Session 03

• Bridget Meyer Senior Relationship Manager Redbridge Debt & Treasury Advisory
• Bryon Null, Global Corporate Banking Payments - JP Morgan
• Julie Mingus, Director of Treasury, Cinemark
• Sergio Zonta, Director of Treasury, Kito-Crosby

Monday, April 13th
2:30pm - 3:30pm
San Saba 2

Session Description

Pull up a chair as we crack open some of the great mysteries in treasury—like why bank fees are so hard to understand, how to know if you’re getting a fair deal, and whether an RFP will actually save you money. In this fireside chat with a banker, a treasurer, and a bank fee consultant, we will share real talk, smart strategies, and a few secrets for managing costs and making confident decisions.

Session Outcomes

This fireside chat, featuring JPMorgan’s Bryon Null, empowered treasury professionals with practical insights to navigate bank fee challenges. Attendees gained clarity on opaque fee structures—such as layered pricing and inconsistent terms—with the panel demystifying core categories (transaction, maintenance, liquidity) by linking them to specific services.

Learning Objectives

Pull up a chair as we crack open some of the great mysteries in treasury—like why bank fees are so hard to understand, how to know if you’re getting a fair deal, and whether an RFP will actually save you money. In this fireside chat with a banker, a treasurer, and a bank fee consultant, we will share real talk, smart strategies, and a few secrets for managing costs and making confident decisions.

Speaker Information

• Admiral (Ret.) Patrick Walsh, Academy Securities Geopolitical Intelligence Group Member
• Peter Tchir, Macro Strategist - Academy Securities

Monday, April 13th
2:30pm - 3:30pm
San Saba 3

Session Description

Geopolitics has become one of the most influential drivers of financial markets, supply chains, and corporate decision-making. Treasury and finance leaders are increasingly being asked to interpret global events—from conflicts and great-power competition to energy shocks, cyber threats, and election-year dynamics—and translate them into actionable decisions for their organizations.

This session combines operator-level geopolitical insight from a senior retired military leader with real-time macro analysis from a leading market strategist to help attendees understand how global developments translate directly into treasury-relevant outcomes. The speakers will distinguish between tactical geopolitical events that create near-term volatility in rates, FX, commodities, and liquidity, and strategic shifts—such as AI competition, supply-chain realignment, and structural energy changes—that influence planning horizons over years rather than days.

Using practical examples and forward-looking scenarios, the session will give treasury professionals a repeatable framework for assessing geopolitical risk and incorporating it into capital allocation, hedging decisions, liquidity planning, and enterprise risk management.

Session Outcomes

Attendees will walk away with concrete tools to better anticipate disruption, support strategic decision-making, and communicate risk considerations to senior leadership.

This session is designed for treasury and finance practitioners seeking a clearer understanding of how today’s geopolitical and macro forces will shape markets and operational realities in 2025–26.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the key geopolitical and macro forces most likely to impact rates, FX, commodities, liquidity, and supply chains in 2025–26.
• Distinguish between short-term geopolitical events that drive market volatility and longer-term structural shifts that shape strategic planning.
• Apply a practical framework for integrating geopolitical risk into treasury decisions, including hedging, capital allocation, and enterprise risk management.

Speaker Information

Admiral Patrick Walsh retired from the US Navy in 2012 after more than 34 years of service. His military career culminated as the 59th Commander of the US Pacific Fleet, where he oversaw operations across the entire Indo-Pacific region. Prior to that, he served as the 35th Vice Chief of Naval Operations, the second highest-ranking officer in the Navy. He also commanded US Naval Forces Central Command and US 5th Fleet, leading maritime operations in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Earlier in his career, he commanded Carrier Air Wing 1 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy and held several leadership roles in operational squadrons, including commanding Strike-Fighter Squadron 105

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Academy Securities' Macro Strategy department is led by Peter Tchir and is designed to help companies and investors navigate markets and the economy by creating content that analyzes developments in a provocative way. Our coverage focuses on fixed income and credit markets and harnesses Peter’s experience as a trader and portfolio manager.  Academy’s Macro Strategy content challenges existing consensus views and incorporates Sustainable Finance and Geopolitical analysis in a way that helps clarify how world events affect the unique individual objectives of our clients and partners. Peter Tchir has been advising asset managers and corporations since 2009. He has traded and structured a wide variety of fixed income products, including synthetic CDO’s, high yield bonds, aircraft leases, indices, and fixed income ETFs. That experience helps provide unique insights into the markets via the “T-Report” and frequent appearances on various financial markets networks.

• Theodore Gerbick VP, Product Manager - Receivables Automation PNC Bank
• Vikram Gollakota, VP, Global Alliances and Strategic Initiatives - High Radius Corporation
• Jennifer Jones, Director of Credit (and Cash Application) - Thompson Tractor

Monday, April 13th
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Escondido 1

Session Description

Cash application has long been one of the most labor-intensive processes in corporate finance. With multiple payment channels, inconsistent remittance data, and fragmented systems, AR teams often spend hours reconciling payments using a combination of paper, email, phone calls, online portal research and even handwritten notes. But some companies are now employing emerging technologies to act as “secret AI agents,” streamlining the complexity, improving automation rates and freeing up valuable resources.

This session provides a practical, example-driven guide to introducing agentic AI-powered tools into cash application and related workflows. We’ll break down how these tools work with the business rules companies already have in place, and explore how automation improves accuracy and accelerates reconciliation – and the impact that can have on their business.

Whether you’re just beginning your automation journey or looking to enhance existing processes, this session will improve your understanding of what agentic AI can do, and equip you with actionable insights and proven strategies for deployment. Learn how to deploy AI as your “secret agent” to transform Order to Cash from a bottleneck into a strategic advantage.

• De-mystifying what Agentic AI actually is, and how it helps AR teams improve efficiency.
• Real-world examples of automation in action, including the KPIs that are impacted.
• Best practices for implementation: where to start, how to scale, and what pitfalls to avoid.

Speaker Information

Theodore Gerbick is a VP and Senior Product Manager at PNC Bank. He specializes in financial services product strategy and innovation, currently managing PNC’s partnership with HighRadius to deliver advanced receivables automation solutions. Theodore brings over two decades of experience in product management, marketing, and analytics across leading financial institutions. Prior to PNC, he held leadership roles at First Western Trust, CoBank, and KeyBank, where he drove initiatives in payments, marketing, and product development. He holds an MBA from Kent State University and a BA in Marketing and Communications.

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Vikram Gollakota is the Vice President of Global Alliances and Strategic Initiatives at HighRadius, a leading provider of AI-powered order-to-cash and treasury management solutions. He has over 14 years of experience in consulting and implementing accounts receivable and credit-to-cash solutions across diverse industries, including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, banking, retail, and manufacturing. Vikram holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Missouri–Kansas City.

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Jennifer Jones is the Director of Credit at Thompson Tractor Company, a leading Caterpillar dealer serving Alabama and Northwest Florida. Based in the Greater Birmingham area, Jennifer oversees credit and collections operations, ensuring financial stability and customer satisfaction for one of the region’s largest heavy equipment providers. She brings extensive experience in credit management and financial operations within the machinery and construction equipment industry.

• Annie Rankin (moderator), US Cash Business  - State Street Investment Management 
• William Goldthwait, Senior Portfolio Strategist - State Street Investment Management 
• Marvin Loh, Senior Macro Multi-Asset Strategist - State Street Markets
• Erica Proctor, Senior Treasury Manager - Dallas Cowboys

Monday, April 13th
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Escondido 2

Session Description

Periods of economic uncertainty demand a disciplined yet adaptive approach to fixed income investing. As global markets recalibrate to a “new neutral” interest rate environment, treasury professionals and portfolio managers face unprecedented challenges in balancing risk, liquidity, and return. This session will provide a strategic playbook for navigating fixed income markets amid volatility, regulatory shifts, and evolving monetary policy.

Our expert portfolio strategists will share actionable insights on structural, cyclical, and tactical considerations for fixed income allocation. Treasury practitioners will complement these perspectives with real-world applications, highlighting how corporate treasuries are adjusting investment policies and liquidity strategies to maintain resilience.

Session Outcomes

Attendees will leave with a clear framework for evaluating economic signals, positioning portfolios for stability, and leveraging diversification to mitigate downside risk. The discussion will emphasize practical steps for aligning investment decisions with organizational objectives while remaining agile in an unpredictable environment.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the concept of the “new neutral” and its implications for fixed income markets.
2. Apply a structured framework—structural, cyclical, and tactical—to guide investment decisions.
3. Evaluate key indicators of economic uncertainty and integrate them into portfolio strategy.
4. Identify best practices for treasury teams to optimize liquidity and manage risk in volatile conditions.

Speaker Information

Annie Rankin is an Assistant Vice President and a member of the Global Cash Business at State Street Investment Management. Based in Austin, Annie is responsible for Liquidity Sales and Relationship Management in Texas. Prior to joining State Street Investment Management, Annie spent ten years at State Street Bank & Trust as part of the Relationship Management team servicing some of the largest and most complex Asset Owner clients. Annie began her career in 2005 in the alternative investments industry with Citadel Investment Group and later worked for Alyeska Investment Group in Chicago. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Loyola University Chicago and holds Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Series 7 and 63 licenses.

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Will Goldwait is a Vice President, Portfolio Strategist at State Street Investment Management. He is a member of the Global Cash and Global Fixed Income Investment Management Teams. Will is responsible for the communication of cash and fixed income investment strategy and performance to clients, consultants and prospects. He covers multiple sectors and vehicles, including both active and indexed fixed income. Prior to joining State Street Investment Management in 2014, Will spent time on both the advisory and brokerage side of the business. Most recently he was part of Royal Bank of Scotland's Institutional Fixed Income Sales team and Merrill Lynch's Institutional Money Market Sales Team. Prior to Merrill Lynch will worked as a Money Market Portfolio Manager and Fixed Income Trader for Columbia Management and Fleet Investment Advisors. Will received his BA from Roanoke College and has his Series 7 and 63 Securities License.

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Marvin Loh is a Managing Director and senior global market strategist within the multi-asset research team at State Street Global Markets. Marvin leads the rates effort and monitors market developments and formulates their impact on a wide range of asset classes utilizing State Street’s unique proprietary flow and asset allocation indicators. Marvin joined State Street in in 2018 and focuses on the rates, foreign exchange, and credit markets. His prior experience has included research roles in the FX, rates, investment grade and high yield credit and equity markets. Marvin has contributed to academic papers and is a named author on finance books covering fixed income and crypto currencies. He is a frequent commentator in the financial press and is regularly interviewed on numerous radio and TV business programs. Recently, Marvin has developed a global macro curriculum that he presently teaches as an adjunct professor to graduate students at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. He received his Bachelor of Science degree and MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business.

• Justin Freeman, Managing Director, Head of Treasury Product - Texas Capital

Monday, April 13th
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Escondido 3

Session Description

In today’s fast-paced financial environment, organizations are under pressure to streamline payments, reduce risk and improve efficiency. Treasury teams have evolved from custodians of cash to strategic partners driving digital transformation. This session will showcase how Texas Capital, in collaboration with an industry expert, implemented a digital strategy to automate payments and deliver end-to-end visibility.

Attendees will gain insight into the journey from manual workflows to a fully integrated, automated payment ecosystem. We’ll cover key steps: assessing processes, identifying pain points and selecting technology aligned with business goals. The discussion will include lessons learned on balancing innovation with security, gaining stakeholder buy-in and measuring success through outcomes like faster processing, improved accuracy and stronger fraud controls.

Whether starting automation or optimizing systems, this session offers practical strategies to build a roadmap for success. Join us to learn how collaboration unlocks efficiencies and positions your organization for the future of payments.

Session Outcomes

Participants will learn how bank–corporate collaboration accelerates payment automation and digital transformation. They’ll leave with:

• A clear roadmap to move from manual to automated payments
• Proven best practices for integrating secure, efficient technology
• Strategies for driving adoption through stakeholder engagement
• Key metrics to measure success and ROI

This session equips treasury leaders to modernize processes, reduce risk, and future-proof payment operations.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the key steps to design and implement a digital payment strategy that automates workflows and enhances security
• Learn best practices for collaborating with banking partners to integrate technology and optimize payment processes
• Identify measurable outcomes and success indicators to evaluate the impact of payment automation initiatives

Speaker Information

• Steve Smith - HSBC

Monday, April 13th
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Davis 1

Session Description

You already have a Bank accounts globally, with many accounts in many countries, with a lot of cash on hand in various pockets, you have set up a global pool and have a decent view of keeping overseas cash to a minimum, and know which countries have trapped cash. this has been the case for many years, and you keep adding accounts so the challenge gets bigger. In this session HSBC works with these two highly international corporates to help solve for a growing list of bank accounts and countries by performing Treasury Deep Dive and focus on key areas to help significantly improve liquidity, review of trapped cash countries, using additional liquidity solutions, and under a Treasury Solutions Group Deep Dive determine the value of a Treasury Maturity and Working Capital Assessment  with definitive solutions and actionable take aways to review a significant, but often overlooked, part of your global Cash & Treasury efficiencies. This session will deliver insights to common global MNC experiences and resultant financial and automated benefits of such a review.

Speaker Information

• Abby Ward, Executive Director, Treasury Management Consulting Senior Manager,CTP, CPCP - Wells Fargo
• Christopher Ramsay, Partner Manager - PaymentWorks

Monday, April 13th
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Davis 2

Session Description

Treasury, finance, and procurement each play a critical role in managing an organization’s financial health, yet too often, these departments operate in silos—resulting in inefficiencies, risk exposure, and missed opportunities for strategic alignment. Vendor onboarding sits at the intersection of all three functions, yet ownership of the process remains unclear in many organizations.

This session is designed for professionals seeking to drive organizational change. Attendees will explore how a unified approach to vendor onboarding can align goals across departments, improve financial controls, mitigate fraud risks, and optimize payment strategies. They will leave with actionable steps to break down internal barriers, build cross-functional collaboration, and create a shared framework for vendor management that benefits the entire organization.

Session Outcomes

• Vendor onboarding impacts payment security, fraud prevention, compliance, and supplier relationships—yet no single department fully owns it.
• Treasury, finance, and procurement all have overlapping interests in vendor management, but misalignment can lead to process breakdowns and financial risk.
• Organizations that take a cross-functional approach to vendor onboarding can increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve vendor relationships.

Learning Objectives

• Who Owns Vendor Onboarding? – Why vendor management often falls through the cracks and how to establish clear accountability.
• Aligning Treasury, Finance, and Procurement – How a shared vendor onboarding strategy benefits all three departments, and your organization as a whole.
• Breaking Down Silos – Practical steps for change agents to foster collaboration and ensure vendor onboarding supports broader organizational goals.

Speaker Information

Abby Ward, CPCP, CTP, is a Treasury Management Consulting Senior Manager and Executive Director within the Supplier Analysis & Onboarding team (SAO) and began her career with Wells Fargo in 2003.  The SAO team supports customers with digital payment conversion initiatives including analysis of customer and prospect vendor files, planning and strategy for digitization of AP, and execution of customer’s outreach initiatives.  Abby has been in Global Payments & Liquidity (GPL) since 2015, prior to SAO, as a Payables Account Manager, supporting WellsOne Commercial Card customers. She resides in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas with her husband and four children.

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Chris Ramsay is an experienced B2B payments advisor with a passion for helping clients optimize the procure-to-pay ecosystem. When it comes to solving procure-to-pay problems his “north-star” is the release of liquidity and working capital through the strategic application of technology. Chris has over 20 years of solutioning experience including 15 years with J.P.Morgan, most recently as their procure-to-pay advisor for strategic national Healthcare and Higher-ed. Chris is a passionate student of the rapidly evolving B2B payments industry and its relentless drive toward greater convenience and efficiency. He believes every commercial payment relationship can and should be mutually beneficial and takes great pride in being an ethical and collaborative problem solver. Chris joined PaymentWorks in May of 2025 as their Head of Advisory Services and Manager of the Wells Fargo partnership. Chris views PaymentWorks as the foundation of the procure-to-pay ecosystem and a unique disruptor of a payments industry that demands change. Chris resides in Rochester New York and is a graduate of Camosun College.

• Tangela Blain, CFO - Clampitt Paper
• Kurtis Heister, Strategic Solutions Manager - Esker
• Jessica Segebarth, VP, Treasury Management  - Commerce Bank

Monday, April 13th
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Texoma 1

Session Description

Finance leaders today are playing on a global field where speed, accuracy, and agility determine who wins. Treasury and Finance teams are facing expanding responsibilities – driving value, managing risk, improving working capital, supporting growth, enabling sustainability, and providing deeper insights to the C-suite. But disconnected systems, siloed workflows, and manual processes make it difficult for finance teams to operate as a cohesive unit. This session brings together the perspective of a financial institution, a technology innovator, and a corporate practioner to deliver a practical discussion on how organizations are transforming their financial operations with AI-driven automation and connected workflows. Rather than focusing on tools, we focus on why modern finance teams must rethink their operating model and how to take the first steps. Attendees will learn how to evaluate their current state, identify cross-functional bottlenecks, and build alignment across teams. We will explore how organizations are using automation to reduce manual work, improve cashflow and working capital, mitigate fraud, strengthen relationships with customers and suppliers, and retain talent.

Session Outcomes

By the end of this session, attendees will understand how the evolving/expanding role of Treasury and Finance teams opens new opportunities for strategic collaboration. We will discuss practical framework for assessing current processes, identifying high-impact automation opportunities, and sequencing initiatives into a clear, prioritized roadmap. Attendees will see how cross-functional alignment and connected workflows help finance teams operate as a unified “team,” improving agility and resilience in uncertain environments. Real case studies will showcase how organizations eliminated manual bottlenecks, improved visibility and forecasting, and built a stronger foundation for long-term financial health.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify the biggest “defenders” blocking treasury and finance gooooals—manual workflows, disconnected systems, and siloed teams. 2. Develop a game plan for winning with AI, automation, and connected processes across AR, AP, FP&A, and treasury. 3. Apply lessons from case studies to build a prioritized plan of attack for 2026 and beyond.

Speaker Information

• Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President, The Treasury Academy
• Raymond Vines, CTP - Part Time Treasurer, Treasury Consultant, Trainer - Turningpoint Communications

Monday, April 13th
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Davis 3

Session Description

• Chapter 12: Disbursements, Collections, Concentration
• Chapter 14: Cash Forecasting

Speaker Information

D.J. Masson, Ph.D., is President of The Treasury Academy, a training and consulting firm specializing in treasury management, international finance, business forecasting, and risk management. Over the past 25 years, D.J. has provided business and financial consulting and training services to a wide variety of corporations, financial institutions, and not-for-profit organizations in the U.S., Canada, and abroad. He is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and is a trainer and curriculum developer for programs with Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), GT News and Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) in the U.K, and Citibank’s Global Transactions Services unit. D.J. has extensive experience in developing curriculum for a wide range of teaching and training environments, both residential and on-line. He has developed classes and taught at all levels of higher education: undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, and in-house, custom-designed courses. D.J. has worked with professional associations to develop workshop, training materials, and certification programs in the areas of Treasury Management, Credit Management, Global Cash Management, Financial Forecasting, Commercial Banking, and Risk Management. D. J.’s educational background includes a B.A. in Business from the University of New Orleans and an MBA and Ph.D. in Finance from Indiana University. D.J. earned his Certified Cash Manager (CCM/CTP) credential in 1988. D.J. also earned the Cert ICM, an international cash management certification, from the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) in the UK in 1999.

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Ray Vines brings 30 years of corporate treasury experience (and honesty) to bear for Turningpoint Communications’ treasury management sales trainees, customers, customers’ clients and other key constituents as the “voice of the client” for programs, documentation and high-touch client experiences. Ray is also an instructor for the Association for Financial Professionals’ (AFP) Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), Treasury Learning System instructor-led courses, educating hundreds of prospective CTP candidates each spring and fall for Rice University and the University of Texas. Formerly, Ray served as Director of Treasury for Dean Foods in Dallas for seven years, where he was responsible for leading treasury operations and his team, managing internal and external relationships and continuous process improvement. Prior to Dean Foods, Ray spent 20 years at RadioShack as Director of Treasury Operations. Ray is an active participant in enhancing the role of treasury management as an industry and career through his participation on industry roundtables and his leadership of the Dallas AFP, including his role as past president of the . Ray co-chaired the award-winning TEXPO conference in Dallas in 2018, leading all technological, marketing and communications aspects of the conference and is a key member of the content team for #DallasTEXPO2023. Ray holds a B.S. in Finance and MS in Accounting from the University of Texas and is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP). Ray is also a WSET Level 3 Advanced (Wine & Spirits Education Trust) Wine and Spirits Certified instructor, and customizes courses in wine/spirits etiquette for financial audiences and executives.