Save the date: See you at the 49th Congress of Controllers on April 28/29, 2025 in Munich
Informing, networking and celebrating together: always an all-round successful event
It was the 48th Congress of Controllers
It was the 48th Congress of Controllers in April 2024
48th Congress of Controllers: Chairman of the Board Heimo Losbichler takes stock
TUI Group wins the Green Controlling Award 2023
With green controlling under the title "TUI Net Zero 2050", the TUI Group is ensuring the success of the TUI sustainability strategy, which it sees, together with digitalization, as the basis for profitable growth.
For this, the international tourism group based in Hanover received the Green Controlling Award 2023. This was presented as part of the ICV Congress of Controllers on April 30, 2024 in Munich.
Guido Kessener, Head of Group Reporting at the TUI Group, accepted the Award on behalf of his project team with Kathrin Möller (Group Director Sustainability & ESG), Frieder Olfe (Head of Technology / Sustainability) and Dr. Susanne Gauglitz (CFO Central Region).
The Green Controlling Award, worth 10,000 euros, is presented annually by the Péter Horváth Foundation in cooperation with the International Association of Controllers.
Bosch wins the ICV Controlling Excellence Award 2024
The ICV Controlling Excellence Award 2024 goes to Bosch for the project “myGreenBusiness – digitization of EU taxonomy reporting”. Watch the video of the award winners' interview (in German) with Peter Bluhm from the Performance Manager Podcast live on site in Munich at the Congress.
Agenda 2024 - Conference language is GERMAN
Monday morning: keynotes (ballroom)
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Heimo Losbichler
FH Oberösterreich
Chairman of the Board
ICV International Association of Controllers
Chairman of the Board
IGC International Group of Controlling
Language: German
- AI technologies can play an important role in supporting and improving lifelong learning.
- Individuals can use AI tools for continuous skill development and knowledge acquisition.
- With rapid advances in AI, lifelong learning is becoming essential for individuals to adapt to changes in the job market.
Donya Amer
Member of the Executive Board CIO|CHRO
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Hamburg
Language: German
- Automation and standardization of controlling processes
- New competency requirements for controllers
- Application of internal and external business data
Dr. Susanne Beckers
Data Science Manager / ab April AI Strategy Expert
SAP SE
Walldorf
Language: English
10.30 a.m. Coffee break & networking
Financial organizations, including CFOs, see their financial management system as the instrument - almost the holy grail - to prepare their organizations for the achievement of ambitious goals. But this often turns out to be just a wishful thinking that is shattered by reality - even though it is a theoretically flawless management concept with stringent KPIs and state-of-the-art IT implementations.
The reason for this is often that a management system does not work on its own, but can only develop its effect in a well-coordinated interaction with the chosen organizational form and culture of the respective company. The lecture illuminates from both a practical and methodological perspective how the interaction of financial management systems, organizational forms and culture can be successful.
Dr. Tobias Braun
CFO
BENTELER International AG
Salzburg
Language: German
- Expanding the effectiveness of controlling
- Strengthening functional reputation
- Making the best possible use of digitalization in a dynamic environment
- Improving employer attractiveness through a lived role concept
Sven Grandi
CFO
Bosch Service Solutions
Frankfurt am Main
Language: German
Presenting the ICV Controlling Excellence Award
Laudation, Award ceremony and presentation of the winning project in the competition for the ICV Controlling Excellence Award 2024.
Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer
Director
Institut für Management und Controlling (IMC) der WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Vallendar
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
ICV International Association of Controllers
Language: German
1.00 p.m. Lunch and experience exchange
Monday afternoon: Topic clusters
Topic cluster A: Game Changer AI?
Moderation: Markus Steiner
Alpiq AG
Member of the Board
ICV International Association of Controllers
- Revenue forecasts were modeled using statistical methods and AI for several local transport companies
- Demonstration of the software tool programmed in the research project
- Lessons learned for change management in controlling
Prof. Dr. Robert Knappe
Professor of business administration in public administration
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht (HWR) Berlin
Berlin
Prof. Dr. Thomas Winter
Professor of mathematics
Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)
Berlin
Language: German
3.20 p.m. Coffee break & networking
- Potential in reporting and analysis – opportunities in self-service
- Effects on the planning processes – new division of labor between humans and machines
- Use cases with the SAP Analytics Cloud
Dr. Karsten Oehler
Chief Solution Advisor
SAP Deutschland SE & Co KG
Eschborn
Language: German
4.30 p.m. Coffee break & networking
- Realistic areas of application of (generative) AI tools in finance & controlling
- Market overview of established and new providers
- Possibilities and limits of automation
Dr. Carsten Bange
Managing Director
BARC GmbH
Language: German
Topic cluster B: Sustainability and Controlling
Moderation: Claudia Maron
DATEV eG
Member of the Board
ICV International Association of Controllers
- Key figures for sustainability reporting according to ESRS and EU taxonomy
- Optimal design of interactive ESG dashboards in Power BI
- Introducing sample dashboards for industry
FH-Prof. Dr. Christoph Eisl
Professor of Controlling and coordinator of the master program in Controlling, Accounting and Financial Management (CRF)
FH Oberösterreich Studienbetriebs GmbH
Wels
Language: German
3.20 p.m. Coffee break & networking
Details soon.
Silke Thomas
Lead Sustainable Finance & ESG Performance
Group Corporate Responsibility
Deutsche Telekom AG
Bonn
Naime Ersöz-Koc
Deutsche Telekom AG
Bonn
Language: German
4:30 p.m. Coffee break & networking
- What are climate risks and how can they be identified?
- How can climate risks be measured and how can corresponding financial indicators be derived in practice?
- How do climate risks affect fundamental concepts of company valuation, i.e. cash flow / cost of capital?
Dr. Moritz Bassemir
Managing Director
Valuation Advisory Services
Kroll GmbH
Member of the ICV Expert Work Group Company Valuation
Reinhard Fitz
Head of International Business Development
Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH
Wolfurt, Österreich
Member of the ICV Expert Work Group Company Valuation
Language: German
Topic cluster C: Europe in the global competition
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Christoph Binder
ESB Business School
Member of the Board of Trustees
ICV International Association of Controllers
- Weak economy meets structural deficits and twin transformation
- Industrial policy: horizontal and vertical
- Social readiness for change and the role of politics
Dr. Giulia Mennillo
Lecturer in economic and social policy as well as sustainability
Politische Akademie Tutzing
Tutzing
Language: German
3.20 p.m. Coffee break & networking
- How does the strategy transition into controlling work?
- What role does sustainability play in the current collaboration?
- What skills are required in the collaboration model?
Dr. Andreas Thöni
Head of Corporate Strategy, Digital & Innovation
Österreichische Post AG
Vienna
Alexander Koch
Head of Group Accounting & Controlling
Österreichische Post AG
Vienna
Language: German
4.30 p.m. Coffee break & networking
- Geostrategic backgrounds for possible location decisions
- China: rival or partner?
- India: Really the new China?
- Competitiveness: What must Europe do now?
Prof. Dr. Manuel Vermeer
Lecturer, founder, owner
Dr. Vermeer Consult
Wiesloch
Language: German
Monday evening: networking
5.40 p.m. Happy Hour in the Exhibitors' Area & “Meet the Experts”
From 7 p.m. Controllers' Beer Garden
Tuesday monday: keynotes (ballroom)
- Outlook for the global economy
- Short-term and medium-term inflation prospects
- Implications of this for the ECB's interest rate policy
- The role of national debt in the economy
- Outlook stock markets
Edgar Walk
Chief Economist
Metzler Asset Management
Frankfurt
Language: German
Presentation of the Award followed by a speech by the Winner.
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Heimo Losbichler
FH Oberösterreich
Chairman of the Board ICV International Association of Controllers
Chairman of the Board IGC International Group of Controlling
Prof. Dr. Reinhold Mayer
Horváth Stiftung
Language: German
10.20 a.m. Coffee break & networking
As part of New Work, we have changed our working conditions and structures to meet the requirements of modern times. At our core is the idea of flexibility, self-determination and collaboration.
- Roles instead of job descriptions
- Flexible working
- Acquisition of skills
DI Helmut Hotter
Director Controlling
A1 Telekom Austria AG
Wien
Language: German
- Löffler is not obliged to prepare a sustainability report and has nevertheless been doing so in a GRI-compliant manner since 2020 out of conviction and to strengthen its own positioning.
- How does the integration of the sustainability strategy into the strategic positioning work?
- How do we implement tactical and operational measures in the area of tension between competing goals?
- What should you pay attention to from a controlling perspective?
Mag. (FH) Johannes Huber-Reiter
CFO
Löffler GmbH
Ried im Innkreis
Language: German
- Role of a captive in the transformation to CO2-neutral driving
- Shaping the future together as finance business partners
- Performance steering requirements in a rapidly evolving environment
Eva-Marie Lander
CFO
Daimler Truck Financial Services GmbH
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Heimo Losbichler
FH Oberösterreich
Chairman of the Board
ICV International Association of Controllers
Chairman of the Board
IGC International Group of Controlling
Language: German
1.00 p.m. Lunch
Shaking hands & farewell! We look forward to welcoming you to the 49th Congress of Controllers in the anniversary year 2025 (50 years of the ICV)..
The Exhibitors at the 48th Congress of Controllers on April 29/30, 2024 in Munich
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Be there too - as an exhibitor at the Congress of Controllers!
If you have offers in your portfolio that are relevant to controlling or could be of interest to controllers, we recommend that you take part in the Congress of Controllers as an exhibitor. All information is available from Leo Pfefferer, L.Pfefferer{bei}icv-controlling.com from the ICV Office, telephone +49 (0)8153-88 974-20.
You can find all Value Partner offers of the ICV here.
We are happily looking forward to hearing from you!
ICV Controlling Excellence Award 2024: Main Sponsors
Read HERE everything on the both main sponsors of the ICV Controlling Excellence Award.
ICV Controlling Excellence Award 2024: Further Sponsors
