Coffee, networking, meeting exhibitors

FH-Prof. Dr. Heimo Losbichler, Member of the Board of Trustees ICV, Chairman IGC, Head of CRF – Controlling, Accounting and Financial Management, FH Upper Austria Faculty of Business and Management Steyr

Gerald Mayer, M.A., CFO of voestalpine AG, Linz

Findings and Action Steps for Local Companies

• Market Entry Strategies and Market Behavior of Chinese Companies
• Speed and cost savings of 30% or more
• Decoding “Chinese Speed & Cost”
• Strategies for closing the gaps and preserving the DNA

Oliver Knapp, Senior Partner | Global Co-Head of Operations & Procurement, Roland Berger GmbH, Stuttgart

Be sure to visit our exhibitors as well.

Business Transformation in Uncertain Times

• From Strategy Definition to Strategy Implementation
• From the Operating Model to the Management Model to Reporting
• Effective Integration of Strategy and Budgeting
• Facts vs. Behavior—When Controlling Needs to Connect with People
• Do’s and Don’ts Based on Practical Experience

Mag. Sebastian Wolf, CFO, TGW Logistics GmbH, Marchtrenk

In his presentation, Governor Kocher will discuss current macroeconomic and monetary policy developments in the euro area and Austria. He will also address the importance of capital markets and the Savings and Investment Union for financing the digital transformation, defense, and the green transition.

Prof. Martin Kocher, Governor, Austrian National Bank, Vienna

With time for your visit to our exhibitor forum.

• AI and Digitalization as Game Changers for Controlling and Corporate Management
• Study Findings on the Current Situation: Usage, Maturity, and Expectations
• Areas of Application and Best Practices: From Improving Efficiency to Decision Support
• Future Prospects: From Digital Control to AI-Driven Business Management

Prof. Dr. Ronald Gleich, Professor of Management Practice & Control, Academic Director of the Center for Performance Management & Controlling and of the Corporate Performance & Restructuring master’s program at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, and Director of the ICV Ideas Workshop

• The Foundation: How to Build End-to-End Data Pipelines
• Creating Agents Yourself: Key Steps in Development and Implementation
• Organizational Framework for Automated Processes
• Capex Agent as a Live Showcase: What Do Humans Still Do, What Does the Machine Do, and Where Are the Limits?

Eva-Maria Öhlinger, MA, Sarah Theresa Wallner, MA, Andre Gramlich, MSc, Controlling, Accounting, and Financial Management Program, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Steyr

Time for networking and for visitors to our exhibitors.

• Löffler is committed to sustainability out of conviction and to strengthen its own competitive position
• The Limits of Sustainability – Budgetary Priorities Amid Competing Goals
• The Role of Controlling After the Hype

Mag. (FH) Johannes Huber-Reiter, CFO, Löffler GmbH, Ried

Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Markus Hengstschläger , Director of the Institute of Medical Genetics at the Medical University of Vienna

Univ. Prof. Dr. Markus Hengstschläger, a leading researcher and author, discusses—with depth and humor—the prerequisites for entrepreneurial success in an era of ever-accelerating change. In his view, executives and controllers must simultaneously prepare themselves for both the predictable and the unpredictable by employing flexible, non-directional strategies. This can be achieved by drawing on humanity’s greatest potential—its ability to find solutions. It is up to each individual to make the most of this potential. AI can support this process but cannot replace it.

To wrap things up, a Heineken to finish off the evening.