Agenda
The theme for this year, “Accelerating AI and automation in treasury,” will explore how AI and automation are transforming cash management, liquidity, and working capital. Discover the latest treasury systems in action and explore the strategic role of treasury in corporate finance. The event will take place on March 2-3, 2026, in Santa Clara.
Welcome and opening remarks
Priorities for treasury now
Treasurers talk of many competing priorities in treasury management, of which two new forces demand focus – AI and tariffs. The AI race and the imperative to supercharge processes with AI tools towards ever greater efficiencies has become a strategic priority for all business leaders, including treasurers. At the same time, treasurers are braced and buckled for the new economic realities of tariffs, inflation, rates and taxes, all of which are impacting business in cash terms, from supply to capital. And that’s only two priorities. A third is new risks. Fourth investing, fifth regulation, sixth, skills and the team, the list goes on! Priorities in the treasury are dynamic and ever changing, but now something feels different. There is a feeling of change, of a revolution in technology and finance that will strategically shape the future generation of treasury. In this session we hear from group treasurers on what they must do next to succeed.
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Susan Davis
Global treasurer
Riot Games
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Sunny Gutta
Director, treasury
Reddit
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Jennifer Bifano
VP, assistant treasurer
Nike
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Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalX
Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalDebbie brings over 20 years of treasury expertise and more than 30 years in the technology industry. At Cisco Systems, Inc., she led Global Cash and Operations, overseeing cash management, investments, 401k operations, stock plans, and M&A Stock. Before Cisco, she worked in tech start-ups, which sparked her enthusiasm for using technology to transform treasury practices. Throughout her career, Debbie has held a variety of roles across treasury and finance, giving her a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the profession today. She enjoys sharing her experiences as a speaker and moderator, often focusing on the intersection of treasury, technology, and team dynamics.
March 2nd 2026-
09.05amPriorities for treasury now
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03.45pmAutomation case studies - Cash clarity: creating visibility with AI and APIs.
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09.00amTreasury tech talk: next gen systems
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09.45amBank Panel
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02.30pmThe Centered Leader - Lead through Volatility
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Riding the rate cycle
Uncertainty has pervaded rate markets for some time. Last year, there was some expectation that the Fed would begin cutting rates, and although inflation has appeared sticky at around 2.5 percent, the trajectory for rates is downwards, sub 3 percent. Yet uncertainty lingers, with inflationary pressures due to tariffs and prices, and potentially weakening demand and creating deflationary forces. The rate cycle is in slight stasis, held between upward and downward economic factors. For treasurers, this uncertainty plays into debt refinancing and loan markets at fixed or floating rates, and into cash investments, money funds and short term debt securities and treasury bills. Amid uncertainty, hedging strategies are under review, risk to capital and asset values on the balance sheet need to be recalculated. Here we analyse how to best ride, and de-risk, the current rate cycle, mindful that what falls may also rise and fall again, and creating a flexible strategy for change whilst maintaining continuity of cash free flow for the business.
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Philip Luck
Director, economics program and scholl chair in international businessCSISX
Philip Luck
Director, economics program and scholl chair in international businessCSISPhilip A. Luck is director of the CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business. He served in the Biden-Harris administration as the deputy chief economist at the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Luck is an expert on the economics of international trade, global supply chains, and international migration policy. He has spent his career in public service, both in government and academia. At the Department of State, Dr. Luck led analytical efforts to combat sanctions and export control evasion, increase global supply chain resilience, combat economic coercion, as well as improve migration policy design and implementation. Prior to joining the U.S. Department of State, Philip was an assistant professor of economics at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr. Luck’s research focuses on the international organization of production—specifically, how international trade and migration impact the structure of firms, supply chains, demand for skills, labor market dynamics, and aggregate welfare. His research has been published in leading economic journals, including the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Economic Geography, and Review of International Economics. His work has also been covered in major publications including the New York Times, The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and RealClear Markets. A devoted teacher, he has taught at Drexel University and Claremont McKenna College as well as the University of Colorado, Denver. He graduated with honors in economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and earned MSc and PhD degrees in economics from the University of California, Davis.
March 2nd 2026-
09.45amRiding the rate cycle
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Moderated by
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Constance Hunter
Chief economist
EIU
Networking Coffee Break
Recharge with fresh coffee and conversations. Meet fellow delegates, exchange ideas, and make new connections before diving back into the next round of sessions.
How stable are stablecoins and what are the treasury use cases?
Whilst corporate treasurers are yet to fully grasp the nettle of stablecoins in treasury, the proliferation of coins in banks and private entities, enabled by the GENUIS act, will likely drive an upward trend. The use cases for stablecoins, pegged to the US dollar, in treasury operations are found most prevalently in cross border payments, to move trapped cash without foreign exchange. USDSC are backed by US dollars and US treasury bond markets, which are considered near risk-free assets. Yet there are scenarios in which their value could fall if pegged underlying securities devalue, as with the collapse of the Terra coin in 2022. In this session, we look at recent applications of US stablecoins, and ask if they will move the needle significantly in B2B corporate payments and intercompany operations in the near term, and future developments of USDSC markets. We will also explore the intersection of stablecoins and artificial intelligence, moving from legacy systems to real-time financial decision-making and instant cross-border payments.
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Kathy Brustad
Director, global treasury and financial services
Microsoft
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Kathy Brustad
Director, global treasury and financial services
Microsoft
Kathy leads the machine learning and artificial intelligence initiatives at Microsoft Treasury. She spearheads projects that develop AI agents delivering tangible business impact. Kathy is passionate about fostering an “AI-first” culture and building an “AI-native” Treasury team. Before this role, Kathy was a Senior Data Scientist in Microsoft’s worldwide sales organization and has over a decade of experience in various finance roles at Microsoft. Kathy holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and earned her MBA from École des hautes études commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris).
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Kammy Tsang
Senior director, head of global cash management
PayPal
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Kammy Tsang
Senior director, head of global cash management
PayPal
March 2nd 2026
Roundtables
Delegates pre-register for roundtable topic groups to discuss challenges and solutions to common treasury issues. Please come prepared to share your experiences!
- AI and automation in treasury processes
- Bank account rationalistion and KYC
- Capital structuring and bond & loan financing
- Liquidity and balance sheet management
- Investing and diversification as rates change
- Cash forecasting challenges and solutions
- FX automation in practice
- In-house banking, loans, and netting in practice
- Optimising the cash conversion cycle
- TMS/ERP upgrades and interoperability
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Julianna Achmatow
Vice president, global treasury and legal
Calibre Scientific
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Julianna Achmatow
Vice president, global treasury and legal
Calibre Scientific
Julianna Achmatow, CTP, is the Vice President, Global Treasurer & Legal at CalibreScientific, where she leads worldwide treasury strategy across cash management, liquidity, investments, and global banking infrastructure. With a career spanning multiple continents—including the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe—she brings a uniquely international perspective to corporate treasury and financial operations.
A Certified Treasury Professional since 2013, Julianna has built her expertise at the intersection of global cash optimization, risk management, and scalable treasury transformation. Her leadership at CalibreScientific supports the company’s rapid global expansion, ensuring resilient liquidity structures and efficient capital deployment across diverse markets.
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12.00pmRoundtables
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Victor Chow
Director, treasury & investments
Intuitive Surgical
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Victor Chow
Director, treasury & investments
Intuitive Surgical
Victor leads the Corporate Treasury team for Intuitive Surgical, a US multinational company operating in over 20 countries. He joined 9 years ago. Intuitive Surgical develops, manufactures, and markets robotic products designed to improve clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery, most notably with the da Vinci Surgical System.In his role, Victor is responsible for the company’s investments portfolio, foreign exchange risk, capital markets, share repurchases, and cash operations. He is also responsible for planning & reporting for global OI&E, cash flows and ROIC, and leads the Finance function for the company’s non-profit foundation. Currently, he is leading the implementation of the company’s In-House Bank and Treasury Management System. He reports directly to Treasurer.Prior to joining Intuitive Surgical, Victor held various Treasury roles at LinkedIn, and a combination of Treasury and FP&A roles at Hewlett-Packard. Victor holds an MBA from UCLA, a BS from UC Berkeley, and is both a CTP (Certified Treasury Professional) and a CFA® charterholder.
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12.00pmRoundtables
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Ilkim Saracel
Director, assistant treasurer
Nextpower
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Ilkim Saracel
Director, assistant treasurer
Nextpower
Ilkim Saracel is a director, assistant treasurer at Nextpower. She has over ten years of experience and was previously a treasury manager at Flex, a global fortune 500 company. She has extensive knowledge in cash management, supply chain financing, accounts receivable financing, asset-backed securitization, risk & insurance and foreign exchange management. She won the Highly Regarded Adam Smith Award for harnessing the technology in treasury in 2024, Champion of Change Award by Within – Treasury Today Group in 2025 and led and participated in many other award-winning projects. Ilkim has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and an MBA degree from San Jose State University.
March 2nd 2026-
12.00pmRoundtables
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12.00pmRoundtables
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01.45pmCareers and teams: creating the ideal treasury team
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Scott Bilter
President and CFO
AtlasFX
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Scott Bilter
President and CFO
AtlasFX
Scott Bilter has over 25 years of expertise in the capital markets sector. On the corporate side, Scott held a number of executive positions at Hewlett Packard, including VP of Corporate Finance and Foreign Exchange, and VP of Worldwide FP&A. On the banking side, Scott spent three years as a VP of FX Sales at Merrill Lynch.
Scott’s experience includes:Foreign exchange, commodity, and interest rate hedging; debt issuance; stock buy backs, capital strategy, cash flow forecasting and financial planning. Scott received his Bachelor of Arts in Quantitative Economics from Stanford University and an MBA in Finance from UCLA’s Anderson School.
March 2nd 2026-
12.00pmRoundtables
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Gloria Chen
Senior director, treasury
Workday
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Alice Xu
VP, treasurer
Workday
Networking Lunch
Enjoy lunch with fellow delegates and speakers. Take this opportunity to continue meaningful discussions and share insights in a relaxed setting.
Session to be announced
conference splits into tracks
In-house bank & payments automation: costs and benefits
Some treasurers view in-house banks as beneficial to large enterprises with cash rich balance sheets, yet core functionality around internal netting and payments can be applied in many treasuries. The efficient execution of intercompany transactions can contribute greatly to ever more efficient cash management practices, centralising treasury functions and pooling liquidity. In-house banks optimise cash utilisation, reduce transaction costs, align payment processes, and enable greater visibility of working capital. Yet for some treasurers, the costs, especially in technology investment, compliance requirements, and technical expertise can be challenging to meet, even when the benefits and efficiencies are clear. In this session we look at how to operate an in-house bank with core functionality, with the aim of reducing costs and fees, and driving efficiencies in automated payment operations.
Working capital workarounds
With a slower rate cutting cycle and elevated cost of capital, the emphasis on enhancing working capital ratios through effective balance sheet management is still a priority for treasurers. In identifying assets, including receivables, inventory, securities, and dormant accounts, treasurers can leverage opportunities for generating additional liquidity for working capital purposes. Other assets such as real estate or equipment can also generate additional liquidity, by creating collateral for asset-backed financing, or repo agreements, and provide funding for the business where required. Here treasurers share insights in the process of unlocking the value of balance sheet assets to generate working capital, enhance liquidity, and improve free cash flow to the business.
Strategic conversations - capital structuring, bonds, loans & equity
With corporate bond markets currently awash with billions in dollar and euro issuances for big tech companies funding the AI arms race, and magnificent 7 valuations frothy, according to some analysts, many companies are taking a strategic review of their capital structure and debt and equity positions. Treasurers are increasingly involved in strategic conversations with the CFO and senior finance colleagues on financing the business, including bond issuance and loan financing. In wider capital structuring reviews, discussions around debt to equity ratios, rights issues, share buybacks, dividends and equity can also involve treasury where cash and balance sheet assets are reviewed. As debt reaches maturity and refinancing and revolvers step up in the 2026 rate environment, the impacts to liquidity and working capital in the business is under scrutiny. In this session treasurers discuss their roles and activities in the capital structuring review process, their relationships with the CFO and finance teams, and the strategic role that treasury plays in critical decisions around corporate financing to support the business. In the context of AI issuance, treasurers also reflect on the high-rate, high-valuation environment.
and the broader implications for market liquidity, valuations, and long-term capital allocation trends.
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Karina Inga-Kamienski
Senior director, capital markets
Gilead Sciences
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Karina Inga-Kamienski
Senior director, capital markets
Gilead Sciences
With corporate bond markets currently awash with billions in dollar and euro issuances for big tech companies funding the AI arms race, and magnificent 7 valuations frothy, according to some analysts, many companies are taking a strategic review of their capital structure and debt and equity positions. Treasurers are increasingly involved in strategic conversations with the CFO and senior finance colleagues on financing the business, including bond issuance and loan financing. In wider capital structuring reviews, discussions around debt to equity ratios, rights issues, share buybacks, dividends, and equity can also involve treasury, where cash and balance sheet assets are reviewed. As debt reaches maturity and refinancing and revolvers step up in the 2026 rate environment, the impacts on liquidity and working capital in the business are under scrutiny. In this session, treasurers discuss their roles and activities in the capital structuring review process, their relationships with the CFO and finance teams, and the strategic role that treasury plays in critical decisions around corporate financing to support the business. In the context of AI issuance, treasurers also reflect on the high-rate, high-valuation environment and the broader implications for market liquidity, valuations, and long-term capital allocation trends.
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Brandon Hillstead
Assistant treasurer, director
Autodesk
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Brandon Hillstead
Assistant treasurer, director
Autodesk
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Cathy Fields
VP, treasurer
Hitachi Digital LLC
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Cathy 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.
March 2nd 2026
Moderated by
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Jeremy Reedus
Independent treasury professional
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Jeremy Reedus
Independent treasury professional
Treasury stands here today—partnering with FP&A to anticipate the future, while working with Accounting to understand and address the past.”
Jeremy brings more than twenty years of progressive, global treasury experience across multiple industries and geographies. He is the principal of Progression Services, where he advises organizations as an independent treasury consultant. In this role, he leverages his deep expertise to help companies strengthen treasury’s position as a critical and strategic partner in financial decision-making.
Most recently, Jeremy served as Vice President and Global Treasurer for Varel Energy Solutions. He also held treasury and finance leadership roles with globally recognized organizations, including Air Liquide in the United States and Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia. Throughout his career, Jeremy has demonstrated a consistent ability to design and implement scalable, transparent, and efficient financial and operational structures that enhance organizational effectiveness, promote global collaboration, and drive measurable results.
Jeremy’s mission is to help organizations recognize and unlock the untapped strategic value of the treasury function—broadening its role beyond liquidity and cash management to one that contributes meaningfully to enterprise-wide financial awareness and long-term success.
He has also been an active leader in the professional treasury community. Jeremy is the recent past President of the Houston Treasury Management Association, one of the oldest treasury associations in the United States. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at prominent industry conferences, including EuroFinance events as well as TEXPO, the premier regional treasury and finance conference in Texas.
A native Houstonian, Jeremy has cultivated a strong global network and an international perspective as a true world citizen. He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Houston and continues to build a track record of advancing efficiency, effectiveness, and internal collaboration for the organizations and professionals he serves.March 2nd 2026 March 3rd 2026
Afternoon Refreshment Break & Networking
Take a well-deserved pause to enjoy a selection of fine coffee, tea, and light refreshments. Continue your conversations and expand your network in a relaxed, professional setting before the final sessions of the day.
Trade and SCF in a new world order
Trade, tariffs and taxes have ascended to the top of corporate agendas, as economic and geopolitical factors continue to cause disruption in markets. For treasurers, the impacts are several. Increased costs and inflationary pressures reflect in working capital, forecasting and liquidity planning. Strategically, businesses that need to ensure security and certainty of supply, are keen to onboard suppliers into beneficial supply chain finance programmes to provide liquidity, with potential strategic acquisition of suppliers. In trade too, businesses are developing funding sources to improve optionality and accessibility to finance where required. In this session treasurers talk through how they are reviewing their supply chain finance and trade finance programs and platforms, the impact of taxes and tariffs on how they approach and negotiate financing arrangements with suppliers, and how these changes have impacted cash conversion cycles and working capital ratios in the business.
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Bjork Hupfeld
Global treasurer
The Hershey Company
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Bjork Hupfeld
Global treasurer
The Hershey Company
Bjork Hupfeld is Global Treasurer for The Hershey Company. He is responsible for the management of Hershey’s worldwide liquidity, capital structure, foreign exchange and interest rate risks, commercial and investment bank relationships, Hershey’s global risk and insurance program, management of the company’s global retirement and defined contribution plans and plays a leading role in legal entity structuring in close cooperation with Tax. Hupfeld joined the company in 2008. Prior to joining Hershey, he was Executive Director, Treasurer and Member of the Managing Board of WestLB Bank Polska, Warsaw, Poland. Before that, he worked for other financial institutions in a variety of roles at several locations in the U.S. and Denmark.Hupfeld holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics from Copenhagen Business School. Member of the Investment Advisory Council for Willis Towers Watson’s Investment Services.President of the Board of Hershey Trading GmbHPresident Hershey Insurance Company of VermontMember of the Board of directors for Hershey Germany GmbHMember of the Board of Directors for Hershey Netherlands BVMember of the Board of Directors for Hershey India Private Ltd.
March 2nd 2026
Automation case studies - Cash clarity: creating visibility with AI and APIs.
Innovation and automation are in abundance in these two unique case studies demonstrating the power of APIs and AI technologies in real time cash reporting. In the first case study we hear how the merged Cloud Group rapidly automated manual cash reporting workflow to an API enabled centralized SaaS platform, to dramatically cut the reporting cycle from days to one hour. Central to the process was the implementation of global standardization and rule-based classification, with automated tagging to convert multi-currency activity into USD, to ensure instant centralised visibility into cash flow positions. In the context of the complexities of bank account rationalisation, and onboarding and updating signers amidst internal restructuring after the merger, the cash automation project was a challenging yet rewarding journey. In the second case study we hear how ASML’s treasury and data science teams collaborated to build an automated AI model to forecast USD intake using optimized open‑source Python algorithms. The model was trained on five years of historical data, refined through multiple algorithm tests, and aligned with internal stakeholders before launch. The forecast accuracy improved from 70% to 96%, reducing monthly USD exposures by $25–50M and freeing the treasury team from manual data processing while enabling scalable use across the business. Both illustrate how automation, when coupled with AI and API technologies, can have transformational results.
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Robert Zavertnik
Treasury manager
Cloud Software Group
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Robert Zavertnik
Treasury manager
Cloud Software Group
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Jason Koeller
Head of US treasury
ASML
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Jason Koeller
Head of US treasury
ASML
Jason Koeller is the Head of U.S. Treasury at ASML, where he leads U.S. liquidity strategy, financial risk mitigation, and intercompany financing for one of the world’s most advanced semiconductor technology leaders. With over 20 years of experience across public and private companies, Jason has built a distinguished reputation for driving operation excellence, optimizing global treasury functions and leading high-impact financial initiatives.
Before joining ASML, Jason held roles at Lotus Cars, the University of Michigan, Russell Investments, US Airways (now American Airlines), and IO Data Centers (now Iron Mountain Data Centers), where he developed deep expertise in cash strategy, financial systems, capital structure optimization, and enterprise-level decision support. His experience across industries—from automotive to aviation to technology—shapes a practical, cross-functional approach to treasury management.
Jason is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Certified Corporate FP&A Professional (FPAC). He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the University of Michigan, an MBA, and a Graduate Accounting Certificate from the University of Arizona, grounding his leadership in both strategic insight and technical financial rigor.
March 2nd 2026
Moderated by
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Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalX
Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalDebbie brings over 20 years of treasury expertise and more than 30 years in the technology industry. At Cisco Systems, Inc., she led Global Cash and Operations, overseeing cash management, investments, 401k operations, stock plans, and M&A Stock. Before Cisco, she worked in tech start-ups, which sparked her enthusiasm for using technology to transform treasury practices. Throughout her career, Debbie has held a variety of roles across treasury and finance, giving her a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the profession today. She enjoys sharing her experiences as a speaker and moderator, often focusing on the intersection of treasury, technology, and team dynamics.
March 2nd 2026-
09.05amPriorities for treasury now
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03.45pmAutomation case studies - Cash clarity: creating visibility with AI and APIs.
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09.00amTreasury tech talk: next gen systems
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09.45amBank Panel
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02.30pmThe Centered Leader - Lead through Volatility
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That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
Netflix Founder and startup CEO Marc Randolph shares the unlikely story of how a handful of dreamers with no money and a bad idea, created the company that eventually brought down Blockbuster. Packed with dozens of stories that trace the dramatic ups and downs of those first exciting years, Marc weaves an inspiring story that shows the value of innovation, persistence and optimism. Along the way he shares some of the many values that he believes made Netflix successful, including a focus on analytics and testing, its novel corporate culture, and its almost fanatical obsession with focus. Equal parts inspiration, start up story, and practical tips, it’s a message that resonates well with anyone who appreciates a good “overcoming adversity” story.
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Marc Randolph
Co-founder and first CEO
Netflix
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Marc Randolph
Co-founder and first CEO
Netflix
Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. As co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, he laid much of the groundwork for a service that’s grown to over 275 million subscribers, and fundamentally altered how the world experiences media.
Marc’s career as an entrepreneur spans four decades. He’s founded or co-founded six other successful startups, mentored hundreds of early-stage entrepreneurs, and as an investor has helped seed dozens of successful tech ventures (and even more unsuccessful ones). Most recently, Marc co-founded analytics software company Looker Data Sciences, which was acquired by Google in 2019 for $2.6 billion.
Marc is also the author of the internationally best-selling memoir, That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and The Amazing Life of an Idea which tells the untold story of Netflix. He is host of the top-10 Apple podcast That Will Never Work, where he works directly with entrepreneurs to provide 1-on-1 mentoring. Marc is also a judge and investor on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Elevator Pitch web series.
March 2nd 2026
Reception
Treasury tech talk: next gen systems
So much conversation around treasury technology now, is centred on how AI is being integrated into existing systems and the benefits to treasury processes. AI layers in both front and back office systems, from CRM to the ERP and TMS, and in AP/AR also, are transforming technology and teams. Over US$100bn was invested in AI technologies in the US in 2025, and many of the leading enterprise software vendors, as well as tech titans, have invested heavily. For many treasurers however, this AI transformation has not yet impacted daily operations. Non-AI systems work perfectly well, and the business case of AI upgrades has yet to be made. Yet as the enterprise software giants roll out next generation AI technologies, intelligence upgrades will be introduced to current systems. Even for treasurers just using spreadsheets, AI assistants will appear and offer to help. Banks too, together with fintech partners, are testing how AI can improve treasury services, including API connectivity, cash management operations and account controls. In this session, we take a deep dive into the ecosystem of treasury technologies, highlight how AI is changing systems, and how you can reap the benefits.
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Patrick Lee
Treasury manager
Lyft
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Linda Xu
Senior treasury manager
Salesforce
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Linda Xu
Senior treasury manager
Salesforce
Linda joined the Salesforce Treasury team in 2015. During her tenure, she has been responsible for Treasury projects and M&A integration, and Treasury Systems. She has overseen the integration of 18 acquisitions of various sizes, with operations in 14 different countries. She currently oversees treasury systems including TMS, BAM, and Wire Request Tool. Her key contributions include the implementation of SWIFT, BAM, and maintaining the in house bank . Prior to joining Salesforce, Linda began her career at Deloitte where she worked with the PMO team for the divestiture of HP. In her spare time, Linda loves to drink wine, eat at new restaurants, workout, and travel!
March 3rd 2026
Moderated by
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Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalX
Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalDebbie brings over 20 years of treasury expertise and more than 30 years in the technology industry. At Cisco Systems, Inc., she led Global Cash and Operations, overseeing cash management, investments, 401k operations, stock plans, and M&A Stock. Before Cisco, she worked in tech start-ups, which sparked her enthusiasm for using technology to transform treasury practices. Throughout her career, Debbie has held a variety of roles across treasury and finance, giving her a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the profession today. She enjoys sharing her experiences as a speaker and moderator, often focusing on the intersection of treasury, technology, and team dynamics.
March 2nd 2026-
09.05amPriorities for treasury now
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03.45pmAutomation case studies - Cash clarity: creating visibility with AI and APIs.
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09.00amTreasury tech talk: next gen systems
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09.45amBank Panel
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02.30pmThe Centered Leader - Lead through Volatility
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Bank Panel
Help! Is what’s new, too much to do?
Treasurers are under siege: they must simultaneously focus intensely on accurate forecasts, maintain an iron grip on liquidity and working capital, keep a hawk like eye on cash investments and FX risk, and optimise bank account management. And that’s just the day-to-day. Strategic projects include building data lakes, implementing API technologies and automated workflow systems, upgrading and integrating TMS, and activating real time payment technologies; the list goes on. Now, there is the AI imperative: to harness the nascent technology to improve treasury processes. New to the treasury table is ‘treasury on-chain,’ as stablecoins proliferate on blockchains. Are treasury teams too stretched? Who can help the treasurer keep on top of all this stuff? In this bank panel discussion, treasury professionals will share their experiences and strategies for navigating these complex demands and priorities, and offer solutions for modern treasury teams.
Moderated by
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Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalX
Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalDebbie brings over 20 years of treasury expertise and more than 30 years in the technology industry. At Cisco Systems, Inc., she led Global Cash and Operations, overseeing cash management, investments, 401k operations, stock plans, and M&A Stock. Before Cisco, she worked in tech start-ups, which sparked her enthusiasm for using technology to transform treasury practices. Throughout her career, Debbie has held a variety of roles across treasury and finance, giving her a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the profession today. She enjoys sharing her experiences as a speaker and moderator, often focusing on the intersection of treasury, technology, and team dynamics.
March 2nd 2026-
09.05amPriorities for treasury now
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03.45pmAutomation case studies - Cash clarity: creating visibility with AI and APIs.
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09.00amTreasury tech talk: next gen systems
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09.45amBank Panel
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02.30pmThe Centered Leader - Lead through Volatility
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Networking Coffee Break
Recharge with fresh coffee and conversations. Meet fellow delegates, exchange ideas, and make new connections before diving back into the next round of sessions.
Cash management & forecasting with AI
Artificial intelligence’s principal application in treasury to date is in cash forecasting, or more accurately, in predictive analytics in receivables. By analysing historical payment patterns, AI can predict when payments will be received. Now, a host of cash forecasting modules promise AI powered forecasts, enhancing accuracy and cash visibility, enabling better liquidity planning and reporting. Treasurers are however, at very different stages of this AI journey, with some writing macros and Python scripts with the help of Co-Pilot in Excel, whilst others are taking masterclasses in agentic AI to harness the power of ERP AI layers in both back and front office processes. With AI by far the most sought after new skill for treasury
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Bridget Rodnick
Treasurer
Ultragenyx
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Bridget Rodnick
Treasurer
Ultragenyx
Artificial intelligence’s principal application in treasury to date is in cash forecasting, or more accurately, in predictive analytics in receivables. By analysing historical payment patterns, AI can predict when payments will be received. Now, a host of cash forecasting modules promise AI-powered forecasts, enhancing accuracy and cash visibility, enabling better liquidity planning and reporting. Treasurers are, however, at very different stages of this AI journey, with some writing macros and Python scripts with the help of Co-Pilot in Excel, whilst others are taking masterclasses in agentic AI to harness the power of ERP AI layers in both back and front office processes. With AI by far the most sought-after new skill for treasury professionals, this session aims to reveal how well AI is working in cash management and forecasting processes, by way of some real-world examples.
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Garima Thakur
Treasurer
CAA
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Garima Thakur
Treasurer
CAA
Garima Thakur is a seasoned Senior Treasury and Finance Executive with extensive expertise in global treasury management, capital markets, corporate finance and risk management. With a distinguished career spanning multiple industries, she has consistently delivered strategic leadership and financial acumen at the highest levels. Garima’s illustrious career includes pivotal roles such as Global Treasurer for TaylorMade Golf Company, a prominent multinational in the sporting goods sector, where she orchestrated comprehensive treasury initiatives. She also served as Assistant Global Treasurer and Executive Director at Ingram Micro, a publicly traded global leader in technology and supply chain services, where her financial stewardship contributed significantly to the company’s growth and success. Currently holding the esteemed position of Global Treasurer and Risk Leader at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of the foremost entertainment and sports agencies globally, Garima spearheads financial, capital and risk strategies to support the agency’s growing global operations. Throughout her career journey, Garima has held key treasury management positions at esteemed organizations including Western Union, United Online, and LPL Financial. Her areas of expertise encompass cash management, global payments, working capital optimization, corporate finance, capital markets, insurance, AI, crypto, foreign exchange risk management, hedge accounting, supply chain finance, treasury technology implementations, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development. Garima Thakur’s track record of excellence, coupled with her relentless pursuit of innovation, underscores her status as a preeminent leader in the field of global finance and treasury management.
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Philomel Pena
Treasurer
University of CA, Office of the President
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Philomel Pena
Treasurer
University of CA, Office of the President
Philomel Peña is a visionary treasury executive and trusted advisor known for driving innovation, transformation, and resilience across complex financial ecosystems. As Treasurer at the University of California, Office of the President, she oversees more than $140 billion in annual cash flows and leads enterprise initiatives that modernize treasury operations, strengthen risk management, and deliver long-term institutional value. She has generated millions in savings through automation, renegotiation of financial services, and enterprise process redesign, with experience spanning large-scale system implementations, merger integrations, and financial strategy initiatives across multiple industries. A collaborative leader, Philomel partners closely with executive leadership and external institutions to navigate acquisitions, systemwide banking transitions, and business continuity challenges, including during periods of disruption such as COVID-19. She holds an MBA from San Diego State University and a BA in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and serves in board and advisory roles supporting finance, education, and advocacy.
March 3rd 2026
Moderated by
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Christina Easton
Director, treasury services
Seattle Children’s
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Christina Easton
Director, treasury services
Seattle Children’s
March 3rd 2026
Roundtables
Roundtables focus on sharing experiences in specific treasury activities within the broad spectrum of treasury management, from forecasting to hedging to payments and compliance, with the aim of finding inspiration and ideas towards better process management and strategic goals.
- Digital wallets, stablecoins and crypto for corporates
- Operations and shared services for efficiency
- Real-time payments in practice
- Risk, derivatives and hedging challenges
- Supply chain finance amid disruption
- Building optimal treasury teams
- Tariffs, trade, and tax
- Women in treasury
- Working capital management for growth
- Data lakes, analytics, and data visualisation
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Usha Desai
Senior treasury analyst
Palo Alto Networks
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Ilkim Saracel
Director, assistant treasurer
Nextpower
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Ilkim Saracel
Director, assistant treasurer
Nextpower
Ilkim Saracel is a director, assistant treasurer at Nextpower. She has over ten years of experience and was previously a treasury manager at Flex, a global fortune 500 company. She has extensive knowledge in cash management, supply chain financing, accounts receivable financing, asset-backed securitization, risk & insurance and foreign exchange management. She won the Highly Regarded Adam Smith Award for harnessing the technology in treasury in 2024, Champion of Change Award by Within – Treasury Today Group in 2025 and led and participated in many other award-winning projects. Ilkim has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and an MBA degree from San Jose State University.
March 2nd 2026-
12.00pmRoundtables
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12.00pmRoundtables
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01.45pmCareers and teams: creating the ideal treasury team
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Networking Lunch
Enjoy lunch with fellow delegates and speakers. Take this opportunity to continue meaningful discussions and share insights in a relaxed setting.
conference splits into tracks
Careers and teams: creating the ideal treasury team
Treasurers are focussed today on what skills will be needed in the treasury of tomorrow, especially in the era of AI and automation. Such considerations impact the composition of the modern treasury team, with the aim of achieving the optimal balance of skills and experience in finance and technology disciplines. Whilst finance competencies are always core to treasury management, individuals with strong data analytics skills and an aptitude for leveraging AI and machine learning to treasury processes are in high demand. On teams, will consideration to diversity and inclusion be prioritised as in recent years, given the woke backlash? And what of the optimal organisation of teams in terms of remote and office working? In this session we explore the skills, diversity and organisation of treasury teams today and how teams will evolve to deliver optimal treasury operations for strategic business growth.
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Karan Sihota
Senior treasury manager
Cloudflare
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Karan Sihota
Senior treasury manager
Cloudflare
Prior to his role at Cloudflare, Karan spent time within Corporate Treasury at Workday supporting global banking operations and cash management & investments. He also was responsible for driving innovation and spearheading technology projects to automate Treasury workflows and processes. His past experience also includes participating in a Corporate Finance development program at ExxonMobil, working in Structured Finance at Hudson Advisors, and Investment Banking at JP Morgan. Outside of work, he enjoys working out, golf, playing amateur chef and dabbling in options trading. Karan holds Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Texas Christian University and MBA in from Rice University.
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David Redmond
Deputy treasurer
GE Aerospace
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David Redmond
Deputy treasurer
GE Aerospace
David is currently the Deputy Treasurer at GE Aerospace, leading the companies global cash and exposure management processes. David joined GE Aerospace in early 2024 as part of the legacy GE Conglomerate separation into 3 separately publicly traded companies. Prior to GE Aerospace he worked his whole career at GE Corporate in a range of Treasury roles including leading the Americas Treasury operations and various program related roles including GE Capital readiness on derivative reform, large portfolio restructuring actions and ultimately the separation readiness. GE Aerospace is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business and generation aviation aircraft. David moved to the US in 2013 and resides in Connecticut with his wife. He enjoys travelling, photography, soccer and golf.
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Ilkim Saracel
Director, assistant treasurer
Nextpower
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Ilkim Saracel
Director, assistant treasurer
Nextpower
Ilkim Saracel is a director, assistant treasurer at Nextpower. She has over ten years of experience and was previously a treasury manager at Flex, a global fortune 500 company. She has extensive knowledge in cash management, supply chain financing, accounts receivable financing, asset-backed securitization, risk & insurance and foreign exchange management. She won the Highly Regarded Adam Smith Award for harnessing the technology in treasury in 2024, Champion of Change Award by Within – Treasury Today Group in 2025 and led and participated in many other award-winning projects. Ilkim has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and an MBA degree from San Jose State University.
March 2nd 2026-
12.00pmRoundtables
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12.00pmRoundtables
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01.45pmCareers and teams: creating the ideal treasury team
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Moderated by
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Jeremy Reedus
Independent treasury professional
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Jeremy Reedus
Independent treasury professional
Treasury stands here today—partnering with FP&A to anticipate the future, while working with Accounting to understand and address the past.”
Jeremy brings more than twenty years of progressive, global treasury experience across multiple industries and geographies. He is the principal of Progression Services, where he advises organizations as an independent treasury consultant. In this role, he leverages his deep expertise to help companies strengthen treasury’s position as a critical and strategic partner in financial decision-making.
Most recently, Jeremy served as Vice President and Global Treasurer for Varel Energy Solutions. He also held treasury and finance leadership roles with globally recognized organizations, including Air Liquide in the United States and Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia. Throughout his career, Jeremy has demonstrated a consistent ability to design and implement scalable, transparent, and efficient financial and operational structures that enhance organizational effectiveness, promote global collaboration, and drive measurable results.
Jeremy’s mission is to help organizations recognize and unlock the untapped strategic value of the treasury function—broadening its role beyond liquidity and cash management to one that contributes meaningfully to enterprise-wide financial awareness and long-term success.
He has also been an active leader in the professional treasury community. Jeremy is the recent past President of the Houston Treasury Management Association, one of the oldest treasury associations in the United States. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at prominent industry conferences, including EuroFinance events as well as TEXPO, the premier regional treasury and finance conference in Texas.
A native Houstonian, Jeremy has cultivated a strong global network and an international perspective as a true world citizen. He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Houston and continues to build a track record of advancing efficiency, effectiveness, and internal collaboration for the organizations and professionals he serves.March 2nd 2026 March 3rd 2026
Bank balances: optimising banking & liquidity partners
Treasurers often describe a banking utopia where all accounts are connected to the ERP/TMS and visible, where APIs seamlessly integrate banking portals, and where there is no hidden cash, in dormant accounts. Treasurers are often involved in bank account consolidation and rationalization exercises, reducing the number of accounts, whilst at the same time involved in KYC approvals to open new accounts and expand liquidity capacity. Some treasurers have activated virtual accounts in the quest for enhanced control and visibility, whilst others are in the processes of reviewing funding panels to enable more efficient capital provision. The drivers for bank account rationalisation include improved visibility, reducing transaction costs, improving cash concentration, enabling netting structures and freeing up trapped cash, improving working capital and enhancing liquidity planning. No wonder then, given all the potential benefits, that treasures give the process of bank relationship management a lot of attention. In this season treasurers discuss the challenges of bank account management, KYC processes, and reviewing banking and liquidity partners, to create the optimal treasury services mix for their treasury and business needs.
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Dafina Hajrullahu
Senior treasury manager
Salesforce
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Dafina Hajrullahu
Senior treasury manager
Salesforce
Dafina Hajrullahu is a Treasury Operations professional with eight years of experience at Salesforce, where she leads the Bank Account Management (BAM) team. She drives efficiency, compliance, and seamless execution across global treasury initiatives.Her key contributions include leading all banking integrations for M&A, spearheading Salesforce’s banking expansion into new regions, executing and opening accounts to support the company’s global in-house bank structure and reseller model, and developing a proprietary in-house BAM tool. She also showcased this BAM tool at Barcelona EuroFinance, highlighting Salesforce’s innovation in treasury operations.
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Dmitry Martynov
Senior director, head of cash management and investments
eBay
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Dmitry Martynov
Senior director, head of cash management and investments
eBay
March 3rd 2026
AI-enabled cash forecasting: building the data foundation
Treasurers are moving beyond spreadsheets for forecasting cash flows, to sophisticated AI enhanced cash reporting using predictive analytics, to achieve greater accuracy in liquidity planning and decision making. Core to the process of improving forecasts, is achieving high quality automated data feeds from finance and business units, through centralised datalake platforms. Here treasurers demonstrate a practical step-by-step journey in consolidating treasury data into a dedicated datalake, and automating data feeds into forecasting software to produce cash forecasts vs actual reconciliation reports. Delegates will gain insights on how to sequence the data foundational data work before AI implementation, and the governance and operational models required to achieve forecasting success.
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Claire Wang
Senior treasury manager
ServiceNow
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Claire Wang
Senior treasury manager
ServiceNow
March 3rd 2026
Moderated by
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Christina Easton
Director, treasury services
Seattle Children’s
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Christina Easton
Director, treasury services
Seattle Children’s
March 3rd 2026
The Centered Leader - Lead through Volatility
This session explores a practical way to stay steady and think clearly when work moves fast and pressures stack up. It’s not about having everything figured out, none of us do. It’s about small, realistic shifts that help us stay grounded under pressure, communicate with more calm, and guide our teams with clarity even when the environment is unpredictable. Together, we will look at what actually helps leaders stay centered in real moments, not just in theory, but in the day-to-day.
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Priti Kartik
VP, treasurer
CrowdStrike
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Priti Kartik
VP, treasurer
CrowdStrike
March 3rd 2026
Moderated by
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Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalX
Debbie Kaya
Independent treasury professionalDebbie brings over 20 years of treasury expertise and more than 30 years in the technology industry. At Cisco Systems, Inc., she led Global Cash and Operations, overseeing cash management, investments, 401k operations, stock plans, and M&A Stock. Before Cisco, she worked in tech start-ups, which sparked her enthusiasm for using technology to transform treasury practices. Throughout her career, Debbie has held a variety of roles across treasury and finance, giving her a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the profession today. She enjoys sharing her experiences as a speaker and moderator, often focusing on the intersection of treasury, technology, and team dynamics.
March 2nd 2026-
09.05amPriorities for treasury now
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03.45pmAutomation case studies - Cash clarity: creating visibility with AI and APIs.
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09.00amTreasury tech talk: next gen systems
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09.45amBank Panel
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02.30pmThe Centered Leader - Lead through Volatility
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Afternoon Refreshment Break & Networking
Take a well-deserved pause to enjoy a selection of fine coffee, tea, and light refreshments. Continue your conversations and expand your network in a relaxed, professional setting before the final sessions of the day.
TBC - AI case study
Managing treasury risks in automated treasury operations
Whilst automation reduces manual interventions and the risks of errors, especially in data processes, automation also introduces risks without effective controls and monitoring of systems. In a real time environment where thousands of transactions, from FX trades, algorithmic hedging, automated payments, intercompany transfers, and investments are all automated, treasurers are increasingly concerned to monitor and mitigate risks in systems and with financial counterparties. Essential de-risking includes compliance checks to detect fraudulent activities and protect against financial loss. At a time of market disruption, with changing supplier relationships, such counterparty risks are elevated. Treasurers, together with internal risk management colleagues and external banking partners, are working to ensure regulatory and compliance controls apply in all automated processes, with checks and balances to reduce if not eliminate financial risks. In this session we hear from treasurers who have automated processes, and worked to derisk systems in line with compliance practices.
AI treasury challenge
Treasurers are at different stages in their AI and automation journeys and are curious to learn of the latest AI tools and techniques to help solve common treasury challenges. At the same time, treasurers are adopting AI technologies to further enhance treasury management systems and processes. In this session we ask treasurers to join treasury challenge groups, and use the latest AI models to suggest actions to tackle treasury challenges.
- Cash forecasting challenge
- Working capital challenge
- FX automation challenge
- Inhouse banking challenge
- TMS/ERP interoperability challenge
- Payables and receivables automation challenge
- Hedging and derivatives challenge
- Cash investment challenge
- Capital structuring challenge
- Bank account rationalisation challenge
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