CFO-Forum 2025: Designing the future-Europe in the focus of the top leader!
CFO-Forum 2025: Designing the future-Europe in the focus of the top leader!
The CFO Forum 2025 took place in Stegersbach, an important event organized by Business Circle and attracted over 200 CEOs and CFOs from various industries. The event, which was under the motto "Wake-up Europe: Strong impulses for a competitive Europe", offered a platform for exchange about geopolitical power shifts as well as economic developments in the USA and their influence on the competitiveness of Europe. Leading researchers and experts discussed current challenges and opportunities associated with the global economy. leadersnet reports that artificial intelligence (AI) stood out as the central theme of the discussions. Gerhard Pichler, a prominent speaker, emphasized how omnipresent this topic was in the conversations.niels from Quaquebeke complemented the discussion with the request to cultivate a new type of curiosity in order to master the challenges of the future more effectively. During the event there were various formats for exchange, including interviews, specialist panels and round tables, which enabled the participants to share their thoughts and experiences. Among the top-class keynote speakers were Lars P. Feld, Ralf Rangnick, Niels van Quaquebeke, Stephan A. Jansen and Monika Rosen, who illuminated all important aspects of economic and geopolitical developments.
strategic topics and impulses for the future
The challenges of the great power competition between the USA and China and the war in Ukraine were also discussed as part of the forum. These topics are central to the Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomy and Technology, which deals with questions about business, trade, finance and technology. In this context, the urgency was emphasized that European sovereignty, especially in the areas of cyber security and digital strategies, was emphasized. In addition, strategies for European trade policy were presented that are supposed to strengthen Europe as a global player. dgap.org describes the need to reduce economic dependencies, especially in the context of the Taiwan conflict and the relationship with large emerging countries such as India and Brazil.The importance of AI for future business models was also discussed in detail. According to an examination, around 69 percent of the companies surveyed consider artificial intelligence to be the most important future technology, while only 8 percent already apply these technologies. it-daily.net reports that 62 percent of companies recognize opportunities by KI, which represents an increase in the previous year. Nevertheless, many companies have reservations in investments in AI, often due to a lack of personnel, temporal or financial resources.
outlook on future conferences
The CFO Forum also offered numerous networking options, including an aperitif, a CFO dinner, a CFO party and a CFO Morning run. These events not only promoted the exchange, but also the personal getting to know the leaders. The list of participants included many prominent CFOs and CEOs, which underlined the relevance of the topics. The next CFO Forum is planned for April 16 and 17, 2026 in the Falkensteiner Balance Resort Stegersbach, and video interviews have already been carried out with various leaders who provide numerous insights into the burning topics of the industry.
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