We take part in elEconomista business day: The role of the CFO as a strategic partner of the company
29-10-2024

On Tuesday, October 29, Lucas Martínez Vuillier, Chief Financial Officer of Globalvia, participated in a new business conference organized by elEconomista, under the motto “The role of the CFO as a strategic partner of the company.”

This event has focused on discussing the role of the financial director and the current challenges he faces in a context marked by digitalization and the arrival of artificial intelligence and constant changes in the markets, marked by a complex and changing economic situation. Given this scenario, CFOs become key partners for the success and sustainability of the company.

Lucas has been part of the debate table “Innovation and Strategy: The constant evolution of the financial function” together with Juan Barbolla, Chief Financial Officer of Cabify, Rafael Parada Pardo, Financial Director of SGAE, Tijana Djukanovic Hernandez, Regional ME Director of Workday and Albert Riba Barea, Partner responsible for the CFO Program at Deloitte.

During his intervention, Lucas focused on the importance of making technology an ally of the organization, which sometimes requires breaking barriers, training and showing employees its potential to  benefit the organization.

Thus, he highlighted: “one of our main challenges is to promote the adoption of this new technology (AI) by developing a culture that allows the teams that until now worked in a different way to explore the different possibilities, ensuring that the team maintains the ethical approach, collaboration and critical thinking.”

During this round table, other topics that cut across the organization were also discussed, such as the importance of the cybersecurity and sustainability strategy, with ESG requirements and guidelines, which are increasingly taking on a greater role when guiding business decisions.

In summary, this exchange between CFOs has highlighted that new challenges—from cybersecurity to sustainability and technology adoption—demand a CFO with strategic vision and multidisciplinary skills, who not only protects the numbers, but acts as a key partner in the transformation of their companies.

 

We thank elEconomista for the invitation and our CFO for representing us in this expert forum.