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6:00 pm

Pre-Event Networking Reception

We are delighted to welcome all delegates, speakers and guests to a networking reception at The CCD. Kindly sponsored by Fitch Ratings. 6pm – 9pm with drinks and light food.

Meindert de Vreeze
President, IACT

From Russia to the Middle East and back through Western Europe: How are companies adapting and how has the corporate landscape across EMEA changed this year? What are we hearing from the rest of Europe outside of Ireland? How has Fitch responded and evolved through this year’s events?

Alex Griffiths

Head of Corporate Ratings for EMEA, Fitch Ratings

6:30 pm

What’s Keeping you Awake at Night?

A quick fire Q&A with our treasury panel …

Mark Taheny

Senior Director, Centrus

Teresa Kelleher

Head of Group Treasury, Musgrave

June Butler

CEO, Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI)

François Masquelier

Chair, EACT (European Association of Corporate Treasurers)

Rónán Clifford

Senior Director Treasury, Honeywell

8:30 am

IACT2022 Welcome Address

Meindert de Vreeze

President, IACT

Koen De Smet

Director, PwC Treasury Consulting

8:50 am

Keynote Address – Permanent Contingency through the Lens of a Debt Manager

The importance for a Debt Manager of using the experience we have built up across multiple economic cycles to be prepared for changes in market conditions and to expect the unexpected.

Dave McEvoy

Director of Funding & Debt Management, National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)

9:20 am

Marketplaces –Treasury Considerations for a Digital-first Business Model

Digital marketplaces are transforming industries as diverse as retail, energy, technology and energy. This is a new business model that requires strategic business thinking and a completely new relationship between the business and treasury. Treasury leaders are pivoting to digital-first business models by preparing treasury infrastructure to allow businesses to embed payments finance successfully .

Máire Hyde

Head of Treasury Operations, EMEIA, Apple

Helena Forest

Executive Director, Head of Product for EMEA Marketplace Solutions & Commerce Solutions, Payments, J.P. Morgan

Greg Hayes

EMEA Head TMT Sales, Payments, J.P. Morgan

Sana’a Syed

Executive Director, Ireland Sales Lead, Payments, J.P. Morgan

10:05 am

Break-Out Session 1

EcoCem Room: How Hackers Hack and How To Best Defend with Roger Grimes, Data Evangelist of KnowBe4

Wicklow 1: CashFlow Forecasting – Kellogg Case Study with Kiera Agnew, Treasurer – introduced by Martijn Duijnstee, TIS

Wicklow 2: Global Shares, the story of an Irish Fintech success– with Thomas Wallace, CFO, Global Shares and John O’Connor, J.P. Morgan

Wicklow 3:Automated Cross Border Cash Concentration – with David Cooper, Workflow Solutions Head APAC, Deutsche Bank

Delegates will have the opportunity to attend two breakout sessions

First Choice at 10:05am, Second Choice at 11:10pm

10:35 am

Networking Break

Exhibition Hall

Networking, and Refreshments

11:10 am

Break-Out Session 2

EcoCem Room: FX Risk Management – Crafting an Effective Hedging Strategy

With Ciaran McMonagle, Treasurer at Sitecore, Averil Mulhall, Group Treasury Manager – FX & Liquidity Management at Smurfit Kappa, Matthew Aston, Group Treasury Finance and Risk Director at Ardagh Group, and John O’Reilly, Senior FX & Commodities Analyst Lead at Trane Technologies

Wicklow 1: CashFlow Forecasting

With Martijn Duijnstee, TIS

Wicklow 2: MMF Reforms: What Could they Mean for Treasurers?

With Veronica Iommi, Secretary General, IMMFA & François Masquelier, EACT Chair

Wicklow 3: Wellbeing in Treasury

With Paula King of Kingstown College

Delegates will have the opportunity to attend two breakout sessions

First Choice at 10:05am, Second Choice at 11:10pm

11:45 am

Demystifying Treasury’s Role in ESG

In this session, we will explore treasury through an ESG lens. We will clarify how forthcoming sustainability regulations and the transition to net zero will impact the role of the treasurer – as well as their bank relationships. We will also explore how treasury teams can embrace best practice around ESG, while outlining next steps for treasurers wanting to future-proof their function in terms of sustainability.

Alan Duffy

European Head of Commercial Banking Sustainability, HSBC Ireland

Tom McIlduff

CEO, The AA (Ireland)

Eleanor Hill

Editor, Treasury Management International (TMI)

Adrian Whelan

Global Head of Regulatory Intelligence, Brown Brothers Harriman

12:25 pm

What Will Drive Corporate Credit Quality in 2023? – Implications for Treasury Teams

with Alex Griffiths, Head of Corporate Ratings for EMEA, Fitch Ratings

This session will examine the key issues treasurers should consider as we approach the start of a new year. Specifically, we will address the following key factors & themes:

  • Gas Supply Disruption: what is the impact of the recent significant drop in TTF spot prices & large additional supplies of LNG?
  • Cost Inflation – what are the latest corporate-level forecasts telling us?
  • Sector Vulnerability: What are the key risks we are monitoring in each sector?
  • What should treasury teams consider as we look at 2023 and beyond?

Alex Griffiths

Head of Corporate Ratings for EMEA, Fitch Ratings

1:05 pm

Lunch Break

Exhibition Hall

Networking, and Refreshments

2:20 pm

Keynote:

Mary Buckley

CEO, IDA Ireland

2:40 pm

Treasury’s Nemesis – Cyber Risk

with Paul Gillen, Head of Cyber Security Operations Barclays

  • Introduction to Barclays and how we protect our clients, customers and infrastructure
  • Overview of the current Cyber Threat Landscape
    • Top Threats
    • How global geopolitical and economic crises are impacting these threats
    • Where might treasury be targeted?
  • Case Studies: A couple of recent cyber-attacks brought to life
  • How to defend against these attacks
    • The power of intelligence and collaboration
    • Organisational Structure
    • Knowledge & Awareness
  • Q&A

Paul Gillen

Head of Cyber Security Operations, Barclays

Senan Moloney

Global Head of Cyber Crime (Operations & Intelligence), Barclays

3:20 pm

Coffee Break

Exhibition Hall

Networking, and Refreshments

4:00 pm

Keeping it Real (time)!

Banking and payment systems are undergoing rapid evolution driven by technology and a subsequent higher velocity of commerce. Real-time treasury is a concept that is often mentioned in discussions around best-in-class practices and how treasury can best respond to the rapid evolution of banking, payments and commerce but what does real-time mean, how do we achieve it and what is the future?

Peter Cunningham

Head of Corporate and Public Sector Sales EMEA, Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), Citi

Mark McNulty

Head of Payments and Receivables EMEA, Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), Citi

Kiera Agnew

Assistant Treasurer, Kellogg Company

Eleanor Hill

Editor, Treasury Management International (TMI)

4:40 pm

Treasury Careers – Future proofing your Treasury skillset

In this session Mike Richards interviews 2 leading Treasury professionals about their treasury careers. He will explore how they built their careers, where they are now and where they see both themselves and the treasury profession going to next.

Mike Richards

CEO, The Treasury Recruitment Company

Donna Foley

Senior Manager, Global Banking & Systems, Xerox

Cian Butler

Senior Treasury Front Office, ESB

5:10 pm

The Last Word with Rob Kearney

Jimmy Doyle (past IACT Chair) Interviews Rob Kearney

Jimmy Doyle

Past Director, IACT /EACT

Rob Kearney

Ireland Most Decorated Rugby Player, Formerly Irish Rugby Union

5:40 pm

Closing Remarks & Event Wrap-Up

Meindert de Vreeze

President, IACT

Koen De Smet

Director, PwC Treasury Consulting

6:00 pm

Cocktail Reception

In the Exhibition Hall – ** Win One of Two “Rob Kearney” signed Ireland Jerseys

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