This year's expert speaker line-up included:

• 

  Tony Masone

  Vice president, treasurer,

  Amazon

  X

  

  Tony Masone

  Vice president, treasurer,

  Amazon

  September 27

  • 11:30am -12:30pm
    Treasury strategy: powering competitiveness

  Tony leads Amazon’s Treasury and Risk Management organization, overseeing the teams responsible for Cash Management, Trading & Investments, Capital Markets, Control, Global Risk Management and Claims, Internal Audit, Denied Party Screening, and Treasury & Risk Technology. Prior to joining Amazon, Tony worked at General Electric for 17 years, managing treasury functions for commercial real estate, commercial finance, and global banking before being promoted to Industrial Treasurer, where he oversaw treasury functions for GE’s seven largest operating units: aviation, medical, power, gas and oil, rail, appliances, and lighting. He has also worked at KPMG, PepsiCo, Air Express International, and Kraft Foods Group.

  Tony takes a modern approach to Treasury and Risk Management, and is passionate about creating new technology that reduces repetitive manual tasks and promotes automated, scalable processes and innovation. Tony has a BS in Accounting from Roger Williams University and a MBA from the University of New Haven. When he’s not building the digital Treasury and Risk Management organization of the future, you can find him refereeing soccer for disabled youth, cooking Italian feasts for his family, and trying to keep his chocolate lab Gatsby from interrupting his video calls.

   

• 

  Mandana Sadigh

  SVP and treasurer,

  Mattel Inc.

  X

  

  Mandana Sadigh

  SVP and treasurer,

  Mattel Inc.

  September 27

  • 11:30am -12:30pm
    Treasury strategy: powering competitiveness

  Ms. Mandana Sadigh has been Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Mattel, Inc. since 2010. She is responsible for all aspects of global treasury operations, capital and investment policy, and global insurance and risk management. Mandana has 29 years of experience at Mattel in a variety of senior leadership roles, including SVP of Corporate Strategy and M&A (2000-2003), Divisional CFO of Mattel International (2003-2005), and SVP of Finance and Strategy (2005-2010). Prior to joining Mattel, Ms. Sadigh spent 8 years in the banking industry.

  Ms. Sadigh serves as the chair of Mattel’s Administrative Committee, responsible for overseeing the company’s various retirement plans, health and welfare plans, as well as deferred compensation plan. She also serves as the chair of Mattel’s Political Action Committee (PAC) Advisory Board, and holds the position of the Treasurer of PAC. She is the President and Member of the Board of Directors of Far West Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. and is an active member of the Toy Association Investment Committee.

  Ms. Sadigh holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in business economics from the University of California in Santa Barbara.

• 

  Dimitrios Siokis

  Group treasurer,

  Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

  X

  

  Dimitrios Siokis

  Group treasurer,

  Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

  September 28

  • 11:50am -12:30pm
    Emerging markets risk and navigating complex countries

• 

  Susana Aristizabal

  eBay treasury international,

  eBay

  X

  

  Susana Aristizabal

  eBay treasury international,

  eBay

  September 27

  • 02:00pm -2:40pm
    Always on: Treasury services on time

  September 28

  • 02:40pm -3:20pm
    Building an in-house bank to manage accounts and payments for subsidiaries

  Susana joined eBay in 2020 where she leads the Treasury team responsible for Cash Management and Payments for markets outside of the US.  Susana has over 20 years of professional experience in all aspects of Treasury in large multinationals holding leadership positions. She is recognized for process improvements and change management, having implemented several transformation projects in her career.  Besides Corporate Treasury, Susana has also worked as Teacher and Consultant.

  Susana is an International Business graduate from McGill University, an M.B.A from HEC Montreal, and Certified Treasury Professional C.T.P. by the Association of Financial Professionals.

• 

  Rando Bruns

  Group treasurer,
  Merck KGaA

  X

  

  Rando Bruns

  Group treasurer,
  Merck KGaA

  September 28

  • 09:40am -10:20am
    Optimal organisational alignment: navigating evolving risks in business delivery

• 

  Doug Tropp

  SVP and treasurer, Booking Holdings Inc.

  X

  

  Doug Tropp

  SVP and treasurer, Booking Holdings Inc.

  September 28

  • 09:00am -9:40am
    Reevaluating risk in liquidity provision and banking partners for treasury stability

  Doug attended Syracuse University and graduated with a B.S. in Finance with a minor in Economics. He spent 8-years at the Fuji Bank Ltd. In NYC as a money markets trader. He attended Fordham University graduating with an MBA in Finance & Accounting. Doug joined the Hertz Corporation in 1998 as Manager, Corporate Finance. In 2000, Doug joined IBM treasury. Doug spent seven years with IBM and held roles in capital markets, risk management & foreign exchange. While with IBM, Doug spent two years in Dublin Ireland on an international assignment in the role of Chief Dealer of IBM’s In-house Bank. In 2007, he joined GE Corporate Treasury as a Managing Director. Doug held various roles over his 7-year career at GE Capital. In 2014, Doug joined Booking Holdings as VP, Treasurer. Doug oversees funding, investments, cash management, insurance, risk management, share repurchase and bank relations. Doug was promoted to SVP in February 2020 and is a member of the senior leadership team. Booking Holdings brands include; Booking.com, priceline.com, KAYAK, Agoda.com, rentalcars.com and Open Table.

• 

  Mack Makode

  VP and treasurer,

  Under Armour

  X

  

  Mack Makode

  VP and treasurer,

  Under Armour

  September 27

  • 11:30am -12:30pm
    Treasury strategy: powering competitiveness
  • 02:00pm -2:40pm
    If you’re API and you know it, clap your hands!

  Mack Makode is Vice President and Treasurer for Under Armour. Mr. Makode was appointed to his current position in April 2018. As Treasurer, Mr. Makode is responsible for capital markets, FX and interest rate risk management, working capital optimization, cash forecasting and treasury operations.

  Prior to joining Under Armour, Mr. Makode worked at Mylan for almost 3 years as Vice President and Asst. Treasurer, and General Electric (GE) for almost 10 years, holding progressive leadership positions including Treasurer of two GE Businesses (combined assets ~$70B) with promotion to Asst. Treasurer of GE’s largest operating units (Industrial businesses) with $250+B assets in >130 countries. In these roles, Mr. Makode was responsible for FX, interest rate and commodity hedging strategies and hedge accounting, liquidity analysis and management, traditional and alternate funding, cash flow and working capital management, M&A evaluation and integration, and cash and bank account management.

  Mr. Makode received his Ph. D. in Structural Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and MBA in Finance and Marketing from The Wharton Business School. Mr. Makode was a professional badminton player early in his career.

  Mr. Makode lives in Clarkesville, MD with his wife and has two sons.

• 

  Connie Miner

  SVP, global head of treasury,

  News Corp

  X

  

  Connie Miner

  SVP, global head of treasury,

  News Corp

  September 27

  • 04:40pm -5:20pm
    Cash forecasting for visibility in uncertain times

  September 29

  • 09:00am -9:40am
    New ways of working: the nomadic treasurer

  Connie Miner is SVP, Global Head of Treasury at News Corp, where she manages all aspects of the Treasury function across the company. She started at News Corp in April of 2020 as VP, Assistant Treasurer.

  Prior to joining News Corporation, Connie was Assistant Treasurer at Capri Holdings Limited (“CHL”) and was with the company for almost six years. During this time, Connie assisted in securing financing to fund the acquisitions of Jimmy Choo and Versace and was responsible for global treasury operations.

  Previous to joining CHL, Connie worked on the Corporate Treasury team at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and started her career at Greif, Inc., both in the Global headquarters in Ohio and the South American headquarters in Brazil.

  Connie is a Certified Treasury Professional, holds a Global MBA from the University of North Florida and a consortium of European universities, and graduated from The College of New Jersey with a B.S. in Finance and minor in International Business.

• 

  Rada Djurdjic

  EMEA treasurer,

  AbbVie

  X

  

  Rada Djurdjic

  EMEA treasurer,

  AbbVie

  September 28

  • 11:10am -11:50am
    Women in treasury panel: my treasury career

  In the current role as EMEA Treasurer, Rada is responsible for a wide range of treasury and finance activities including management of EMEA countries’ banking structure, cash liquidity, FX exposure & hedging, and banking relationship management.

  Rada joined Abbott in October of 2001 and held multiple Accounting, Finance, and Treasury positions with increasing responsibilities with Abbott and AbbVie. Most recently Rada was working as a Finance Controller on an international assignment in the Netherlands and since 2018 Rada is leading EMEA Treasury organization. After recent Allergan acquisition, Rada’s role expanded to include the responsibilities of Regional Treasury Integration lead. In this role, Rada is working with cross-functional teams on integrating Allergan business in the AbbVie standard operating model.

  Rada moved to the U.S. after the war in ex-Yugoslavia. After settling in the U.S., she decided to continue with collegiate studies which she did not have a chance to finish at the Economics University in Croatia before war broke out.

  Rada obtained her Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 2005 from Upper Iowa University and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Keller Graduate School in 2012. Rada is Certified Public Accountant (CPA), since 2008.

• 

  Nicolas Murat

  Director cash management and treasury systems,

  Carrefour 

  X

  

  Nicolas Murat

  Director cash management and treasury systems,

  Carrefour 

  September 27

  • 04:00pm -4:40pm
    Cash management, pooling and avoiding traps in global markets

  September 28

  • 02:00pm -2:40pm
    Cash forecasting 2.0: evolution to liquidity planning

• 

  Sandy Dominach

  SVP and treasurer, Constellation Brands

  X

  

  Sandy Dominach

  SVP and treasurer, Constellation Brands

  September 27

  • 04:40pm -5:20pm
    Hedging inflation risks in global markets: tales from the frontline

  Oksana Sandy Dominach is Constellation Brands’ Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. She is a strategic business partner with responsibility for creating shareholder value through the proactive quantitative management of risk, improving cash flow generation, and optimizing the company’s capital structure. In addition, Sandy leads the company’s enterprise risk management, finance planning analysis and reporting, financial system & RPA development and the digital acceleration in finance. Constellation Brands is a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits, with operations in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy.

  Throughout her 20-year career at Constellation Brands, Sandy has led financial strategies for many acquisitions and divestitures, initiated the first common stock dividend, instrumental in achieving an investment grade rating, and developed strategic risk analysis supporting the management of foreign exchange, commodity, and interest rate risk. She also spearheaded the historic public financing of Constellation’s investment in the cannabis industry and developed the company’s first crisis committee and enterprise risk management
  program.

  Before joining Constellation, Dominach was Director of Treasury at Gleason Corporation in Rochester, New York.

  Sandy serves on the boards of North Coast Holdings, Inc. (Lewis Tree) as a director of the Audit, Compensation and Enterprise Risk Management Committees, Transcat, Inc. where she serves as Audit Chair and is a member of the Executive and Compensation Committees, the M&T Bank Advisory Board, and as Treasurer of the Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua, New York

• 

  Mark Hirst

  Group treasurer,

  Dr Martens

  X

  

  Mark Hirst

  Group treasurer,

  Dr Martens

  September 27

  • 04:40pm -5:20pm
    Cash forecasting for visibility in uncertain times

• 

  Marc Andre Mohn

  Director corporate treasury,

  Adidas 

  X

  

  Marc Andre Mohn

  Director corporate treasury,

  Adidas 

  September 27

  • 04:00pm -4:40pm
    Cash management, pooling and avoiding traps in global markets

• 

  Victor Pausin

  Treasurer – Americas,

  Nissan Motors Limited

  X

  

  Victor Pausin

  Treasurer – Americas,

  Nissan Motors Limited

  September 27

  • 04:40pm -5:20pm
    Hedging inflation risks in global markets: tales from the frontline

  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.