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Executive Forum 2024: Navigating growth in the tech industry — organic and inorganic strategies for success in 2025
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Event type:
ON-DEMAND WEBCAST SERIES
Event location:
Online
Recommended CPE Credits:
Please note: CPE credits are not awarded for webcast replay.
Event audience:
CFOs, CAOs, controllers, tax executives and other accounting and finance executives
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Event description
The technology industry is undergoing rapid transformation, with growth becoming more critical—and more complex—than ever before. Tech executives and boards must now navigate a challenging landscape where both organic and inorganic strategies play vital roles in achieving sustainable success.
Join us for an insightful webcast where we will explore the key trends and best practices for driving growth in the tech industry through both M&A and innovation within existing operations.
We’ll discuss:
- How tech companies use M&A to gain market share and new capabilities, with insights into current trends and rising valuations.
- How realigning customer strategies and integrating innovative technologies can drive sustainable growth.
- How elevated interest rates and a focus on profitability are shaping tech valuations, with smaller companies gaining more M&A.
- How tech companies can seize transformative opportunities, from large-cap to mid-market players.
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Date and time
Original broadcast Thursday, November 07, 2024
2:00 PM ET - 3:00 PM ET
Recommended CPE credits
Please note: CPE credits are not awarded for webcast replay.
Learning objectives
- Recognize the impact of industry disruptions and how tech companies can adapt growth strategies to stay competitive in a rapidly changing landscape.
- Identify key trends shaping growth strategies in the technology industry, including both M&A and organic innovation.
- Explain key valuation trends in the technology industry, including specific examples from the software, IT services, semiconductor, and hardware sectors.
Grant Thornton speakers:
Andrea Schulz
National Managing Principal, Technology Industry,
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
Partner, Audit Services, Grant Thornton LLP
Andrea Schulz serves as Grant Thornton’s national managing partner for Technology. In this role, she oversees the growth and operations of the firm’s Technology industry practice, which encompasses a full range of audit, tax and advisory services.
San Jose, California
Industries
- Technology, media & telecommunications
Service Experience
- Audit & Assurance
Vic Sandhu
Managing Director,
Transaction Advisory Services
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
Vic’s expertise lies in leading teams to deliver operational excellence in buy-side and sell-side M&A financial diligence deals, particularly within the technology sector.
San Francisco, California
Industries
- Technology, media & telecommunications
- Private equity
- Media & entertainment
Service Experience
- Transaction advisory
- Tax Mergers & Aquisitions [M&A]
John N. Seidensticker
Principal, CFO Advisory Services
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
John has been with the Valuation %26 Modeling Group at Grant Thornton for over sixteen years. His experience includes engagements involving the valuation of businesses, intangible assets and financial instruments for tax, financial reporting, corporate planning purposes, and litigation support purposes.
Denver, Colorado
Industries
- Technology, media & telecommunications
- Energy
- Private equity
- Hospitality & Restaurants
Service Experience
- Valuation
- Commercial and growth
- Transaction advisory
Recommend field of study
Finance
Program level
Overview
Prerequisite
None
Delivery method
Group - Internet
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