ACG NJ Breakfast Meeting | Global Disruption, Local Decisions: Inside Panasonic with Michael Stephani, Head of Finance | June 16, 2026

Global Disruption, Local Decisions: Inside Panasonic with Michael Stephani, Head of Finance

In today’s market, leaders are being asked to make bigger decisions with less certainty.

Join ACG NJ for a timely breakfast conversation with Michael Stephani, Head of Finance at Panasonic, led by Michael Hadjiloucas, of EisnerAmper’s Corporate Tax Group.

Together, they will explore the issues many business leaders are wrestling with right now, including onshoring, U.S. manufacturing realities, domestic versus international growth, tariffs, energy credits, automation, AI, hiring, global competition, and the impact of geopolitical disruption on strategy and supply chain decisions.

Attendees will also hear Michael Stephani’s perspective on where Panasonic is investing, what is driving growth, what separates smart growth from risky growth, and what today’s CFOs, advisors, and emerging finance leaders should be focused on now.

This is a unique opportunity to hear a candid conversation between two accomplished leaders on how a global company is navigating growth, risk, and investment in a rapidly changing environment.

Featured Speakers

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Michael Stephani, Head of Finance, Panasonic
Mike Stephani is the head of finance at Panasonic North America where he oversees financial operations for a region of approximately $14B. He is a finance executive with a proven track record of driving performance and improving operational efficiency across both manufacturing and service-based organizations. He has experience leading transformation initiatives that deliver measurable business impact.

Mike operates best at the intersection of finance and operations, partnering cross-functionally to drive results, improve decision-making, and align financial strategy with business objectives. He views technology as a key enabler of scalable, sustainable growth.

His leadership approach centers on building strong processes and high-performing teams. He prioritizes developing talent, fostering collaboration, and creating environments where people and performance thrive.

He is an MBA, CPA, Fulbright Scholar, and active board and leadership committee member. 

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Michael Hadjiloucas, Partner-in-Charge, National Corporate Tax Group, Eisner Advisory Group LLC
With nearly 30 years of experience, Michael’s expertise includes both domestic and international corporate taxation, acquisitions, reorganizations with both publicly traded and private companies.

Michael has extensive experience with corporate, partnerships, individual and tax-exempt entity tax returns and representation of Federal and state audits. In addition, he is one of the firm’s authorities in tax provisions and uncertain tax positions (ASC 740). He advises the firm’s tax and audit clients with all tax matters including, tax provisions mergers and acquisitions, stock options, research and development tax credits, transfer pricing and state tax matters.

Since joining the firm in 2005, Michael has been responsible for the firm’s major domestic and international publicly traded and private clients (with some in billions of sales) within the manufacturing and service industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, life science, technology, telecom, distribution and retail.

In the community, Michael is an active board member of Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and involved with BioNJ. He is also part of the board of various Hellenic organizations and served as Chairman of Greek American Chamber and Vice President of Cyprus U.S. Chamber.

Prior to joining the firm, Michael was with a Big 4 accounting firm for 10 years.