Controller, controlling and the ICV in picture and sound

48. CONGRESS OF CONTROLLERS on April 29/30, 2024

As a visitor to the Congress (conference language as well as the language of the video is German), you can take a look behind the scenes yourself and have a direct conversation with Peter Bluhm from the Performance Manager Podcast as well as with the speakers, the actors in the ICV and of course with colleagues - be it during the breaks or at the legendary Controllers' Beer Garden on the first evening of the event. Take advantage of this opportunity to gain your personal knowledge advantage.

All about the current Congress of Controllers here:
https://www.icv-controlling.com/en/events/congress-of-controllers-munich-ger.html

What does the Congress of Controllers actually feel like?

In our image video for the 48th Congress of Controllers you will get a feel for what awaits you at our renowned and yet always refreshing event for controllers, CFOs and CEOs.


Why it’s worth coming to the Congress of Controllers in Munich in 2024

Heimo Losbichler, ICV Board Chairman, and Claudia Maron, Member of the ICV Board.answer questions by Prof. Dr. Peter Bluhm, Managing Director of the Business Intelligence Consultancy at Atvisio Consult and Host of the Performance Manager Podcast, Together they discuss, among other things, what current challenges there are for controllers on the way to controlling excellence, what topics await visitors to the controller congress, why the Green Controlling Prize is being awarded for the first time as part of the congress and why participation in it too is so valuable for non-controllers.

47th CONGRESS OF CONTROLLERS 2023

Peter Bluhm from atvisio.TV regularly asks the speakers at the ICV Congress of Controllers for interviews on site. See the result here.

The Chairman summarizes (in German)

Immediately after the end of the Congress, Prof. Dr. Heimo Losbichler, ICV Chairman, in an interview with Peter Bluhm from the Performance Manager Podcast, summed up the 47th Congress of Controllers and gave a first outlook on the topics of the 48th Congress of Controllers on April 29/30, 2024.

ICV Newcomer Award

ICV Newcomer Award 2023

The winners of the ICV Newcomer Award 2023 are Shawn Pauer and Erik Lüerß. Their thesis is dedicated to the topic “Success Factors in the Implementation of Machine Learning Algorithms in Financial Forecast Processes”. In conversation with Peter Bluhm from atvisio.TV, in addition to the Award winners, also Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer, student supervisor at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, and Prof. Dr. Nicole Jekel. Jekel is the Chairwoman of the Jury for the ICV Newcomer Award.

From the ICV Awards

From the ICV Awards

ICV LIVE WEBINARS

Here you can see recordings of public ICV live webinars. You can find exclusive offers for our ICV members hier in the ICV Member Portal.

ICV Live Webinar: Sustainable corporate management & controlling

The ICV Live Webinar presents the basics of sustainable corporate management and the wealth of implications for the company as a result of the sustainability orientation of the business strategy. This also includes the finance function as well as strategic and operational corporate management. The focus is on ESG controlling, impact measurement and ESG risk management, sustainability reporting and the control and reporting of climate risk.

Speaker is Dr. Thomas Schulz from the EBS Universität. There he is responsible for management quality within the Executive School.

Language: German.

 

ICV Live Webinar: Economic benefits of sustainable corporate management

CFOs evaluate investment decisions according to whether they add value to the company in the long term. Sustainable corporate management must also be able to apply this standard, even though the pressure from customers, investors, banks and disclosure regulations (CSRD, taxonomy) is increasing.

In the webinar, you can learn what the results of studies are (portfolio level) and what channels Corporate Sustainability Performance (CSP) uses to influence Corporate Financial Performance (CFP).

Speaker is Dr. Thomas Schulz from the EBS Universität. There he is responsible for management quality within the Executive School.

Language: German.

 

ICV Live Webinar: Sustainability in projects

"Sustainability in projects" is the title of an ICV live webinar from March 2022 under the aegis of the ICV Expert Work Group Project Controlling. Siegfried Gänßlen, Expert Work Group member and former Chairman, reports on his experiences on the topic of sustainability at corporate member Hansgrohe, where he was CFO and CEO. At the manufacturer of fittings and showers in the German Black Forest, the focus on sustainability began with the appointment of an environmental officer in 1989. In the webinar, Gänßlen mainly answers the questions of the participants (language: German). 

LEADERSHIP CONCEPT CONTROLLING

Introduction to controlling - the ICV Chairman Prof. Dr. Heimo Losbichler explains the basics of controlling (language: German)

Video 1

Overview of the content of all 11 videos in this series.


Video 2

The objective: define goals in companies, eliminate pluralism of goals, motivation through identification versus incentive systems.


Video 3

Management and controlling are a recurring process of setting goals and pursuing goals: tasks and limits of planning, analysis of deviations, forecasts, dealing with uncertainty.


Video 4

Thanks to an integrated management concept, avoid crises and be financially successful in the long term.


Video 5

Definition of terms, historical development and core functions in practice as the basis of controlling.


Video 6

Video 6 also deals with the basics of controlling with definitions of terms, historical development and core functions in practice.


Video 7

Prof. Dr. Heimo Losbichler on the role model and essential tasks of controllers in practice.


Video 8

Different tasks of controlling in theory and practice; the practical concept of ICV and IGC; Differences USA - DACH; Stages of development from a scientific point of view.


Video 9

Continuation of the content of Video 8: Different tasks of controlling from the point of view of practice and theory. The practice-oriented concept of ICV and IGC; Differences USA - DACH; Stages of development from a scientific point of view.


Video 10

The penultimate video for the introduction to controlling is also dedicated to the subject complex of videos 9 and 10 (tasks of controlling in theory and practice; the practice-oriented concept of ICV and IGC; differences USA - DACH; stages of development from a scientific point of view).


Video 11

The final video for the introduction to controlling closes the thematic complex of videos 9, 10 and 11 (tasks of controlling in theory and practice; the practice-oriented concept of ICV and IGC; differences USA - DACH; stages of development from a scientific point of view).


Video 12

How is the controlling department to be integrated organizationally in the company? The organizational structure in controlling (central, decentralized, shared service center). Some practical examples.

From the ICV Partners

Controller Competence Model 2.0

The Controller Competence Model describes what competences a controller has to bring with in order to be able to perform their tasks successfully.

See above the contribution of the
IGC International Group of Controlling.

Read more about the Controller Competence Model in our
ICV ControllingWiki.

The IGC - International Group of Controlling: Partner of the ICV

The IGC is an international platform for institutions and organizations that see controlling as a core element of sustainable, successful corporate governance. The ICV is a member of the IGC. In the image video, the IGC lets people express their opinions and experiences with the organization.

Partners of the ICV