CFO StraTech 2025 Bengaluru Sets the Benchmark

By Mandvi Singh, Managing Editor | Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 16:53 Hrs

150+ delegates from 130+ top companies gathered to explore the future of finance.
20+ expert speakers shared insights on strategy, ESG, technology, and resilience.
6+ hours of networking and solution-driven discussions on next-gen financial transformation.

Today, siliconindia had the privilege of attending the 24th edition of CFO StraTech at the Conrad Bengaluru, an event that was nothing short of an eye-opener. The venue buzzed with energy as 150+ delegates from 130+ top companies converged to explore the rapidly evolving landscape of finance.

Finance today is no longer confined to numbers it has transformed into a strategic powerhouse, driven by automation, real-time analytics, and the ability to turn data into actionable insights.

In this fast-changing business world, the CFO has stepped beyond the traditional role of a number-cruncher to become a key strategic partner to the CEO, guiding organizations through complexity and disruption. Modern finance leaders are visionaries who blend analytical expertise with strategic foresight, influencing innovation, shaping enterprise direction, and driving growth while navigating the challenges of an ever-evolving corporate landscape.

Recognized as the premier forum for forward-thinking CFOs and finance executives, the summit highlighted the CFO’s expanding role as a catalyst for innovation, enterprise growth, and digital transformation. The summit featured 20+ expert speakers, such as Kaushik Sarkar (Bosch), Vikas Goel (Sansera Engineering), Shilpa Kolhatkar (Sonata Software), or Ramamoorthy R (Tesco).

The forum began with an opening keynote by Kaushik Sarkar, Senior VP, CFO & Board Member, Bosch Global Software Technologies who spoke about, ‘The Next Gen CFO: Architect of Strategy, Steward of Growth'. He emphasized on the critical need for change in business models, current relevance, CFOs role in leading change through technology integrating competitively. The session followed topics such as ‘Data-Driven Leap for Strategic Intelligence’, ‘Embedding ESG at the Heart of Strategy’, ‘Finance as a Growth Engine’, and more.

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Today, most of the transformation are failing not because of technology, but because of people alignment to that adoption of the change, which leadership team is supposed to bring in. In the session, ‘Tech-Talent-Transformation: The Winning Trifecta’, the speakers relayed diverse information on significance of technology with talent.

On top of the discussions, attendees engaged in 6+ hours of networking, interactive events, and one-on-one knowledge-share activities exploring solutions to innovative products and evaluating future technology, next-generation technology, and learning how they could future-proof their organizations.

As finance transcends traditional boundaries, CFO StraTech Bengaluru will continue to feature visionary leaders redefining enterprise strategy, resilience and value creation. The summit reaffirmed the idea that the future is of innovating, inspiring and bold CFOs who will be the benchmark of the new India in terms of financial leadership.