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Intimate Gatherings & Engaging Discussions with Leading CFOs
Upcoming CFO Gatherings
Fastow & Wells Livestream: The Enron/Andersen Crash May 23
Fastow & Wells Livestream: The Enron/Andersen Crash May 23
Fastow & Wells Livestream: The Enron/Andersen Crash May 23
On January 14, 2004 Enron’s CFO Andy Fastow stood before a Federal judge and pled guilty to crimes he had committed during the meteoric rise of Enron. He was sentenced to six years in prison. Now, 20 years on, Andy sits down for a special online, livestreamed CFO Focus with CNBC’s Jane Wells.
Why? Andy Fastow gives us an insider's look at what happened in the Enron meltdown, wiping away $40 billion in shareholder wealth and retirement savings, and causing thousands of people to lose their jobs. He served his time, and is credited with being the individual most responsible for helping to recover $6 billion for Enron shareholders. Join us for what promises to be a fascinating conversation with "Fastow & Wells"
Corporate Leaders Roundtables May 25, 2023
Fastow & Wells Livestream: The Enron/Andersen Crash May 23
Fastow & Wells Livestream: The Enron/Andersen Crash May 23
Corporate Leaders Roundtables returns to Los Angeles/ Ventura Counties. CFOs, GC/CLOs, CPOs, CEOs, CMOs invited! Jane Wells runs the fireside chat with these leaders. Free to Attend, thanks to our Co-Producers. Featured Guests include Joel Silva, Chief Financial Officer, Vallarta Supermarkets
Joe Wallace, Chief Information Officer, Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO)
Gary Hall Jr., Sanford Health Board Member, CEO of Sea Monkeys Swimming, 10 Time Olympic Medalist (Swimming) and Type 1 Diabetic and Dr. Richard Markus, MD, PhD., CEO of Dantari and longtime head of global operations for Amgen.
CFO/GC Focus Salt Lake City June 13, 2023
Fastow & Wells Livestream: The Enron/Andersen Crash May 23
CFO/GC Focus Salt Lake City June 13, 2023
Jane Wells returns to Salt Lake City for CFO/GC Focus featuring some of the leading CFOs and GCs in the region on Tuesday, June 13.
Jason Beesley, CFO of Pattern is featured! Other featured CFOs and GCs will be announced soon. If you're a SLC GC or CFO RSVP for free now and we'll send updates.
CFO San Francisco August 2023
CFO Focus Seattle August 16, 2023
CFO/GC Focus Salt Lake City June 13, 2023
Jane Wells returns to San Francisco for CFO/GC Focus featuring some of the leading CFOs and GCs in the region.
Featured CFOs and GCs will be announced soon.
CFO Focus Seattle August 16, 2023
CFO Focus Seattle August 16, 2023
CFO Focus Seattle August 16, 2023
Seattle welcomes Jane Wells for CFO Focus for her first in person appearance after the pandemic when CFO Focus Seattle was online only. We'll be featuring some of the leading CFOs and GCs in the region in August.
Featured CFOs will be announced soon.
CFO Focus Miami
CFO Focus Seattle August 16, 2023
CFO Focus Seattle August 16, 2023
Jane Wells was a young TV reporter in Miami back in the days of Miami Vice. Now that it's Miami Nice and a hotbed for fast growing companies Jane will be flying in to interview their CFOs and build on the exciting L'ATTITUDE Venture Capital Conference there in late September.
CFO Focus New York September 2023
CFO/GC Focus Las Vegas May 9, 2023
CFO/GC Focus Las Vegas May 9, 2023
The meltdown of WeWork was an epic business story dramatically told in "WeCrashed," the AppleTV+ streaming drama starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway.
Join Jane Wells LIVE IN NEW YORK when she sits down with new WeWork CFO Andre Fernandez the last week in Sept (exact date/location TBD) to hear about WeWork now under Andre's leadership.
CFO/GC Focus Las Vegas May 9, 2023
CFO/GC Focus Las Vegas May 9, 2023
CFO/GC Focus Las Vegas May 9, 2023
Join our CFO/GC Focus Las Vegas! Free to attend if you're a CFO or GC! Bryan Coy, CFO at Cannae Holdings (NYSE: CNNE), Connie James, CFO at Light & Wonder (NASDAQ: LNW) and Jennifer Carleton, Chief Legal Officer at Sightline Payments are featured!
CFO/GC Focus Phoenix May 10, 2023
CFO/GC Focus Las Vegas May 9, 2023
CFO/GC Focus San Diego May 11, 2023
CFO/GC Focus is coming to Phoenix May 10! Featured Guests include Ruth Engle, EVP/CFO, Troon Golf; Peter Bartolino, EVP, GC, Persefoni and
Glynis Bryan, CFO, Insight. More info and RSVP by clicking below.
CFO/GC Focus San Diego May 11, 2023
CFO/GC Focus San Diego May 11, 2023
CFO/GC Focus San Diego May 11, 2023
CFO/GC Focus with Jane Wells lands in San Diego on Thurs, May 11, 2023 Featured Guests include:
Vickie Reed, Board Member and Audit
Chair, Adamis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ADMP) and Evoke Pharma (NASDAQ: EVOK)
Jereme Sylvain, CFO, Dexcom (NASDAQ: DXCM)
Phillip Unthank, CFO, MANSCAPED
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Host a CFO Focus in Your Area
CFO Focus Forums are held in private homes and feature leading CFOs networking over tray passed appetizers and drinks, followed by a fireside chat with CNBC's Jane Wells and other leading business journalists. If interested in joining a host committee or hosting in your area please contact us!
CFO Focus Gatherings
CFO FOCUS ORANGE COUNTY MARCH 7, 2023
CFO GC Focus Salt Lake City March 1, 2023
CFO FOCUS ORANGE COUNTY MARCH 7, 2023
CFO GC Focus Austin Feb 28, 2023
CFO GC Focus Salt Lake City March 1, 2023
CFO FOCUS ORANGE COUNTY MARCH 7, 2023
CFO GC Focus Salt Lake City March 1, 2023
CFO GC Focus Salt Lake City March 1, 2023
CFO GC Focus Salt Lake City March 1, 2023
CFO Focus Denver March 2, 2023
CFO/GC Focus New York City Sept 14, 2022
CFO GC Focus Salt Lake City March 1, 2023
CFO/GC Focus Orange County Nov 16, 2022
CFO/GC Focus New York City Sept 14, 2022
CFO/GC Focus New York City Sept 14, 2022
CFO Focus Orange County
Featured Leading CFOs from the region:
Mimi Taylor, CFO, Roth Staffing
Tom Stankovich, CFO, ReShape Lifesciences
Ricardo Perdigao, Global CFO & COO, Sambazon
We gathered at Katie O'Connor's home in Huntington Beach. Katie is a partner at Deloitte in Orange County.
Our Host -- Jane Wells from CNBC!
CFO/GC Focus New York City Sept 14, 2022
CFO/GC Focus New York City Sept 14, 2022
CFO/GC Focus New York City Sept 14, 2022
CFO/GC Focus New York on Sept 14, 2022 featured some of New York's finest General Counsels (GCs) and CFOs. Anita Vogel, national network anchor and correspondent, was in the anchor chair for the fireside chat at The Players in New York.
CFO Focus New York City Jan 20, 2022
CFO Focus New York City Jan 20, 2022
CFO Focus New York City Jan 20, 2022
CFO Focus New York was Jan 20 online...
CNBC's Jane Wells interviewed Ogilvy CFO Stacey Ryan Cornelius Code Climate CFO Rory Parness Elevate Brands CFO Andrea Lambert and Latch CFO Garth Mitchell.
CFO Focus San Diego Oct 6
CFO Focus New York City Jan 20, 2022
CFO Focus New York City Jan 20, 2022
at Sallie Gilbin's beautiful home
CFO Focus Orange County Oct 13, 2021
CFO Focus New York City Jan 20, 2022
CFO Focus Orange County Oct 13, 2021
at a private beachside mansion in Laguna or Newport Beach
CFO Focus Los Angeles Oct 20
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley Oct Nov 3
CFO Focus Orange County Oct 13, 2021
at Brian Webber's beautiful home in Bel Air
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley Oct Nov 3
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley Oct Nov 3
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley Oct Nov 3
CFOs in Bay Area should plan to join us at our first in person event in San Francisco!
CFO Focus Ventura/ Santa Barbara Oct 20
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley Oct Nov 3
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley Oct Nov 3
at Ryan Bristol's new home in the Dos Vientos section of Thousand Oaks. Ryan left JP Morgan for UBS and will tell us all about it
CFO Focus Gatherings - PAst
General Counsel/ Chief Legal Officer Focus Sept 29, 2021
General Counsel/ Chief Legal Officer (GC/CLO) Forum Los Angeles Sept 29, 2021
General Counsel/ Chief Legal Officer Focus Sept 29, 2021
Join us for our first "in person" GC/ CLO Focus at the home of Steven Stokdyk, Partner at Latham & Watkins featuring four great GCs interviewed by CNBC's Jane Wells
CFO Focus New York City Nov 3, 2021 5:30-6:30 EDT Online
General Counsel/ Chief Legal Officer (GC/CLO) Forum Los Angeles Sept 29, 2021
General Counsel/ Chief Legal Officer Focus Sept 29, 2021
Join Jane Wells from CNBC and Deloitte's Emerging Growth Company Partner Sarah Benveniste as we broadcast live from our first ever CFO Focus in New York. Featuring 3 of New York's finest CFOs! If you're a New York area CFO please let us know so we can invite you.
General Counsel/ Chief Legal Officer (GC/CLO) Forum Los Angeles Sept 29, 2021
General Counsel/ Chief Legal Officer (GC/CLO) Forum Los Angeles Sept 29, 2021
General Counsel/ Chief Legal Officer (GC/CLO) Forum Los Angeles Sept 29, 2021
Vaccinated Lawyers Only! No CFOs :(
CFO Focus Seattle August 31, 2021
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley June 2021
General Counsel/ Chief Legal Officer (GC/CLO) Forum Los Angeles Sept 29, 2021
CFO Focus Seattle returned August 31! Great show!
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley June 2021
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley June 2021
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley June 2021
CFO Focus San Francisco/ Silicon Valley featured
Amy Kux. CFO. CLEO
and
Shannon Nash, Esq., CPA, CFO at Reputation and Board Member, Audit Committee at UserTesting
CNBC's Jane Wells moderated.
More CFO Focus Gatherings
CFO Focus Orange County June 2021
CFO Focus Orange County June 2021
CFO Focus Orange County June 2021
CFO Focus Orange County on June 29, 2021 was one of our best attended ever! Over 60 CFOs gathered online for an hour with CNBC's Jane Wells talking with Karen Flores, CFO at GAN; Naren Goel, CFO, Ephesoft: Brandon Kerns, CFO, Landmark Health; and Adam Spice
CFO, Rocket Lab
CFO Focus Seattle May 2021
CFO Focus Orange County June 2021
CFO Focus Orange County June 2021
Featuring:
CFO Focus Seattle featured Jane Wells from CNBC and Ryan Lambert from the Puget Sound Business Journal at the Anchor Desk with Pearl Chan, CFO at PicMonkey, Kim Eiring, CFO at Mutual Materials, and Chris Berry, VP Finance and Controller at Alaska Air Group, with wine provided by Chris Sparkman from Sparkman Cellars!
CFO Focus San Diego March 2021
CFO Focus Orange County June 2021
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Featuring:
- Laurie Seltzer, EVP and CFO, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Leviathan Winn, CFO Qdoba Mexican Eats
- Kristin Colber-Baker, Former CFO at Pizza Hut, now Global Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Mars, the $40 bil conglomerate
- Moderator: CNBC’s Jane Wells
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 5:30 - 6:30 PM
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 5:30 - 6:30 PM
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Featuring:
- Andy Brown, CFO, Chegg, Inc.
- Anup Singh, CFO, Illumio
- Betsabe Botaitis, Head of Finance, Uplift, Inc.
- Moderator: CNBC’s Jane Wells
CFO Focus Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties March 2021
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 5:30 - 6:30 PM
CFO Focus Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties March 2021
Featuring:
- Pam Kessler, CFO and Co-President, LTC Properties (NYSE:LTC)
- Kevin McDonnell, CFO, AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV)
- Mark Rozells, CFO, ASM
- Tony Rodriguez, CFO The Bouqs Company
- Moderator: FOX News' Anita Vogel
CFO Focus Orange County Tuesday, Feb 16, 2021 5:30-6:30
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 5:30 - 6:30 PM
CFO Focus Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties March 2021
Featuring:
- Liyuan Woo, Chief Financial Officer, The Hydrafacial Company
- Leviathan Winn, Former CFO, Taco Bell, New CFO, Qdoba Mexican Eats
- Bradley Cooper, CFO, Discovery Behavioral Health
Moderator: CNBC’s Jane Wells
CFO Focus SPACK ATTACK! Special Edition Dec 16, 2020
CFO Focus SPACK ATTACK! Special Edition Dec 16, 2020
CFO Focus SPACK ATTACK! Special Edition Dec 16, 2020
Watch our panel of experts on SPAC v IPOs in a year that saw a record # of SPACs! Trent Brown, Partner at Deloitte;
Steven Stokdyk. Partner, Latham & Watkins; Lars Rathje, Risk Management,, Lockton Insurance; Frank Watanabe, CEO, Arcutis; Jon Isaacson, CFO and Chief Corporate, Development Officer Lefteris Acquisition Corp; John Lockhart, CMO, People Media Worldwide
CFO Focus San Diego Sept 24, 2019
CFO Focus SPACK ATTACK! Special Edition Dec 16, 2020
CFO Focus SPACK ATTACK! Special Edition Dec 16, 2020
Featuring Mike Caponetto, COO/ Acting CFO at Global One Ventures, Patrick Burke, VP Global Fiance at Callaway Golf Corp and Special Guest Andy Fastow, Former CFO at Enron
CFO Focus Orange County Sept 25, 2019
CFO Focus SPACK ATTACK! Special Edition Dec 16, 2020
CFO Focus Orange County Sept 25, 2019
Featuring El Pollo Loco CFO Larry Roberts, Kevin Rubin, CFO at Alteryx, Jason Tester, CFO at Horowitz Group and Special Guest Andy Fastow, Former CFO at Enron.
CFO Focus Los Angeles Oct 23, 2019
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley June 4, 2020
CFO Focus Orange County Sept 25, 2019
Featuring Jeff Crawford CFO at NantWorks and the Los Angeles Times and Deann Hallett, Former CFO at FOX gathered at American Discovery Capital's Brian Webber's beautiful home in Bel Air. We're returning to Brian's home for one of our first in person CFO Focus forums in a LONG time.
CFO Focus Mammoth Jan 25, 2020
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley June 4, 2020
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley June 4, 2020
Our first CFO Focus at Mammoth before the ACG Deals Conference was a huge success. Look for upcoming programs at Mammoth in 2021 and 2022. We'll gather at Dave McGees beautiful mountainside mansion for drinks and dinner
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley June 4, 2020
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley June 4, 2020
CFO Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley June 4, 2020
Our first CFO Focus Online from the tech capitol of the world! Watch the livestream with Rene Ho, CFO at Taulia; Susan Kim, CFO at App Annie; Jason Child, CFO at Splunk; moderated by Pandocap’s Laura Moreno
Our Partners
CFO Focus Hall of fame -- featured cfos at past forums
Region/ Date/ Featured CFOs
Santa Barbara 5/17/2016 Janet Garufis, CEO Montecito Bank & Trust and Jane Wells, CNBC
Thousand Oaks 8/16/16 Davic Meline, CFO, Amgen, Barth Thielen, CFO Blue Microphone
Thousand Oaks 2/23/2017 Ann McCallion, CFO, PennyMac, Robert Purcell, CFO iPayment (now PaySafe)
Santa Barbara 5/17/2017 Patrick Williams, CFO, Sientra; Nick Cronin, CFO, HG Data
Thousand Oaks 9/19/2017 Pam Kessler, CFO, LTC Properties; Jayme Brooks CFO, Capstone Turbine
Santa Barbara 11/8/2017 Ali Bauerlein, CFO, Inogen' Bhupi Singh, CFO, Direct Relief; John Zeller, CFO, Passages Malibu
Thousand Oaks 2/21/2018 Kevin Elms, CFO, Dole Packaged Foods; Mark Palamountain, CFO, Limoneira
Santa Barbara 5/16/2018 Jeff Harris, CFO, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf; Matt Pigeon, CFO, TrackR; Robert Berezensky, CFO, Figueroa Mountain Brewing
Thousand Oaks 9/5/2018 John Smithers, CFO, Sienna Biotechnology; Nilo Ramos, CFO, DW Drums
Los Angeles 10/10/2018 Russ Whittenburg, CFO, Forest Lawn; Mike Finn, CFO, National CORE, Shosie Bacura; Andy Fastow, former, CFO, Enron
Santa Barbara 11/14/2018 Steve Fasching, CFO, Decker Brands; Carol Bartholomey, CFO, Seek Thermal;Alex Bauer, CFO, Sansum Clinic
Orange County 2/28/19 Mike Henry, CFO, Tilly's; John Beaver, CFO, BioLase
Thousand Oaks 3/7/2019 Matt Clark, CFO, Cheesecake Factory; Brian Donahue; SVP Finance, Ember Technologies
Los Angeles 5/14/2019 Muhammad Shazhad, CFO, The Honest Company; Kirsten Andenberg, CFO, Fantasy Cookie Co.
Santa Barbara 5/22/2019 Bill Strong, CFO, Apeel Sciences; Autumn Shelton, CFO, Autumn Brands
Ventura County 9/12/2019 Mark Garcia, CFO, Freska Produce; Mike Redard, CFO, Cure Pharmaceutical
San Diego 9/24/2019 Mike Caponetto, CFO, Global One Ventures; Patrick Burke, VP Global Finance, Callaway Golf Corp
Orange County 9/25/2019 Kevin Rubin, CFO, Alteryx; Larry Roberts, CFO, El Pollo Loco; Jason Tester, CFO, Horowitz Group
Santa Barbara 10/22/2019 Paul Ross, CFO, The Trade Desk; Daniel Lender, CFO, QAD
Los Angeles 10/23/2019 Jeff Crawford, CFO, Los Angeles Times; Julie White, CFO, SkiData; Dean Hallett, fromer CFO, 20th Century Fox
Ventura County 2/19/2020 Alice Galstian, CFO, Kavli Foundation, Steven Binder, CFO, MannKind Corp, Phil Oseas, CFO GeoLinks
Orange County 2/20/2020 Kris Sennesael, CFO, Skyworks Solutions, Inc, Taylor Hawes, CFO, Pacific Dental, Karen Morris, CFO, Main Electric