From Forecasting to Foresight: AI & Connected Planning in Consumer Goods

Thursday, 12 November 2026

2:00 PM - 5.00 PM

Cordis Hotel, Hong Kong

555 Shanghai St, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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  • Event Overview

Join fellow senior finance leaders for an exclusive roundtable built around the challenges facing consumer goods businesses in Hong Kong, from manufacturers and brand owners to distributors and retailers.

Across the value chain, spreadsheet-based planning is struggling to keep up. Sourcing costs shift, demand swings, and channel mix keeps changing, yet many finance teams still rely on disconnected files to plan it all. In this session, we will look at how moving to an AI-powered connected planning model helps teams make faster, more accurate decisions and see profitability clearly from factory to shelf.

This is not a workshop or a sales pitch. It is an open conversation for finance executives to share what is working, what is not, and where AI is starting to make a real difference.

Key Discussion Themes:

  • Supply & Cost Planning: Planning around raw material costs, supplier lead times, and production capacity when conditions change quickly.
  • Demand & Sales Forecasting: Improving forecast accuracy across seasonality, shifting consumer behaviour, and new product launches.
  • Channel & Customer Profitability: Understanding true margin by channel, customer, and SKU, from distributors and modern trade to e-commerce and own stores.
  • Promotion, Pricing & Margin: Measuring the real P&L impact of trade spend, promotions, and pricing decisions.
  • Inventory & Working Capital: Connecting demand and supply plans to cut excess stock and free up cash.
  • The AI Advantage: Moving from forecasting to foresight, using AI to spot trends, explain variances, and speed up the planning cycle.
  • Scenario Planning: Running what-if models on costs, demand, and pricing in minutes, without waiting on IT or rebuilding spreadsheets.

Why This Matters for Consumer Goods Finance Leaders

Consumer goods companies in Hong Kong are under pressure from every direction: rising input costs, tighter margins, and customers who expect more for less. When procurement, operations, sales, and finance plan in separate silos, decisions slow down and margin leaks go unnoticed. This roundtable is a chance to learn from peers across the industry and explore a more connected, AI-driven way of planning.

This roundtable is designed for senior finance decision-makers and users, including:

  • CFOs & Finance Directors
  • Financial Controllers
  • Heads of FP&A / FP&A Directors
  • Finance Transformation Leaders

Reserve your place today to join the conversation on building a future-ready finance function.

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  • Speakers

Steven Li

Regional Director Asia & Middle East
Jedox

Verine Leong

Channel Partner
Jedox

Chris Tse

EPM Practice Lead
Shearwater Asia
  • Agenda

Exclusive for Finance and FP&A Leaders

2:00 - 2:30 PM

Registration

2:30- 2:45 PM

Welcome & Introduction by Jedox

2:45 - 3:15 PM

Discussion on key market challenges and trends impacting finance leaders from consumer goods industries

3:15 - 4:00 PM

Executive roundtable: Discussion & Peer sharing

4:00 - 4:30 PM

Open discussion & closing remarks

4:30 PM

Networking & Refreshments

**Refreshments provided**

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We look forward to having you at the event!

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