MFM CFO Summit Returns With In-Person Event

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The CFO Summit, Media Financial Management Association’s (MFM’s) “signature winter event” designed to help the media industry’s financial leaders prepare for the challenges ahead, will return to an in-person experience for 2022.


Additionally, MFM has selected co-chairs and agenda for the annual summit, which will once again be held at the Grand Pelican Resort in Ft. Lauderdale.

The dates of the event at the boutique beachfront hotel on A1A are March 3-4, 2022.

The 2022 CFO Summit co-chairs are Andre Alexander, CFO of GBH; Virginia Hernandez, CFO of Trilith Studios; and Glenn Krieg, CFO of Morgan Murphy Media.

Now in its 16th year, MFM’s annual CFO Summit is an opportunity for senior media finance professionals to exchange thought leadership as they discuss ongoing and future issues facing the industry. The event features expert speakers from across the media landscape who will share best practices and lead in-depth discussions on a range of topics of importance to high-level financial professionals in the media industry.

The sessions in the two-day summit include:

  • A keynote address from Jonathan Kozy, Managing Director and Senior Macro Strategy Analyst for the Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Bank of America Corporation
  • Cybersecurity and Data Breach with speakers Robert Schechter, principal of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, and James G. Mottola, MS, CPP, CISM, Vice President – Data Privacy, Investigations and Security, Porzio Compliance Services, LLC
  • Payment Trends with Kevin Outram, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan; and Steve Bernstein, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan
  • A state of the industry presented by Mark Fratrik, SVP & Chief Economist, BIA Kelsey

“As the media industry – and it particular its financial leaders – continues to grapple with the repercussions of the ongoing pandemic, legal and political developments, and other business issues, companies must look to new strategies for growth,” said Dave Bochenek, Chair of MFM/BCCA’s Board of Directors. “The CFO Summit has long been known as the place for high-level media financial professionals to gather and share information vital to keeping their companies moving in the right direction. We’re excited that we can once again meet face to face to exchange ideas, network and be armed with new strategies and tools to effectively address what lies ahead.”


This MFM event is limited to senior financial professionals working for media companies. Attendees can obtain CPE credits over the 2-day summit. For additional details visit https://www.mediafinance.org/cfo-summit