The Digital Journey of DNV enabling Finance and Business Capabilities

Kjetil Ebbesberg and Sigbjørn Andresen will take the stage and do a deep dive into DNVs digital transformation. Taking point of departure on a holistic level they will further elaborate on how they have digitized the finance department in correlation to the remaining organization.

• Strategic fit and business priorities
• Digitizing processes and creating synergies across the organisation
• Facilitating change through people and technology

Kjetil Ebbesberg and Sigbjørn Andresen will take the stage and do a deep dive into DNVs digital transformation. Taking point of departure on a holistic level they will further elaborate on how they have digitized the finance department in correlation to the remaining organization.

• Strategic fit and business priorities
• Digitizing processes and creating synergies across the organisation
• Facilitating change through people and technology

Finding people with the right skills to staff their departments is a critical challenge for CFOs. As their own roles and requirements have broadened, the skills CFOs need from their staffs have also changed. For example, Forbes reports that almost 80% of CFOs prioritize technological literacy when evaluating new hires. Similarly, great communication skills are increasingly important from CFOs and their staff. In this group discussion together with Peter Høiland from Oracle we will dig deeper into the people component of the CFO office.

• What skills and competencies do you see as the most critical for your finance organisation in the future?
• What concrete steps have you taken to ensure that you are able to retain and attract the right talent?