Detailed Agenda
Wednesday, September 2nd
| 11:00am – 5:00pm | Exhibitor Set Up |
| 11:00am – 5:00pm | Registration |
| 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Exam Preparation for CTP for Candidates |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Welcome Reception - New Traditions in Finance |
CTP Exam Preparation:
All CTP Essential Learning sessions are presented by:
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management, Vectra Bank
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
| 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B) – Dispelling Misconceptions about the CTP Exam, How ETM is Created, and How the CTP Exam is Developed |
| 3:15pm – 5:00pm | Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B) – Banks & FI’s, Payment Systems & Relationship Management & Vendor Selection |
Executive (X) | Advanced (A) | Intermediate (I) | Basic (B) | GTOT Credit (G)
Each session title includes a designation for the level of material presented. An explanation of each level and the prerequisites for that session level can be found on the “Professional Renewal Credits” page.
NOTE: An Essential Learning for CTP Candidates session is included during each session period on Monday and Tuesday.
Thursday, September 3rd
General Session
8:15am – 9:30am
Making Sense of the Economy (I) (F)
- James Glassman, Managing Director and Head Economist, JPMorgan Chase
Session 1
9:45am – 10:45am
The Case for Greater Fintech Regulation (A) (F)
- Bernard Beck, EVP, Chief Compliance Officer, AscendantFX Capital
Addressing Major Shifts in Treasury Technology (A) (F)
- Craig Jeffery, Managing Director, Strategic Treasurer
Treasury and Culture Transformation: A Focus on Working Capital (X) (F)
- Kevin Weber, Sr., Treasury Manager, Arcosa
- Fabian Khoshbakht, VP, JP Morgan
How the Fed Uses its Toolkit (I) (F)
- Laurie Brignac, CIO and Head of Invesco Global Liquidity, Invesco
The Triangulation of ACH, Wire & Check Fraud (I)
- Greg Litster, CEO, SafeChecks
- Melanie Keeton, CPA Controller. City of San Antonio
What You Should Know about APIs (I) (F)
- Ernest Smith, Vice President, BBVA Compass
Panel – The ‘Easy’ Index: How Treasury Practitioners are Evaluating the Ease of Interacting with their Bank (A)
- Michael Anderson, Senior Principal, West Monroe Partners
- Carrie Reyna, Director, Global Treasury Operations, Sysco
- Michael Riggin, COO, Global Holdings
CTP – Working Capital Management (B)
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, SVP, Director of Treasury Management, Vector Bank
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
FP&A – Time Value of Money and Capital Budgeting (I)
- Dr. Matthew Hill, CMA, CTP, FP&A, Director, Arkansas State University Center for Treasury and Financial Analytics
Session 2
11:30am – 12:30pm
Case Study – Driving Treasury Efficiency at MoneyGram (I) (F)
- Bob Stark, Vice President, Strategy, Kyriba
- Anish Patel, CTP, Head of Cash Management, MoneyGram
Survey of Escrow Agency and Related Services – Their Use in Risk Management and Corporate Finance Activities (A) (F)
- Jake Berry, Executive Vice President, MB2 Dental Solutions
- Byron Gartenberg, Senior Vice President, Texas Capital Bank
- Braden Wayne, J.D., Shareholder, Steckler Gresham Cochran
Panel – ROI of Diversity and Inclusion – the Changing Landscape of our Workforce (X) (F)
- Andrea Albright, Managing Director, Bank of America
- Ed O'Boyle, Global Practice Leader, Gallup
- Krystal Luedecke, CPA, Controller, Kendra Scott
- Caroline Mann, CTP, Assistant Treasurer, McLane Company
Would You Recommend Your Bank To A Treasury Colleague…or not? (I)
- James Brunnquell, CTP, Sr Vice President, Phoenix-Hecht
Panel – Cyber Wars – Combat, Defense, Strikes, Response & Recovery (I) (F)
- Byran Farris, VP Treasury & Risk, Comfort Systems
- Mison Riggins, Cybersecurity Expert & Tech Writer, Inspired eLearning
- Kim Gwin, SVP, Treasury Services Manager, Bank of Texas
- Kathleen Finley, SVP, Risk Management, BOK Financial Insurance
Redefining the Fundamentals of Cash Forecasting With Artificial Intelligence (A) (F)
- Tracey Knight, Director of Solution Engineering, HighRadius
- Jeff Martini, CFO, Tri-Point Oil & Gas
Making STP truly Straight Through Across the Enterprise (I) (F)
- Mohan Murali, President, Axletree Solutions
CTP – Financial Statements, Analysis & Decisions (B)
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management, Vectra Bank
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
FP&A – Capital Budgeting Continued and the Cost of Capital (I)
- Dr. Matthew Hill, CMA, CTP, FP&A, Director, Arkansas State University Center for Treasury and Financial Analytics
Timely Insights on the Future of Worker Pay & Talent Management (I) (F)
- Dr. Martin Armstrong, CPP, Vice President, Payroll Shared Services, Charter Communications
- Steve Byrnes, Sr. Director Prepaid Payment Solutions, Visa
- George Mavrantzas, Vice President of Strategy & Thought Leadership, ADP
Key Note
12:45pm – 2:15pm
Fostering Growth in San Antonio’s Tech Community By Being a Teammate, Storyteller & Cat Lover (I) (F)
- Lorenzo Gomez
Session 3
2:30pm – 3:30pm
The Robots Are Coming to Treasury. What does it mean for You? (I) (F)
- Peter Pippan, Product Manager, ION Treasury
Trends and Global Events Shaping Emerging Markets – Brexit, Coronavirus, US-China Trade (A)
- Clyde Wardle, Senior EM FX Strategist, HSBC Securities US
Smart Treasury – Applying RPA, AI and DLT to Treasury (X) (F)
- Keith Bergman, VP & Director, Zanders US
Cyber Threats & Crisis Management – Is Your Company Ready? (I) (F)
- John Melvin, Vice President - Working Capital Consultant, US Bank
- Heather Couk, CISSP, Manager - Information Technology Leggett and Platt
- Suzanne Hall VP, Cash Manager Leggett and Platt
Looking Towards 2020: The Emergence of a New Decade in Short-Term Investments (I) (F)
- Pat O’Callaghan, VP, Goldman Sachs
- Anita West, Treasury Supervisor, ONEOK
Paving the Way for the Future of Pay (I) (F)
- George Mavrantzas, VP of Strategy & Thought Leadership, ADP
- Martin Armstrong, CPP, VP, Payroll Shared Services, Charter
- Steve Byrnes, Sr. Director Prepaid Payment Solutions, Visa
Providing Strategic Advice to Clients on Moving to the “Cloud” (I)
- Tim Christ, Senior Executive Account Manager, Express Information Systems
- Cathi Baker, Director of Operations, San Antonio Independent School District
Review of CTP Calculations (B)
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management, Vectra Bank
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
FP&A – Applied Statistical Tools: Descriptive Statistics and Trend Analysis (I)
- Dr. Matthew Hill, CMA, CTP, FP&A, Director, Arkansas State University Center for Treasury and Financial Analytics
Unleashing the Potential of Your Treasury Management System (TMS) (I) (F) (G)
- Karl Larson, Senior Analyst, GameStop
- Donald Yarbrough, Account Manager, GTreasury
Do You Have The Right Banks? (I)
- James Brunnquell, CTP, Senior Vice President, Phoenix-Hecht
Faster Payments: Bridging the Gap Between Consumer Experiences and Business Expectations (I)
- Scott Jones, PMP, VP, Product Manager, Real Time Payments, PNC
- Michael Riggin, VP, Banking; Chief Risk Officer & CCO, Global Holdings
Session 4
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Do Androids Dream of Electric Spreadsheets? AI-powered Cash forecasting (I) (F)
- Nicolas Christiaen, CEO & Co-founder, CashForce
- Bart Messing, European Treasury Manager, Dawn Foods
Leveraging Technology to Achieve Optimal Results (A) (F)
- Colin McAlpine, Principal, Treasury Strategies
- Andre Bonfante, Dell Digital Product Manager, DellEMC
Leveraging NIST to Manage Cyber Risk (X) (F)
- Sherry Garvin, Partner, Fortium
Global Trade, Finance and Risk Mitigation (I) (F)
- Jason Brummerhop, Senior Vice President, Amegy Bank
Optimizing Your Operating Cash Amidst Continual Interest-Rate Fluctuations (I) (F)
- Steven Lamel, Principal Product Manager, Liquidity, BNY Mellon
- Cherry Edwards, Manager, Treasury, Risk Management & Insurance, EP Energy
Real Time Payments: They’re Real, and Magnificent (A)
- EdaBeth Brown, Director, Global Payment Strategies & Operations, AT&T
- Steve Bernstein, Vice President, J.P. Morgan
Protecting Public Funds Held by Financial Institutions – Collateralization and Safekeeping Services (I) (F)
- Susan Anderson, CCM, Registered Rep, Valley View Consulting
- Lisa Haines, Accounting Manager, City of Round Rock
FP&A – Applied Statistical Tools: Risk and Capital Budgeting (I)
- Dr. Matthew Hill, CMA, CTP, FP&A, Director, Arkansas State University Center for Treasury and Financial Analytics
CTP – Money and Capital Markets (B)
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management, Vectra Bank
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
Managing Operating Cash in A Dynamic Interest Rate Environment (I) (F) (G)
- Steven Lamel, Principal Product Manager, Liquidity and Balances Service Group, BNY Mellon
- Anish Patel, Head of Cash Management, MoneyGram International
Friday, September 4th
Session 5
8:30am – 9:45am
The ACH’s Road to the Future (I)
- Michael Herd, Senior Managing Director, ACH Network Administration, NACHA
- Joe Hussey, Managing Director, North America Payables & Receivables Product Manager, JP Morgan
Forecasting: New Technologies and Approaches to Automating Your Forecast (A) (F)
- Paul LaRock, Director, Treasury Strategies
- Jeff Diorio, CCM, Managing Director, Treasury Strategies
The Economy – People & Productivity (X) (F)
- Jeffrey Korzenik, Chief Investment Strategist, Fifth Third Bank
Investments – A Safe Port in a Storm (I) (F)
- Kerry Pope, Institutional Portfolio Management, Fidelity Management
Fraud Prevention Strategies for Accounts Payable (I)
- Brian Hutchin, CTP, Executive Vice President, UMB Bank
- Chris Gerda, Risk and Fraud Prevention Officer, Bottomline Tecnologies
FX Options for Corporate Treasury Teams (A) (F)
- Paul Choi, CTP, Director, Foreign Exchange, Fifth-Third Bank
Public Funds Investment Act Compliance (I) (G) (F)
- Patrick Shinkle, Director – Center for Public Management, University of North Texas
Healthcare Round Table Discussion Group (I) (F)
CTP – Cash Forecasting & Risk Management (B)
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management, Vectra Bank
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
FP&A – Cost Accounting Topics: Break-Even Analysis (I)
- Dr. Matthew Hill, CMA, CTP, FP&A, Director, Arkansas State University Center for Treasury and Financial Analytics
Strategic Payment Strategies for Corporate Treasurers (I)
- William Bibb, CTP, Assistant Treasurer, Exterran
- Craig Chapman, Manager, Treasury & Capital Markets, Actualize Consulting
Session 6
10:30am – 11:45am
The Way We Pay – 2020 and Beyond (I)
- Matt Davies, CTP, AAP, CPP, SVP, Public Sector Market Manager Citi
Keys to the Kingdom: Total Authority / Too Little Oversight (A)
- Laurel Egan Kenny, President, Turningpoint Communications
- Raymond Vines, CPA, CTP, CFO, Turningpoint Communications
The Remarkable Rise of ESG within Cash: Making Sense of the Investment Landscape where Values Meet Cash (X) (F)
- Kevin Zimmerman, Vice President, Head of US Cash Direct Channel , State Street Global Advisors
- Brian Fairhurst, Director, Institutional Sales, RBC GAM
Everything You Wanted To Know About the LIBOR to SOFR Transition but Were Afraid To Ask (A)
- Garret Sloan, CFA, Director - Fixed Income, Wells Fargo
- Robert Owens, CPA, Director – Fixed Income Strategy, Farmer Mac
Staying Ahead of Fraud Trends: Commercial Card Management Best Practices (I)
- Scott Abernethy, VP, PNC
Next-Generation Commercial Payments: Automating the Corporate Payments Supply Chain (I)
- Debbie Smart, Senior Product Marketer, Q2 Holdings
- Peter Davey, AAP, VP, The Clearing House
- Jackie Zambrano, Administrative Assistant, Guadalupe County Treasurer’s Office
Travel into the Future with Virtual Travel Cards! (I)
- Melissa Johnson, Director, Travel Card Solutions, Bank of America
- Annette Dreibelbis, Sales Engineer, Sabre Travel Network
Retail Industry Roundtable Discussion (I)
- Beth Ewing, Director USA Treasury Management - Corporate and Investment Banking, BBVA Compass
- Lindsey Landcaster, Independent Treasury Consultant
CTP – Advanced CTP Math (B)
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management, Vectra Bank
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
FP&A – Cost Accounting Topics: Variance Analysis (I)
- Dr. Matthew Hill, CMA, CTP, FP&A, Director, Arkansas State University Center for Treasury and Financial Analytics
FinancialViz: Visually Communicate Financial Results and Analysis (I) (F)
- Dave Paradi, Owner, ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com
Key Note
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Us vs Them (I) (F)
- Jeff Havens, Us vs Them
Session 7
1:45pm – 3:00pm
SWIFT GPI is Delivering the Fairy Tale: Driving Certainty and innovation to Cross-Border Payments (I)
- Cheryl Jacobs, CTP, Global Product Manager, Wells Fargo
- Mike Lewis, Regional Sales Manager, Corporates, SWIFT
Preventing Chargeback Revenue Loss with Visa Merchant Purchase Inquiry (VMPI) Program (I)
- Suresh Dakshina, President, Chargeback Gurus
Must-have Skills for Modern Day Finance: Educating Employees about the Positive Impact of Automation (I) (F)
- Barbara Carpenter, Senior Manager - Customer Financial Services, Danone North America
Transitioning from a Batch World to a Real-Time Payments World (I)
- Everette Glass, SVP, Product Advisor, PNC
Energy Round Table Discussion Group (I) (F)
- Mindy Beeson, CTP, SVP, Treasury Consultant, Wells Fargo
- Michele Jarrell, CTP, Treasurer. Hunt Refining
- Emily Bolian, Assistant Treasurer, Magnolia Oil & Gas
CTP – Simulated 50 Question Exam – Part 1 of 2 (B)
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management, Vectra Bank
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
Session 8
3:30pm – 4:45pm
Let’s Get Social : Where’s Your Company On The World Wide Web? (I)
- Natalie Robinson, Treasury Management Officer, Amegy Bank
- Danny Gavin, Founder and Chief Strategist, Optidge
AI: The Evolution of Treasury Impact (I) (F)
- John Melvin, Vice President - Working Capital Consultant, U.S. Bank
- Chris Stang, Senior Director, Howard Hughes
Panel – The Treasury Career Corner – LIVE! (I)
- Mike Richards, The Treasury Recruitment
- Lee-Ann Perkins, CTP, CTP(CD), Assistant Treasurer, ION Geophysical
- Tamara Saront-Eisner, VP &Treasurer US and Americas’ Hub, Air Liquide
Government Round Table Discussion Group (I) (F) (G)
- Patrick Shinkle, Associate Director, UNT Center for Public Management
CTP – Simulated 50 Question Exam Debrief – Part 2 of 2 Q&A (B)
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury Management, Vectra Bank
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
FP&A – Exam Prep: Timed Multiple Choice and Task-Based Simulations – Part 2 of 2 – Q&A (I)
- Dr. Matthew Hill, CMA, CTP, FP&A, Director, Arkansas State University Center for Treasury and Financial Analytics