Seminar

Electronic Payments Workshop

This seminar is complimentary for attendees of the AFP of Canada Treasury Management Forum (a $475 value).

This 4-hour workshop examines electronic payment options from a consumer-to-business (C2B) perspective and a business-to-business (B2B) perspective. The workshop will cover domestic CAD payment options (low-value and high-value) and international payments, with a focus on USD-based payments and international ACH. The session covers payment methods including PAD/ACH, wires/SWIFT, commercial and consumer card-based payments and provides a comparison and contrast of Canadian systems to U.S. payment systems. 

Instructor:
Larry De Palma, CTP
President
TDG-Phenix, Inc.

Concurrent Roundtables

Standardized Banking and Cash Management in an Acquisitive Environment

Highly acquisitive companies tend to maintain a host of legacy banking and cash management providers, as well as a variety of de-centralized systems and processes creating a fragmented treasury operation. Through lessons learned, build a blue-print for streamlining the cash management and treasury structure while integrating systems and processes across Regional Business Units amid consistent cycles of acquisition.
Facilitators:
Victoria Patterson
Director, Client Manager
Citi 

Brian Costello 
Treasurer
Direct Energy

Trade Finance in an Uncertain Global Environment

Now more than ever, Canadian business is being affected by economic and political uncertainty around the globe. Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada’s official export credit agency, can support and partner with you to navigate the tides of uncertainty by providing global trade finance, insurance, and risk mitigation solutions. Also hear from a corporate practitioner as he talks about how they have utilized the services of EDC.
Facilitator:
Keith Thompson
Strategic Account Executive
Export Development Canada (EDC)

Regulatory Risk Mitigation

With endless regulatory changes transpiring across the globe, the right policies, controls and measures must be in place to capture and manage all of these developments.  In this roundtable, discuss the proper levels of risk tolerance and discover where you may have operational risk exposure.
Facilitator:
Johanne Gauthier, CTP, CMA
Director- Treasury & Corporate Finance
The CSL Group, Inc.

Choosing and Using the Right Treasury Technologies 

Join industry experts in an interactive roundtable discussion on how to select and effectively use treasury technology. How do you create a cost justification and/or a business case? How do you evaluate different technologies and vendors? What do you need to consider when implementing new systems to maximize effectiveness? Discussion includes Bank Connectivity (including SWIFT), Treasury Management Systems, Market Information Portals, Trading Tools, and more.
Facilitators:
Bob Stark
Vice President, Strategy
Kyriba 

Joan Verleih, CTP 
Senior Advisor Cash Management & Banking
Enbridge, Inc.

Counterparty Risk Management

Unfortunately, exposure to various counterparties exists. The good news is that there are a number of companies that have developed diverse models to analyze the risks. Join a discussion focusing on what your peers are doing to manage this complex issue.
Facilitator:
Nilly Essaides
International Treasury Consultant

Trends in the Canadian Debt Markets 

What is the current status of the Canadian debt capital markets? What is the latest in covenants? And what do you need to look out for?

Navigating Risk in the Insurance Environment

As more and more treasurers and treasury groups take on the risk insurance, there are many aspects of that function that need to be reviewed in light of changing market conditions and the industry itself. As the economy improves and the industry continues to consolidate, how does that affect the different types of insurance, from D&O to P&C to even cyber insurance. Hear from an insurance industry expert and a corporate as they discuss the current state of insurance.
Facilitators:
John Floras
Director, Risk Management & Insurance
Ontario Power Generation, Inc.

Stephen Charnley
Managing Director
Marsh, Custom Risk Group

Euro Crisis Fallout- What's Your Contingency Plan?

Rocky global markets could be forewarning fallout in the eurozone. What would these changes mean in terms of your hedge commitments, financial exposures, ISDA agreements? In this roundtable, discussion will cover considerations as well as preventative steps to take to mitigate your exposure should predictions become reality.
Facilitator:
Krishnan Iyengar
Vice President-- Sales Development and Chairman-Hedge Accounting Technical Task force
Reval

Capital Structure: What's the Right One for Today's Markets? 

There is a science and art to constructing the right capital structure and the treasurer plays a key role in optimizing their companies' use of capital to support corporate strategy and maximize value. Join in this roundtable to discuss the need for capital for the purpose of maintaining liquidity first, then a cash buffer and more for possible acquisitions as well as organic growth, and then the possible payment of a dividend or a share repurchase. 
Facilitator:
Arthur Kacprzak
Director, Treasury Services
Samuel Son & Co.

FX Hedging Strategies: How Does Your Company's Program Match Up in this Volatile Market? 

Many companies have put in place a very well structured FX hedging program. They have been implementing their programs for years and in some cases even decades. Given the changing dynamics in global trade and the volatility of the currency markets, is it time to take a fresh look at your program? Do you have the right one in place? 
Facilitators:
Matt Matthews
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan 

Librada Killian 
Executive Director
J.P. Morgan

Payments Update 

The Canadian payments landscape is evolving both naturally with new players, products and services and through external drivers including changing regulatory requirements and the recommendations made by the Task Force for the review of the Payments System. The Canadian Payments Association, along with many of the stakeholders in the industry, has articulated their views on the future payments system for Canada. Discuss issues, challenges, timing and costs and overall impacts on stakeholders – business, consumers and financial institutions.
Facilitators:
Doug Kreviazuk
Vice-President
Policy and Public Affairs, Canadian Payments Association

Ron Matthews
Manager, Cash Operations
Imperial Oil Limited  

Global Treasury Structures and Processes 

For multinational companies operating in numerous countries, there are a number of ways to structure your treasury group and manage your cash. Learn about alternative pooling structures and their pros and cons, as well as establishing a cross-currency notional pool. 
Facilitators:
Rory Langran, CTP (CD)
Assistant Vice President, Global Payments & Cash Management
HSBC Bank Canada

Winston Cummins
Director, Operational Accounting
lululemon athletica, Inc.

Carina Ruiz
Senior Manager
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Commodities Risk 

Historically, most businesses could withstand changes in commodity prices, as swings were usually temporary, cyclical and manageable. However, structural changes in the global economy are creating wilder swings that not only affect short term profits, but also long term planning and investment. Every company must develop a formal risk management approach to counter the growing volatility. Discuss strategies for building a framework based on infrastructure, governance programs, and analytical capabilities to better manage your exposure.
Facilitator:
Michael Denton
Partner
Oliver Wyman, Inc. 

Upcoming Changes to Hedge Accounting Under IFRS and US GAAP 

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) proposes significant changes to the current hedge accounting requirements. It has developed a new principal-based and less complex standard for hedge accounting. This roundtable will focus on the impact on the treasury risk management strategies of those improvements and other changes including: choice of hedging instruments, revision of hedging relationships, choice of hedging components in non-financial items. Further, compare and contrast the changes under IFRS to the FASB's proposed revised standards under US GAAP for hedge accounting.
Facilitator:
Valerie Gills
Partner
Advisory Services, KPMG, LLP

Treasury Metrics: Scorecards and Dashboards 

According to AFP’s survey, only 50% of companies measure their treasury’s performance, however, more companies want to. In this roundtable discussion, learn how treasury’s visibility is making it increasingly more essential to have a standard performance measurement. Review a template for a treasury scorecard and hear best practices from peers.
Facilitator:
Nilly Essaides
International Treasury Consultant

Interest Rate Risk Management in an Ultra Low Rate Environment

The Fed has declared that short term interest rates will remain low through 2012 and into 2013.  Long term interest rates are at historical lows. What does this mean, and what role does this play in the funding strategy of organization? Learn strategies that you can employ now.
Facilitator:
James MacKinnon
National Director, Derivatives Marketing
Scotiabank

Sharon Welsh
Senior Manager, Global Treasury,
Woodbridge Foam Corp.

Yuan For All: Chinese Renminbi Internationalisation and Opportunities for Canadian Companies

China has made considerable progress in turning the RMB into a global trading currency over the past two years. As this process moves forward, it is becoming more important that global corporations understand the implications - and the opportunities that are being created. Join us to discuss the tactics and strategies that businesses are using to harness this world-changing development.
Facilitator:
Karl Schamotta
Senior Market Strategist
Western Union Business Solutions

Performance in Risk Management

As we look forward to a new era of growth, it is a good idea to take a step back and investigate how one’s risk management programs performed through the financial crisis. And the question isn’t, did they work? At least not when looking at hedge programs, as they probably performed they way they were supposed to. It really is about the bigger picture and the entire business. So when management and the board look at the situation, the question that needs to be answered is: were we taking the business risk we wanted to and not something else we never intended?
Facilitator:
Adam Litke
Chief Risk Strategist
Bloomberg