Leading corporate treasurers on the 2024 speaker line-up included

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  David Steffa

  Director of treasury,

  Snowflake

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  David Steffa

  Director of treasury,

  Snowflake

  • 04:40pm
    Workflow management optimisation in treasury operations

  David Steffa serves as the Director of Treasury at Snowflake Inc., where he joined as the first Treasury hire in 2019.  He established the Treasury function ahead of the company’s IPO and oversees Snowflake’s treasury operations including capital markets, investment management, foreign currency risk management, and cash forecasting.  He has over 15 years of Treasury experience having previously worked at other technology companies, including eBay, VMware, and Agilent Technologies.  David holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad de los Andes in Colombia and earned his MBA from UC Davis.

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  Chris Ingoldsby

  VP, treasurer,

  National Veterinary Associates, Inc.

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  Chris Ingoldsby

  VP, treasurer,

  National Veterinary Associates, Inc.

  • 02:20pm
    Tech tune up: TMS/ERP upgrades and APIs

  With over 20 years of experience in corporate treasury, Chris’ corporate finance and treasury-related experience includes currency hedging (cash flow and balance sheet), fixed income investing, corporate cash management, debt management including interest rate hedging, capital structure, investor relations, insurance, financial planning and analysis, and accounting. He is expert in risk management, and has strong experience designing and effectively implementing corrective plans. Past projects include debt financing transactions, treasury workstation implementation, global third-party payment outsourcing, and shared service center implementation. He has worked in a range of professional environments, from expansive start-up ventures to Fortune 500 corporations. Chris holds a BA in Economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder, an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and is a CFA charterholder.

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  Arun Batra

  VP, treasurer,

  Bloom Energy

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  Arun Batra

  VP, treasurer,

  Bloom Energy

  • 04:40pm
    Liquidity management: stepping up controls

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  Arijit Dasgupta

  Assistant treasurer,
  Viatris

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  Arijit Dasgupta

  Assistant treasurer,
  Viatris

  • 02:00pm
    Working capital efficiencies: success strategies

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  Alice Xu

  VP corporate treasurer,

  Workday

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  Alice Xu

  VP corporate treasurer,

  Workday

  • 04:00pm
    Role of currency hedging and FX automation

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  Anshul Patni

  Senior director, head of treasury,

  Instacart

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  Anshul Patni

  Senior director, head of treasury,

  Instacart

  • 02:20pm
    Tech tune up: TMS/ERP upgrades and APIs

  Anshul is an International senior executive with extensive experience in treasury management, capital markets, foreign exchange hedging, banking, and controls. He is adept at helping fast growing companies to build treasury capabilities, which support expansion goals and at supporting large global organizations undergoing significant change due to transformation and/ or M&A activities. In his current role as the Head of Treasury at Instacart he manages a team of Treasury professionals across multiple areas within Treasury including capital markets, foreign exchange, cash management, cash operations, corporate investments, banking infrastructure and treasury technology.

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  Cathy Fields

  Assistant treasurer, sr. director of global risk management,

  Hitachi Digital LLC

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  Cathy Fields

  Assistant treasurer, sr. director of global risk management,

  Hitachi Digital LLC

  • 10:00am
    The strategic treasurer: taking a c-suite seat

  Cathy has been involved with Treasury or Treasury related functions in a multi-national environment for 30+ years. She is currently the Assistant Treasurer and Director of Global Risk Management at Hitachi Vantara LLC. She is responsible for Global Treasury Operations which includes Banking, FX Strategies, Cash and Liquidity Management, Debt, Investments, Insurance Risk Management and anything else Treasury needs to do to support the company’s continued growth throughout the world.

  Cathy is currently on assignment in Singapore, helping to lead a Treasury transformation project for Hitachi Ltd. the Japan parent for Hitachi Vantara LLC.

  Cathy has a BS in Exercise Physiology from California State University Fullerton and earned her MBA in International Business from National University. Cathy has held her CTP certification (formerly CCM) since 1998.

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  Bruce Edlund

  Group director, assistant treasurer,

  Cloud Software Group

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  Bruce Edlund

  Group director, assistant treasurer,

  Cloud Software Group

  • 12:00pm
    Roundtables

  • 10:00am
    Precision in cash prediction: finding the formulae

  Bruce Edlund is Senior Director, Assistant Treasurer at Citrix Systems, Inc. based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Edlund manages a global team of four who are responsible for cash and liquidity management, investments, cash flow and balance sheet hedging, bank relationships and stock buyback. Mr. Edlund has over 14 years of treasury experience as Assistant Treasurer at DIRECTV Latin America, Senior Corporate Treasury Manager at Citrix, Director of Global Cash Management at Walmart Stores, Inc. and returning to Citrix in 2014. His experience in very different-sized companies in different industries has given Mr. Edlund a wealth of experience into different ways of tackling treasury’s challenges. Prior to corporate treasury, Mr. Edlund worked for five years in investment banking in Latin America, primarily at Bank of America. Mr. Edlund has a MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management where he maintains ties and has been a regular guest judge for their FORAD finance competition. He also has B.A. degrees in Economics and French from California State University, Sacramento. After studying, living and/or working in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and South America, Mr. Edlund speaks French and Spanish. With his work in Latin America along with living in South Florida for 13 years, he is conversant in Spanish.

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  Debbie Kaya

  Senior director of treasury,

  Cisco Systems, Inc.

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  Debbie Kaya

  Senior director of treasury,

  Cisco Systems, Inc.

  Debbie is the Global Cash and Operations Director for Cisco Systems, Inc. based in San Jose, California. She is responsible for the Global Cash Management, investment and defined contribution (401k) operations as well as Global Stock Plan Services and M&A Payroll/Stock. Debbie joined Cisco in 1999 and has held various roles throughout Cisco’s Finance Organization. She has worked in Sales Finance FP&A, Supply Chain Finance, and Treasury.

  In addition to working at Corporate Head Quarters in San Jose, Debbie worked within the Investment Operations team in Reno, Nevada and was the EMEA Cash Manager and acting APAC Cash Manager based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  She has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry. Debbie holds a Bachelor of Science from The University of California, Los Angeles and a Masters in Business Administration from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

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  Deepa Palamuttam

  Senior director, finance technology,

  PayPal

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  Deepa Palamuttam

  Senior director, finance technology,

  PayPal

  • 02:20pm
    Tech tune up: TMS/ERP upgrades and APIs

  Deepa Palamuttam, Sr Director Finance Technology enablement at PayPal has been in her current role for a year. In this role she is responsible to ensure technology enablement for all pillars of Finance, ensuring full utilization of existing tools, implementing solutions to alleviate inefficiencies with a future proof vision. She is also working with the transformation team to seamlessly transition to S4/HANA. Prior to joining PayPal, Deepa was a Director of Treasury Controls, Cash Management and Technology at Intel Corporation.

  Deepa is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), has a BS in Computer Engineering form Bombay University in India, and MBA from Santa Clara University, California

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  Regina Ochev

  SVP, treasury,

  Prologis

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  Regina Ochev

  SVP, treasury,

  Prologis

  • 11:20am
    Managing ongoing inflation, interest rate risks and counterparty risk

  Regina Ochev is a Senior Vice President of Treasury at Prologis where she oversees public capital raising, management of company’s banking and rating agency relationships, foreign exchange strategy, liquidity planning, global cash operations and investments. Regina has spent fourteen years at Prologis driving and transforming Treasury department as the company quadrupled its balance sheet, entered new markets and increased assets under management more than ten-fold. She has participated in numerous banking and industry conferences including AFP and EuroFinance. Prior to joining Prologis, Regina spent eight years in a variety of corporate treasury and risk management roles at International Paper Company, Hewlett Packard and Charles Schwab. Regina holds an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from University of San Francisco. She is a California CPA.

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  Robert Lau

  Treasurer and head of real estate and workplace,

  Informatica

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  Robert Lau

  Treasurer and head of real estate and workplace,

  Informatica

  • 11:20am
    Managing ongoing inflation, interest rate risks and counterparty risk

  Robert Lau is the Treasurer and Head of Real Estate and Workplace at Informatica.  In addition to his Treasury and Real Estate responsibilities, Robert was previously responsible for Investor Relations and Stock Administration when Informatica was a private company.  Prior to joining Informatica, Robert held treasury and finance roles at Yahoo! Inc. and Agilent Technologies and was a Tax professional at Price Waterhouse Coopers.

  Robert received a Masters in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.  Robert also has a Masters in Tax from Golden Gate University.  Robert is a CFA Charterholder and CPA (Certified Public Accountant).

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  Tim Muindi

  VP, treasurer,

  ServiceNow

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  Tim Muindi

  VP, treasurer,

  ServiceNow

  • 04:40pm
    Workflow management optimisation in treasury operations

  Tim Muindi is the Treasurer at ServiceNow. In this role, Tim is responsible for Capital Markets, Treasury Operations, Currency Risk Management, Investments, and Insurance. Tim was the key architect of ServiceNow’s $100M Racial Equity Fund launched in February 2021 with the objective of building equitable opportunities within Black communities by facilitating sustainable wealth creation through homeownership, affordable housing, entrepreneurship, and neighborhood revitalization.

  Prior to joining ServiceNow, Tim held several Treasury roles in various industries including social media, software, internet infrastructure, smart grid technology, data storage devices, and transportation.

  Tim earned a B.A. in International Business from Whitworth University in Washington and an MBA from Willamette University in Oregon.

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  Vidhi Jain

  Global treasurer,

  Qualtrics

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  Vidhi Jain

  Global treasurer,

  Qualtrics

  • 11:20am
    The journey: treasury transformation through process optimization
  • 12:00pm
    Money markets and investments

  Vidhi is the Treasurer and Head of Global Finance Shared Services at Qualtrics with 15+  years of overall Finance experience. She has played impactful roles in all aspects of Finance (as a steward in ensuring compliance; as an efficient operator in managing Finance functions; as a strategist in influencing business growth and acquisitions; and as a catalyst in driving business improvements via cost reduction initiatives).  Currently, she leads Treasury, AP, AR and Billings global teams at Qualtrics. Prior to Qualtrics, she worked with Nordstrom and Microsoft corporate treasury teams. She also has several years of experience in corporate banking before she joined the corporate finance roles. She is an MBA and Engineer from leading institutes in India. She lives in Redmond with her husband and two kids for the last eight years. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vidhi–jain/