Essential Treasurer 2022 – Perth

ESSENTIAL TREASURER 2022 – PERTH

1:30pm

Doors Open

1:45pm

Introduction – Piero Cabrera, WA State Chapter Chair, ACTA

2:00pm

Session 1

ESG Financial Products / Carbon Trading

Panelists:

• Nadine Mueller – Executive Director Global Commodities, Commonwealth Bank
• Damien Beng – General Manager Treasury, Woodside
• Nick Burrough – ESG Specialist, Bloomberg

Moderator: 

• Andrew Jenkins – Head of Markets Western Australia, Commonwealth Bank

2:45pm

Session 2

Bank Relationship Management

Dealing with your bank: in good times and difficult times

In the good times, you need to:

•  Understand how bank credit teams view business/corporate lending. Why it is different from home lending
•  Accept Bank credit assessment takes time and quality information
• Interact with the bank transparently to make the process work

In difficult times, there are actions corporates can take to help get the right outcome

• Open and honest communication
• Sound financial hygiene including cashflow controls, three-way financial forecasts (with achievable assumptions) anda well thought out corporate strategy.
• Have a plan to reduce debt – sale of non-core assets etc

Presenters:

• Lindesay Brine – Associate Dean, Curriculum & Learning, Macquarie University
• Andrew Reed – Executive Director, KordaMentha

3:30pm

Afternoon Tea

4:00pm

Session 3

Counter party Credit Risk

Sources of exposure, approaches to measurement of exposure and management techniques.

Presenters:

• Dane Birdseye – Director Treasury Advisory Services, EY
• Tim Evans – Treasury Risk and Compliance Manager, Transurban

4:45pm

Session 4

Greenwashing

• What is it
• Risks and regulatory focus
• Ways to mitigate risk for borrowers & issuers

Presenter:

• Rowen Cross – Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

5:30pm

Networking Drinks

7:00pm

Event ends