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    On-campus program
    Strategic Finance

    Creating value through financial excellence

    On-campus program

    Strategic Finance

    Creating value through financial excellence

    Location
    Lausanne
    Length
    5 days
    Fee
    CHF 10,900
    Next program starts
    19 May 2025
    Create more value for your organization with new skills and tools

    Are you a senior finance or business executive looking to explore the latest economic and financial trends, concepts, and tools? Are you dealing with risk? Is your CEO expecting you and your team to increase stakeholder value?

    On IMD’s Strategic Finance program, you will update and broaden your knowledge, and discover solutions to some of today’s key financial challenges, including value creation, digital transformation, and risk management. The program will help you better assess the financial impact of strategic choices and the interplay between business strategy and financial strategy. The skills and insights you gain will enable you to make strategic choices with more confidence.

    You will discuss the evolving role of the CFO, including the CFO as a mentor and coach of high-performing teams.

    Throughout the program, you will work on a challenge you are currently facing in your role, and receive valuable feedback and advice from other participants.

    Dive into financial strategy

    Gain a comprehensive understanding of financial strategy, including value creation, investing, risk management, and digital transformation.

    Expand your finance toolbox

    Benchmark your financial skills and gain confidence as you apply new strategic tools.

    Participate in a real-time M&A simulation

    Improve your strategic thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills in the competitive context of a mergers and acquisitions simulation.

    Tackle your finance challenge

    Work on your own challenge throughout the program and benefit from the insights of expert faculty and executives from around the globe.

    Enhance your decision-making

    Gain new skills and techniques to enable you to make financial decisions of strategic importance for your organization.

    Discover the learning journey
    You and your class

    You are a senior finance or business executive seeking to refresh and broaden your understanding of the newest financial concepts and tools or to refine your already existing skills.

    Your class is carefully selected to ensure that you experience the most impactful learning with a truly international and diverse peer group. They will become a trusted resource, encourage your learning and surprise you in many beneficial ways during and beyond your classroom experience. Read more about the admission criteria.

    2022 class profile (average data)

    16

    Years of experience

    68%

    Senior & C-level

    42

    Average age

    10

    Nationalities

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    What our participants say
    Corneliu Crisan

    Finance Director, Continental Europe, Cereal Partners Worldwide, Switzerland

    Theoretical concepts were very clearly explained and immediately rooted in real-life examples, which helped anchor the learning better in my mind.

    Helen Cowing

    Chief Financial Officer, Selecta Management AG, Switzerland

    Strategic Finance is an extremely well-structured and well-run program. Both the teaching faculty and content are excellent – and the pace of learning was just right.

    Fernando Licéaga

    Administration and Finance Director, Tetra Pak SA de CV, Mexico

    Strategic Finance opens your eyes to different strategies. It helps you to create value for your organization and at the same time understand the key motivators for market reactions.

    Marta Gili

    Global FP&A, Consumer Fragrances
    Firmenich, Switzerland

    In this changing world, it’s very important when you have some years of experience to refresh your know-how on finance and keep up to date with the newest strategies and tools. After having this experience with Strategic Finance, I think it’s great and it’s something that we should do, if possible, every year or two.

    Pierre Rey-Millet

    Treasurer, Caterpillar, Switzerland

    Strategic Finance represents exceptional value. You are exposed to high-level, relevant speakers with whom you work on real-life cases and simulations. The program also allows for outstanding networking opportunities.

    Wolfgang Moser

    Chief Financial Officer, Pochtler Industrieholding AG, Austria

    A great week during which you learn a lot that helps you review and fine-tune the corporate finance strategy of your company.

    Learn more about impact
    Experience the program

    Participants and faculty share highlights about the impact and experience of IMD’s Strategic Finance program.
    Three features that make IMD’s Strategic Finance unique
    “The sessions were really dynamic.”
    “It’s enhanced the quality of the discussions that I can have with my clients.”
    “Exceeded my expectations.”

    Financial results are the outcome of a wide range of things done by people in companies. When managers appreciate the link between their actions and the results, they feel a greater sense of responsibility.

    Salvatore Cantale Program Director
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    Next start & fee

    Length: 5 days on campus

    Dates
    19 May – 23 May 2025
    Location
    Lausanne
    Length
    5 days
    Price
    CHF 10,900
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    Dates
    20 Oct – 24 Oct 2025
    Location
    Lausanne
    Length
    5 days
    Price
    CHF 10,900
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    Women in Finance Fellowship

    The IMD Women in Finance Fellowship supports outstanding women in the field of finance and gives them an opportunity to take their skills, knowledge, and career to the next level.

    The fellowship provides up to 20% sponsorship on IMD’s Strategic Finance program for female professionals with a proven track record of achievement and impact.

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    Schedule a call with a Program Advisor to discuss your professional development and see if this is the program for you.

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    Join online and experience a walkthrough of IMD’s open programs, how they work, what you can expect, and how it will impact your career.

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