Jesus is the Senior Cash Manager at Roche responsible for the region of Latin America. In his role he manages the liquidity of the Roche group as well as the banking relationship for all operating finance entities in LatAm. He has been with Roche since 2012 acting in Brazil and Switzerland in several treasury roles. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Tecnológico de Monterrey and a Master in corporate finance from University of Girona. He is a seasoned professional with a passion for international treasury topics.

Victor Pausin is a senior Finance executive with twenty years of experience in Treasury, Corporate Finance and C-Suite Advisory for global manufacturing and auto financing companies.

He currently holds dual leadership roles in Treasury at Nissan and NMAC; Nissan’s Sales Finance Organization.

Since joining the $90 billion Japanese Automaker in 2019, his global impact has been centered around driving financial strategies that positioned NMAC among the Top 3 most cost-effective US Auto Captive companies. He is a recognized thought leader in free cashflow generation and received Nissan’s Global CEO Award for securing optimal liquidity during Covid-19 when major competitors had to tap into their backstop revolving credit facilities.

Prior to Nissan, Pausin grew his career at Goodyear in FP&A and several other leadership roles in Treasury and Global Finance & Strategy across Latin America, Europe and the United States.

In addition to leading currency risk management, he was instrumental in designing and implementing global funding, capital allocation and cash repatriation strategies that increased the stock price by 77%.

Pausin, a first-generation American, Slovenian national, and native of Venezuela, is based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and a recent graduate from Harvard Business School in Boston, MA. He holds additional bachelors and masters degrees in Business Administration, Finance and Engineering.

Patrick is responsible for all treasury functions, capital markets transactions, and corporate finance strategies at Signature Aviation. He oversees all relationships with financial institutions supporting the company’s cash management operations, leveraging new bank technologies/services to improve global cash management, liquidity and streamline global operations. Patrick has been in the capital markets industry for over 25 years and established a track record of executing innovative financial solutions and building treasury teams. He holds an MBA from City University and a CFA charter. He is a member of the Orlando CFA Society.

Lizette Gracida has a BA from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México and a Diploma in International Trade from the Universidad Iberoamericana. She has also attended the Next Generation Executive Program of the Michigan Ross Business School.

Lizette started her career in the automotive industry 15 years ago focusing mainly on international trade, strategic planning, government relations and regulatory affairs. In 2014, she joined Toyota Mexico where she currently serves as Senior Director of External Affairs and Trade Compliance for all Toyota operations in the country. Moreover, she is the leader of Diversity and Inclusion matters for Toyota Mexico.

Lizette also represents Toyota at the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry, as well as in other industrial and business forums such as the Executive Council of Global Companies. Lizette also played a key role for the company representing Toyota before the Mexican government and the “side room” during the USMCA negotiations.

Head of Advisory GTB in BBVA México Rafael Galaviz has more than 15 years of experience in Corporate and Investment Banking, Transactional Banking, Treasury Management, Business Development and Relationship with Multinational Corporations. He has a background in Financial Administration at the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, México and an MBA in Global Business and Strategy from the Belk College of Business at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the Egade Business School at Monterrey, México. During his more than 12 years of career in BBVA he has held different important roles such as VP transactional Banker, Cash Management Director and is currently Head of Advisory GTB in Corporate & Investment Banking in Mexico, where he is responsible for coordinating the Nearshoring Efforts and Strategies and the development of tailor made solutions of working capital and transactional services for BBVA’s corporate clients, based on Data, ESG and Digitalization.

Amy has been providing her expertise in global treasury operations for more than 15 years across many industries.  She is currently the Vice-President, Head of Global Liquidity & Treasury Operations at Warner Bros. Discovery in Knoxville, TN.  She manages the global liquidity and treasury operational needs for the organization including liquidity structures, short-term funding, cash positioning, investments, debt administration, cash forecasting and bank relationships.  Amy holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Cincinnati.  She earned the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) credential in 2007 and has been a volunteer member of the AFP Certification Committee since 2011.  In 2022, Amy became the Chairperson of the Certification Committee for the Association of Financial Professionals.

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.

Lisa Killer is a seasoned finance professional with over three decades of experience in treasury management and financial operations. Currently serving as the Director of Treasury Operations at Orlando Health, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the discussion.

Throughout her career, Lisa has orchestrated significant transformations and savings initiatives within treasury departments, including successful RFP processes resulting in annual savings of over $1.5 million. She has led multiple bank transitions and bank consolidations due to acquisitions. Her contributions have been recognized by her certification as a Certified Treasury Professional by the Association of Financial Professionals and completion of the Leadership Finance Program by the McCraken Alliance and Rollins College.

With a deep understanding of treasury management and cash flow optimization, Lisa is known for her strategic thinking and leadership skills. She served as a member of the Wells Fargo Bank Treasury Advisory Council, demonstrating her commitment to staying at the forefront of industry trends and best practices.

Lisa has a finance degree and MBA from the University of Florida. Outside of her professional endeavors, Lisa enjoys Gator football and exploring national parks. She is excited to share her insights and engage in meaningful discussions as a panelist.

Letícia is a senior finance executive with more than 20 years of experience in large multinationals such as Vale, Petrobras, FMC Technip, L’oréal Paris Group and Shell. She has an extensive track record in cash management, working capital solutions, FP&A, debt & equity funding, valuation, M&A, tax planning and accounting. Recently, she led the IR and financial operations area at MRS Logística, focused on ESG engagement and corporate governance. She joined Vale in 2005 in the Treasury Department where she worked for 12 years, returning in January/2023. At Fundo Vale she is responsible for the analysis on accounting and taxation issues of carbon credit transactions and the development of blended finance solutions.She graduated in Economics from PUC-Rio, with courses at Universidade Federal Fluminense and Chicago Booth School of Business.

Andrea joined his current role in early 2021, and he is responsible for all the corporate finance activities, including all the global capital market initiatives, leases, working capital programs, LCs, line of credits as well as in charge of managing the relationship with more than 40 banks globally. He returned to corporate after 3y in Equate, Dow second largest JV based in Kuwait, where he was the Corporate Treasurer, with global responsibility for credit and financial risk management, operations and back office, insurance, planning, corporate finance and investors relation. 

Before this role, Andrea spent 4 years in Saudi Arabia working in Sadara Petrochemical as Assistant Treasurer. In this role he was instrumental in developing the Treasury Department organization, strategy, and operational processes to support Sadara moving from a construction to an operational phase.  As Corporate Risk Director Andrea was responsible for managing the credit risk, financial risk (interest rate and FX) and the insurance program for the company.

Andrea joined Dow in 2005 in the Customer Financial Services group within Treasury as a Credit Manager.  In January 2009, Andrea joined the Corporate Risk Group as Financial Risk Manager in the Treasury Department, and was responsible for managing the daily global liquidity, FX exposure and the hedging strategy.  In November 2011 Andrea assumed the role of Director in the Corporate M&A Group. He was responsible for supporting the Dow Corporate strategy and portfolio optimization via acquisition, divestiture and JV. 

Prior joining DOW, Andrea worked as Management Strategy Consultant in various firms in Italy.

Andrea holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Michigan State University, Broad Graduate School of Management, and a Master of Science in Business and Management Engineering from the Politecnico of Milan, Italy.

Ravi is the Director of Financial Risk Management at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), leading a team that manages cash investments and FX, interest rate, and credit risk. Ravi has been with BMS since 2021. Prior to BMS, he worked in the financial sector for 15+ years in a variety of functions including derivatives marketing, relationship manager, mortgage trading, and macro economic analysis. Ravi has a Bachelors in Economics from Duke University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Abhishek is the Director of Capital Markets at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS). Abhishek’s primary areas of responsibility include Capital Strategy and Capital Markets for BMS. He has been with the company for about 11 years and has held roles in various finance organizations including Treasury, FP&A, Controller, Internal Audit, Business Controls. Abhishek worked in the Governance, Risk and Compliance Services group at KPMG prior to joining BMS in 2013. Abhishek is a Chartered Accountant and graduated with a degree in Finance and Accounting from India.