Session 04
X - Executive, A - Advanced, I - Intermediate, B – Basic, F- FP&A Renewal Credit, G - GTOT Credit
CTP Review Sessions are not available for CTP or FP&A credit.
Investments – Some Signs of a Return to Normal, but Change Remains on the Horizon for 2021 (I) (F)
- Pat O’Callaghan, Vice President, Liquidity Solutions, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Anita West, OneOK
Tuesday, April 13th
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grapevine B
Virtual
Session Description
Despite signs of a return to normalcy, volatility remains a key concern in the months ahead as corporates continue to maintain high levels of cash despite returning to pre-pandemic capital allocation trends. Join GSAM to discuss 2021 themes, including ESG, the risk/reward trade-off for extending duration in a changing economic, financial, political and regulatory backdrop as corporates re-examine their short-term investment strategies and the potential risk of uncertainty in the front end of the curve.
Speaker Information
Pat O’Callaghan is the Global Client Portfolio Manager with GSAM’s Liquidity Solutions team. He works with clients to assist them with their liquidity management needs. Pat received a B.B.A. in Finance from Hofstra University, and received his M.B.A. from Fordham University.
RPA & Treasury: Where’s the Value (A) (F)
- Brian Kalish, FP&A, Principal, Kalish Consulting
Tuesday, April 13th
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grapevine C
Live
Session Description
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the one of the latest buzzword technologies to cross business and IT landscapes. It has taken particular hold in helping to streamline core financial and operational processes. Is RPA ready to add value to the Treasury function?
- Learn how Treasury departments can leverage RPA to increase productivity, reliability, consistency, compliance, and accuracy.
- Understand the basics of RPA and where in the Treasury roadmap it makes sense to apply
- Know the skills and technologies you will have to acquire to make RPA work in your organization
- Prepare for the potential impact RPA can have on your existing workforce enabling them to focus on more strategic tasks.
Speaker Information
Brian Kalish is an Expert-in-Residence at eCapital Advisors, headquartered in Minneapolis. He is passionately committed to building and connecting the global FP&A community and continues to host FP&A Roundtables and events in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Brian has over 25 years of experience in Finance, FP&A, Treasury and Investor Relations. He is a former Executive Director – Global FP&A Practice at AFP. Prior to joining AFP, he held a number of treasury and finance positions with the FHLB, Washington Mutual/JP Morgan, NRUCFC, Fifth Third and Fannie Mae. He is an Adjunct Professor at Florida International University in Miami.Brian attended Georgia Tech, in Atlanta for his undergraduate studies and the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech for his graduate work.
CTP – Enterprise & Financial Risk Management (B)
- Dubos Masson, Ph.D, CTP, CertICM, President - The Treasury Academy
- Tyrone Gant, CTP, SVP, Director of Treasury Management, Vector Bank
Tuesday, April 13th
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grapevine D
Virtual
Session Description
- ETM5-Ch 16:Operational Risk Management
- ETM5-Ch 17: Financial Risk Management
This session is a general overview of risk management in treasury, including concepts such as financial risk, operational risk and enterprise risk management. The session concludes with coverage of the use of financial derivatives such as forwards, futures, options and swaps in the area of financial risk management. The focus is on how companies use these instruments to hedge their exposures in various areas and markets. “
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.
Tyrone Gant, CTP, is the Director of Treasury Management for Vectra Bank Colorado, a division of Zions Bancorporation. Tyrone is a results oriented financial professional with 25 plus years’ experience in the banking industry including leading and executing growth and sales strategies, new business development and treasury management consulting.