyses.
At the same time, e-invoices enable seamless, legally compliant and sustainable invoicing. E-invoice portals enable the standardized, secure and cross-border exchange of electronic invoices via a secure network (Peppol) and the flexible connection to a wide variety of systems and promote interoperability between companies and authorities. Companies benefit from time and cost savings, reduced error rates and increased transparency. The transition to digital accounting is not only a technological advance, but also a
strategic necessity for sustainable growth and competitiveness.

Closing gaps in DATEV and other ERPs, in the areas of consolidation, management reporting and planning

DATEV offers many companies solid accounting but reaches its limits in the areas of financial consolidation, management reporting and planning. Practical presentation on how companies can break through these limitations.

In the masterclass ‘Automation in finance: Practical approaches with common tools’, we will use best-practice examples to show you how you can make your daily processes more efficient and save resources by using standard software solutions.

In a context of rising regulatory demands and growing financial complexity, we knew that a patchwork of isolated tools was no longer enough. That’s why we implemented OneStream - a unified, future-ready financial platform that does far more than just consolidation or reporting.

OneStream empowers us to respond quickly to changing requirements, whether driven by new regulations, reporting obligations, or internal business needs. We've significantly streamlined and automated our financial processes. Monthly and annual closings are now more efficient, while data quality and transparency have reached new heights.

The platform grows with us - modular, scalable, and seamlessly integrated. It keeps us compliant, yes - but more importantly, it enables us to actively lead through change. OneStream is no longer just an IT project, but a cornerstone of our finance strategy.

Increasing regulatory requirements are making e-invoicing increasingly complex. In this masterclass you will learn how to ensure global compliance, automate processes and increase your efficiency with OpenText Business Network. Discover best practices for future-proof invoice processing. 

After the mysterious disappearance of the overview of the status quo of their financial KPIs following an Excel storm, the CEO tasks his best financial controller with investigating the case. He was able to prevent the impending financial reporting catastrophe with a series of secret weapons.

Everyone is talking about digital change - but in controlling, approvals are still sent by email, figures are copied manually from five systems and reports are created blindly.

Welcome to Fragmentopolis:

• Data is scattered in disconnected tools
• Processes end up in piles of paper
• Decisions are based on gut feeling instead of reliable insights
• And the great irony? The systems have long been bought - they just don't work together.

We tell it like it is:
Digitalisation without integration is just pretty Excel.
And digitalisation without process intelligence is simply expensive.

In this presentation, we will show you:

• Why 70% of digital projects fail - and what this has to do with the reality in Finance & Controlling
• How to create genuine, consistent information flows instead of data proliferation
• Why the greatest efficiency levers lie in clear architecture and not in tool tinder
• And how controlling teams can free themselves from chaos - with transparency, automation and centralised logic

Anyone who loves Excel will hate this presentation.
Those who want clarity will fall in love with Data City.

The role of the CFO is changing radically: from reactive reporting to actively shaping the company's future. But legacy systems are slowing this development – ​​they are too rigid, too complex, and too IT-centric.
In this presentation, we will demonstrate how a reimagined ERP platform, developed for the AI ​​era, gives CFO teams the tools to independently manage processes, drive innovation, and lead their organization with unprecedented agility.
A glimpse into the future of accounting – not as an administrative department, but as a strategic AI powerhouse.