The Treasury Summit 2018 Sydney: 22nd 25th May, 2018
Expert Speaker Line up: Bláthnaid Byrne AGL Energy Craig Busch Global Treasurer WorleyParsons Greg Manning Qanta Jeff Etherington Caltex Paul Byrne QBE Insurance Dane Birdseye and Insurance Manager Cochlear Limited Paula Dupuy Treasurer Lion Peter Candy Graincorp Nick Osler CPB Contractors Fehraz Falil GM Treasury & Financial Management icare NSW Chelsea McGregor Oil Search John Osborne Group Tax, Treasury, and Risk Manager SunRice Michael Momdjian Treasurer Sydney Airport Carol Lydford Treasurer Toyota Financial Services Carolyn Ireland Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Joanna Wakefield Former Asciano Nanette Lowe Former The Star Entertainment Group Ross McKean Former Orica/Toll/EZCorp
CONFERENCE OUTLINE The Treasury Summit 2018 is the only peer-to-peer treasury event in Australia. Bringing together s and treasury leaders from Australia s most successful companies, it is designed to address the central issues faced by treasurers in 2018. Gain the skills to add maximum value to your organisation, develop efficient treasury systems and cultivate organisational integration. You will also learn to harness operational and financial risk, change and disruption in order to optimise the treasury function of your business. KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING Develop and implement the optimal Treasury Management System Navigate and harness fast-paced change and disruption Implement strategies to add more value with treasury Optimise treasury interaction with other company functions Manage financial and operational risks AUDIENCE This event will bring together business leaders responsible for treasury management. Job title categories that will attend include: Treasurer Assistant and Deputy Treasurer Treasury Manager CFO CEO CONFERENCE LOGISTICS Venue: L Aqua Dockside Address: Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney NSW 2000 Dates: 22 25 May 2018 Start/Finish: 8:30 am 5:00 pm REGISTRATION AND ENQUIRIES To register for The Treasury Summit 2018 simply complete the registration form at the back of this brochure and send to: events@konnectlearning.com.au or call 02 8248 0200. Alternatively, registrations can be made online at: http:// www.konnectlearning.com.au/conferences SPONSORSHIP Strategic sponsorship opportunities are limited. Contact the sponsorship team on 02 8248 0200 or email events@ konnectlearning.com.au to discuss sponsorship package options.
Day One: Pre-Conference Workshop 22 May 2018 8:30 Registration, morning coffee and tea 12:30 Lunch Getting the balance right: a corporate treasury best-practice masterclass Despite the overwhelming variety of advice and solutions for treasury concerns, it is difficult to access well-rounded and unbiased perspectives on how to run a suitable treasury function. This workshop is designed to give you access to the expertise and wisdom gleaned from years of experience at the helm of major local and global companies. Drawing from 25+ years of experience, Ross McKean will take you through each of the key decisions and issues that affect treasurers and how he recommends addressing them. This is an interactive session, questions and individual case studies from participants are encouraged. This workshop will cover: When and why to develop a Treasury Management System (TMS): How more complex treasuries can benefit from technological support Which systems are appropriate to which treasuries Engendering buy-in from the CFO for a much-needed system Why some companies benefit from a more hands-on approach International markets and international business activities: Navigating huge turnover in foreign markets Managing liquidity in international business segments Risk Management: FX risk from foreign turnover Interest on international debt Liquidity and capital risk Credit risk and pricing Adding value: How to become a trusted partner to executives Framing advice to underscore its worth and the level of expertise required to give it Demonstrating involvement with company imperatives and strategy Workshop Facilitator: Ross McKean, Former, Orica/Toll/EZCorp
DAY TWO 23 MAY 2018 8:15 Registration, morning coffee and tea 8:35 Opening remarks from chair: Ross McKean, Former Group Treasurer, Orica/Toll/EZCorp OPTIMISING TREASURY PRACTICE 8:45 Maximising the accuracy of cashflow forecasting Consolidating cashflow information from hundreds of sources into a centralised model Breaking account information down into divisions and time brackets Determining the value-add of technology solutions versus hands-on processes Methodology and approach for working capital management: Boosting the efficiency of accounts pay and receivable Optimising the use of bank transaction structures Craig Busch, Global Treasurer, WorleyParsons 9:30 Looking to the horizon of capital markets and funding activities How do we address a lack of volatility in the market? Navigating a low-liquidity environment with less stimulus What s new in corporate debt issuance as opposed to securitised debt? How is investment changing? Moving away from low interest Quantitative easing What does the banking royal commission mean for businesses? Trends in the market: What funding sources are available? Which different financial structures are of interest? Bank Thought Leader TBA 10:15 Optimising treasury activity in international markets Sorting the wheat from the chaff : Maximise return by selecting the most appropriate market from which to source funds Strategically investing in foreign markets to account for liabilities in that currency Ensuring secure investment in foreign currency with optimal hedging requirements Peter Candy,, Graincorp 11:00 Morning tea 11:15 Driving optimal working capital Identifying an industry-wide best practice methodology Determining optimal working capital benchmarks: Avoiding bankruptcy from low levels of capital Ensuring efficiency by investing excess cash Boosting liquidity and forecast accuracy with financing programs Nick Osler,, CPB Contractors SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY 12:00 Managing liquidity and driving fungibility Preventing loss by ensuring optimal liquidity across all business structures Funding and liquidity in the bank loan and corporate bond market Maximising the fungibility of liquidity across your organisation to: Traverse multi-regulator environments Ensure peak velocity of capital Limit regulator involvement Navigate international regulations Paul Byrne,, QBE Insurance 12:45 lunch ECONOMIC UPDATE: 1:45 Maximising the functionality of your Treasury Management System Optimising straight through processing Saving time by integrating systems: Dealing portals with banks Linking accounting system to TMS Accounting journals from TMS Leveraging your system to add more value to your organization by: Boosting time for analysis Reducing data entry Reducing operational risk Dane Birdseye, and Insurance Manager, Cochlear Limited ORGANISATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND CHANGE 2:30 Engendering company-wide awareness for treasury concerns Generate understanding of treasury by removing the jargon from communications Identifying and linking with key internal business partners Educating the treasury function on the business Reducing the risk around exposures by on-boarding all company segments Chelsea McGregor,, Oil Search 3:15 Afternoon tea 3:30 Environmental, Social and Governance considerations for treasurers Transitioning your organisation to greater ESG consideration in decision making and communications How are ESG factors influencing executive and board appointments in Australia and abroad? What are the practical benefits for businesses investing with ESG as a priority? What is the best practice for lenders to engage ESG issues within their business? Bláthnaid Byrne,, AGL Second panellist TBA Third panellist TBA 4:15 New movements in payments processing Optimising treasury operations to cater for widespread changes in payments Capitalising on the opportunities afforded by real-time payment platforms Preparing for the New Payments Platform: Overcoming the finance sector s administrative hurdles to real-time payments Anticipating policy and procedural changes How can treasury leverage the rise of the fintech world? Fehraz Falil, GM Treasury & Financial Management, icare NSW 5:10 Networking Cocktail Function TBA 6:00 End of day one PANEL DISCUSSION:
DAY THREE 24 MAY 2018 8:15 Registration, morning coffee and tea 8:35 Opening remarks from chair: Ross McKean, Former Group Treasurer, Orica/Toll/EZCorp TREASURY RISK MANAGEMENT 9:00 The importance of treasury risk management Navigating the increasing expansion of treasury into risk management: Adapting your methodology to new practices Establishing specialist staff and teams Policies, governance and reporting Implementing the right risk management practices for your business needs: Financial risk management in liquidity and commodity Foreign exchange risk management Interest rate risk Greg Manning,, Qantas 9:45 The importance of treasury risk management Navigating the increasing expansion of treasury into risk management: Adapting your methodology to new practices Establishing specialist staff and teams Policies, governance and reporting Implementing the right risk management practices for your business needs: Financial risk management in liquidity and commodity Foreign exchange risk management Interest rate risk Carol Lydford, Treasurer, Toyota Financial Services 11:00 Morning tea 11:15 Which risk management approaches work best for which treasuries? Navigating potential risks and who they affect: Political risk FX and commodity Counterparty risk Operational risk where do you locate resources Technology risk importance of disaster recovery Cyber-Risk Implementing risk management for treasury: Identifying and setting your risk appetite Hedge accounting practices Implementing policy and procedures PANEL DISCUSSION: Jeff Etherington,, Caltex Michael Momdjian, Treasurer, Sydney Airport Nanette Lowe, Former, The Star Entertainment Group 12:00 CREDIT RATING UPDATE What are the dominant economic factors driving credit rating changes? How are technological and business disruption creating hurdles? Developing and sustaining working relationships between agencies and corporations Credit rating thought leader TBA 12:45 lunch VALUE-ADDED TREASURY 1:45 Forging productive working relationships Boost support and compliance by communicating what treasury does Advocating systems to all levels of the business in language that they understand Working with company segments to keep on top of exposures Creating rapport and trust by establishing informal communication lines Paula Dupuy, Treasurer, Lion 2:30 Ingraining business needs within treasury operation Reimagining the treasury function by taking a holistic view of company operations Exceeding the expectations of treasury by integrating the needs of other functions Working with other departments to optimise overall business performance Boosting the relevance and importance of treasury by questioning where it can add value John Osborne, Group Tax, Treasury, and Risk Manager, SunRice 3:15 Afternoon tea 3:30 Aligning treasury with the organisational profit motive Analysing business operations to determine which ways treasury can add more value Forecasting strategic developments and managing capital accordingly Making best use of existing resources for maximum profit Engaging strategic tech, training and resources to boost treasury performance Carolyn Ireland,, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries 4:15 End of day one
Day Four 25 May 2018 8:30 Registration, morning coffee and tea Workshop A: 9:00 am 12:30 pm Workshop B: 1:30pm-5:00pm Breaking into the world of high finance Are you feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of having to organise financing - be it initial funding, project finance or looking to diversify your funding sources? Chances are you re receiving conflicting advice from various sources. This workshop aims to help you take control of the process. It will cover the what, why, how and when of sourcing and implementing appropriate financing for your needs. This workshop will cover: Bank financing, project finance and debt capital markets Determining the most appropriate form of funding for your business needs Best practice for implementing funding solutions Cutting through the jargon of terms and conditions Documentation and execution Avoiding common pitfalls for first time or inexperienced treasury teams Workshop Facilitator: Joanna Wakefield, Former and General Manager Finance, Asciano Joanna has 20+ years as an executive including, financial controller, and CFO roles in many and varied companies, both listed and unlisted, and would now like to share her experience and expertise as a consultant. Her expertise is in bank financing, project finance, debt capital markets, financial risk management, external reporting, stakeholder management and investor relations. As well as experience in various listings, relistings, mergers and acquisitions and financing she also gained operational experience in numerous finance related executive roles across industries ranging through funds management, property, social infrastructure and logistics/infrastructure. Lunch: 12:30 Achieving more with less with small treasury teams A common issue facing Corporate Treasurers is encapsulated by the catch phrase, do more with less. This problem is now more pertinent than ever as treasury is faced with greater funding, risk, and strategic functions and urged to run increasingly lean and minimal teams. This workshop will equip you with the tools to a drive efficient, accurate and high-performing treasury function with a combination of time-tested efficiency-gain techniques and innovative approaches. This workshop will cover: Building your external network to help you get the work done Leveraging off internal and external relationships to strategically delegate certain functions Tackling large workloads with small teams Minimising data-entry with the right technology Driving cost effectiveness by determining the optimum size of your treasury team Optimise efficiency by engendering company-wide engagement with treasury systems and procedures Building and sustaining a high-performing team culture Workshop Facilitator: Nanette Lowe, Former, The Star Entertainment Group Nanette Lowe is an experienced whose most recent position at The Star Entertainment Group saw her manage the complex treasury and cashflow function of a major casino network with a team of two. She specialises in the area of risk management, such as foreign exchange, derivatives, and commodities. Nanette has experience working with facility agreements, debt portfolio management, working capital management, and cash flow. Her industry background includes marketing of commodities, funds management, distribution and manufacturing, and property. End of Workshops: 5:00
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