01Cash
Revenue Is Up. Cash Is Down. Find ₹500 Crore.
The P&L says the business is growing. The balance sheet is telling another story. Where does the money come from in 90 days?
CFO Summit 2026
The
Hard Calls
India’s CFO Operating Agenda for 2027
Eight decisions, each with the numbers attached. Not a forecast of the future of finance — the calls India’s finance leaders are making right now, worked through in the open by the people who have had to make them.
Real situations. Real numbers. Peer-tested playbooks.
₹500 Cr
Of trapped cash
240 bps
Of lost margin
₹1,000 Cr
Six requests, fund three
₹100 Cr
For AI: fund, scale or kill
- Date
- 18th December, 2026
- City
- New Delhi
- Venue
- To be announced
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A community shaped by and for CFOs who dare to be different. Change. What fuels it? Is it the pursuit of evolution, growth, and lasting impact?
We’ve thought about this. But more importantly, we’ve learned from our members. CFO Story Club was created for those redefining what it means to lead in finance. They’re not just number crunchers or spreadsheet managers. They’re strategists, innovators, and visionaries who thrive on challenge and change.
The CFO role today is about more than financial stewardship. It’s about delivering bottom-line results, enabling strategy, and driving transformation. Our members—the finance leadership—are at the forefront of this evolution.
Because for them, transformation isn’t optional; it’s their mission. Transformation is the way forward. CFO Story Club is transformation.
The Hard Calls
Eight decisions, in the open
Six master panels and two live roundtables. Each one starts from a position a CFO has actually been in, states the numbers, and ends with a decision the room has to defend.
02Margin
Margin Down 240 bps. Recover 150.
Input costs move, pricing lags, and every cost line is somebody’s sacred cow. What should the CFO refuse to cut?
03Capital
₹1,000 Crore. Six Requests. Fund Three.
Acquisition, capacity, AI, new market, distribution, debt. Halfway through, the assumptions change.
04AI
₹100 Crore for AI. Fund It, Scale It or Kill It?
Five initiatives compete for the same money. When is a successful pilot still a bad investment?
05Volatility
The Plan Is Wrong. Now What?
The board approved one world; reality delivered another. Which assumption triggers the reforecast?
06Productivity
Automated 30% of Finance. Now Redesign the Team.
What the finance function is for once the work changes shape — and who does it.
07Live Roundtable
7:42 AM. Payments Are Frozen. What Do You Do First?
ERP access disrupted, vendor payments blocked, possible data compromise, the board on the phone. Your table decides the first 60 minutes.
08Live Roundtable
CEO Wants +18% Growth. Board Wants +25% FCF. What Gives?
₹900 crore of proposed capex, elevated leverage, weakening working capital. Something has to be killed. Your table says what.
Leading through change
“From the Durbar Edition to The Modern CFO Fashion Show, every CFO Story experience feels different. The format keeps evolving not to change what it is, but to keep finding new, warmer ways for people to connect, participate, and experience the room together.”
Amit Agarwal
Executive Director & Group CFO
Why Attend?
You will grow by being in rooms with people smarter than you. And CFO Story Club, is the smartest room to be in.
Build new relationships, broaden your perspectives and uncover ways to solve problems alongside other finance leaders. When you engage with like-minded peers, you’ll find opportunities to share your ideas and experiences.
Community access that gives you an unfair advantage
8+
Topical Sessions
35+
Thought Leaders
200+
Delegates
4+
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About The CFO Story Club
With India’s emerging development story, changing regulatory environment, high compliance requirement, maximum governance, financial inclusion and digital transition, the role and responsibilities of a CFO is becoming more and more challenging. Competitors View launched the CFO Story Club as a peer network for finance leaders who want sharper judgment, stronger relationships, and a clearer path through change.
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