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Your learning journey

Designed to ensure you apply the ideas and concepts you learn directly to your own work.

Your learning journey

Designed to ensure you apply the ideas and concepts you learn directly to your own work.

Kick-off

liVe virtual, one 1-hour session

  • Meet your Program Director, Salvatore Cantale, and your fellow participants.
  • Discuss the learning journey and what you can expect to gain from the program.
Prepare

liVe virtual, one 2-hour session

  • Engage in a preparatory session to discuss high-level topics, such as geopolitics.
  • Dive into your preparatory work to maximize your on-campus learning experience.
Dive in

on campus, 5 days

Learn to tackle essential finance challenges and elevate strategic decision-making across key topics, including:

  • Finance and value creation
  • Inflation and its effects on asset prices
  • Non-market macro forces
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Sustainable finance
  • CFO as a mentor
  • AI in finance
  • The token economy
  • Derivatives
  • Private markets
  • Investment
  • Venture capital
  • The evolving role of the CFO
  • Must-win battles

 

Learn from real and relevant case-studies, open sessions to discuss your issues, group exercises, videos and simulations. You will also benefit from the rich experiences of your classmates, representing a broad range of nationalities and industries.

Note: the content of the sessions might vary depending on the cohort.

Reconnect

liVe virtual, two 90-minute sessions with a coach

  • Join two dedicated calls with a small group of peers and a coach to discuss your progress on your program challenge. Share how you’ve applied your learnings within your organization.
  • Form a lasting community with your fellow executives to continue exchanging ideas and insights.

Program schedule

Strategic Finance 1, 2025

Module

Date

Duration

Location

Kick off

30 April 2025, 12:30-13:30 (CEST)

1-hour session

LiVe virtual

Prepare

To be announced

One 2-hour preparatory session on Finance

LiVe virtual

Dive in

19-23 May 2025, 8:30-18:00 (CEST)

(with some evening dinners)

5 days

On campus

Reconnect

Flexible timing

Two 90-minute sessions with a coach

LiVe virtual

Strategic Finance 2, 2025

Module

Date

Duration

Location

Kick off

To be announced

1-hour session

LiVe virtual

Prepare

To be announced

One 2-hour preparatory session on Finance

LiVe virtual

Dive in

20-24 October 2025, 8:30-18:00 (CEST)

(with some evening dinners)

5 days

On campus

Reconnect

Flexible timing

Two 90-minute sessions with a coach

LiVe virtual

One step closer to joining IMD alumni network

Successful completion of this program takes you one step closer to joining IMD’s powerful alumni network.

130k+ alumni

Networking

250+ events per year

Communities

50+ clubs worldwide

Resources