First speakers announced

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  Dominika Kilka-Roth

  Director markets, transactions and trading

  Porsche

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  Dominika Kilka-Roth

  Director markets, transactions and trading

  Porsche

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  Kirsty Craig

  Regional treasurer EMEA & APAC

  General Mills

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  Kirsty Craig

  Regional treasurer EMEA & APAC

  General Mills

  Kirsty leads the EMEA & APAC Treasury Operations for General Mills, Inc. (GMI), a global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores which portfolio includes Cheerios, Betty Crocker & Häagen-Dazs. A Fortune 500 company, GMI is headquartered in Minneapolis, USA and is listed on the NYSE.

  Kirsty’s scope covers Cash & liquidity, In-House Banking, Foreign Exchange hedging, SCF & Bank Account management topics. She is also involved in M&A & Treasury optimization initiatives.

  Kirsty is based in Nyon, Switzerland. Prior to this role, she worked on Foreign Exchange Hedging topics at EATON, in Switzerland and in India.

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  Lukas Leuprecht

  Director, group treasury, corporate finance

  Aldi SÜD

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  Lukas Leuprecht

  Director, group treasury, corporate finance

  Aldi SÜD

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  Mark Williams

  Chief Asia economist
  Capital Economics

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  Mark Williams

  Chief Asia economist
  Capital Economics

  Mark Williams is Chief Asia Economist at Capital Economics, leading a team of analysts based in Singapore and London. He has three decades of experience covering the region, with a particular focus on China’s economy and financial markets. Mark’s work is regularly cited in the Economist, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and New York Times.

  Mark and his team have developed a reputation for building innovative indicators to track important trends, including their China Activity Proxy, which has become widely followed since it was first published in 2009; more recently a gauge of tariff re-routing activity; and their Global Fracturing database that tracks how geopolitical shifts are affecting global trade and financial flows. Capital Economics is a global consultancy that provides macroeconomic insight, analysis and data to help clients make better investment decisions.

  Before joining Capital Economics, Mark was at HM Treasury in London. He has degrees in Chinese and Economics from the universities of Edinburgh and Oxford.

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  Joanna Bonnett

  Group treasurer
  Straumann Group

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  Joanna Bonnett

  Group treasurer
  Straumann Group

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  Ozlem Demirsel

  Group treasurer
  Mantrac Group

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  Ozlem Demirsel

  Group treasurer
  Mantrac Group

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  Daniel Franklin

  Executive editor

  The Economist

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  Daniel Franklin

  Executive editor

  The Economist

  A 40-year career with The Economist embracing numerous senior roles, most recently focusing on the United States.

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  Gábor Szűcs

  Director of financial operations

  Richter Gedeon

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  Gábor Szűcs

  Director of financial operations

  Richter Gedeon

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  Stefan Windisch

  Global head inhouse bank

  Roche

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  Stefan Windisch

  Global head inhouse bank

  Roche

  Stefan Windisch is currently the Global Head of InHouse Bank at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. in Basel, Switzerland. Roche, a family-owned multinational corporation, is one of the world’s largest biotech companies with a presence in over 150 countries.
  Before assuming his current role, Stefan spent over a decade as a Senior Cash Manager in Treasury Operations at Roche. Prior to joining Roche, he gained valuable experience as a Financial Controller at an FMCG company and a leasing firm in the UK and Germany.

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  Winny Li

  Group treasurer
  PPD

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  Winny Li

  Group treasurer
  PPD

  Winny Li is currently the Group Treasurer at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific having graduated from the University of Cambridge with an MPhil Distinction in Management Studies. She started her finance career with professional accountancy firms, including Arthur Andersen and Deloitte, where she completed her ACA training. This provided valuable experience, leading Winny to working for the Global Media Enterprise, Viacom, where she travelled extensively, accumulating further expertise whilst working in different business environments and cultural settings. 18/19 years ago, Winny joined the fast-growing pharmaceuticals company PPD, where she contributed to the significant growth and change of the company, including Merger & Acquisition, de-listing, number of rounds of re Financing, IPO and many key milestones. With the passion in Treasury, Winny took on further professional training with ACT almost 15 years ago and helped PPD set up its current Treasury function. PPD is now a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and life cycle management services. In a past interview, Winny was described as ‘having a willingness to up sticks and move to where the action is, plus a strong commitment to the treasury discipline, Winny Li’s career has all the hallmarks of the exemplary 21st-century treasurer.’

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  Ellen Cornelissen

  Treasury director

  Filtration Group

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  Ellen Cornelissen

  Treasury director

  Filtration Group

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  Szilvia Zacsovics

  Head of global cash management

  Diageo

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  Szilvia Zacsovics

  Head of global cash management

  Diageo

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  Christian Schmahl

  Senior director, treasury

  Delivery Hero

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  Christian Schmahl

  Senior director, treasury

  Delivery Hero

  Christian Schmahl started his Treasury career at Groupon in 2010 as a Treasury Analyst where he together with his Management build a Treasury function from the green field out of Berlin and Switzerland developing his career over seven years becoming a Treasury Manager.

  Since 2017 Christian Schmahl is leading the Group Treasury at Delivery Hero headquarter in Berlin as Treasury Director developing the Treasury department together with his at a groupwide global scale aiming for a state of the art Treasury with focus on digitalization, (real time) automation and highly scalable Treasury solutions.

  His academic education Christian Schmahl started at the Berlin School of Economics and Law in 2005 where he graduated with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration in 2009. In 2007 he studied abroad at the Zurcher University of Applied Science/Switzerland Finance and Accounting and in 2015 he studied at the Luzern University of Applied Science/Switzerland where he graduated as a CAS Swiss Certified Treasurer (SCT) in 2016.

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  Edwin Koopmans

  Group treasury

  Lufthansa

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  Edwin Koopmans

  Group treasury

  Lufthansa

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  Garima Thakur

  Treasurer
  Creative Artists Agency

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  Garima Thakur

  Treasurer
  Creative Artists Agency

  Garima Thakur is a seasoned Senior Treasury and Finance Executive with extensive expertise in global treasury management, capital markets, corporate finance and risk management. With a distinguished career spanning multiple industries, she has consistently delivered strategic leadership and financial acumen at the highest levels. Garima’s illustrious career includes pivotal roles such as Global Treasurer for TaylorMade Golf Company, a prominent multinational in the sporting goods sector, where she orchestrated comprehensive treasury initiatives. She also served as Assistant Global Treasurer and Executive Director at Ingram Micro, a publicly traded global leader in technology and supply chain services, where her financial stewardship contributed significantly to the company’s growth and success. Currently holding the esteemed position of Global Treasurer and Risk Leader at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of the foremost entertainment and sports agencies globally, Garima spearheads financial, capital and risk strategies to support the agency’s growing global operations. Throughout her career journey, Garima has held key treasury management positions at esteemed organizations including Western Union, United Online, and LPL Financial. Her areas of expertise encompass cash management, global payments, working capital optimization, corporate finance, capital markets, insurance, AI, crypto, foreign exchange risk management, hedge accounting, supply chain finance, treasury technology implementations, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development. Garima Thakur’s track record of excellence, coupled with her relentless pursuit of innovation, underscores her status as a preeminent leader in the field of global finance and treasury management.

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  Mohammed Kortam

  Regional treasurer, Middle East and Africa
  Le Saffre

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  Mohammed Kortam

  Regional treasurer, Middle East and Africa
  Le Saffre

  Kortam is the Regional Treasurer for Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, one of Lesaffre’s largest, encompassing over 70 countries, 14 entities, 8 production sites, 7 Baking Centers and 7 Baking Ingredient Units, in key countries like UAE, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, and KenyaKortam has led several financing solutions for Africa businesses including Syndicated loans, ECA facilities, discounting facilities, supply chain financing facilities and bilateral facilities. In addition to formulating strategies and building business custom models to manage Liquidity, FX exposure and finance charges associated risks.Kortam is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), with over a decade of diversified finance experience in the areas of corporate finance, working capital management and financial risk management across various industries including Heavy machinery, FMCG and Pharma focusing on the region of Africa and the Middle East.

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  Mark Gorissen

  Head of treasury

  Nebius

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  Mark Gorissen

  Head of treasury

  Nebius

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  Bunmi Adeyemi-Wilson

  Head of cash management

  Shell

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  Bunmi Adeyemi-Wilson

  Head of cash management

  Shell

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  Dimitrios Siokis

  Group treasurer
  Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

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  Dimitrios Siokis

  Group treasurer
  Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

  Dimitrios Siokis is Group Treasurer at Coca Cola Hellenic. Dimitrios has strong background in Emerging Markets, Corporate Treasury, Risk/Portfolio Management & Structuring after spending 25 years in Buy/Sell side Banking and Advisory roles in UK, Luxembourg and Greece. Dimitrios is a Board Member for Hellenic Association of Treasurers (HAT).