Jian Zhou

Speaking & conversations

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Keynotes, fireside conversations and board sessions, shaped around the audience's decisions.

01

A forecast is a map of assumptions

Keynote · 30 minutes · Finance leadership summits, audit committee forums

A chief financial officer's perspective. Revenue, margin and cash forecasts depend on choices about demand, pricing, capacity and working capital. I want each major assumption to have a business owner and a visible relationship to the resulting numbers. Discussion focus: capital allocation, financial governance, investor relations, mergers & acquisitions.

02

Capital allocation needs a common language

Panel moderation · Investor and capital-markets conferences

A chief financial officer's perspective. Two investment cases can appear comparable while using different assumptions about risk, time and resource demands. A common appraisal framework makes these differences visible without pretending that every strategic benefit can be reduced to one number. Discussion focus: capital allocation, financial governance, investor relations, mergers & acquisitions.

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Recent conversations and coverage

  • Capital & Governance Quarterly · 2025

    “Capital allocation is a leadership decision, not a spreadsheet”

  • The Finance Leaders Forum · 2024

    “Inside a cross-border listing in eleven months”

  • The Boardroom Review · 2023

    “What audit committees should ask about cash”

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