Boardroom Debates: Real conversations with people who get it
Sometimes you don’t need another keynote or panel — you need a room of people who face the same pressures you do. That’s why FAB has introduced Boardroom Debates: small, closed-door roundtables where senior leaders talk honestly about the things that don’t always make it onto a stage.
These sessions are deliberately intimate: no slides, no hierarchy, no pitching. Just focused, practical discussion shaped by the people in the room.
What makes them different
• You choose the topic that fits your world: From AI adoption and capacity challenges to client expectations, pricing pressure, staffing, cash control, system change, or managing partner-level decisions, there will be something for everyone.
• You sit with peers at your level: CFOs with CFOs, practice leaders with practice leaders — so the conversation starts at the right altitude.
• You hear real stories, not polished case studies: What worked, what didn’t, and what people wish they’d done six months earlier.
• You get to ask the questions you can’t ask anywhere else without worrying about how it sounds to clients, juniors or suppliers.
Why senior leaders value this format
• It’s practical: You leave with ideas you can use next week, not theory.
• It’s honest: People talk about real numbers, real pressures and real trade-offs.
• It’s efficient: One hour gives you more insight than weeks of searching online.
• It’s grounding: You realise you’re not the only one juggling stretched teams, rising expectations and constant regulatory change.
Examples we’re expecting to see around the table
• CFOs comparing where they cut cycle time and where automation actually saved hours
• Practice leaders swapping tactics for retaining staff without blowing the salary budget
• Directors sharing how they’ve handled tricky client exits or pricing resets
• Ops heads comparing tech migrations — the good, the bad and the avoid-at-all-costs
• Partners debating the right moment to invest, merge, outsource or hold steady
Who they are for
If you’re a CFO, finance director, partner, head of operations, senior manager or founder, these sessions give you access to the unfiltered conversations you rarely get in public settings.
The reason we created them
Leaders often tell us the same thing: “I just want to talk to people who are dealing with the same problems I am.” Boardroom Debates create exactly that space. No noise. No crowds. Just smart people comparing what’s working, and what isn’t.
If you want clarity, reassurance, new tactics or simply a chance to sense-check your thinking with people who understand your world, Boardroom Debates are the most valuable hour you’ll spend at FAB.
