EMF

C-Suite Forum

The EMF C-suite Forum is an opportunity for dialogue and interaction on the phenomenon of business innovation with the top management of leading corporations and financial institutions representing the specializations of the Executive Master in Finance.
Its objective is to foster a debate on business innovation, reflect on its underlying drivers, and explore how its impacts are managed within companies.
The event takes the form of a discussion panel attended by EMF participants, who will engage in a Q&A session. Additional engagement takes place through preparatory studies, carried out in direct collaboration with participating companies, which culminate in a group report on business innovation across the relevant industries.

Design Philosophy

Why discuss Finance and Technology for value creation?

Technology, strategic architecture, governance models, leadership styles, and the hard skills of talent are some of the levers companies use to innovate and reinvent themselves in order to create sustainable value.
Implementing new and adaptable business models is a critical success factor for pursuing effective strategies capable of achieving corporate goals and ensuring long-term value creation.

How?

The class, gathered around the worktable in an interactive format (Forum), will discuss the initiative’s main topics with the support of moderators and technical tools provided during the program.

Key questions include:

Does the evolution of the regulatory framework facilitate or hinder technological innovation within Corporates and Financial Institutions?
What are the challenges and opportunities for finance in managing technology within businesses across the EMF specialization tracks?
What are the expected short- and long-term costs and benefits of implementing technological innovation?
How does technology influence corporate financing decisions?
What are the main implications of integrating technological innovation into the transformation of business models and value chains?
These are some of the questions that EMF C-Suite Forum class will explore.

What is the goal?

Through this initiative, the EMF team aims to gather and understand the visions and challenges highlighted by the C-suite of Corporates and Financial Institutions regarding how technological innovation is influencing finance, strategy, and the management of successful companies—also considering its role within the broader value chain.

The EMF C-Suite Forum constitutes the final part of the EMF project work, in which participants are involved through preparatory studies conducted also via direct interaction with participating companies. These activities lead to the development of a group report on Finance and Technology for Value Creation within the relevant industries.

Specifically, the EMF project work consists of three phases:

EMF Assignment
Conducted within the courses Innovation in Finance Lab and Strategic Finance Lab, these assignments represent the preparatory work for the EMF C-Suite Forum and are presented to launch the participants’ activities.

EMF C-Suite Forum
During the Forum, the C-suite representatives of participating companies will debate the various topics under investigation.

EMF C-Suite Report – Finance and Technology for Value Creation
A document summarizing the key insights and outcomes emerging from the discussion Forum.

Big Ideas for the future of Finance

EMF C-Suite Forum Live 2025

The C-suite of major companies and financial institutions representing the specializations of the EMF animated the 2025 edition of the EMF C-Suite Forum, dedicated to the theme Big Ideas for the Future of Finance.

The initiative marked the final stage of a journey undertaken by the EMF 2025 class. Through project work carried out with partner companies, the class explored big ideas for the future of finance. Aimed at understanding how to create value through the strategic use of finance to effectively address and manage major current transformation challenges — including AI, geopolitical risks, regulation, and sustainability — examined throughout the program, the working groups analyzed the companies and met with their top management.