On December 5, 2018 the CIMA Center at WHU Campus Düsseldorf will be officially opened. The agenda includes a keynote by CIMA president Steve Swientozielskyj and a panel discussion on the future of finance with senior finance professionals.
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the world’s leading, largest professional body of management accountants, and the Institute of Management Accounting and Control (IMC) of WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management have decided to combine forces to promote and elevate competencies and profession of management accountants in Germany and to cooperate in the field of research, offering and delivering study programs, courses and events.
We cordially invite you to the official launch of the CIMA - Center at WHU Campus Düsseldorf. The event will take place on December 5, 2018 | 9.00-13.00 | WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Campus Düsseldorf, Germany.
On December 5, 2018 the CIMA president Steve Swientozielskyj will give a keynote speech, we will moderate a panel discussion on the future of finance with senior finance professionals and officially launch the CIMA - Center at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Düsseldorf, a platform to meet, network and debate. This will also be a great opportunity to hear about plans for CIMA development in Germany.
Agenda:
8-9.00 – Small breakfast for early arrivals
9-9.10 – Welcome address:
Jakub Bejnarowicz, Associate Director, Europe, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer, Director, Institute of Management Accounting and Control (IMC)
9.10-10.25 – Keynote Speech:
Steve Swientozielskyj FCMA, CGMA, CIMA President
Dr. Nils Kaschner, CFO, AXA Deutschland
Wolfgang Zellerhoff, Head of Accounting & Controlling, Covestro AG
10.25-10.45 – Coffee break
10.45-12:10 – Moderated panel discussion: Competencies of the future and Q&A session:
Moderator: Jakub Bejnarowicz
Mark Benedickter, Senior Finance Director (IMO Projects), Konecranes
Tina Herud, Accounting Manager Germany, Luxoft
Dr. Nils Kaschner, CFO, AXA Deutschland
Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer
Steve Swientozielskyj FCMA, CGMA, CIMA President
Wolfgang Zellerhoff, Covestro AG
12.10-12.25 – Ribbon cutting ceremony – CIMA Centre opening
12.25- 13.30 – Lunch