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  1. 1. Official lead sponsor Official sponsors Technology sponsors Global sponsor EuroFinance’s 23rd conference on International Cash & Treasury Management 15-17October 2014 | Hungexpo, Budapest Get on the right side of disruptive innovation The trends that will influence your business, and your life James Woudhuysen, Professor of Forecasting Innovation, De Montfort University How to get to grips with disruptive innovation – simply Ken Segall, Former Advertising Creative Director, Apple Embrace change or face the consequences Dean van Leeuwen, Co-Founder, TomorrowToday Global BOOK BY 25 JULY Benefit from early registration rates What are the risks you need to focus on in 2015? Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist
  2. 2. What do they say?Where do our delegates come from? Barcelona 2013 Group/Corporate/ Regional Treasurer; Director; Head (MD, President, CEO, CFO, COO) Vice President; Assistant Treasurer; Controller Manager in title; Supervisor Assistant Manager; Consultant; Advisor; Analyst 11% 57% 29% 3% Thefacts: 1900+delegatesover3days 100+speakersand67sessions-itwould take8.2daystoattendthemallbacktoback! 650+companiesrepresented-72% corporatestreasurystructures 11% 57% 29% 3% “Simply the best!” Ellen Cornelissen, Director Treasury Europe, Aleris Switzerland “EuroFinance is a best in class event to debrief my main bank contacts and for benchmarking purposes. A must for corporate treasury teams.” José-Carlos Cuevas, Regional Treasurer Europe, ALSTOM Corporate Funding Treasury “The conference that any treasury professional needs to attend.” Rudmer Wedzinga, Treasurer, Aramco
  3. 3. Survive or thrive? How to get on the right side of disruptive innovation Programme highlights What’s trending in treasury management The key trends treasurers cannot ignore if you and your business are to profit from change rather than be diminished by it. Global growth strategies International expansion means new risks, new financial solutions and new bank relationships. Hear stories from the front line of risk management. It’s never too late What’s top of the agenda for the world’s leading global treasuries. The science and art of best practice treasury Best-in-class case studies on the core functions of treasury including risk, funding and working capital. Optimising the cash cycle Significantly improve treasury performance by breaking down and boosting performance in the core elements of your cash cycle. Efficiency-driven centralisation How significant improvements to treasury centralisation can be made on limited budgets. Pages 8 11 Pages 8 11 Pages 9 12 Pages 9 12 Pages 10 13 Pages 10 13 Changingtechnologypresentsoneofthegreatestthreatsandthemostsignificantopportunitiestocompanies. Andregulatorylurchesarewrong-footingeventhebest-preparedfinancedepartments.Thecombinationof globalisationandnewbusinessmodelsisdestroyingcompaniesasfastasitiscreatingnewproductsand customers.Andjustastheirbusinessesfacerepeateddislocations,sodotreasurerswhosejobitistokeepcash flowingandrisksincheck.Inshort,thebackdropisoneofdisruption. Thisyear’sEuroFinanceconferencewillfocusonthisdisruptiveenvironmentthatyouastreasuryandfinance professionalsmustassimilateiftreasuryistoremainausefulstrategicpartnerstothebusiness. Whatadvancesintreasurymodelsandtechniqueshaveemergedinresponsetocontinuedturmoilinunderlying businesses?Whatinsightshavethebestpracticetreasuriesmade?Andwhatconcretepolicies,technologies andproductswillhelpyoumaintainexcellenceinyourcorecashmanagementcompetencies? Sixstreamsofcasestudiesandinnovativeformatswilldrilldownintothekeytreasurytopicsyouneedtothrive, notjustsurvive. Katharine Morton EditorialDirector,EuroFinance EuroFinance’s International Conference | 3 www.eurofinance.com/budapest Open spaces In this new open format, corporate speakers will join the audience in a more informal setting with expert-led presentations to encourage easy and relaxed exchange of ideas. See pages 11 12 Key benefits EuroFinance’s flagship conference is the leading global treasury event – the sophistication, level of expertise and networking is unrivalled by any other event of its kind. Discover not just the current, but future trends in international treasury Benchmark your operations with treasurers from a wide variety of industries and treasury structures Hear case studies from corporate treasurers – not sales pitches Meet with all your banking partners and providers under one roof View the cutting edge solutions that are available in the marketplace today Network with an unrivalled senior audience of almost 2,000 delegates Meet with treasurers from over 60 countries Learn from treasury innovators who are one step ahead of you Be inspired to think outside the box by our headline speakers Share your thoughts Join Treasury Verdict – a voting session capturing the viewpoint of corporate treasurers on up-to-the-minute issues. Sponsored by
  4. 4. Day 1 | Wednesday 15 October Day 2 | Thursday 16 October Day 3 | Friday 17 October Embracing disruptive innovation 09:00 Welcome to the International 09:10 Opening address 09:20 Embrace disruptive innovation or fail 09:50 Disruptive innovation in practice 10:30 Refreshment break 11:10 The EuroFinance Award for Treasury Excellence 2014 11:40 Getting to grips with disruptive innovation, simply 12:30 Lunch sponsored by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 14:00 Conference breaks into streams What can disrupt the disruptor? Predictions and alternatives 09:00 It’s the end of the world as we know it 09:40 It’s the end of business as usual 10:20 Predicting 2015: Disruptive trends in focus 11:00 Refreshment break 11:40 Banking at the tipping point 12:10 Threats and opportunities: Banking on the edge? 12:50 Unmoney: The future for alternative currencies 13:20 Conference ends – Please join us for lunch Succeeding in a disruptive environment 09:00 Push back your sell-by date 09:30 Make sure your treasury model is robust enough for disruption 10:10 Refreshment break 10:50 Embrace your techcentricity: The new treasury paradigm 11:30 Understand that regulation can be a treasury disruptor 12:00 Share your thoughts: The new treasury verdict 12:40 Lunch 14:00 Conference breaks into streams At a glance | Plenary sessions For programme and speaker updates visit www.eurofinance.com/budapest www.eurofinance.com/app Download our new and improved app! Personalise your schedule Contact other delegates and set up key meetings Receive updates Social media feeds View interactive maps, videos, speakers, key event info and more... Sponsored by: Available for download on: Mobile web version also available for:
  5. 5. Efficiency-driven centralisation 14:00 Cost-effective centralisation 14:40 Let your banks take the strain 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 The fast route to centralisation 16:40 How centralisation can boost working capital 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception Stream 1 Stream 3 Stream 5Stream 2 Stream 4 Stream 6 At a glance | stream sessionsDay 1 At a glance | stream sessionsDay 2 EuroFinance’s International Conference | 5Register and pay by Friday 25 July for major discounts What’s trending in treasury management 14:00 Working capital management remains firmly on the agenda 14:40 The rules: Keeping your banks happy 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Getting to grips with Emir: A primer 16:40 When treasury became compliance 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception Global growth strategies 14:00 Embrace all that you need to grow 14:40 Manage treasury to achieve global growth 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Relishing the role in new markets 16:40 Africa – time for a regional approach 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception It’s never too late 14:00 Strategic treasury: Pipedream or possibility 14:40 Forecasting: Problem solved 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Manage liquidity with an IHB 16:40 Dusting off the eBam proposal 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception The science and art of best practice treasury 14:00 From insight to action: Best practice treasury transformation 14:40 Big bang treasury transformation 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Embracing innovation to achieve growth 16:40 Scrutinising efficiencies for optimal Asian operations 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception Optimising the cash cycle 14:00 Enhancing cash application: Credit and collection strategies 14:40 Storms ahead for pooling or business as usual 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Underrated and underused: Multilateral netting 16:40 No excuse for poorly managed payments 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception Need more in-depth knowledge? Then attend our pre-conference training. Highly practical, intensive workshops on key topics such as liquidity, regulation, systems connectivity and treasury for CFOs See pages 14-15 Stream 1 Stream 3 Stream 5Stream 2 Stream 4 Stream 6 What’s trending in treasury management 14:00 The cash conundrum: Where to put short term cash? 14:40 Get ready for tax attacks 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 OPEN SPACES: Beyond SEPA 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 Global growth strategies 14:00 Funding and treasury transformation for growth 14:40 Delivering the basics: Working capital to fund your growth 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 OPEN SPACES: Offshore RMB 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 It’s never too late 14:00 Finding a new funding mix framework 14:40 Figure out what you are paying your banks: Counting the cost of relationships 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 OPEN SPACES: Supply chain finance 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 The science and art of best practice treasury 14:00 A roadmap to world class treasury 14:40 Treasury driving business transformation 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 OPEN SPACES: Working capital 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 Optimising the cash cycle 14:00 Dumb cash, clever cash 14:40 Keeping the lid on foreign exchange risk 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 The risk of rising rates 16:40 The drive to digitise and de-risk trade finance 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 Efficiency-driven centralisation 14:00 Running just to stand still 14:40 SSCs as a value contributor 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Plugging in payments 16:40 POBO plus COBO: Is this the ultimate goal? 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3
  6. 6. DAY 1 | Plenary sessions Wednesday 15 October 2014 DAY 2 | Plenary sessions Thursday 16 October 2014 Embracing disruptive innovation Chaired by: Robert J. Novaria, EuroFinance Tutor Consultant, US Peter Green, Senior EuroFinance Tutor Director, TransactionBanking.com, UK Succeeding in a disruptive environment Chaired by: Robert J. Novaria, EuroFinance Tutor Consultant, US David Blair, Senior EuroFinance Tutor MD, Acarate, Singapore 09:00 Welcome to the International Carolyn Meier, Managing Director, EuroFinance Global Head of Events, The Economist Group 09:10 Opening address Carole Berndt, Global Head Transaction Services, RBS 09:20 Embrace disruptive innovation or fail Few of us enjoy unpredictability, disruption or confusion, because stability favours the incumbent. Most companies, especially the largest and most successful, lose leadership positions because they are unable or unwilling to abandon the traditional practices and strategies that created their initial success. Ironically, this success was often itself based on innovation, while later growth relies upon layers of less radical upgrading and expansion. As the initial leap is forgotten, and success becomes associated with process, rather than the messier problems thrown up by creativity, companies ossify and their cultures and business practices all align against the new and uncomfortable. This laziness can be fatal. Here’s how to avoid that fate. Dean van Leeuwen, Co-Founder, TomorrowToday Global, UK 09:50 Disruptive innovation in practice Predicting big business shifts is almost impossible for companies. And the change required to adopt a new business model including management, culture shifts and financial upheavals can in itself lead to corporate failure. But some companies have learned to adapt to innovation in a different way: to realign business practices as well as to create a shift in how finance functions to support that. Even tweaking and small changes, as disruptive technologies interrupt, can work too. Hear stories from companies reacting to the disruptive environment. Jesper Broskov, Director Treasury, Lego Systems AS, Denmark 10:30 Refreshment break 09:00 Push back your sell-by date It’s not just your systems and business models that can slip into obsolescence. You can too. Perhaps the skills and mindset that have dominated treasury for 20 years are not those required for the world of Big Data, mobile, the Cloud, automation and globalisation. To avoid career curtailment, you need a strategic understanding of not just what is happening in treasury, but in your industry and also the wider business world. In this interactive session treasurers talk frankly about how treasury careers are changing and how they have coped with the challenges of their very different environments. David Dunkerley, Former Group Treasurer, Cable Wireless Communications, UK 09:30 Make sure your treasury model is robust enough for disruption Few treasurers would argue for decentralisation given the need for global, real time visibility and control in today’s finance departments. However, while centralisation may give treasury HQ what it wants, it creates constraints on local business units and finance staff. These constraints can mean lost revenues and inefficiencies that can occur when global rule setting discourages local entrepreneurism. The best treasuries understand local models and can incorporate them into global systems. And, just as importantly, the best treasurers have sufficient business data to be able to show disgruntled local employees that sometimes the old, local ways are in fact lower revenue or higher risk then the new. What is the best future operating model for a treasury function that can survive disruption? Sebastian di Paola, Partner, PwC, Switzerland Tyler Johnson, Corporate Treasurer, Dell Inc, US Pedro Jimenez, VP Group Treasurer, Schneider Electric, France 10:10 Refreshment break 11:10 The EuroFinance Award for Treasury Excellence 2014 This year our annual award goes to a company that has embraced our theme of disruptive innovation. Because of its desire to stay competitive, it has no fear of shifts in business practices and models. Alongside the business, its treasury also understands that the future is not static. Finance is a bit like the deck of a spaceship. It is capable of holding and analysing financial and business information, regulatory and compliance data and balancing the pros and cons of business and financial decisions including acquisitions. Sounds a bit sci-fi? Not really, it is simply a company that recognises that the finance function can drive change and add value. Winner to be announced 11:40 Getting to grips with disruptive innovation, simply All this talk of disruptive innovation seems complex: new technologies, shifts in behaviour, regulations changing the nature of business all have the potential to introduce ever more layers of complexity to the business. But complexity is not your friend. Sometimes it is necessary to strip back the complexity and understand how to introduce simplicity to the business. This speaker worked closely with Steve Jobs as advertising creative director of Apple. Jobs and his team’s relentless quest for simplicity – products, interfaces and branding – yielded the ubiquitous ‘i’ in Macs, pods, pads, and phones, among others. But this isn’t a discussion about shiny products, rather about how simplicity should be the core of how all businesses operate. This speaker, with humour and amazing insight into Jobs and Apple, has surprising things to say about turning companies around. Even if you don’t have a Steve Jobs equivalent in your company, having a vision, the ability to work collaboratively and streamline everything is key. You will walk away from this session with a new approach to managing your business. Ken Segall, Former Advertising Creative Director, Apple, US 12:30 Lunch Sponsored by: 14:00 Conference breaks into streams 10:50 Embrace your techcentricity: The new treasury paradigm The reality is that companies must continually invest in IT but is treasury too small a cog to have a say on anything other than niche technology applications? How does treasury make itself heard? And as technology moves so quickly, are TMSs becoming obsolete? Will ERP systems ever offer the niche functions treasury want? Are Swift and slow- developing applications like eBam being overtaken by alternatives? The truth is that treasurers must become experts in IT risk and IT risk management to ensure that any investment made now is not obsolete in five years’ time. Chris Skinner, Author: Digital Bank, UK Sheila Johnson, VP Treasurer, Hollister Incorporated, US Philip Pettinato, Chief Technology Officer, Reval, US Christian Mnich, Director Solution Management, Treasury Applications, SAP AG, Germany Paul Bramwell, SVP Treasury Solutions, SunGard AvantGard, US 11:30 Understand that regulation can be a treasury disruptor Many of you feel that treasury is already overburdened with compliance. The past two years have been dominated by SEPA, local regulatory, tax and accounting changes, not to mention Dodd-Frank and now Emir (European Market Infrastructure Regulation). These regulations have been disruptive. What else is to come? Are there nuances within legislation that can actually offer a path towards innovation? Here is a guide through pending regulation, further clarification on existing regulation and the issues it will raise for the end- users: companies like you. Can regulation be an opportunity rather than simply compliance? 12:00 Share your thoughts: The new treasury verdict You will have been polled on a variety of hot treasury topics before you came. We have collated your responses and our panel of treasurers will reveal your answers on some of the key issues you have voted on. Join this up-to-the minute discussion and help us delve deeper into your thoughts and the issues faced by you and your peers. Don’t forget to download the conference app to be ahead of the debate! Sponsored by 12:40 Lunch 14:00 Conference breaks into streams 6 | EuroFinance’s International Conference
  7. 7. DAY 3 | Plenary sessions Friday 17 October 2014 What can disrupt the disruptor? Predictions and alternatives Chaired by: Robert J. Novaria, EuroFinance Tutor Consultant, US Andrew Hay, Assistant Treasurer, The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company, US 09:00 It’s the end of the world as we know it No matter where you look, technology and globalisation are transforming business, political and social structures. And barely has a new model stabilised before the next arrives. What will emerge from the current maelstrom of innovation? From ‘the internet of things’ (the idea that everything comes with identifiable data and can be monitored or controlled via the internet) through to the increases in the power and influence of machine intelligence and database manipulation, this session will give you a big picture view of the trends that will influence your business and your life. James Woudhuysen, Professor of Forecasting Innovation, De Montfort University, UK 09:40 It’s the end of business as usual What is the alternative to current business practices? Are we really witnessing a change in how companies measure profit and long-term success? Can business decisions be driven by a more sustainable approach or is that merely paying lip service to shareholder and activists’ concerns? The way that companies calculate profits and performance ignores many fundamental business drivers that can change profitability. (For instance, as water prices rise and scarcity increases in the coming decades, should companies think about calculating the future price of water when deciding where to site manufacturing that requires large amounts of water?). Take a look at how this company used more holistic measurements that took into account global and future trends and allowed management to make decisions on a much more appropriate and broader set of criteria. Is this the profits model of the future? 10:20 Predicting 2015: Disruptive trends in focus It’s easy to dismiss economic predictions as being out of date, but you can’t plan your business strategy without them. Playing the predictions game is tough. The big question is how to interpret macro economic forecasts. That way you can act on what is right for your company in order to make the best decisions about where to employ people and capital. Hear about what the main disruptive trends will be in 2015 and the risks you should focus on. Will you be adjusting to rising interest rates in the US and UK? What about the Eurozone countries? Will a post-World Cup/elections pre-Olympics Brazil get its act together? Will PM Modi’s reforms work in India? What about China’s soft/hard landing? Which global industrial sectors and technologies will come into focus? This session will help you be prepared for the best and worst and change the way you think about 2015. Daniel Franklin, Editor of The World in 2015 Executive Editor, The Economist, UK 11:00 Refreshment break 11:40 Banking at the tipping point For the past five years, banks have been engulfed in wave after wave of regulatory proposals. The European Commission, the Basel Committee, the G20, the SEC, among others, have come up with Emir, FATCA and the rest, in an attempt to address the systemic risks allegedly posed by excessive leverage, OTC derivatives and the shadow banking system. But has anyone a clear idea of the cumulative effect of these changes? Since the regulations will force banks’ business models to converge, which products and services lose out? And how will new bank alliances – the creation of correspondent banking 2.0 – change the way banks deal with their customers? What about bank alternatives: payment channels and providers. What else threatens traditional banking models? Vivek Ramachandran, CEO, VT Advisory, UK 12:10 Threats and opportunities: Banking on the edge? Do banks now know how regulations will affect their relationship with their customers? Do they know which products and services they want to keep, and which they would rather went away? Have they communicated this to their customers? Who do they see as valuable? Banks never really change. Their core functions remain the same; they are monopolies and you are forced to use them. Is this finally changing in a blizzard of innovation that has disrupted traditional bank services? With threats potentially coming from outside the competitive comfort zone (think Bitcoin to replace LCs, Google or Microsoft to replace bank payment networks…), how are banks responding? What are the banks doing to innovate? How do banks see the future of banking? Chris Skinner, Author: Digital Bank, UK Jennifer Boussuge, Head of Global Transaction Services – EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UK Rajesh Mehta, EMEA Head of Treasury Trade Solutions, Citi, UK Rick Striano, Managing Director, Head of Platforms Investments, Trade Finance Cash Management Corporates, Deutsche Bank, Germany 12:50 Unmoney: The future for alternative currencies Can ‘currencies’ like Bitcoin, developed outside current monetary and banking systems, ever be anything more than a sideshow? How and why would ‘normal’ corporates and individuals use and trust them rather than existing currencies? Currencies are worthless paper and data entries given value only by our collective agreement to use them as a medium of exchange, but we implicitly trust the institutions that control them. That said, many currencies in developing markets lack this trust. And as history has shown, trusted currencies can collapse too. So what will it take for alternative currencies to become mainstream, and are they relevant to treasurers today? Chris Skinner, Author: Digital Bank, UK Jon Matonis, Executive Director, Bitcoin Foundation, US Jonas Borchgrevink, Founder CEO, Coinaaa AS, Norway 13:20 Conference ends – Please join us for lunch EuroFinance’s International Conference | 7 Venue HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center Vásár és Reklám Zrt, Albertirsai út 10, H-1101 Budapest, Hungary Preferential hotel rates We have negotiated preferential rates for three, four and five star hotels in Budapest. Simply book via Zibrant, our official accommodation bureau at www.eurofinance. com/hotelbookings. For more information: Please call Zibrant on +44 (0)1332 285 518 or email eurofinance@zibrant.com Flights October is a busy month in Budapest and flight prices rise quickly, therefore we recommend you book your flights as soon as possible to secure the cheapest rates. Airport Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport is the main airport and is just 16km from the city centre. Transport The HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center is accessible via metro, bus and taxi from the airport and city centre. For full details on how to get to and from the airport please visit: www.eurofinance.com/budapestvenue Register and pay by Friday 25 July for major discounts Free download Treasury Perspectives, the annual publication from EuroFinance, is available for you to download. 58 pages packed with insights on treasury strategy, funding, risk cash management, regulation, connectivity and global trends. 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  8. 8. DAY 1 | Stream 1 Wednesday 15 October 2014 DAY 1 | Stream 2 Wednesday 15 October 2014 What’s trending in treasury management New technology and business patterns are as much threat as opportunity. To benefit from change, companies must work hard to make it work for them. More and better data is a headache without the willingness to accept what it says and to act on it. Renewed economic growth is no use unless those with austerity mindsets can be persuaded that the glass is half full. And regulatory turmoil demands significant investment, both management and financial in new working practices. In this stream, our experts identify the key trends you cannot ignore, the developments you must co-opt now if you and your businesses are to profit from change rather than be diminished by it. Chaired by: Peter Green, Senior EuroFinance Tutor Director, TransactionBanking.com, UK Global growth strategies Globalisation continues to disrupt treasury. And nowhere is treasury’s role as key as a strategic business partner than when a company decides to expand internationally. There are the basic infrastructure needs, the liquidity provision and accounting, but treasury’s real value-add is financial intelligence that boosts the bottom line. Is Asia your target? Then you must understand the latest renminbi regulations and the system required for operating with China. Do you have Latin American retail objectives? Then innovative credit and mobile solutions are needed – perhaps a regional treasury centre too? What about frontier markets like those in Africa? It’s treasury at the front line of risk management. Wherever your company sees growth, treasury must be on top of the new risks you face, the new financial solutions you need and the new bank relationships you will have to build. Chaired by: David Blair, Senior EuroFinance Tutor MD, Acarate, Singapore 14:00 Working capital management remains firmly on the agenda As regulation bites into bank pockets and companies try to engage their own resources, internal improvements in processes and procedures can yield significant results. This case study will take a general look at working capital trends and the drivers for various solutions. Then delve into the specifics of receivables finance, supply chain finance, liquidity management solutions all designed to enhance working capital. What are the barriers to overcome and what are the key success factors externally and internally? If you need to reduce your reliance on bank funding within a constricted regulatory framework, this session will show one way forward. Miguel Silva Gonzalez, Vice President of Treasury, Delhaize Group, Belgium 14:40 The rules: Keeping your banks happy Traditionally corporates have been banks’ toughest customers – aggressive on price, demanding on service. They cherry-pick loss leaders and play one provider against another. And it’s worked in the past: banks were so keen for corporate cash and FX business that they caved in on credit and accepted the corporate concept of ‘relationship’. No more. Regulation is driving down bank profits so unprofitable customers will be ditched. And transaction banking in particular, with its continuing need for investment in new technology and its connection to banks’ core credit and funding operations, will have to change. Treasurers who understand banks’ new needs, and who are prepared to adapt their own demands to this new environment, will maintain access to a full range of banks and services. Those who don’t will find themselves out in the cold. Here’s a case study on how to keep the banks happy. Luis Montesinos, Treasury Tax Director, Campofrio Food Group, Spain 15:20 Refreshment break 14:00 Embrace all that you need to grow Companies that are able to quickly adapt to macroeconomic change, market dynamics, and regulatory pressures are those that are well-positioned to grow globally. They are leading the pick-up in MA and setting a new level of treasury involvement in a company’s global strategy. Having a well-coordinated strategy beforehand is so important and how companies approach the integration of those assets can make a big difference in value gains. What is the role of technology, the importance of understanding existing supplier and bank relationships, the processes and structures to keep, enhance or shed? This case study shows the need to get involved early in the process and how treasury can be integral to expansion or acquisition in markets. 14:40 Manage treasury to achieve global growth How does treasury play a role in global growth strategies? It may be acquisition, rolling out new products in new markets or emerging market entry. However, for treasurers burdened with a variety of processes, decentralised legacy issues and outdated technology, it can lead to a disconnect with the business and lack of visibility over any expansion. The end result can be cash blind-spots, un-hedged exposures, and ultimately business performance may suffer. How can you future proof your organisation and leverage technology to support global growth? This case study will discuss the challenges faced by global treasurers in liquidity, risk and cash. What should your approach be – shared service, regional treasury or both? What are the control issues? How do you solve the trapped cash and liquidity issues from the start? 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Getting to grips with EMIR: A primer EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation) reporting obligations have been in force since February 2014. But because of the high thresholds for speculative trades, clearing has frequently been a corporate non- event. Despite some issues with definitions of certain contract types across the EU, reporting should be under way. Still, many corporates have not yet started and others have started but have delegated reporting of external trades to their banks (and are finding out that this often does not really mean that they automatically get useful feedback). Reconciliation at repository level and between repositories still is a widely unsolved issue, leaving corporate treasurers with many unreconciled trades without any indication regarding reasons for mismatches. Nevertheless, EMIR has been, from an EU point of view, generally accepted, and is not about to go away any time soon. Those who are still lagging behind schedule will have to catch up quickly. Martin Sadleder, Managing Partner, Treamo, Austria 16:40 When treasury became compliance Treasury could be forgiven for thinking it has turned into a compliance department. Many a treasury project has been shelved or delayed because of the extreme nature of incoming regulations around the world whether it is SEPA and Emir in Europe or Dodd-Frank in the US giving rise to a need for much greater transparency. This company has substantial FX needs and was looking to increase transparency and simplify its operations with straight through processing to other systems for a work-flow that boosted efficiency and mitigated the risks involved in FX trading. It has used electronic trading to ensure best practice not only in its trading strategies, but even more so on the reporting and analysis, allowing for full audit trails and transparency. It also now has unique insight into how money is being raised and which banks are helping to raise it along with a view of its counterparty and credit risks. 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception 16:00 Relishing the role in new markets Business models suited to the ordered, post industrialised markets of the developed world are ill-adapted to the rural vastness and ever-morphing sprawls in which emerging market customers are concentrated. They also take political stability and the rule of law for granted. Treasury follows suit, assuming the role of internal regulator, imposing centralisation and compliance. Even in developed markets treasury ‘power’ comes from these roles, distracting from the objectives and needs of the real business. But the business models required to succeed in newer growth markets are even more in conflict with treasury aims, demanding flexibility, tolerance of exceptions to rules and the acceptance of increased risk. How can you best manage new markets? 16:40 Africa – time for a regional approach For an increasing number of multinationals, Africa is becoming a normal component of their emerging markets strategy. But any multi-country Africa initiative brings with it the complexity of managing multiple local cash and trade regimes, significant financial and operational risk management issues and rapidly changing infrastructures and regulations. A treasurer who has set up an African regional treasury centre takes a realistic look at the challenges and opportunities Africa can offer. Hear the case for why you should consider setting up a regional treasury centre for the continent. 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception 8 | EuroFinance’s International Conference For programme and speaker updates visit www.eurofinance.com/budapest
  9. 9. DAY 1 | Stream 3 Wednesday 15 October 2014 DAY 1 | Stream 4 Wednesday 15 October 2014 It’s never too late Regardless of the trends, and whether you are internationalising or not, you’ve got your core cash processes in place. Now it’s time to tackle the ‘to do’ list of everything that may have been missed because you have had to respond to regulatory pressures or someone else’s agenda in this disruptive environment. In this stream treasurers will showcase their latest thinking on their ‘to do’ list. This stream showcases the topics to tick off your list. Chaired by: Robert J. Novaria, EuroFinance Tutor Consultant, US The science and art of best practice treasury Most of the time it’s good enough that nothing has gone wrong. And at a time of squeezed resources, many treasurers may feel that simply coping in a world of such rapid change is in itself a success. It’s a dangerous strategy. Only by aiming for excellence through continuous improvement can treasury maintain adequate service levels and the capacity to anticipate the needs of the business. Hear from treasury champions on core treasury best practice. Chaired by: Andrew Hay, Assistant Treasurer, The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company, US 14:00 Strategic treasury: Pipedream or possibility If treasury is such an important partner to the business, why are so many CFOs reducing investment in it? Are treasurer’s correctly identifying the areas within the business where there is greatest opportunity to make improvements to shareholder value using their expertise, be it working capital, transaction processing or capital structuring. When is the right time to leave those interact with both business and high-volume data (heads of SSCs for example) to take on the strategic role? After all, data without the addition of frontline experience risks ‘anchoring’ – backward-looking forecasts that ignore paradigm shifts in operating environments. Learn how to analyse the strategic opportunity, to influence key decision makers, present strategic findings to those at different levels in the organisation and drive shareholder value through treasury. James Kelly, Head of Treasury, Rentokil Initial, UK 14:40 Forecasting: Problem solved Before writing the cheques for in-memory databases, intelligent algorithms and Big Data aggregation and analysis, you should ask some more basic questions about forecasting. What can they realistically forecast? What level of accuracy over what time periods is it worth investing in? And since in any broader or longer-term forecast, historical data must somehow be supplemented with less quantitative business intelligence, how can this be done? This company goes back to basics and looks at the cost/benefit equation of treasury forecasting: how much accuracy is it worth buying? And how significant is forecasting – and of what variables – in delivering core treasury KPI’s? What should treasurers focus on? Oliver Thissen, Head of Finance, Trilux GmBh Co, Germany 15:20 Refreshment break 14:00 From insight to action: Best practice treasury transformation Visibility is all very well, but what are you going to do with it? This is the question now faced by treasurers who have spent the last decade struggling to aggregate information across their businesses. There has been digitisation and standardisation across AP/AR, the centralisation of transactions in SSCs and payment factories and advances in Swift and bank technologies. This combines with better ERP systems and treasury dashboards. The visibility issue is getting solved. But this leaves treasurers with a new task. The data quest is ending – now you need to do something with what they have found. See here how the visibility end-game is leading to a fundamental shift in the job. Rajgopal Nayak, Chief Manager Systems Development, Asian Paints, India Vikas Chandra, Solution Manager, SAP Financial Services Network, SAP AG, Germany 14:40 Big bang treasury transformation Treasury these days needs a proactive risk management strategy in order to cope with market volatility. In order to successfully execute a proactive approach, treasury needs to be integrated with the underlying business and work on a common integrated platform. With the rapid advances in technology, STP is a reality bringing integration of treasury with ERP systems, banking platforms and Swift. But this comes with its own cost: project management, scope, approach and most important – change management. This company recognised a need for innovation in its treasury business model and technology used to achieve real-time commodity trading with straight through processing. Hear about the transformation vision, benefits achieved, stakeholder management and the common pitfalls in a big bang transformation. Nicolas Carrera, Group Treasurer, Metalor Technologies, Switzerland Katrina Baptista, Group Treasury Controller, Metalor Technologies, Switzerland Aniket Kulkarni, Director – Treasury Trading, PwC, Switzerland 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Manage liquidity with an IHB The enemy of good liquidity management is fragmentation. You must work hard to eliminate unnecessary transaction locations, bank accounts, cash pools and finance companies. The ultimate objective is to reduce the number of entities making payments and collections to a minimum. This company faced all these issues, with the obvious effects on interest margins and process efficiency. Working with their key cash management provider they created a global cash pool for major currencies: used automated zero-balance sweeps to eliminate local cash pools; created a multi- currency national pool, and consolidated multiple finance companies and pool-header accounts into a single offshore IHB. Hear about the process and the benefits. Paul Whitty, General Manager, Teva Swiss Finance Companies, Switzerland 16:40 Dusting off the eBam proposal Ten years ago no one paid attention to Swift for corporates or supply chain finance, five years ago everyone ignored SEPA. But all of those initiatives hit the deck running when the financial crisis happened and when it struck home that SEPA wasn’t just a European pipedream. eBam looks like it may be having a similar journey. It may have picked itself up again after falling off the radar following the flare of initial interest. So what’s changed? Are the banks finally coming together on formats? Or has eBam now become an effective regulatory and compliance tool and a way to address documentation issues? This company has adopted eBam, despite its shortcomings, and will talk about the process, the benefits and the stumbling blocks. 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception 16:00 Embracing innovation to achieve growth Technology no doubt has helped treasury crunch better data and deliver more meaningful analysis to support growth objectives. But technology choices are difficult and based on so many internal and external factors from business spread to industry to how IT operates within a company. Hear how to make the right decisions when determining what technology you need to power treasury. From technology delivery methods such as SaaS and cloud to advanced capabilities that systems can deliver now in forecasting, cash and liquidity management, and working capital optimisation, here is how to make the right choices. Marcus Worsley, Treasury Project Manager, Carphone Warehouse, UK Marcus Hughes, Director Business Development, Bottomline Technologies, UK 16:40 Scrutinising efficiencies for optimal Asian operations This company is growing throughout Asia and Africa and needed to integrate newly acquired businesses into its treasury processes. It also needed to optimise its working capital in these tricky markets. By simplifying its banking structure and standardising its payments and regional liquidity solutions it was able to improve its cash management and optimise its returns on trapped cash in local markets. The solutions encompass industry standards, Swift, umbrella agreements and trade facilities as well as shared services with a forward thinking strategy that enhances cash visibility and control, reduces costs, and improves STP. Treasury is now focusing on cash repatriation with regards to RMB internationalisation as well as supply/vendor efficiencies. 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception EuroFinance’s International Conference | 9Register and pay by Friday 25 July for major discounts
  10. 10. DAY 1 | Stream 5 Wednesday 15 October 2014 DAY 1 | Stream 6 Wednesday 15 October 2014 Optimising the cash cycle With all the talk of disruptive innovation and global change, it’s easy to forget that some of the most significant improvements in treasury performance come from better tuning each component process. Treasury’s core aim is to maximise cash and reduce liabilities at period close. So implement customer risk scoring to prioritise collections, automate your discounting and invoicing processes, improve cash sweeps, negotiate smarter bilateral netting with large business partners, the list goes on. In this stream our experts break the cash cycle down into its core elements and look at how to boost performance in each. Chaired by: Adrian Rodgers, Senior EuroFinance Tutor Director, ARC Solutions, UK Efficiency-driven centralisation For many companies, treasury budgets do not allow for the all-singing all-dancing systems described by the world’s mega-companies nor can they continually upgrade as innovation brings new ideas and products. However, many of the most significant improvements to treasury centralisation can be made with limited investment and positive ROIs. This stream identifies some of the most important tasks to be undertaken by treasurers and shows how they can be achieved on limited budgets and can generate savings or other benefits far in excess of their costs. Chaired by: Chris Robinson, Senior EuroFinance Tutor Director, TransactionBanking.com, UK 14:00 Enhancing cash application: Credit and collection strategies Treasurers must break down the receivables process to make sure that customers have as many easy ways to pay as possible. That means direct debits, mobile and web, e-invoicing are crucial as is incentivising early payment through automated discounting. This must be combined with discount analysis, customer risk scoring and early intervention. The end game for companies is the centralisation of receivables management in collections factories or shared service centres. There are lessons here for every treasurer. This case study illustrates how a company created a global credit and collection centre solution which has transformed its cash conversion cycle, strengthened its supply and value chain insight and enhanced enterprise wide risk management. Madalina Filipoiu, Director, Credit Collections – EMEA, Oracle, Romania Vanessa Manning, EMEA Head of Payments Cash Management, RBS, The Netherlands 14:40 Storms ahead for pooling or business as usual Notional pooling is sold as a solution to the problems created by physical cash sweeping. The latter creates a tangle of intercompany loans, cross-currency swaps and related tax and legal issues. However, pooling itself throws up complex tax and legal issues that treasurers must understand. In addition, recent regulatory changes are changing the game. Tighter bank capital rules affect the economics of net balance reporting, and stricter rules on cross-guarantees have negative tax and cost implications. Corporates with existing pools in place need to understand whether their structures still make sense. And newcomers face a new set of variables. Hear from a treasurer who is up to date with change and has put effective pooling into place. Renato Pestana, Deputy Group Treasurer, Essilor International, France 15:20 Refreshment break 14:00 Cost-effective centralisation Absolute centralisation is expensive and complicated. It requires payment factories, collections factories, company-wide ERP systems, buy-in from subsidiaries and scattered business units. And all this means money, staff and time. But many companies, faced with fragmented system, unruly local subs and limited budgets, cannot afford the platinum solution. Yet they still need to achieve at least some of the cost-savings and efficiencies that centralisation brings. So where should their treasurers start? What are the priorities in a minimalist programme? 14:40 Let your banks take the strain As an IT-heavy function, treasury can quickly run up huge investment and maintenance bills for its infrastructure. To reduce the cost of IT implementation and to reduce the risks inherent in big tech projects, treasurers can opt instead to revert to reliance on the proprietary solutions of their banks. The leading institutions can now provide an impressive array of portals, dashboards, SCF platforms, POBO/COBO solutions and electronic marketplaces for everything from trade finance to FX derivatives. They are also stores of knowledge and experience of treasury best practice. It may seem like a return to the past, but relying on one or two banks’ systems can be a way to create a coherent and sophisticated treasury framework at very limited cost. It also has the benefit of focusing your business on a small number of banks who, because of regulation, are demanding more wallet to provide key services. Hear how this company has adopted this strategy and the pros and cons. 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Underrated and underused: Multilateral netting Netting increases visibility, creates greater predictability in cash flows, reduces transaction flows and costs and lowers risk. In addition, with netting, the intercompany FX requirement for the group is centralised, netted, reduced and bought at trading rates, creating large savings for the group. So what are the key considerations for treasurers evaluating it? They need to choose between various solutions and which transactions and locations to include in the drive towards standardisation. Post-implementation, the work continues: reduce the netting cycle; include AP/AR and third-party transactions; and integrate your netting centre with your IHB. Monica Holmström, Senior Netting Specialist, Sandvik Treasury, Sweden 16:40 No excuse for poorly managed payments Unlike receivables, payments are the most predictable and controllable cash flows managed by corporates, when done properly. After all, the company can decide when to make payments, it controls the information embedded with any payment made, and its systems generate and record them. And yet, so many corporates still create payment problems by allowing scattered business and finance entities to use different formats, systems and protocols. If treasurers want an entry-level centralisation project, then setting up a fit-for-purpose payments process is perfect. Over recent years, this company has streamlined and automated its payments process starting from the purchase order creation through electronic approval into payment and statement reconciliation. The purchase to pay cycle has been automated via a mix of proprietary-built and third- party software. This allows the company to have a clear view on spending and to look at the next steps for AP using e-invoicing and treasury centralisation through setting up a payment factory. Gino Hoornaert, Director Treasury Procurement Continental Europe, Goodman 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception 16:00 The fast route to centralisation If the core objectives of your centralisation programme are global cash visibility, bank account rationalisation and automation, then they can be achieved without the kind of root-and-branch re-organisation required by, for example, a payment factory. The overlay provided by Swift Alliance Lite and the other ‘Swift for corporates’ services allow treasurers to buy-in a significant degree of centralisation cheaply. This then spurs further improvements in core processes and creates opportunities to identify other inefficiencies and bottlenecks. This company bought in a basic Swift implementation. Here are the results. 16:40 How centralisation can boost working capital Good treasurers are not just beancounters, they add value. Improving their company’s working capital position is one of the most important ways to do this, but can it be done without big outlays upfront? The first step is better cash collection and concentration. The first shouldn’t cost you anything – it’s about enforcing payment terms and efficient credit control. The second is also inexpensive: your banks provide ZBA, sweeping and notional pooling so use them. Better inventory management and procurement is a function of management not investment. So again, significant working capital improvements are available for treasurers willing to think strategically and engage with the business. This company decided to tackle working capital issues head-on. It was a struggle but here are the ROIs achievable through internal reform rather than cash outlay. 17:20 Adjourn to Treasury Networking Reception 10 | EuroFinance’s International Conference For programme and speaker updates visit www.eurofinance.com/budapest Join our LinkedIn group eurofinance.com/linkedin
  11. 11. DAY 2 | Stream 1 Thursday 16 October 2014 What’s trending in treasury management New technology and business patterns are as much threat as opportunity. To benefit from change, companies must work hard to make it work for them. More and better data is a headache without the willingness to accept what it says and to act on it. Renewed economic growth is no use unless those with austerity mindsets can be persuaded that the glass is half full. And regulatory turmoil demands significant investment, both management and financial in new working practices. In this stream, our experts identify the key trends you cannot ignore, the developments you must co-opt now if you and your businesses are to profit from change rather than be diminished by it. Chaired by: Peter Green, Senior EuroFinance Tutor Director, TransactionBanking.com, UK 14:00 The cash conundrum: Where to put short term cash? You may be holding more cash than you want to, but it’s difficult to know where to put it. Regulatory change has meant that banks’ appetite for certain types of cash balances has begun to change. And the implementation of these changes may vary from bank to bank, with different thresholds and timeframes. Your bank may be urging you to look at different places to put your short term liquidity, such as money market funds (MMFs). But regulators have also proposed potential changes to MMF’s. Do you know your CNAVs from your VNAVs (constant or variable net asset value funds?). Is the collateral debate overshadowed by the very fact that banks don’t want your overnight money on their balance sheets? What are the essential differences between bank deposit and MMFs now and potentially in the future and between Europe and the US? In this session industry representatives and end users talk you through the latest developments and the benefits and challenges for investors in navigating the short term investment landscape. Jérôme Miara, Director, Cash Financial Risk Management, Delhaize Group, Belgium Susan Hindle Barone, Secretary General, IMMFA, UK James Fuell, Board Director, IMMFA, UK 14:40 Get ready for tax attacks The politicians haven’t forgotten about tax avoiding treasurers. In Europe, pressure to introduce anti-abuse legislation is being applied at the highest levels. Schemes designed solely to minimise tax are under threat in Ireland, Luxembourg and elsewhere. Even Switzerland is overhauling its tax system. And the focus has widened from straightforward multi-country revenue arbitrage to hybrid debt instruments and differing treatments of debt and equity. In the US cash piles – many the result of tax issues – are still raising hackles too. But will the rhetoric become legislation? Here’s an update. Batanayi Katongera, Head of Transfer Pricing, Olswang LLP, UK 15:20 Refreshment break OPEN SPACES: Beyond SEPA 16:00 If you have been only taking a cursory look at SEPA in order to comply with the basics, you may be missing out. The pain of implementation for you and for your suppliers and providers has obscured the benefits you should be looking to reap. SEPA is a huge opportunity for treasurers to achieve goals that they have said are essential: SEPA is the catalyst for improved efficiency in AP/AR, for the introduction of new POBO-COBO-ROBO structures, for bank account rationalisation and much more. In this interactive session forward-thinking treasurers will present case studies on how SEPA has acted as a springboard for new dimensions on SSCs, inhouse banks, payment factories and changing processes worldwide. Supported by corporate discussion from the audience, this expert-led session will allow you to interact and hear detail not normally covered in large conference sessions. Stop thinking ‘compliance’ and start thinking ‘opportunity’. Moderated by: Jonathan Williams, Director of Payments Strategy, Experian, UK Uwe Boesl, General Manager, Novartis Investment, Luxembourg Alfredo Aleix Arguelles, Cash Liquidity Management Director, Telefonica, Spain Sonia De Paolis, Treasury Director, Tom Tom, The Netherlands 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 DAY 2 | Stream 2 Thursday 16 October 2014 Global growth strategies Globalisation continues to disrupt treasury. And nowhere is treasury’s role as key as a strategic business partner than when a company decides to expand internationally. There are the basic infrastructure needs, the liquidity provision and accounting, but treasury’s real value-add is financial intelligence that boosts the bottom line. Is Asia your target? Then you must understand the latest renminbi regulations and the system required for operating with China. Do you have Latin American retail objectives? Then innovative credit and mobile solutions are needed - perhaps a regional treasury centre too? What about frontier markets like those in Africa? It’s treasury at the front line of risk management. Wherever your company sees growth, treasury must be on top of the new risks you face, the new financial solutions you need and the new bank relationships you will have to build. Chaired by: David Blair, Senior EuroFinance Tutor MD, Acarate, Singapore 14:00 Funding and treasury transformation for growth The one sure result of new bank regulation is that the supply of bank funding will be less reliable and more volatile in price. It will also depend much more on formalised relationship give and take. That means share of wallet and a willingness to adapt treasury practices to new bank needs will beat handshakes and hospitality. But if treasurers can no longer take their banks for granted, they need to restructure their liabilities across a much wider range of instruments. This means understanding and satisfying new markets and lenders. This company recently switched from reliance on bank debt to a tailored portfolio of bond funding. Here the treasurer will explain the path it took with new structures along with its bold refinancing plans which culminated in its IPO and gave the company, post IPO, the ability to cheaply raise funds via the bond market for expansion. Mark Kirkland, Group Treasurer, Constellium, Switzerland 14:40 Delivering the basics: Working capital to fund your growth As you look towards new markets to support your corporate growth, the business requires working capital. The business needs to be paid on time, it may well need to lend its customers the money to buy its products. Getting the basic infrastructure in place is still the most important task for the treasurer of any internationalising firm. Ian Fleming, Head of Treasury, John Lewis Partnership, UK Stuart Rousell, Global Head of Working Capital Advisory, Global Banking Markets, HSBC, UK 15:20 Refreshment break OPEN SPACES: Offshore RMB 16:00 Changing regulations have transformed the Chinese currency – making it a must-have capability for banks and corporates alike. Keeping on top of what you can and can’t do with offshore and onshore RMB as well as the pace of change in China that impacts treasury structures must be a priority for corporate treasury agendas. Do you have a strategy in place? Companies now must have the systems in place to move RMB quickly and efficiently across their supply chains and to repatriate funds to a regional treasury centre. And they must understand the full range of RMB services, from trade settlement to FX risk management, to funding and liquidity management. With capital account liberalisation firmly on the agenda for the next 12 – 24 months, the RMB will only become more important. Here we cover the newest regulatory developments and predictions for capital account liberalisation, the RMB supply chain end-to-end, the latest techniques for repatriation and liquidity management and the fundamentals of RMB trade finance. RMB banking basics: choosing a partner, opening accounts, first step processes will also be discussed. The session will feature corporate case studies with additional audience insight from corporates with expertise in RMB. Moderated by: David Blair, Senior EuroFinance Tutor MD, Acarate, Singapore Jacques Molgo, Director Group Treasury Financing, Air Liquide, France Ellen Cornelissen, Director Treasury Europe, Aleris, Switzerland Christophe Pouteau, Treasurer, Gemalto, France Bert Heirbaut, Treasury Manager, Intercontinental Hotels Group, UK Matthew Clarke, Group Treasurer, Intertek Group, UK 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 EuroFinance’s International Conference | 11Register and pay by Friday 25 July for major discounts Open spaces In this new open format, corporate speakers will join the audience in a more informal setting with expert-led presentations to encourage easy and relaxed exchange of ideas.
  12. 12. DAY 2 | Stream 3 Thursday 16 October 2014 It’s never too late Regardless of the trends, and whether you are internationalising or not, you’ve got your core cash processes in place. Now it’s time to tackle the ‘to do’ list of everything that may have been missed because you have had to respond to regulatory pressures or someone else’s agenda in this disruptive environment. In this stream a series of treasurers will showcase their latest thinking on their ‘to do’ list. This stream showcases the topics to tick off your list. Chaired by: Robert J. Novaria, EuroFinance Tutor Consultant, US 14:00 Finding a new funding mix framework The one sure result of bank regulation is that the supply of bank funding is less reliable and more volatile in price. It will also depend much more in the future on formalised relationship give and take: share of wallet and willingness to adapt treasury practices to new bank needs will trump handshakes and hospitality. But if treasurers can no longer take their banks for granted, they need to restructure their liabilities across a much wider range of instruments. This means understanding and satisfying new markets and lenders. This company recently switched from reliance on bank debt to a tailored portfolio of funding: two years ago two-thirds of its debt was conventional bank credit and one year later only a tenth of it was. Here the treasurer explains why the company chose this route, the credit rating implications and how it found its way between private placement markets. What are the advantages and disadvantages? The session will also look at the role of banks in this disintermediation process. Christophe Liaudon, Group Treasurer, Neopost, France 14:40 Figure out what you are paying your banks: Counting the cost of relationships As the banks focus ever more intently on customer profitability and selection, treasurers must look at what they pay their respective cash management banks –both to analyse spends and shares of wallet and to decide how to allocate it. In the US this process is well established and standardised, with software packages available to provide complete transparency. Elsewhere the information can be hard to extract from the banks and harder still to relate to actual levels of service and product provision. So why is this? And how can treasurers build an accurate picture of cost and value in their dealings with their banks? 15:20 Refreshment break OPEN SPACES: Supply chain finance 16:00 Supply chain finance is hard work. It involves the optimisation of AP/AR systems and processes, it entails balance sheet analysis and securitisation; it means understanding the latest electronic advances like BPOs and non-bank platforms. And, hardest of all, treasurers must gain a proper understanding of their key suppliers’ finances and sensitivities in as much detail as their own. It’s no use enhancing your own DPOs and working capital levels if your efforts bankrupt your key business partners. Here are case studies from corporates that will explain the key steps in planning and implementing an SCF programme. What were the choices? What were the drivers? Where is the 80:20? What are the key pitfalls? What are realistic objectives and how can you measure them? We will also have corporate experts with insights on SCF to enhance the discussion with their experiences. Moderated by: Enrico Camerinelli, Senior Analyst EMEA, Aite Group, Italy Ingo Frutiger, Assistant Vice President, ABB Global Trade Management, Switzerland Ariane Van der Eecken, Treasury Middle Office Deputy Corporate Finance, Carmeuse, Belgium Tom Jack, Assistant Treasurer, Mondelez International, Switzerland Peter Davidsson, Treasury Director EMEA, Whirlpool Europe, Switzerland 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 DAY 2 | Stream 4 Thursday 16 October 2014 The science and art of best practice treasury Most of the time it’s good enough that nothing has gone wrong. And at a time of squeezed resources, many treasurers may feel that simply coping in a world of such rapid change is in itself a success. It’s a dangerous strategy. Only by aiming for excellence through continuous improvement can treasury maintain adequate service levels and the capacity to anticipate the needs of the business. Hear from treasury champions on core treasury best practice. Chaired by: Andrew Hay, Assistant Treasurer, The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company, US 14:00 A roadmap to world class treasury This company’s history dates back nearly a century. Much has changed along the way, not least the treasury function which strives for best practice in all its aspects. Learn about the challenges intrinsic in setting up best practice, how to establish, set-up in practice and implement policies, and operations to support business models. How can treasury define and set up priorities to ensure a company continues to transform and deliver value? Learn how treasury can continue to transform. Patrik Tolf, Deputy CFO Group Treasurer, Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden Jesper Ramsö, Head of Cash Management Sales, Wholesale banking, Nordea, Sweden 14:40 Treasury driving business transformation When faced with inflexible operations and systems that impair performance, what can a company do to turn that around to become more dynamic and what is treasury’s role? This company recently completed a two-year restructuring to build a new business that allows for a scalable, flexible and more agile and lean business model. At the heart of that restructuring, treasury has been driving a number of key initiatives to improve free cash flow, strengthen capital structure and refinance the company. Net working capital has subsequently reduced by 30% in one year, loans have been renegotiated and new equity issued. Henrik Welch, SVP, Head of Group Treasury, Vestas Wind Systems, Denmark 15:20 Refreshment break OPEN SPACES: Working capital 16:00 Working capital optimisation, whether a treasury led initiative or driven by sales and procurement remains front and centre stage. If you are in survival mode, working capital management means wringing every last drop of cash out of the entire cash cycle, with the needs of individual businesses and suppliers a distant second. If you are thriving, it remains a cornerstone of funding expansion. And as the economy returns to growth, treasurers need to change tactics. Now it’s time to support businesses, customers and suppliers with the funds and flexibility needed to grow the P L. This may mean relaxing processes, identifying bottlenecks and creating different rules for different businesses depending on their growth prospects. So what concrete steps can treasurers take to redirect their working capital processes to go growth? Here are case studies that will look at a treasury led working capital programme as well as case studies where treasury is part of the process. How do companies view working capital in a holistic way? What are the most important component pieces that treasury can tackle easily? What are the longer range projects that require more in depth analysis? With an opening to look at working capital statistics followed by the case studies and an active discussion, this session will help you to develop a total approach to optimising working capital. Marco Bigatti, Group Finance Treasury Director, Luxottica Group, Italy Mr. K. Chandrasekar, Executive Vice President, Mahindra Mahindra Ltd, India 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 12 | EuroFinance’s International Conference For programme and speaker updates visit www.eurofinance.com/budapest Open spaces New format Informal setting Expert-led presentations
  13. 13. DAY 2 | Stream 5 Thursday 16 October 2014 Optimising the cash cycle With all the talk of disruptive innovation and global change, it’s easy to forget that some of the most significant improvements in treasury performance come from better tuning each component process. Treasury’s core aim is to maximise cash and reduce liabilities at period close. So implement customer risk scoring to prioritise collections, automate your discounting and invoicing processes, improve cash sweeps, negotiate smarter bilateral netting with large business partners, the list goes on. In this stream our experts break the cash cycle down into its core elements and look at how to boost performance in each. Chaired by: Adrian Rodgers, Senior EuroFinance Tutor Director, ARC Solutions, UK 14:00 Dumb cash, clever cash What should you do with excess cash? The standard answers lead to discussions of the pros and cons of money market funds and counterparty risk. In today’s uncertain regulatory environment, there is also the question of tailoring your deposits to your banks’ liability management needs – giving operational accounts to key relationship partners. But before treasurers think about third-party providers of returns, shouldn’t they look at the better returns available internally? Cash can be used to offer discounts to incentivise early payment by debtors to generate far better returns than are available for 30-day money. It can be used to make early payments in exchange for discounts and improved supply chain efficiency. And creative treasurers have found other ways to use surplus cash to generate returns far in excess of deposit rates while also improving treasury processes throughout the company. Michal Kawski, Head of Treasury, Gazprom Marketing Trading, UK 14:40 Keeping the lid on foreign exchange risk It would be hard for the foreign exchange markets to get any more complicated. Leaving aside Emir and other regulatory initiatives, the uncertainty in the Eurozone and US over future stability and monetary policy make long-term view-taking impossible. Emerging market currencies are whipsawing on every rumour of QE tapering or economic slowdown in developed economies. The market is embroiled in its own price- fixing probe. And to cap it all, the entire FX trading environment is changing, with a fragmented and complex E-FX marketplace disrupting liquidity and best execution practices. Here we look at the biggest issues corporates face in navigating this new environment: how to mitigate the most significant currency risks efficiently and cost-effectively while maintaining the flexibility to deal with the unforeseen. 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 The risk of rising rates Growth has replaced decline, unemployment has peaked and inflation is returning, at least for the moment. For treasurers, the key significance of these changes is that they are harbingers of an era of rising interest rates. The level of risk this presents will depend on business models, funding mix and the efficiency of cash management processes. Dependency on ultra-low rates for profitability, high levels of debt, poor cash collection and concentration, and inefficient working capital management – all these will be penalised as rates rise. With significant rate hikes still some way off, now is the time for you to audit your interest rate sensitivity and take steps to mitigate it. 16:40 The drive to digitise and de-risk trade finance There is a pressing need to digitise trade finance flows in order to remove the inefficiencies inherent to paper based practices. As many MNCs have started to implement digital trade solutions, Swift launched a new series of messaging standards for LCs and guarantees (MT 798). But as trade finance dematerialises, companies are also looking for non-documentary ways to remove risk from trade transactions. The Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) is one solution developed jointly by the ICC and Swift to enable banks both to mitigate risk, provide an exporter with assurance of payment and provide a form of collateral for financing. Are those new standards responding to corporate needs? Is the BPO truly a core risk mitigation technique for the trade financing of the future, or is it a clever idea that doesn’t work well in the real world? André Casterman, Global Head Corporate Supply Chain Markets, SWIFT Member of Banking Executive Committee, ICC 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 DAY 2 | Stream 6 Thursday 16 October 2014 Efficiency-driven centralisation For many companies, treasury budgets do not allow for the all-singing all-dancing systems described by the world’s mega-companies nor can they continually upgrade as innovation brings new ideas and products. However, many of the most significant improvements to treasury centralisation can be made with limited investment and positive ROIs. This stream identifies some of the most important tasks to be undertaken by treasurers and shows how they can be achieved on limited budgets and can generate savings or other benefits far in excess of their costs. Chaired by: Chris Robinson, Senior EuroFinance Tutor Director, TransactionBanking.com, UK 14:00 Running just to stand still Setting up a shared service centre and running it as efficiently as possible are just the beginning of a treasurer’s quest for cost savings. Mature shared services locations rapidly lose the wage arbitrage benefits that largely drove their choice in the first place. In addition, as workforces become more sophisticated, they become more mobile and less concerned about job security. Regulations change too, altering the relative merits of different countries and cities. Treasurers must be ready to change their SSC models to take advantage of this evolution. They must constantly evaluate the best jurisdictions and decide whether to move or to change business model, for example using a hub- and-spoke model of multiple SSCs. In this case study, a company shows how they maintain the long-term sustainability of their SSC operating model and outlines the current thinking on optimum location and practices. 14:40 SSCs as a value contributor Shared service centres continue to be an essential efficiency tool for multinational corporates and locations can often be in the CEE region. SSCs are, however, often misunderstood as a cost centre only, when in fact they can be an important value contributor. They are a hybrid, delivering the economies of scale and skill offered by a centralised organisation model with the focused service delivery benefits of a decentralised organisation model. This company takes us through their story – from the rationale behind the decision to create an SSC, through key decisions such as: what functions to centralise, which location to choose, labour aspects – all leading to a successful “go-live” and operating an efficient SSC. The case will show how significant cost savings, transparency and added value can be achieved through a shared service strategy which can include everything from SEPA compliance to a harmonised regional account structure, cash pooling, netting and centralised connectivity. The case study will also detail the hurdles from cultural issues and buy-in to setting the correct KPIs and acting on regulatory change. Andreas Gehrmann, Head of Transition Management, RWE Group Business Services, Germany Zsuzsanna Rozsa, TS Sales Regional Head CEE, ING, The Netherlands 15:20 Refreshment break 16:00 Plugging in payments Decentralised processing of payments and reconciliation by subsidiaries creates duplication, lost opportunities to leverage transaction volumes and a lack of overview of the company’s payments at the central level. Implementing an SSC to manage payments for the entire corporate group will achieve economies of scale in the administration of the payments. But it will not solve the fundamental issue of multiple systems and so will not generate the benefits that accrue from centralising all account and payment information in the same system. These include lower banking costs, improved working capital, better management of intra-day balances and lower admin and IT costs. So how can companies get the benefits of both an SSC and a payments factory? Do they need both? And if so, which comes first? 16:40 POBO plus COBO: Is this the ultimate goal? Shouldn’t treasury centralisation demand uniform processes and customer interfaces through an SSC, centralised payments through a payment factory and a collections factory implemented via the ERP system? Such a solution requires sophisticated payments on behalf of (POBO) and collections on behalf of (COBO) structures backed up by bank product solutions that address the technical and operational challenges corporates face. Treasurers also need commercial advice to identify the optimal set-up for their POBO and COBO structures. Both create complex intercompany positions and the latter in particular is complex, though it promises bank account reduction, the centralisation of credit management, standardised and centralised receivables reconciliation and centralised cash collection. Here is how. 17:20 Conference adjourns to day 3 EuroFinance’s International Conference | 13Register and pay by Friday 25 July for major discounts
  14. 14. Pre-conference training Treasury management for CFOs In the radically changing economic environment, treasury is both central and critical to many of the key tasks facing a CFO – managing FX risks, ensuring availability of credit, driving working capital efficiency and restructuring banking relations to work in a shared services environment. This workshop provides practical examples of the best practice used by multinationals to meet these challenges. It is ideal for a CFO new to treasury management or as a refresher to update your current knowledge and set the agenda for the coming year. Course tutor: Chris Robinson, Senior EuroFinance Tutor Director, TransactionBanking.com, UK Why train with us? If you are looking to add value to your role and further your treasury and cash management career, then train with EuroFinance. Real world treasury training Each course uses both theoretical and practical training techniques. But what makes us stand out from other training companies is our use of corporate case studies. Our guest tutors come from some of the world’s most forward thinking treasuries to show you how they put the theory into practice. Leave with skills and techniques that you can immediately apply when you get back to the office. Unrivalled knowledge of current best practice We talk to treasurers on a daily basis. Through our annual conferences, research and the EuroFinance Corporate Treasury Network we have a direct line to what matters most to the profession and update our courses accordingly. Our editorial team travels to over 40 countries and interviews 2,000 senior professionals a year giving us an unrivalled view of latest developments and best practice. Truly global The fact that we run treasury events all around the world separates us from other training providers. We can offer you an unrivalled view on not just domestic, but regional and global issues. If your business is global then we are your perfect training partner – train your staff from Hong Kong to Brazil to the same standard of excellence. We also offer our training courses in a number of different languages. Expert tutors We have secured the services of the leading tutors in the profession with both banking knowledge and corporate expertise to give you the best all-round training available. They use a mix of teaching methods including lectures, real-life case studies and group exercises. Our treasury specialists have worked with the treasury and cash management profession for over 22 years. We have a reputation for delivering cutting-edge, sophisticated and high-level events around the world. To see our global portfolio go to www.eurofinance.com/training Best practice in international treasury and current trends • Treasury as a strategic tool and performance driver for the CFO • Maximising liquidity and availability of credit facilities • Role of ERP systems to create supply chain efficiency • New products and responses of the banking players • Impact of the credit crunch on bank relationships • Coping with FX: interest rate; commodity; counterparty risk Treasury organisation and treasury techniques • Organisation of treasury and the role of the CFO • Setting treasury policy and governance • Levels of treasury responsibility: centralised; distributed; decentralised • Inter-company lending: re-invoicing; factoring • Centralising exposure management: inter-company FX • Tax neutral or tax advantaged treasury vehicles Liquidity management and investment • Types of notional pooling, zero balancing and concentration • The tax, legal, documentation and regulatory issues • Mobilising core balances and money market investment • Impact of IAS 39 and Basel II/III on the corporate balance sheet Supply chain management and working capital • Principles of supplier and receivables financing • Financing: POs; invoices; acceptances; Leveraging credit differentials • Distributor and inventory financing Shared service centres and payment factories • Critical role of treasury to deliver banking interfaces to SSCs • Integration of ERP accounting with payments systems • Achieving economies of scale: benchmarking the processes • Challenges to eliminate domestic instruments and paper Global payment infrastructure and technology • Multi banking and corporate access to: Swift; FileAct; MA-CUGs; SCORE • What is happening in SEPA? • Automated bank reconciliation and receivables matching • The great formats debate: ISO20022; EDIFACT; ANSI; BANSTA; BAI; MT940 • Creating a treasury dashboard What to expect in the future • Treasury policy agenda issues for CFOs An integrated treasury: Systems and connectivity A focused snapshot of the systems and integration solutions that enable corporate treasurers to uncover the most relevant information from the wealth of disparate data they access, and then to automate the appropriate transactions. It investigates current trends and emerging solutions being used by major corporates in different regions, and provides insights to the technologies that will shape the role of treasury in the coming years. Attending this course will be particularly relevant for those seeking to maximise the value of the conference exhibition since many of the examples and case studies will feature solutions being showcased by exhibitors. Course tutor: Peter Green, Senior EuroFinance Tutor Director, TransactionBanking.com, UK Overview of channels and systems • Requirements of a treasurer: information, analytics and transactions • Treasury systems versus ERP systems • Sources of data • Standards for integration and connectivity • Security: technical and operational Treasury systems • Treasury management systems: core functionality • Key providers of TMS • Trading platforms • Treasury analytics and risk management • Treasury accounting ERP systems • Enterprise resource planning systems: core functionality • AP, AR and inter-company flows • Linkage to card-based solutions • Integration: requirements and tools Case study: Part 1 • Typical multinational systems and connectivity requirements Banking channels • Typical banking services for connectivity • Proprietary online banking channels • File-based channels • Emerging mobile solutions • Information solutions • Integrating with internal systems Corporate access to Swift • Overview of Swift • Rationale for Swift and current usage • Swift solutions (FIN vs FileACT) • Integration options (Alliance Lite, Swift Bureau, Direct) Case study: Part 2 • Design and integration strategy for a ‘typical’ multinational Emerging solutions • eBAM: electronic bank account management • ISO20022 standards • Implications of SEPA for February 2014 • SaaS: software as a service • Cloud solutions Course wrap-up • Summary of key topics • Course evaluation • Presentation of certificates 14 | EuroFinance’s International Conference For programme and speaker updates visit www.eurofinance.com/budapest
  15. 15. Tuesday 14 October 2014 Driving value through efficient financial planning, analysis and reporting Where do we earn money - where do we lose money? What are the drivers behind our business performance? What are your options and how do decisions impact the original plan? Putting information at the heart of decision making helps organisations achieving their goals. It is based on our belief that information is what drives a business. This course will help you identify what information is essential and give you the tools to use it across the entire group. Course tutor: Thea Caminada, Director, PwC Switzerland Liquidity: Managing your company’s lifeblood With credit tight and risk weighted pricing a fact of life, managing cash resources “just in time” yields more than ever before. Making better use of available liquidity requires the exploration of uncharted waters and cross-functional collaboration. Identifying opportunities is often not difficult. Building the business case and operationalizing change is more resilient. This pre-conference course provides financial and non-financial executives a thorough understanding of cash generation and cash management options. At the end participants will have a good understanding of: • The interdependencies between the physical and financial supply chains • How companies can benefit and improve their strategic position by linking the management of the physical and financial supply chains • How to identify the opportunity cost of inefficiencies as well as calculating the benefit case Course tutor: Bas Rebel, Director, PwC Netherlands Regulation and controls: Pain or necessity? Regulation is not a new area for treasurers, yet the regulatory environment is becoming more complex all the time. Knowing which regulations impact treasury and how to respond is a growing challenge for entities. In addition a more connected and cyber- friendly world created new risks for treasury especially in the area of payment security and data. This course will show you what a good treasury control environment looks like in today’s world. By the end of the course, you will have an understanding of: • Managing global regulatory risk and opportunities in an ever changing environment • A high level overview of the regulations that impact treasury the most • The impact of a more digital/cyber environment on treasury and the security challenges it brings • Best practices internal control frameworks for corporate treasurers • How to create a case for change and implement it. Course tutor: Tom Cools, Director, PwC France Focus and alignment • Creating insight – a key value add from the finance function • Planning your strategy • How to derive drivers based on your strategic objectives • Key success factors for implementation - focus and alignment across the enterprise Case study • Derive business drivers and design strategy map for a multinational group Best practice planning • Realising the value of budgeting and forecasting – what do companies say? • Overview of types of planning concepts • A perspective on best practice planning • Key success factors for designing the  process and its implementation Best practice analysis and reporting • Measure to forecast – a permanent performance management process • Key challenges • Best practice reporting and analysis • Key success factors for designing the process and its implementation Case study • Redesign planning and reporting processes for a multinational group Enabled by technology • Key pre-requisites and functionalities • Market overview • How to approach software selection Course wrap-up • Summaries of key topics / learnings • Course evaluation Finding liquidity locked in your business operation • Understanding the balance sheet and profit loss statement: liquidity is more than “cash and cash equivalents” • Understanding the cash conversion cycle • Interdependencies between P2P, fulfilment, O2C and Treasury processes Understanding the opportunity cost of liquidity • Liquidity in the equation of the company value • The consequences and risk of carrying too little or too much liquidity • Liquidity and trade (credit) risk management • Impact on core business strategy Business case • Participants will work on a anonymised project case • discovering the opportunities • quantifying the benefit • identifying the project risk Strategies to optimize corporate liquidity and cashflow • Operationalise the business case for change • Organize sponsorship across disciplines • Picking the right KPIs • Managing change and the new processes effectively Regulation, regulation, regulation • High level overview of regulatory requirements – e.g. EMIR, MiFID II, Dodd-Frank, MAD, REMIT, IFRS and Basel III • Impact on treasury • Response framework • Opportunities for treasury The basics of good treasury control • Impact of globalisation, connectivity and ‘cyber space’ on treasury • Building blocks of a sound treasury control environment • Responsibility framework • Changing the culture in your organisation Building a business case for change • Assessing the risk (includes a case study) • Organising sponsorship across the organisation • Making change stick EuroFinanceisregisteredwiththeNationalAssociationofStateBoardsof Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. For more information regarding refund, complaint and cancellation policies, contact EuroFinance on +44 (0)20 7576 8555. | www.nasba.org Earn up to 7 CPE credits for each of these courses Delivery method: Group-live Program level: Intermediate No prerequisites or advanced preparation required EuroFinance’s International Conference | 15Register and pay by Friday 25 July for major discounts
  16. 16. The most comprehensive training course we offer... A 10-day residential course that covers the key components of effective international treasury management and how treasury is changing as a result of the economic upheaval. You will also have the opportunity to meet fellow professionals from around the world and build relationships that will support you in your ongoing treasury career. The course is broken into three modules – choose to attend as many as you need. www.eurofinance.com/summerschool Summer School 2014 International Cash Treasury Management Monday 4 – Friday 15 August 2014 | London, UK There’s no need to be alone Whatever project you are working on, other ECTN members are working on it too. Join today to tap into the collective knowledge and experience of a global treasury peer group. Simply tell us what your interests are and we will invite you to moderated calls, benchmarking and expert briefings with like-minded treasurers. Our current members are finding it invaluable. “The ECTN is a great resource for me. I have access to leading treasury professionals around the world and can exchange knowledge and solutions on the things that might otherwise keep me awake at night.” Katherine Emmens Group Treasurer, Kodak Alaris “A unique benchmarking opportunity to measure your processes and procedures in a real time open and candid arena.” Andrew Hay Assistant Treasurer, The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company Practical and time saving Confidential, corporate-only global network Timely, hot topics Moderated peer group calls Expert briefings Benchmarking Reports to share internally Join today – Go to www.eurofinance.com/joinectn Membership is for corporate treasury professionals only and free of charge. Any questions? Call Emma Brady on +44 (0)207 576 8526 or email emmabrady@eurofinance.com
  17. 17. Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities There are a limited number of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities available. If you have products to offer corporate treasurers and finance directors, then this is the ideal opportunity to demonstrate them. Please call Ed Virtue on +44 (0)20 7576 8516 or email edvirtue@eurofinance.com for more information. Official sponsors, exhibitors and partners ab EuroFinance’s International Conference | 17

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