Executive Program in Finance Strategy (Middle East and Asia)
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Program Overview
This live-online program provides the latest thinking in finance to help you build and sustain your organization's competitive advantage. By attending, you will learn how to make more impactful business decisions by understanding how finance affects business strategy. You will learn how to use financial statements and new technology to understand an industry's landscape, evaluate competitors, and predict risks, trends, and future financial performance. You will acquire the frameworks to rate the financial success of your company's growth strategies. Moreover, you will discover how FinTech can be used to drive innovation for your business — unlocking new markets, reducing costs, and improving customer relationships.
Upon successful completion of the program, you will have gained the following skills:
- Interpret and use financial statements for competitive gain
- Explore how industry structures and competitive growth strategies impact financial performance
- Acquire frameworks to rate the success of a growth strategy, ranging from organic growth strategies to acquisitions
- Gain a deeper understanding of the innovations powering FinTech, such as AI, machine learning, NLP (natural language processing) and explore real business applications including real estate, robo-advisors, and P2P (peer-to-peer) lending
- Explore how blockchain technology is shaping industries and organizations — topics covered include cryptocurrencies, DeFi (decentralized finance) and smart contracts
STARTS ON
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DURATION
4 MONTHS
PROGRAM FEE
US$4,500
PROGRAM BENEFITS
A certificate of completion from Chicago Booth Executive Education
Inclusion in the EPFS - Middle East and Asia LinkedIn Program Network
Access to select Booth online publications
Access to the Chicago Booth Executive Education LinkedIn group
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Module 1: Developing Your Financial Acumen
- Kick-Off and Live Session 1: Goal and Activities of a Firm, The Big Picture: Valuation and Shareholder Value, and Understanding Financial Statements
- Live Session 2: Financial Statement Analysis (FSA)
- Live Session 3: Capital Budgeting and Capital Allocation
Module 2: Understanding the Link Between Strategy and Financial Value
- Live Session 4: Industry Structure and Financial Performance
- Live Session 5: Competitive Advantage and Financial Performance
- Live Session 6: Corporate Growth Strategy and Financial Performance
Module 3: Decoding FinTech
- Live Session 7: Introduction to FinTech
- Live Session 8: The Promises and Pitfalls of FinTech
- Live Session 9: Blockchain Technology and Decentralized Finance
Closing Session: Putting It All Together
- Live Session 10: Valuation: A Comprehensive Look at a Business
- Course Wrap-Up
CERTIFICATE
Upon successful completion of the program, you will earn a certificate of completion from the Chicago Booth Executive Education.
Note: Certificate image is for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Chicago Booth Executive Education.
FACULTY
Kathleen Fitzgerald
Adjunct Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Chicago Booth
Kathleen Fitzgerald is known at the University of Chicago as a superb educator. She brings a remarkably wide array of experience as an educator and a practitioner to the classroom. She has taught courses in Investments, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Money and Banking, International Finance and Financial Management.
Dacheng Xiu
Professor of Econometrics and Statistics, Chicago Booth
Dacheng Xiu's research interests include developing statistical methodologies and applying them to financial data, while exploring their economic implications. His earlier research involved risk measurement and portfolio management with high-frequency data and econometric modeling of derivatives. His current work focuses on developing machine learning solutions to big-data problems in empirical asset pricing.
Jaideep (Jay) Anand
William H. Davis Chair and Dean's Distinguished Professor...
Jay Anand is the William H. Davis Chair and Dean's Distinguished Professor of Strategy at the Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University. He is also the Academic Director of the Center for Innovation Strategies. Prior to joining Fisher, he was faculty at the University of Michigan (Ross). He earned a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, and master's
Program curriculum, faculty, schedule, and fee are subject to change.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This program is designed for senior leaders in the Middle East and Asia regions who wish to broaden their understanding of financial strategy to drive growth for their business.
The program benefits leaders from a wide range of industries and functional areas, including those in non-finance functions. Titles include: General manager, president, managing director, vice president, director, entrepreneur, c-suite, regional manager, business unit manager, and other senior-level positions with strategic decision-making or oversight.
Participants should be familiar with financial terms and concepts prior to starting the program; formal training in finance or accounting is not necessary.
Participants must be fluent in written and spoken English.
Chicago Booth Executive Education is collaborating with XED to offer high-impact programs for leaders
CONTACT
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