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Washington, DC CFO Community

Inner Circle

April 29, 2026 | The Point DC

April 29, 2026
The Point DC

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Join Washington, DC's top CFOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CFOs today:

Driving strategic insights and measurable value through technology investments

Establishing yourself as a catalyst for enterprise agility and resilience

Building future-ready finance teams

Washington, DC CFO Governing Body

The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CFOs, For CFOs®.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Steve Coughlin

AES Corporation
CFO

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Ed Swallow

Aerospace Corporation
SVP, Chief Operating Officer, CFO & Treasurer

Agenda

April 29, 2026

4:30pm - 5:30pm  Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Discussion Topics

Accelerating Finance Transformation – Strategies for Resilience and Impact

 As the boundaries of the finance function expand, digital acceleration and AI adoption have become central to the CFO agenda. With 84% of finance teams in planning or deployment with AI as of 2025, today’s finance leaders are uniquely positioned to drive cost-efficient growth and build resilient, future-ready teams. However, they must do so while balancing enterprise cost discipline and accelerating strategic investments amid persistent economic headwinds, regulatory shifts, and technological evolution.
 
The challenge: making every investment count, accelerating transformation with limited technology budgets, and ensuring finance remains the engine of strategic insight and innovation.

6:30pm - 7:00pm  Networking Break

7:00pm - 8:00pm  Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm  Social Hour

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Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.

Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.

Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.

Community Member Criteria

To ensure peer connections and conversations at the highest level, members must meet the following criteria:

- C-level or senior most executive for respective function

- Organization revenue of $500M+

Exceptions are considered.

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Lauren Parker Santee

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