Treasurers in Brazil must navigate a rapidly evolving economic landscape influenced by both domestic reforms and global geopolitical shifts. The Brazilian economy, showing moderate growth during fiscal adjustments, is shaped by the implementation of the long-awaited tax reform, which impacts corporate cash flow, pricing strategies, and compliance costs. Meanwhile, the Central Bank’s monetary policy raises questions about inflation control and the cost of capital. Globally, the return of Donald Trump’s administration in the US creates new uncertainties, including trade protectionism, shifts in monetary policy, and escalating geopolitical tensions that could affect exchange rates, capital flows, and investment strategies. This session will explore how these factors impact treasury operations, offering insights into risk mitigation strategies, liquidity management, and financial planning in an increasingly complex macroeconomic environment.

Corporate treasuries are increasingly centralising operations and banking relationships to drive transparency, efficiency, standardisation, and cost savings. However, this approach can come at the expense of local expertise, flexibility, and the ability to capitalise on local opportunities. This session will examine the delicate relationship between headquarters and local treasury teams, exploring how to maintain operational control while leveraging local market knowledge—particularly in complex and highly regulated environments like Latin America. Industry experts will share insights on effective treasury structures, navigating regulations, and strategies to achieve both global efficiency and local agility.

AI is transforming treasury—but success isn’t just about technology. While many treasury teams are experimenting with AI tools like ChatGPT and basic automation, few are unlocking its full potential to drive meaningful impact. In this session, we’ll cut through the noise and explore real-world strategies for implementing AI in treasury operations, focusing on FX automation, KYC streamlining, and data validation. We’ll discuss how AI-driven cash forecasting can slash processing time from days to minutes, reducing manual work while improving accuracy over extended periods. However, AI implementation isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about trust. Treasury teams must start small, build confidence with quick wins, and scale AI solutions that enhance, rather than disrupt, existing workflows. We’ll also demystify machine learning models, explain how they can classify transactions, predict late payments, and improve forecasting accuracy beyond human capabilities. Join us to discover practical steps to integrate AI into treasury, avoiding common pitfalls and ensuring your team embraces technology as a true business partner.

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• Treasury structures for evolving business needs – Adapting treasury frameworks to support growth
• The real time treasury – Challenges and opportunities
• Argentina – Is your treasury ready for the challenge?
• Banking on more – Are banks meeting your expectations and new business needs?

With Brazil’s high interest rates, inflation, and global economic instability, businesses must rethink how they manage working capital to maintain liquidity and support growth. In this session, we will explore how companies can unlock the hidden potential of receivables to finance operations efficiently, leveraging new regulations that enhance security for factoring and supply chain finance. Through real-world case studies, we’ll showcase how businesses are removing supplier and customer finance from balance sheets to free up cash flow. We’ll also discuss the role of digital platforms in extending financing to the long tail of suppliers, improving collaboration between treasury, sales, procurement, and finance teams. Additionally, we’ll examine the impact of working capital and supply chain finance strategies on accounting reports and credit ratings, helping treasurers and CFOs make informed decisions in Brazil’s challenging economic landscape.

As Brazil faces economic turbulence in the year 2025—with a depreciating real, soaring interest rates, and tightening fiscal policies—businesses operating in the country must grapple with the challenge of managing financial risks. However, hedging in Brazil is far from straightforward. The real is a non-convertible currency, limiting access to traditional FX instruments and increasing reliance on costly non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) or offshore hedging solutions. Additionally, strict regulatory controls on capital flows and derivatives complicate risk management. With high hedging costs driven by volatile spreads and interventionist policies, companies must carefully weigh the trade-off between financial protection and affordability. This session will explore whether hedging is a necessity or an unnecessary burden, offering practical insights into navigating Brazil’s currency risks, interest rate fluctuations, and regulatory landscape in an increasingly uncertain economic environment.

As Brazil continues its digital financial revolution, corporate treasurers must stay ahead of the evolving payment landscape. Pix has already transformed transactions, and with innovations like Pix Automático set to streamline recurring payments, the system is poised for even greater adoption. Meanwhile, Drex, Brazil’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), is ushering in a new era of tokenized assets, programmable finance, and automated trade settlements, redefining the future of financial intermediation. In this session, we will explore the next wave of developments in Pix and Drex, the challenges and opportunities they present, and the profound impact they will have on corporate treasuries. How can businesses leverage these technologies to enhance cash flow efficiency and optimise payment processing? What regulatory and security considerations should treasurers prepare for? With growing discussions on cross-border interoperability, we will also examine how Pix and Drex could soon facilitate seamless international transactions, transforming global trade and corporate financial operations. Join us as we dive into the innovations shaping Brazil’s financial ecosystem and discuss the strategies treasurers can adopt to thrive in this rapidly evolving environment.

With interest rates expected to potentially exceed 15% and inflation surpassing the Central Bank’s target, treasurers must adopt strategic liquidity management to navigate a volatile financial landscape. Globally, persistent inflation in the US and Europe is keeping interest rates elevated, influencing capital flows and impacting the Brazilian economy through currency fluctuations and trade imbalances. In this session, we will explore the best strategies for corporate treasurers to preserve liquidity, mitigate risks, and optimise returns amid tightening financial conditions. We look at ways to diversify risk exposure, exploit high-yield opportunities, and prepare for potential monetary policy shifts that could impact corporate financial planning in 2025-26 and beyond.