Diarmuid (Dim) Early and Pieter Pienaar are the best spreadsheeters in the world. They’ve won the Professional and Collegiate Microsoft Excel World Championships in December 2025, respectively. They’ve beaten 11 other finalists to solve complex Excel puzzles in front of an audience. And they will join us for an exclusive conversation to tell us how they did it!

For over three decades, Excel has been the backbone of business, finance, and analysis across industries. It’s used by over 1.3 billion people worldwide, from students and analysts to CFOs and data scientists. Whether it’s modeling complex financial scenarios, building dynamic dashboards, or cleaning up messy datasets, Excel remains one of the most versatile and widely used tools in the world.

CFA Institute is a proud sponsor of the Microsoft Excel World Championship and the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge 2026.

Timings:
9AM EST | 2PM GMT | 9PM HKT