Industry Thought Leaders
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The digital revolution has brought with it an insatiable appetite for data storage capacity, bandwidth and processing speed. To achieve a competitive advantage, many CFOs recognise the need... > read more
The flexible consumption model of IT asset finance
The digital revolution has brought with it an insatiable appetite for data storage capacity, bandwidth and processing speed. To achieve a competitive advantage, many CFOs recognise the need...
The digital revolution has brought with it an insatiable appetite for data storage capacity, bandwidth and processing speed. To achieve a competitive advantage, many CFOs recognise the need...
Service and support lead to fleet success
For car companies, finding the right place in the fleet market is about more than just vehicles. It is about services, support and understanding the needs of finance directors and fleet...
For car companies, finding the right place in the fleet market is about more than just vehicles. It is about services, support and understanding the needs of finance directors and fleet...
IFRS 16 lease accounting requirements
With IFRS 16 lease accounting requirements coming over the horizon, companies must act now to adjust their reporting processes and meet the new standards that could have a major impact on...
With IFRS 16 lease accounting requirements coming over the horizon, companies must act now to adjust their reporting processes and meet the new standards that could have a major impact on...
Impact of IFRS 16 on balance sheets and income statements
With the upcoming introduction of IFRS 16, which will bring new accounting standards to bear on lease contracts, the business world has been working hard to assess the impact on balance sheets...
With the upcoming introduction of IFRS 16, which will bring new accounting standards to bear on lease contracts, the business world has been working hard to assess the impact on balance sheets...
Sophisticated IT systems that put finance before technology
No matter how technology develops to assist finance professionals, the core tasks of the team remain the same. A lot of organisations still rely on pushing the functionality of spreadsheets...
No matter how technology develops to assist finance professionals, the core tasks of the team remain the same. A lot of organisations still rely on pushing the functionality of spreadsheets...
Promoting start-up investment in the Swedish capital
Invest Stockholm is the official agency for promoting investment in the greater Stockholm region. It connects investors with companies, universities and research centres, while providing advice...
Invest Stockholm is the official agency for promoting investment in the greater Stockholm region. It connects investors with companies, universities and research centres, while providing advice...
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- A4 Community/CBLS: a platform for change - Ton Aries
- Aargau Services Economic Promotion: Why Aargau tempts tech firms
- Aargau Services: Life and Business at their Best – Annelise Alig Anderhalden
- Aargau Services: You Aargau-ing to love it here – Monika Ulrich
- Aargau: an attractive Swiss business location - Annelise Alig Anderhalden
- Actifio: No big deal - Ash Ashutosh
- Adra Match: Balancing act - Martin Thunman
- Impact of IFRS 16 on balance sheets and income statements
- ALD Automotive - The vehicular evolution: a partner for the full fleet experience
- ALD Automotive: Fleet management with a full range of support services
- ALD Automotive: full service - Stéphane Renie
- Alphabet and Accenture: Corporate car-sharing: convenience and cost-efficiency
- Alphabet International: Innovation drives profitability and growth – Martin Stremplat
- Alphabet International: Planes, trains and automobiles
- Alphabet International: The first comprehensive e-mobility solution for company fleets
- Alphabet: a cost-efficient corporate car sharing solution - Michelle Scobie
- Alphabet: corporate car-sharing reduces mobility costs
- Alphabet: The rise of the mobility budget – Focko Dorhout Mees
- Alphabet: Why business mobility is a true cost saver – Ed Frederiks and Christian Steiner
- Making sense of business travel expenses
- Amadeus: Check-in and beyond, corporate travel program solutions – Florian Tinnus
- American Express: Hardworking capital – Brendan Walsh
- American Express: Mobile first: seamlessly linking the buyer and supplier - Jose Carvalho
- American Express: Visible Progress on Indirect Spend – Brendan Walsh
- Anaplan: The need for speed – Michael Gould
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden: An attractive prospect – Karin Jung
- ARC Advisory Group: Adaption and Agility - Valentijn de Leeuw
- ARI: A truly global fleet management service
- Athlon Mobility Consultancy: holistic mobility management - Alexander Prinssen
- Athlon Mobility Consultancy: Make the move from a car to a mobility policy
- Athlon Mobility Consultancy: On the move - Alexander Prinssen
- Avida: Bridging the Disciplines - Paul Boerboom
- Aviva: A grown-up approach to pensions: Nick Johnson
- Aviva: Heads out of the Sand - Nick Johnson
- Aviva: Pensions: focusing on individual solutions – Nick Johnson
- Aviva: Risk removal in the real world – Nick Johnson
- Aviva: The Long Good Buy – Nick Johnson
- Barclays Capital: Capital Guidance
- Barclays Capital: Capital Markets Renaissance - Mark Lewellen, Simon Ollerenshaw and Sam Dean
- Barclays Capital: Diversifying Debt – Mark Lewellen
- Belfast: anything but ordinary – Suzanne Wylie
- The search for the best biotech talent
- BlackRock: in expert hands – Andrew Stephens
- BMW Group: putting the ‘i’ in emissions reduction
- BMW: In the driving seat - Christel Reynaerts
- BNP Paribas: Capital Thinking – Thibaut Adam
- BNP Paribas: Hedging Emerging Market FX Risk
- BNP Paribas: Ready for Deflation?
- BNP Paribas: Safety in Numbers – Fabrice Famery and Bernard Fievet
- Bolero: Corporate Clients Come First - Arthur Vonchek
- Business Birmingham: Midland powerhouse - Wouter Schuitemaker
- Business Birmingham: second to none - Wouter Schuitemaker
- Buy.O Group: Natural Born Allies - Marc Debets and Jean-Baptiste Lendrin
- Bynx: Fleets ahead
- Canada: the economic outperformer - Deloitte & Touche and Siemens Canada
- Canton Grisons: Switzerland within Switzerland
- Canton of Uri: Home is where the heart of Europe is – Martin Herrenknecht
- Canton of Valais Economic Development Office: a sunny outlook for SMEs
- Canton Ticino: the Swiss fashion valley
- Capgemini: BPO’s Next Top Model
- Capgemini: Harvest the Fruits of Social Media – Paul Cole
- Capgemini: Make Shore It’s Right – Hubert Giraud
- Capgemini: Managing Sustainability Data – Peter Walsh
- Capgemini: Outsourcing SOX Compliance - Ravi Shankar and Tony Kelly
- Capgemini: Simplifying the Route to Success - Carina Smith
- Capgemini: The Cloud's Silver Lining – Tony Kelly and Jon Bell
- Capgemini: The Evolution of BPO – Hubert Giraud
- CasaNearShore: The Advantage of Proximity - Anouar Atmani
- IFRS 16 lease accounting requirements
- CCN Matthews: Corporate Reporting, Corporate Accounting Scandals - Neil Baird
- Celsius Pro: Climate Control - Mark Ruegg
- Central investments: increasing Haiti’s economic activities – Norma Powell
- CFO & CHRO: embracing digital HR - Michael Custers
- CFO & CHRO: embracing digital HR - Michael Custers
- Chartis: Held to account – Géraud Verhille
- Chevin Fleet Solutions: An informed decision – Ashley Sowerby
- Cigna Global Health Benefits: Healthcare across borders – Javier Cano
- Cisco Capital EMEA: data centre leasing – beyond capex vs opex
- Cisco Capital: Pay-as-you-go cloud tech - Elliott Handworker
- CITROËN: Drive down fleet costs – Stéphane Chesnel
- Sun shines on business-friendly Spanish city
- Constantia Industries: Cash collaboration - Christian Duder
- Cushman & Wakefield: Shift the property burden – Matthew Stone
- Daimler Fleet Management: from auto to mobile
- Datawatch: Handle data in the right analytic tool - James Eliason
- DB Advisors: IAS 19 Discount Rate - A Moving Target? - Martin Thiesen
- DB Advisors: Prosperous Pension Provisions - Nikolaus Schmidt-Narischkin and Martin Thiesen
- The flexible consumption model of IT asset finance
- Outcome-focused services through PCaaS solution
- Dell Financial Services: Outcome as a service - Dave Roberts
- Deloitte Consulting: A Universal Reporting Language - Dave van den Ende and Wim Scheper
- De-Risk: Take the Long View - Keith Baxter
- Deutsche Bank FX4Cash: Fast Forex - Rita Saverino
- Deutsche Bank: Let's get visible – Eric Müller
- Deutsche Bank: Mandate of the Modern Treasurer – Daniel Schmand
- Deutsche Bank: Ready, Willing and ABL
- Deutsche Bank: The Flow of Liquidity – Shahrokh Moinian
- Deutsche Bank: Trade Finance, A Tool for Tough Times - Axel-Peter Ohse
- Diners Club: The Key to Managing T&E Spend – Tom Edgerton
- Dresdner Kleinwort: Has SEPA Started to Deliver? - Manfred Fleckenstein
- Dresdner Kleinwort: Reaping the Rewards - Manfred Fleckenstein
- Dubai Airport Freezone Authority: born free
- Economic Development Agency: Money to Berne – Denis Grisel
- E-invoicing – which business case suits best in your company?
- El Paso Economic Development Corporation: Best of both worlds – Bob Cook
- Equifax: Identify Your Clients - Jim Broom and Neil Munroe
- Erste Group Bank: Erste things first – Valentin Florin Galatanu
- Erste Group: Eastern Promise – Christian Steinberger
- Eurest Services: A Healthy Appetite for FM Outsourcing – Steve McGregor
- Eurest Services: Driving down FM costs – Gaétan de L’Hermite
- EVP: A New Vision for Value -Tom Stubbe Olsen and Léon Kirch
- EVP: In Search of Value - Mark Bole
- EVP: Investing for the Long Run - Tom Stubbe Olsen and Mark Bole
- Exeter City Council: Exeter Success Story - Richard Ball
- Experian: No Silver Bullets for the SEPA Switch – Jonathan Williams
- Service and support lead to fleet success
- New launches pursue the market
- Fiat SpA: Green Machines – Ranieri Honorati
- Fidelity International: Divide and Conquer - Theo Van der Meer and Michel Vermeulen
- Flanders Investment & Trade: Flanders - a hotbed of R&D
- Fleet Logistics: a fleet solution that grows with its customers
- Fleet Logistics: growing gains - Rainer Laber
- Flying the flag for Flanders: Kris Peeters and Luc Hooybergs
- Free State Development Corporation: invest in the heart of South Africa
- FTI Consulting: ERM: The Flipside of Strategy - Roger Carlile
- FTI: Prevention Beats Cure - Roger Carlile
- Gazelle Group: Definite benefits to de-risking
- GCGP: Sustainable economic growth – Neil Darwin
- GE Capital Fleet Services: Electrifying fleet management – Arthur Mathysen Gerst
- GE Capital Solutions: Drive Value with Data - Geoff Healey
- GE Capital Solutions: Funds that Flow - Geoff Healey
- GE Capital Solutions: More Than a Finance Solution - Sylvain Girard and Andrew Stafferton
- GE Capital Solutions: Stay Up in a Downturn - Roger Bryan
- Genpact: A Third Way to Offshore - Patrick Cogny and Andrew Groth
- Genpact: From Buyer to Supplier - Pascal Henssen
- Genpact: Getting Through This Together - NV Tyagarajan and Andrew Groth
- Genpact: Long Live the King - Patrick Cogny and Iris Bossert
- Genpact: More Data More Cash - Mark Wood
- Genpact: The World is Yours – Anju Talwar
- Grant Thornton: Tax Exiles - Paul Smith
- Grisons: Wish you were here – Paolo Giorgetta
- HAYMOZ Fleet Performance: The transparent way to drive down TCO – Urs Haymoz
- HEC Paris: Learn from the best in the business - Jacques Olivier
- Helsinki Business Hub: World-class ICT expertise
- Henderson Global Investors: Power in Numbers - Mark Camp
- Hewitt: Tomorrow Comes Today – Kevin Wesbroom
- Hewlett Packard: Talent Show - John Schlueter
- HP Enterprise Services and Smith & Nephew: Commitment to Collaboration Pays Off – Les Mara and David Trollope
- HP Financial Services: Cloud solutions – Paul Sheeran and Boorzin Hodiwalla
- HP Financial Services: Solutions in a Changing IT World
- HP: Building Sustainable BPO – Les Mara
- HP: Finance and Accounting (F&A) Transformation - Les Mara
- HP: Fruitful Finance - Les Mara
- HSBC: Achieving STP with or without SEPA - Mark Sutton
- HSBC: Direct Action - Anthony Richter
- HVB: Standardised SEPA - Markus Straußfeld
- HVB: Streamlined for SEPA - Markus Straußfeld
- HVB: Tailor SEPA to Your Needs - Markus Straußfeld
- HWF Hamburg Business Development Corporation - Dr Rolf Strittmatter
- HWF Hamburg Business Development Corporation - Stefan Matz
- IDC: Recession Signals Business Alignment - Joe Pucciarelli
- ING Wholesale Banking: More Than Just Plastic - Douglas Gray and Martjin van Galen
- ING: Change is the Only Constant - Sander Cok
- ING: Partners for Payment - Sander Cok
- ING: Pros and Cons of CEE Payment Factories - Marten Bleijenberg and Rob Rühl
- ING: SEPA and The Potential Behind the Politics - Robert Heisterborg
- ING: The Road Ahead - Sander Cok
- Innopay: An Independent View on Payments and E-Invoicing – Tonnis de Boer
- Internet Security Systems (ISS): Losses Measured In Seconds - Peter Stremus
- Invest Glasgow: Innovation on the Clyde - Gordon Matheson
- Invest in Andalusia: Andalusian Allure – Antonio Valverde
- Invest in Grenoble-Isère: Mountains and microchips - Véronique Péquignat
- Invest in Iceland Agency: The Oncoming Ice Age - Thordur Hilmarsson
- Promoting start-up investment in the Swedish capital
- InvestChile: Role Model Nation – Juan Antonio Figueroa
- InvestKL: Gateway to easy Asia-Pacific investment – Zainal Amanshah
- InvestKL: The treasure chest
- Iron Mountain: Overcome the Obstacles to Seamless Accounts Payable – Bettina Wonsag
- Isle of Man Department of Economic Development: A place where you can
- ISS and McLaren: The Path to Pole Position – Henrik Andersen and Andy Myers
- ISS: Acting Local, Going Global – Jakob Stausholm
- ISS: Put Two and Two Together – Jeff Gravenhorst
- Liguria International: A fertile land - Edoardo Rixi
- Lloydminster Economic Development Corporation: Twin town – Ward Read
- Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance: asset finance in the age of austerity
- Lloyds Banking Group: Lend a helping hand – Richard Musty
- Lloyds TSB: Cash Management is King - Roger Hill and Gavin Stewart
- Lloyds TSB: Strike a Balance - Colin Hemsley
- Lloyds TSB: Supplier Finance Facility Launched
- Lloyds TSB: The Success of Supplier Finance – Colin Hemsley
- Lloyds: Back to Traditional Values - John Salter
- Logica: Now or never – Garry Young
- Sophisticated IT systems that put finance before technology
- Lufthansa AirPlus: E-Invoicing Ready for Takeoff - Christian Kersten and Stefan Waelde, United Kingdom
- Malta Financial Services Authority: Captive Success
- MasterCard Europe: In the Driving Seat - Rene Stynen
- MasterCard: Card for Life - Alan Hawkins and Rene Stynen
- Mastercard: Holistic Invoicing - Laurent Vreven
- Mastercard: Stay in Control - Jorn Lambert
- Mercedes-Benz: The ultimage green economy drive
- MIAG/Erste Group: Unlock the East – Andreas Kriz
- Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and Greater MSP - Bright North Star
- MiX Telematics: data to drive efficiency – Charles Tasker
- Mn Services Investment Management UK: A Cure for Pension Schemes: Remco van Eeuwijk
- MyTreasury: A Quantum Leap for Fund Management – Justin Meadows
- NHS Shared Business Services: Share the Health - Ruth Ormsby and Jim Vincent
- Nissan Europe: technology that makes mobility safer - Jordi Vila Onses
- Nissan: An eco-conscious fleet that’s kind to your balance sheet – Jordi Vila-Onses
- Nissan: Bringing electric vehicles to life
- Nissan: The global leader in zero-emissions technology
- Nokia Siemens Networks: Strategic Supply Chain Outsourcing – Johannes Giloth
- Nordea: Cross-Border, Real-Time Pooling – Gunnar Berger
- NRW.INVEST: Revved Up and Ready – Petra Wassner
- One in a million: quality telematics data - Mike Masterson
- Opel: Exciting times ahead
- Business opportunity on the Canadian coast
- Oracle Financing: flexible funding models fuel innovation - Stephan van Beek
- Oracle Financing: IT funding, made to measure – Stephan van Beek and Steve Guido
- Oracle: Collaboration and value realisation - Mandeep Hansra
- Pentaho: Forward-thinking intelligence – Quentin Gallivan
- POM Antwerp: Antwerp ticks all the boxes
- Prudential: Experience the difference – Greg Wenzerul
- Prudential: Seize the day – Greg Wenzerul and Andrew Reed
- Prudential: The journey towards risk-free peace of mind – Greg Wenzerul
- PSA Peugeot Citroën: A world of fleet solutions – Stéphane Chesnel
- Pure Search: talent, culture and shared services - the challenges for CFOs
- PwC: Less Haste, More Advice - Damien McMahon and Robert van der Eijk
- Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone: In the zone – Peter Fort
- RBS Global Transaction Services: Risk Mitigation in a Global Market – Wilco Dado
- RBS: An Effective Equity Substitute – Richard Bartlett
- RBS: Your money, right where you can see it – Steve Everett
- Royal Bank of Scotland: Cashing in on globalisation – Steve Everett
- Royal Bank of Scotland: Cost Control - Raghav Prasad
- Russell Investments: Pensions Problem Lands on the CFO's Desk - Shamindra Perera
- Influence of technology on the finance function of companies
- SafeGuard World International: Safeguarding Global Payroll – Bjorn Reynolds
- Salmon Software: The TGold Standard – John Byrne
- Santa Fe Relocation Services: It’s about relocation, relocation, relocation
- SAP: Simplicity, on premise, in cloud or on the fly – Thack Brown and Peter David
- Scottish Development International: Play the long game
- Scottish Development International: why Scotland is the shared services centre
- Importance of data security with focus on compliance
- SEAT: A fleet for the future - Giuseppe Tommaso
- SEAT: Balancing brand attraction with TCO – Giuseppe Tommaso
- Security strategies: from IT to the boardroom - Richard Archdeacon
- SEDA: A business mecca – Karin Heimann
- Shared Services: Enterprise Wide Control Environment - Phil Searle
- Sheffield City Region Inward Investment: North star - Martin McKervey
- Shell Commercial Fleet UK: The emergence of the fuel-efficiency manager – Phil Williams
- Siemens Financial Services: Customer-Centric Management
- SIRVA Worldwide: A global relocation solution that’s led by the client
- Skoda: Fuelling change - Pavel Hlavacek
- Med-tech takes off in Solothurn
- Solothurn Economic Development Agency: a quality environment for business and pleasure
- Solothurn Economic Development Agency: Where businesses find a warm welcome - Karl Brander
- Speranza Systems: Harmonised Banking Relationships - Glen Solimine
- Speranza: The Broader Benefits of BRM - Glen Solimine
- Squire Sanders Hammonds: It pays to get the right advice
- Standort Promotion in Obwalden: Pearl of Switzerland – Martha Baechler
- Steria: The French Connection - John Torrie
- Sungard : Collaborative Financial Management (CFM) Solution
- SunGard and Sentenial: SEPA strategy - Andrew Owens and Sean Fitzgerald
- Swisscom IT Services: Invoice Recognition – Andreas Brandl
- TAG Aviation Europe: Flexible business jet chartering – Ashley Namihas and Florent Sériès
- Tata Consultancy Services: CFOs need to reimagine and simplify their operation - Vijay Damle
- Tata Consultancy Services: The digital CFO - Syed Rizvi
- Taxi-E: Plugged into the future – Ruud Zandvliet
- The future of fleet management – Norbert van den Eijnden and Ed Frederiks
- The strengths of the south-west – Julia Stuckey
- The Supply Chain Council: Examining the Role of Financial Instruments to Enhance your Supply Chain
- Toyota Motor Europe and TCOPlus: Take TCO to a new level – Johan Verbois, Hans Damen and Bart Vanham
- Toyota Motor Europe: Driven by sustainability – Johan Verbois
- Toyota Motor Europe: Join the hybrid revolution – Johan Verbois
- Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal: Investing in South Africa's Future – Zamo Gwala
- Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal: South Africa’s fast-growing centre for investment
- UBench International: give your business a new lease of life - Peter Verbraeken
- UniCredit and Webasto: Cash Pooling Unlocks Liquidity - Markus Meissner and Andreas Weindel
- UniCredit Bank AG: pooled resources - Thomas Kunz
- UniCredit: A meeting of minds – Botond Vincze and Preston Moerke
- UniCredit: Central to success – Stefano Gemelli
- UniCredit: Open the Gate to Cross-Boarder Expansion - Bettina Cast and Veronique Porr
- UniCredit: Perfect payment partners – Dr Luciano Cassiago
- UniCredit: The Simple Cash Pooling Solution - Peter Rösch and Angelika Ertl
- UniCredit: Würth Finance Benefits from Payment Factory Makeover
- Changing face of fleet management
- Volkswagen Financial Services: Flexible fleets - Knut Krösche
- Volkswagen Financial Services: huge variety from one supplier
- Volkswagen Financial Services: In the fast lane: keep up with the evolving fleet - Knut Kroesche
- Volkswagen Financial Services: The road to effective fleet management
- Volkswagen Financial Services: World in motion - Knut Krösche
- Volkswagen: A local approach to fleet management – Ralf Kostrewa
- Volkswagen: ecological conclusion - Elena Delgado Vicente
- VW Financial Services: flexible fleet management - the freedom to change
- Weichert Workforce Mobility: Optimise your mobile workforce - Stewart McCardle
- West Virginia Department of Commerce – West Virginia: Open for Business – Kelley Goes
- WNS Global Services: Reduce COGS with dynamic discounting
- WNS: Future-ready operations - Krishnan Raghunathan
- Transformation in technology to improve transaction processing
- Defining the CFO of the future
- Workday: For financial insight, put your head in the cloud - Robynne Sisco
- Workforce Software VP: Out in force - Marc Moschetto
