The CFO's Risk Stack: What Breaks Between Series B and the S-1

Somewhere between a Series B and an S-1, the things that used to work stop working. A close that was fine at 50 people is a problem at 500. Controls that lived in one person’s head become an audit finding. D&O cover that was a line item becomes a board conversation. Most finance teams build this stack in the wrong order and find out when something breaks. This evening is a small, off-the-record conversation about what actually breaks, in what order, and what it costs to fix late. No slides, no presentations, no vendor pitches. CFOs who have been through it, with the advisors who were in the room. What we will cover What to build first, and what can safely waitInternal controls and audit readiness before anyone asks for itClose discipline, reporting maturity and data you would be happy to put in front of an auditor or a bankD&O, cyber and the risk transfer decisions that usually get made too lateWhat boards, auditors, bankers and insurers expect from a finance team at each stageThe hires and the systems that actually move the needle Who should attend CFOs, VPs and Heads of Finance, and Chief Accounting Officers at venture-backed, PE-backed and public companies in the Bay Area. The evening 5:30 PM Arrival, food and drinks6:00 PM Panel discussion6:45 PM Open Q&A7:15 PM Networking8:00 PM Close Panel Tom Alderman, CFO at HopSkipDrive, raised more than $600M and took Getaround public.Armen Poghosyan, CFO at Britive, was a tech banker at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse. He played a key role in the $600M IPO of Qimonda, the largest tech IPO of 2006.Bonnie Tomei, CFO at International Battery Company, has worked on about two dozen deals, including the sale of Aquantia to Marvell. Preet Gill will moderate. He leads Lockton’s Global Technology Practice and has spent nearly two decades advising tech companies on how D&O and cyber coverage need to change on the way to an IPO. Moderated by Preet Gill, Global Technology Practice Leader, Lockton Hosts Murray Newlands, CEO, Open Future ForumYvonne Newlands, Chief Business Officer, Open Future ForumPreet Gill, Global Technology Practice Leader, LocktonLouis Lehot, Partner, Foley & LardnerChristina Bui, VP, Managed Business Solutions, Robert Half | ProtivitiEllie Yashiro, Managing Director, First Citizens Innovation Banking About Open Future Forum Open Future Forum is a global executive community founded in Silicon Valley in 2019, creating spaces where leaders expand what’s possible. Through Forum Select, its private gatherings, and Forum Events, its open panels, it brings executives together to build relationships, exchange ideas and learn from peers. It runs series for C-suite leaders (CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CISOs and General Counsel), investors (VC and Private Equity), and builders (YC Founders and AI Leaders). Open Future Forum also publishes original research based on first-party surveys and insights from its community. Learn more at openfutureforum.com. Our Partners Foley & Lardner LLPFoley & Lardner is a nationally recognized top law firm with a Chambers-ranked venture and emerging companies practice advising founders and venture investors from formation through financings, commercialization, M&A, and scale. We bring the speed, experience, and practicality startups need, with the rigor and deep specialist bench investors expect, so deals get done efficiently and companies stay ready to go from garage to global. Find us at the event, meet us at our San Francisco or Palo Alto offices, or contact Louis Lehot at llehot@foley.com. LocktonLockton’s Global Technology Risk Practice advises technology companies, founders, finance leaders and investors on complex risk and insurance strategies across M&A, financing and growth. As the world’s largest independent insurance brokerage, they combine deep technology sector expertise with transaction advisory capabilities to help clients diligence risk, structure insurance solutions and navigate acquisitions, exits and scale. They help clients…