Organized by DUSA and co-hosted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China, please Join us in Suzhou on June 20th, 2025 for the Sino-Foreign Controlling Forum, a full-day event bringing together leading finance and controlling professionals to explore cutting-edge practices and strategies in today's volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) business environment.

This year's theme, "Rising to the Challenges," responds to the global economic shifts, including the continued impact of the U.S.-China tariff war and rapid technological advancements such as AI adoption, which are transforming how businesses operate in China.

Date

June 20th (Friday), 2025

Time

9:10 AM – 5:00 PM (Beijing Time)

(Check-in from 8:30 AM)

Agenda

• 8:30 am - 9:10 am: Check-in, Coffee and Snack, Networking
• 9:10 am - 9:15 am: Opening remarks by DUSA

Morning Keynotes

• 9:15 am - 10:00 am: Next Level of Business Partnering to Support Henkel's Growth Agenda - Dr. Hendrik Kohleick, Head of Finance Asia-Pacific, Henkel
• 10:00 am - 10:45 am: The New China CFO Playbook – Agile Transformation for China's New Economic Reality - Tom Tian, Regional Head of Finance & Controlling, tesa Greater China

10:45 - 11:00: coffee break

11:00 - 12:30 Breakout Workshops – Session I

• Cost Reduction & Efficiency Improvement – Practice and Experience in an Enterprise Growing from Small Business to Billion-Dollar Company – Lucy Lv, Former Cost Control Director and Sr. HR & Admin Director of MFLEX (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
• Effective Collaboration with Your (German) Headquarter – How to Manage Expectations and Bridge Cultural Differences – Julia Wangler, CFO and SVP at Voith paper Asia
• Optimizing Cash & Treasury Management in China – Jonas Eberle, Director of Finance and Treasury at Würth (China) Holding Co., Ltd.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch Break

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Breakout Workshops – Session II

• Digital Transformation and Automation of Processes for Overhead Functions - Haiguang Li, Chief Information Officer at Schaeffler Holding (China) Co., Ltd.
• Using Technology for Finance & Controlling - The Experience of BASF China - Kevin Zhou, Senior Manager, Controlling Greater China at BAS Greater China and Kris Wangm, Controlling Director, BASF Greater China
• AI Agents for Finance & Controlling – Stephane Monsallier, CEO & Founder of System in Motion

3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Coffee Break

Afternoon Presentations

• 3:20 pm - 3:30 pm: 2025 Controlling Survey Results – Francesco Ingarsia, Chief Financial Officer of Schaeffler Greater China, Leader of ICV Work Group East China
• 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm: AI and ChatGPT for Controlling: How to Make It Work – Florian Bliefert, Manager, Consultant, and Trainer at CA controller akademie AG (Germany)
• 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm: Embracing Digital Twin for Strategic Finance Transformation – Chun Seong Lim (CS), Vice President Asia at Jedox

5:00 pm - 5:05 pm :Closing Remarks

5:05 PM - onwards: Closing & Networking

Price

Member: RMB 1,480

Non-Member: RMB 1,880

Early bird discount of 5% available before May 20th

Early Bird Member: RMB 1,406

Early Bird Non-Member: RMB 1,786

Language

English

Venue

Pan Pacific Hotel Suzhou

No. 259 Xinshi Rd, Suzhou

苏州市新市路259号 苏州吴宫泛太平洋酒店

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a training for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than seven (7) business days prior to the event. If you fail to notify us of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for the training costs.

Fapiao (VAT Invoice)

Apply fapiao when purchasing a ticket, by inputting the Chinese entity name and tax ID (if the title is wrong, you will be unable to receive the Fapaio). Make sure your IT has whitelisted the domain "XX@hlzrkj.xyz​. E-Fapiao will be sent to your e-mail within 7 days after completed event (check spam folder). If the fapiao can not be received, please provide an alternative email or contact finance@swedcham.cn.