Corporate Treasury and Cash Management Conference Programme 2011

Examining credit risks and funding challenges for businesses and their treasurers in the current changing banking landscape

TIME	SESSION&SPEAKERS
08.15 – 08.20	WELCOME ADDRESS Brendan Glynn, President, Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers
08.20 – 08.30	CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN – OPENING ADDRESS David Murphy, Business Editor, RTE News
08.30 – 08.55	A GOVERNMENT ADDRESS (No Powerpoint Presentation) Brian Hayes, Minister of State at the Department of Finance
08.55 - 10.30	STATE OF THE NATION - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW, THE EUROZONE, CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR IRISH BUSINESSES, IRELAND FROM AN OVERSEAS PERSPECTIVE, GREEN IFSC INITIATIVE, ETC Presentations followed by interviews conducted by: David Murphy, Business Editor, RTE News Dr Donal Donovan, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (former IMF Deputy Director) Power Point Presentation Dr Alan Ahearne, Economist NUI Galway&Member of Central Bank Commission Power Point Presentation David Guest, Chairman, Green IFSC initiative Power Point Presentation Q&A
10:30	COFFEE BREAK
11.00 – 11.30	CHANGING TAX AND ACCOUNTING REGIMES – KEEPING TREASURERS AWAKE AT NIGHT? PowerPoint Presentation Aidan Walsh, Tax Partner, Ernst&Young Fergus Condon, Director Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Ernst&Young Q&A
11.30 – 12.00	WHAT CLOUD AND TECHNOLOGY CAN OFFER TREASURERS PowerPoint Presentation Real-time Analytics, Risk Management&Analytics Systems Risk, Limiting Fraud Risk and Exposure Richard Nunan, Director of Operations, DNM Technology Q&A
12.00 – 12.30	PLANNING FOR NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS – THE RAPIDLY CHANGING LANDSCAPE&EACT INFLUENCES (No Powerpoint Presentation) (OTC derivatives, Basel III, ratings agency regulation, etc) Richard Raeburn, Chairman, European Association of Corporate Treasurers Q&A
12.30 – 12.35	CLOSE OF MORNING SESSION David Murphy, Business Editor, RTE News
12.35	LUNCH&EXHIBITOR PRESENTATIONS
13.30 - 14.00	DRIVING YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH STRATEGIC CASH MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Evolution of cash&liquidity management, what the treasurer needs from their banking partner Barry Manning, Head of Business Sales, National Irish Bank PowerPoint Presentation Rasmus Schiønning, Treasury&Cash Management, Nasarius PowerPoint Presentation Q&A
14.00 – 14.30	TRENDS IN CASH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS&MECHANISMS International best practice, electronic payments, bank independent SWIFT, case study Peter Storgaard, Head of Global Cash Management, Danske Bank Group PowerPoint Presentation Lars Hove-Nielsen, Group Treasurer, Grundfos Group PowerPoint Presentation Q&A
14.30 – 15.00	OPTIMISING CASH AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT IN THE POST CRISIS ENVIRONMENT PowerPoint Presentation Crisis and post crisis environment lessons; Evolution of new short term investment solutions in the 3-12 month space, 1-3 year space; What are the risks now? What protections are in place? Issues regarding counter party credit risk. Jonathan Curry, Chief Investment Officer, Liquidity, HSBC Global Asset Management Q&A
15.00 – 15.30	PAYMENT FACTORIES – DIMENSIONS, FEATURES&SOLUTIONS PowerPoint Presentation What every treasurer needs to know about payment factories and why. Outline of the different dimensions of a payment factory, where the business case comes from along with solutions for implementation for corporates, including multinationals operating across Europe. Filipe Simao, Head of Client Advisory, BNP Paribas Q&A
15:30	COFFEE BREAK
16.00 – 16.30	ALTERNATIVE FUND RAISING, DEBT FINANCING (REFINANCING) - STRATEGIES AND TACTICS Powerpoint Presentation Not Available Swagata Ganguly, Managing Director Debt Advisory, Rothschild Q&A
16.30 – 17.05	THE TREASURERS OPINION: THE VALUE OF TREASURY, TREASURY FOCUS FOR GROWTH IN 2012 (No powerpoint presentation applicable) Treasurers respond to the topics already addressed, incorporating careful reviews, offering opinions and experiences on all treasury disciplines presented during the conference sessions as well as treasurers' analysis of impending tax and regulatory implementations, regulatory proposals, etc. Also explore the value of treasury operations within an organisation, key priorities, managing the investor relationship, etc. Review refinancing strategies, cash management and/or liquidity challenges, cash utilisation, strengthening risk management processes across the business, etc. Barry Dempsey, Group Treasury Manager, Greencore Group plc Richard Raeburn, Chairman, European Association of Corporate Treasurers Kostas Bikos, Director, EMEA Credit Services, Microsoft Libhin NicGabhann, Treasury Director, Icon plc Paul Stapleton, Group Treasurer, ESB Q&A
17.05	AND FINALLY, ON A LIGHER NOTE………….. Paul Rellis, Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland Power Point Presentation
17.25 – 18.30	CONFERENCE CLOSE&DRINKS RECEPTION Brendan Glynn, President, Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers