Session 1

ESG Financial Products

Presenters:

• Andrew Palacios – Executive Director, Institutional Banking & Markets, Commonwealth Bank

Accounting Implications & other considerations for ESG Financial Products

Presenter:

• Andrew Marriot – Director Financial Accounting Advisory Services, EY

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) and a 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
• Michael Korda – Partner, KordaMentha

Session 3

Payments Evolution

The evolution of payments, from use of cash and cheques through to NPP and QR codes. What isISO200022 and implications, NPP use cases, E-Invoicing, use of blockchain as a payment technology and the future of payments

Panellists:

• May Lam – Partner Payments, EY
• Carolyn Young – Head of Payments & Cash Management Solutions AU & PNG, ANZ
• Luke Wilson – COO, AusPayNet

Moderator:

• Kurt Smith – Technical Director, ACTA