<div id="readability-page-1"><div>23rd Annual MIT Sloan CFO Summit Concludes with Change-Led, Forward-Focused Insights CFO keynotes from Arm, FedEx, Hasbro, Shopify and Tapestry alongside MIT Faculty and Leading CFOs The MIT Sloan CFO Summit, the premier conference for Chief Financial Officers, which brings together more than 400 CFOs, senior financial executives and MIT faculty, successfully concluded its 23rd annual event. Themed “Change Management: How CFOs Lead, Structure and Manage Change,” the conference offered a full day of formal presentations, panel discussions and high-level networking. “We are delighted to bring together CFO leaders from emerging start-ups to established companies,” said Jeremy Seidman, Executive Chair of the MIT Sloan CFO Summit. “Today’s CFOs know that true success lies not only in financial performance, but also in leadership, resilience, and innovation. This year’s Summit united more than 400 senior executives committed to learning from one another and advancing the profession.” The 23rd annual event featured keynote and fireside-chat insights from CFOs from Arm Holdings, FedEx Corporation, Hasbro, Shopify, and Tapestry, alongside faculty from MIT Sloan School of Management. Break-out tracks also included leading CFOs from Alnylam, Athletic Brewing, Boston Dynamics, Devoted Health, Jama Software, Navan, Pegasystems, Rocket Software, Sionna Therapeutics, Spartan, Swoop, XPO and others. Those tracks addressed critical themes across the CFO ecosystem, including: <ul> <li> Transformation: How CFOs Focus and Flex for Change </li> <li> The CFO Career Path: Routes, Detours and the Road to Success </li> <li> “Business Basics and Beyond: Optimizing What You Have to Build What’s Next” </li> <li> Risk &amp; Resilience for CFOs </li> <li> “Tech Talk: How CFOs Assess and Implement New Technology </li> <li> AI Do’s and Don’ts </li> </ul> Founded in 2002, the MIT Sloan CFO Summit brings together leading financial executives and faculty from MIT to learn and discuss high-level strategies, tactical insights and the integration of research and practice. Conference highlights: <ul> <li> AI Compute – Powering the Future: Nelson Repenning, Distinguished Professor of Organization Studies, MIT Sloan, in discussion with Jason Child, Executive Vice President &amp; CFO, Arm </li> <li> The Compass Within – Core Values: Robert Glazer, founder &amp; CEO of Acceleration Partners </li> <li> How to Lead, Structure and Manage Change: moderated by Walden Siew, Bureau Chief, CFO Journal, The Wall Street Journal; with John Dietrich, EVP &amp; CFO, FedEx; Gina Goetter, CFO &amp; COO, Hasbro; and Scott Roe, CFO &amp; COO, Tapestry </li> <li> Dreaming Big, Building Fast, and Growing Far: Jeff Hoffmeister, CFO, Shopify, in conversation with Eric So, Sloan Distinguished Professor of Global Economics &amp; Behavioral Science, MIT Sloan </li> </ul> About the MIT Sloan CFO Summit The MIT Sloan CFO Summit is the nation’s premier CFO event. Launched in 2003, the Summit brings together leading faculty from MIT and senior financial executives from around the world. Each year the event offers a full day of practical education, peer networking and thought-provoking discourse focused on the future of finance, accounting and business. The day includes keynotes, panel discussions and networking receptions. The Summit is part of the CXO Series produced by the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association and is aligned with the MIT philosophy of mens et manus (mind and hand) by blending academic research with corporate practice. For more information, visit www.mitcfo.com. <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT/query-ZGlzdHJvPW54JmlkPWJ3bmV3cyZsYW5nPWVuJnNpZD1tc3RyMyZzdHk9MjAyNTExMTkyOTUyNDByMQ?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT/query-ZGlzdHJvPW54JmlkPWJ3bmV3cyZsYW5nPWVuJnNpZD1tc3RyMyZzdHk9MjAyNTExMTkyOTUyNDByMQ"/> Beth Kurth Executive Producer beth@mitcfo.com View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251119295240/en/</div></div>

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The 23rd Annual MIT Sloan CFO Summit concluded successfully, focusing on change management for CFOs. The event featured keynotes from CFOs of major companies like Arm, FedEx, Hasbro, Shopify, and Tapestry, alongside MIT faculty. Over 400 senior financial executives attended, discussing themes such as transformation, risk, resilience, and technology in finance. The summit emphasized leadership, resilience, and innovation in financial management, aligning with MIT's philosophy of integrating research with practice.