Marina
Spyrou
CIO at PPFA
"When Finance and Technology Lead Together: Creating Enterprise Value Through Digital Transformation"
"When Finance and Technology Lead Together: Creating Enterprise Value Through Digital Transformation"
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Session: When Finance and Technology Lead Together: Creating Enterprise Value Through Digital Transformation
This presentation highlights how sustained CIO–CFO partnership can fundamentally reshape the finance function and deliver measurable enterprise value.It will showcase how the CIO and CFO can move beyond traditional role boundaries to jointly lead a digital transformation of finance—reimagining financial processes, modernizing technology platforms, and building the digital capabilities of the finance workforce. Rather than treating transformation as a series of system implementations, aligning investment decisions, talent strategy, and governance under a shared vision focused on business outcomes and long-term value creation.
It will illustrate how coordinated leadership enables greater transparency into financial performance, faster and more confident decision-making, improved capital allocation, and a finance organization capable of operating at the speed and scale of the enterprise. Most importantly, it shows how collaboration between finance and technology leaders can turn complexity into clarity and investment into impact—ensuring that transformation efforts translate into sustainable results rather than incremental change.
This is about technology adoption. It is a demonstration of how executive alignment at the CIO–CFO level becomes a decisive force in protecting, accelerating, and creating enterprise value—and why organizations that fail to institutionalize this partnership will struggle to succeed where execution velocity and enterprise agility are strategic differentiators.
Key Takeaways
- Finance transformation is a leadership model, not a technology program
- CIO–CFO alignment turns investment into measurable enterprise value
- Formalizing the CIO–CFO partnership gains resilience and execution advantage
Bio
Marina Spyrou is the Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer for a global nonprofit organization. She is a collaborative global leader with over 20 years of experience building high-performing teams and driving enterprise-wide initiatives that align cybersecurity, IT strategy, business objectives and operations. She excels at fostering trust, collaboration, and cross-functional alignment, ensuring technology drives innovation and operational excellence.A transformative leader, Marina is known for her ability to develop talent, cultivate inclusive teams, and create strong partnerships with executives, stakeholders, and clients. She simplifies complex challenges, enabling teams to execute strategic initiatives effectively while maintaining agility in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
As a trusted business partner to boards and senior executives, Marina champions strategic planning, operational excellence, and innovation while ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Her ability to build cohesive teams, drive cultural change, and inspire collaboration makes her a catalyst for sustained success. Marina is a dynamic leader with expertise in business strategy, technology, cybersecurity, operations, risk management, and big data. She excels in implementing innovative technologies and driving business operations to enhance efficiency and growth.
Marina is a 2025 Global CIO 100 Award winner, a 2025 NewYorkCISO ORBIE Award winner and a respected voice as a digital transformation leader, cybersecurity governance, organizational resilience, and the future of ethical, people-centered security and technology leadership.
