The CFO Summit: What Finance Leaders Need to Know

As financial resilience takes centre stage in boardrooms around the world, the role of the CFO is evolving. In increasingly volatile markets, finance leaders need to adapt and stay one step ahead – which is not an easy task. 

Nestled in the heart of London, this October The CXO Summit will gather influential business leaders to discuss, debate and challenge perspectives. At the centre of the event sits The CFO Summit, a panel discussion dedicated to finance leaders to explore capital strategy, digital finance, risk management, compliance and leadership in uncertain markets.

Where: Convene, 155 Bishopsgate, London

When: 8 October 2026

What time: 09:30-10:15AM

What is the role of the CFO?

Some would simply define a Chief Financial Officer by the finance function; risk management, cash flow and financial planning and analysis. 

But what about the Chief in Chief Financial Officer? The CFO session is dedicated for like-minded leaders in finance. 

The inaugural event, hosted by BizClik, the company behind Sustainability LIVE, Procurement LIVE and AI LIVE, aims to bring together CFOs to explore exactly how the role is evolving. 

Join us at the event today. 

The wider picture 

Macroeconomics have plunged CFOs into a period of pessimism, according to a recent survey by Deloitte. 

It’s hard not to talk about the elephant in the room; with ongoing geopolitical changes, CFO confidence is fluctuating. 

The CFO Summit panel also discusses leadership in uncertain markets, with attendees learning and sharing how to lead with a renewed sense of confidence as global changes make for a rapidly shifting market. 

Chief Financial Officers are also pivotal to the overall leadership strategy of a company, pairing data and leadership insights to steer the company upwards. 

Attendees of the panel can also glean insights around how best to support enterprise growth in addition to learning how to harness data for essential insights.

As Rafael Sueiro, EVP and Group CFO for Radisson Hotel Group said in the July Finance Chief Interview, CFOs must “know the business”.

CXO Summit speakers 

The CXO Summit will welcome expert insights from seasoned finance professionals such as James Murnieks, CFO for Siemens UK&I. 

Siemens partners with other enormous multinational corporations such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Deloitte, IBM and Capgemini. 

James has 20 years in finance under his belt, holding numerous CFO positions across France, Germany and the UK. He has held the CFO role leading the finances for Siemens UK&I since 2022. He’ll be speaking at the Financing a Sustainable Future panel.

Rafael Sueiro has been Group CFO at Radisson Hotel Group since 2023. He will be providing an expert keynote on 8 October, using his 25 years of financial experience to provide insights on global brand expansion. 
 

Radisson Hotel Group partners across multiple industries, including AirFrance, KLM, British Airways, Sixt, Europcar and Tesla. 

Radisson Hotel Group currently operates under CEO Federico J Gonzalez, who has been CEO since 2023, only five years after he joined the company in 2017. The Radisson Hotel Group operates over 1,640 hotels in over 100 countries. It is owned by Jin Jiang International and has been since 2018, outside the Americas. The Group has 570 hotels in EMEA and 480 in APAC. 

Other speakers at the CXO Summit include Ashley Gatehouse, Chief Marketing Officer at Accenture Edge, Jamie Anderson, CEO of Parliamentary Knowledge Foundation and Lisette Danesi, Global Chief People Officer, Corporate Functions at WPP.