Shape the future of value creation
Strategic Finance
Shape the future of value creation
Making sound capital allocation choices has become increasingly complex. Geopolitical instability, rapid technological acceleration, and the growing financial consequences of climate change are reshaping industries and redefining how advantage is built and sustained. Financial data is abundant, yet insight alone is not enough. Interpreting structural shifts and translating them into clear strategic direction requires broader perspective, economic depth, and seasoned judgment.
These macro forces are not distant trends; they directly shape valuation, investment priorities, governance, and long-term performance. They call for finance leaders who extend their role beyond functional excellence and actively shape enterprise direction.
Strategic Finance places classical finance foundations into this evolving context. Over five immersive days, you will revisit the core foundations of finance (such as value creation, corporate governance, private markets, strategic thinking, and financial performance) and examine how each is reshaped by structural disruption, sharpening your approach to capital allocation, risk oversight, and enterprise value.
Through applied frameworks, simulations, and dialogue with faculty and practitioners, you will strengthen your ability to connect structural shifts to executive and board-level decisions, positioning finance as a central driver of resilient, long-term value creation.
Vice-President Finance & Controlling
Safe Demo SA, Switzerland
Global FP&A, Consumer Fragrances
Firmenich, Switzerland
The sessions were really dynamic, full of content, with experts delivering a nice balance between the theoretical part and business cases. It’s a very good opportunity to step back, think about what you know and exchange with people just like you.
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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.
Senior Credit Officer
Crédit Suisse, Switzerland
In this program, you’re pushed to think about different strategies and look a bit further than what you normally do. You have access to seasoned professionals, CFOs and people from different industries – from different countries and roles – and really grow your network.
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Length: 5 days on campus
