Steve Bustin, the founder of Vada Media, shares tips on preparing and delivering a more engaging presentation. He discusses how finance professionals can tailor their message to communicate effectively with non-finance colleagues and how to overcome nerves when presenting. He also reveals his “6-6-6” rule of PowerPoint.

What makes a leader? How does poor leadership limit organisations? Those are among the topics discussed with Ron Rael, CPA, CGMA. Rael, CEO of The High Road Institute, also shares insights on how to develop leaders and the art and science of strong leadership.

Stan Berman, CPA, CGMA, an advisor to Global Impact, speaks about some of the challenges faced by not-for-profits – everything from financial transparency to the special care it takes when hiring finance professionals. He also offers advice for accountants considering a board position with a not-for-profit. Global Impact is a not-for-profit organisation based in the Washington, D.C., area. Berman has more than three decades of experience working in the not-for-profit sector, including seven years as CFO of Global Impact.

Steve Player, CPA, CGMA, the programme director for the Beyond Budgeting Round Table in North America, offers tips on how companies and finance professionals can spend less time looking to the past and more time planning for the future using rolling forecasts.