Bengaluru hosts India’s top CFOs at an Exclusive Leadership Forum

Bengaluru recently saw India’s senior finance leaders gather for the Bengaluru Chapter 2025 of the CFO Story Club™ on July 25, setting a benchmark for CFO-focused leadership experiences in the country.

The full-day event brought together over 200 finance leaders from more than 120 top companies under the theme, ‘Winning Amidst Volatility – The Future-Ready CFO’.The agenda blended visionary keynotes, high-impact panels, and closed-door roundtables covering AI in finance, agility in volatile markets, cost transformation, and capital allocation strategies. “Bengaluru was a powerful example of how curated connections and relevant conversations can spark real change,” said Razum Rajan, Group Managing Director of Competitors View, adding, “When you connect India’s top CFOs with innovation, purpose, and opportunity, the ripple effects go far beyond the conference hall.

We are looking forward to opening new chapters in Singapore and Dubai soon.”Shriya Fathwani, Head International Business of The CFO Story Club™, said, “Our club exists to create a high-trust, high-impact environment where the country’s most influential finance leaders can connect, collaborate, and shape the financial future of Indian business.”

‘Collaborative energy was remarkable’Participants heard from some of the world’s leading CFOs. Navin Sharma, CFO, Raymond Engineering Business, said, “What impressed me most was the sharp focus on real-world challenges — from AI to cost transformation.

Every session felt relevant and actionable.” Balaji Mani, CFO & Finance Director, Amazon Pay described it as “truly a premium experience for finance leaders”. Ramamoorthy R, Finance Director at Tesco, saidd he appreciated “the exchange of real-world challenges and solutions with peers”, adding, “That dialogue makes the learning deeply relevant.

”Other speakers highlighted the collaborative energy and solution-oriented discussions.

While Harikumar Thiagarajan, CFO, Shell said, “In a volatile environment, CFOs must evolve from being reactive guardians to proactive business leaders”, Maria Myloth, Finance Director, Schneider Electric added, “The collaborative energy in the room was remarkable. The Club is shaping the future of the finance profession by bringing leaders together.

”A Catalyst for Strategic ConversationsFounded nearly a decade ago, the CFO Story Club™ has grown into an invite-only network of senior finance leaders, known for creating high-trust forums for its 13,600+ members that go beyond surface-level networking. “Usually networking is surface-level, but here the conversations were deep, strategic, and built on trust,” said Meera Sanghvi of Lowes. With the Bengaluru chapter concluded, the now looks ahead to Mumbai on September 25, continuing its focus on connecting senior finance decision-makers for meaningful collaboration and actionable insights.

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