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    • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Registration, Coffee, Networking
      Participation in “2020 Controlling Survey” (via Handy QR Code)


    • 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM  Opening Remarks by German Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai
    • Dr. Sigrid Winkler | Executive Chamber Manager, German Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai Pagină
      Dr. Sigrid Winkler (Executive Chamber Manager at German Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai)


    • 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM  Keynote Speech I: Controlling for Business Efficiency in Corona-/Post-Corona Ara – Approach of Volkswagen Group in China
    • Prof. Li Xin | Head of Corporate Finance, Head of Brand Controlling Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Head of Finance Skoda, Volkswagen Group China Pagină

      Prof. Li Xin (Head of Corporate Finance, Head of Brand Controlling Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Head of Finance Skoda at Volkswagen Group China)


      • Increasing relevance of the VUCA market situation (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity)

      • Increasing requirement on transparency & challenges for controlling

      • Cost optimization & efficiency improvement: What and how to do

      • Transformation of finance: Current state and future outlook of VWG China



    • 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM Coffee Break & Networking


    • 10:35 AM - 12:05 PM Workshop Breakout Session 1


    • Workshop (A): Digitalization Initiatives for Financial Forecasting and Tax at Boehringer Ingelheim in China
    • Ms. Shirley Wang, Partner of Financial Advisory Services at Deloitte Pagină
      Ms. Shirley Wang (Partner of Financial Advisory Services at Deloitte)

    • Mr. Arjan van der Oort | CFO, Boehringer Ingelheim Pagină

      Mr. Arjan van der Oort (CFO at Boehringer Ingelheim)

      • BI and industry specialties for financial planning
      • Challenges and the plan how to overcome them
      • The approach and the technical solution
      • Strategic observations for similar challenges in other industries
      • Use of RPA in tax


    • Workshop (B) Cash is King: Account Receivable Management and Debt Collection in Difficult Times
    • Mr. Aaron Wang, Order-To-Cash (OTC) Process Leader, Senior Credit Manager at Eaton (China) Investments Co., Ltd. Pagină

      Mr. Aaron Wang (Order-To-Cash (OTC) Process Leader, Senior Credit Manager at Eaton (China) Investments Co., Ltd.)

      • Importance of credit management & collection in times of economic downturn
      • Concept and tools for credit evaluation & collection in Chinese environment
      • Do's and dons for daily practice as well as long outstanding cases
      • How to evaluate performance of credit management & collection
      • The role of collection team and the integration of business & finance



    • 12:05 AM - 1:20 PM    Lunch break


    • 1:20 PM - 2:50 PM Workshop Breakout Session 2


    • Workshop (D): Digitalization in Finance: First Experience & Lesson Learnt at Porsche China
    • Ms. Zhao Bei, Director of Accounting at Porsche China Pagină
      Ms. Zhao Bei (Director of Accounting at Porsche China)

    • Ms. Tang Jing, Senior Manager of Data and Risk Management at Porsche China Pagină

      Ms. Tang Jing (Senior Manager of Data and Risk Management at Porsche China)

      • Porsche Mission D - the longest journey begins with the first step
      • Digital automation with RPA
      • Selected cases of RPA at Porsche China and lesson learnt
      • Automation of Controlling reporting with Business Intelligence
      • BI to break down silos between departments
      • Challenges and Outlook


    • Workshop (E): SPEED vs. Adaptability at Jungheinrich: Paradigm Shift in Dynamic Times?
    • Mr. Volker Michels | Head of Controlling APAC, Jungheinrich Pagină

      Mr. Volker Michels (Head of Controlling APAC at Jungheinrich)

      • Introduction of Jungheinrich China
      • The Jungheinrich SPEED program: Lean production with extremely short lead times, by coordinated planning, procurement and value creation processes, strongly shortened plan delivery times for purchased parts, best use of employees, equipment and material
      • Are group-wide efficiency programs the best possible answer to today's dynamic environment? "Doing the things right vs. Doing the right things"
      • Conclusions for Controlling and Leadership



    • Workshop (F) Gaining New Insights – Dashboarding @ Schaeffler
    • Mr. Michael Muell SAP FI Consultant at Schaeffler Greater China Pagină

      Mr. Michael Muell (SAP FI Consultant at Schaeffler Greater China)


    • Ms. Shen Jie (Summer) Supervisor for Accounts Payable at Schaeffler Greater China Pagină

      Ms. Shen Jie (Summer) (Supervisor for Accounts Payable at Schaeffler Greater China)

      When talking about Digitalization, Dashboarding comes easily to everybody's mind. It is common to relate those solutions with colorful and data-rich charts for Top Management, replacing the monthly Financial reporting packages with the "Digital Boardroom". On the other hand, middle management's steering of daily or weekly KPI is today majorly done by MS Excel. Is there a way to those the Dashboarding solutions for the agile KPI Layer? We believe so. During the workshop we will share the approach taken at Schaeffler Greater China Finance Shared Service Center. How to make full use of SAP Analytics Cloud Solution, gain faster and deeper insights into day-to-day operations, set SMART targets and monitor the results of improvement activities.


    • 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Coffee Break


    • 3:10 PM - 3:50 PM Keynote Speech II: Management of the Current Crisis and the Role of Controllers (Draft Paper of the ICV Think Tank)


    • Ms. Claudia Maron | Head of Governance, DATEV eG, Member of the Board at International Association of Controllers (ICV) Pagină

      Ms. Claudia Maron (Head of Governance at DATEV eG, International Association of Controllers (ICV))

      • How CFOs and controllers evaluate the current situation of their companies. (2nd survey of ICV/WHU)
      • Phases of crisis management: ensure survival, stabilization, realignment, restart. (Draft paper of the ICV think tank)
      • Case studies for crisis management and the role of controllers
      • Economic outlook


    • 3:50 PM - 4:10 PM    Presentation of the Result of “2020 Controlling Survey”


    • 4:10 PM - 4:50 PM Panel Discussion


    • 4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks

      Dr. Sigrid Winkler | Executive Chamber Manager, German Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai


    • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Networking