The world of Finance has changed drastically following disruptions to businesses globally with the pandemic. Finance leaders were left with much uncertainty around market conditions, business operations and remote working processes. The only thing that became certain through this pandemic is the importance of transformation to tide businesses through challenging times. The benefits of finance transformation became apparent, allowing CFOs and Finance leaders to drive focus towards accelerating such transformation. Future of Finance Interactive 2021 is an exclusive opportunity for you to take part in an intimate roundtable discussion, and connect with like-minded peers across multiple industries and sectors.

Driving Agility for CPG Companies with Integrated Planning

22 July 2021 | Online | 14:00pm – 15:00pm (Singapore time)

In today’s volatile environment, CPG companies are faced with unprecedented changes across the value chain. Shifting consumer purchase channels, shifts in demand patterns and disruptions to supply chains have become the new normal. Executive leadership are expected to deliver sustained growth while beating market expectations.

Traditional operating models are no longer able to cope with such rapid changes. Organisations are pivoting towards more agile and responsive working models to increase its speed-to-market, improved service levels with deeper insights into consumer needs. Integrated planning with real time data insights provides value chain visibility while enabling cross functional and ecosystem collaboration.

Join this dynamic roundtable as industry thought leaders discuss how CPG companies implement integrated planning to improve business performance and resilience in uncertain times.

You will leave with an understanding of:

  • How to drive visibility into your omni-channel value chain
  • How agile planning can shorten time to market
  • How to scenario plan for unprecedented spikes in demand
  • How to run better promotion campaigns with deeper data insights
  • How leading CPG companies successfully orchestrated business performance through integrated planning

Moderator: Sahil Shinghal, Associate Partner, Asia, McKinsey & Company

Sahil is an associate partner in McKinsey & Company’s Tokyo office. He is a core leader of the Consumer Operations Practice in Asia, and has served various multinational companies on their most pressing operations-related issues in this sector. Sahil’s area of expertise lies in driving performance improvement in complex supply chains, including manufacturing, by leveraging digital and analytics technologies.


Moderator: Rayner Tan, Principal, Business Value & Strategy, APAC, Anaplan

Rayner is a Principal from Anaplan’s Business Value & Strategy APAC Team, focusing on driving customer’s strategy and operational improvement with Connected Planning Excellence for our largest clients in the region. Prior to joining Anaplan, Rayner had extensive management consulting and digital transformation experience with A.T. Kearney, KPMG and Oracle whereby he led large scale transformation projects across the Asia Pacific region. His focus areas include operations improvement, digital transformation and corporate strategy across the Manufacturing and CPG industries.

Rayner holds a Masters in International Business (Distinction) from Grenoble Graduate Business School and Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering (Honors) from National University of Singapore. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from American Society of Quality

How It Works:
The Virtual Interactive Discussion Group (VIDG) rotation will have 5 – 6 Finance leaders, led by expert moderators. The intimate setting provides the opportunity for leaders to engage in in-depth discussions around a particular challenge they are faced with. 

How To Register 

This event is exclusive and limited seats are available. To register, please contact steven.tang@iqpc.com.sg directly.

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