The MIT Sloan CFO Summit, the nation’s preeminent one-day CFO conference, celebrates its 24th anniversary of keynote speakers, panel discussions, on-topic conversations, and the opportunity to network and learn with best-in-class leaders. To be held Thursday, November 19, 2026, the event attracts 400+ CFOs and senior financial executives from a broad mix of business and sectors.

This year’s theme, The Human CFO: Creativity and Judgment, acknowledges the mission critical role of the human driver of imagination and inspiration in the age of artificial intelligence.

“Our first principle is to ensure our CFO audience has real-time insight into best practices for financial leadership, strategic planning, and real-world implementation,” said Jeremy Seidman, Executive Chair of the MIT Sloan CFO Summit. “From introducing leading innovations to reinforcing established benchmarks, our attendees come together for the latest developments in finance, accounting, and business.”

Founded in 2002, the event brings together financial executives and leading faculty from MIT to learn and discuss high level strategies, practical insights and the integration of knowledge, experience and creativity. This year’s speaker line-up includes CFOs from Bevi, Fenway Sports Group, Flexera, Otis Elevator, SharkNinja, Tradeweb and WHOOP.

Conference highlights include:

  • Morning fireside chat with Eric So, Distinguished Professor of Global Economics and Behavioral Science, MIT Sloan and Eimar P. Bonner, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Chevron Corporation

  • Special presentation, CFO as Customer Champion, Joey Coleman, Author/Speaker, Design Symphony

  • Keynote panel featuring Walden Siew, Bureau Chief, CFO Journal/The Wall Street Journal in conversation with Pascal Desroches, Senior EVP & Chief Financial Officer, AT&T; Tom Doxey, EVP & Chief Financial Officer, Southwest Airlines; and Jim Lee, EVP & Chief Financial Officer, Target

  • Closing keynote conversation with Dean Eckles, William Pounds Professor of Management, MIT and Brian Robins, Chief Financial Officer, Snowflake

About the MIT Sloan CFO Summit

The MIT Sloan CFO Summit is the nation’s premier CFO event. Started in 2002, the Summit brings together leading faculty from MIT and financial executives from around the world. The annual event offers a day of practical education, peer networking and thought-provoking discourse on the future of finance, accounting, and business. The day includes presentations, panels, keynote speakers and networking. The Summit is part of the CXO Series produced by the MIT Sloan School of Management, one of the world’s leading academic sources of innovation in management theory and practice, and the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association. The annual events, organized by alumni volunteers, promote the MIT philosophy of “mens et manus,” or “mind and hand,” by bringing together the academic research from MIT Sloan with today’s corporate leaders. For more information and to register, visit www.mitcfo.com.

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