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Capitalism can’t function without a healthy system of accounting. The breakthrough from feudalism to capitalism in Renaissance and Reformation Europe was only made possible by the emergence of professional accountants. And a dearth of accountants — or a dearth of respect for accountants — has spelled trouble ever since.

The world economy, while expanding overall, is still vulnerable to cycles of recession and growth. Identifying these early and planning accordingly can enable individuals and organizations to truly maximize opportunities. The CFO is uniquely placed to spot the signs of a recession before anyone else. We’ll look at how and why this is the case and key takeaways for CFOs and company leadership.

There is said to be a traditional Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times.” And interesting times these surely are. A stock market that was seemingly incapable of going down has now shown that it can move in both directions. Supply chain solutions seem further off than ever, gas prices and other inputs are through the roof, inflation seems borderline out of control, tech companies are dealing with slowing growth and rationalization, the global political climate is in flux, and those are just the headlines.