Education
For a copy of any of the sessions listed please contact Chris Banas, Educational Programs Administrator at 301.961.8816.
Interactive roundtables and lectures offer specific techniques
and tools around Working Capital, Technology, Globalization
and Risk Management.
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8:00 - 9:00 am
The Evolving Role of Treasury: Expectations and Initiatives in
the New Decade
Hear Treasurers from three different companies disclose the
issues they face regarding the CFO's, the Board's and its
committees' objectives. Understand how the issues raised directly
affect their treasury management goals. What are the business
imperatives going forward? What are their expectations and
initiatives for the treasury group for next year? The next five
years?
Speakers:
Robert J. Pedersen, CTP
Treasurer
USPS
Tom Martin
Senior Vice President, Treasury
CHC Helicopter Corporation
J. Michael Suffredini
Vice President & Treasurer
AOL, Inc.
9:15 - 10:30 am
Where Are You With ERM?
The financial crisis has heightened companies' efforts to manage
risk. Regardless of whether or not an ERM program has already been
integrated, organizations have been forced to articulate what they
expect to achieve through actively managing risks, reexamine their
processes and develop new solutions from their experiences over the
past couple of years. In this session, we will identify some of the
actions that peers have taken to strengthen their current ERM
programs. We will also discuss best practices to adopt and pitfalls
to avoid when developing an ERM program for your organization.
Speaker:
Barry Franklin, FCAS, MAAA, CERA
Director, Corporate Risk Practice
Towers Watson
Concurrent Roundtables:
Managing Working Capital in a Decentralized Treasury Structure
Organizations with decentralized treasury structures have always
faced greater challenges effectively managing their working
capital. What metrics are used to monitor the efficiency of working
capital management? How is payment exception processing controlled
in a decentralized environment? How can Treasury ensure that all
information gathered from in-store operations is received in an
efficient manner? Learn best practices to optimize working capital
management.
Facilitators:
Suzanne Allen, CTP
Treasurer
Otter Tail Corporation
Tom Martin
Senior Vice President, Treasury
CHC Helicopter Corporation
Treasury Essentials for Doing Business in China
Initiating business activities in Chinese markets can be a
challenging venture and growing your business in China presents a
whole new set of significant and ongoing challenges and
complexities. A company active in the Chinese markets for many
years will provide a review of best strategies in cash management,
banking, controlling operational risk, managing currency and
streamlining processes and procedures across business units.
Facilitators:
Robert P. Conrad, CPA
Assistant Treasurer
McCormick & Company, Inc.
David Tianwei Wang
Director, Corporate Banking
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ltd.,
Treasury Automation: Achieving Operational Efficiency
Automating treasury processes can help increase the visibility
and velocity of cash flow, reduce expenses, and mitigate risks.
This discussion will highlight the variety of automated
technologies, with a focus on treasury workstations and bank
account management. Examine the challenges your peers have faced
and lessons learned through implementation. Explore ways to
leverage new or already existing automated processes to manage
treasury effectively.
Facilitators:
Rue A. Jenkins
Assistant Treasurer
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Robert B. Polansky, CFA
Director, Treasury Operations
General Mills
11:00 - 12:00 pm
Lecture
New Approaches to Cash Management in Western Europe
Changes in regulation and policies, tightened credit lines and
liquidity constraints, and the launch of SEPA have forced
corporates to adjust their approaches for cash management in
Europe. Learn which strategies your peers are adopting in the areas
of pooling, cash repatriation, banking relationships, remote direct
debit and avoiding cross-border fees.
Speakers:
Lakshan Fernando, CTP
Senior Treasury Manager
Zappos.com, Inc.
Ron Chakravarti
Managing Director, GTS
Citi GTS
Concurrent Roundtables:
How Centralized Companies Are Managing Working Capital
Companies with a centralized treasury structure or a shared
service center (SSC) still need to find opportunities to improve
their processes for managing working capital. Examine issues
associated with SSCs and ERPs. Exchange ideas on what goals should
be set to accurately measure performance.
Facilitator:
Robert B. Polansky, CFA
Director, Treasury Operations
General Mills
The Nuts and Bolts of Business Continuity: From Creation to
Implementation
When disaster strikes, will your organization be able to
continue business as usual? How will your organization survive and
how will this impact store operations and treasury? Discuss best
practices in creating, testing and implementing a sound business
continuity plan. Analyze various testing methods and identify
strategies that will help you build a comprehensive and effective
plan for your organization.
Facilitators:
Laurie C. Woodbury, ARM, FLMI
Manager, Risk Management
Deluxe Corporation
Joan Bishop
Senior Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
Coffee Cup Roundtable: Where Are You on the Risk Management
Curve?
Join your colleagues to discuss the latest risk management
techniques. Discover the methods your peers are using to mitigate
risk. Bring dilemmas and/or success stories to the table for this
interactive discussion. Attendance is limited to corporate
practitioners.
Facilitators:
Barry Franklin, FCAS, MAAA, CERA
Director, Corporate Risk Practice
Towers Watson
Craig N. Martin
Director, Treasury Practice Lead
Association for Financial Professionals
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Lecture:
SWIFT for Corporates - Should Your Organization Connect?
With cash management as top-of-mind in the new decade,
treasuries are looking for new ways to efficiently manage their
global bank accounts. The introduction of SWIFT SCORE and Alliance
Lite enables corporate treasuries to consolidate multiple bank
accounts, resulting in reduced banking fees and increased cash
visibility. Analyze the innovative solutions SWIFT is presenting
for corporate users; discuss the requirements necessary for SWIFT
connection; and consider the pros and cons of using SWIFT's various
corporate products.
Speakers:
Jane Miller
Treasury Project Manager
Ford Motor Company
Matteo Monaco
Head, Corporate Sales North America
SWIFT
Concurrent Roundtables:
Unlocking Working Capital from the Supply Chain
Efficient supply chain management can free up working capital
and enable a more accurate view of corporate cash. Discuss best
practices in unlocking working capital from the supply chain.
Examine solutions, such as e-invoicing and purchase to pay
processes, to streamline operations and increase visibility of
cash.
Facilitators:
Benjamin Haislip, CTP
Treasury Manager, Global Operations and Controls
Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Diniar Alikhan
Director & Global Process Owner, Procure to Pay
Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Transitioning to a Global Treasury
Expanding operations globally presents significant challenges
for Treasury. How will your company's treasury structure impact
your strategy for global expansion? What considerations do banks
have for organizations with a global presence? Exchange ideas and
learn best practices for cash management, cash forecasting, and
payment execution and collections.
Facilitators:
Ganesh Rao
Vice President, US Corporate Sales
Custom House, a Western Union Company
Milton Santiago, Jr.
Senior Vice President, E-Banking Products
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Coffee Cup Roundtable: Quick Wins in Technology Implementation
While implementing large and complex tools and programs is
undeniably a commendable feat, many day-to-day processes are
simplified by creative techniques to streamline formerly cumbersome
tasks. Hear how various "quick wins" in technology have saved your
peers time and frustration. Attendance is limited to corporate
practitioners.
Facilitator:
Scott M. Montigelli, CTP
Vice President, Business Development
Kyriba
3:15 - 4:30 pm
General Session: Cyber Attacks Against Payments Processes-Are
You Ready?
Cyber attacks on payments processes are one of the most
formidable threats to corporate financial professionals today. In
February 2010, the Financial Services Information Sharing and
Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) will test the vulnerability of payments
processes by simulating a number of different attack scenarios
through their Cyber Attacks against Payments Processes (CAPP)
Exercise. Hear Bill Nelson, President and CEO of FS-ISAC, deliver
the findings. Lessons learned, areas for reform, and risk
mitigation best practices will be shared.
Speaker:
William B. Nelson, CCM
President & CEO
Financial Services-Information Sharing and Analysis Center
4:30 - 6:30 pm
Networking Reception: Meet & Greet in the Marketplace
Hear members of the House Financial Services Committee express
their views on and ideas for economic recovery and the effects of
new and proposed legislation on finance and treasury. Then, mix and
mingle with the congressmen while checking out the latest products
and services in the marketplace.
8:30 - 10:00 am
Lecture:
The Competition Is On! Corporates vs. Fraudsters
The shift away from paper-based forms to electronic payment
methods has increased the vulnerability of payments security. With
lessons learned by your corporate peers, discover new strategies
fraudsters are devising to undermine your activities. Discuss the
results of the 2010 Payments Fraud Survey and find new and creative
ways to mitigate fraud in your organization.
Facilitators:
David Bellinger, CTP
Director, Payments
AFP
Concurrent Roundtables:
Have You Checked Out Your Counterparty Credit Risks?
Counterparty risk is one of the key issues facing businesses
today. How can finance professionals effectively mitigate
counterparty risk given the current lack of credibility of public
ratings? Should you accept card payments to accelerate payment and
transfer risk to the card issuer? Exchange ideas on which processes
and systems can be implemented to better monitor credit- worthiness
and manage trading relationships in financial counterparties and in
the supply chain.
Facilitators:
Austin D. Nooney
Director of Credit & Risk
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Lorraine M. Weber, CTP
Treasury Manager
REI
Improving the Receivables Cycle with a focus on Insurance
Companies
Prompt cash collection, ease of obtaining remittance data and
the ability to apply incoming payments efficiently are among the
most important business support requirements for insurance
companies today. Hear the results from an in-depth survey of
treasury collections from some of the largest and most highly
respected U.S. insurance companies.
Facilitator:
Edward J. Shane, CTP
Head of Insurance Group, Treasury Services
BNY Mellon
Global Financial Supply Chain Networks
Discuss alternative 3rd party payment networks including Xign,
Ariba, Syncada, Paymode and Travelex which are designed to automate
and manage the order-to-pay process. Discuss the benefits and
pitfalls of system implementation and the criteria to determine
which system is best for your company.
Facilitators:
Richard Harlow
Accounting Manager, AR & AP
Wagner Equipment Co.
Sean Joyce
Senior Consultant
U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems
10:30 - 12:00 pm
Closing General Session: Finding Upside Along the Road
Back to Economic Growth
Hear Jason Schenker, the President and Chief Economist of
Prestige Economics, examine the current state of the U.S. economy
and offer a discussion as to how the nascent expansion will
translate into recovery. Additional relevant topics covered will
include a discussion of the global economy, commodity markets,
interest rates, and foreign exchange. The presentation will
also include some key strategic actionable takeaways to help
companies see the upside of a down economy.
Speaker:
Jason Schenker
President & Chief Economist
Prestige Economics, LLC