Risk Management

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Understanding the Impact of a Cybersecurity Attack: Safeguarding Your Organization

As digital transformation continues to shape organizations, cyber theft and fraud has also evolved. This has created an urgent need for tighter data-security controls and related compliance measures, particularly in the fields of company and customer data. Corporate Treasury is the nerve center of any organization’s finance operations and its reliance on IT for risk operations, real-time cash visibility and analytics is critical for timely business decisions. While IT certainly works to safeguard data and mitigate risks, they can’t do it alone. In this session financial crimes experts stage a simulation that gives attendees an inside view of a cyber-crime in action.

Speakers: 

John Galluzzo, Director, Financial Crimes Unit, BMO

Douglas Malin, Managing Director, Financial Crimes Unit, BMO

Shaun Seagriff, CTP, PMP, Global Treasurer, MarineMax
 

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study IT

In Medias Res: Solving Treasury's FX Problems from the Inside Out

Turnover in global foreign exchange (FX) markets reached $7.5 trillion per day in April 2022, a volume that is 30 times greater than daily global GDP. With continued and increasing FX volatility even among the major currencies, Treasury and Finance practitioners tasked with and responsible for understanding and mitigating foreign currency risk need to be able to navigate the FX space. In this session panelists with decades of experience both working and managing multiple treasury roles, living overseas, and engaging daily with global operations provide valuable insight on protecting your company’s financials from unnecessary FX impacts.

Speakers: 

Chris Campbell, Assistant Treasurer, Janus Henderson Investors

Catherine Fields, CTP, Assistant Treasurer & Sr. Director Global Risk Management, Hitachi Vantara

Rob Richards, Director, Quantitative Risk Analysis, GPS Capital Markets, Inc.

Sherri Speaks, CTP, Assistant Treasurer, John Bean Technologies Corporation

Romy Humphries, Global Marketing Director, GPS Capital Markets, Inc.

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study BMO

Disruption 101:  Perspectives, Lessons and Strategic Shifts to Overcome Supply Chain Challenges

Treasury professionals need to be agile in this volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment.  The crises and major disruptors of the last few years, the current global inflationary environment  and emergence of higher interest rates have been a challenge to corporate agility and adaptability.  Navigating supply chain disruption and management of geopolitical risks continue to occupy the agenda of many organizations.  Attend this session to hear how treasury leaders overcame these challenges, to maintain the liquidity in each aspect of their cash conversion cycle and to ensure that their supply chains continue to deliver.

Speakers:

Mack Makode, PhD, MBA, VP, Treasurer, Under Armour

Gary Schneider, Vice President, Financial Services, Infor Nexus

Jennifer Young, Sr. VP & Director of Global Transaction Services, DBS Bank Limited

Christian Kochan, CTP, Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, PVH Corp.

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study BMO

Thriving in an Era of High Interest Rates

Although the Fed signaled a slowdown in rate hikes after two quarters of rapidly raising them, we’re unlikely to see rate cuts or a return to zero rates in 2023. Against this backdrop of sustained high interest rates, U.S. corporations must prepare for the impact on impending debt maturities and existing floating-rate debt. In this session, senior treasury practitioners from leading corporations share how they assess interest rate risk within their capital structures, employ strategies such as pre-issuance hedging, cross currency swaps and others to manage those risks, and address operational considerations.

Speakers:

Amol Dhargalkar, Managing Partner & Chairman, Chatham Financial

Brian Frey, Vice President and Treasurer, Brunswick Corporation

Nick Girardi, Senior Director of Treasury and Investor Relations, WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, Inc.

David McCrary, Vice President & Treasurer, LKQ Corporation

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study BMO

Sharing is Caring:  How the Secure Syndication of Data, Models and Network Rules Can Effectively Fight Fraud

Fraud and cybercrime are ever-present challenges. The prospect of headline-grabbing incidents that reveal costly gaps in payments processors’ ability to detect suspicious transactions are persistent dangers. However, real solutions are arriving via an era of data-sharing cooperation and collaboration, along with new technology, thus enabling the secure delivery of encrypted data. In this session, industry leaders discuss how new encryption methods, AI and machine learning models and insights, and rule/control parameters across networks could equate to the game-changing, fraud-fighting weapons we’ve been waiting for.

Speakers:

Johan Bryssinck, Head of AI Programme, Shared Services and Governance, Swift

Pankaj Gudimella, Senior Director, Microsoft Corporation

Jason Rosado, Principal Product Manager, BNY Mellon

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study IT

Treasury Risk Management:  Lessons for Weathering a One-in-100-Year Economic Event

As businesses continue to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to revisit the challenges we faced as a Treasury community so we can be better prepared for any future challenges. Whether it is increasing cash buffers, embracing digital technologies to improve visibility, or developing contingency plans for future unexpected events, Treasury colleagues across different industries are employing a variety of tactics to help insulate themselves from risk. Some of these risk mitigating strategies resulted in liquidity positions that had to be managed effectively. In this session, hear how Treasury, procurement and Finance practitioners have successfully identified solutions to mitigate future risks, enhance yield on long cash, and prioritize support for suppliers aligned with ESG KPIs.

Speakers:

Ryan Millard, CTP, Sr. Manager, Treasury, American Airlines

Frank Pertusiello, Director, Solution Sales, Citibank

Chip King, Director, Treasury, Delta Airlines

Katie Chew, Managing Director, Treasury Operations, United Airlines

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study BMO

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Cyber Readiness for Treasury:  Practical Step by Step Actions

Corporate Treasury departments are in the direct line of fire for cyber criminals using Business Email Compromise, ransomware, social engineering, and other methods to infiltrate the company’s defense systems. Join this session as speakers discuss strategies for blending hi-tech and low-tech approaches to become effective in cyber defenses, performing routine data hygiene exercises such as data purges for enhanced PCI and PII security and erecting proprietary rails for payment requests or payment-instruction modifications.

Speakers:

Sassan Parandeh, CTP, Global Treasurer, ChildFund International

Andrea Mooney, CTP, Cash Manager, Childfund International

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study IT

Mitigating Fraud Risk in Receivables and Payables

Virtually every company has been touched by fraud, impacting both receivables and payables.  But what can you do to make your company more resistant going forward?  Fraud solutions typically fall into two broad categories:  processes and controls that can be put into place internally, and 3rd party (bank, ERP, etc.) enhancements making the selection process challenging for an organization.  Attend this candid discussion as speakers detail their company’s methodical approach to assessing the practicality, time, and implementation costs of myriad fraud mitigation tools.

Speakers:

Jana McCarthy, CTP, Emerging Healthcare Treasury Management, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Claudio Chiorazzi, Vice President, Treasury Operations & Assistant Treasurer, McKesson Corporation

Albert Acevedo, Senior Vice President, Treasury Solutions, Priority

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study BMO

Central Bank Action:  Rate Volatility and Its Impact on Corporate Profits and Practices

The past 18 months have seen significant adjustments in interest rate policy by central banks around the globe, led by the US Federal Reserve. The resulting increase in market volatility has altered historical relationships across interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates and directly impacted corporate profits. New risks and new opportunities have arisen from these shifting dynamics for companies operating globally. What do these changes mean for how corporate finance teams should think about budgeting and financial risk management? How can companies identify these risks and prepare for periods of potential prolonged volatility? Can companies potentially benefit from natural hedges and risk offsets within their corporate structure? Come learn best practices from corporate finance practitioners and risk management specialists in this can’t miss session.

Speakers:

Kate Mapstone, Director, Treasury, Robinhood

Brett Morrell, Managing Director, Head of Risk Solutions, Derivative Path

Ciccy Yang, Managing Director, Derivative Path

Daniel Chila, Treasurer, AMG Critical Materials N.V.

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study BMO

Surviving M&A:  Convincing New Management of Your Hedge Program's Benefits

In an M&A transaction the acquired company’s FX hedge program will be scrutinized by the new management. If the acquired company has FX exposures, continuing to mitigate that risk is critically important to the acquiror; therefore, the onus is on the acquired team to be prepared to defend why it is important to maintain the program. In this panel discussion, two senior treasury leaders who were faced with this dilemma share their experiences working with the acquirer and how they successfully negotiated with and educated the new team on the importance and contributions of their hedge program.

Speakers:

Juan Arreola, CPA, Senior Manager, Risk Advisory, Hedge Trackers

Tracy Wang, Director of Treasury, Zendesk

Amanda Butler, Head of Treasury, Delinea Corporation

APPROVED CREDITS:  CTP/CCM  1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study BMO