Agenda
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Events continue to shape a complex and uncertain world, encompassing geopolitical risks and conflicts, economic volatility, supply and trade disruption and technological evolution. Treasurers are faced with an array of challenges, from the impact of wars on global trade, the potential for sustained high interest rates and the evolving future of work. AI’s arrival in business applications heralds a transformative force with the potential for great advances but also uncertain risks. In these plenary sessions, leaders share insights into creating new paths in corporate finance and treasury and provide a guide for navigating through turbulence as the global economy gears for growth.
Cash forecasting has come under intense focus in the current rate environment. Treasurers will discuss recent projects to improve and automate processes and enhance liquidity from eBam to building in-house banking facilities and collections. Sessions will also tackle advanced tools including pooling and intercompany netting and how to manage exchange controls and trapped cash to unlock working capital.
Moderated by:
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Robert Novaria
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
XRobert Novaria
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
Bob has more than 30 years of corporate treasury experience in the roles of treasurer, credit director, finance manager and controller at BP America and Amoco Corporation. He has successfully managed post-acquisition integrations, technology upgrades and corporate restructurings. Currently, Bob is a partner with the Treasury Alliance Group, leveraging his corporate experience in client engagements dealing with global treasury, risk and crisis management; cash management and cash flow forecasting; working capital management; shared service operations and general management. He also shares his experiences by tutoring others in courses such as international cash and treasury management, corporate risk management and cash flow forecasting, as well as by chairing, moderating and speaking at treasury conferences worldwide.
October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amRedefining working capital financing: bespoke pathways in a diverse credit universe
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11.50am -12.30pmEnhancing payables financing technologies for working capital management
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02.00pm -02.40pmPayables and receivables: the essential treasury relationship
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02.40pm -03.20pmNavigating current capital markets for corporate bond issuers
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04.00pm -04.40pmMid v large cap treasury: same challenges, different risk strategies?
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04.40pm -05.20pmCash investments strategies in a changing rate environment: balancing risk and yield
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In this stream treasurers share insights on how to unlock optimal liquidity and funding strategies fit for today’s complex financial environment. Treasurers discuss the challenges of managing liquidity, from corporate loan refinancing, navigating the current capital markets for bond issuers, to charting sustainable finance paths. Next-level SCF technologies and trade finance also come into focus.
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Renato Pestana
Group treasurer
Malahide
XRenato Pestana
Group treasurer
Malahide
Group Treasurer with extensive international experience working for multi billions of corporations, banking and asset managers around the world.
On the corporate side, Renato has worked in Essilor, UP and Vantiva in France, TNT (Fedex) in the Netherlands and Intel in Brazil and Ireland.
His Corporate Treasury experience ranges from financing in the public and private markets, investment grade and high yield debt issuance, hedging FX and interest rates exposures, implementing local and global cash management solutions, implementing Treasury Managements systems, implementing internal controls, designing corporate policies and working with pensions schemes.
In the banking arena, Renato has worked as Senior Portfolio Manager managing multiple fixed income portfolios.
Renato holds an MBA from University of Rochester in the USA, a CIMA accounting certification from UK, and leadership programs from University of Thunderbird in the USA and IMD in Switzerland.
October 3rd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmOperational risk and continuity in treasury: preparing for event risks
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04.00pm -04.40pmBanking operations optimisation: rationalising and derisking accounts
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Risks are ever evolving in treasury, from navigating inflation and interest rate risks to hedging price swings in commodities and foreign exchange. This stream explores smart strategies and solutions to manage volatile markets and the outlook for 2025. Topics include derivatives and hedging as inflation peaks and falls, the benefits of investing in money market funds and we provide an compliance update on corporate tax rules and KYC requirements.
This strategic stream explores the vital role of treasury in building partnerships across the business. Treasurers share how collaborating with business partners – including FP&A, legal and compliance and technology teams – is key to supporting business risks and achieving greater competitiveness.
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Simon Jones
Independent treasury expert
XSimon Jones
Independent treasury expert
Simon has over 30 years experience in finance, treasury and transaction banking across both developed and emerging markets. Simon was previously Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank and led the client management, product & marketing teams at the UK’s first cloud based infrastructure clearing bank. Prior to joining ClearBank in 2019, Simon spent over 20 years at J.P. Morgan. During his time at the bank, he was responsible for treasury solutions in EMEA, supporting global clients. He was also Head of Corporate & NBFI sales in EMEA from 2012 to 2015. Prior to this he was Asia Regional Executive for Treasury Services from 2006-2010, based in Hong Kong. He also spent 10 years with the bank in Singapore. Simon is now a senior advisor for McKinsey & Co and is also actively involved in UK & EU FinTech as a Mentor for the TechStars Accelerator programmes. He is a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (FCT) in the UK.
October 4th 2024-
09.10am -09.50amTech trends for corporates and consumers
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In this stream, treasurers share their experiences in treasury transformation and digitisation and explore the power of intelligent information and actionable data. We also look at the future evolution of blockchain, the evolving payments ecosystem and share visions of how technologies will build the future treasury.
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Dan Blumen
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
XDan Blumen
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
Daniel L. Blumen, CTP is a founding partner of Treasury Alliance Group where he leads consulting engagements dealing with working capital management, systems integration, liquidity and risk management and other global treasury issues. Prior to co-founding Treasury Alliance in 2002, he was Managing Director of Knowledge Management Applications, a firm he founded in 1998. Dan was with Bank of America in Chicago and Singapore, where he managed the ASEAN region of the Global Payment Services Group. He also worked for Citibank in Chicago and in London where he had pan-European management responsibility for cash management business development. He has worked with large multinationals and emerging international companies and shares his experience as an author and as a frequent speaker at cash management gatherings worldwide.
At the heart of the high-performing treasury of today are professionals rising to multifaceted challenges. Leaders share their insights into building diverse, agile and intelligent teams, to navigate the changing complexities of treasury operations in multinational companies.
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Adrian Rodgers
Senior EuroFinance tutor and director
Arc Solutions
XAdrian Rodgers
Senior EuroFinance tutor and director
Arc Solutions
Accountant, Adrian spent a number of years with IBM, in a variety of treasury and sales roles. Adrian was also part of the implementation team which created IBM International Financial Services, the European centralised treasury operation based in Dublin. Adrian then joined the newly created cash management consultancy team of Chase Manhattan Bank, with a brief to help create cash management solutions which matched the needs of customers’ underlying businesses and technology infrastructures. As a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he specialised in managing change in the finance function, including re-engineering of corporate treasury. His current company is an independent consultancy providing advisory, design and implementation services to corporates and banks, on a variety of change-related issues within the finance function. Services include strategy development, process design, bank and vendor selection and project management. Clients include major corporations with a strong international focus.
International treasury management involves navigating treasury operations in business across global subsidiaries and supply chains, in developing markets and complex countries. In this section of the conference international treasurers, together with expert analysts in country and market risk, share their insights and experiences in treasury challenges in specific regions and countries.
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Damian Glendinning
Chairman of the advisory board
CompleXCountries
XDamian Glendinning
Chairman of the advisory board
CompleXCountries
After 21 years with IBM, Mr. Glendinning joined Lenovo in 2005 as Group Treasurer, based in Singapore, following the acquisition of IBM’s personal computer business. He held that position until his retirement in 2018. Mr. Glendinning is an FCCA and has a degree in French and Italian from Oxford University. He was president of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) from 2010 to 2018, and is currently chairman of the advisory board of ComplexCountries, and principal of Treasury Matters.
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Registration and light breakfast
Conference welcome and opening remarks
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Emma West
Managing director
EuroFinance and CPI
XEmma West
Managing director
EuroFinance and CPI
October 2nd 2024-
08.50am -09.00amConference welcome and opening remarks
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Geopolitical risk and global trade: war and want
Wars in the Middle East and the Ukraine have heightened global tensions to a point where geopolitics overshadows economics in the minds of policy makers, economists and business leaders. The tensions between the US and China are fault lines at the forefront of global trade and supply chains, with the prospect of any conflict in Taiwan or North Korea, greatly destabilising. The arguably unifying forces of globalisation seem now ever more loose and fragmented as Russia, China and Iran draw deeper alliances against the US and the West. The impacts of conflicts on commodities, especially energy and food, continue to be felt in markets, as leaders seek solutions to food and energy security. In this US election year, many Americans support trade tariffs with China, as nearshoring supply and production gather pace and protectionist policies embed. On the positive side, emerging market trade agreements, such as Asia’s RCEP and Africa’s AfCFTA are achieving greater cohesion, as policymakers step up to enable trade to flow. In this opening session we focus on the geopolitical risks that pervade global trade and the work at national and multilateral level to develop policy and agreements to mitigate instability, uncertainty and conflict in global markets.
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Former prime minister of Denmark
XHelle Thorning-Schmidt
Former prime minister of Denmark
Helle Thorning-Schmidt has an extensive background spanning politics, international relations and business. In 2017 she was named as one of the world’s greatest leaders by Fortune magazine.
As leader of Denmark's Social Democrat party for 10 years and Prime Minister from 2011-2015, she steered the country through a difficult financial crisis while reducing child poverty and increasing spending on education. She was the first woman to hold both positions.
Following her term as PM, Helle was the Chief Executive of Save the Children, overseeing the work of 17,000 staff in 120 countries to reach around 50 million children every year in some of the most difficult and challenging contexts. She was deeply engaged in highlighting the humanitarian crises in Yemen and Syria, and the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Ms Thorning-Schmidt remains deeply engaged in these geopolitical issues as a member of several foreign policy think tanks, including the US Council on Foreign Relations, the European Council for Foreign Relations, and the Atlantic Council International Advisory Board. Helle is also a member of the Berggruen 21st Century Council.
In 2017, Helle was a co-chair of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, and is on the board of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Today Helle uses her deep political and international expertise to advise a range of businesses and not-for-profit groups.
Helle is non-executive Director on a number of Boards – Vestas, one of the world’s leaders in sustainable energy; DJE Holdings, a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organisations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations; Safelane, a global leader in clearing landmines and the explosive remnants of war; Neurons Inc ApS, a leader in combining neuroscience and AI to take the guesswork out of advertising, and VISTA Equity Partners, an American investment firm focused on financing and forwarding software, data and technology-enabled startup businesses. Since 2020 Helle has served as Co-Chair of The Oversight Board, an independent body created to help Meta answer some of the most difficult questions around freedom of expression online; as well as Chairman for the Danish Football Union’s Governance Committee.
Helle has authored a number of books, including her memoirs from a feminist perspective and devotes much of her time to defend and renew progress, free speech, human rights and democracy. As a strong champion of women and girls’ rights throughout her time in government and at Save the Children, she continues to remain passionate about women’s empowerment and trans rights.
Helle was previously a member of the European Parliament. She has a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Copenhagen and a Master’s Degree in European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges.October 2nd 2024-
09.00am -09.45amGeopolitical risk and global trade: war and want
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Moderated by
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Daniel Franklin
Executive editor and senior editor, United States
The Economist
XDaniel Franklin
Executive editor and senior editor, United States
The Economist
A 40-year career with The Economist embracing numerous senior roles, most recently focusing on the United States.
October 2nd 2024-
09.00am -09.45amGeopolitical risk and global trade: war and want
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09.45am -10.30amHigher for longer: interest rates and global growth
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11.40am -12.30pmAI IA: here to help?
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Higher for longer: interest rates and global growth
Global growth will continue to slow in 2024 at around 2.5 percent average, well below the historical levels that we have seen in the past two decades, due to high inflation and tightening monetary policy. Analysts predict interest rates will remain ‘higher for longer’, impacting market growth. In terms of economic recovery the emerging markets, Asia and Africa, lead the way at 3-6 percent growth. Slightly down on previous forecasts, the world’s largest economy in the United States will see growth at around 1-2 percent according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. Europe will grow just slightly above 1.4 percent, with Germany in recession in 2024. Behind the growth figures and predictions, inflation continues to slow the drag on growth and monetary policy easing slightly in 2025. In this session economists discuss the likely interventions of the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve as well as central bank actions in emerging markets in the coming year to deliver a global analysis on rates and growth.
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Thomas Harr
Chief economist, head of economics and monetary policy
Danmarks Nationalbank
XThomas Harr
Chief economist, head of economics and monetary policy
Danmarks Nationalbank
Thomas Harr is chief economist and assistant governor at Danmarks Nationalbank. In his role, he manages the economic and monetary policy department. Before joining the central bank in 2021, Harr worked in investment banking, including roles as global head of research at Danske Bank and head of local market research at Standard Chartered in Singapore. He is the co-author of a book published in 2024 titled ‘The Great Inflation Resurgence’.
October 2nd 2024-
09.45am -10.30amHigher for longer: interest rates and global growth
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Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Director
Bruegel AISBL
XJeromin Zettelmeyer
Director
Bruegel AISBL
Jeromin Zettelmeyer has been Director of Bruegel since September 2022, where he is working on topics including the reform of the EU fiscal framework, global financial architecture, economic security, and how Europe should respond to economic nationalism among its trading partners. Born in Madrid in 1964, Jeromin was previously a Deputy Director of the Strategy and Policy Review Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (2016-19), Director-General for Economic Policy at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (2014-16); Director of Research and Deputy Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2008-2014), and an IMF staff member(1994-2008). He holds an economics degree from the University of Bonn (1990) and a Ph.D. in economics from MIT (1995). He is also a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a member of CEPR’s Research and Policy Network on European Economic Architecture, which he helped found.
October 2nd 2024-
09.45am -10.30amHigher for longer: interest rates and global growth
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Moderated by
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Daniel Franklin
Executive editor and senior editor, United States
The Economist
XDaniel Franklin
Executive editor and senior editor, United States
The Economist
A 40-year career with The Economist embracing numerous senior roles, most recently focusing on the United States.
October 2nd 2024-
09.00am -09.45amGeopolitical risk and global trade: war and want
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09.45am -10.30amHigher for longer: interest rates and global growth
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11.40am -12.30pmAI IA: here to help?
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Networking break
Sponsored by:

AI IA: here to help?
The AI Safety Summit, held at Bletchley Park in 2023, attended by leading scientists and governments from over 30 countries, resolved to “sustain an inclusive global dialogue… and to continue research on frontier AI safety to ensure that the benefits of the technology can be harnessed responsibly for good and for all”. Whilst AI is rapidly advancing, with immense potential to transform society, concerns about the potential risks of AI, the Bletchley declaration was the first step towards the regulation of AI development. Fears around AI development are widespread, such as job destruction and displacement, bias in algorithms and decision making, influence in media with fake news and deep fake images influencing elections and weaponisation that might pose an existential threat. Yet the positive power of AI is also transformational, with intelligent agents (IA) being developed by big tech, ready to help and assist humans in every aspect of life, in a technological revolution that will be more transformative than the invention of the internet, or even the wheel. In this session we set deep minds on the question of AI and the benefits and challenges it will bring to us all.
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Jeannette Gorzala
CEO and founder
Act.AI.NowXJeannette Gorzala
CEO and founder
Act.AI.NowJEANNETTE GORZALA
Jeannette Gorzala is a prominent figure in the European AI ecosystem. She has founded several initiatives and companies, including the law firm go_legal, specializing in business law and new technologies, and the AI literacy platform Act.AI.Now, which supports the development of AI literacy and AI governance in organizations. Her clientele includes Fortune 500 companies and public institutions.
As Vice President of the European AI Forum, she has helped establish it as one of the largest networks for AI companies in Europe. During the legislative process of the AI Act, Jeannette represented over 2,000 European AI companies in her leadership role at the European AI Forum, giving them a unified voice for the first time. In her role as Chief Policy Officer at the independent think tank AI Austria, she launched one of the first campaigns to inform and educate the public about AI’s opportunities, challenges, and regulatory framework.
Currently, Jeannette applies her extensive expertise as the deputy chairwoman of the AI Advisory Board for the Austrian Federal Government. With a background in international business administration and law, she has over 15 years of experience in international commercial law firms and investment banking. She has been recognized as one of Austria’s leading legal advisors for AI and has received various international accolades for her contributions.
Jeannette Gorzala ist eine der bekanntesten Köpfe im europäischen KI-Ökosystem. Sie hat mehrere Initiativen und Unternehmen gegründet, darunter die Rechtsanwaltskanzlei go_legal mit Spezialisierung auf Wirtschaftsrecht und neue Technologien sowie die KI Literacy Plattform Act.AI.Now zur Unterstützung beim Aufbau von KI-Know How und KI-Governance in Organisationen. Im Rahmen ihrer Tätigkeit beriet sie bereits Fortune-500-Unternehmen und öffentliche Institutionen.
Als Vizepräsidentin des European AI Forums hat sie dieses zu einem der größten Netzwerke für KI-Unternehmen in Europa geformt. Im Gesetzwerdungsprozess des AI Acts hat sie mehr als 2,000 europäische KI-Unternehmen vertreten und ihnen eine erstmals konsolidierte Stimme im Prozess verliehen. Als Chief Policy Officer des österreichischen Think Tanks AI Austria initiierte sie bereits frühzeitig eine Informations- und Bildungskampagne um die breite Öffentlichkeit über Chancen, Herausforderungen und den Regulierungsrahmen von KI aufzuklären.
Heute bringt sie ihr umfangreiches Fachwissen als stellvertretende Vorsitzende des KI-Beirats der österreichischen Bundesregierung ein. Jeannette studierte internationale Betriebswirtschaft und Rechtswissenschaften und hat mehr als 15 Jahre Erfahrung in internationalen Wirtschaftskanzleien und im Investment Banking. Anerkennung für ihr herausragendes Engagement erhielt sie unter anderem durch die Nennung als eine der führenden Rechtsberaterinnen für KI in der österreichischen KI-Landschaft und diverse internationale Nominierungen.
October 2nd 2024-
11.40am -12.30pmAI IA: here to help?
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Emanuela Girardi
President
ADRA (AI, Data, Robotics Association)XEmanuela Girardi
President
ADRA (AI, Data, Robotics Association)October 2nd 2024-
11.40am -12.30pmAI IA: here to help?
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Moderated by
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Daniel Franklin
Executive editor and senior editor, United States
The Economist
XDaniel Franklin
Executive editor and senior editor, United States
The Economist
A 40-year career with The Economist embracing numerous senior roles, most recently focusing on the United States.
October 2nd 2024-
09.00am -09.45amGeopolitical risk and global trade: war and want
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09.45am -10.30amHigher for longer: interest rates and global growth
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11.40am -12.30pmAI IA: here to help?
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Lunch
Triple A Technologies
Triple-A, the Digital Currency Financial Institution, enables businesses to pay and get paid in both traditional and digital currencies, volatility-free.
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Erik Van Thielen
Head of partnerships
Triple-A
XErik Van Thielen
Head of partnerships
Triple-A
Erik is Head of Partnerships at Triple-A, a multi-licensed financial institution that enables businesses to pay and get paid in traditional and digital currencies, volatility-free.
With over 20 years of experience within the payments landscape, Erik has garnered in-depth expertise in Digital Payments, Cross-border remittances, and Mobile Financial Services, more notably during his time as Executive Vice President of Business Development in Europe & Africa at DTOne.
He has played a key role in Triple-A’s global expansion through the implementation of new market initiatives and has assisted the company’s mission to make digital currency payments and payouts widely accessible to businesses.
Focused on building lasting relationships with key components of the digital currency world, Erik is passionate about digital currencies and how they are redefining the payments ecosystem.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pmTriple A Technologies
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Africa
Economic growth averaged 3.0 percent in the sub-saharan region in 2023, with a high of 8.6 in DRC and a low of -12.0 in Sudan, according to World Bank figures. Africa will continue its growth trajectory in 2025, boosted by economic expansion, service sector investment and rapid urbanisation. Yet security threats, political instability, climate change and debt burdens remain ongoing risks, for the year ahead. For multinationals, foreign exchange controls that effectively trap cash and capital, lack of currency convertibility and the challenges of moving money and receiving cross border payments, make Africa especially tough to manage from a treasury perspective. Treasurers here discuss core challenges and solutions in treasury operations, from cash management to FX, payments and automation, and workarounds they have found to ease the challenge of regional treasury operations across Africa.
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Neiciriany Mata
Head of finance
Angola Cables SA
XNeiciriany Mata
Head of finance
Angola Cables SA
I am a Leading the Angola Cables Finance department. I have more that 10 years in the finance area, with large experience in payment process and restructure the finance department.
All over the year I have being developing the ways to pay and to balance the company treasury, by optimizing the process and always working in a proactive way to prevent any future situation.
I have a doble degree in Finance and management, and also a Master in Strategy of Investment and Internationalization by ISG- Business School in Lisbon.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAfrica
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Jyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
XJyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
Jyoti has over 25 years of expertise in corporate treasury management, treasury transformation, finance and strategic decision making. Jyoti recently led a multi-year treasury transformation program at Anglo American across both developed and emerging markets covering all aspects of treasury from technology and process transformation to governance, organisation structure and cultural change. Prior to Anglo American, Jyoti consulted and held several senior level positions for global multi corporates across a variety of sectors including financial institutions, mining & metals, publishing, retail and FMCG. Jyoti is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. She is passionate about coaching and mentoring, is actively involved in the community as a trustee and chair of the risk and audit committee for a multi school academy and volunteers for the samaritans.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAfrica
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11.50am -12.30pmCentralisation, regionalisation and optimal organisational alignment
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04.00pm -04.40pmBuilding the treasury team
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04.40pm -05.20pmStrategic partnerships: buddy ups
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Florian Benda
Global head of treasury
Puma Energy
XFlorian Benda
Global head of treasury
Puma Energy
Florian Benda is Global Head of Treasury for Puma Energy since April 2023. Puma Energy is a global energy business which safely provides energy across Africa, Latam and APAC. Florian is responsible for FX and IR risk management, cash management and cash forecasting, Treasury systems and financing for all global subsidiaries. Florian has worked in different Treasury roles for three German corporates: Mabanaft, Merck and K+S. Before joining Puma Energy, Florian was Head of Treasury for German Energy Sales and Marketing Company Mabanaft.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAfrica
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Taxing times: impact of evolving corporate tax rules for treasury
Recent changes in global corporate tax reforms, originating from the G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), as well as the G7 group’s minimum global corporation tax initiative to bring harmonisation in tax policies, have been significant for treasurers. OECD group countries are signed to a 15 percent minimum rate and in many developed nations, corporation tax stands at around percent. These changes to the global tax system are important in that they impact the treasury on tax on domestic earnings and in terms of tax on cash repatriation and so influence decisioning on FX and local currency management. In this session tax analysts and experts assess the impact of corporate tax reform on treasury and how tax risks can be best managed to optimise liquidity.
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Mo Malhotra
Partner
Deloitte LLP
XMo Malhotra
Partner
Deloitte LLP
Mo is an international tax partner at Deloitte. He provides tax advice to multinationals to ensure that their acquisitions and disposals, restructurings, domestic and cross border financing, intellectual property considerations, transfer pricing and tax compliance happen efficiently and effectively. As part of this, Mo regularly leads a global network of tax and non-tax partners on complex projects for clients.He has an advisory and disputes focused practice, and has gained significant experience in negotiating tax clearances and transfer pricing agreements with taxation authorities, as well as working with taxpayers in the contemplation of litigation.Mo’s experiences have exposed him to a vast range of tax work, and he is known for combining his technical expertise with an understanding of a client’s commercials to deliver practical and implementable advice.Mo leads the Global Firm’s Financing and Treasury Tax Competency. Mo also sits on the UK Firm’s Business Tax Executive Leadership Group.He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmTaxing times: impact of evolving corporate tax rules for treasury
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Antti Kyyrö
EMEA and APAC treasurer
Bio-Rad Laboratories
XAntti Kyyrö
EMEA and APAC treasurer
Bio-Rad Laboratories
Antti Kyyrö is a treasury, banking and corporate finance specialist with 15 years of experience in building and leading both global and regional treasury functions for large multinational corporations such as Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Bio-Rad Laboratories. In addition to his corporate treasury experience, he has worked in banking at Standard Chartered Bank, advising financial institutions and MNCs in their treasury strategy and operations development. During the past 20 years Antti has worked and studied in various countries in Europe and Asia including Finland, the UK, the Netherlands and Singapore. Currently he and his family are based in Zurich, Switzerland. Antti holds an M. Sc. in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a B. Sc. in Economics from the University of Kent.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmTaxing times: impact of evolving corporate tax rules for treasury
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What goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
Given the recent volatility in currency markets driven by global events originating in the covid pandemic, through now to the Ukraine conflict and war in the Middle East, we can expect commodity prices to remain volatile in the medium term, impacting supply chains and markets. To combat volatility, treasurers are developing risk mitigation strategies around commodity exposures, especially in consideration of war, climate and event risks that can severely impact supply. In the session, treasurers discuss how they strategise around commodity risk with business partners and evaluate potential hedging strategies, such as forwards and options, to manage uncertainty in commodity prices and limit downside risks. Treasurers also consider the technologies that help in decision making and in the execution of hedging commodity derivatives.
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Henry Millhouse
Procurement director, commodity risk management
Unilever
XHenry Millhouse
Procurement director, commodity risk management
Unilever
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
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Jonathan Knuppel
Assistant treasurer trading & investments
Jaguar Land Rover
XJonathan Knuppel
Assistant treasurer trading & investments
Jaguar Land Rover
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
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Oksana Pidkuyko
Managing director, head of client analytics
Standard CharteredXOksana Pidkuyko
Managing director, head of client analytics
Standard CharteredOksana joined Standard Chartered in 2010 with growth of Commodity business in the bank to focus originally on Risk management services to the Bank’s clients across EMEA and Americas. She provided an oversight of Macro Structuring for European Corporates for a number of years and then also Co-Headed Global Commodity Structuring team always based in London, UK. In October 2020 Oksana established Global Client Analytics team as Financial Markets “ecosystem” to provide holistic advice across products and asset classes within Macro business. Oksana’s current team is focusing on innovative and bespoke analysis and situation specific solutions for clients including key Risk Management themes. Previously Oksana was with BP Oil International as part of Structuring team within Trading business. Oksana’s experience in the industry spans over 17 years in Structuring and Sales.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
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Moderated by
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Patrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinanceXPatrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinancePatrick is managing director of Pecunia Treasury & Finance and Treasury-as-a-service.com. He acts as interim treasurer and treasury consultant for multinationals, SME’s and non-profit organisations. Pecunia offers both treasury consultancy and interim support from junior to senior consultants and also implementation support for TMS or payment hubs and cloud FX trading/international payments. As an interim manager Patrick has been with many companies in his career. Projects he has led include: cash management optimization, corporate (re)financings, FX optimisations, Treasury management system implementations, negotiation of bank costs and tenders. Patrick holds a masters degree in international business and a post-doc degree in Financial Risk Management (FRM). Next to that Patrick is charterholder for the qualified treasurer title.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
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04.00pm -04.40pmFX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
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04.40pm -05.20pmNavigating unpredictable markets: utilising derivatives to reduce risk
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11.10am -11.50amCase study - Investments: identifying risks across the spectrum of treasury assets
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11.50am -12.30pmCase study - Sanctions, AML and KYC: regulatory and technological compliance in practice
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02.00pm -02.40pmInflation and rates risk strategies in treasury
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02.40pm -03.20pmInnovation and automation in FX: swapping stories
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Revolver roulette: risks in corporate loan refinancing
Some $11 trillion dollars of global corporate loan refinancing is due to come on stream in 2024/5 signalling the biggest refinancing exercise in corporate history, according to leading rating agencies. With many revolver loans taken out at lower rates in the covid period now reaching term maturity, a huge volume of debt will need to be financed at higher rates in the coming year. In this session we look at the challenges in refinancing and restructuring corporate debt in current markets and how treasurers and CFOs are working together to manage refinancing risks. Strategies include modelling the impact of refinancing loans across the business and managing maturities and covenants in line with the overall capital structure and risk tolerance of the business. Treasurers on the panel will speak from the perspectives of investment grade and non investment grade ratings status.
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Ramón Tolk
Senior director treasury
Avery Dennison
XRamón Tolk
Senior director treasury
Avery Dennison
Ramón is leading the EMEA Treasury team for Avery Dennison, an US multinational company operating in over 50 countries. Avery Dennison is a global manufacturer and distributor of pressure-sensitive adhesive materials, apparel branding labels and tags, RFID inlays, and specialty medical products.
In his role, Ramón has led multiple transformational initiatives, including a Global Cash Management implementation project, implementation of a new Treasury Management System, Working Capital Optimization, setting-up Bank Relationship Management, updating the Foreign Exchange, Interest Rate Risk Management and Commodity Price Risk Management strategies and optimization of the intercompany capital structure.
Prior to joining Avery Dennison, Ramón has held multiple roles at corporates in the area of Treasury and Financial Reporting as well as Treasury consultant and external auditor with a Big 4. Ramón holds a master degree in business economics and is a Chartered Accountant.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmRevolver roulette: risks in corporate loan refinancing
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Joe Fonseca
VP, global treasurer
Crocs Inc.
XJoe Fonseca
VP, global treasurer
Crocs Inc.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmRevolver roulette: risks in corporate loan refinancing
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Alan Chitty
Group treasurer
Pepco
XAlan Chitty
Group treasurer
Pepco
Experienced Finance Professional with large multinational career history in different sectors, finance functions and teams.Been privileged to work on numerous M&A Projects, DCM and Bank Financing, IPO, new Finance Team building and multiple Finance System implementations & Optimizations,
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmRevolver roulette: risks in corporate loan refinancing
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Collections: improving and automating the process for enhanced cash flow
Treasurers say that improving and automating the collection process can be a highly effective and efficient way of enhancing cash flow to the treasury and improving the working capital position of business units. Whilst treasury relies to a large extent on accounts receivables colleagues in this process, the treasurer can be involved in the project to improve collections and reduce days sales outstanding (DSO) accelerating cash conversion and working capital. From invoice generation to receipt of payment, reconciliation and entry in the receivables ledger, the automation of the process through straight-through-processing (STP) technologies can assist the treasurer in forecasting cash flow and predict the status of cash balances. In optimising the collection process through automated systems, receivables can be viewed in near real time, reducing the potential for late payments and need for factoring arrangements. In this session treasurers discuss their role in the receivables process and how automation benefits cash flow.
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Roberto Rossetti
Treasury and funding manager
HERA SPAXRoberto Rossetti
Treasury and funding manager
HERA SPAOctober 2nd 2024 -
Elise Hoyet
Head of virtual account and payment factory domain
Societe GeneraleXElise Hoyet
Head of virtual account and payment factory domain
Societe GeneraleElise joined Societe Generale in 2005. After various experiences as Sales within Societe Generale branches in France for Large Associations and then for Corporates, Elise decided to integrate the Payments & Cash Management team in 2018 in order to develop different cash management offers, and to participate in the development of the virtual account offer.
As of September 2022, Elise will be Head of Virtual Account and Payment Factory domain within Societe Generale’s Payments & Cash Management department.October 2nd 2024
What does the smart treasury team look like now?
Back by popular demand, this session is dedicated to discussion on the optimal composition of the modern treasury team, achieving the best balance of skills, experience, training, education and backgrounds for team members to deliver best in class performance. With consideration of the ever evolving financial and technical skills required, together with diversity of gender, ethnicity and experience to bring in different perspectives and thinking, the panel will discuss also how the team is optimally organised in terms of remote and office working and centrally or regionally located to support business operations. As no two treasury teams are quite the same, we look at treasury teams across different sectors and markets to identify similarities and differences in structures to deliver optimal treasury execution that makes a strategic advantage.
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Susana Aristizabal
Senior manager, international treasury
eBayXSusana Aristizabal
Senior manager, international treasury
eBaySusana 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.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat does the smart treasury team look like now?
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04.00pm -04.40pmAligning priorities: strategic partnerships with heads of business units
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Paul Misere
Senior director treasury
MedtronicXPaul Misere
Senior director treasury
MedtronicPaul Misere has a 20+ years track record with Medtronic having a broad experience in shared services, legal entity integrations, SAP deployments, regional M&A deals, divestitures and implementation of cash pool techniques and technology. In his free time, he likes to play indoor soccer and recently started playing padel.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat does the smart treasury team look like now?
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Kemi Bolarin
Head of treasury, Europe
GXO Logistics, Inc.XKemi Bolarin
Head of treasury, Europe
GXO Logistics, Inc.Kemi Bolarin is the Head of Treasury Europe at GXO Logistics. She joined GXO in July 2021, previously she was Director, Treasury at GTT Communications and prior to that, Group Treasury Director at Travelport. Kemi is a chartered accountant (ACA) & qualified corporate treasurer (AMCT) with over 25 years experience in the banking and corporate sector, working in various treasury and finance roles. Outside structured work, Kemi is a board member of a multi-academy trust and the Dean of Career Nuggets Academy. She is actively involved in delivering mentoring to schools, coaching young female leaders; and engaged in various initiatives towards inspiring the ‘future’.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat does the smart treasury team look like now?
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04.40pm -05.20pmCreating strategic value with data teams
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AI: practical applications in treasury, take two
In recent conversations with treasurers discussion on AI has focussed on the practical applications of AI in treasury, rather than on the potential of AI to transform business and society. When examining how AI can be practically applied today, treasurers begin to head scratch, because beyond predictive analytics in cash forecasting, AIs application is rather limited in treasury to date. Some point to AIs ability to write code as useful, others see that AI could help write and connect APIs. Others see generative AI as a great communication tool. In a recent webinar, treasurers expressed concern about the use of data in AI, especially in public large language models, such as Chat GPT. Treasury data cannot be given up to public AI platforms and so proprietary AI systems and tools need to be built inside companies to protect data. So beyond all the hype and noise and the vast investments currently being funnelled into AI start-ups, treasury has some way to go to reap the benefits of powerful AI applications. In this session, we take a second look, as treasurers again discuss where AI will best be practically applied in the treasury now and in the future.
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Royston Da Costa
Assistant treasurer
Ferguson plc.XRoyston Da Costa
Assistant treasurer
Ferguson plc.I am a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and an Affiliate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (AffilACT), with over 36 years’ experience in Treasury, 22 of which I have been as an Assistant Treasurer at Ferguson, a NYSE listed company. I have extensive knowledge and skills in treasury technology, automation, foreign exchange, cash management, and international payments. I am responsible for the UK intercompany loans portfolio and continue to drive forward the group’s strategy on treasury technology. I have worked at Sky, Gillette, PolyGram, Seagram, and Vivendi Universal.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAI: practical applications in treasury, take two
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11.10am -11.50amRisks: dodging curveballs
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Lee-Ann Perkins
Assistant treasurer
Ankura
XLee-Ann Perkins
Assistant treasurer
Ankura
Lee-Ann Perkins is originally from South Africa where she received her bachelor’s degree in management accounting before moving to the USA on expat assignment with her husband. She obtained an MBA with honors and due to a continued interest in compliance and governance Lee-Ann completed the inaugural Financial Compliance Certificate through Chicago-Kent Law School in 2016. In 2021 she was awarded the FCT fellow designation with merit from the Association of Corporate Treasurers in the U.K.Lee-Ann holds the Association of Finance Professionals (AFP) CTP and CTP (CD) Canadian certifications and is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert by the AFP serving on the CTP exam formulation committee since 2008. Lee-Ann has been a member the AFP Treasury Advisory Group since 2017, current Advisory Board member for NACHA and member of Worldwide Women’s association for professionals. She has served on the Houston Treasury Management Association Board as President & Chairman and held various other committee roles over the years. Lee-Ann is a regular presenter and panelist at global treasury conferences including AFP and EuroFinance as well as a keynote speaker at industry events. She is also a guest speaker on multiple global podcasts and has authored and been interviewed for multiple treasury and finance publications. In 2020, drawing from her rich experience in the field, Lee-Ann founded “The Passionate Treasurer,” a heartfelt initiative aimed at guiding and nurturing new talent in the treasury sector. This program is her way of giving back to a profession that has been immensely rewarding for her, offering mentorship, and coaching to those navigating their career paths in treasury.Lee-Ann has been a Treasury practitioner for 20 years and held roles in increasing authority in international Publicly traded and Private companies.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAI: practical applications in treasury, take two
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Daria Severina
Director treasury
ASML Netherlands B.V
XDaria Severina
Director treasury
ASML Netherlands B.V
Daria Severina is a seasoned finance and treasury professional with over 20 years of experience in leading global teams and managing complex financial operations. Currently serving as the Director of Treasury at ASML, she oversees global cash and financial risk management while driving the digitalization and professionalization of the Treasury department. Daria is also a Supervisory Board member at MosaLira and has held senior roles at FrieslandCampina and SABIC, where she led large-scale transformation projects, financial strategy implementation, and process optimizations. She holds two Master of Science degrees and a post-doctoral degree in Corporate Finance and is a certified Registered Treasurer.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAI: practical applications in treasury, take two
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Conference breaks into streams
Delegates can choose between 7 streams. Please see the tabs at the top of this page.
Calastone Limited
Money Market 3.0 – Connectivity, Tokenisation and Digital Distribution
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Ed Lopez
President, global money market services
Calastone
XEd Lopez
President, global money market services
Calastone
Ed joined Calastone in 2019, with a commercial focus on growing Calastone’s global business. In particular, he focuses on further developing Calastone’s growth of its institutional money market offering. Ed brings more than 25 years’ experience in the asset management, wealth management and private banking industry – holding sales and revenue leadership positions in New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong with leading global fintech firms; JHC (now FNZ) OpenLink (now Ion Trading) and SunGard (now FIS). As Chief Revenue Officer at JHC Lopez was a key contributor to the successful acquisition of JHC by FNZ.
October 2nd 2024-
02.20pmCalastone Limited
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Simon Keefe
Managing director and head of digital solutions
Calastone
XSimon Keefe
Managing director and head of digital solutions
Calastone
Simon Keefe is Managing Director and Head of Digital Solutions at Calastone where he is responsible for enabling new business models and growth strategies.
Simon joined Calastone in September 2016 initially as global product development director before taking responsibility for Calastone’s product and proposition.
Simon has over 25 years’ experience in financial services and most recently prior to joining Calastone he spent 10 years on the buy side at the large B2B platforms – SEI Investments and Bank of New York Pershing in relationship management where he ran teams at both companies, prior to this Simon spent many years in the front office across wealth management and private banking.
October 2nd 2024-
02.20pmCalastone Limited
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FinanceKey Oy
FinanceKey provides a modern, AI-powered treasury solution and a single API to take advantage of multi-banking, in real-time. Customers can choose to leverage FinanceKey’s easy-to-use user interface for cash management, payments, account validation, and AI-powered short-term cash forecasting — or use FinanceKey as a treasury aggregator, feeding structured data to ERP, TMS and other systems. With a self-service implementation, FinanceKey helps businesses gain an immediate return on investment without heavy and costly implementation projects.
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Veikko Koski
Founder
FinanceKey
XVeikko Koski
Founder
FinanceKey
Veikko has over 15 years of treasury experience working in corporate and bank treasuries, from day-to-day activities managing liquidity and FX to digitalising treasury processes end-to-end. FinanceKey was founded by Veikko and his 3 ex-colleagues from Nokia’s Treasury IT team to help treasurers free up time from manual routines, become better business partners and drive digital transformation. Together the FinanceKey team is on a mission to drive digital transformation by enabling AI-powered and real-time finance operations.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pmFinanceKey Oy
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Macer Skeels
Co-founder and CTO
FinanceKey
XMacer Skeels
Co-founder and CTO
FinanceKey
Macer Skeels is the CTO of FinanceKey, bringing over 20 years of experience in corporate treasury and DevOps leadership. He co-founded FinanceKey to revolutionize treasury software by building a next-generation solution from the ground up, with a focus on enabling APIs, real-time processing, and AI integrations. Prior to FinanceKey, Macer led Treasury IT and Corporate Finance IT teams at Nokia, managing a global portfolio of applications spanning Treasury, EPM and Finance. Under his leadership, his team earned industry recognition, including the prestigious EuroFinance Treasury Excellence Award for Strategic Change.
Passionate about the intersection of treasury and technology, Macer is committed to leveraging innovation to shape the future of corporate banking and finance, and ensuring treasurers are empowered in their strategic decision making. A strong advocate of lean and agile principles, he thrives in dynamic environments that prioritize collaboration and continuous improvement. His curiosity and active listening drive him to seek new insights, ensuring his teams stay at the forefront of technological advancements.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pmFinanceKey Oy
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India
The world’s largest democracy re-elected Modi for a third term in 2024, with the economy enjoying 7 percent growth into 2025. Political stability and economic growth has given rise to the great industrial conglomerates in India, including Tata, Reliance, Essar and technology giants Infosys and Bharti Airtel. Many multinational corporations have shared service centres in India, notably Bangalore and Hyderabad. Yet treasury faces challenges, the rupee is non convertible, local administration and regulation is cumbersome and state banks pervade business even after years of banking liberalisation. In this session we discuss the challenges for treasury in India, as well as some of the challenges Indian corporates face in doing business with the rest of the world.
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Amit Baraskar
Vice president and head, treasury
Thomas Cook (India)
XAmit Baraskar
Vice president and head, treasury
Thomas Cook (India)
Part I – (relevant to treasury/ foreign exchange)
Originally a computer programmer (from NIIT) who became a Chartered Accountant (Indian CPA). Worked with diverse industries like Management audits & investigations, media, manpower services. Joined Travel Corporation India and post-acquisition took a transfer to Treasury. Worked in Business Travel and made a comeback to Treasury + foreign exchange.
Last few years heading Treasury at Thomas Cook India group. The profile is spilt into 3 parts:
Handling end to end treasury for India and Mauritius (TCIM) companies of the group.
Being a treasury support for the rest of the companies spread across 24 countries & 5 continents. Supporting the entities on their funding requirements as well as those relating to cash management, cash flow management and other banking products.
Heading the Foreign Exchange Dealing Room Back Office & Mid Office handling 9 currencies and bank accounts operated out of 8 countries and 4 continents and the transactions therein.The team – Two heavy weight mentors – Mahesh Iyer, the CEO and Debasis Nandy, the Group CFO. Also I am backed by 2 strong teams as under:
The Dealing Room BO/ MO team which made Thomas Cook India the ‘highly commendable winner’ of ‘Best SWIFT solution across Asia’ at Adam Smith awards by Treasury Today Asia in 2017
The Treasury team which made Thomas Cook India win the ‘Best Cash Management India’ award at ASSET awards Hongkong in 2018
Treasury writer & speaker – Have written various articles for Treasury Today Asia magazine on technology, liquidity, mentoring, etc.
Addressed (online) the whole of Asia (plus a few corporates and banks from Europe) in Corporate Treasurer’s conference on Shaping strategies in a volatile environment held Singapore – 2022
Selected as one of the 10-15 judges from Asia for Corporate Treasurer Hong kong’s CT awards 2022 + 2023 + 2024 to recognise the ‘best of the best’ in Asia Pacific region under these categories:
Marquee awards – Best CFO, Best Treasurer, Best consultant, Best Treasury team
House awards – Financial Institutions – Best cash management bank, best Trade Finance bank, best transaction bank
House awards – Service Providers – Best Asset/ Liquidity management service, best credit rating agency, best Digital innovation, best ESG solution, best software provider
Best treasury & finance strategiesAppointed as Chairman of ICT – India Corporate Treasurers’ Club (A joint initiative by TMI, Berkshire & Corporate Treasurers of India) – 2023
Further, re-elected as Chairman of ICT by the advisory Board members – 2024
Inducted into Editorial Board of Corporate Treasurer Hong Kong to represent India – 2024.
Invited as a panelist (speaker) representing India to Eurofinance International conference in Copenhagen 2024
Interviews –
Interviewed & featured by Treasury Today Asia magazine, Singapore – 2018
Interviewed & e-featured by Treasury Management International, Berkshire – 2023
Interviewed & featured by Treasury Today Asia magazine, Singapore – 2023Part II – (relevant to Health & Fitness & cross country cultures)
An athlete and fitness freak from the age of 12, started as an athlete who broke the state level record in high jump as a young boy and moved between multiple strength and speed sports. Made a come-back in 2024 on the athletic track and field as a sprinter, long jumper and shot putter.
Represented the state of Maharashtra at the 43rd National Masters Athletic championship 2024 (India) in 100 m sprint, long jump, discuss throw and shot put.
A certified Sports Nutritionist from International Fitness Association, Florida, USA (studied in lockdown and passed this certification). Mentor to wannabe fitness freaks. Aspiring to bring about a radicle correction in the approaches of the fitness world – need of the hour.
Author of ‘The boundless powers of superfoods’ an E-Book released across 189 countries in 2018
Speaker at various forums including ‘TEDx’, management colleges, treasury/ CFO summits in India and Hongkong on fitness as well as treasury/ foreign exchange.
Passionate multi-lingual – learnt basics of conversing in German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese mandarin and aspiring to get deeper into these languages.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmIndia
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Treasury transparency: achieving visibility to better support business risk
“Treasury cannot operate in a silo”, is a frequent refrain echoed by treasurers in both complex multinational companies and small companies alike. In a very practical sense the treasury team needs to work with internal finance operations to gather the required data for forecasting and understanding risk. Treasurers say that the key to not operating in a silo, is in connecting and communicating with internal strategic business partners to align on objectives, strategies, and processes of risk management. Embedding this framework is key to enable treasury to manage ongoing business transformation; through organisational change, market shifts or M+A activity. In this session, we explore how the treasurer can connect across the business, increasing visibility and data points to produce more accurate forecasts, improve risk management through the effective management of FX and hedging processes,thereby adding critical perspective to enterprise-level strategic conversations.
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Mack Makode
VP and treasurer
Under Armour
XMack Makode
VP and treasurer
Under Armour
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.
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Amol Dhargalkar
Managing partner, chairman,
Chatham Financial
XAmol Dhargalkar
Managing partner, chairman,
Chatham Financial
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Catalina Sierra
Assistant treasurer
O-I Glass
XCatalina Sierra
Assistant treasurer
O-I Glass
October 2nd 2024
Moderated by
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Caroline Stockmann (Moderator)
Non-executive director
Bank of England, Oxfam International, CIPD, KCSP, Guildhall School Trust
XCaroline Stockmann (Moderator)
Non-executive director
Bank of England, Oxfam International, CIPD, KCSP, Guildhall School Trust
Caroline Stockmann was Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers from February 2017 to April 2023, and now has a portfolio career across several organisations.
Prior to 2017 Caroline had 20 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at a number of commercial as well as not-for-profit organisations. These included Unilever/ Bestfoods (Thailand, Netherlands and UK), Novartis, British Council and Save the Children International. Much of her working life has been spent overseas.
Caroline trained with KPMG and is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She has an ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting and has filled numerous roles on boards over the years, current roles including Board member and Treasurer of Oxfam International, member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and Deputy Chair of the International Group of Treasury Associations. Caroline will be announcing a couple of additional roles specifically within the treasury space in the coming weeks.
Caroline is a linguist, musician, trained coach and passionate bell ringer, and is married with two children.
Caroline has travelled the world running seminars on leadership and strategic influencing, often with a focus on diversity and inclusion, and has written courses on leadership for a number of organisations.October 2nd 2024 October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amCase study - Recruiting and training the next generation of treasury talent
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11.50am -12.30pmCentralisation, regionalisation and optimal organisational alignment
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09.50am -10.30amStrategic leadership in treasury and finance: creating new paths
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Working capital optimisation: generating liquidity on demand
Working capital has taken centre stage in many corporate treasuries not least because treasurers and their CFOs would wish to avoid borrowing further in the current elevated rate environment. So the focus and priority for many treasurers and financial planning colleagues is on managing the company’s short-term assets for liquidity, whilst limiting liabilities. Even though inflation is stabilising in many markets, costs in supply chains for specific commodities are significantly elevated on previous prices. Having very detailed analysis on costs gives the treasurer greater visibility over the working capital needs of specific business units. Through strategic partnering with business managers, treasurers together can work on optimal working capital positions, identifying assets on the balance sheet to provide liquidity when and where needed in the business. In this session treasurers discuss the challenges in working capital optimisation in current markets and the techniques around bolstering working capital positions including the optimisation of cash conversion cycles and the use of payables, receivables and inventory financing in specific scenarios in the business.
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Line Bastholm Helledi
Head of treasury
Maersk TankersXLine Bastholm Helledi
Head of treasury
Maersk TankersOctober 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmWorking capital optimisation: generating liquidity on demand
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Bruno Saraiva
Group financing director
ForviaXBruno Saraiva
Group financing director
ForviaBruno joined FORVIA in 2017 as Treasury Manager in South America – Brazil and moved to France (FORVIA HQ) in 2019. He is now responsible for banking relationships, financing and working capital solutions at group level.
Throughout his career, Bruno has developed extensive experience in liquidity solutions and working capital optimization.
Prior to his current role, he worked at Renault and Philip Morris leading treasury and controlling activities.
He has 14 years finance experience at multinational companies, 4 years of corporate treasury experience and currently based in France.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmWorking capital optimisation: generating liquidity on demand
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Riikka Alatalo
Senior manager, export and trade finance
ABB
XRiikka Alatalo
Senior manager, export and trade finance
ABB
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmWorking capital optimisation: generating liquidity on demand
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Katherine Earl
Head of trade and working sales, Europe and global sector lead industrials & mobility
CitiXKatherine Earl
Head of trade and working sales, Europe and global sector lead industrials & mobility
CitiOctober 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmWorking capital optimisation: generating liquidity on demand
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Pooling for visibility: creating efficiency in cash concentration
Cash concentration and pooling has come into a heightened focus in treasury recently essentially because of the need to free cash from pools in areas of the business, to avoid additional borrowing and external financing at elevated rates. The focus on the development of centralised cash concentration, to zero balances and distribute working capital, or invest cash in funds, is now an essential treasury discipline. Creating the visibility to see where cash pools exist and the automated flows to ensure that cash is concentrated into a single viewpoint, including foreign currency accounts, are key priorities in cash management reporting. In this session treasurers discuss their challenges in the cash concentration and pooling process and the resources and technologies that they are using to enable greater strategic visibility in cash management across the business.
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Mania Kimpezi
Director, global treasury operations
LyondellBasellXMania Kimpezi
Director, global treasury operations
LyondellBasellMania Kimpezi, is since 2022 the Director of Global Treasury Operations in LyondellBasell, a leader in the global chemical industry. Before that, she worked 14 years in various roles within corporate treasury in Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company and 7 years in the banking sector. Her area of responsibility includes among others, cash management, FX trading, payments, trade finance, supporting M&As, bank relationship management and compliance. Throughout her carrier she has also built strong experience in internal and external financing.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmPooling for visibility: creating efficiency in cash concentration
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Rebeca Wiadacz
Staff director global cash management
FedExXRebeca Wiadacz
Staff director global cash management
FedExRebeca Wiadacz is the Staff Director of Global Cash Management (GCM) of FedEx Corporation. She leads a 37- member team responsible for the execution of the GCM strategy, directs day-to-day cash and investment operations in the Americas and in Luxembourg, and manages the relationship with multiple banks. She also serves as the primary liaison to Treasury counterparts in the International Headquarters in The Netherlands, and other parts of the globe. Rebeca’s other responsibilities include serving as the main Treasury contact for multiple integrations, restructurings, global expansion, and M&A activities. She works closely with Accounting, Tax, and Legal to anticipate and mitigate financial and execution risks. Rebeca was responsible for implementing multiple bank services globally, including several cash pools. One of those cash pools solutions won the 2022 Adam Smith’s Treasury Today award. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) and a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmPooling for visibility: creating efficiency in cash concentration
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Chris Jameson
Head of product EMEA – global payments solutions
Bank of AmericaXChris Jameson
Head of product EMEA – global payments solutions
Bank of AmericaChris Jameson is the Head of Product Management, Global Transaction Services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role he is responsible for the development and deployment of payments, receivables, FX, liquidity, commercial cards, channels and information services for both corporate and FI clients across the region.
He has previously held a number of roles leading sales teams, including head of Financial Institutions Sales for EMEA, head of GTS Corporate Sales for Western Europe and head of GTS Sales, CEEMEA ex-Russia. Prior to joining the bank, Chris worked with Citigroup for eight years in Paris and London where he managed global treasury relationships with strategic French, British and Irish clients.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and French from the Queen’s University of Belfast.
Chris is based in London and is married with three children.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmPooling for visibility: creating efficiency in cash concentration
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Innovation in global FX and payments. enabling growth
Treasurers frequently find FX operations complex when managing receivables in multiple local currencies across global markets. Complexity is compounded where local currency transactions are handled by multiple third-party payment service providers operating different FX conditions. Where major currencies such as US dollar and Euro FX transactions can be straightforward and often handled in-house through automated processes, managing the FX exposure of some of the minor currencies can be inefficient from both a cost and operational perspective. For currencies that do not form part of their core currency internal management programme, treasurers and internal stakeholders in FX and payments look to treasury and cash management services in partner banks to provide solutions in complex and challenging scenarios, where the alternative would be to continue with complex and challenging operational processes and leave significant cost efficiencies on the table. In this unique case study, we hear how Spotify, have implemented an automated solution to manage the collection and FX conversion of minor currencies into their functional currency and routed to Spotify’ header account at a third-party bank. This solution offers capability for 30+ incoming currencies to be converted allowing Spotify to further scale their collections processes achieving enhanced operational efficiencies and cost savings.
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Jan Lesniewski
Head of financial markets, treasury manager
SpotifyXJan Lesniewski
Head of financial markets, treasury manager
SpotifyLeading all front office activities. Managing the foreign exchange hedging program, liquidity and investment management.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmInnovation in global FX and payments. enabling growth
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Johnny Grimes
Global head of corporate cash product, head of corporate bank Ireland, cash UK and EMEA
Deutsche BankXJohnny Grimes
Global head of corporate cash product, head of corporate bank Ireland, cash UK and EMEA
Deutsche BankJohnny is the Global Product Manager for Corporate Cash Management, with responsibility for all Cash Management products across Payments, FX, Liquidity, Client Access and Services and Data. In addition, Johnny is the Corporate Bank Head for DB Ireland, where he also is the local Branch managers, as well as the EMEA Regional Head of Corporate Cash Management. Johnny is also responsible for the UK Cash Management franchise regionally.
Johnny has been with Deutsche Bank since 2002, joining the company in London as a graduate analyst. During his time in London he covered a variety of roles, including Business Manager and Product Development & Sales for eCommerce, finishing his time there in the Global FX business where he was responsible for the Corporate eFX platform. In 2014, Johnny relocated to Ireland to build a product management team for GTB alongside the existing business and service centre footprint already present there.
Johnny is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin where he studied Computer Science, Linguistics and French.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmInnovation in global FX and payments. enabling growth
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Diversity and inclusion in finance and treasury
Diving deeper into diversity and inclusion in finance and treasury teams, this diverse panel will discuss the corporate and market benefits of D&I strategies, in alignment with ESG and SDG initiatives. From diversification in the socio-economic base, to ethnicity variance and disability and neurodiversity accommodations, the panel will reflect on the benefits of a team that is reflective of the society and customers that the business serves. The panel will also explore the internal challenges and barriers to diversity and how to overcome them as well as the components and characteristics of what makes a great diverse treasury and finance team.
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Linette Nielsen
Corporate vice president, corporate treasury
Novo NordiskXLinette Nielsen
Corporate vice president, corporate treasury
Novo NordiskOctober 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmDiversity and inclusion in finance and treasury
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Sayan Mukherjee
VP treasurer
NexperiaXSayan Mukherjee
VP treasurer
NexperiaSayan Mukherjee is the Group Treasurer for Nexperia a global semiconductor manufacturer and global leader in Discretes, Logic and MOSFETs devices. The company focuses on efficiency and producing consistently reliable semiconductor components at high volumes (more than 100 billion pieces annually). The Company is headquartered in the Netherlands and has more than 14,000 employees across Asia, Europe and the U.S. supporting customers globally. Sayan is responsible for Liquidity Management, Banking Relationships, Financing & Financial Risk Management including Insurance at Nexperia. Prior to this Sayan worked in various finance roles with extensive International experience in large multinational technology companies with a strong focus on value creation. Sayan is an ACA, ACMA, CAIA and an Alumni of London Business School.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmDiversity and inclusion in finance and treasury
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04.40pm -05.20pmAsia-Pacific
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11.10am -11.50amRisks: dodging curveballs
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Mandana Sadigh
SVP and treasurer
Mattel Inc.
XMandana Sadigh
SVP and treasurer
Mattel Inc.
Mandana Sadigh serves as the Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of Mattel. She is responsible for all aspects of global treasury operations, capital investment policy, global insurance, and risk management. She has over 30 years of experience at Mattel leading corporate finance and strategy functions, serving as the Divisional CFO for the largest segments of the business. Earlier in her career, Mandana held a variety of roles in corporate banking. She is a member of Mattel’s Administrative Committee, responsible for overseeing Mattel’s retirement, 401(k) and deferred compensation plans. Mandana is the President and member of the Board of Directors of Far West Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. She sits on the Board of The Toy Association, where she serves on the Investment Committee. Mandana is also a member of Bank of America’s Global Corporate Advisory Board.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmDiversity and inclusion in finance and treasury
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04.00pm -04.40pmSurveying treasury trends and strategies for 2025: liquidity, investments and how tech helps
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Partnering with FP&A teams for enhanced financial modelling
The strategic relationship between the corporate treasurer and the head of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) in respect of financial forecasting is essential for accurate and reliable cash forecasting in treasury. FP&A expertise in financial modelling and variance analysis, helps treasury develop financial forecasts that can be used to inform strategic decision-making. FP&A can develop financial models that include the treasurer’s view on cash positions and use these models to forecast the company’s financial performance. The head of FP&A can also analyse the results of the forecast and identify potential risks. In this session, treasurers and FP&A colleagues discuss how they work together to develop forecasting models that inform strategic financial decision-making and optimise cash and capital.
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Han Hoestra
VP, treasury
Prologis
XHan Hoestra
VP, treasury
Prologis
Han Hoestra has a background in Treasury Management for over 30 years as Cash Manager, Treasury Consultant and Treasurer, servicing a range of corporates, financial institutions and non-profit organizations. He joined Prologis in 2012 and oversees treasury operations for Europe and Asia. In his role Han was leading or involved in several projects or transitions, like a Pan-European roll-out of new cash management banks, introduction of Inhouse Banking, implementation of FX and interest risk management for Prologis and funds managed.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmPartnering with FP&A teams for enhanced financial modelling
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02.00pm -02.40pmCash: happy hacks
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John Colleemallay
Senior director, group treasury and financing
Dassault Systèmes
XJohn Colleemallay
Senior director, group treasury and financing
Dassault Systèmes
John COLLEEMALLAY, over 25 years’ experience in Treasury, Financing and Risk Management. He is currently Senior Director, Group Treasury & Financing at Dassault Systèmes, which he joined 16 years ago. Expert in International Cash Management and Financial Risks, he has accompanied Dassault Systèmes throughout its growth journey, shaping the Group Treasury and Financing environment of the company to tackle economic challenges, whilst being constantly innovative. Previously, John has been Group Treasurer for the French leading publishing group, Editis. Prior to that, he was also Head of Treasury Operations of the Remy Cointreau group, a leading company in the beverages sector.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmPartnering with FP&A teams for enhanced financial modelling
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PrimaTrade Systems Limited
Over 700 companies across 26 countries now trust us to digitalize their shipments, match their purchase orders, and automate access to supplier financing. Sounds complicated – but the principles are simple. This is “cash against data” – a new way to manage the financial side of your supply chain (purchase orders to payments, integrating trade and supplier finance).
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Tim Nicolle
Founder
PrimaTrade
XTim Nicolle
Founder
PrimaTrade
Tim brings detailed business knowledge, organizational skills and experience. He founded PrimaTrade after seeing how operational and data problems across supply chains lead to unequal treatment of suppliers. He realised that fixing the data problem could then drive a significant democratisation of the supports available to suppliers, levelling the playing field and helping to address the global SME financing gap in trade. In prior lives Tim founded Demica and has held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and Unicredit in London and was a partner in PwC. Tim is the lead creative force behind the company’s products.
October 2nd 2024-
03.00pmPrimaTrade Systems Limited
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Fipto Holding
Cross-border payments at blockchain speed
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Grégoire Andrieu-Guitrancourt
Co-founder and CRO
Fipto
XGrégoire Andrieu-Guitrancourt
Co-founder and CRO
Fipto
Grégoire Andrieu-Guitrancourt is the Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Fipto. Convinced by the transformative power of blockchain technology, Grégoire leverages his expertise in the payment industry to lead Fipto’s teams in designing the next-generation payment infrastructure. Before joining Fipto, Grégoire was the Chief Revenue Officer at iBanFirst until 2022. He also held key roles at Groupon France, including Head of Sales Operations and Strategy for Western Europe until 2016, Manager of Strategy/Finance at Airpx, and Associate in M&A at RBS for 3 years. Grégoire holds an MSc in Management from emlyon business school.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pmFipto Holding
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Charlotte Thoumy
Head of partnerships
Fipto
XCharlotte Thoumy
Head of partnerships
Fipto
Charlotte entered the crypto industry as a Blockchain Consultant in 2019 after working at Visa. She has led B2B efforts for a French crypto exchange and managed growth in the French market for a major American crypto exchange. At Fipto, Charlotte oversees relationships with TMS and PSPs.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pmFipto Holding
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Latin America: Creating optimal treasury infrastructure in LatAm markets
The LatAm region is experiencing high inflation and elevated rates across several economies, notably Argentina where inflation is in excess of 200 percent. In the region’s largest economy, Brazil, inflation running at 4.5 percent with rates at 10.5 percent, GDP in 2024 is set to fall to 1.5 percent, yet will climb to world’s ninth largest economy at US$2.1trn. In this session we discuss the challenges of operating treasury in Brazil and LatAm markets, with cases studies and from leading treasurers in the region including the agriculture and infrastructure sectors. Agricola Alvorada will discuss the optimal organisation of treasury operations in Brazil, and Aliaxis will describe their recent restructuring of treasury operations, encompassing cash and fx management, international and local banking operations, and liquidity, funding, credit provision and supplier operations across 10 Latin America countries.
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Séverine Le Blévennec
Global head of treasury
AliaxisXSéverine Le Blévennec
Global head of treasury
AliaxisSéverine assumed the role of Head of Aliaxis Treasury in June 2021. Since then, she has embarked on a profound transformation journey to establish a robust Treasury organization that supports the company’s growth ambitions. Her initiatives include assembling a strong global team, redesigning Treasury governance, redefining the banking landscape across the group’s 40 countries, implementing a global liquidity structure, and driving digitalization to reach her targeted technology ecosystem.Prior to joining Aliaxis, Séverine accumulated extensive experience during her 7-year tenure at GMAC and 15 years at Honeywell. Her expertise spans liability management, treasury digitization, cash management, investments, EU regulatory compliance, lobbying, and M&A activities. She is a frequent speaker at international conferences, a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), and has received numerous prestigious international awards. However, her greatest source of pride remains her two sons.
October 2nd 2024 October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amCase study - Recruiting and training the next generation of treasury talent
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04.40pm -05.20pmUnlocking value for corporate treasurers with ISO 20022
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Leandro Wendt
CFO
Agricola AlvoradaXLeandro Wendt
CFO
Agricola AlvoradaLeandro Wendt is CFO at Agrícola Alvorada. Finance executive with more than 20 years of experience across all financial departments, holding decision-making positions in different companies such as Nutrien, Corteva, Dow Chemical and LDC. He has extensive experience in structuring departments, implementation of governance and internal controls, having built and led high-performance teams in constantly evolving environments. Awarded as Treasurer of the Year in 2022 by IBTC and leadership over the finalist teams for the IBEF Award for two consecutive years (2021 and 2022) and over the award-wining team of CONACREDI (2023). Recognized by the launch of the first agricultural credit card of the Brazilian market and for a successful implementation of the largest agricultural FIDC in Brazil, both awarded projects.Leandro holds an MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and graduated from Universidade do Vale do Itajaí with a bachelor’s in business administration.
October 2nd 2024
Like clockwork: how to build a successful SCF program
Supply chain finance consists of many moving parts and creating a successful and finely tuned global operation at scale is a tough task for the treasury. Given the recent history of SCF, with some notable negative market events, the challenge in creating successful programs includes lessons learned and a strategic review of risks to ensure a robust system. From reviewing funding panels and liquidity providers, to selecting the right platform to onboard and manage suppliers, as well as navigating regulatory and rating agency scrutiny of on/off balance sheet SCF accounting, treasurers tread a careful line to ensure compliance and manage counterparty risks. In this session, we hear how two major multinational companies have built successful supply chain programmes across their businesses, negotiating payment terms and hedging interest rates with suppliers as well as embedding ESG and sustainability metrics in supply contracts. Treasurers discuss their strategic relationships with banks, platforms and suppliers, identifying the components and technologies critical to successful operations, as well as the strategies to mitigate against financial and operational risks, to enable programmes to run like clockwork.
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Kirsty Craig
Regional treasurer EMEA & APAC
General Mills
XKirsty 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.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmLike clockwork: how to build a successful SCF program
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Takachida Kuhudzai
Corporate treasury manager, EMEA
Kimberly-ClarkXTakachida Kuhudzai
Corporate treasury manager, EMEA
Kimberly-ClarkAs Regional Treasurer, Takachida leads treasury strategy for business units in Europe, Middle East & Africa covering foreign exchange risk management, capitalisation, funding, cash management and working capital. Takachida is also responsible for managing bank relationships across the EMEA region.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmLike clockwork: how to build a successful SCF program
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Paola Jimenez
Team lead treasury analytics
Zalando
XPaola Jimenez
Team lead treasury analytics
Zalando
As the lead of the Treasury Analytics team at Zalando, Paola plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s Treasury solutions. She handles critical areas such as FX, Cash Management, Investments, and Supply Chain Finance across Zalando’s markets. Paola’s track record includes spearheading various projects focused on technical implementations, which have significantly improved operational efficiency within the organization.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmLike clockwork: how to build a successful SCF program
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FX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
With a strong US dollar and declining values in exotic currencies in some markets foreign exchange hedging has become a key area of focus for many treasurers with multinational operations, particularly in emerging markets. The discussion around strategies to manage FX risk usually revolves around decisions concerning natural hedging versus financial hedging of specific currency pairs. For companies that do business in specific countries, local cash operations to match payables and receivables in local currencies is a key natural hedging solution, with a drive toward centralisation and lower costs of business. Financial hedging also is a key strategy, though expensive and forwards, futures and options contracts can be difficult to implement and complex in volatile markets. In this session treasures discuss natural v financial hedging and how automation and dynamic FX trading supports strategy.
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Ansar Hussain
VP, corporate finance and group treasurer
Virgin Atlantic
XAnsar Hussain
VP, corporate finance and group treasurer
Virgin Atlantic
Ansar is Vice President & Group Treasurer at Virgin Atlantic, where he is responsible for Finance / Treasury, Fleet Acquisition, and strategic advice to Executive BoardHe joined Virgin Atlantic in 2014 as VP – Financial Accounting. Having successfully set up Virgin Atlantic’s first shared service centre and transitioned the Company to International Reporting Standards in September 2018 he was appointed as VP – Financial Planning.He was responsible for Financial Planning throughout the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, leading the business through its cost transformation and capital raising campaign.In March 2021, Ansar was appointed VP Corporate Finance & Group Treasurer, responsible for strengthening the Company’s balance sheet through fleet restructuring and liability management. With the Airlines survival post pandemic assured, Ansar focuses his time on maximising cash generation, financial risk management and driving the business towards a sustainable return on capital deployed.Ansar has had a 15-year career in Finance having previous trained as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte where he worked with clients in a range of industries supporting them in both an advisory and compliance capacity.Ansar has a degree in Economics and Politics from the University of London, is married with children and lives in Brighton – where he enjoys cycling and walking the South Downs.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmFX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
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Hardeep Dhamu
Treasury manager APAC and EMEA
Extreme ReachXHardeep Dhamu
Treasury manager APAC and EMEA
Extreme ReachHardeep joined XR Extreme Reach in 2022 and is responsible for the Treasury function across APAC and EMEA. Hardeep has gained over 20 years professional experience with leading International organizations, including Disney, Hutchison Whampoa, Currys PLC and Next 15 Group PLC. Through his career he has gained strong experience in cash management, cash forecasting, foreign exchange risk management, systems management and Bank relationship management.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmFX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
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Harpreet Dhaliwal
VP of sales and trading
GPS
XHarpreet Dhaliwal
VP of sales and trading
GPS
Harpreet is the Vice President of Sales & Trading at GPS Capital Markets and is responsible for all Sales and Trading activity for the UK Market at GPS Capital Markets. During Harpreet’s 12 years at GPS he has specialised in helping corporate companies manage/net/streamline currency risk within their business via both Balance Sheet and Cashflow Hedging. Prior to transitioning to the world of Treasury and Foreign Exchange, Harpreet was a former practicing Solicitor of England and Wales – and holds an Upper Second Class LLB (Hons.) and commendation in LLM.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmFX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
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Patrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinanceXPatrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinancePatrick is managing director of Pecunia Treasury & Finance and Treasury-as-a-service.com. He acts as interim treasurer and treasury consultant for multinationals, SME’s and non-profit organisations. Pecunia offers both treasury consultancy and interim support from junior to senior consultants and also implementation support for TMS or payment hubs and cloud FX trading/international payments. As an interim manager Patrick has been with many companies in his career. Projects he has led include: cash management optimization, corporate (re)financings, FX optimisations, Treasury management system implementations, negotiation of bank costs and tenders. Patrick holds a masters degree in international business and a post-doc degree in Financial Risk Management (FRM). Next to that Patrick is charterholder for the qualified treasurer title.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
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04.00pm -04.40pmFX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
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04.40pm -05.20pmNavigating unpredictable markets: utilising derivatives to reduce risk
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11.10am -11.50amCase study - Investments: identifying risks across the spectrum of treasury assets
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11.50am -12.30pmCase study - Sanctions, AML and KYC: regulatory and technological compliance in practice
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02.00pm -02.40pmInflation and rates risk strategies in treasury
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02.40pm -03.20pmInnovation and automation in FX: swapping stories
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Surveying treasury trends and strategies for 2025: liquidity, investments and how tech helps
The strategic role of the treasurer continues to evolve across the business as markets rapidly evolve to adapt to economic and technological changes. Ask treasurers what key areas preoccupy their thoughts, and reply ‘rates’ and ‘AI’ are frequently mentioned. Key areas for strategic management in treasury include navigating the elevated rate environment in both liquidity management and short term cash investment strategies. With a laser-like focus on liquidity, given the current elevated cost of capital, treasurers are deploying several lines of attack in liquidity management, from increasing cash reserves, extending debt maturities, hedging against interest rate risks in derivative markets, enhancing cash flow forecasting to better predict cash flow. In short term investments, treasurers are managing cash investments for yield in the current elevated rate environment, with a short term view, with rate cuts priced in for late 2024. In the treasury technologies, the use cases for AI are emerging in areas such as cash forecasting and liquidity planning, where the use of predictive analytics can help forecast cash flow, liquidity requirements and surplus cash for short term investments. In this session we discuss the findings of a recent global corporate treasury survey in the context of strategic planning for cash investments, liquidity management and the emerging technologies that support data driven decision making in treasury.
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Mandana Sadigh
SVP and treasurer
Mattel Inc.
XMandana Sadigh
SVP and treasurer
Mattel Inc.
Mandana Sadigh serves as the Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of Mattel. She is responsible for all aspects of global treasury operations, capital investment policy, global insurance, and risk management. She has over 30 years of experience at Mattel leading corporate finance and strategy functions, serving as the Divisional CFO for the largest segments of the business. Earlier in her career, Mandana held a variety of roles in corporate banking. She is a member of Mattel’s Administrative Committee, responsible for overseeing Mattel’s retirement, 401(k) and deferred compensation plans. Mandana is the President and member of the Board of Directors of Far West Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. She sits on the Board of The Toy Association, where she serves on the Investment Committee. Mandana is also a member of Bank of America’s Global Corporate Advisory Board.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmDiversity and inclusion in finance and treasury
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04.00pm -04.40pmSurveying treasury trends and strategies for 2025: liquidity, investments and how tech helps
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Daniel Farrell
Head of international portfolio management, global fixed income
Northern Trust Asset Management
XDaniel Farrell
Head of international portfolio management, global fixed income
Northern Trust Asset Management
Daniel Farrell is Head of International Portfolio Management, Global Fixed Income at Northern Trust Asset Management, based in London. In this capacity, Daniel manages the team responsible for Sterling, US Dollar and Euro global cash funds, ultra-short strategies, separately managed institutional client mandates and securities lending cash reinvestment.
He is part of the EMEA Executive Management Team and a voting member across a number of committees, including Interest Rate Strategy Committee, Macroeconomic Scenario Design Committee, EMEA Business Risk Committee and Product Governance Committee.
Dan holds a BSc (Hons) in Information Management and Business Studies from Loughborough University and the Investment Management Certificate from the UK Society of Investment Professionals.
October 2nd 2024
Case study - Blockchain: what’s new for treasury?
When asked about blockchain applications, treasurers reflect, that whilst the technology was once discussed at every treasury conference, more recently they hear little about it. Yet many would still like to know more on how blockchain is evolving and being applied in treasury now. Whilst blockchain and distributed ledger technologies have been transformational in providing secure platforms for transactions, their use cases in a treasury context, has to date been largely in supply chains and trade finance contracts. Smart contracts on private blockchains are now a standard protocol to bring together multiple suppliers and banks in secure transactions and payments flows, with a secure view of data, offering transparency whilst reducing fraud risk. As digital currencies and tokenised assets develop, distributed ledger technologies are likely to proliferate as secure conduits for the transfer of value between counterparties.
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Gherri D’Innocenzo
Head of CMP – standards and projects
Siemens Treasury GmbH
XGherri D’Innocenzo
Head of CMP – standards and projects
Siemens Treasury GmbH
Gherri has been about 30 years with Siemens, since 21 years in Treasury Department always on the cash management topics.Gherri is currently the Head of Cash management & Payments – Standards & Projects.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmCase study - Blockchain: what’s new for treasury?
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The treasurer in transition: moving in, on, up, out, across, other…
Treasurers often speak about the strategic role of treasury and the multifaceted role of the treasurer, especially in liquidity management, financial planning and risk management. Treasurers also reflect on the transferability of treasury skills between companies and sectors. Discussion as to whether treasurers should be given job titles such as ‘Chief Treasury Officer’, or ‘Chief Liquidity Officer’ to better reflect their strategic role in the business can be heard on the sidelines of treasury events and in articles on treasury management. In this session treasurers discuss their treasury careers, the transferability of their skills between companies, the strategic rise of the treasury function, the directions for the treasurer transitioning from treasury to related roles in the business, including chief risk officer and chief financial officer and whether treasury is increasingly becoming a c-suite function.
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Marianna Polykrati
Group treasurer
Avramar GroupXMarianna Polykrati
Group treasurer
Avramar GroupMarianna Polykrati, has recently joined Avramar Aquacultures as a Group Treasurer, with extensive expertise in Treasury, Corporate Finance and Banking. During her career, she has played a key role in the execution of complex M&A and funding transactions as well liquidity crisis management. Her professional experience includes 16 years as a Group Treasurer in the largest FMCG Groups such as Chipita and Vivartia and 8 years in Venture Capital and Leasing companies. Utilizing the wealth of her experience, Marianna’s vision is to contribute to the future development of the Treasury profession and enhance the Treasurer’s role in becoming a critical and strategic business partner, leading the corporate transformation in sustainability as well as a technology enabler, supporting the adoption of technology by the local businesses and finance community with strong focus in Automation, FinTech, AI and Blockchain. These goals are strongly supported and enhanced through her roles as an Ambassador in Greece of the Global Blockchain Business Council, the largest leading industry association for blockchain technology and digital assets, a member of the Boardroom, a Think Tank dedicated to bridging the gender gap in the boardrooms and a Honorary Board Member of the Hellenic Association of Treasurers, devoted to creating a strong network and know-how exchange among Greek treasury professionals.
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmThe treasurer in transition: moving in, on, up, out, across, other…
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Ayca Arisoy-Kilic
Head of treasury EMEA and Asia
BungeXAyca Arisoy-Kilic
Head of treasury EMEA and Asia
BungeOctober 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmThe treasurer in transition: moving in, on, up, out, across, other…
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Edwin Koopmans
VP, corporate treasury
Lufthansa
XEdwin Koopmans
VP, corporate treasury
Lufthansa
October 2nd 2024-
04.00pm -04.40pmThe treasurer in transition: moving in, on, up, out, across, other…
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Aligning priorities: strategic partnerships with heads of business units
It’s no secret that ambitious treasury transformation has become a requirement for businesses looking to stay ahead of the curve. But no treasury innovation happens in silo. And as treasurers’ roles expand, it’s crucial to develop an ecosystem of partners, stakeholders and advocates to unlock opportunities together. Join Susana Aristizabal, Senior Manager at eBay, as she delves into eBay’s multi-year treasury transformation, how to adapt in a fast-changing industry, and building internal buy-in across the company.
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Susana Aristizabal
Senior manager, international treasury
eBayXSusana Aristizabal
Senior manager, international treasury
eBaySusana 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.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat does the smart treasury team look like now?
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04.00pm -04.40pmAligning priorities: strategic partnerships with heads of business units
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Asia-Pacific
The Asia-Pacific region, with around 40 currencies and complex and ever evolving economic and regulatory environments, presents treasurers with significant challenges in cash management, cash pooling and freeing trapped cash, as well as local liquidity challenges, cross-border payments and receivables, and complex FX operations. Yet regional treasury centres Asia in Singapore and other major centres, are at the centre of fast growing and innovative markets. For treasurers with operations in China, increasing protectionism and nearshoring of supply in the US and European is a recent market development in a general de-globalisation trend. In this session our complex countries experts help navigate the treasury challenges in Asia.
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Sayan Mukherjee
VP treasurer
NexperiaXSayan Mukherjee
VP treasurer
NexperiaSayan Mukherjee is the Group Treasurer for Nexperia a global semiconductor manufacturer and global leader in Discretes, Logic and MOSFETs devices. The company focuses on efficiency and producing consistently reliable semiconductor components at high volumes (more than 100 billion pieces annually). The Company is headquartered in the Netherlands and has more than 14,000 employees across Asia, Europe and the U.S. supporting customers globally. Sayan is responsible for Liquidity Management, Banking Relationships, Financing & Financial Risk Management including Insurance at Nexperia. Prior to this Sayan worked in various finance roles with extensive International experience in large multinational technology companies with a strong focus on value creation. Sayan is an ACA, ACMA, CAIA and an Alumni of London Business School.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmDiversity and inclusion in finance and treasury
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04.40pm -05.20pmAsia-Pacific
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11.10am -11.50amRisks: dodging curveballs
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Martin Meloun
Senior director, international treasury
Edwards Lifesciences
XMartin Meloun
Senior director, international treasury
Edwards Lifesciences
Martin Meloun has a 25+ years track record in Corporate Treasury (GE Capital and Edwards Lifesciences) having a broad experience in cash and liquidity management, banking relationship, trade finance, financial markets, implementation of TMS (Kyriba, Quantum) and global and regional projects (system implementation, automation, connectivity, integration of newly acquired entities). In his spare time, he likes playing basketball and floorball.
October 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmAsia-Pacific
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Navigating unpredictable markets: utilising derivatives to reduce risk
Safeguarding cash and working capital amidst uncertain market conditions has caused many hours of lost sleep for corporate treasurers recently. Whilst derivatives for hedging are not a cure for insomnia, they can reduce volatility, at a cost. Derivatives can be a powerful strategy for mitigating risks and futures contracts that lock in prices and protect against market fluctuations and can benefit companies in rising markets. Options contracts to buy assets at agreed prices, offer flexibility against volatile movements. Yet with a spectrum of risks to hedge, from FX risks in several markets, commodities risks from fuel to raw materials, as well as inflation and rate risks, with swap contracts, derivative contracts can be complex to and expensive to manage. In this session treasurers who have recently reviewed their derivative hedging strategies, discuss the factors that influence which derivatives to utilise in specific markets and how they work with risk teams and align with the company’s overall risk management strategy.
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Dimitrios Siokis
Group treasurer
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling CompanyXDimitrios Siokis
Group treasurer
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling CompanyDimitrios 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).
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Philip Maton
VP treasury, head of risk and operations
Liberty Global
XPhilip Maton
VP treasury, head of risk and operations
Liberty Global
Philip joined Liberty Global in 2017 and manages its risk management and operational activities, for its central treasury and for its affiliates. In particular, this covers debt hedging, FX, cash investment, pensions, counterparty credit and liquidity risks. He is also responsible for the firm’s share repurchase and strategic / listed equity activities.He previously worked on rates hedging at the Royal Bank of Scotland, and Santander. He is a CFA charterholder, and holds an MA from Cambridge after studying mathematics.When he has satisfied his daily duties relating to his job, children and cats, he enjoys watching and playing football, riding steam trains and drinking proper beer.
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Jean-Baptiste Disdet
Treasury technology director
Japan Tobacco (JT Group)
XJean-Baptiste Disdet
Treasury technology director
Japan Tobacco (JT Group)
Jean-Baptiste DISDET is the Treasury Technology director at Japan Tobacco (JT Group). His role is to design and plan the functional system landscape of the Group Treasury including the global Cash Management setup, through technology innovations and digitalization.Jean-Baptiste has a Master in Audit and Controlling and held various positions in corporate finance and FP&A positions. He dedicated the past 15 years to become a senior treasury professional with experiences in Liquidity management, Capital Markets and above all in Risk management. He led the SAP S/4 HANA Treasury implementation and designed an integrated FX risk management and hedge accounting solution in JTI.He has a strong interest in Treasury, Technologies, Data and Reporting.
October 2nd 2024
Moderated by
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Patrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinanceXPatrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinancePatrick is managing director of Pecunia Treasury & Finance and Treasury-as-a-service.com. He acts as interim treasurer and treasury consultant for multinationals, SME’s and non-profit organisations. Pecunia offers both treasury consultancy and interim support from junior to senior consultants and also implementation support for TMS or payment hubs and cloud FX trading/international payments. As an interim manager Patrick has been with many companies in his career. Projects he has led include: cash management optimization, corporate (re)financings, FX optimisations, Treasury management system implementations, negotiation of bank costs and tenders. Patrick holds a masters degree in international business and a post-doc degree in Financial Risk Management (FRM). Next to that Patrick is charterholder for the qualified treasurer title.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
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04.00pm -04.40pmFX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
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04.40pm -05.20pmNavigating unpredictable markets: utilising derivatives to reduce risk
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11.10am -11.50amCase study - Investments: identifying risks across the spectrum of treasury assets
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11.50am -12.30pmCase study - Sanctions, AML and KYC: regulatory and technological compliance in practice
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02.00pm -02.40pmInflation and rates risk strategies in treasury
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02.40pm -03.20pmInnovation and automation in FX: swapping stories
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SCF technologies: next level automation for buyers and suppliers
Supply chain finance is expanding throughout markets as buyers and suppliers align in the mutual benefits of working capital uplift. Collaboration between buyers, suppliers and financial institutions to optimise working capital across the supply chain has gathered pace in the current rate environment, injecting much needed liquidity across markets. In leveraging technology platforms and data-driven insights, treasurers involved in supply chain finance programmes can automate invoice processing, reduce payment delays and mitigate financial risks. Payment technologies, such as predictive analysis and supplier onboarding, have revolutionised the payables financing landscape, making it more efficient, transparent and accessible than ever before. Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms are transforming the payables process, enabling treasurers to make more informed decisions and deliver working capital solutions for specific business needs. Treasurers play a key role in implementing effective payables supply chain financing strategies, operating advanced techniques and technologies to optimise working capital and enhance liquidity to businesses. In this session treasurers share their insights into SCF programmes, processes and technologies and demonstrate the benefits to participants.
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David Smith
General manager, cocoa treasury
ofiXDavid Smith
General manager, cocoa treasury
ofiOctober 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmSCF technologies: next level automation for buyers and suppliers
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Stephan Albers
Head of treasury
HRS Group
XStephan Albers
Head of treasury
HRS Group
Stephan brings with him extensive expertise and many years of experience in the field of treasury, which he has gained from his work in various leading companies. As a recognized expert in this field, he is a regular speaker at professional conferences and seminars, where he shares his knowledge of effective financial strategies and risk management with a wide audience.In addition to his main role as a treasury specialist, Stephan is also a certified business mediator and business coach. In these roles, he helps organizations and individuals to constructively resolve business conflicts and achieve their professional goals. Stephan’s holistic approach combines financial expertise with interpersonal skills to promote sustainable solutions and positive development.
October 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmSCF technologies: next level automation for buyers and suppliers
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11.50am -12.30pmUnlocking the future of B2B payments
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Case study - Building the in-house bank: enhancing internal liquidity
The development of in-house banking capabilities and liquidity platforms and facilities for the business and its subsidiaries is a key activity of treasuries in multinational companies. The growth of in-house banks in companies is now gathering significant pace, as internal liquidity is prioritised in the current rate environment. The requirements of in-house banking facilities are such that treasurers need to work closely with both internal strategic business partners to ensure the success of the essential project, especially in payments and collections on behalf of subsidiaries and intercompany loans. In this session treasurers who have built and are in the process of building in-house banking facilities share their current experiences and reveal what is new in EPR/TMS technologies that enable internal liquidity platforms.
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Lena Myklebust
Head of cash management infrastructure
Equinor
XLena Myklebust
Head of cash management infrastructure
Equinor
Lena Myklebust is Head of Cash Management Infrastructure in Equinor. Cash Management Infrastructure is responsible for the global payment infrastructure in Equinor and managing the core cash management bank relationship. The team is responsible for cash management operations, including bank account openings/closings, KYC and sanction compliance. She started in Equinor in 2007 and has since then held various positions within cash management, payments and capital markets in the Treasury organisation. Lena holds a master’s degree in economics and business administration from the University of Agder in Norway.
October 2nd 2024
APIs: standardisation, aggregation and integration
Application programming interfaces in treasury, just a few short years ago were few and far between, yet now many treasurers are engaged in API projects, to enable secure data exchange between different software applications. Most notably between banking portals and treasury management systems. The enhanced data visibility and interoperability that APIs bring to treasury are clear benefits, as treasurers seek to build ever more intelligent software systems for multi-channel banking, payments, as well as connectivity with cash management and forecasting tools. Yet treasurers are often challenged, even frustrated, at the differing protocols and lack of standardisation in banking APIs. This often means that not all banking partners or third party applications can be connected or integrated on the same platform, or not at least without time, resources and budget for another technology project and business case to demonstrate the benefits of investing in the API transformation. Whilst third party aggregation is a potential solution, treasurers express some concerns around data sharing and security.
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Bruce Edlund
Group director, assistant treasurer
Cloud Software Group
XBruce Edlund
Group director, assistant treasurer
Cloud Software Group
20+ years of growing corporate treasury experience: cash/liquidity management, investments, cash forecasting, FX and IR hedging, debt capital markets, rating agencies, stock repurchases, public/private• Experience in a variety of industries starting in investment banking and then corporate treasury at media and telecom, software and retail companies• Guest judge at FORAD finance competitions and re-creator of the multinational simulation used by 3 international business schools• Multi-lingual (English, Spanish, French) with experience in the US, Latin America and Europe• Foodie, wine lover, cycling fan, hiker, photography…
October 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmAPIs: standardisation, aggregation and integration
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11.50am -12.30pmReal-time reality check
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Gordon Elliott
Sector lead
HSBC Global Payments Solutions
XGordon Elliott
Sector lead
HSBC Global Payments Solutions
October 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmAPIs: standardisation, aggregation and integration
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Creating strategic value with data teams
Nurturing an effective strategic partnership with heads of technology and data teams is essential for treasurers to optimise the benefits and capabilities of treasury technology, especially in ERP/TMS systems and to enhance data visibility. With an increasing number of technology professionals entering treasury, a strong and collaborative relationship between treasurers and data teams is yielding such as improved data accuracy for data driven decision making and the automation of treasury processes, including payments and FX, reducing errors, improving efficiency and lowering costs. In this session, treasurers and technology professionals discuss their symbiotic partnerships and ways of working to create optimal value in data analysis and reporting and in planning and implementing strategic technological transformation in treasury.
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Kemi Bolarin
Head of treasury, Europe
GXO Logistics, Inc.XKemi Bolarin
Head of treasury, Europe
GXO Logistics, Inc.Kemi Bolarin is the Head of Treasury Europe at GXO Logistics. She joined GXO in July 2021, previously she was Director, Treasury at GTT Communications and prior to that, Group Treasury Director at Travelport. Kemi is a chartered accountant (ACA) & qualified corporate treasurer (AMCT) with over 25 years experience in the banking and corporate sector, working in various treasury and finance roles. Outside structured work, Kemi is a board member of a multi-academy trust and the Dean of Career Nuggets Academy. She is actively involved in delivering mentoring to schools, coaching young female leaders; and engaged in various initiatives towards inspiring the ‘future’.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat does the smart treasury team look like now?
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04.40pm -05.20pmCreating strategic value with data teams
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Alexandra Bocharnikova
Senior vice president, treasury and AP operations
W. P. CareyXAlexandra Bocharnikova
Senior vice president, treasury and AP operations
W. P. CareyTreasury Professional with a demonstrated history of over 10 years working experience in the commercial real estate industry. Skilled in Cash Forecasting, Treasury Activities, Communication. Education – Master Degree in Finance and Banking from Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Harvard Business School Online Credential of Readiness, Oxford Executive Leadership Programme, Certificate in Treasury Association of Corporate Treasurers.
October 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmCreating strategic value with data teams
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Jenny Schulz
Former senior treasury director
Swedish Match Group
XJenny Schulz
Former senior treasury director
Swedish Match Group
15 Years as Head of Group Inhouse Banking and with 25 years of international experience at multinational cooperation in responsibilities in Treasury and Finance. Initiating and implementation of lucrative solutions of Group internal financial structure and treasury process improvements.
October 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmCreating strategic value with data teams
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Creating value with investor relations and pensions teams
Treasurers can wear many hats and a frequent combination of the treasury function is in investor relations. In some cases this can involve responsibilities where the treasurer can sit on the investment committee and have oversight on pension investments too. So treasurers can play a key role in maintaining strong relationships with investors and managing pension obligations. Effective collaboration between treasurers, investor relations teams and pensions teams is crucial for ensuring investor confidence, navigating investment markets and funds to ensure the safeguarding of company schemes. Treasurers, investor relations teams and pensions teams can all work towards yielding significant benefits for the business, investors and employees. In this session, treasurers and investor relations colleagues discuss how they work together to make informed investment decisions, including pension funding strategies, based on strong market analysis, in view of market volatility, pension liabilities and investment risks.
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Florence Tresarrieu
Global SVP, investors relation and treasury
Pernod RicardXFlorence Tresarrieu
Global SVP, investors relation and treasury
Pernod RicardFlorence Tresarrieu Global SVP, Investor Relations and Treasury. Florence is Global Senior Vice President, in charge of Investor Relations and Treasury. She joined Pernod Ricard in January 2019 as Group Treasurer and was appointed to her current role in November 2021.Before joining Pernod Ricard, Florence was Managing Director at Barclays in charge of financing advisory for French and Belux corporates. Florence has spent 18 years in Investment Banking, with JP Morgan then Barclays where she held several positions from trading to advisory across London, Singapore and Paris. A Belgian national, she is a graduate of EM Lyon (France).
October 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmCreating value with investor relations and pensions teams
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Ferdinand Jahnel
VP, treasurer
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.XFerdinand Jahnel
VP, treasurer
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Ferdinand Jahnel is a senior finance executive with broad experience in international corporate finance, global cash management, debt & equity markets, financial and process re-engineering, and risk management. Born in Munich, Germany, he has followed a professional career in Europe and the United States over a period of more than 30 years.Since 2015, Ferdinand is Vice President, Treasurer, for Marsh & McLennan Companies in New York City. He is responsible for global cash management, credit and capital markets activities, and global pensions. In this position he oversees the company’s relationships with its banks, global financial partners, debt investors, and rating agencies.Prior to that Ferdinand served as Vice President, Corporate Treasurer, for Henry Schein, Inc. from 2008 to 2015. He was also Assistant Treasurer at CA Technologies, Inc., International Treasurer at Steelcase, Inc., and worked in various Corporate Finance positions (including export finance, cash management, corporate controlling, and financial services) for the MAN Group.Ferdinand earned a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Augsburg, Germany, and his M.B.A. cum laude from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), and served as a Board Director for the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) from 2012 to 2020. In May 2022 he joined the Board of the American Council on Germany (ACG), a nonprofit organization to strengthen German-American relations. He lives in Westport, Connecticut, together with his wife Judy and daughter Ana.
October 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmCreating value with investor relations and pensions teams
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Networking reception
Sponsored by:

Events continue to shape a complex and uncertain world, encompassing geopolitical risks and conflicts, economic volatility, supply and trade disruption and technological evolution. Treasurers are faced with an array of challenges, from the impact of wars on global trade, the potential for sustained high interest rates and the evolving future of work. AI’s arrival in business applications heralds a transformative force with the potential for great advances but also uncertain risks. In these plenary sessions, leaders share insights into creating new paths in corporate finance and treasury and provide a guide for navigating through turbulence as the global economy gears for growth.
Cash forecasting has come under intense focus in the current rate environment. Treasurers will discuss recent projects to improve and automate processes and enhance liquidity from eBam to building in-house banking facilities and collections. Sessions will also tackle advanced tools including pooling and intercompany netting and how to manage exchange controls and trapped cash to unlock working capital.
Moderated by:
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Dan Blumen
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
XDan Blumen
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
Daniel L. Blumen, CTP is a founding partner of Treasury Alliance Group where he leads consulting engagements dealing with working capital management, systems integration, liquidity and risk management and other global treasury issues. Prior to co-founding Treasury Alliance in 2002, he was Managing Director of Knowledge Management Applications, a firm he founded in 1998. Dan was with Bank of America in Chicago and Singapore, where he managed the ASEAN region of the Global Payment Services Group. He also worked for Citibank in Chicago and in London where he had pan-European management responsibility for cash management business development. He has worked with large multinationals and emerging international companies and shares his experience as an author and as a frequent speaker at cash management gatherings worldwide.
In this stream treasurers share insights on how to unlock optimal liquidity and funding strategies fit for today’s complex financial environment. Treasurers discuss the challenges of managing liquidity, from corporate loan refinancing, navigating the current capital markets for bond issuers, to charting sustainable finance paths. Next-level SCF technologies and trade finance also come into focus.
Risks are ever evolving in treasury, from navigating inflation and interest rate risks to hedging price swings in commodities and foreign exchange. This stream explores smart strategies and solutions to manage volatile markets and the outlook for 2025. Topics include derivatives and hedging as inflation peaks and falls, the benefits of investing in money market funds and we provide an compliance update on corporate tax rules and KYC requirements.
This strategic stream explores the vital role of treasury in building partnerships across the business. Treasurers share how collaborating with business partners – including FP&A, legal and compliance and technology teams – is key to supporting business risks and achieving greater competitiveness.
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Simon Jones
Independent treasury expert
XSimon Jones
Independent treasury expert
Simon has over 30 years experience in finance, treasury and transaction banking across both developed and emerging markets. Simon was previously Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank and led the client management, product & marketing teams at the UK’s first cloud based infrastructure clearing bank. Prior to joining ClearBank in 2019, Simon spent over 20 years at J.P. Morgan. During his time at the bank, he was responsible for treasury solutions in EMEA, supporting global clients. He was also Head of Corporate & NBFI sales in EMEA from 2012 to 2015. Prior to this he was Asia Regional Executive for Treasury Services from 2006-2010, based in Hong Kong. He also spent 10 years with the bank in Singapore. Simon is now a senior advisor for McKinsey & Co and is also actively involved in UK & EU FinTech as a Mentor for the TechStars Accelerator programmes. He is a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (FCT) in the UK.
October 4th 2024-
09.10am -09.50amTech trends for corporates and consumers
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In this stream, treasurers share their experiences in treasury transformation and digitisation and explore the power of intelligent information and actionable data. We also look at the future evolution of blockchain, the evolving payments ecosystem and share visions of how technologies will build the future treasury.
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Bas Rebel
Independent treasury professional
XBas Rebel
Independent treasury professional
Bas Rebel is independent treasury professional with 30 years’ experience in treasury strategy, operations and transformation. During the he first half of his career he had leading roles in banking, corporate treasury and treasury technology. Since 2004 he is consultant and interim professional supporting corporate treasuries becoming more effective and efficient.
At the heart of the high-performing treasury of today are professionals rising to multifaceted challenges. Leaders share their insights into building diverse, agile and intelligent teams, to navigate the changing complexities of treasury operations in multinational companies.
New for treasurers who wish to network, talk openly and share ideas with peers, treasury circle sessions are moderated group discussions where all delegates can join in the conversation. The topics for discussion are broad to create space to share specific experiences and challenges in treasury management.
Visit the Innovation Hub to test the latest solutions providing better connectivity, visibility and efficiency for treasury.
Registration and light breakfast
Welcome to day 2
Future of work: new worklife for all
Work is in rapid transformation, driven by technology, demographic shifts and changing relationships between employees and employers since the global pandemic. Remote work is now commonplace with over three quarters of employers enabling employees to work remotely. Automation is the greatest driver of change; according to a McKinsey report, whilst 800 million jobs could be lost to automation, 950 million new jobs could be created in this decade. The World Economic Forum predicts that half the global workforce will need to upskill or reskill by 2025 to meet skills demand. Expectations in work-life are changing. Employees are less loyal and with a huge rise in the gig economy, billions of workers in both developed and emerging economies are on temporary contracts. Demographics also point to the growth of older workers in developed economies and younger workforces in developing economies such as India and Nigeria. In this session we look at the future of work and how these changes will impact companies, people and jobs in the next decade.
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Claudia Olsson
Founder and CEO
Stellar Capacity and young global leader
World Economic ForumXClaudia Olsson
Founder and CEO
Stellar Capacity and young global leader
World Economic ForumClaudia Olsson, appointed Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, is an innovation leader and speaker in the field of digital transformation. She is the founder and CEO of Stellar Capacity, a global education company specialising in digital upskilling and leadership that prepares leaders for a future where humans become more digital and digital becomes more human. Her work focuses on the impact of new technologies on citizens, society and global markets.
October 3rd 2024-
09.00am -09.45amFuture of work: new worklife for all
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The future of money
Aside from the humble banknote, money just doesn’t look the same as it used to. Today, there are more digital transactions than physical transactions and whilst physical currency will likely always be here, digital money dominates. The drive towards central bank digital currencies is gathering pace throughout the world, with many central banks developing CBDCs in pilot projects. Already concerns around use cases, the desirability of programmable money, the role of commercial banks in distribution, the fears of centralised control of personal finance and government digital wallets controlling tax collection, for example, are hotly debated. In parallel, the advent of tokenization and the storing of asset value within digital wallets which can be traded, is a technology which is gathering some momentum. At the same time the future for unregulated cryptocurrencies is uncertain, not least after the FTX collapse. So what really then is the future of money? Will we see the wide scale adoption of central bank digital currencies and possibly greater regional currency unions, especially in emerging markets? Will the dollar ultimately be challenged as the global currency by the renminbi, or will we see a bifurcation or trifurcation of currency alignment in dollar, euro and yuan? How will the role of commercial banks evolve in the digital currency era? In this session we look into the future of money and searching questions on what money will look like a decade and more from now.
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Britta Döttger
Group treasurer
RocheXBritta Döttger
Group treasurer
RocheBritta Döttger, Head of Treasury at Roche, is a seasoned finance professional with a 30-year career marked by significant achievements. Her exceptional journey includes taking Frankfurt Airport public and establishing an innovative treasury function at SGL Group. Beyond her financial expertise, Britta is a passionate advocate for diversity of thought and organizational development. As a forward-thinker, she actively engages in discussions about the future of money and offers visionary insights into the evolving landscape of finance organizations in a corporate environment. With prior roles at prominent companies, Britta’s wisdom and leadership continue to shape the journey of Roche‘s finance organization towards a digital, hybrid future.
October 3rd 2024-
09.45am -10.30amThe future of money
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William Lovell
Senior technology advisor
Bank of England
XWilliam Lovell
Senior technology advisor
Bank of England
I am a Technology Advisor on CBDC, Data & Payments. With over 25 years at the Bank of England, I have held a variety of technology roles from application developer and test manager through to heading up the strategy and architecture function. I am currently working on the design of CBDC with a particular focus on the technology challenges that need to be solved. I co-chair the Bank’s Artificial Intelligence task force that looks at how we can make the best use of this technology across the Bank. I am also chair of CPMI API experts group.
October 3rd 2024-
09.45am -10.30amThe future of money
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Networking break
Sponsored by:

The new era of treasury management
Embat is the next-generation treasury management platform, providing a centralised tool for banking connectivity, treasury processes, payment automation and automated accounting and reconciliation. With real-time connectivity to all major ERP systems, as well as to more than 15 thousand banks around the world, Embat allows finance teams to save up to 75% of the time usually dedicated to treasury tasks, while providing real-time and global insights on cash and debt positions
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Antonio Berga
Co-CEO and co-founder
Embat
XAntonio Berga
Co-CEO and co-founder
Embat
Antonio began his career studying Business Administration and Management at ESADE and also at the University of Southern California. He started working in different companies linked to business consultancy, the first being Deloitte Corporate Finance. His career defining milestone was the eleven years he spent working at J.P. Morgan in Spain and the United Kingdom, as Executive Director of investment banking and commercial banking for family-owned companies. After this, at the beginning of 2021, he founded Embat, the Treasury Management Software, together with business partners. Embat was started with the idea of helping CFOs to transform their business thanks to the digitalisation, centralisation and automation of financial processes.
October 3rd 2024
Redefining working capital financing: bespoke pathways in a diverse credit universe
As treasurers navigate an elevated interest rate environment, the need to explore structured working capital solutions has intensified. Treasurers increasingly require flexibility in funding solutions for effective liquidity management, particularly for sub-IG corporates with unconventional credit profiles. Smart financial solutions, providing extension of supplier payment terms, receivables monetization and securitization, are becoming essential tools for sustainable cashflow optimisation and improving overall financial performance. In a diverse and challenging market, these working capital strategies offer treasurers the agility needed to navigate rising capital costs and achieve optimal free cash flow targets. In this session, treasurers and finance experts highlight the impact of collaborative efforts to optimise working capital, reduce financing costs and achieve key financial targets in treasury.
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Simon Hale
Financing lead
Tesco Mobile Limited
XSimon Hale
Financing lead
Tesco Mobile Limited
Simon Hale is Financial Controller of Tesco Mobile Limited, the UK’s largest Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), overseeing all aspects of their finance operations including treasury, accounting, financial reporting, billing operations, audit and assurance.Simon is an ICAEW FCA and holds a first-class degree in Management and Chemical Science from Manchester University. He has held a number of leadership roles in the telecommunication sector over the last 25 years specialising in finance & accounting, treasury, financial reporting and risk management principally with O2 / Telefonica and Tesco Mobile. At Tesco Mobile Simon has led the selection and implementation of a range of financing strategies including securitisation of handset receivables and supply chain finance to optimise liquidity and fuel business performance.
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Dennis Onwezen
Head of treasury and investor relations
VodafoneZiggo Group B.V
XDennis Onwezen
Head of treasury and investor relations
VodafoneZiggo Group B.V
Dennis Onwezen is a finance professional with >20 years’ experience and currently Head of Treasury and Investor Relations at VodafoneZiggo.
With a background as public accountant, he has been with the company for almost 12 years with a strong background in FP&A, Business Control and Finance leadership. Dennis is currently responsible for Treasury and Investor Relations including structured finance, cash flow planning and forecasting including working capital planning. Experience with digital transformation and post-merger value creation in a fast-paced and technology driven industry.
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Razvan Coarca
Head of Liberty Specialty Finance
Liberty Global Specialty Finance Limited
XRazvan Coarca
Head of Liberty Specialty Finance
Liberty Global Specialty Finance Limited
Razvan heads up Liberty Global Specialty Finance and is responsible for its initiatives across all components of the working capital cycle, including Supply Chain Finance, Securitization & Receivables Finance, and Inventory Financing. Razvan has led the set-up of Liberty Global’s structured finance programs including SCF and ABS, which currently stand at a $6bn+ combined. In addition, Razvan has set-up Liberty Global Specialty Finance in 2019, a financial services business wholly owned by Liberty Global offering Structured Financing solutions to companies within and outside of Liberty Global’s ecosystem. Razvan has a master’s degree in Finance & Investments from Rotterdam School of Management and is CFA charter holder.
October 3rd 2024
Moderated by
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Robert Novaria
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
XRobert Novaria
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
Bob has more than 30 years of corporate treasury experience in the roles of treasurer, credit director, finance manager and controller at BP America and Amoco Corporation. He has successfully managed post-acquisition integrations, technology upgrades and corporate restructurings. Currently, Bob is a partner with the Treasury Alliance Group, leveraging his corporate experience in client engagements dealing with global treasury, risk and crisis management; cash management and cash flow forecasting; working capital management; shared service operations and general management. He also shares his experiences by tutoring others in courses such as international cash and treasury management, corporate risk management and cash flow forecasting, as well as by chairing, moderating and speaking at treasury conferences worldwide.
October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amRedefining working capital financing: bespoke pathways in a diverse credit universe
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11.50am -12.30pmEnhancing payables financing technologies for working capital management
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02.00pm -02.40pmPayables and receivables: the essential treasury relationship
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02.40pm -03.20pmNavigating current capital markets for corporate bond issuers
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04.00pm -04.40pmMid v large cap treasury: same challenges, different risk strategies?
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04.40pm -05.20pmCash investments strategies in a changing rate environment: balancing risk and yield
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Trade finance technologies and treasury
Trade and treasury go hand in hand and although trade finance is often arranged by finance teams outside treasury, treasurers play a key role in managing flows from trade receivables. Trade finance, like supply chain finance, is in a period of rapid transformation driven by technologies such as blockchain, changing supply dynamics driven by events and an evolving regulatory environment. Treasurers and finance partners in the business are onboarding solutions to optimise trade finance operations. Trade finance platforms are emerging as centralised portals or gateways for managing trade transactions, connecting banks, corporates, customers and key stakeholders such as ECAs, providing visibility, transparency and connectivity across the trade finance ecosystem. In this session treasurers and their trade finance partners discuss the evolving technologies in trade finance and the relationship with treasury.
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Petra Hunjet Moison
Global head export and trade finance, treasury
ABBXPetra Hunjet Moison
Global head export and trade finance, treasury
ABBPetra Hunjet Moison is a highly experienced financial executive with a proven leadership track record who has worked in the financial services profession with leading global companies. Her wealth of experience includes a range of corporate, commercial, banking and finance matters across different industry spectrums. She has worked, among others, for Strabag, EVN and ABB. She is currently holding a global leadership position in export and trade finance in ABB. Petra holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, Austria, and a Master’s degree from University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria.
October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amTrade finance technologies and treasury
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Risks: dodging curveballs
An open discussion anecdotally citing times when treasurers have managed risks by practically putting in place mitigation measures against unexpected market curveballs. The moderator will encourage delegates to share experiences and reflect on how to best manage ongoing operational and market risks across the spectrum of treasury activities.
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Sayan Mukherjee
VP treasurer
NexperiaXSayan Mukherjee
VP treasurer
NexperiaSayan Mukherjee is the Group Treasurer for Nexperia a global semiconductor manufacturer and global leader in Discretes, Logic and MOSFETs devices. The company focuses on efficiency and producing consistently reliable semiconductor components at high volumes (more than 100 billion pieces annually). The Company is headquartered in the Netherlands and has more than 14,000 employees across Asia, Europe and the U.S. supporting customers globally. Sayan is responsible for Liquidity Management, Banking Relationships, Financing & Financial Risk Management including Insurance at Nexperia. Prior to this Sayan worked in various finance roles with extensive International experience in large multinational technology companies with a strong focus on value creation. Sayan is an ACA, ACMA, CAIA and an Alumni of London Business School.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmDiversity and inclusion in finance and treasury
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04.40pm -05.20pmAsia-Pacific
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11.10am -11.50amRisks: dodging curveballs
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Royston Da Costa
Assistant treasurer
Ferguson plc.XRoyston Da Costa
Assistant treasurer
Ferguson plc.I am a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and an Affiliate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (AffilACT), with over 36 years’ experience in Treasury, 22 of which I have been as an Assistant Treasurer at Ferguson, a NYSE listed company. I have extensive knowledge and skills in treasury technology, automation, foreign exchange, cash management, and international payments. I am responsible for the UK intercompany loans portfolio and continue to drive forward the group’s strategy on treasury technology. I have worked at Sky, Gillette, PolyGram, Seagram, and Vivendi Universal.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAI: practical applications in treasury, take two
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11.10am -11.50amRisks: dodging curveballs
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Transforming treasury: the power of collaboration and innovation in payments
Behind every story is a payment, and behind every payment sit treasury teams, transforming their operations to adapt to ever-changing markets and the speed of payments innovation. As treasurers prioritise data control, visibility, automation, and data-driven decision making, they have access to the best technology, plus strong relationships across their organisations. As the roles of both treasurers and technologists evolve at pace, this symbiotic partnership is now a crucial pillar of treasury transformation. Collaboration between treasurers and technologists in payments revolves around the creation of interoperable smart systems and rails, linked through the ERP, and unified through bespoke APIs, to enable payments and transaction data to flow seamlessly into treasury management systems. People power payments – join us to discuss the human stories behind payments experiences.
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Frida Nilsson Viberg
Treasury specialist
Nasdaq
XFrida Nilsson Viberg
Treasury specialist
Nasdaq
Since 2020, Frida is part of the Global Cash Management team at Nasdaq, a leading global technology company serving corporate clients, investment managers, banks, brokers, and exchange operators as they navigate and interact with the global capital markets and broader financial system.Frida’s scope covers bank relationships, bank account management and optimization initiatives. She is passionate about automation and using technology. Prior to joining Nasdaq, Frida worked at Swedbank with automated FX hedging tools
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Karina Bernth Sagild
Head of treasury front office
Ørsted
XKarina Bernth Sagild
Head of treasury front office
Ørsted
Have 10+ years of experience within the Treasury area. Been working in larger Danish C25 companies, always prioritising to work smarter, automation and transforming in a changing environment.Privately I’m an outgoing person with diversified interest within football, biking, cross fit, travel & gastronomy.
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Frank Waechter
VP treasury and insurance
PUMA
XFrank Waechter
VP treasury and insurance
PUMA
Frank Waechter is responsible for any Treasury and Insurance matters within the PUMA group. Being with PUMA for more than 11 years now, he was involved in any Treasury & Insurance related topic for the Sports Manufacturer from the early establishment of the Group function to today’s full-blown setup serving the needs of a DAX40(R)-corporate. Frank is based at the company’s headquarters in Herzogenaurach near Nuernberg, Germany. Furthermore he is an active member in the German Treasurer’s Association VdT e.V and a member of the “Standards for Sustainable Trade and Trade Finance” Working Group of the International Chamber of Commerce.
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Ambareen Morshed
Head of multinational large corporates payment sales, Europe, Middle East and Africa
J.P. Morgan Payments
XAmbareen Morshed
Head of multinational large corporates payment sales, Europe, Middle East and Africa
J.P. Morgan Payments
Ambareen Morshed is currently responsible for the Payments business at J.P. Morgan covering Multi National Large Corporates in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Ambareen joined J.P. Morgan in 2019 and previously led the Treasury FX Sales team in EMEA, covering corporates, financial institutions, and public sector clients.
Prior to this and during her 18 years of experience in the banking industry, Ambareen has held roles at both Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Lloyds Bank. She has an extensive background within Transaction Banking and Markets focusing on foreign exchange solutions.
Ambar holds a bachelors degree in Politics from University College of London (UCL).
October 3rd 2024
Case study - Investments: identifying risks across the spectrum of treasury assets
Whilst the stated aim of treasury is cash preservation over yield, it is the case that the upside to elevated rates is higher investment returns, especially in cash deposits and short term fixed income. Investment in treasury will always necessarily reflect the company’s liquidity position and risk tolerance and investment mandate and objectives. In this session treasurers discuss risk across the spectrum of treasury investment, from relatively low risk cash and cash equivalents such as money market funds, treasury bills and commercial paper to short-term fixed income, such as treasury bonds, corporate bonds and municipal bonds, which offer the potential for higher returns, as well as longer darted securities. Hear investment risk strategies in the current rate environment and the process of investment decision making to drive yield whilst managing liquidity and safeguarding cash.
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Sotos Moulkiotis
Treasury manager
Cofra Holding
XSotos Moulkiotis
Treasury manager
Cofra Holding
Sotos manages Treasury Front Office at Cofra Holding AG since September 2022. He is responsible for the investment portfolio and the cash/liquidity of the group. He also serves as a member of the investment committee of the pension fund.Sotos has more than 12 years of treasury and banking experience, since previously served as Treasury Director at UBS Group AG in Zurich, managing the liquidity and funding of the Group and before that was part of Treasury team at Euroclear Bank in Brussels. Sotos earned his M.B.A from Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA.
October 3rd 2024
Moderated by
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Patrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinanceXPatrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinancePatrick is managing director of Pecunia Treasury & Finance and Treasury-as-a-service.com. He acts as interim treasurer and treasury consultant for multinationals, SME’s and non-profit organisations. Pecunia offers both treasury consultancy and interim support from junior to senior consultants and also implementation support for TMS or payment hubs and cloud FX trading/international payments. As an interim manager Patrick has been with many companies in his career. Projects he has led include: cash management optimization, corporate (re)financings, FX optimisations, Treasury management system implementations, negotiation of bank costs and tenders. Patrick holds a masters degree in international business and a post-doc degree in Financial Risk Management (FRM). Next to that Patrick is charterholder for the qualified treasurer title.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
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04.00pm -04.40pmFX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
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04.40pm -05.20pmNavigating unpredictable markets: utilising derivatives to reduce risk
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11.10am -11.50amCase study - Investments: identifying risks across the spectrum of treasury assets
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11.50am -12.30pmCase study - Sanctions, AML and KYC: regulatory and technological compliance in practice
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02.00pm -02.40pmInflation and rates risk strategies in treasury
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02.40pm -03.20pmInnovation and automation in FX: swapping stories
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Intercompany netting: smart moves for treasurers
Offsetting internal company receivables against payables is a core technique in the drive for efficient cash flows between group companies and subsidiaries; the uplift in cash and the reduction in transactions can lead to significant cost savings. In large organisations netting can be complex with a large number of transactions between subsidiaries, this is often best managed by specialised treasury management systems version and virtual accounts. In this session we discuss how corporate treasuries are working with their subsidiaries and banking partners to optimally engineer intercompany netting arrangements, through treasury technologies, to ensure accounting and tax efficiency across the business.
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Lina Setek Patko
Director of cash management
INA d.d.XLina Setek Patko
Director of cash management
INA d.d.Lina Šetek Patko manages cash management for the INA Group, leader in the region in oil and gas exploration and production, oil processing and in oil and oil derivatives distribution. Since joining the company, she managed numerous projects as implementation of In-House Bank, centralizing Group companies within TMS system and cash pools, as well as migration of member companies to SWIFT network. Her scope of work includes also bank relationship management, commodity and FX trading, and company’s short term financing and investing activities. She holds Masters’ Degree from Grenoble Ecole de Management, and has been an Adjunct professor for finance classes at several universities.
October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amIntercompany netting: smart moves for treasurers
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Christof Nelischer
Group treasurer
S4 CapitalXChristof Nelischer
Group treasurer
S4 CapitalChristof joined S4 Capital plc in London as Group Treasurer in 2022. Prior to that he was Head of Treasury at the John Lewis Partnership in London, andGlobal Group Treasurer at Willis Towers Watson plc based in London. In those roles, Christof has been responsible for the insurance function as well as Treasury.Earlier career stations include Head of Treasury at Fiberweb plc, leading corporate treasury as well as risk management, Group Treasury Manager at Novar plc, where he re-engineered the treasury function, and European Treasurer at Kellogg’s, having set up the European Treasury Centre. Christof holds a dual degree in European Finance and Accounting, and an MBA from Manchester Business School. He is a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amIntercompany netting: smart moves for treasurers
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Bert Heirbaut
Treasury manager
IHG
XBert Heirbaut
Treasury manager
IHG
Bert Heirbaut is the Group Treasury Front Office Manager at IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with a diverse portfolio of 19 brands from midscale hotel brands such as Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza up to luxury brands such as InterContinental, Kimpton, Regent and Six Senses. Bert joined IHG in 2004 and is now responsible for the front office operations with a team of 4. The team’s responsibilities range from the core treasury function such as trading foreign exchange, investments and interest risk management as well as the strategic overview for global cash management in the 100 jurisdiction IHG is operating its brand portfolio of over 6300 hotels. The team implemented a global payment hub and is now fully up and running on Kyriba making payments via their corporate SWIFT code from more than 40 different banks globally.
October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amIntercompany netting: smart moves for treasurers
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Hans Dunnik
Regional treasurer EMEA
AbbvieXHans Dunnik
Regional treasurer EMEA
AbbvieHans has 20 years of finance experience in the healthcare and banking industry, with the past 9 years in corporate treasury management at AbbVie.
He is currently responsible at AbbVie for Treasury Management for the EMEA region at the regional treasury center located in the Netherlands.
Prior AbbVie, he worked as interim finance professional for Randstad (Yacht) and in various finance controlling roles at Rabobank and Abbott Laboratories.
Hans holds a bachelors degree in Business Economics, a pre-masters degree in Managerial Controlling.
Next to that, Hans is a registered Financial Controller and holds a Certificate in Treasury from the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amIntercompany netting: smart moves for treasurers
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Case study - Recruiting and training the next generation of treasury talent
Whether recruiting from Massachusetts or Tsinghua, finance graduates from the world’s top ranked universities are in high demand in multinational corporations as the treasury seeks out new talent to train to lead for the future. As top finance graduates increasingly move towards the most innovative and dynamic companies that are at the forefront of technological and financial innovation in their markets, companies must keep pace with transformative technologies to retain talent. The discipline of treasury, as distinct from general finance and accounting, is also emerging in universities, including Amsterdam and the Sorbonne. This session will discuss the challenges of attracting top financial talent to treasury, the ascendency of treasury as a discipline and the education and training to support and deliver future treasury talent. The session will also give some consideration to the emerging role of technology and AI in the hiring process to help eliminate unconscious bias in talent selection.
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Sophie Ryckaert
Senior cash management advisor
BNP Paribas
XSophie Ryckaert
Senior cash management advisor
BNP Paribas
Sophie Ryckaert serves as a passionate Senior Cash Management Advisor by BNP Paribas, European leading bank. In this capacity, she accompanies large strategic clients to define their cash management vision and leverage on market trends to deliver efficiencies according to their set-up and sector.Sophie is also leading the co-creation division of Cash Management advisory to build innovative solutions (eg. BeneTracker, TalentPlace, EasyTreasury,…)Prior to this role, she worked as Payment & Receivable products marketing manager by BNP Paribas and as Treasury Advisor by PwC. Sophie is based in Paris (France) and Brussels (Belgium).
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Séverine Le Blévennec
Global head of treasury
AliaxisXSéverine Le Blévennec
Global head of treasury
AliaxisSéverine assumed the role of Head of Aliaxis Treasury in June 2021. Since then, she has embarked on a profound transformation journey to establish a robust Treasury organization that supports the company’s growth ambitions. Her initiatives include assembling a strong global team, redesigning Treasury governance, redefining the banking landscape across the group’s 40 countries, implementing a global liquidity structure, and driving digitalization to reach her targeted technology ecosystem.Prior to joining Aliaxis, Séverine accumulated extensive experience during her 7-year tenure at GMAC and 15 years at Honeywell. Her expertise spans liability management, treasury digitization, cash management, investments, EU regulatory compliance, lobbying, and M&A activities. She is a frequent speaker at international conferences, a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), and has received numerous prestigious international awards. However, her greatest source of pride remains her two sons.
October 2nd 2024 October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amCase study - Recruiting and training the next generation of treasury talent
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04.40pm -05.20pmUnlocking value for corporate treasurers with ISO 20022
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Moderated by
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Caroline Stockmann (Moderator)
Non-executive director
Bank of England, Oxfam International, CIPD, KCSP, Guildhall School Trust
XCaroline Stockmann (Moderator)
Non-executive director
Bank of England, Oxfam International, CIPD, KCSP, Guildhall School Trust
Caroline Stockmann was Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers from February 2017 to April 2023, and now has a portfolio career across several organisations.
Prior to 2017 Caroline had 20 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at a number of commercial as well as not-for-profit organisations. These included Unilever/ Bestfoods (Thailand, Netherlands and UK), Novartis, British Council and Save the Children International. Much of her working life has been spent overseas.
Caroline trained with KPMG and is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She has an ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting and has filled numerous roles on boards over the years, current roles including Board member and Treasurer of Oxfam International, member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and Deputy Chair of the International Group of Treasury Associations. Caroline will be announcing a couple of additional roles specifically within the treasury space in the coming weeks.
Caroline is a linguist, musician, trained coach and passionate bell ringer, and is married with two children.
Caroline has travelled the world running seminars on leadership and strategic influencing, often with a focus on diversity and inclusion, and has written courses on leadership for a number of organisations.October 2nd 2024 October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amCase study - Recruiting and training the next generation of treasury talent
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11.50am -12.30pmCentralisation, regionalisation and optimal organisational alignment
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09.50am -10.30amStrategic leadership in treasury and finance: creating new paths
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Conference breaks into streams
Delegates can choose between 7 streams. Please see the tabs at the top of this page.
AtlasFX
Enhancing Financial Forecasting Accuracy with AI-Driven Solutions: Accurate forecasting is vital for treasury teams, particularly in managing balance sheet FX, as it directly influences strategic decisions and risk management. However, traditional forecasting methods—such as time-series analysis, regression models, and expert judgment from FP&A and sales teams—often lead to outdated or biased projections due to conflicting objectives and repetitive forecasts. Treasury professionals face challenges in obtaining reliable forecasts, which impacts cash flow management and liquidity planning.
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Gavin O’Donoghue
Partner and CRO
AtlasFX
XGavin O’Donoghue
Partner and CRO
AtlasFX
Gavin brings over 20 years of treasury and financial risk management expertise to AtlasFX, and has held several senior management positions with Fortune 500 companies. From 2003–2006, he ran Hewlett Packard’s $5 billion Balance Sheet program. More recently, he was Global Treasury Lead with Pfizer’s Global Financial Solutions.
Gavin specializes in Information Technology, FX and Commodity Hedging, Lease Financing, Liquidity Management, and Treasury Management Systems. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Computer Science and a postgraduate diploma in Applied Economics from University College Cork. He also earned a BSc in Financial Information Systems from Trinity College Dublin.
October 3rd 2024-
11.30amAtlasFX
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Morgan Money: Global trading excellence you can rely on
In today’s dynamic financial landscape, adaptability and innovation are essential. Morgan Money revolutionizes liquidity management, combining the agility of a fintech startup with the security of J.P. Morgan Chase. Our unwavering commitment ensures best-in-class solutions you can trust. Discover how Morgan Money can help you navigate the complexities of digital finance with confidence.
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Joe Vittoria
Investment platform specialist for Morgan Money and strategy and development for global liquidity
J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementXJoe Vittoria
Investment platform specialist for Morgan Money and strategy and development for global liquidity
J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementJoseph Vittoria, CFA, Executive Director, is an Investment Platform Specialist for the Morgan Money Platform and a member of the Strategy and Development team in Global Liquidity at J.P. Morgan Asset Management based in New York. Joe joined J.P. Morgan in 2012 with two years of industry experience. He graduated from the B.B.A. program at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame where he double majored in Finance and Theatre, and was a member of the Fighting Irish Football Team. He is also a CFA Charterholder and holds Series 7 and 63 licenses.
October 3rd 2024
Technology: right and wrong
Treasurers often say that case studies at treasury conferences always demonstrate successful technology implementations, but that the road to success is often paved with hiccups if not failures too. In this open exchange treasurers will discuss their technology projects, discussing what worked and what did not, what went right and what went wrong and how to increase success and reduce the risks of technology travesties. The moderator will also ask how AI is helping.
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Debbie Kaya
Senior director of treasury
Cisco Systems, Inc.
XDebbie 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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11.50am -12.30pmTechnology: right and wrong
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09.10am -09.50amTech trends for corporates and consumers
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Peter Quarré
Treasury technology consultant
CashMeasuryXPeter Quarré
Treasury technology consultant
CashMeasuryPeter G. Quarré RT is partner at CashMeasury, a consultancy specializing in Treasury Technology implementations, further rollouts, and optimizations. He brings extensive technical expertise to his work, primarily serving publicly listed and private equity-backed companies. CashMeasury is dedicated to maximizing the return on investment in Treasury Technology by leveraging the full spectrum of their functionalities.
Before founding CashMeasury, Peter was with several major consulting firms on payments & treasury projects for Van Lanschot Bankiers, ING Bank, SABIC, AkzoNobel and Liberty Global. He held senior roles at Avery Dennison and Endemol Shine Group, a media company backed by a private equity firm. Peter holds a masters degree in business administration and he is also a certified Registered Treasurer.October 3rd 2024-
11.50am -12.30pmTechnology: right and wrong
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Unlocking the future of B2B payments
Emerging technologies are evolving the way businesses pay and get paid. Recent innovation in B2B payments technologies have accelerated the shift toward automated, digitized, and streamlined payment tools that have revolutionized the flow of money across businesses, across borders and across supply chains. As treasurers step into this next frontier of B2B payments, payment professionals will discuss how new payment technologies and modalities are being integrated into next generation corporate payment systems. Encompassing virtual cards, AI and real time data analytics, and embedded finance, the panel will explore how new technologies are being adopted and deployed across the corporate payments ecosystem and the specific benefits to treasury in enhancing automation, cash flow and working capital positions in the business.
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Chad Wallace
EVP, global head of commercial solutions
Mastercard
XChad Wallace
EVP, global head of commercial solutions
Mastercard
Chad Wallace is the Global Head of Commercial Solutions at Mastercard and a member of the Management Committee. He is responsible for overseeing Mastercard’s corporate payment offerings and spearheading the company’s product, engineering and business development functions in developing and deploying solutions that modernize B2B payments. His team manages Mastercard’s Commercial Card offerings – such as T&E, purchasing cards, virtual cards, and fleet card products – and innovates to drive the digital transformation of corporate payments across accounts payable, procurement and treasury. He also leads the company’s healthcare solutions and is focused on bringing the scale and advanced technology of Mastercard to solve for significant payment pain points across the healthcare ecosystem.Chad joined Mastercard in March 2022 from Goldman Sachs, where he was the Global Head of Digital for Transaction Banking, responsible for building its embedded finance platform, corporate payments and liquidity digital tools. Prior to joining Goldman, Chad was the Head of Digital Experiences for the Commercial Bank at Capital One. Chad also previously held leadership roles at TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE Financial and SunTrust. Chad is a graduate of Sam Houston State University and resides in New York City.
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11.50am -12.30pmUnlocking the future of B2B payments
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Stephan Albers
Head of treasury
HRS Group
XStephan Albers
Head of treasury
HRS Group
Stephan brings with him extensive expertise and many years of experience in the field of treasury, which he has gained from his work in various leading companies. As a recognized expert in this field, he is a regular speaker at professional conferences and seminars, where he shares his knowledge of effective financial strategies and risk management with a wide audience.In addition to his main role as a treasury specialist, Stephan is also a certified business mediator and business coach. In these roles, he helps organizations and individuals to constructively resolve business conflicts and achieve their professional goals. Stephan’s holistic approach combines financial expertise with interpersonal skills to promote sustainable solutions and positive development.
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04.40pm -05.20pmSCF technologies: next level automation for buyers and suppliers
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11.50am -12.30pmUnlocking the future of B2B payments
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Case study - Sanctions, AML and KYC: regulatory and technological compliance in practice
Treasurers can play a critical role in safeguarding financial assets from being misused for financial crime. Regulation for anti-money laundering (AML) is ever evolving and compliance practices need to keep pace. In this session, we touch on the latest AML and KYC regulations coming from the EU AML Directive and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requirements – and explore emerging technologies that can help treasury detect and prevent money laundering. The session will look at how treasury works with compliance teams to ensure due diligence (CDD) procedures throughout the business, including subsidiaries and the supply chain, as well as how to reply to KYC requests from banks. Treasurers on the panel will also consider how technology combined with strong processes can create both efficiencies and compliance, in addition to the process involved in implementing ongoing monitoring and risk assessments. Furthermore, the panel will consider the benefits in outsourcing compliance tasks, and the challenges for internal compliance teams so that treasury can focus on the strategic. Also discussed will be the challenges in complying with sanctions within a high-risk industry in an ever evolving geo-political landscape.
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Saira Maniar
Senior treasury compliance and crisis funding manager
Save the ChildrenXSaira Maniar
Senior treasury compliance and crisis funding manager
Save the ChildrenSaira Maniar is the Senior Treasury Compliance and Crisis Funding Manager at Save the Children International. With over seven years of experience in compliance, Saira leads the Treasury’s compliance team. She focuses on crisis funding and risk assessment processes related to anti-money laundering and financial crime prevention controls. Saira closely
collaborates with stakeholders to implement and enhance compliant operational solutions for non-standard funding. She ensures the continued delivery of support and funding on the ground, for a humanitarian organisation that responded to 107 emergencies in 2022, directly reaching 48.8 million children.Saira holds a First-class LLB Hons and is ICA qualified. Her outstanding performance in compliance led to her being shortlisted as one of the finalists for the prestigious ICA Rising Star Award category in 2023. Save the Children’s award-winning treasury team was named the “Treasury Team of the Year 2022” by Treasury Management International and was runner-up in the EuroFinance Treasury Awards 2022 for Excellence, Risk and Resilience.
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Anders Meinert Jørgensen
CEO and co-founder
AvalloneXAnders Meinert Jørgensen
CEO and co-founder
AvalloneA successful corporate banker for +20 years, Anders Meinert Jørgensen fought financial crime first-hand while leading compliance divisions in two of the largest banks in the Nordics. Realizing that the industry is hindered by a lack of efficient tools, Anders co-founded Avallone to give companies and financial institutions a world-class platform that empowers them to combat financial crime.
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Edward Collis
Treasurer
Save the Children
XEdward Collis
Treasurer
Save the Children
Edward is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He has been a Corporate Treasurer for over thirty years including leading Treasury teams at Rentokil Initial plc and Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited. Since 2017 Edward has been Treasurer at Save the Children International. In 2023 Save the Children reached 105 million children in 94 countries, including emergency humanitarian relief work that supported 16 million children in 78 countries.
October 3rd 2024
Moderated by
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Patrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinanceXPatrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinancePatrick is managing director of Pecunia Treasury & Finance and Treasury-as-a-service.com. He acts as interim treasurer and treasury consultant for multinationals, SME’s and non-profit organisations. Pecunia offers both treasury consultancy and interim support from junior to senior consultants and also implementation support for TMS or payment hubs and cloud FX trading/international payments. As an interim manager Patrick has been with many companies in his career. Projects he has led include: cash management optimization, corporate (re)financings, FX optimisations, Treasury management system implementations, negotiation of bank costs and tenders. Patrick holds a masters degree in international business and a post-doc degree in Financial Risk Management (FRM). Next to that Patrick is charterholder for the qualified treasurer title.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
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04.00pm -04.40pmFX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
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04.40pm -05.20pmNavigating unpredictable markets: utilising derivatives to reduce risk
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11.10am -11.50amCase study - Investments: identifying risks across the spectrum of treasury assets
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11.50am -12.30pmCase study - Sanctions, AML and KYC: regulatory and technological compliance in practice
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02.00pm -02.40pmInflation and rates risk strategies in treasury
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02.40pm -03.20pmInnovation and automation in FX: swapping stories
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Enhancing payables financing technologies for working capital management
Payables financing performs a critical part in efficient working capital management in many businesses and is a central focus for treasurers looking to optimise cash and capital. Payables financing techniques and technologies offer innovative solutions to optimise cash flow, improve supplier relationships and enhance liquidity provision.
Buyer initiatives to reduce payable terms such as dynamic discounting, offer suppliers shorter DSOs and buyers shorter DPOs, improving overall cash conversion cycles. Payables financing technologies can execute discounting, offering process automation in payables operations. This session will delve into the practice of payables financing, exploring the techniques, technological advancements and practical applications for corporate treasurers looking to leverage working capital.
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Mack Makode
VP and treasurer
Under Armour
XMack Makode
VP and treasurer
Under Armour
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.
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Emma Hayward
Group treasurer
Dowlais
XEmma Hayward
Group treasurer
Dowlais
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Mark Douglas
Managing director, strategic accounts
PrimeRevenue
XMark Douglas
Managing director, strategic accounts
PrimeRevenue
A former professional rugby player, Mark brings an unconventional mix of experience and sales leadership skills to PrimeRevenue. As Managing Director, Strategic Accounts Mark and his team is responsible for expanding the company’s presence and customer relationships across key countries in Europe.
Prior to PrimeRevenue, Mark served as Head of Corporate Treasury Sales for Investec Bank PLC, where he helped build their corporate and institutional treasury business over 8 years into a premier provider in the UK Mid-Market. Additional financial industry and sales experience includes serving as an assistant manager and treasury dealer at Anglo Irish Bank and senior account executive at Ruesch International, a Global Corporate FX Broker acquired by Travelex in 2006. Mark is a graduate of The Nottingham Trent University with a degree in International Relations.
October 3rd 2024
Moderated by
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Robert Novaria
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
XRobert Novaria
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
Bob has more than 30 years of corporate treasury experience in the roles of treasurer, credit director, finance manager and controller at BP America and Amoco Corporation. He has successfully managed post-acquisition integrations, technology upgrades and corporate restructurings. Currently, Bob is a partner with the Treasury Alliance Group, leveraging his corporate experience in client engagements dealing with global treasury, risk and crisis management; cash management and cash flow forecasting; working capital management; shared service operations and general management. He also shares his experiences by tutoring others in courses such as international cash and treasury management, corporate risk management and cash flow forecasting, as well as by chairing, moderating and speaking at treasury conferences worldwide.
October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amRedefining working capital financing: bespoke pathways in a diverse credit universe
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11.50am -12.30pmEnhancing payables financing technologies for working capital management
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02.00pm -02.40pmPayables and receivables: the essential treasury relationship
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02.40pm -03.20pmNavigating current capital markets for corporate bond issuers
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04.00pm -04.40pmMid v large cap treasury: same challenges, different risk strategies?
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04.40pm -05.20pmCash investments strategies in a changing rate environment: balancing risk and yield
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Forecasting: the real intelligence
Cash forecasting has come under intense focus in the current rate environment with many treasurers citing the ability to accurately predict cash flows into the next business cycle as the most important priority that they currently face. Interestingly companies are still working with many different forms of cash forecasting tools, from spreadsheets to sophisticated and AI assisted forecasting. Yet essentially the accuracy of forecasting reflects the quality of the data and the visibility of cash, to the treasurer. Treasurers comment that ‘progress, not perfection’ is the key to process improvement to more accurate forecasting, by robust data sourcing to narrow the margin of error. In the session treasurers discuss the challenges in creating ever more accurate forecasts and the solutions that they have found, working with strategic partners to create forecasts that can quickly adapt to changing business environments.
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Jeppe Østergård Sørensen
Senior treasury manager
LEGO GroupXJeppe Østergård Sørensen
Senior treasury manager
LEGO GroupJeppe Østergård joined the LEGO Group Treasury in 2015. In his current role as functional lead of the Cash Management team he is dedicated to building a best-in-class cash management infrastructure that supports the LEGO Group’s strategic goals. This includes managing bank relationships, optimizing liquidity management and cash forecasting processes, and improving the retail payment infrastructure. Before joining the LEGO Group Jeppe spent 10 years with Nordea in various Cash Management roles.
October 3rd 2024-
11.50am -12.30pmForecasting: the real intelligence
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Iain Currie
Director treasury operations
Prologis
XIain Currie
Director treasury operations
Prologis
Iain Currie has been at Prologis for 12 years, he started as a Treasury Analyst. Currently, he is the Director Treasury Operations, where he is responsible for overseeing European liquidity management, cash forecasting, bank relationships and IT-Treasury connected projects.Iain has worked on several key projects during his career at Prologis, including the migration of the Prologis European banking structure from its singular setup in 2015/2016 to its current multi-bank setup; the use of SEPA direct debit collections for Europe; the implementation of an in-house bank; and most recently the global implementation of a forecasting tool for Treasury.Iain possesses a MA (Hons) degree in Financial Economics from the University of Dundee, United Kingdom.
October 3rd 2024-
11.50am -12.30pmForecasting: the real intelligence
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Jörg Wiemer
Co-founder, chief evangelist & lead advisor
TISXJörg Wiemer
Co-founder, chief evangelist & lead advisor
TISJörg Wiemer, MBA, is Co-Founder, Chief Evangelist & Lead Advisor at TIS. Jörg draws on more than 20 years of experience in the treasury and corporate finance area, with his most recent previous appointment being Senior Vice President and Head of Global Treasury at SAP, where he and his team were responsible for international treasury management.
October 3rd 2024-
11.50am -12.30pmForecasting: the real intelligence
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Centralisation, regionalisation and optimal organisational alignment
Centralisation of treasury services is an ongoing project for many treasurers focussed on delivering optimal operational efficiencies in core functions. As technology enables centralisation, with access anywhere portals, the treasurer can create a single view of cash and capital, enhancing strategic visibility. Yet for multinational business, with several subsidiaries operating across the globe in specific regions and countries, treasury is often regionalised, to support local business entities, suppliers, currency operations, investments and bank relationships. For some businesses, the drive to centralise services is challenged by devolved business structures and extensive in-country operations, especially where tax structures and foreign exchange controls apply to cash operations. In this session treasurers debate the optimal ways to support the cash requirements of the business at both central and local level and discuss the challenges in operational alignment of local and regional treasury teams in supporting central treasury operations.
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Katarzyna Stefanska-Balos
Head of front office European treasury
Colgate-PalmoliveXKatarzyna Stefanska-Balos
Head of front office European treasury
Colgate-PalmoliveFinancial professional with background in two Fortune 500 US corporations (Hewlett Packard and Colgate Palmolive). Having experience in several finance departments (Treasury, Tax, Credit, Accounts Receivable and Payable, General accounting). Privileged to lead teams from different cultures and countries.
Solid experience in transitioning teams to Service Centers (2 successful transitions). Broad experience and understanding culture and requirements of Shared Services.
Currently working for the Treasury department for Colgate Palmolive with main responsibilities including cash management (forecasting, investments and reporting), execution of worldwide FX transactions for +30 currencies, WW InterCompany Netting and Payment Factory process management, bank relationship and business/sales advisory role.
Mother of a 16 year old daughter (planning a lawyer career) and 11 year old son (dreaming about winning Wimbledon :), enjoys reading, running, travelling and recently started dancing flamenco.
October 3rd 2024-
11.50am -12.30pmCentralisation, regionalisation and optimal organisational alignment
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Jyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
XJyoti Jiwani
Treasury transformation consultant
Jyoti has over 25 years of expertise in corporate treasury management, treasury transformation, finance and strategic decision making. Jyoti recently led a multi-year treasury transformation program at Anglo American across both developed and emerging markets covering all aspects of treasury from technology and process transformation to governance, organisation structure and cultural change. Prior to Anglo American, Jyoti consulted and held several senior level positions for global multi corporates across a variety of sectors including financial institutions, mining & metals, publishing, retail and FMCG. Jyoti is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. She is passionate about coaching and mentoring, is actively involved in the community as a trustee and chair of the risk and audit committee for a multi school academy and volunteers for the samaritans.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAfrica
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11.50am -12.30pmCentralisation, regionalisation and optimal organisational alignment
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04.00pm -04.40pmBuilding the treasury team
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04.40pm -05.20pmStrategic partnerships: buddy ups
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Roberta Eiseman
President
Comcast Capital
XRoberta Eiseman
President
Comcast Capital
Roberta “Bobbie” Eiseman serves as President of Comcast Capital Corporation, where she oversees global banking relationships, cash management, short-term liquidity and investing, treasury services and related treasury activities for the global Comcast NBCUniversal and Sky organizations. In this role, she has direct supervision of Treasury teams in Wilmington, DE and Amsterdam while working closely with the Philadelphia, New York and London Treasury groups. She is a 2022 Adam Smith Award winner and AFP Pinnacle finalist. Prior to joining Comcast in 2015, Bobbie served as Director, Corporate Treasury Programs at SunGard Data Systems Inc. where she was responsible for treasury operations and global insurance. Bobbie is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Association for Financial Professionals where she Chaired the board’s Audit and Ethics Committees and later served as Vice Chair and Secretary for the AFP board. She has an undergraduate degree in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University as well as a MBA from Villanova University.
October 3rd 2024-
11.50am -12.30pmCentralisation, regionalisation and optimal organisational alignment
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Moderated by
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Caroline Stockmann (Moderator)
Non-executive director
Bank of England, Oxfam International, CIPD, KCSP, Guildhall School Trust
XCaroline Stockmann (Moderator)
Non-executive director
Bank of England, Oxfam International, CIPD, KCSP, Guildhall School Trust
Caroline Stockmann was Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers from February 2017 to April 2023, and now has a portfolio career across several organisations.
Prior to 2017 Caroline had 20 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at a number of commercial as well as not-for-profit organisations. These included Unilever/ Bestfoods (Thailand, Netherlands and UK), Novartis, British Council and Save the Children International. Much of her working life has been spent overseas.
Caroline trained with KPMG and is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She has an ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting and has filled numerous roles on boards over the years, current roles including Board member and Treasurer of Oxfam International, member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and Deputy Chair of the International Group of Treasury Associations. Caroline will be announcing a couple of additional roles specifically within the treasury space in the coming weeks.
Caroline is a linguist, musician, trained coach and passionate bell ringer, and is married with two children.
Caroline has travelled the world running seminars on leadership and strategic influencing, often with a focus on diversity and inclusion, and has written courses on leadership for a number of organisations.October 2nd 2024 October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amCase study - Recruiting and training the next generation of treasury talent
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11.50am -12.30pmCentralisation, regionalisation and optimal organisational alignment
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09.50am -10.30amStrategic leadership in treasury and finance: creating new paths
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Real-time reality check
Real time treasury technologies involve synchronous automated functionalities across core operations, including real time cash forecasting, automatic cash pooling, sweeping and investing of excess cash, as well as dynamic FX hedging and real time liquidity management. In payments too, real-time transfers are available through SEPA Inst across the EU and in the US with FedNow and TCH. Whilst these real time technologies are available, either in-house or outsourced and constantly evolving and improving, many treasurers are yet to fully embrace the automated real time treasury. Yet the automation of treasury functions affords the treasurer the time to develop partnerships and focus on more strategic issues on how the treasury can best support the business. In this session we travel the road to real-time treasury, visiting the operational and technical challenges along the way and asking if the reality of real-time is as it appears to be.
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Martin Runow
Head of European product
Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking
XMartin Runow
Head of European product
Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking
Martin Runow is European product head of Transaction Banking at Goldman Sachs. Prior to joining the firm, Martin worked at Barclays in London as head of Payments, Foreign Exchange and Digital Transaction Banking. Previously, he held a number of transaction banking and corporate banking roles at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, New York and Zurich. Martin started his career at Deutsche Bank as an apprentice in 1992.
Martin earned a German BA-equivalent (Bankfachwirt) at Bank-Akademie Lingen (now known as Frankfurt School of Finance & Management) in 1995.
October 3rd 2024-
11.50am -12.30pmReal-time reality check
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Bruce Edlund
Group director, assistant treasurer
Cloud Software Group
XBruce Edlund
Group director, assistant treasurer
Cloud Software Group
20+ years of growing corporate treasury experience: cash/liquidity management, investments, cash forecasting, FX and IR hedging, debt capital markets, rating agencies, stock repurchases, public/private• Experience in a variety of industries starting in investment banking and then corporate treasury at media and telecom, software and retail companies• Guest judge at FORAD finance competitions and re-creator of the multinational simulation used by 3 international business schools• Multi-lingual (English, Spanish, French) with experience in the US, Latin America and Europe• Foodie, wine lover, cycling fan, hiker, photography…
October 2nd 2024-
04.40pm -05.20pmAPIs: standardisation, aggregation and integration
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11.50am -12.30pmReal-time reality check
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Jonathan Williams
Payments specialist
Payment Systems Regulator
XJonathan Williams
Payments specialist
Payment Systems Regulator
Jonathan is an industry veteran who joined the Payment Systems Regulator in January 2021 as an expert advisor on payments processing, fraud prevention and identity management. He works closely with colleagues in policy development to support the PSR’s three statutory objectives of choice and availability for service users, competition, and innovation and development of payment methods.
He joined the PSR from the independent advisory company Mk2 Consulting which he founded and where he advised a wide range of clients including FS, telco, utilities, public sector and charities. His background in IT, product management and strategy for cybersecurity, telecoms and embedded systems (IoT) gives him a broad and deep appreciation of the challenges faced by businesses, including FinTech and Financial Services. He has advised on open banking, strong customer authentication, data protection, scheme a legal compliance and fraud prevention.
Prior to Mk2, Jonathan led industry strategy and product management for payments at Experian for over ten years, developing the market-leading Experian Payments Gateway, and validation and confirmation of payer solution Bank Wizard for payment data. He has led product management at three start-ups:
Virata Corporation – previously ATM Limited – a provider of chipsets and software in embedded systems for broadband access and high-speed networks which went public in 1999, the largest Cambridge UK IPO until Autonomy,
Content Technologies, the market leader at the time in e-mail antivirus and policy implementation, acquired in 2000 by Baltimore Technologies, and
Eiger Systems, a start-up in data validation and processing of payments, acquired by Experian in 2006.
Jonathan started his career at British Aerospace as an Operations Analyst and was then recruited to work as a college computer officer in the University of Cambridge where he connected the college to the Internet, developed management database applications and promoted access to computing and the Internet for students. He also worked as a database consultant to firms of chartered surveyors and as a business development manager for Fujitsu Telecom Europe Limited.
Jonathan has spoken and moderated discussions at conferences worldwide including EuroFinance, the Association of Corporate Treasurers, FinTech Talents, EBADay, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Sibos and Finextra. He has written articles on payments, identity, money laundering and fraud for publications and solutions providers including The Banker, The Treasurer, Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, Finextra, Accountancy Age and Financial Director Europe.
He studied both Natural Sciences and Computer Science at the University of Cambridge. He has been an active participant in the UK payments industry, working on initiatives from APACS and the Payments Council such as those on bill payments, misdirected payments and non-standard account numbers, and as part of the Financial Crime, Data and Security working group of the Payment Strategy Forum, creating the proposal for identity guidelines which formed part of the PSF strategy. Jonathan is co-author of BSI PAS499: code of practice for digital identification and strong customer authentication.
October 3rd 2024-
11.50am -12.30pmReal-time reality check
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Leverage treasury data to drive profitability
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Brian Weakliam
Founder and CEO
Bankhawk
XBrian Weakliam
Founder and CEO
Bankhawk
October 3rd 2024
Lunch
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Deft
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Alexandre Brossollet
CSO
Deft Softwares Europe
XAlexandre Brossollet
CSO
Deft Softwares Europe
Alexandre Brossollet is a seasoned financial services sales professional with 15 years’ experience in sectors such as foreign exchange and factoring. He has worked with prestigious companies such as C-Discount, Bricorama, April, Mondial Assistance and ESSEC. The rest is history.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pmDeft
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Cash: happy hacks
Cash flow is the chief concern of treasury and for many it’s raison d’etre, yet cash has a nasty habit of getting stuck and not flowing at all; hidden in overseas accounts or sunk in assets, trapped by tax laws or held in hard to reach business pools. In a moderated discussion on cash management and foreign exchange trading, treasurers discuss ways to fix common problems in cash flow. The moderator will also ask about cash forecasting practices and how treasurers are seeking to improve their forecasts.
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Han Hoestra
VP, treasury
Prologis
XHan Hoestra
VP, treasury
Prologis
Han Hoestra has a background in Treasury Management for over 30 years as Cash Manager, Treasury Consultant and Treasurer, servicing a range of corporates, financial institutions and non-profit organizations. He joined Prologis in 2012 and oversees treasury operations for Europe and Asia. In his role Han was leading or involved in several projects or transitions, like a Pan-European roll-out of new cash management banks, introduction of Inhouse Banking, implementation of FX and interest risk management for Prologis and funds managed.
October 2nd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmPartnering with FP&A teams for enhanced financial modelling
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02.00pm -02.40pmCash: happy hacks
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Caroline Stockmann
Non-executive director
Bank of England, Oxfam International, CIPD, KCSP, Guildhall School TrustXCaroline Stockmann
Non-executive director
Bank of England, Oxfam International, CIPD, KCSP, Guildhall School TrustCaroline Stockmann was Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers from February 2017 to April 2023, and now has a portfolio career across several organisations.
Prior to 2017 Caroline had 20 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at a number of commercial as well as not-for-profit organisations. These included Unilever/ Bestfoods (Thailand, Netherlands and UK), Novartis, British Council and Save the Children International. Much of her working life has been spent overseas.
Caroline trained with KPMG and is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She has an ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting and has filled numerous roles on boards over the years, current roles including Board member and Treasurer of Oxfam International, member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and Deputy Chair of the International Group of Treasury Associations. Caroline will be announcing a couple of additional roles specifically within the treasury space in the coming weeks.
Caroline is a linguist, musician, trained coach and passionate bell ringer, and is married with two children.
Caroline has travelled the world running seminars on leadership and strategic influencing, often with a focus on diversity and inclusion, and has written courses on leadership for a number of organisations.October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmCash: happy hacks
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04.00pm -04.40pmBuilding the treasury team
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AI for treasury: the good, the bad and the scary
Every treasury is on the path to an AI powered future, even if there is no road map yet. The generative AI revolution has fired the imagination of treasury teams. AI is ready and poised to deliver real-time business intelligence, hyper-automation and data-driven processes and decisions for corporate treasurers in ways which no-one thought possible, until now. In this up-to-the-moment session, AI pioneering treasurers will explore what AI can really do for treasury today and in the near future, how APIs can unify data and unlock AI, and how to leverage AI to deliver real-time treasury insights. This panel will share insights on embedding AI into their treasury processes, discuss private and public models, data security challenges and what you need to know right now to execute AI in your treasury operations.
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Bob Stark
Global head of market strategy
Kyriba
XBob Stark
Global head of market strategy
Kyriba
Bob Stark is responsible for global product strategy and market development at Kyriba. Bob is an 20+ year veteran in the treasury technology industry having served in multiple roles at Wall Street Systems, Thomson Reuters, and Selkirk Financial Technologies including product management and strategy. Bob is a regular guest speaker at treasury conferences and an active member of the Association for Financial Professionals.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAI for treasury: the good, the bad and the scary
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Ana Sousa
Group treasurer
Remote Holdings
XAna Sousa
Group treasurer
Remote Holdings
Ana is the Treasurer at Remote, a company dedicated to eliminating barriers to international hiring, enabling great companies to work with exceptional talent worldwide. Her career journey includes roles as a Banking Regulator and various positions in Cash Management, ultimately leading her to establish an innovative treasury function from the ground up at Remote. Ana thrives on innovation, efficiency, and creativity, while balancing with the smooth and standard aspects of corporate treasury. As a forward-thinker, she continuously explores cash and risk management alternatives and automations, with a special enthusiasm for AI solutions. Ana is a mother of two toddlers with a keen focus on nurturing high-performance finance distributed teams.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmAI for treasury: the good, the bad and the scary
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Payments evolution: what’s next for treasury?
Payments continue to experience rapid and transformative changes across the globe and will evolve over the next few years faster than we have seen before. Current payment rails available now and in the near future will improve the flow of transactions and information related to payments, creating a deep flow of data to assist in treasury decisioning and working capital optimization. In this session payments professionals and senior treasury practitioners explore innovative solutions in payments that are being utilised now, and how open banking, APIs and AI are integrating into treasury payments processes and systems. The panel will also take a look at the adoption of real-time payments for corporate treasury, as well as use cases for payment initiation. This lively discussion will explore common pain points in payment modalities and how treasury and payment professionals can work together to deliver seamless interoperable payment solutions.
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Eddy Jacqmotte
Group treasury manager
Borealis AG
XEddy Jacqmotte
Group treasury manager
Borealis AG
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmPayments evolution: what’s next for treasury?
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Jeff Horowitz
EVP of treasury enterprise
Transcard
XJeff Horowitz
EVP of treasury enterprise
Transcard
Jeff Horowitz is a business executive with extensive expertise in corporate treasury, financial services, talent development, relationship management, and helping businesses grow while effectively helping teams manage risk. His current role as Executive Vice President for Enterprise Treasury at Transcard focuses on the company’s overall global strategy and leading their relationship management and business development teams. During his 30+ year career Jeff has lived and worked in Europe, Asia and the United States and led global teams at companies including Bank of New York, ABN AMRO Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and Treasury Sources Group. He is a graduate of Walt Disney’s College Program where he also worked as a Trainer in their resort and theme park divisions in central Florida. Through his affiliation with the Institute for Shipboard Education’s Semester at Sea program he has traveled at sea around the world two times as a senior staff member leading educational and cross-cultural engagements in over 20 countries. Jeff is a frequent industry speaker at conferences that include Euro Finance, The Financial Times Finance Summit, and AFP (Association for Financial Professionals). He is a former adjunct professor at The New York Institute of Technology and earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from the State University of New York, and a Master of Business Administration from Adelphi University. Jeff is the Trustee for a charitable giving fund focused on causes that he and his family care about, including providing vital resources to families in need around the world, helping with global environmental issues and advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmPayments evolution: what’s next for treasury?
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Jacob Koch
Vice president, head of group treasury
Better Energy A/S
XJacob Koch
Vice president, head of group treasury
Better Energy A/S
Jacob has 19 years of finance and treasury experience with a proven record of optimising financial processes and increasing shareholder value and returns. 3 years In New York and 3 years in Stockholm has strengthen his international understanding. Jacob’s working mantra is that all companies have a potential to increase its value by optimising the treasury function and to utilise it as an integrated part of the companies revenue stream.
Jacob’s Specialties:
– Strong commercial angel on treasury and financial business development
– Treasury optimisation in Mergers and Acquisitions
– Working Capital optimisation
– Cross-functional project management in complex organisations
– Defining, analysing and creating solutions to complex problems
– Intra-cultural management with political understanding
– Payments in all forms and shapes
– Cut through complexity and present the facts in simple way
– FP&A
– Acting and taking responsibility
– Extremly strong in ExcelOctober 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmPayments evolution: what’s next for treasury?
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Inflation and rates risk strategies in treasury
Whilst some markets are seeing the easing of inflation, central bank interest rates are being held or rising in economies around the world as growth slows. For treasurers, who hold loans and fixed-income securities, variable-rate debt can be adversely affected and refinancing at higher rates is expensive, committing cash to higher interest payments. Derivatives, such as interest rate swaps, can offset these risks and stabilise interest rate expenses. Hedging interest rate risks with fixed-for-floating swaps can lock in a fixed rate for a specified period of time protecting against the risk of rising rates. In this session, treasurers debate the pros and cons of interest rate swaps, interest rate derivative hedging and inflation linked securities, as risk tools for combating rising inflation and rates.
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Sekar Sundaram
Vice president, treasurer
ParexelXSekar Sundaram
Vice president, treasurer
ParexelSekar is the global head of treasury at Parexel, a leading multinational biopharmaceutical services company, that offers a comprehensive suite of clinical research and consulting services to help life science clients transform scientific discoveries into new novel treatments. He joined the company in 2009 and has held various roles with increasing responsibilities across the finance organization, including FP&A, Operations Finance and Treasury. Sekar is responsible for leading and setting the strategic direction for the Treasury group in consultation with the executive leadership team. He is actively involved in leading capital market transactions, financial risk management programs, debt management, banking relationships, and other treasury process efficiency initiatives.Sekar holds a Master of Science in Engineering from The Northern Illinois University and a Master of Business Administration from the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmInflation and rates risk strategies in treasury
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Doug Tropp
SVP and treasurer
Booking Holdings Inc.XDoug Tropp
SVP and treasurer
Booking Holdings Inc.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.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmInflation and rates risk strategies in treasury
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Patrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinanceXPatrick Kunz
Managing director
Pecunia Treasury & FinancePatrick is managing director of Pecunia Treasury & Finance and Treasury-as-a-service.com. He acts as interim treasurer and treasury consultant for multinationals, SME’s and non-profit organisations. Pecunia offers both treasury consultancy and interim support from junior to senior consultants and also implementation support for TMS or payment hubs and cloud FX trading/international payments. As an interim manager Patrick has been with many companies in his career. Projects he has led include: cash management optimization, corporate (re)financings, FX optimisations, Treasury management system implementations, negotiation of bank costs and tenders. Patrick holds a masters degree in international business and a post-doc degree in Financial Risk Management (FRM). Next to that Patrick is charterholder for the qualified treasurer title.
October 2nd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmWhat goes up: hedging price volatility in commodities markets
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04.00pm -04.40pmFX natural v financial hedging: key strategies and technologies
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04.40pm -05.20pmNavigating unpredictable markets: utilising derivatives to reduce risk
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11.10am -11.50amCase study - Investments: identifying risks across the spectrum of treasury assets
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11.50am -12.30pmCase study - Sanctions, AML and KYC: regulatory and technological compliance in practice
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02.00pm -02.40pmInflation and rates risk strategies in treasury
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02.40pm -03.20pmInnovation and automation in FX: swapping stories
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Optimising the order-to-cash cycle
Optimising the order-to-cash cycle is a strategic project for corporate treasurers and business colleagues in the tri-drive to accelerate cash flow, reduce costs and improve the company’s liquidity position. Yet the process is multifaceted, with many moving parts: streamlining order processing, implementing agreed credit policies and payment terms, leveraging electronic invoicing, enabling payment options, optimising collection processes and utilising technology solutions, all add to efficient cash conversion cycles. Optimising the O2C cycle leads to significant benefits, including reduced working capital costs, improved cash flow, enhanced customer satisfaction and reduced risk of bad debt. In this session, treasurers share their insights into fine tuning the process and how incremental gains can make a significant contribution to the business and elevate the strategic impact of treasury.
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David Shinkins
MD, global head of specialist sales
Barclays
XDavid Shinkins
MD, global head of specialist sales
Barclays
David is the Managing Director, Global Head of Specialist Sales. David is a member of the Transaction Banking Senior Leadership Team, responsible for all Payments, Liquidity, FX, Merchant Acquiring, Payment Gateway and Data Insight specialist sales activity for all segments at Barclays Transaction Banking globally. In addition to this role David is Co-Executive Sponsor for Spectrum, Barclays LGBT+ network.
David has 20+ years of experience spanning commercial, international business development, change management and strategy including leadership roles at American Express and Bupa. David is an International Management and German graduate from the University of Bath and has lived in multiple countries including Germany, Spain and UK.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmOptimising the order-to-cash cycle
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Abraham Geldenhuys
Head of treasury
Clariant International AG
XAbraham Geldenhuys
Head of treasury
Clariant International AG
Abraham Geldenhuys is the Group Treasurer at Clariant, a leading global specialty chemicals company. He joined Clariant in May 2024 and is responsible for Group Treasury, Insurance and Pensions. He has more than 12 years of corporate treasury experience working in multinational listed environments, as well as previous roles as a financial auditor and a treasury consultant. His career has been marked by successful treasury transformations, financing, technology improvements and process improvements. He oversees the areas of finance and funding, cash management, FX risk management, insurance, pensions and credit risk management. He is a Chartered Accountant CA(SA) and holds degrees in Accounting from the University of South Africa and the University of the Free State.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmOptimising the order-to-cash cycle
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02.40pm -03.20pmPayments: plug and play
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Cathy Fields
VP, treasurer
Hitachi Digital LLC
XCathy Fields
VP, treasurer
Hitachi Digital LLC
Cathy has been involved with Treasury or Treasury related functions in a multi-national environment for 30+ years. She is currently responsible for Global Treasury Operations at all Hitachi Digital companies, 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 also currently providing leadership support on a Treasury Transformation Project for Hitachi, Ltd., the Japan parent for Hitachi Digital LLC. Hitachi, Ltd. is implementing a global TMS to provide centralization and standardization for core Treasury functions.Cathy has a BS in Exercise Physiology from California State Fullerton and earned her MBA in International Business from National University.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmOptimising the order-to-cash cycle
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M&A perspectives: navigating buy-side treasury integration in acquisitions and carve-outs
In the current economic landscape, companies are undertaking strategic activity in both acquisitions and carve-outs to position for growth. This panel will explore the treasury challenges associated with acquiring a major global business and executing multiple carve-outs, covering bond issuance, coordination with sellers and sponsors, integrating treasury functions, and enhancing deal value through effective cash and risk management strategies. Focussing on two corporate case studies – Carrier, a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, and Gedeon Richter, a European multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, delegates will hear how both companies and maximized deal value in complex M&A activities and optimised treasury management in the acquisitions.
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Brian O’Grady
Assistant treasurer, global cash management and treasury operations
CarrierXBrian O’Grady
Assistant treasurer, global cash management and treasury operations
CarrierBrian joined Carrier in 2023 to establish the Carrier Dublin Treasury Centre. He is Assistant Treasurer of Global Cash Management and Treasury Operations, managing a global team. Prior to Carrier Brian spent 25 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) in a variety of Finance and Treasury roles in New York and Dublin, most recently as Assistant Treasurer, Global Cash Management, and he led the Treasury integration workstream following BMS’s $74B acquisition of Celgene in 2019. Brian is an Irish Chartered Accountant who spent 6 years with Deloitte in Dublin and New York and holds a Bachelor Commerce from University College Dublin.
October 3rd 2024 -
Andrea Pohl
Partner, global treasury services
EYXAndrea Pohl
Partner, global treasury services
EYAndrea is an EY Partner with nearly 20 years of experience in corporate treasury and consulting. Based in Munich, she leads EY’s Europe West Treasury practice and the German-based Treasury team. Having worked across the globe, including over 10 years in London, Andrea has significant experience in the tech industry and consulting. She specialises in managing M&A transactions from a treasury perspective, leading transformational projects, and optimising global treasury functions. Andrea drives business performance through advanced treasury technology and AI, delivering strong support during integration and post-IPO phases, and consistently achieving results for a diverse range of investors, including private equity.
October 3rd 2024 -
Gábor Szűcs
Director of financial operations
Richter Gedeon
XGábor Szűcs
Director of financial operations
Richter Gedeon
October 3rd 2024
Moderated by
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Lisa Dukes
Co-founder
Dukes & King
XLisa Dukes
Co-founder
Dukes & King
October 3rd 2024
Payables and receivables: the essential treasury relationship
Rapidly evolving treasury technology is transforming the payables and receivables processes, making AP/AR more efficient, transparent and automated than ever. From automated invoice processing, which significantly reduces time to manage and track invoices, accelerating payables, to predictive analytics that provide insights into payment patterns and potential collection risks, that enhance the receivables view. For the treasurer, accelerated automation of payables and receivables enhances greater visibility of data for a more complete and accurate cash forecast. In working together in areas such as supplier onboarding and payment terms, treasurers can achieve greater certainty over collections and cash conversion cycles, enhancing working capital planning. In this session, treasurers discuss how they collaborate with AP/AR colleagues to create ever more accuracy and automation in payables and receivable processes and the benefits to the treasury and the business in their partnership.
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Zampeta Fameli
Senior cash manager
Roche
XZampeta Fameli
Senior cash manager
Roche
Betty joined Roche already as a student more than 15 years back in the area of Treasury IT. Upon graduation, she moved over to the Treasury InHouse Bank & Cash Management team, which manages the company’s daily liquidity and In-house bank services.
There she has held several roles with increasing responsibilities including the Group’s external bank relationships and In-housebank services for the Roche affiliates in Europe and Latin America. During an assignment in 2017, Betty acted as ad-interim Treasury manager of the Roche Services and Solutions AR and TR accounting department in Budapest, Hungary.
She currently represents Treasury as Single Point of Contact for the Group wide S4 HANA project implementation across all divisions of the Roche group, while transitioning back into the regional responsibility for all European affiliates.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmPayables and receivables: the essential treasury relationship
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Steven Gomes
Assistant treasurer
Bose CorporationXSteven Gomes
Assistant treasurer
Bose CorporationSteven Gomes is the Assistant Treasurer at Bose Corporation. He manages a team which oversees the company’s global cash liquidity/forecast, foreign exchange risk program, and global investments. He is also part of a team managing the benefit plans. Steven joined Bose Corporation in 2012. He previously worked in Treasury roles at Charles River Associates and The TJX Companies, Inc. Steven is a Certified Treasury Professional and received his MBA from Framingham State University in 2008. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from the University of Massachusetts.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pmPayables and receivables: the essential treasury relationship
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02.40pm -03.20pmEmbedded finance for mid-to-large market corporates
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Moderated by
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Robert Novaria
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
XRobert Novaria
Partner
Treasury Alliance Group
Bob has more than 30 years of corporate treasury experience in the roles of treasurer, credit director, finance manager and controller at BP America and Amoco Corporation. He has successfully managed post-acquisition integrations, technology upgrades and corporate restructurings. Currently, Bob is a partner with the Treasury Alliance Group, leveraging his corporate experience in client engagements dealing with global treasury, risk and crisis management; cash management and cash flow forecasting; working capital management; shared service operations and general management. He also shares his experiences by tutoring others in courses such as international cash and treasury management, corporate risk management and cash flow forecasting, as well as by chairing, moderating and speaking at treasury conferences worldwide.
October 3rd 2024-
11.10am -11.50amRedefining working capital financing: bespoke pathways in a diverse credit universe
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11.50am -12.30pmEnhancing payables financing technologies for working capital management
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02.00pm -02.40pmPayables and receivables: the essential treasury relationship
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02.40pm -03.20pmNavigating current capital markets for corporate bond issuers
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04.00pm -04.40pmMid v large cap treasury: same challenges, different risk strategies?
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04.40pm -05.20pmCash investments strategies in a changing rate environment: balancing risk and yield
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Panax
AI-powered treasury management and cash flow forecasting
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Noam Mills
CEO and co-founder
Panax
XNoam Mills
CEO and co-founder
Panax
Noam Mills is a Co-Founder and CEO of Panax. Previously, she served as VP of Finance at Mixtiles where she experienced firsthand the challenges of cash flow management at fast-growing companies. Before Mixtiles, Noam worked with Niv (Panax’s CBO and Co-Founder) at FIMI, a leading PE fund. At FIMI, Noam and Niv saw the immense need for treasury automation at the fund’s portfolio companies. Noam started her career at The Boston Consulting Group, working on strategic projects across various industries. Noam holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard University. She’s an Olympic athlete and represented Israel in the fencing event at the 2008 Olympic Games.
October 3rd 2024-
02.20pmPanax
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Fintis
In this presentation, we will demonstrate how we at FINTIS enhances treasury investment efficiency by connecting corporates with our global network of over 90 banks and asset managers. We’ll address common challenges in treasury management, such as limited investment opportunities and low returns. FINTIS offers solutions with competitive fixed and floating rates, providing flexibility in liquidity with minimal notice periods. Our process ensures a straightforward deployment of excess cash while maintaining cash-equivalent classification and regulatory compliance. We’ll also cover daily liquid solutions and short-term deposits that enhance returns and offer easy access to funds. Join us to learn how FINTIS can improve your investment strategy and cash management practices.
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Jas Haikou
CEO and investor relations
Fintis
XJas Haikou
CEO and investor relations
Fintis
Jas Haikou has over 13 years of experience in the financial markets. He initially contributed to the development of commodity derivatives sales at Société Générale CIB, followed by his role in selling structured products at Natixis. Jas proposed interest rate and equity strategies to French institutional investors and private banks across France, Switzerland, and Benelux. He later developed investment solutions for large corporate and institutional investors, managing nearly €1.2 billion in structured solutions as a financial engineer. Jas has successfully completed all three levels of the CFA program and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
October 3rd 2024-
02.40pmFintis
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Payments: plug and play
For treasurers concerned with payments, automation is top of the to-do list and for those that have done that, making sure the collections and payables are moving in optimal cash cycles is a key focus. In this open discussion forum, treasurers and colleagues discuss the fine tuning of payments systems as well as the revolutionary technologies in the payments ecosystem and the benefits they promise to treasury.
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Nick Franck
EuroFinance tutor and independent treasury professional
XNick Franck
EuroFinance tutor and independent treasury professional
October 3rd 2024-
02.40pm -03.20pmPayments: plug and play
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Abraham Geldenhuys
Head of treasury
Clariant International AG
XAbraham Geldenhuys
Head of treasury
Clariant International AG
Abraham Geldenhuys is the Group Treasurer at Clariant, a leading global specialty chemicals company. He joined Clariant in May 2024 and is responsible for Group Treasury, Insurance and Pensions. He has more than 12 years of corporate treasury experience working in multinational listed environments, as well as previous roles as a financial auditor and a treasury consultant. His career has been marked by successful treasury transformations, financing, technology improvements and process improvements. He oversees the areas of finance and funding, cash management, FX risk management, insurance, pensions and credit risk management. He is a Chartered Accountant CA(SA) and holds degrees in Accounting from the University of South Africa and the University of the Free State.
October 3rd 2024-
02.00pm -02.40pm
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