CIOs, CFOs and Building Profitable Futures

Explore how the relationship between CIOs and CFOs is transforming in the digital age, with insights from industry leaders at The Studio highlighting the importance of collaboration and strategies for aligning IT and financial priorities.

In today's digital landscape, collaboration between Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) is essential for organisations underpinned by technology and targeting sustainable growth in an unsteady economy.

In this panel session, CIOs, CFOs and a Soldo spokesperson discussed how the CIO-CFO relationship has evolved over time, the digitisation of a data-rich finance function and why the two parties must come together to balance cost optimisation, culture and sustainable business growth.

With Sasha Qadri moderating, the roundtable panellists included:

Sanjay Patel, Former CIO, Tate & Lyle
Mark Settle, Consultant, ITForReal
Vicky Higgin, Chief Digital and Information Officer & Executive Director, CityFibre
Helen Ashton, CEO, Shapebeyond
Brandon Till, Head of Transformation, Soldo