Episode 68: The CFO Innovation Conference and Awards

May 12, 2015 – The CFO Innovation Conference and Awards, hosted by CFO Studio and Real Estate Strategies Corporation on May 12, 2015, at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, was an all-day business event for CFOs and other c-level executives. The Conference included 17 panels and presentations given by 51 of the most dynamic business thinkers on important topics including manufacturing, M2M, healthcare, legal spend, M&A, risk, fraud, emotional intelligence, finance, strategy, and more. Subject matter experts and promotional partners included those from Oracle, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, PwC, Robert Half, Dun & Bradstreet, BDO, Reed Smith, Russell Investments, New York Jets, Godiva, Prudential, Yorktel, Lenox, WithumSmith+Brown, Tumi, Brooklyn Nets, Covance, Sharp Electronics, TD Bank, BioNJ, Community Foodbank of NJ, Dassault Falcon Jet, Easter Seals NJ, Agfa, Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, The Alliance Group, NBA, O’Connor Davies, Jarmel-Kizel, Alliance Cost Containment, Trendline, The Medicines Company, Manufacturing Talk Radio, and other fine organizations.

CFO Conference’s Piranha Tank

One of the most anticipated events was the “Piranha Tank” show, where startups presented their ideas to a panel of potential investors in the hopes of taking their ideas to the next level.

Lewis Weiss

Mr. Lewis Weiss is Host of Manufacturing Talk Radio and President of All Metals & Forge Group, the principal sponsor of the show. He has 60 years in the metals industry as a manufacturer of open die forgings and seamless rolled rings, running a business that sells forged products globally to OEMs, major manufacturers, mid-size first- and second-tier suppliers, and small metalworking companies. Lewis Weiss puts his experience in manufacturing to good use as an expert consultant on various TV and radio programs nationwide.

Tim Grady

Mr. Tim Grady is an Executive Producer and Co-host of Manufacturing Talk Radio. He brings more than 25 years of knowledge as a senior strategist and business advisor to companies of all sizes in more than thirty industries, advising them on revving up revenues, macro and micro marketing, strategic selling, organization optimization, website ergonomics, data mining, and other external or internal factors that can accelerate or impede business operations and net profit.