In SSON Research & Analytics’ 2025 State of the Industry Survey, 49% of respondents listed upskilling employees as their number one objective in 2025, far above business partnering (35%) and leveraging automation solutions (35%). This is particularly important in finance as digitalization and organizational transformation, means that far from just dealing in numbers, finance leaders are expected to be strategic, analytical and client facing. In this session we invited NIQ Capabilities Leader, Ranjit Peter to share their fantastic upskilling program. 

• Aligning skills development with organizational goals 
• Onboarding: How the right start equals the right skills 
• To mandate or not? How do we ensure employees are utilizing training resources?
• Ongoing assessment, feedback, and leadership support
• Measuring the effectiveness of your upskilling initiatives in finance