How to Create Long-Term Value With Cost Differentiation

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Live session on October 16, 2026

10:00 a.m. EDT

1 hour

What you’ll learn

  • Develop a differentiated cost structure based on your organization's unique capabilities and sources of value

  • Align cost optimization decisions with long-term value creation

  • Identify which costs should be protected, optimized or reduced based on their contribution to differentiation

  • Support sustained, capital-efficient and profitable growth through more strategic resource allocation


Despite executing multiple rounds of cost reduction in recent years, many CFOs still struggle to position their organizations for long-term value creation. Economic uncertainty continues to increase pressure to reduce costs, but traditional cost optimization approaches can undermine the capabilities and investments that drive competitive advantage.


Join this session to learn how leading finance teams develop a differentiated cost structure based on their organization's unique capabilities and differentiators. Explore how cost differentiation can help CFOs make more strategic cost optimization and funding decisions to support sustained, capital-efficient and profitable growth.


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Michelle Carlsen

Director Analyst

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Field of Study: Business Management and Organization
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
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