Topic: Wearing All The Hats: When Your Role Goes Beyond Finance

Speaker: Brian Pokluda, VP, Finance, HERE http://www.here.io/

 Agenda:
- 8:00 – 8:05 am:  Chapter announcements
- 8:05 – 9:00 am:  Speaker presentation
- 9:00 – 9:30 am:  Networking

The course surveys disciplines adjacent to finance and shows how finance professionals contribute to a company's success by applying key financial principles to these adjacent areas.

Participants will learn how to identify issues that arise when they must work in a multidisciplinary environment. They will learn how to leverage key finance skills to excel during adversity.

Presentation: 
1. Always Be Prepared
2.Outside of Your Finance Silo
3. Beyond Finance
-Investor Relations
-Risk Management and Insurance
-Human Resources
- Legal
- Sales Operations
- Supply Chain
4. Don’t Get Through it, Accelerate Through It

Speaker’s bio:

Brian Pokluda is the head of finance at a mid-sized company specializing in productivity and security software. After starting his career in government finance, he has held various financial leadership positions at airlines, software companies, and information services companies. He is a CPA with a passion for the intersection of finance and technology. He is a member of The Woodlands, Texas FENG chapter.