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The Digital CFO

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Duration 2 days
Language English
Program Fee €2,950.00
Application Deadline April 09, 2026
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About the Program

The Digital CFO Program is designed for CFOs and senior finance leaders who want to shape the future of their companies’ finance functions. You will explore how digital technologies redefine decision-making, control, and value creation in finance. Leading academics, PwC experts, and experienced CFOs will share concrete applications, lessons learned, and perspectives on the latest trends and technologies - how AI can be applied to generate efficiency gains and measurable business impact.

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Program Content

Today’s CFOs are strategic business partners focused on value creation and innovation. In interactive seminar sessions, conducted by WHU in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), you will:

  • Understand the digital CFO operating model of the future
  • Analyse the current status of your company’s finance function
  • Design a digital roadmap tailored to your organization
  • Learn how to make effective use of digital tools, in particular LLMs and other forms of AI
  • Redesign and automate processes, for leaner, more agile performance
  • Exchange perspectives with CFO peers, PwC experts and WHU Faculty about the challenges and success factors of digital transformation

The program blends academic insights with practical cases to ensure direct relevance to your work environment.

Program Format and Module Dates

This 2-day program runs at WHU Campus Düsseldorf.

Module Dates

Digital Transformation in Finance - The CFO Perspective -
Program Faculty
WHU-Speaker
About
Martin Glaum holds the Chair of International Accounting at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He is also a Visiting Professor at Toulouse School of Management. Over his career, he held several other visiting positions, for example, at the University of Michigan, St. Gallen University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of International Business & Economics Beijing, Bocconi University, Milan, and IE Business School, Madrid.
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Guest-Speaker
About
Gori von Hirschhausen is a Senior Partner at PwC and leads the German consulting practice for the Industry Sector & Middle Market business. In his role, he also heads the Finance Consulting Practice Group in Europe and is a member of the Global Finance Transformation Leadership Team.
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WHU-Speaker
About
Prof. Dr. Dries Faems holds the Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He is academic director of the WHU Entrepreneurship Center and the WHU Global Online MBA program. He also is a Visiting Professor at Ghent University in Belgium and the LUISS Business School in Italy.
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WHU-Speaker
About
Prof. Dr. Frauke Schleer-van Gellecom is a Partner at PwC Germany and leads strategic and technical AI transformation projects for international corporations and medium-sized companies. As an enabler for AI competencies, she empowers clients to make better decisions by leveraging advanced analytics, machine learning, and predictive technologies.
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WHU-Speaker
About
Yuval Kalish was appointed the Chairholder of the Chair of Leadership, Networks, and Organizations at the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in August 2022. Previously he was Associate Professor of Leadership at Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University, where he also served as Academic Director for Kellogg-Recanati and for the Executive MBA program. He completed his PhD (psychology, cum laude) at the University of Melbourne, carrying out his Post-doc at the Hebrew University. He also serves as adjunct professor for the Mandel Institute for Leadership in Jerusalem, and as head of the Leadership module for the Bloomberg-Harvard-Sagol initiative for city mayors.
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Program Benefits

  • Strengthen your strategic impact and lead digital finance transformation
  • Learn about up-to-date digital tools, including LLMs and other forms of AI, that you can apply directly in your organization
  • Address your digitalization challenges with experts from academia and practice
  • Gain hands-on tools directly applicable to your work environment

Upon completion, you will be awarded a WHU Executive Education Certificate, a recognized mark of your commitment to growth, leadership, and lifelong learning, issued by one of Europe’s top business schools.

Participant Profile

  • CFOs or senior finance executives aspiring to become CFOs
  • Experienced executives in finance, regardless of industry or company size, aiming to advance digital transformation
  • Participants should have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience

The minimum number of participants for this program is 12.

Get insights from our renowned guest speakers:
  • Amalia Brückner, Egon Zehnder, CFO & Audit Chair and Industrial Practice Group
  • Dr. Tobias Keller, Data Scientist, DB Systel GmbH
  • Dr. Yorck Schmidt, Member of the Board and CFO, AVL List GmbH

More guest speakers to be announced.

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