The BeyondTheBlack Agenda Is Live

Prepare to elevate your finance and accounting strategies and processes in 2024 and beyond.

The full agenda for BeyondTheBlack is now available, and this year's event is set to be the best yet! Get ready to achieve more than you thought possible over three exciting days with an agenda featuring a range of engaging sessions specifically for professionals in the Office of the CFO.

Here’s everything you need to know to start planning your BeyondTheBlack experience.

Regardless of your position or BlackLine role, BeyondTheBlack sessions offer knowledge, skill building, and networking opportunities to take your career to the next level.  Before you dive into the full agenda, here’s a round-up of the session types so you can tailor your personal agenda based on your BeyondTheBlack learning goals. Plus, we’ve highlighted a few sessions to get you started based on some of the most popular topics.

General Sessions deliver high-impact perspectives from leaders in the F&A community. They’ll offer viewpoints that emphasize the importance of innovation and strategic thinking. Session topics include:

• Celebrate With Us: Recognizing Customer Achievements

• Future-Ready: Accurate, Efficient & Intelligent Financial Operations

• Achieving Excellence: Proven Strategies & Results

Future-Ready Innovation sessions will dive into cutting-edge strategies and AI-driven approaches to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving F&A landscape.

• What's Next: BlackLine's 2025 Roadmap

• AI Unveiled: Future-Ready Record-to-Report 

BlackLine Customer Sessions offer real-world use cases and success stories directly from our customers. Here are just a few of the incredible customers speaking at BeyondTheBlack:

• Hershey's Sweet Success with BlackLine

• How CVS Health Capitalizes on Its Center of Excellence

• Delta Takes Off on Their Journey to Finance Transformation

• Moderna's Formula for Achievable Transformation

BlackLine Product Sessions will show you how to unlock the full potential of BlackLine solutions and discover the latest product updates and features. Learn how to implement best practices to automate end-to-end financial processes. Topics cover Financial Close, Invoice-to-Cash, Consolidation & Financial Analytics, Intercompany, Accounting Studio, and here are some sample sessions:

• Rise Above Repetition: Automate Your Bank Reconciliations

• Real Results: Cash Flow Transformations from the Frontlines

• Vertically Integrated Financial Analysis

• BlackLine's Cutting-Edge Intercompany Innovations

SAP & BlackLine Sessions are curated for SAP customers to continue to enhance finance operations:

• Jumpstart Your Move to S/4 with SAP & BlackLine

• Unifying Your SAP Financial Processes with BlackLine

• SAP & BlackLine Customer Panel

• Better Together: How BlackLine Extends SAP Solutions

Partner Sessions will offer the latest trends, strategies, and insights from top BlackLine partners, including our Titanium Partners Deloitte, EY, and SAP.

BlackLine University Day is a full-day in-person learning experience. You can choose from various courses and workshops—from interactive and hands-on classes to product overviews and deep dives. We guarantee you’ll take home practical, actionable knowledge you can immediately apply at your organization. Learn more about this exclusive opportunity.

Networking Opportunities allow you to decompress at the end of each conference day. As a BeyondTheBlack attendee, you’ll have exclusive access to these receptions and parties where you can mingle with other attendees, discuss what you learned, and have fun! Check out the events.

No matter your industry or role, BeyondTheBlack will equip you with real-world tips and strategies along with unique perspectives on the latest trends essential to your role and organization.