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Sunday, October 20

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11:00 AM – 01:00 PM AFPAware
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AFP Aware


To participate in the live event, you must be a corporate practitioner (CP) and an attendee of AFP 2024. Pre-registration is required and this event is at capacity. 

At AFP 2024, help us give the gift of music through a fun and interactive custom guitar build.

Participants will be divided into teams and collaborate to complete a series of challenges, each giving them key pieces to assemble their guitars.

Once they’ve completed all challenges, they’ll work as a team to assemble and decorate their guitars. These guitars will be donated to Love Learning Music, a local charity whose mission is to use music and fine arts to educate, equip and empower the whole person, regardless of age, ability or socioeconomic status.

Speakers

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Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Financial Planning & Analysis
Case Study

From Automation to Intelligence: A DIY Adventure in RPA


Systematic data collection, transformation and analysis are at the root of the success of Treasury and FP&A. While many technologies provide automation and standard reporting, most professionals are presented with gaps in technology that must be addressed. This session spotlights how one pioneering team successfully eradicated the need for extensive staffing by leveraging cutting-edge robotic process automation (RPA) and data transformation technologies, leading to a profound improvement in accuracy, timeliness, and the seamless distribution of business-critical information. Break free from the shackles of repetitive daily tasks, fostering a future where efficiency, precision, and scalability go hand in hand.
Speakers

Michelle Crowell, Director of Finance, Nextep, Inc.

Nikita Miller, FPAC, Director of Facilities and Financial Planning & Analysis, The Kresge Foundation

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE TBD1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

Target Acquired: Now What?


Completing merger activities is all-hands-on-deck for treasury and finance in the months leading up to the closing of the transaction, but it’s only afterwards that the real work starts for treasury professionals. With acquisitions comes duplicative treasury platforms and processes, new geographic locations and solutions to manage, and extensive planning and coordination to ensure a smooth integration. There is no one-size-fits-all integration plan for post-M&A, but there are best practices that can be extremely valuable. In this session, leading treasury practitioners share how their companies have approached the challenges and complexities of M&A integration and discuss key steps and considerations in the integration process. Attendees gain invaluable insights for navigating their next acquisition, reduce the challenges and increase the opportunities to improve treasury efficiency.
Speakers

Wayne Klintworth, VP - Assistant Treasurer, AbbVie

Mara Wachholder, CTP, Associate Director of Treasury, Amgen

Tahreem Kampton, Global Head of Payments Advisory, JP Morgan

Sabrina Janulis, Treasury Director, Baxter International Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Payments
Panel Discussion

Scale and Control: Why AP Teams Should Automate Now


Amid a digital revolution, middle-market and corporate banking sectors acknowledge the urgent need for tailored solutions. Companies are seeking to enhance their payables processes to minimize manual efforts and boost automation. This shift enables them to redirect resources towards more value-driven activities within their operational framework. Through examples of leading companies that have successfully minimized manual intervention in their AP processes, this session aims to equip attendees with actionable insights and practical strategies to drive operational growth.
Speakers

Robert May, SVP / Embedded Finance Product, PNC Bank

Lisa Shields, CEO, FISPAN

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Risk Management
Case Study

Enhancing Balance Sheet FX Forecasting with AI


The ability to generate accurate balance sheet FX forecasts is crucial for treasury teams as it influences strategic decisions and manages risk. However, obtaining reliable forecasts from FP&A teams can be challenging, impacting liquidity planning. This session explores integrating AI into FX forecasting, comparing AI-generated forecasts with traditional methods and highlights a potential pathway to more efficient and accurate forecasting practices. This analysis is especially relevant for treasury practitioners, offering insights into how AI can overcome common forecasting hurdles, ultimately enhancing treasury's role in financial planning and risk mitigation.
Speakers

Katya Spolidoro, Chief Solutions Officer (CSO), Atlas Risk Advisory Inc

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Career Development
Workshop

CTP Exam Preparation Primer: Understanding the Exam Structure


AFP’s Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) certification is a global symbol of excellence in the treasury profession. The exam is comprehensive and based on the entire Essentials of Treasury Management, 7th Edition Text. The pass rate is around 50%. However, students can increase their chances of passing the exam with a good study plan and test taking strategies. In this session, a team of tenured CTP’s review the structure of the material, best practices for utilizing the Exam Prep Platform and proven study strategies to help you be successful.
Speakers

Kendall Frederick, CTP, FPAC, Director, Training Content, AFP, AFP

Matthew Hill, CTP, FPAC, PhD, Director of Griffin Graduate Program and Finance Professor, Arkansas State University

Ernest Smith, CTP, FPAC, Sr VP, Treasury Solutions Director, Veritex Community Bank

Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC 1.2 | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Treasury Management
Expert Lecture

Ensuring Operational Resilience: The Imperative of Business Continuity Planning


What is your plan if at 9am today, the financial systems, company network or other critical systems you depend upon are not available for the next 30+ days? Do you have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for such situations? Is IT aware of the business needs including critical business processes and timing of them? If you have a BCP, how often is it reviewed, tested and refined? A BCP is essential for treasury professionals as it directly impacts their ability to manage financial risks, ensure cash flow stability, comply with regulations, manage relationships with stakeholders and protect the organization’s financial interests. This thought-provoking session will equip you with knowledge, skills, and tools needed to develop, implement, and maintain an effective BCP to ensure organizational resilience in the face of disruptions.
Speakers

Janet Weber, Director of Treasury Management, U.S. Steel Corporation

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Payments
Expert Lecture

Pre-Validation: Paving the Path to Payment Finality


The upward trend of payment fraud and subsequent losses prompts a critical question: What measures can be taken to mitigate, or better yet, prevent these issues? Pre-validation emerges as a promising solution that is developing in a positive direction offering companies the ability to remit payments securely and with certainty. Implementing advanced technology and stricter verification protocols will enable the financial industry to significantly reduce fraud and operational inefficiencies, thereby creating a more secure and efficient environment for digital transactions. Join this session to hear about the pre-validation tools available in the market and those being developed to enhance the degree of payment finality.
Speakers

Chris Johnson, AVP & Assistant Treasurer, Travelers

Jeff Ferguson, CTP, Director - Business Development, Axletree Solutions Inc

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
02:15 PM – 03:30 PM Roundtables
Roundtable

FP&A Symposium | Define Your FP&A Value Proposition


Attendance Restricted to Corporate Practitioners

Collaboration is what makes FP&A practitioners more than just data gatherers. We have the potential to be connectors of dots, pressure-testers of ideas, translators of diverse opportunities into the common language of dollars and cents and return on investment, but only if we have a seat at the tables alongside, rather than across from, our partners in the business. During this interactive discussion, participants consider how AI is reshaping the finance profession, and the role of collaborative skills at the epicenter of strategic decision-making. Participants walk away with an individualized action plan for enhancing their collaboration practice.

Speakers

Alyssa Cox, Founder, Blue Swift Consulting

Bryan Lapidus, FPAC, Director, FP&A Practice, AFP

Credits
CTP 1.5 | FPAC 1.5 | CPE 1.4 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
02:15 PM – 03:30 PM Roundtables
Roundtable

Payments Fraud Symposium: Navigating Fraud in 2024 & Beyond


Attendance Restricted to Corporate Practitioners

As technology evolves it’s imperative for companies to prepare for the resulting types of cyber risks through AI that have become more prevalent. Among the many available tools for combating payments fraud, improving internal controls remains a top priority. In this interactive symposium, industry experts discuss the latest scams impacting payments processes and infrastructure, and the strategies, education and vigilance practitioners should implement to complement their organization’s technological fraud defenses..

Sponsored by Nacha

Speakers

Sherri Speaks, CTP, Treasurer, John Bean Technologies Corporation

Credits
CTP 1.5 | FPAC 1.5 | CPE 1.4 | CPE Field of Study: IT
02:15 PM – 03:30 PM Roundtables
Roundtable

AFP Regional Officers' Roundtable


Attendance Restricted to AFP Regional Officers Only

Connect with your fellow AFP Regional Officers. Discuss common challenges, find solutions and hear new ideas on recruiting and retaining members, event management, marketing your regional and more.

Speakers

Allison Lambert, Director, Marketing, AFP

Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM Career Development
Workshop

How to Maximize Your Networking Opportunities at AFP 2024


Attending a conference offers a wealth of opportunities beyond attendance. It's an invaluable resource for continuous learning, staying updated on industry trends, networking with diverse professionals, and gaining insights into the industry. This session is dedicated to enhancing your AFP 2024 experience by equipping you with the essential tools to maximize your time and capitalize on every offering. Identify your objectives for the conference and embark on a strategic journey to achieve them.
Speakers

Nicole Meyer, Founder & Managing Partner, The Meyer Partnership

Mike Richards, CEO & Founder, The Treasury Recruitment Company

Summa Simmons, CTP, Associate Vice President, Treasury, Victoria’s Secret

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: PD
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM Payments
Panel Discussion

Modernizing Customer Collections and Payments


Traditional collection and payment methods have long been plagued by high costs, inefficiencies, manual processes, and delayed settlement. As consumers become more tech-savvy, companies must adapt. In the airline industry, digital payments have transformed ticket purchases and refunds, with passengers seeking a streamlined, real-time, and flexible digital experience. These innovations in the airline industry also apply to other consumer-facing sectors, driving similar benefits that reduces costs, streamlines operations, improves working capital, and maximizes growth. Join this session to explore these transformative innovations and their broader applications.
Speakers

Katie Chew, Managing Director, Treasury Operations, United Airlines

Frank Pertusiello, Director, Solution Sales, Citi

Kammy Tsang, Head of Strategic Treasury Initiatives, Uber

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM Treasury Management
Case Study

Opening the Treasury Black Box: How Centralizing BAM Supported Accuracy in a Period of Change


Critical to the optimization of treasury, legal entity and bank account management (BAM) are foundational pillars often disregarded in outdated spreadsheets and file shares. Twilio recognized the need to automate treasury, legal entity and BAM in order to modernize treasury and enable them to scale. This included aligning within treasury, across borders and across departments to ensure treasury spreadsheets were a thing of the past, and there was room in their new ecosystem for other stakeholders across the company. In this session, Twilio shares their core objectives during system selection, detailing their journey from a small team of three treasury users to a robust network of 30 cross-functional collaborators — all achieved without IT involvement.
Speakers

Julianna Achmatow, CTP, VP, Global Treasurer, Calibre Scientific, Inc.

Chris Blow, Sr. Director, Treasury, Twilio Inc

Ed Barrie, Chief Product Officer, Treasury 4, Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM Capital Markets & Investments
Campfire

Guard Your Growth Through Debt Lifecycle Management


Amidst volatile markets, debt management is imperative for corporate treasury and finance practitioners. By addressing debt obligations organizations can optimize their cost of capital, fostering financial efficiency.  This session delves into the complexities of the debt lifecycle, offering insight on structuring and managing debt as a component of Treasury’s role to optimize cost of capital while aligning debt management with the business goals, enhancing sustainability and mitigating risk.  This nuanced understanding of debt management enables Treasury to navigate challenges, capitalize on opportunities and confidently steer their businesses towards long-term success. 
Speakers

Juan Arreola, Senior Manager of Risk Advisory, GTreasury

Farah Lotia, VP Risk and Quantitative Analytics, GTreasury

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM Financial Planning & Analysis
Expert Lecture

Straightforward Strategies for AI Implementation


Large Language Models (LLMs) aren’t just brainy repositories of knowledge; they're also adept at absorbing new, specific information on the fly. This session aims to demystify these tools by simplifying technical language and explaining how LLMs and RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) function. Broaden the horizon of your AI by integrating agent capabilities, enabling it to retrieve and analyze data from diverse sources. This expansion not only boosts the AI’s versatility but also enhances its ability to offer comprehensive insights across a wider range of queries. Elevate your finance and treasury tasks with a fresh playbook to tackle next-gen challenges.
Speakers

Francisco Meyo, Corporate Controller, Masterworks

Matt Osborn, Co-Founder, StreamlineClose

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM Career Development
Workshop

CTP Exam Preparation Primer: Preparation Strategies for Success


AFP’s Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) certification is a global symbol of excellence in the treasury profession. The exam is comprehensive and based on the entire Essentials of Treasury Management, 7th Edition Text. The pass rate is around 50%. However, students can increase their chances of passing the exam with proper preparation and understanding of all aspects of the exam. In this session, a team of tenured CTP’s discusses the structure of the exam, the exam day experience, exam taking tips, and study tactics that can help you retain the information.
Speakers

Kendall Frederic, CTP, FPAC, Director, Training Content, AFP

Matthew Hill, CTP, FPAC, PhD, Director of Griffin Graduate Program and Finance Professor, Arkansas State University

Ernest Smith, CTP, FPAC, SVP, Treasury Sales Director, Veritex Community Bank

Credits
CTP | FPAC | CPE | CPE Field of Study:
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM Payments
Panel Discussion

The Goldilocks Dilemma: Striking Just the Right Balance in Payables


The rapid evolution of treasury processes and technology poses a significant challenge for organizations: how to effectively integrate innovation and automation and ensure the payables ecosystem still works for all parties. The key to navigating this transition is to foster a culture of innovation and change management by balancing automation with manual oversight when appropriate. Even organizations with a clear vision for enhancing operational efficiencies and reducing costs may struggle initiating a culture of innovation. This session facilitates an open dialogue between the audience and panelists to address prevalent challenges and uncertainties.
Speakers

Andy Sullivan, Vice President of Channel Sales, Bottomline

Cynthia MacGeagh, Treasury Manager, Clayton Homes

Mike Watercott, CTP, Working Capital Consultant, US Bank

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM Networking Event
Other

DEI Reception


Learn how to align your work with the principles of DEI, and celebrate the ways that diverse voices and perspectives strengthen everyone.

In partnership with Founding Partner Invesco and Partners J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo

 

Speakers

N / A, ,

Credits
CTP | FPAC | CPE | CPE Field of Study:
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM Networking Event
Other

Payments Mixer


Event is Restricted to Corporate Practitioners

Meet new payments professionals you can turn to throughout the year at a casual reception.

Sponsored by American Express

Speakers

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Credits
CTP | FPAC | CPE | CPE Field of Study:
04:30 PM – 06:00 PM Keynote
Expert Lecture

Sunday Keynote | Revenge of the Tipping Point


In his latest book, New York Times best selling author Malcolm Gladwell, revisits the phenomenon of social epidemics and examines the ways in which we have learned to tinker with and shape the spread of ideas and trends—sometimes with great success, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Today’s epidemics are turbocharged versions of their earlier counterparts, and we are more tempted than ever to try to manipulate tipping points for our own ends. Treasury and finance professionals need to apply the concept of the tipping point – how small changes can make a big impact - to influence their organization’s success or even the world for the better. In this thought-provoking keynote, Gladwell shares the insights needed to meet these challenges head-on in innovative ways.
Speakers

Malcolm Gladwell, Best Selling Author,

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2D | CPE Field of Study: PD
06:00 PM – 07:30 PM Networking Event

Canadian Reception


Meet and mingle with your fellow Canadian attendees at an exclusive location on the Exhibit Hall floor.

Sponsored by RBC

Speakers

N / A, ,

Credits
CTP | FPAC | CPE | CPE Field of Study:
07:00 PM – 09:00 PM Networking Event

AFP 2024 Kick-Off Party


Whether you're a music lover, food lover, drink lover, or all of the above, you're in for the full country experience at the AFP 2024 Kick-Off Party. Just a short walk from the Music City Center, Ole Red features live music, scratch-made dishes and signature drinks inspired by country music legend Blake Shelton.

Get up close and personal with tomorrow’s and today’s country stars at this venue, where the hottest talent comes to play and where you'll find the biggest sound on a small stage.

Speakers

N / A, ,

Credits
CTP | FPAC | CPE | CPE Field of Study:

Monday, October 21

No sessions matching this criteria
07:30 AM – 08:15 AM Networking Event
Other

Executive Exchange Breakfast


Attendance Limited to Executive-Level Practitioners Only

*Limited Seating Available*

Connect with other executive treasury and finance leaders from multiple industries and backgrounds. Discuss the issues that matter to you and your teams to address the biggest challenges facing the profession today.

Speakers

N / A, ,

Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Treasury Management
Expert Lecture

Finding Your TMS Soulmate: Swipe Right on Success


In relationships, you don’t need to find someone who is perfect — you need to find someone who is perfect for you. The same can be said when selecting a TMS. While there is no one perfect TMS, there is one (or more) that is right for you. But how do you know which one to swipe right on? In this session, two experts in the industry teach attendees how to successfully choose a TMS, covering selection, implementation, and usage, and including an exploration of the practical and realistic applications of the latest technologies (e.g., AI, ML, API), emerging products in the TMS space, and what you should do now.
Speakers

Tracey Knight, Principal Consultant, SaaS-Y Business Consulting

Danecia Stewart, Director, Treasury, NextDecade

Staci Holt, CTP, Sr. Manager, Treasury Operations, Pilot Company

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

Potential Pitfalls in Credit Agreement Compliance


When negotiating a credit agreement, several factors, including the borrower’s risk profile and credit ratings, impact the breadth of the affirmative, negative, and financial covenants imposed on the borrower. This is true whether a credit facility is a bilateral or syndicated facility or a cash-flow or asset-based lending (ABL) facility, with an ABL facility often containing the most intense requirements because the borrowing base is tied to eligible assets. This session provides a comprehensive overview of cash-flow and ABL credit facilities and attendees walk away with a tool kit of best practices to help avoid potential defaults.
Speakers

Jeff Fender, SVP & Treasurer, Performance Food Group

Alan Heap, CTP, Assistant Treasurer, TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

Hillary Patterson, Counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Risk Management
Workshop

Audit Knocks at Treasury's Door: Are you Ready?


It is surprising how many treasury departments do not know with certainty how many or what bank accounts they have and lack an understanding of vendor policies. Factoring in bank counterparty exposures there is greater need for a mind shift to increase controls to mitigate risk. Through an interactive 'mock audit' this session explores how the audience would fair if they had to comply with an Internal Audit tomorrow. Gain insights from a reformed auditor who made the shift to Treasury, along with a Treasurer on what internal auditors typically seek and how to prepare your team.
Speakers

Bradley Costantino, Senior Manager, Global Treasury, Under Armour

Bridget Meyer, CTP, Senior Director, Redbridge Debt & Treasury Advisory

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Financial Planning & Analysis
Workshop

Dynamic Driver-Based Forecasting in Excel


Despite the evolving landscape of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) tools, Microsoft Excel continues to be the top choice for most practitioners. With Microsoft's ongoing improvements, and the ability to seamlessly integrate with Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Systems, Excel empowers FP&A professionals to conduct robust forecasting and planning without the need for newer, more expensive solutions. Attend this session for a deep dive into Excel’s untapped potential, advanced concepts such as dynamic driver-based forecasts and explore best practices.
Speakers

Carl Seidman, Principal, Seidman Financial

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Payments
Case Study

Using Cross-functional Teams to Establish a Holistic Payment Strategy


As the digital economy expands, businesses are adopting new payment methods to keep up with market demand. However, treasury and finance teams are often not the primary decision-makers in these initiatives. In this session panelists share their experiences around deploying multiple digital payment methods, including cross-border transactions, and creating a cross-functional team to collaborate on establishing a holistic payments strategy across business lines. While the practitioners are from the healthcare and medical industries, this discussion around treasury and payments is universally relevant across different industries.
Speakers

Scott Lambert, CCM, Treasury Managing Director, The Cigna Group

Eric Levine, CTP, Executive Director, JP Morgan

Sherri Miller, Sr. Director, Financial Operations, IQVIA

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Career Development
Expert Lecture

Creating Workplaces Where Multi-Generational Talent Can Thrive


There is a dynamic shift happening in the workforce and in our workplaces. More than ever before, businesses are now operating with a multi-generational workforce, each having distinct needs, expectations, and communication styles that makes a one-size-fits-all approach ineffective. Businesses and, more specifically, leaders are struggling to reconcile these changing dynamics. In this session, delve into the “why now?” to shifting needs and expectations of the workforce and how to get the best out of any multi-generational team so that everyone, regardless of generation, can thrive. More importantly, discover how to future-proof your leaders and companies to evolve with the changing ecosystem.
Speakers

Heather Polivka, Founder & CEO, Awesome People Leaders

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Financial Planning & Analysis
Panel Discussion

Real-world Applications of AI in Finance


AI is here and now. A panel of experienced finance practitioners share the steps they took to find and implement AI tools within their teams, the evaluation process they used to develop trust in these products, and the measurable changes obtained as a result of utilizing these new tools. The examples include streamlining variance reporting by having an LLM drill down into the most important monthly changes; improved cash forecasting to maximize yield and minimize surprises; real-time transaction reconciliation trained on historical data; and developing a natural language self-service model for non-finance business partners.
Speakers

Grant Connealy, Finance, Persona

Matthieu Hafemeister, Co-Founder & CEO, Concourse

Erik Zhou, Chief Accounting Officer, Brex

Ryan Pack, CTP, VP of Finance, Alto Solutions, Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

The Liquidity Lowdown: Powell Mountain Tucked Between Macro Clouds


In a market that has endured persistent turbulence over the past 3+ years, cash investors remain vigilant as despite some glimmers of hope, uncertainties linger: The trajectory of interest rates remains uncertain; the impending debt limit poses potential turmoil; market volatility may sway with the election outcome; the fate of institutional prime funds post-MMF reform implementation is unclear; ongoing quantitative tightening could impact market liquidity; the integration of AI into treasury management workflows raises questions; and the sustainability of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) money funds is debated. This session explores these pressing concerns while offering perspectives on liquidity management best practices.
Speakers

James Griffin, Head of Cash Management, KKR & Co. L.P.

Patrick O’Callaghan, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Nicole Smith, VP, Assistant Treasurer, Global Finance, Visa

Cameron Bowen, Director, Treasury, Salesforce

Riley Yamamoto, Senior Treasury Manager, Trading & Investments, Google

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Risk Management
Simulation

Cyber Fraud: Anatomy of AI and Deepfakes


Emerging AI technologies bring new opportunities for treasury – from ensuring compliance with payment policies to detecting suspicious payments. But, when used for nefarious purposes, AI becomes a powerful new tool when used by malicious actors. Deepfake technology has made headlines over the past several years due to its ability to alter photos, videos, and audio – often to commit financial crimes. Through an AI simulation, this session explores the good and the bad within the AI space. Fraud experts outline the measures you can take to protect yourself and your company and also address U.S. government concerns regarding AI-generated scam robocalls.
Speakers

John Galluzzo, Director, Financial Crimes Unit, BMO

Douglas Malin, Managing Director, Financial Crimes Unit, BMO

Marlys Green, Director, Treasury Controller, PDS Health

Isaac Woods, Vice President & Treasurer, Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Payments
Panel Discussion

Transforming Customer Collections Using Real-Time Payments


With real-time payments now available in the industry for over five years, most corporations, small businesses, and individuals are reasonably aware of the concept of sending or receiving funds immediately. What's not as well understood is how businesses of all kinds can leverage the technology's groundbreaking capabilities to transform their business and customer experience. Presenters in this session showcase a real-life case study from a corporate practitioner that successfully differentiates their services with real-time payments, along with an industry provider of the technology. They delve into the central themes around successfully implementing—and offering—real-time payments that apply to any industry segment.
Speakers

Eralda Hasani, CTP, Director, Head of Domestic Payments Product Management, BNY Mellon Corp

Attie Muse, Sr Dir. Payment Strategy & Operations, Verizon Communications, Inc.

Kathy Mertes, Global Head of Digital Payments, Conduent

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Payments
Panel Discussion

Simplifying the World of Cross-border Payments


We are living in the world of everywhere commerce. Social commerce picked up, and companies of all shapes and sizes are starting to support online payments. How can companies looking to venture into this space set up an e-commerce solution that integrates into treasury processes with minimal investment and effort? And how can the more established payment companies make cross-border payments easier and more streamlined to deliver the best user experience for customers? In this session, hear from treasury and payments professionals across different industries who have successfully integrated international payments into their core product offering, consequently building a new revenue stream for their company.
Speakers

Christopher Mager, Senior Director, B2B Connect, Visa

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security: Where and How It Fits Within Treasury


With the technological advances of the past decade, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) have become central to running a seamless organization. As treasury teams are increasingly asked to do more with less, the advantages of using AI and other technology tools to manage workloads are evident. However, these benefits come with increased cybersecurity risks, especially with the rise of digitalization and remote work. Join a panel of corporate treasury practitioners as they discuss how AI is being used to proliferate financial crime and share best practices to enhance the security and integrity of financial transactions, thereby mitigating the risk of unauthorized access, fraud, and financial losses.
Speakers

Aaron Johnston, CTP, Director, Treasury, Xylem Inc.

Richard Lucero, Assistant Treasurer, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Ben Zviti, Managing Director, Marsh

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

Everything is Virtual, Bank Accounts Should Be Too: Unlocking Efficiencies and Scalability Through Virtual Accounts


The demand for accelerated corporate growth has made effective liquidity and data management crucial for treasurers. Virtual accounts (VAs) offer solutions to long-standing payment issues and provide new business tools by creating scalable structures, simplifying KYC, reducing bank fees, and enhancing visibility and control. As corporates simplify liquidity management, a "less is more" approach often emerges. In this session, treasury professionals share real-world examples of replacing physical accounts with VAs, achieving real-time liquidity centralization, cash positioning, straight-through reconciliation, and customizable structures. Panelists discuss the significant benefits of adopting VAs and how real-time insights can drive business and bottom-line growth.
Speakers

Adrianne Buchanan, Senior Director of Treasury, Edible Brands LLC

Kyle Hermenegildo, CTP, Head of Treasury Operations North-America, Computershare

Ani Majumder, Head of Strategic Liquidity Solutions, Goldman Sachs

Francisco Meyo, Corporate Controller, Masterworks

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Career Development
Expert Lecture

What Matters Most Right Now: Energy Management for High Performance


Everything you hope to achieve, personally and professionally, presumes you have the energy to accomplish it. The more stressful the environment —not just your professional ecosystem but the global environment — the more rapidly energy is likely to dissipate, potentially resulting in a personal loss of focus, passion, perspective, and eventually, even hope.  In this powerful and interactive session, Invesco Global Consulting will offer proven, actionable tips and techniques designed to foster resilience and maintain focus and energy in high-stress environments.
 

Speakers

Jordan Krugman, CFO, Americas & EMEA, Invesco

Jay Therrien, Managing Director of Executive Consulting, Invesco

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: PD
09:45 AM – 10:15 AM Career Development
Demo

CTP Exam Prep Platform Live Demo


Get an inside look at the CTP Exam Prep Platform. We’ll walk you through this interactive platform including study materials, sample questions, customized progress tracking and more.
Speakers

Jeff Schiz, Director, Corporate Sales, Association for Financial Professionals

Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Executive Institute
Panel Discussion

What Does Today's Treasurer Need to Know About Generative AI?


The introduction of ChatGPT is quickly transforming the world of work. Executives are keen to identify and leverage its capabilities to automate processes, resulting in accelerated adoption. However, for finance professionals this shift prompts the question, how will it reshape our approach to work? The reality is generative AI is not a concept but a reality that’s adapting and learning. Likewise, finance and treasury professionals who embrace this change position themselves as future leaders in their organization. This session unlocks the key steps for developing generative AI fluency, enhance relevant skills to optimize financial operations.
Speakers

Joseph Drambarean, CTO, Trovata

Howard Forman, Executive Vice President, PNC Bank

Jeanne Reese, CFO, Parker University

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Keynote
Expert Lecture

FP&A Keynote | Getting Big Things Done


Attendance Restricted to Corporate Practitioners and/or FPAC Credential Holders

The world's largest database of major projects reveals that a shockingly small percentage of projects are completed on budget, on time, and with the outcome envisioned. That means the most important elements of the business case are far off base. Worse, projects aren’t merely at risk of being a little off - catastrophic failure is frighteningly common, and the story is the same around the world for projects of all sizes. In this talk, Dan Gardner draws on his book How Big Things Get Done to look at why failure is so common and what successful project leaders can teach us about conceiving, planning, and delivering on our own projects, big and small.

Sponsored by Anaplan

Speakers

Dan Gardner, Award Winning Journalist & Best-Selling Author,

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Financial Planning & Analysis
Case Study

How a Global Brand Changed its Approach to Capital Planning


In today’s business climate, competitive challenges, and pressures from activist investors, companies must firmly grasp their capital investment strategies, processes, and performance. Capital planning for a large enterprise in the food and beverage industry poses ongoing challenges: multiple product lines, shifting consumer demands, supply chain obstacles, changes in the cost of capital, and other variables require finance leaders to maintain a consistent, clear, and insight-rich perspective on strategic priorities and project statuses. This session explores Schreiber Foods' journey, from evaluating systems to implementing a new process for project prioritization and gaining critical insights. Industry trends in capital investments are also discussed, highlighting proactive approaches by leading companies.
Speakers

Jared Begun, VP of Global Professional Services & Customer Success, Finario, Corp.

Bill Micksch, Vice President, Treasurer, Schreiber Foods, Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Capital Markets & Investments
Expert Lecture

Demystifying Cash Flow Forecasting


Having a robust cash flow forecast is critical for the financial health of a business both from a day to day operational and long-term strategic perspective. It provides valuable insights that enables companies to make more informed decisions, have better liquidity & working capital management, and instill investor confidence. Discover how Salesforce’s Treasury team harnesses real-time data to gain visibility into cash and forecast future cash flows. By leveraging industry-leading technologies, they streamline and automate tedious tasks of data extraction and manipulation, and free up time for value-added analysis.
Speakers

Brian Krafcheck, Sr Director, Treasury, Salesforce

Priscilla Yip, Sr. Manager, Treasury, Salesforce

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Risk Management
Panel Discussion

FX Netting: Untangling Global Intercompany Currency Flows


Approaching a treasurer to discuss their top FX priorities inevitably brings up the elephant in the room: simplifying the intercompany settlement process. This aspect is widely recognized as a significant opportunity for enhancing process efficiency and achieving cost savings, yet it often lingers low on the priority list. But is it as daunting as it seems? Join this session for firsthand details of a successful IC netting program roadmap, and a journey in optimizing an established program amidst decentralized ERP systems. Attendees leave armed with practical tips, innovative tools, and fresh ideas, regardless of where their organization stands on its journey to navigating the global intercompany FX flows.
Speakers

Bryan Ritts, Global Cash Manager, Wilsonart LLC

Brandon Larsen, VP of Sales and Trading (Central), GPS Capital Markets

Heber Wygant, Director of Tax & Treasury, Sundyne LLC

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Risk Management
Panel Discussion

Cyber Attack Simulation: Game On!


Finance and treasury teams are prime targets for Business Email Compromise (BEC) and other social engineering attacks. By preemptively identifying critical payment priorities, organizations can maintain operations even amidst potential disruptions while their security teams work to restore IT systems. Establishing collaboration with banks in advance is a vital component of readiness for a cyber "bad day." This session immerses participants in an interactive cyber war game and a panel discussion illuminates effective collaboration strategies with stakeholders, ensuring organizations are well-prepared to navigate cyber threats seamlessly.
Speakers

Chris Baker, Services Business Disruption, Citi

Dan Potter, Cyber Resilience, Immersive Labs

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1,2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Career Development
Case Study

The Subtle Art of Engagement


We do our best work when we are surrounded by an engaged and tenured team. In today’s remote environments, cultivating it is more complex but doesn’t have to be more difficult. We have done it in our Treasury team; engagement survey scores of 100% and zero turnover over the past few years, despite challenging circumstances. In this session, I will discuss what has worked for us and can be replicated. This includes understanding communication styles, allowing employees' full selves at work, helping them understand how they drive the organization’s success and ensure that we make good decisions as a team. Then I’ll discuss how you can surround it all with camaraderie and humor and detail the specific actions that have worked for us and can work for you. I will also provide tips on how these strategies can be tweaked to suit your team. The results of the changes we made have been responsible for retention, high productivity and the development of innovative Treasury solutions.
Speakers

Andrew, CTP Perrin, Midwest Territory Sales Executive, PNC

Marcel Santiz, CTP, Director, Treasury, Masco Corporation

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: COMM
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Payments
Panel Discussion

Hello API Payments, Goodbye Batch Processing Pains


As organizations face an increasing demand for seamless efficient payment processing, the complexities of traditional batch payment methods such as the necessity to reprocess an entire batch due to a single payment failure or the complex process of reconciliation has ignited the integration of innovative API solutions. Join this enlightening session as speakers delve into the transformative potential of API payments to mitigate pain points linked with batch payment processing. Explore how embracing this technology can reshape the landscape of payment management for businesses, mitigate errors, minimize manual intervention, and enhance efficiency.
Speakers

Mark Auriemma, Director, Treasury, DraftKings

Kimber Davis, CTP, Corporate Treasury Manager, Speedcast

Tom Durkin, Director-Global Product Head CashPro, Bank of America

Brett Turner, Founder & CEO, Trovata

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Payments
Expert Lecture

Check Washing and Check Fraud: Strategies to Mitigate Losses


The use of checks and, as a result, check fraud remain persistent with traditional methods such as check washing are resurging as fraudsters cycle through myriad fraud strategies. While Check 21's Warranties and Indemnity provision offer powerful protections against some check fraud liability few, including bankers, know little about them, and their extensive reach. These protections, combined with Holder In Due Course, can mitigate the losses caused by the onslaught of check fraud attempts. This session visits real-life examples of various payment fraud attempts and examines how they happened, and how the losses were or could have been prevented or ameliorated and provides effective strategies for preventing check fraud.
Speakers

Greg Litster, President, SAFEChecks

Sharon Sepik, Assistant Treasurer, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Department of Finance

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

The ISO 20022 Paradigm Shift


The landscape of payment standards and technology evolves constantly, demanding adaptability from corporations. ISO 20022, a pioneering global open standard, promises enriched payment data worldwide, enabling streamlined treasury processes, risk mitigation, cost reduction, and innovation. However, adoption poses challenges, especially for those with outdated systems. In this session, experts discuss the hurdles to overcome and strategies for successful migration, unveiling tangible payment benefits. Join us to explore ISO 20022's transformative potential.
Speakers

Russell Hoffman, Treasury Consultant, N/A

Mark O'Toole, Head of Sales & Partnerships - Americas, Fides Treasury Services

Alessandra Peter, Senior Treasury Manager, Autoneum Management AG

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Treasury Management
Workshop

First 48: Moving Fast in a Crisis


Organizations are vulnerable to cyber-attacks, fraud, ransomware, a compromised vendor or supplier or an insider threat. Financial losses are the most predicted impacts, but cyber-crimes can also lead to business disruption, lost business, employee turnover, regulatory impact, and negative impact on brand and customer loyalty. Technology can be a big part of the solution, but it cannot replace a strong resiliency plan and critical thinking skills in the event of an attack. Stress testing your plan and practicing responses in a pressured situation improves outcomes. In this interactive workshop attendees collaborate in groups to formulate initial action plans for hypothetical scenarios, receive feedback and best practices from expert panels.
Speakers

Holly Harrison, SVP, Treasury Management, PNC Bank

Damian Kuczma, Managing Director, Risk and Financial Advisory, Deloitte

Aaron Seres, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Career Development
Panel Discussion

The ROI of DEI: Harnessing Data Analytics to Create Inclusion


Utilizing data analytics to foster inclusivity offers many benefits, including enhancing decision-making by providing insights into diversity and inclusion metrics such as representation, employee engagement, and leadership effectiveness. It enables organizations to identify gaps in talent management, improve retention, and promotion practices, and address biases in hiring, promoting fairness and equity. Inclusive workplaces are also better attuned to diverse customer needs, as data analytics provides insights for tailored products and services. This session emphasizes the impact of leveraging data analytics and industry-best practices to cultivate inclusive leadership and a positive workplace culture.
Speakers

Jessica O'Keefe, Chief of Staff, Transaction Banking Americas, Standard Chartered Bank

Sassan Parandeh, CTP, Global Treasurer, ChildFund International

Lynne Walker, Founder and Managing Member, Connect Consulting LLC

Dave Wexler, Managing Director, West Monroe Partners

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

Elevating Investments Strategy While Prioritizing Safety and Liquidity


Cash management has evolved amidst shifting interest rates and risks, with organizations navigating economic turbulence, geopolitical unrest, and challenges from regional banks. Regulatory changes, notably the SEC's MMF rules, have also prompted careful evaluation of existing tools, leading to recalibrated approaches. In this session, speakers discuss strategies for adapting in this ever-changing environment; share their experiences to gain support for expanding investment parameters and provide valuable insights for future considerations such as monetary policy shifts and preparation for potential liquidity crises. Attendees gain investment strategy insights for preserving capital and maintaining liquidity.
Speakers

Brandon Hillstead, Assistant Treasurer, Autodesk Inc.

Erica MacMillan, CTP, Manager, Global Treasury Operations, The Wendy's Company

Vanessa McMichael, CTP, Director, Wells Fargo Securities

Julie Mingus, Sr Director Treasury Operations, Cinemark Holdings, LLC

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Keynote
Expert Lecture

Certification Keynote Luncheon | L.E.A.P: The Extraordinary Method for Boosting Productivity and Navigating Uncertainty


Attendance Restricted to CTP, CCM and/or FPAC Credential Holders

Progress only happens in one direction: forward! When ambiguity arises, you can either flee, pause, or charge ahead blindly. Creativity Strategist, Natalie Nixon, shares a straightforward approach to boost productivity and confront uncertainty. By Leveraging, Envisioning, Asking, and Prototyping, treasury and finance professionals gain clarity, essential tools for proactive planning, and actionable strategies to move forward through uncertain times.

Sponsored by PNC

Speakers

Natalie Nixon, CEO & Founder, Figure 8 Thinking

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: PD
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Keynote
Expert Lecture

Executive Institute Keynote Luncheon | Managing Human Capital Risk from a Generational Perspective


Attendance Restricted to Executive Practitioners Only

With multiple generations represented in the workplace, HCR management is more complex, requiring integrated strategies to address generational diversity. It is critical that treasury and finance leaders tap into the values and expectations of multiple generations to improve engagement, performance, productivity and develop talent to assume greater leadership responsibilities. This keynote explores how generational identities translate into behaviors as they relate to three organizational factors – relationship to the organization, relationship with authority and work styles, while providing effective strategies for leading generational diverse teams.

Sponsored by PNC

Speakers

Giselle Kovary, Head of Learning & Development, Optimus SBR

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Executive Institute
Expert Lecture

Activate Your Workforce for Amazing Results


In today's fast-paced world, both talent and leaders seek lighter, yet more impactful ways of operating amidst workforce overwhelm, burnout, and perpetual change. They crave environments that prioritize holistic well-being while fostering productivity and innovation. An activated workforce epitomizes peak performance, marked by deep connection, engagement, and empowerment. This session equips executives with a straightforward framework to unlock workforce activation swiftly and effectively. By implementing tailored practices, organizations can transform the employee experience, drive heightened performance, and maximize talent investment returns.
Speakers

Rachel Cooke, Founder, Lead Above Noise, LLC

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Keynote
Expert Lecture

Wellness Keynote | Stress Management for Work-Life Integration


Anxiety, insomnia, muscle tension, fatigue, high blood pressure and anger are just a few of the physical symptoms of stress. Stress not only affects your body, but also creates behaviors that can lead to social withdrawal. This keynote explores the nature of our mind and the various factors in our lives that cause us stress. Treasury and finance professionals learn simple meditation techniques that can nourish the mind, which will lead to increased focus, greater productivity, improved relationships and better health.
Speakers

Pandit Dasa, CEO/Founder, Work Mindful Corp

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: PD
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Roundtables
Roundtable

Payments Roundtable | Credit Card Surcharging


Attendance Restricted to Corporate Practitioners Only

As finance professionals, we find ourselves at the intersection of needing to recover credit card fees and fostering positive customer relationships, all while navigating a maze of regulations and facing the reality of merchant skepticism. This collaborative session aims to peel back the layers on surcharging strategies, highlight the crucial fees and customer groups to watch, and prompt a collective brainstorm on how surcharging decisions in 2024 will reshape our industry. Join this unique opportunity to contribute your insights and learn from the diverse experiences of others in tackling the complexities of credit card surcharging together.

Speakers

Lora Burton, CTP, Senior Manager, Treasury, TBC Corporation

Julie Mingus, Sr. Director Treasury Operations, Cinemark Holdings, LLC

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Risk Management
Expert Lecture

It's Not Gambling, It's Risk Management: A Primer on FX Options


Once foreign exchange (FX) risk managers have assessed their outstanding exposures, the next step is to design and execute an effective risk management program. Optimal solutions involve devising an action plan tailored to each specific exposure. Successful hedge programs typically combine the flexibility and asymmetric risk profiles of FX options alongside forward contracts and FX swaps. However, leveraging FX options effectively necessitates understanding how options work, and how to use them effectively. Join this session for an FX options primer, providing reliable methods to enhance value consistently. Whether purchasing options or using zero-premium collars, improve your company’s hedge program.
Speakers

Andrew Fately, Principal, FXP Hedge Consulting

Tim Husnik, Senior Treasury Director, Medtronic

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC TBD | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

The Ins and Outs of Notional Pooling: A Practitioner's Guide


As businesses expand globally, treasury departments face increasing pressure to implement a comprehensive strategy to optimize liquidity while minimizing excess cash. This often involves relying on physical cash pools across different regions. However, ensuring adequate funding in each of these regions presents an additional challenge. To address this challenge, treasury must consider the criteria for leveraging a notional pooling structure versus a physical pool, and assess which option offers the greatest value under specific circumstances. During the discussion, the panel reviews the utilization of an EMEA structure and APAC regional models, or follow-the-sun pool approaches, tailored to support diverse business models or centralization strategies.
Speakers

Laura Burkhead, Executive Director, JP Morgan

Ethan Keller, CTP, Senior Manager, Corporate Treasury, Ansys Inc.

Jose Mejenes, Vice President Global Treasury, Fiserv

Rebeca Fujimura Wiadacz, Director Global Cash Management, FedEx

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Career Development
Workshop

Crystal Clear: Strategies for Communicating Complex Information


Treasury and finance practitioners are frequently challenged to communicate complex information, sometimes to stakeholders who may have minimal knowledge of the topic. Once your audience achieves an understanding, it’s much easier to gain their support and drive them to take action. This session explores practical strategies to break down complex financial concepts into digestible, compelling narratives using a few simple, yet powerful techniques. Through real-world examples, stories, and metaphors, attendees learn how to craft communication that not only informs, but also inspires action to move the organization towards its goals.
Speakers

John Sanchez, Managing Director, The FPA Group

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: COMM
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

From Strategy to Execution: Best Practices for Corporate Investments


Treasury and financial professionals play a crucial role in managing a company’s financial resources. Understanding how to best deploy excess cash, write an impactful investment policy, and invest strategically are all essential components of their responsibilities. Given the current market volatility and the uncertainty of future economic conditions, treasury professionals must be able to identify and act on opportunities as they arise. This session explores the essential controls for managing a robust investment program, from investment selection and daily operational management, compliance controls and key performance metrics. Attendees gain valuable insights to elevate their organization’s cash management and investment strategy to the next level.
Speakers

Sara Flour, CTP, Managing Director, RBC Global Asset Management

Bridget Rodnick, Assistant Treasurer, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jessica Siu, Senior Manager, Treasury, Dropbox, Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Financial Planning & Analysis
Case Study

Transforming FP&A's Role, Influence & Impact with the Leadership Team


University of Maryland Global Campus is the largest US public online university serving 90k students worldwide in 175+ locations. In the US, competitive online course offerings expanded from 30% to 80% pre to post COVID. Facing a rapidly shifting market landscape, the leadership team sought dramatic change to address financial & operational challenges and achieve long-term sustainability. The COO created a new FP&A group to deliver insightful financial analytics to support business owners’ stewardship and decision-making. Two years of focused investment in leadership training, upskilling, and financial literacy has led to an FP&A team that proactively partners with Academic Affairs, Product Management, and Marketing & Operations. FP&A now supports product portfolio prioritization, initiative stage gating, multidimensional P&L profitability analysis, & dynamic resource allocation. Learn how UMGC is transforming business performance via collaboration, innovation, & financial stewardship.
Speakers

Joseph Sergi, SVP and COO, UMGC

Philip Peck, Vice President, Finance Transformation & Advisory Services, Peloton Consulting Group

Frank Hauer, Associate VP Business and Financial Analytics, UMGC

Chuck Trierweiler, Chief Marketing Officer and SVP of Admissions, UMGC

Blakely Pomietto, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, UMGC

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Payments
Panel Discussion

Fortifying AP Against Ever-Evolving B2B Payment Fraud


B2B payments fraud is a growing concern, with 84% of businesses with revenues over $1 billion encountering attempted or actual fraud in the previous year. In this enlightening session, speakers draw on real-world examples that demonstrate the growing prevalence of cybercrime, account takeover, and business email compromise (BEC) schemes. From adopting embedded payments for accounts payable to implementing robust fraud prevention policies and procedures, explore effective ways to safeguard critical systems against payment fraud. This session empowers attendees to proactively mitigate the risk of payments fraud and safeguard their organizations in an increasingly dangerous digital landscape.
Speakers

Dwight Seeley, CTP, Associate Vice President, Finance and Treasury, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Kristin Sposato, Channel Sales Executive, Bottomline

Rhea Wagh, Head of B2B Payments, BNY Mellon

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Payments
Panel Discussion

(Faster) Payment Choice: Is it Now Too Much?


There are a variety of faster payments solutions available to treasury and finance practitioners, from RTP® to FedNow®, to Same Day ACH and even Zelle®. Understanding how to best leverage these offerings will be important as businesses work to meet their customers’ payment demands. Failure to successfully navigate the myriad faster payments offerings could put organizations at a severe disadvantage as the U.S. transitions to a real-time first environment. In this session panelists discuss the ways in which consumers and businesses are using and leveraging instant payments and alternative payment solutions and how to best transition the U.S. to the digitally focused, faster environment it needs.
Speakers

Sarah Arnio, Director, Emerging Payments, Walmart

Karuna Kathir, VP Sales, Finzly

Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, US Faster Payments Council

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Treasury Management
Expert Lecture

From Sale to Sail: Charting the Course for Successful Treasury Service Implementation


The implementation of treasury service solutions can be a frustrating and time-consuming process. Practitioners and providers alike have heard stories or had experience with implementation projects going off-course. In this session, speakers discuss the common challenges of implementation, share effective tools and methodologies to overcome these obstacles. Managing project timelines, providing feedback during the testing cycle and data collection, as well as identifying configuration and customization options are also explored.
Speakers

Alan Bowers, Director of Treasury and Risk Management, Emerson College

Jacqueline Frietze, Sr. Director of Treasury Banking and Operations, ADP, Inc.

Christopher Ruscitti, CTP, SVP, Solutions Advisor Manager, Commercial Segment, PNC Bank

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Financial Planning & Analysis
Moderated Interview

Lessons Learned in AI, Automation and Transformation


To stay ahead in today's volatile business environment, where challenges like inflation, supply chain disruptions, and labor complexities are the norm, organizations need a modern planning and analytics solution to collectively think and act fast. A transformation leader from IBM Finance and Operations will share the false starts and successes along the route to establishing a single, trusted data model across the enterprise for forecasting, analysis and reporting. The discussion will also include how latest innovations in AI and automation have increased speed, productivity, and impact of finance and business operations across the entire IBM organization, integrating finance and operations across the organization.
Speakers

Jeff Altman, Chief of Staff, VCG CRO, Verizon Communications, Inc.

David Trager, Strategy Leader, Enterprise Data IBM Finance & Operations, IBM

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Payments
Expert Lecture

Paying Faster to Maximize Working Capital


Should we be speeding up payments, slowing them down or both? While there is value in utilizing faster payments in specific use cases and industries, most companies are focused on slowing down their payments to maximize working capital. But, can using faster payments or paying vendors faster improve cash flow? The answer is yes, but only when factoring in multiple variables and ensuring organizational alignment to execute. This session will focus on the “How?”— looking at core concepts to consider when developing a strategy for vendor payments and the impact of these decisions on your organization’s cash flow. We’ll explore the costs of various payment mechanisms and primary factors that drive the cash flow, including transaction costs, payment float, trade terms, discounts and supplier rebates. Hear best practices from a corporate practitioner that achieved substantial improvements to their cash flow through a CPO-led joint effort between Supply Chain and Accounts Payable.
Speakers

David Enick, SVP, Treasury Solutions Group Manager, PNC Bank

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

When In-House Bank Met Real-Time Treasury: Is Coexistence Possible?


Treasurers have perfected managing their in-house bank (IHB) with remarkable efficiency. However, the emergence of real-time treasury (RTT) poses a threat to this stability. While IHB processes cash in batches daily, RTT operates 24/7, handling individual transactions instantly. Leading companies are exploring these technologies for treasury applications. Can treasurers integrate IHB and RTT, or must they choose one over the other? This session explores best practices for incorporating RTT into existing structures and provides tips for adjusting IHB setups to enable coexistence. Speakers share strategies for navigating this transition, ensuring treasurers can harness the benefits of both systems effectively.
Speakers

Lakshan Fernando, Treasury Manager, Toyota Financial Services

Joseph Vasen, Managing Director, Client Advisory, Citi

Jack Yue, Vice President and Treasurer, KLA Corporation

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Risk Management
Panel Discussion

Rethinking Treasury's Global and Geopolitical Approach to Counterparty Risk Management


Recent market and geopolitical events have made counterparty risk management a top concern for treasury, the C-suite, and corporate boards. But Treasury and finance practitioners are looking forward: re-examining their approach to counterparty risk management – from processes and policies to data access and visibility to applications of new technologies – to avoid being caught flat-footed when a crisis hits. This session answers pressing questions as practitioners work to change their approach to managing counterparty risk, ensuring they are prepared for any event that may come their way.
Speakers

Bill Lundeen, Group Treasurer, Indivior

Anshul Patni, VP & Treasurer, Bakelite Synthetics

Sebastian Ramos, EVP, ICD

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: ECON
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

Hire AI


Treasurers have unprecedented visibility into their organization’s cash positions, but analyzing data meaningfully is hindered by its volume and complexity. AI offers the capability to delve deeply, identifying trends, potential issues, causes, and providing proactive solutions within hours. It optimizes working capital management in near-real time, crucial for timely decisions. Join visionary treasury professionals as they discuss AI's best applications, use cases, and specific examples in treasury and finance. Learn how AI enhances analysis, uncovering opportunities and systemic challenges swiftly, empowering treasurers to make informed decisions and improve financial management.
Speakers

Laurel Egan Kenny, President, Turningpoint Communications

Tanya Kuznetsova, CTP, Treasury Director, Baptist Health Care

Cynthia Newton, Senior Managing Consultant, PFM Group Consulting

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM Career Development
Expert Lecture

Unlocking Creativity: Enhancing Problem-Solving Skills for Financial Professionals


Creativity, a skill often seen as exclusive to the arts, is essential to problem-solving in financial roles. In today's fast-paced world, financial professionals need to think innovatively to create solutions that embrace business practices without sacrificing quality or exposing the organization to unnecessary risk. Despite being labeled a 'soft skill', creativity is what sets individuals apart. From fostering a culture of innovation within teams to integrating creative problem-solving methodologies into decision-making processes, this session equips attendees with practical tools and insights to thrive in an ever-changing environment.
Speakers

Christine Hollinden, MBA, CPSM, CEPA, CM&AA, Principal, Hollinden Marketers & Strategists

Lee-Ann Perkins, CTP (CD), Assistant Treasurer & Senior Director, Ankura

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: PD
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM Insight Stage
Expert Lecture

Impacts of Payments Transformation for Banks


The banking industry is shifting significantly towards digital real-time payments and moving away from cash and checks. As this transformation occurs, banks must find ways to succeed in the new digital marketplace. Banks are also encountering 24x7 fraud exposure as part of this industry transformation. Although observed fraud has not been as severe as initially expected, early payments have been of lower value. As the value of real-time payments increases, fraud will likely increase as well. Moreover, cross-border payments will become more common as the real-time payment infrastructure expands to serve clients better. This session explores the implementation of real-time payment services by banks while maintaining safety, efficiency, and security.

Sponsored by Infor

Speakers

Glen Chancy, CTP, Product Director, Infor

Kunal Kochhar, GTS Head of Product Development, Bank of America

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC n/a | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM Career Development
Simulation

New and Improved: AFP Learn and Collaborate


AFP Learn
Your source for upskilling, which now features personalized tracking, interactive components and more.

AFP Collaborate
Your online community, now with an improved user experience so you can more effectively find the right people to solve your challenges.

Speakers

Jeff Schiz, Director, Corporate Sales, Association for Financial Professionals

Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM Career Development
Panel Discussion

Why the Certified Corporate FPAC Professional (FPAC)?


Earn more. Get hired. Stand out with the FPAC certification. FPAC credential holders naturally step to the forefront as financial experts and trusted advisors to the business. Learn about the program and the benefits of earning the FPAC credential, hear study tips and get insights into the knowledge, skills and abilities tested on the exam.
Speakers

Chad Halley, FPAC, Head of FP&A, WPG

Megan Ladd, Certification Manager, AFP

Nikita Miller, FPAC, Director of Facilities and Financial Planning & Analysis, The Kresge Foundation

Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
03:45 PM – 05:00 PM Keynote
Expert Lecture

MindShift Keynote | The Poet's Keys: A Guide to Unlocking Innovation


The world is seemingly one disruption away from shaking the very foundations of our successes to their bones. After spending a decade alongside world-class innovators at institutions like Stanford and Google, Tucker Bryant has discovered an unexpected perspective professionals can adopt to confront the future with confidence: the outlook of a poet. Bryant shares powerful tools poets have relied on for millennia to escape their comfort zones and innovate through language - tools that allow treasury and finance professionals to achieve enhanced creativity, collaboration, and competitive advantage in their work.
Speakers

Tucker Bryant, Poet & Innovation Strategist, The Poet's Key

Credits
CTP 1.5 | FPAC 1.5 | CPE 1.4 | CPE Field of Study: PD
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM Networking Event

FP&A Reception


Attendance Restricted to Corporate Practitioners and/or FPACs

Make essential connections with your FP&A peers at a casual reception.

Sponsored by Workday

Speakers

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Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A

Tuesday, October 22

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07:30 AM – 08:15 AM Networking Event
Other

Executive Exchange Breakfast


Attendance Limited to Executive-Level Practitioners Only

*Limited Seating Available*

Connect with other executive treasury and finance leaders from multiple industries and backgrounds. Discuss the issues that matter to you and your teams to address the biggest challenges facing the profession today.

Speakers

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Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Roundtables
Roundtable

Payments Roundtable | Tackling Payments Pain Points


Attendance Restricted to Corporate Practitioners Only

What issues do you find negatively impact the efficiency of your organization’s payments operations and processes? If a seamless payments experience for both you and your vendors is the goal, what is getting in the way? This interactive roundtable focuses on various obstacles such as the difficulties around cross border payments, the amount of checks you issue and the inability to embrace faster payments that may be impeding your organization’s ability to perform at its highest level. Bring your most or rather least pressing headache(s) to this roundtable to share with peers and explore ways to make your payments processes better.

Speakers

Steven Peterson, CTP, Executive Director of Treasury, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Anne Rasco, CTP, Director Treasury Operations, AMC Entertainment Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Payments
Panel Discussion

The Details are in the Authorization


The authorization process is a crucial step for completing a transaction. Ensuring a high authorization rate is paramount not only for the customer experience, but also for increasing revenue. Many merchants lose out on income due to a lack of metric understanding or overspending on ineffective services. Understanding authorization data analysis safeguards revenue and unlocks potential, optimizing every transaction. Explore the role of authorization metrics in driving revenue growth and operational efficiency in this session.
Speakers

Daniel Carter, CTP, Head of Global Payment Strategy, Redbridge Debt & Treasury Advisory

Bradley Costantino, Senior Manager, Global Treasury, Under Armour

Tracy Welton, Global Ecommerce Sales Leader, Trimble / SketchUp

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: SKA
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

Navigating Sustainability from Financing to Investment Opportunities


As companies increase their sustainability commitments, practitioners can play a crucial role in advancing sustainability goals, securing funding, navigating regulatory frameworks, and reducing potential environmental, social, and governance risks. This session offers insights from the investor, corporate practitioner and sustainable debt issuer presents perspectives on sustainability financing and investment opportunities. Discussion topics include sustainable bond market evolution, how and when green bonds are considered in a portfolio, and best practices for issuing sustainable debt. Real-world challenges are explored, providing actionable perspectives along the value chain of the sustainable debt market.
Speakers

Annie Chor Joyce, Head of ESG, Amundi US

Romina Reversi, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investment Banking Americas, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank

Shane Smith, SVP of Treasury and Credit, Constellation Energy

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Risk Management
Expert Lecture

So You've Been Hacked, What Now?


Even with all the available preparations and preventions in place, finance and treasury operations can still be hacked. During the most stressful initial hours of a breach, staying calm, having the playbook of all the right steps, controlling the message with appropriate language, and working with your insurance company, broker, breach-coach and law enforcement in the correct manner are critical. In this session, attendees learn how to convert their organization’s treasury into a digital super-fortress; how to respond if the hackers breach their PII, bank accounts and PCI information; and how to legally settle ransomware in crypto currency.
Speakers

Warren Fischi, Senior VP Property and Casualty Insurance, McGriff Insurance

Sassan Parandeh, CTP, Global Treasurer, ChildFund International

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Financial Planning & Analysis
Campfire

How We Broke Up with a Broken Planning Process


Is your pending 2025 planning and budgeting process looming over you like a monstrous shadow spawned from the mistakes of planning season’s past? A combination of legacy systems and manual spreadsheets left Rocket Software chained to outmoded processes, unforced errors, and unreliable forecasts. Instead, they recognized their “why now” moment and finally modernized their year-end planning process with a little help from AI. Join this session as speakers discuss the reasons behind Rocket Software ‘s delay to change and how their new approach allowed enabled them to redraft their financial processes and boosted planning speed efficiency, accuracy, and morale.
Speakers

Ameesh Maru, Director, Solution Consulting, Planful

Luis Luna, Senior Manager, FP&A, Rocket Software

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Payments
Panel Discussion

Smart Safe Solutions to Solving Common Cash Management Challenges


The practices and technologies behind processing and safeguarding cash payments continues to evolve along with retail and consumer trends. These cross-functional projects present a unique challenge for finance professionals given their size, scale, and timeline – it’s the responsibility of finance teams to make cash acceptance as efficient and cost-effective as possible. Join this timely and insightful discussion as speakers unpack the innovative strategies and models that finance teams are employing to implement and enhance cash automation solutions. Three unique case studies offer practitioners new ideas for building innovative models, developing strategies to overcome challenges, and provide the leadership required to achieve organizational objectives.
Speakers

Maggie Kellogg, Treasury Manager, Starbucks

Kristen Mills, Sr. Treasury Manager, Staples, Inc.

Shafia Sarwar, Senior Manager Treasury, Inspire Brands

Jason Stambaugh, CTP, Director of Accounts and Partnerships, DTS Connex

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Risk Management
Panel Discussion

Balancing the True Costs and Benefits of Your Hedging Program


Hedging costs can meaningfully impact an organization's financial performance. As corporations manage today’s interest rate, currency and commodity volatility with increased hedging activities, it is important to assess both the visible and the hidden costs. Ensuring a cost-efficient program means considering the best ways to reduce the cost across strategy and pricing, legal and regulatory, accounting and operations. Join this session of leading treasury professionals as they discuss their cutting-edge approaches for quantifying hedging costs and benefits and share insightful strategies for leveraging processes and tools to create transparency and minimize costs.
Speakers

Amol Dhargalkar, Managing Partner and Chairman, Chatham Financial Corp

Mary Wienclaw, Director of Capital Markets, Baxter International

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

Choose Your Own Adventure: Navigating The Resilient Portfolio


In today's ever-changing financial landscape, investors face constant shifts and unpredictable events – regional bank collapses, interest rate hikes, geopolitical tensions - continually influence cash investment and portfolio construction. Given this ongoing uncertainty, investors must rely on a framework that assesses risks, evaluates credit quality, and identifies optimal best practices. Effective portfolio management requires both strategic foresight and tactical actions to align with objectives. It’s crucial for corporate treasury teams to be equipped to thoroughly evaluate the diverse risks to ongoing market dynamics. This session aims to empower these teams by examining prevailing hazards and share strategies to safeguard portfolio integrity in a volatile environment.
Speakers

William Brewer, Associate Director, FRM, Treasury, Bristol Myers Squibb

Matthew Daniel, Director, Corporate Finance, FedEx Corporation

Kevin Fitzgerald, Managing Director, BlackRock

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Treasury Management
Expert Lecture

The Journey to Establish Treasury Best Practices in Global Cash Forecasting


In recent years, treasury groups worldwide have prioritized enhancing cash forecasting processes. These projects aim to automate workflows, improve forecast accuracy, and manage liquidity more effectively. Modern approaches often involve specialized technology platforms and AI, ML, or other smart-logic models. However, for new solutions to be effective, treasurers must aggregate and classify vast amounts of financial data from global banks, entities, and systems to make strategic decisions. This session demonstrates how modern treasury streamlines data collection, classification, modeling, and analysis, highlighting the impacts of a high-functioning forecast process for today's practitioners.
Speakers

Steven Vu, VP, Treasury, Prologis

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Payments
Panel Discussion

Request for Payments (RFP) a Year Later


The U.S. receivables and payments landscape are undergoing a significant transformation, largely driven by the advent and adoption of Request for Payment (RfP) solutions facilitated by instant payment networks such as the RTP® Network and FedNow. These solutions promise to redefine bill payment and Point of Sale (POS) experiences for businesses and consumers alike. This session not only reflects on the year’s advancements but also charts the course for future developments in RfP solutions and provides attendees with actionable insights for optimized financial operations and customer engagement.
Speakers

Cheryl Gurz, Vice President, RTP Product Management, The Clearing House

Joshua Karoly, Director, Payments, Netflix

Dean Nolan, Managing Director, Commercial Payments, Strategic Resource Management (SRM), Inc.

Mike Thomas, SVP Head of Instant Payments, US Bank

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Financial Planning & Analysis
Expert Lecture

CFOs' Guide to Data Mastery and Digital Leadership


Are you ready to lead your organization into the AI-driven future? Data is the key to harnessing analytics and AI, increasing efficiencies, and broadening finance’s influence. This dynamic session explores harnessing the power of digital finance to make smarter, data-driven decisions as a finance leader. Panelists dive deep into the foundations of data analytics and AI, providing a comprehensive understanding of essential technologies such as ETL processes, data lakes, data warehousing, and real-world data architectures, demystifying how each component integrates and operates within successful businesses. Practitioner-based case studies showcase how effective data modeling and integration strategies pave the way for a clear roadmap to navigate your organization's digital finance transformation.
Speakers

Khaled Chowdhury, FPAC, Principal, Analytics Transformation, Data Crafters

Alex McPherson, Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, RK&K

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

Concentrating Cash Across Borders: Beyond Repatriation


With countless variables to consider, the challenges that global organizations face to effectively concentrate their cash is becoming increasingly complex, making access to accurate and timely data critical. A panel of experts in managing global cash share the repatriation strategies, practical insights into their global cash positioning, and actionable process improvements to help ensure effective management of global cash. Discussion includes best practices to effectively manage cash and the impact of technology on strategy and process.
Speakers

Henrik Lang, Head of Global Liquidity, Bank of America

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
09:45 AM – 10:15 AM Career Development
Simulation

FPAC Exam Prep Platform Live Demo


Get an inside look at the FPAC Exam Prep Platform. We’ll walk you through this interactive study tool which includes sample questions, personalized progress tracking and more.
Speakers

Jeff Schiz, Director, Corporate Sales, Association for Financial Professionals

Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
09:45 AM – 10:15 AM Payments Stage
Expert Lecture

AI Today: What It Means For Your Business Payments


With the integration of technology, in particular, AI across finance functions to improve processes, companies are also vulnerable to security breaches. To prepare, AP professionals, and Treasurers must stay updated on the latest developments. This session explores the many applications of AI in business payments and P2P processes, highlighting major innovations impacting functions. Speakers delve into AI's role in P2P processes such as supply chain/vendor management, security, reducing financial errors, combating B2B payment cyberattacks and preventing fraud.

Sponsored by Trustmi

Speakers

Shai Gabay, Co-Founder & CEO, Trustmi

Credits
CTP 0.6 | FPAC N/A | CPE 0.6 | CPE Field of Study: IT
09:45 AM – 10:15 AM Career Development
Panel Discussion

Why the Certified Treasury Professional Credential (CTP)?


Why should you earn the CTP? Higher salaries. Increased job security. Greater career flexibility. And proving your commitment to the treasury profession. Practitioners answer your questions and discuss why they chose to earn the CTP, how they prepared for the exam and the benefits of holding the credential.
Speakers

Caitlin Hennessey, Certification Manager, AFP

Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Executive Institute
Panel Discussion

Action Over Hype: AI Goals for Finance


As AI gains prominence in everyday discourse, the key question across industries is: how can we effectively employ AI in our businesses? This session guides finance leaders beyond the hype, emphasizing the crucial first step: setting clear and appropriate goals. Without these goals, leaders may encounter challenges such as misalignment with stakeholders, organizational confusion, risk exposure, technology debt, and lagging competitiveness. Panelists also share their practical experiences by diving beyond definitions to actionable examples of AI finance goals: governance, risk management, security and privacy, cost reduction, decision making.
Speakers

Jenny Kim, Founder & CEO, Cooper

Ashok Manthena, Founder, ChatFin

Gagan Sivia, Professor, British Columbia Institute of Technology

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Keynote
Moderated Interview

Payments Keynote | The 5th Domain


The world faces a dangerous combination of known and unknown cyber vulnerabilities. Today, we encounter strong and rapidly expanding adversaries utilizing new tools and techniques with ever increasing technical capabilities. Let’s call these the good ol’ days because securing the future, especially in the workplace, will be the real challenge. This session focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence, its impact on the cybersecurity of payment infrastructures and what payments professionals can do to combat the bad actors. Additional discussion includes how the proliferation of the Internet of Things will challenge our capacity to protect data.
Speakers

Kelvin Coleman, Executive Director, TIC Council

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Financial Planning & Analysis
Panel Discussion

Masterclass in Change Management for Finance Leaders Adopting Automation & AI


Technology is changing the world faster than ever. While much has been said about the technical aspects, we must also consider the human element. Maximizing the impact of automation and AI on your finance organization requires changing how people approach their work, not just upgrading the systems that support them. This interactive discussion explores practical strategies for building awareness and positive engagement across the organization and overcoming barriers to change while creating a culture of feedback and accountability. Attendees learn how to measure and communicate the value of automation and AI to their leadership team to successfully build buy-in for further investment in the finance function.
Speakers

Mariya Guttoh, FPAC, Director of FP&A & Treasury, PayJoy

Derek Milioni, VP of Finance Transformation, Bakerfield Solutions

Kat Orekhova, CEO, Vareto

Cassie Wang, SVP, Head of Finance, Lightship Security, Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Treasury Management
Workshop

Bank Fee Analysis: Preparing for Mission Impossible


Bank fee analysis is a critical process that is difficult to complete yet there are limited training resources on the subject. When done well, practitioners can decrease their organization’s spending on bank services by thousands, tens of thousands, even millions of dollars. In this session, a pair of treasury experts arm attendees with the tools and tactics to strategically conquer treasury’s toughest task – bank fee analysis. After this session, continue your knowledge training at the Principles in Practice | Bank Fee Analysis: Achieving the Impossible Mission workshop on Wednesday October 23, 2024, 8:30 – 9:30 AM. This workshop offers attendees the opportunity to explore the ins and outs of conducting bank fee analysis.
Speakers

Ernest Smith, SVP, Regional Treasury Solution Executive, Veritex Community Bank

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: SKA
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Risk Management
Case Study

Workwear Outfitters' Journey in Implementing a Cash Flow Hedging Program


A well-designed cash flow hedging program enhances the overall value of a firm through the reduction of impacts caused by the uncertainty of currency markets. In this session, members of the Treasury and Accounting teams at Workwear Outfitters bring you on their journey through the discovery, strategy, and implementation phases of their cash flow hedging program. Attendees hear about the importance of successful collaboration among Treasury in managing the risk, the Controller's group in accounting for the hedge instruments, and their financial partner in executing the strategy.
Speakers

Thomas Armes, Managing Director, PNC Bank

Jennifer Jeremiah, CTP, Treasury Director, Workwear Outfitters

Danny Norris, Corporate Controller, Workwear Outfitters

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Risk Management
Panel Discussion

Fraud (Still) Never Sleeps


As Treasury and Finance professionals, you are challenged to manage all aspects of your organization's financial health including protecting against the impact of financial or reputational loss due to fraud. This challenge is compounded by treasury teams often operating several steps removed from the epicenter of fraud activity. This panel explores the evolving trends in social engineering, vendor impersonation fraud schemes and improving approach to vendor onboarding and change management, to take treasury from a risk center to a value-add center.
Speakers

Brian Anderson, Managing Director, Product Solutions, JP Morgan

Christopher Arehart, SVP First Party Product Manager, Chubb Ltd.

Hayley Hynes, VP of Strategic Partnerships, PaymentWorks

Tisha Marshall, Director, The University of Tennessee System

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Career Development
Panel Discussion

Don't Let Digital Transformation Destroy Your Career


As processes in treasury and finance become more automated and AI-driven, finance skills alone are insufficient for career advancement. Demonstrating project leadership to drive digital transformation presents the opportunity for treasury and finance professionals to adapt, excel and redefine their career trajectories. Through their experiences, an expert panel shares examples and details the required elements to lead career-defining financial transformation projects, including composing the right balance of people, skills, tools and technology to drive individual and organizational success.
Speakers

Zach Bessega, Manager, Risk & Financial Advisory, Deloitte

Stephen Kincaid, CTP, Vice President & Assistant Treasurer, Walker & Dunlop

Bob Stark, Global Head of Market Strategy, Kyriba

Christine Tolleson, CTP, Head of Treasury Management Sales, Commercial Real Estate and Government Banking, Capital One Bank

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: PD
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Payments
Panel Discussion

Strategies for Driving Customer Payment Efficiency


As payment options increase, treasurers and finance teams are challenged to accommodate customers’ payment preferences, while managing the related costs of the receivables pipeline. With the adoption of autopay, its reliability, speed, and convenience help to achieve greater receivables automation and lower costs. The key to driving payment behavior to the most efficient payment option is to create a plan to include setting goals for the receivables mix, segmenting customers, leveraging communications, and creating metrics. In this informative discussion panelists share best practices and lessons learned from their journey to streamlining payment processes, achieving their customer payment goals, and improving company revenue.
Speakers

Julia Hager, Manager- Billing & Payments Strategic Design and Execution, Allstate Insurance

Attie Muse, Sr Director - Payment Strategy & Operations, Verizon Communications, Inc.

Robert Unger, Associate Managing Director, ACH Network, Nacha

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Financial Planning & Analysis
Expert Lecture

Bridging Finance and Non-Finance: Enhancing Communication, Trust, and Strategic Alignment


Collaboration is essential to organizational success, and this session helps you communicate financial insights, foster a culture of trust, and align strategically with non-finance counterparts. By exploring practical examples in areas like budgeting, cost management, and capital investments, speakers present actionable strategies to enhance mutual understanding, collaboration, and cross-team effectiveness. Learn how to elevate your role from gatekeepers of financial data to collaborative leaders in strategic decision-making settings that drive organizational success.
Speakers

Oana Labes, President, Financiario

Alina Traistaru, Director of Finance, Invicro

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

Decarbonizing Cash: Treasurers are Key in Cutting Climate Emissions


Join corporate practitioners for a results-oriented discussion on tactical ways corporate treasury can utilize the power of insured deposits to invest in meaningful carbon reduction efforts. We will feature two case studies that depict how different industries are thinking about treasury's role in sustainability and share initial lessons learned from current programs. Join Block’s Investment Portfolio Manager, Michael Nourafshan, and Google’s Troy Blackwood, Head of Structured Investments, with moderator Catherine Berman, CEO of CNote, for a discussion on how corporate treasures can assess the carbon footprint of their cash. In this session, Block and Google will outline the financial considerations of their sustainable banking initiatives, how they addressed risk considerations, their goals and moreover, how they will measure success.
Speakers

Catherine Berman, CEO, CNote

Aaron Johnston, CTP, Director, Treasury, Xylem Inc.

Michael Nourafshan, Investment Portfolio Manager, Block, Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

Mastering Liquidity in a Fluid Rate Environment


After several years of rate increases and market volatility, rate cuts appear to be on the horizon for 2024, creating new opportunities for organizations to rethink their cash deposit strategy and financial partnerships. A solid cash deposit strategy and risk profile can bring dividends, but treasurers and finance practitioners need to understand the available options to create new growth opportunities for their organization. In this session speakers share industry insights and best practices for managing your liquidity portfolio during a period of rate cuts and take a deep dive into how a fresh approach toward securities, mutual funds and CDs may give your organization the flexibility it needs.
Speakers

Jessie DiMeglio, Senior Treasury Manager, Allegis Group

Cory Paape, Head of Business Deposits, Truist

Sara Teyema, CTP, Head of Treasury, Inova Health System

Christy Williamson, CTP, Senior Analyst, Phillips 66

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

The Private Debt Market: Accessing Capital in Turbulent Times


Is your organization positioning itself to navigate volatility and uncertainty in factors impacting your business, like interest rates, regulatory changes, or a looming recession. This session is crucial for treasury and finance practitioners as it addresses the challenge of obtaining and managing capital in uncertain economic conditions, while offering insights on evaluating different types of capital and maintaining good relationships with providers. Learn from industry experts, who have successfully managed cash flow and accessed capital during economic downturns. Speakers share their insights into tapping into private debt markets, including partnering with specialty lenders, business development companies (BDCs), family offices, and non-bank lenders.
Speakers

Steven Brewer, Chief Financial Officer, Envision Radiology

Frank Cupido, Partner, Tree Line Capital Partners

Chris Picardi, Colorado Market President, KeyBank

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

Cash Forecasting: Taking it to the Next Level


To enhance treasury’s role as strategic partners, treasurers rely on scalable and efficient technology solutions to increase automation and enhance reporting. With advanced technology capabilities such as data transformation, visualization, and RPA, improvements in process efficiency, control, and reduction of transaction costs can be realized. This session presents perspectives on automating and consolidating cash data from diverse sources and demonstrates how to turn it into meaningful analysis, increasing cash flow, reducing working capital requirements with improved cash forecasting accuracy, and realized benefits.
Speakers

Davide di Gennaro, CTP, Director, Treasury Advisory Services, PwC

Jennifer Peters, CTP, Assistant Vice President,Assistant Treasurer, Unum

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Payments
Panel Discussion

Around the World in a Day: Navigating Cross-Border Payment Challenges During Global Expansion


Navigating the complexities of cross-border payments can be very daunting. International payments require corporates to coordinate across multiple time zones, jurisdictions, and payment regulations, making individual payments hard to track and potentially slow to settle. This session addresses the top challenges treasury teams face due to the current geopolitical environment, such as the impact of compliance screening on payment delays. Panelists share industry-specific nuances across the travel, consumer goods, and asset management sectors on how cross-border money movement impacts their day-to-day treasury operations. Discussion includes how corporates can leverage intermediary payment data, inbound FX receipts, and increased payment options for beneficiaries to help navigate these pain points.
Speakers

Katie Chew, Managing Director, Treasury Operations, United Airlines

Paul Franek, CTP, Global Head of Treasury Services & Solutions, Apollo Global Management

Kevin Garlan, Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Abby Patterson, CTP, Treasury Project Lead, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Career Development
Campfire

Navigating Career Adaptability in the Age of AI Disruption


Explore the transformative power of personal agency in steering career paths amidst the current era of escalating complexity we find ourselves in the face of artificial intelligence. Grounded in foundational principles of adaptability and resilience, this session delves into how our responses to emotions, thoughts, and actions shape our capacity to turn challenges into opportunities. Attendees learn how building a strong foundation of resilience starts by focusing on three powerful elements within our control: goal-oriented actions, value-driven motivation, and self-compassion during setbacks. Discussion includes steps for reflecting on past disruptors, and an examination of the current and impending disruptions caused by the increased implementation of various AI powered tools to better navigate an uncertain future with more confidence.
Speakers

Mundeep Gill, FPAC, Advisor, Innovation & Change, CMHC

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: PD
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Keynote
Expert Lecture

Executive Institute Keynote Luncheon | Outlook for the U.S. Economy in 2024 & Beyond


Attendance Restricted to Executive-level Corporate Practitioners 

As the nation’s central bank, the Federal Reserve is responsible for monetary policy and supervising financial institutions. In the face of changing macroeconomic factors and key indicators such as unemployment, inflation, GDP performance, the housing market, and interest rates, the Federal Reserve sets policy that treasury and finance leaders must plan for and ultimately react to. Executive Vice President and Chief Economic Adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, David Altig, shares his insights into current economic conditions, how key macroeconomic indicators are analyzed, and discusses the tools used to drive policy forward. Altig also provides a national economic forecast while discussing the key performance indicators to keep an eye on in the coming months.

Sponsored by PNC

Speakers

David Altig, Executive Vice President and Chief Economic Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
01:15 PM – 01:45 PM Career Development
Demo

CTP Exam Prep Platform Live Demo


Get an inside look at the CTP Exam Prep Platform. We’ll walk you through this interactive study tool which includes sample questions, personalized progress tracking and more.
Speakers

Jeff Schiz, Director, Corporate Sales, Association for Financial Professionals

Credits
CTP N/A | FPAC N/A | CPE N/A | CPE Field of Study: N/A
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Keynote
Expert Lecture

Spotlight Keynote | Tactical Influence: The Superpower for Leaders


Tactical influence is vital to gaining trust, aligning efforts to pursue goals, inspiring positive change, and significantly improving performance. Developing and maintaining trust supports effectively managing risk, improves culture, and increases innovation to prepare for an uncertain future. Using field-tested techniques backed by science, trust and nonverbal communications expert Pamela Barnum shares techniques for how to leverage intentional communication cues that increase collaboration and improve negotiations. Additionally, she demonstrates how treasury and finance professionals can communicate fearlessly with confidence while maintaining a strong executive presence during times of uncertainty.
Speakers

Pamela Barnum, Trust & Nonverbal Communication Expert, N/A

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: PD
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Roundtables
Roundtable

Executive Roundtable | Selecting, Implementing and Optimizing a TMS Solution


Attendance Restricted to Executive Corporate Practitioners

Making the decision to select a new or contemplating upgrading a TMS solution already in place can be a daunting process. This roundtable gives attendees the opportunity to discuss insights into their chosen solutions, implementation strategies, future plans to upgrade, specific areas requiring optimization, and the ROI on their investment. Share lessons learned and practical tips gleaned from your TMS journey.

Speakers

Chris Pennington, CTP, FPAC, Director, Treasury, The Heritage Group

Marcel Santiz, CTP, Director, Treasury, Masco Corporation

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Roundtables
Roundtable

FP&A Roundtable | 2025 New Year's Resolutions for FP&A


Attendance Restricted to Corporate Practitioners

The new year is just a few weeks away, and the finance practice is poised for further transformation and evolution. Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) stands at the intersection of several areas of flux, including strategy, data analysis, and forecasting. This dynamic roundtable uses a “start/stop/do more” framework to examine the key resolutions and actions that finance professionals should embrace in 2025 to navigate the changing landscape, identify outmoded or deprioritized activities to be discontinued, and explore the current activities to double-down on to build capability.
Speakers

Bryan Lapidus, FPAC, Director, FP&A Practice, AFP

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Career Development
Expert Lecture

Proper Crisis Preparation Can Make a Horrible Day Better and Shorter


Financial institutions and practitioners are increasingly vulnerable to crises, which can escalate quickly in the age of social media and the 24/7 news cycle. Besides internal disruptions, they must manage regulatory requirements and maintain critical trust, which drives loyalty and business. In a crisis, an immediate response, careful messaging, and strong convening power are essential. In this session, attendees learn how effective business leaders prepare for, respond to, and recover from a corporate crisis; the vital role professionals from all departments can play as trusted leaders helping connect management, employees, stakeholders, and clients when faced with a crisis; how to create crisis preparation that starts with the first day of onboarding and permeates the entire organizational culture.
Speakers

Stephanie Craig, President, Kith

Tralynna Scott, Chief Economist, Cherokee Nation Businesses

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Treasury Management
Expert Lecture

Implementing a Treasury Policy in a Newly-Created Treasury Department


In a time of market unpredictability, companies and stakeholders are prioritizing Risk Management. More important than its size, a robust treasury policy is essential for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, managing cash flow, and navigating business volatility, including changes in interest rates. Teranet addressed these challenges by establishing a dedicated treasury department and creating a new, tailored treasury policy that governs its operations. This session stresses the importance of an effective treasury policy that strikes a balance—being concise, yet comprehensive - that encompasses all treasury functions, promotes accountability and is regularly reviewed at the highest levels.
Speakers

John Garofano, CTP(CD), Senior Director, Treasurer, Teranet

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Financial Planning & Analysis
Case Study

Best Practices for Long-Term Maintenance of Budgeting Software


Transitioning to dedicated budgeting and planning software marks an important milestone for Finance departments. However, the journey doesn't end there. Ensuring that the software remains aligned with evolving company needs is crucial for sustained success. Factors such as rapid growth, organizational restructuring, team dynamics, and software updates can all impact the effectiveness of the tool. Through a case study and firsthand account, this session explores strategies to navigate these challenges and maintain optimal performance and relevance of your budgeting software over time.
Speakers

Laura Bast, FP&A Delivery Lead, Capitalize Analytics

Lauren Harrington, Senior Manager, Finance, LTK

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

Treasury Transformation in an Increasingly Complex World


Treasury departments grapple with the misalignment of management’s expectations to improve access to the companies’ global liquidity and what is deemed feasible. Though it may appear seamless on paper, navigating the complexities of international operations—including diverse regulatory landscapes, currency variations, and the delicate balance between local cash requirements and surplus liquidity reserves—poses significant challenges. Attend this session as panelists share how they enhanced treasury processes to bolster day-to-day liquidity management and offers a compelling business case for developing robust cash management structures and elucidating how the returns from such implementations can outweigh the initial costs involved.
Speakers

Sergio Calvo, Global Deputy Treasurer, JLL, Inc.

Kyle Heintz, Assistant Treasurer, WESCO International, Inc.

Varinder, CTP Kultham, Director of Treasury, Equinix Inc.

Erik Smolders, Managing Director Treasury Transformation and M&A, Deloitte

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

Shifting Liquidity & Investment Management into the Express Lane for Financial Productivity


In the fast-paced world of global ecommerce and technology, Treasury departments are driving organization growth towards innovation and symbiotically managing its pace with an eye on associated risks. In this dynamic session, panelists discuss their strategies for accelerating the path to optimizing and automating their centralized treasury operations and banking structure, improving data-driven techniques and systems to empower their decision making. This panel also explores how Treasury teams can serve as catalysts for driving growth within their organizations and navigating the evolving landscape with agility and foresight.
Speakers

Michael Botek, CTP, Director, Citibank

Erind Disha, CTP, Treasury Manager, Wayfair, Inc.

Irene Servose, CCM, Senior Manager Treasury, Yahoo! Inc.

Mahsa Shah, Manager, Treasury and Risk, Shopify

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Risk Management
Panel Discussion

The Intersection of Geopolitics, Macroeconomics & Markets


Companies and asset management firms have identified Geopolitical Risk as their paramount concern - from selecting factory locations to navigating commodity price fluctuations, and understanding how geopolitical events can significantly impact interest rates, FX, and credit spreads. While geopolitical risk has always been a factor, it is moving markets more than ever. With an unprecedented array of issues at hand, this session promises to equip participants with actionable insights to navigate and capitalize on geopolitical shifts effectively.
Speakers

Michael Groen, Lieutenant General (ret.) USMC, Academy Securities

Peter Tchir, Head of Macro Strategy, Academy Securities

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Payments
Expert Lecture

How AI-powered Supplier Management is Driving Economic Resiliency with B2B Payments


Finance leaders are urged to innovate for business protection. The transition to electronic B2B payments is in progress, yet adoption barriers hinder its full benefits, particularly the revenue advantages of virtual cards. Converting suppliers to accept electronic payments proves challenging, with many organizations struggling to persuade a significant number of suppliers, limiting the potential growth and fraud resistance benefits. Machine learning and AI have emerged as solutions, utilizing data on supplier spending, industry trends, and payment histories to accurately identify suppliers likely to adopt electronic payments, with a success rate of 92.9% in predictions and 84% in actual conversions. This targeted approach enhances supplier relationship management, boosts electronic payment adoption, and positively impacts the business financially, marking a significant advancement in overcoming previous adoption barriers.
Speakers

Chris Wyatt, Chief Strategy Officer, Finexio

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Financial Planning & Analysis
Expert Lecture

AI, Complexity, and the Irony of Automation


Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many financial roles, primarily through automation, replacing many traditional tasks. However, AI has limitations, particularly in handling complex tasks. While AI has an advantage in completing complicated tasks, humans excel in complex tasks that are more value added. As AI displaces more of the human element in complicated finance tasks, understanding and mastering complex tasks become imperative for financial managers. This is the irony of automation. This presentation elucidates the distinction between complicated and complex tasks, illustrates and explains situations where the human adds the greatest value and highlights where human-AI collaboration can be most effective.
Speakers

Rick Nason, Associate Professor of Finance, Dalhousie University

Mario Vasquez, FPAC, Sr. Director, Finance, The E.W. Scripps Company

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Treasury Management
Panel Discussion

Adopting a Forward-thinking Mindset for Your Working Capital


As we begin to exit the years-long period of seemingly never-ending economic uncertainty and volatility, every organization is looking for guidance on how to “proceed with caution.” Now is the perfect time to review the lessons we’ve learned and how to apply them to our future working capital management. Join this session to learn how to prepare for growth, how to optimize your cash position, and how to explore innovative solutions that make sense for your bottom line. Speakers also discuss strategies for building resiliency into your treasury operations while managing the unforeseen risks of a still-volatile geopolitical environment.
Speakers

Shannon Gleason, CTP, Senior Treasury Manager, Reliance, Inc.

Greg Lattanzi, CTP, Manager, Treasury, IGS Energy

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Payments
Panel Discussion

The Evolution of Digital Currencies


Treasury professionals are dedicated to maintaining, moving, and protecting the monetary assets of their enterprises, and digital assets will soon be part of this landscape. Digital currencies are progressing through the hype cycle, moving past the "trough of disillusionment" and beginning the climb toward productivity. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are gaining traction globally, except in the U.S. Additionally, digitized assets are becoming more popular, and tokenized deposits are emerging to handle bank deposits in a distributed manner, enabled by smart contracts. What does this mean for corporate treasury? Join this session to understand these technologies and how to incorporate them into your strategic planning.
Speakers

Kevin Barr, Head of Digital Cash and Real-Time Treasury, BNY Mellon

Craig Borysowich, Global Banking & Payments Strategist, imEDGE Consulting

Elaina Smith, CFO, Secure Bancard

Peter Tapling, Managing Director, PTap Advisory, LLC

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Risk Management
Panel Discussion

Treasury's Use Case for AI in Portfolio Analytics


Monitoring various types of risks to treasury’s full investment portfolio is a continuous process for most practitioners. However, when market crises require on-demand exposure analysis and reporting, treasury’s manual approach may fall short. With the implementation of AI in portfolio analytics and investment reporting a comprehensive view of your investment portfolio is not only possible but is pivotal in accurately evaluating the true investment exposures of your treasury. This panel discussion takes you through case studies of how treasury teams are applying AI technology to overcome challenges in collecting and aggregating all your organization's investment positions from different source systems.
Speakers

Zach Brown, EVP, Investment Reporting, ICD

Kimberly Kelly-Lippert, CTP, Treasury Manager, American Honda Motor Company

Christie Yu, CTP, Assistant Treasurer, KLA Corporation

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Payments
Panel Discussion

Enhancing Your ACH Payments Strategy


One way savvy payments practitioners and corporate treasury professionals are evolving their payments strategy is identifying new opportunities to use ACH payments that improve cash flow, lower costs and reduce risks. Corporate practitioners also have an “ACH wish list” that includes expanded Same Day ACH, improved payments transparency and account validation, and help with detecting and preventing fraud. Nacha’s leadership will tackle these important issues head on with a look at Nacha Operating Rules changes, fraud detection and prevention tools, and other resources. They’ll also debut original research on recurring ACH payments and look at the latest ACH trends.
Speakers

Joe Hussey, Senior VP, Global Treasury Management, Wells Fargo

Jane Larimer, President and CEO, Nacha

Lee-Ann Perkins, CTP (CD), Assistant Treasurer & Senior Director, Ankura

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC N/A | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Capital Markets & Investments
Panel Discussion

Driving Impact: Aligning Corporate Sustainability into Treasury


Corporate treasury practitioners are increasingly prioritizing sustainability, encompassing ESG investing and DE&I initiatives. Recently, many have shifted to implementing and aligning their treasury practice with their company’s overall sustainability strategy and philosophy. Some have deployed strategies voluntarily while others have responded to pressure from stakeholders– in both situations, sustainability continues to be a focal point for Treasury teams in the US and beyond. This discussion examines the various approaches to move from philosophy to implementation.
Speakers

Dwight Balladin, Treasury Manager, Signature Aviation

Barry Harbison, Head of US Liquidity Investment Specialists, HSBC

Jeff Van Dijk, CTP, Head of Global Treasury, Bumble, Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: BMO

Wednesday, October 23

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08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Dynamic Cash Flow Modeling: Drivers of Performance


Effective cash flow management matters to companies of all sizes. It’s not just distressed companies that need to keep an eye on cash. The businesses that often need to have the firmest grasp on cash flow are small and mid-sized businesses that require liquidity as they scale. Workshop attendees explore the drivers of financial performance that are leading to distress and opportunistic growth while identifying opportunities to optimize cash flow by improving the timing of cash inflows and outflows.
Speakers

Carl Seidman, Principal, Seidman Financial

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Creating Financial Dashboards in Excel: Design Principles


An effective dashboard design has the ability to convey complex, relevant data that is clear and easily digestible for better business insights. This workshop module dives into visualization theories and the use of pre-attentive attributes to transform raw financial data into visually compelling and actionable dashboards. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, attendees learn design principles to master various types of data visualization techniques modeled in Excel.
Speakers

Bill Hu, President, Techfin

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: COMM
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Modeling the Link Between Financial Statements & Working Capital Metrics


Effectively managing working capital can free up capital that is trapped in day-to-day operations and ultimately improve your financial outlook. However, finding that connection between working capital and your financial statements requires a bit of work. This session motivates a deeper understanding of that connection and uses integrated examples to model the link between the cash conversion cycle and financial statements.
Speakers

Matthew Hill, CTP, FPAC, PhD, Director of Griffin Graduate Program and Finance Professor, Arkansas State University

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Payments Fraud for Treasury 2024


Payments Fraud and Cybercrime continue to be major problems for both commercial businesses and financial institutions. The latest statistics show a continued double digit growth rate annually. This interactive workshop reviews the major areas of risk including current statistics documented in AFP’s fraud survey and other recent studies regarding payments fraud. Discussion includes an overview of current best practices to mitigate risk and avoid financial loss due to payments fraud of all types.
Speakers

Mark Webster, CCM, Partner, Treasury Alliance Group

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Presentation & Storytelling Tools & Techniques: Persuasive Presentation


In this energetic, thought-evoking, and interactive workshop experience you’ll learn how to communicate with confidence, clarity, and conviction utilizing the 5-Step Persuasive Presentation Model. Attendees learn how to transform insights into intelligent business decisions through earning buy-in, guiding solution-centered dialogue, and gaining the commitment to move forward. Applying these tools helps to maximize your impact as an influencer throughout your organization.
Speakers

Rich Schlentz, Founder, EXTRAordinary! Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: COMM
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Managing Virtual/Hybrid Teams: Developing Interpersonal and Communication Skills


This workshop presents attendees with a blueprint for implementing best practices for virtual and hybrid work environments. It begins with learning how to develop clear and effective communication guidelines and how to communicate these best practices through structured launches, so everyone is on the same page. Additionally, attendees learn a system for keeping the lines of communication open so everyone can contribute suggestions that benefit the entire organization. Lastly, this workshop includes a review of how to employ empathy in a way that creates real understanding of where people are coming from and what they need.
Speakers

John Sanchez, Managing Director, The FPA Group

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: COMM
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Bank Fee Analysis: Achieving the Impossible Mission


Concepts are great, but practice is where you really learn. This workshop gives attendees the opportunity to roll-up their sleeves and learn how to optimize bank fee data to minimize costs and drive your company’s growth. Attendance at the session Bank Fee Analysis: Preparing for Mission Impossible, Tuesday October 22, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM is highly recommended, though attendance is not a prerequisite, if you do not already have strong knowledge of bank fee analysis.
Speakers

Ernest Smith, CTP, FPAC, SVP, Regional Treasury Solution Executive, Veritex Community Bank

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: MAS
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Dynamic Cash Flow Modeling: Guiding Operational Decisions


Effective cash flow management matters to companies of all sizes. It’s not just distressed companies that need to keep an eye on cash. The businesses that often need to have the firmest grasp on cash flow are small and mid-sized businesses that require liquidity as they scale. Workshop attendees learn to apply a cash flow model to various scenarios, such as investing in new projects, negotiating with creditors, or seeking external funding, while improving liquidity by aligning the timing of cash receipts and payments.
Speakers

Carl Seidman, Principal, Seidman Financial

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Creating Financial Dashboards in Excel: Design Context


When designing a dashboard anticipating the needs and expectations of the end user, or stakeholder, is critical.  Using Excel, this second workshop module demonstrates how to incorporate user interactive elements into dashboards to enable sensitivity/scenario analysis and effectively communicate financial insights to key stakeholders.
Speakers

Bill Hu, President, Techfin

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: COMM
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Modeling the Link Between Working Capital Metrics & Organizational Value


Part two of this workshop extends the approach from the first session to determine the effect of a change in the level of working capital on organizational value. Managing working capital levels efficiently can free up trapped capital and lower borrowing costs. The workshop closes with suggestions for identifying benchmark values that are central to the modeling process (i.e., values for the cash conversion cycle, P/E multiple, etc.).
Speakers

Matthew Hill, CTP, FPAC, PhD, Director of Griffin Graduate Program and Finance Professor, Arkansas State University

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: FIN
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Cybercrime for Treasury 2024


Payments Fraud and Cybercrime continue to be major problems for both corporates and financial institutions. This workshop reviews the major areas of risk including current statistics regarding cybercrime and data breaches as well as a discussion of the developing area of cyber liability insurance. Discussion includes best practices for mitigating losses, reducing the overall financial impact of an incident and how to develop a Cyber Risk Management Plan and incident response program.
Speakers

Mark Webster, CCM, Partner, Treasury Alliance Group

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: IT
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice |Presentation & Storytelling Tools & Techniques: Connecting with Your Audience


In this relevant, inspiring, and applicable workshop, you’ll uncover why typical corporate communication patterns prevent you from delivering a relevant, inspiring, and actionable message. Uncover how to cultivate chemistry with your audience through the power of human connection. Attendees leave with a renewed mindset and skillset to replace drawn-out PowerPoint decks with succinct business storytelling and analogy techniques that ensure meaningful and profitable action.
Speakers

Rich Schlentz, Founder, EXTRAordinary! Inc.

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: COMM
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Principles in Practice
Workshop

Principles in Practice | Managing Virtual/Hybrid Teams: Virtual Meeting Mastery


In this workshop, attendees learn how to master virtual meetings using a specific framework that is rooted in proven best practices. It begins with learning how to start with the end in mind by having a follow up system in place before you go into a meeting. Next, attendees discover how to organize and plan their meetings using a framework to ensure everything runs smoothly. Discussion includes tactics for effectively running meetings by staying on track and managing participation using tools and tips to guide question asking and listening.
Speakers

John Sanchez, Managing Director, The FPA Group

Credits
CTP 1.2 | FPAC 1.2 | CPE 1.2 | CPE Field of Study: COMM