As CFOs shape their 2026 strategies and budgets, they need to gauge just how long some of the challenges they faced in the past year might linger. 

Regulatory uncertainty, including shifting tariff policies, and the potential perks and perils of artificial intelligence, are likely to remain formidable forces for the foreseeable future. This makes it imperative that finance professionals continue to take time to keep up with rapid change and the latest best practices to prepare their businesses for success.

Connecting with peers and industry experts is a critical way for finance professionals to build out effective strategies in today’s ever-evolving business landscape. With that in mind, CFO Dive has compiled a list of some of the key financial conferences upcoming in 2026.

Radiance 26 Office of the CFO Conference

Feb. 23-25

Dallas, Texas

Hosted by agentic AI platform provider HighRadius, the Radiance 26 conference will feature sessions focusing on the growing “Office of the CFO” market. The three-day conference will include talks by Danielle Leonard, director - supply chains ops - O2C for L’Oreal, on how the retailer tapped AI agents to give its account receivables a “facelift,” as well as a session with Jacob Whetsone, director for Danone Americas on how the company added back $25.5 million in working capital.

The conference will also feature keynote speakers including Tyler Shultz, a Theranos whistleblower, who will lead a conversation focusing on how “financial hype, boardroom blindspots, and broken ethics” contributed to Theranos’ collapse, as well as the lessons finance leaders can learn from it, according to the conference’s agenda. Attendees can also earn up to 15 CPE credits from the conference.   

WSJ CFO Council Summit

March 23-24

Palo Alto, California

The Wall Street Journal’s CFO Summit will focus on how finance chiefs are responding to ongoing challenges and geopolitical change, as well as how such leaders are thinking about the place of artificial intelligence in the workforce and if the technology is beginning to “reshape” companies.

The summit will aim to answer key questions — such as if proposed changes by the Trump administration in areas such as proxy reporting are likely to be put into practice, and how CFOs can prepare for those changes if they are implemented. Participants in the summit will include Gina Mastantuono, CFO of ServiceNow, HP finance chief Marie Myers, and Amrita Ahuja, CFO of Block. 

CONNECT CFO Leadership Summit

April 12-14

Austin, Texas

The spring conference hosted by the Quartz network will focus on some of the challenges that are top of mind for CFOs, including how to implement sustainability inside finance and how to navigate the impact of AI and automation inside of their workforces. The event will include panels on subjects including how automation is “elevating employee productivity within finance, as well as a session on how leadership can navigate finance in a shifting political landscape. 

Event speakers will include Anaïs Lempereur, CFO of Hallmark Media, Juan Iranzo, finance chief for Mercado Libre, and Marcus Silveira, global director of strategy and operations for Dell Technologies.

AICPA & CIMA CFO Conference

April 13-15

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida

The spring conference hosted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants will feature roundtable discussions as well as two pre-conference workshops included in the cost of the event: a “crisis lab” which will include scenarios from cyberattacks to disruptions in capital and how CFOs can respond to them, as well as a workshop focusing on practical applications of AI for CFOs. 

Speakers will include Tabitha Brace, Senior Vice President, VFS Region Europe North & Central for Volvo Financial Services and Jessica McClain, CFO of the American Staffing Association.

Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo

May 27-29

National Harbor, Maryland

The annual symposium hosted by Gartner will include discussions focusing on the items that remain on many CFOs’ priority lists, such as incorporating AI into finance, cost optimization and growth planning. The event will feature a keynote speech on AI in finance led by Gartner Senior Director Analyst Clement Christensen, discussing the strategies and mindsets finance leaders can take to ensure their AI investments pay dividends. 

Other panel topics will include how to improve the use of AI and predictive analytics inside one’s planning software, and how leaders can rethink cost structures for the long-term.

CFO Leadership Conference

June 3-5

Boston, Massachusetts

The three-day spring conference by the CFO Leadership Council will focus on providing finance leaders with the “real tactics” needed to become a strategic leader as they deal with persistent macroeconomic change.  

The event will include a keynote by Charles Wagner, CFO and COO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, on navigating uncertainty in biotech and how finance chiefs can drive sustained growth in the current environment. 

Karen Walker, CFO & Office of the CEO for cloud security provider Sysdig, will give a keynote focused on the “CFO playbook” for hypergrowth, cyber risk and high-velocity finance, while Tim Naddy, VP of finance for minor league baseball team the Savannah Bananas will give a keynote on how CFOs can lead transformation while protecting the “iconic” aspects of their businesses.