The food industry is currently involved in a critical mission to help ensure individuals and families get the groceries needed during this unprecedented time and your attention and efforts are currently focused on serving the community. Given the CDC guidelines, travel restrictions and our desire to ensure the safety and well-being of attendees, we regretfully announce the cancellation of the 2020 Financial Executive & Internal Auditing Conference.
A full refund or transfer of monies paid to a future event will be granted upon request. In the coming months, we will explore the feasibility of rescheduling. In the meantime, please know we truly value your commitment to continuing to feed families in these uncertain times.
Designed for and by financial executives and internal auditing professionals in the retail grocery industry, the financial executive and internal audit conference provides you with a unique opportunity to:
"I have been attending the conference for 10 years. Highly rewarding! Networking with peers and vendor partners is invaluable. Great value when comparing cost and knowledge gained.” Bill Naughton, Corporate Audit Director, SpartanNash.
Next-gen controllership functions strategically leverage technology to improve operational performance, insightfulness, and risk intelligence across the enterprise. In this session, we’ll discuss how to navigate the digital transformation within your controllership function including in positioning foundational ERP, deploying process automation (such as RPA) and using the analytics and insights derived to deliver value to the greater organization.
Technology is a driver of disruption for many businesses and industries, and the retail and payments sectors are no different. In this panel, Kim Ford, Head of Global Government Affairs at First Data, will lead a discussion to dig a little deeper into the various disruptions occurring in payments, such as how regulatory initiatives like the European Payment Services Directive (PSD2) are enhancing competition in financial services offerings, whether blockchain is ready for physical point of sale acceptance, how innovations in AI are creating stronger fraud prevention tools, and how to keep up with the digitization of global commerce.
Blockchain is one of the most hyped technologies this year. Is it all just hype, or is there more to it? In this presentation, Jay Schulman of RSM US LLP will walk you through what blockchain is, how it works, and what its impact is to food producers, distributors and grocers. You’ll also learn about the different use cases for blockchain technology including food recall, trade promotion and others.
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