2025 Speakers

Jason is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Centrus. He is a member of the Centrus Group Board, Chair of the Group Operating Committee and CEO of Centrus Advisors Limited. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a past Chair of ACCA Ireland. He also lectures in the area of Treasury Management at Trinity College Dublin. He has 25 years’ investment banking and financial advisory experience. During this time he has advised some of the largest housing associations, infrastructure investors and regulated utilities in the UK and Ireland. As a highly regarded contributor in the infrastructure and housing markets he has produced many articles/publications and has been a regular speaker at various conferences and seminars in his chosen field.

Teresa Kelleher is the Head of Group Treasury at Musgrave, Ireland’s leading food retail and wholesale company with turnover of €5bn. She has worked in a variety of Treasury and Finance roles for over 20 years and is a Fellow of the ACCA. Prior to joining Musgrave, Teresa held roles with Apple covering EMEA Treasury Operations and at Alcatel-Lucent in Finance. 

Teresa joined Musgrave in 2008 as Group Treasury Manager before moving to Head of Business Services (interim) in 2017 and Head of Group Treasury in 2020. During her time with Musgrave Teresa has led multiple initiatives relating to Payment Systems rollout, Supplier Finance, Working Capital Optimisation and Card Acquiring Partnership. In her current role she has responsibility for Bank Partner and Card Acquiring Relationships, Debt Management, Treasury Operations, Working Capital Optimisation and Cash Movement Systems. 

Julia is Global Treasury Director at Newell Brands Inc with responsibility for liquidity and treasury operations in 46 countries. She has over 15 years’ experience in treasury operations, including cash and liquidity management, complex treasury development and restructuring driven by Tax and legal requirements, financial reporting and change management. Julia developed the Dublin Treasury operations team from start up to currently comprising 7 colleagues, as well as managing Newells’ Treasury Operations team in the US. Under Julia’s leadership, the team have successfully reconfigured the company’s banking structure, standardised processes across EMEA and migrated the Asia Pacific (APAC) treasury function from Hong Kong to Dublin. In 2024, Julia and team won the Adam Smith Best Transaction Management Solution award for her work with Newell on transforming the European banking structure and implementing a multi entity, multi-currency notional pool with our partner bank. 

Prior to joining Newell, Julia was treasury team lead at Pfizer, responsible for cash and liquidity management and implementation of strategic projects. She holds a BSc Management (Finance), a Masters in Business Studies, and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).

Allie Gillon-Livesey is Head of GenAI Enablement globally for the Commercial & Investment Bank (CIB) at JPMorgan. She has been at JPMC for over a decade and has experience in Product, Strategy, Digital Innovation, Strategic Partnerships & Investments, and Corporate M&A. Most recently, she leads the newly created GenAI Enablement team in the CIB Chief Data & Analytics Office (CDAO).

Her team is responsible for setting the strategic direction on GenAI for the CIB, including rolling out GenAI products across the CIB, ensuring upskilling & training to accelerate the adoption of GenAI capabilities and identifying priority GenAI use cases for business impact. In addition, her team publishes thought leadership for JPMC on GenAI, as well as engaging with clients across various CIB sub-LOBs on the topic.

As a champion of diversity, Allie also manages the talent strategy for the CIB CDAO, including JPMorgan’s partnerships with Women in Data® and Black in Data. Outside of her day-to-day, she is a mentor for Women on the Move (WOTM) and a 1:1 mentor as part of the firm’s internal Global Mentoring Program.

Allie holds an MSc in Business Analytics from Imperial College London and a BA (Hons) in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford.

Dave McEvoy was appointed Director of Funding and Debt Management at the NTMA in July 2022. The unit is responsible for borrowing on behalf of the Irish Government and managing the National Debt to ensure liquidity for the Exchequer and to minimise the interest burden over the medium term.

He joined the NTMA in 2010, initially working in NAMA, where his roles included Head of Treasury. In 2014, he joined the NTMA Funding and Debt Management unit as a Deputy Director.

Prior to joining the NTMA he worked for over 20 years in a variety of senior roles within AIB Capital Markets, including the Head of the Euro Fixed Income Desk and Head of the Traded Credit Desk. He holds a BSc (Mgmt) from Trinity College Dublin and a MSc in Investment & Treasury from Dublin City University.

Colm is Director of Treasury with Ingersoll Rand covering EMEA and APAC since December 2022.  Colm received his initial Treasury education over 10 years with Hewlett Packard Enterprise before spending five years developing and managing the Treasury Systems Architecture with Publicis Groupe.  Colm’s expertise covers a wide range primarily in Cash Management, Treasury Systems & ERP Connectivity, Liquidity, Cash Pooling & Pre/post M&A close.

Colm holds a MSc in Investment, Treasury & Banking from DCU and an undergraduate degree from NUI Maynooth. 

James Kelly is a corporate treasurer turned problem-solver, focused on transforming complex financial workflows using Python and large language models. With deep experience in multinational treasury, he now helps finance teams streamline operations, reduce manual processes, and unlock higher-value thinking. James co-founded Your Treasury to bring practical, intelligent automation to the forefront of corporate finance. Based in West Sussex, he balances his professional work with a love of the outdoors, kayaking, and time with his family. He is passionate about using technology to reclaim time and create space for meaningful work.

Dr Brian O’Kelly is an Emeritus Professor of Finance at Dublin City University and was the Academic Director of its M.Sc. in Investment, Treasury and Banking programme for seventeen years. He also worked with AIB Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Bank International and ptsb in various corporate finance and risk management roles for twenty-five years.

Mimi has been with Barclays since 2007 and has held a range of leadership roles across Global Markets, most recently as Global Head of FX Distribution and Co-Head of Global RSG since 2023. 

Mimi has held a number of management roles in London and New York. She was appointed Global Co-Head of FX Distribution in July 2019, and in 2023 she assumed additional responsibility for the Risk Solutions Group, leveraging her extensive experience in risk management with corporate and sponsor clients. Mimi has held a rotational appointment on the Global Markets Executive Committee and served as an ex-officio member on the Group Executive Committee throughout 2021. 

Alongside her client responsibilities, Mimi is a fervent advocate for diversity and inclusion, actively driving events and initiatives to foster an inclusive environment for colleagues across Global Markets and the Investment Bank. 

Mimi is a member of the Bank of England Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC) and is on the Board for the Global Financial Markets Association Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD). 

Mimi began her career in Rates Sales at Lloyds TSB in London. She holds a Masters of Engineering degree from Cambridge University. 

Keith is a seasoned leader with over 27 years of experience across both corporate and banking sectors. Currently, Keith holds a Senior Director role with responsibility for global functions, including the Global Treasury Centre of Excellence.

Throughout his career, Keith has held senior roles at globally recognised organisations including Citi, Doosan, and KPMG. He has successfully led high-performing treasury teams through large-scale transformations and award-winning initiatives, consistently driving strategic value.

His core areas of expertise include cash management and liquidity planning; foreign exchange (FX), credit, and operational risk; treasury systems and technology implementation; treasury transformation and operational excellence; plus shared services optimisation and continuous improvement. 

He is a former President of the Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers and holds qualifications from Trinity College Dublin, the Institute of Bankers, and the Association of Corporate Treasurers (AMCT) in London.

Peter joined J.P. Morgan in 2014 as a subsidiary banker based in London. Over the past 10 years he has had a variety of roles within the team covering both US and APAC based multinationals. In 2019 he relocated to Dublin with his family as part of the expansion of the J.P. Morgan corporate banking franchise in Ireland. Over the past 6 years he has focused largely on aircraft leasing, tech and diversified industries clients headquartered in the United States. In 2023 he also looked after the Irish large cap clients, something that he will be starting again in September for another year.

Iryna manages key accounts at TIS for the UK & Ireland and has been working in the SaaS B2B industry for over five years. With extensive international experience — including complex markets like China — and fluency in five languages, she brings a strong intercultural approach and fintech expertise to client relationships. By understanding clients’ challenges and needs across payments, bank connectivity, and cash management, she delivers tailored solutions and provides support whenever needed. Holding a BSc in Languages & International Economics, Iryna is known for her strategic mindset and high-touch support, building long-term, successful relationships across industries.

Nikolay is Associate Director in the EMEA Consumer Goods & Healthcare team within S&P Global Ratings’ Corporate Ratings group. He has a primary coverage responsibility for a portfolio of consumer goods, pharmaceutical and healthcare services companies across both investment and non-investment grade spectrum, and emerging and developed markets. 

Major names in Nikolay’s healthcare portfolio include AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Novo Nordisk, Merck KGaA and Alcon. Major names in his consumer goods portfolio include Anheuser-Busch InBev, Pernod Ricard, Coca-Cola HBC AG, Anadolu Efes, Coca-Cola Icecek, Philip Morris International and SuedzuckerAG.

Nikolay has been at S&P Global Ratings since mid-August 2015, and at the Corporate Ratings Group since August 2017.

Nikolay holds a Master’s degree in Management and Strategy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics from the University of Exeter. 

Stew Cofer is an Executive Director and EMEA Head of Payment Specialists, Commercialisation & Embedded Solutions at J.P. Morgan in London.  These teams lead complex treasury payments solutioning across all client segments, orchestrate new product/feature launches and manage a suite of AI-powered data, trust, and safety solutions for 100 payment methods in Europe, The Middle East and Africa.

Stew’s history as a product management owner and lead includes end to end ownership of European payment rails and digital channels at J.P. Morgan.  Prior roles include treasury consulting within transaction banks in Amsterdam and Chicago, focusing on technology and integration. He is an active industry speaker in Europe on payments and inclusion, and has held various industry seats for the European Payments Council, EBA Clearing, and SWIFT. 

Passionate about people, Stew is a 2022 Women In Payments Advocacy Award finalist and co-sponsors JPMorgan’s EMEA induction programs.  The ‘Demystifying Payments’ keynote talk approachably proves that Payments Do More Than We Think.

Stew holds a Certificate in International Cash Management (CertICM) from the Association of Corporate Treasurers, a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University, and has published articles in various treasury publications and on jpmorgan.com.

Based in the Dublin office, Manish is an Associate Director in the Real Estate Corporate Ratings team of S&P Global Ratings. He joined S&P Global Ratings in 2011 and covers real estate holding companies, developers/homebuilders as well as building material companies in EMEA, with a focus on the European real estate market. He is responsible for the surveillance of about 25 corporate credit ratings and primary analyst of companies such as CRH Plc, Aroundtown S.A, Grand City Properties S.A, Heimstaden Bostad, Covivio S.A, CBRE Pan European Core Fund, and Covivio Hotels. He also contributes to sector research publications on European Real Estate markets. 

He is also an ESG real estate sector expert, where he is responsible for supporting sustainable team on real estate sector work. 

Prior to joining S&P, Manish worked in the Merger and Acquisitions team at a Corporate Group in India, negotiating and structuring private equity deals and focusing on other corporate finance related activities. 

Manish holds a degree in Business Administration and Bachelor’s in Commerce from University of Pune and Delhi. 

John heads the Ireland Subsidiary Payments Sales team for J.P. Morgan which focuses on delivering tailored Cash Management & Working Capital solutions to solve client challenges. John joined the firm in 2023 and leads a team responsible for driving new business opportunities across a portfolio of eCommerce, Technology, Healthcare and Diversified Industries clients. 

Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, John spent 18 years at Citi, where he held various roles across banking, sales and implementation. John holds a Bachelor’s degree from Dublin City University and a Masters in Finance from University College Dublin. 

Eleanor started writing about corporate treasury in the days before the iPhone was invented. Having since edited several financial publications, she has been working with TMI since January 2018.

With over 4 years’ experience at Meta, Aoife serves as Global Process Owner for Cash, leading strategic initiatives in in-house banking, cash optimization, and process standardization. Previously, Aoife developed her treasury expertise at companies including Aptiv, Publicis, Bank of America, and Pfizer. Aoife holds an honours bachelor’s degree in business (Accounting) and is an ACCA-qualified accountant.

Csilla is a seasoned treasury professional with over 15 years of experience in corporate treasury, specializing in cash and liquidity management, bank relationship optimization, and financial risk management. She has spent the past 7 years at MOL Group, an international, integrated oil and gas company from Hungary, where she currently leads Cash Management Operations at MOL GBS.

In her current role, Csilla manages a team of 12 treasury experts responsible for overseeing liquidity and treasury operations across more than 100 MOL Group companies in the CEE region.

Csilla’s accomplishments include the successful implementation of multi-entity, cross-border cash pooling structures and the rollout of a global payment platform in collaboration with nine banking groups— initiatives that have significantly strengthened MOL Group’s treasury infrastructure.

Angéla Turzó as the Head of Invoice-to-Pay at MOL Group, is leading an organization of over 100 professionals across seven teams, delivering accounts payable and payment operations services to MOL Group companies. With over two decades of experience in corporate finance and treasury, Angéla has held various leadership roles in MOL Group Treasury and MOL GBS, the financial service company of MOL Group. Her expertise spans treasury systems, intra-group and external financing, bank relations, and strategic project management. She has successfully managed multi-billion euro debt portfolios and driven operational excellence across regional subsidiaries.

Matt Cooper is a broadcaster, podcaster, author and journalist. He presents The Last Word daily on TodayFM. He is the host of the Path to Power and Magnified podcasts. His latest book, his sixth, is Dynasty, the story of Dunnes Stores and the family that created and still owns it. He writes for the Business Post and Irish Daily Mail weekly. 

Hannah is responsible for managing the Liquidity Product portfolio in the EMEA region and has been with Bank of America since 2020.  Prior to joining Bank of America, Hannah worked in Liquidity Product Management at Barclays Corporate Bank.