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EuroFinance’s International Treasury Management Virtual Week

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Dear Members,

EuroFinance’s International Treasury Management Virtual Week is bringing together the greatest minds in treasury on 21-25 September.

Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) is proud to be an official endorser and we have secured complimentary tickets and discounts for our members. Read on to discover how to claim.

Nowhere else can you get a comprehensive mix of big picture global insight and granular treasury knowledge that you need in order to make the right choices for your business this year.

 

What can you expect this year

NEW* Conferencing without borders
This virtual edition will open the doors to a record number of treasury professionals from around the world – don’t miss out!

NEW* A global coverage
Live content will be available in different timezones around the globe. No matter where you are, you can access the agenda you need for your treasury team.

NEW* Live sessions and video playback
Get total flexibility – Tune in to participate in the 75+ live sessions, or choose to watch a recording of the session later.

PLUS!

  • Nowhere else will you get this level of expertise and networking all in one place
  • Network with an unparalleled senior audience across the world
  • Discover not just the current, but also future trends in international treasury
  • Fit six months’ worth of meetings with your banks, providers and clients into a week
  • Gain fresh perspectives from our headline speakers
  • Delve into the world of new technologies to understand how treasury will change
  • Benchmark your operations with treasurers from all industries

 

How to claim your complimentary ticket

We have a limited number of sponsored places available. To claim a complimentary ticket you must be all of the following:

  • A senior-level, corporate treasury professional
  • From a corporate company that has never previously attended the event

An email has been sent to all members. Please contact ACTS Secretariat if you have not received yours.

How to claim your exclusive ACTS discount

All ACTS members get 25% off tickets to the leading event in international treasury. An email has been sent to all members. Please contact ACTS Secretariat if you have not received yours.

Click here to book yours now!

Virtual Coffee Session – ACTS x ING x Sustainalytics: Sustainable Finance

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In collaboration with :

Please join us for a Virtual Coffee Session on Sustainable Finance hosted jointly by ING and ACTS.

 

ING will be sharing its insights on Sustainable Finance and recent developments in this exciting and rapidly growing space and what it could mean for your debt financing. We also have a speaker from leading ESG rating advisory firm Systainalytics join us to expand on corporate ESG management and disclosure and what external stakeholders look out for in terms of financially material ESG topics at companies.

 

The two presentations are followed by a lively discussion.

Date and Time:

Tuesday, 23 July 2020: 10.00am to 10.45am (SGT)

Participation method:

Skype for Business (a link will be shared following registration)

 

Number of participants:

We will limit the number of participants to 20 (first come first serve). In case of over subscription, we may organize another session.

Registration and questions:

Invitation has been sent to your email. Please contact ACTS Secretariat if you did not get yours.

 

 

Singapore Blockchain Week Virtual Summit

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Singapore Blockchain Week (SGBCW) will connect the world to enjoy an amazing virtual experience which will be unique, convenient and safe. The premier blockchain industry event will be hosted online and bring together governments, industry leaders, academics and innovators, and aid collaboration on both regional and international level.

The anchor event for the week will be hosted by Blockchain Association Singapore (BAS) and co-organised by NexChange on July 21st, 2020. The conference and exhibition will provide a virtual event platform for both attendees and participants, with high-profile digitally-based interaction.

BAS will also coordinate series of other virtual events such as hackathons and coding workshops on July 22nd and 23rd.

During the event, we are aimed at bringing powerful financial and tech communities to recognise major initiatives within the public and private sectors that can be leveraged to bring financial inclusion to overcome global challenges. Moreover, we will focus on a rapidly developing phenomena of blockchain based finance, where, using the technology, leading enterprises and government organizations are coming together to strengthen the backbone of global trade. On the other hand, we will engage with major providers of blockchain solutions for enterprise to present real-world case studies and global applications. We are keen on proving Singapore’s top rank and the leading centre of digitally driven innovation.

An email has been sent to all members. Please contact ACTS Secretariat if you have not received yours.

Women in Treasury Singapore Forum 2020

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It has never felt more important to bring our community together. In the absence of physical events this summer and autumn, Treasury Today Group have been refining and perfecting how to host their events digitally and successfully.

The forum, this year, will feature a vibrant and insightful virtual panel discussion to debate some of the key topics highlighted by the respondents of our Women in Treasury Global Study 2020, via video link.

The session will be interactive with the chance to make your voice heard throughout the afternoon, by putting questions to the panel and participating in their live polling and Q&A session.

Speakers include;

  • Seng Ti Goh,Senior General Manager, Finance & Administration, Isuzu Motors Asia Limited & President, Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore)
  • Aigerim Bekzhanova,Business Controller, Vanderlande Industries
  • Rashmi Joshi, CFO and Whole Time Director, Castrol India
  • Tiana Sheridan,Vice President, Sales Manager, Cash Management, BlackRock

Treasury Today Group really hope you can join this event. Please let them know as soon as possible if you are interested in attending.  To confirm your invitation to this virtual event please confirm by RSVP-ing to memberservices@treasurytoday.com.

Webinar – ACTS x Deloitte: COVID-19: Recover and Thrive for Corporate Treasury

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Thriving in Volatile Times

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused huge disruptions in people’s lives and created significant challenges to organisations. Many companies’ operations have been negatively impacted by COVID-19; cash and liquidity have deteriorated faster than expected.

Treasury has been on the front line of organisations, facing different challenges such as variance in cash flow forecasting, disruption in financial supply chain, volatility in currency exposures, changes in counterparty risk management, negotiation for emergency funding solutions, long term business continuity plan etc. The economic impact of this crisis is still uncertain and recovery will take months or years depending on the industry. Changes in consumer spending and market demand will also reshape the economic landscape locally and globally.

In this webinar in collaboration with Deloitte, we will explore how corporate treasury could thrive on and recover gradually along this journey by looking at relationships between internal and external stakeholders, changes in working capital strategies, funding sources as well as treasury operations in order to meet the evolving business needs.

Deloitte Treasury Advisory will be doing a short presentation followed by an exclusive industry panel with treasurers from Isuzu Motors, Paypal and Rio Tinto sharing their experience and vision in thriving on during this crisis.

 

Moderator:

François-Dominique Doll

Partner

Global Treasury Advisory Services – Deloitte Singapore

With over 15 years of Global Treasury experience he has worked on multiple capital market and treasury management systems for Thomson Reuters and SunGard (now FIS). François has taken part in several treasury implementations projects for large MNCs and local Asian

corporates working with partners such as Swift, ERP systems, dealing platforms and market data providers. He has also designed solutions and conducted workshops for treasury technology clients.

In his previous role, François was part of HSBC transaction banking on boarding team where he managed a white labelling project with Kyriba as part of the innovation lab initiative

François started his career in Europe has been working in Asia since 2003 He has a Master degree in Corporate Treasury from the University of Rennes ( and is a Certified Treasury Professional from the ACT UK).

Featured panel speakers:

Goh Seng Ti

Senior General Manager, Finance & Administration

Isuzu Motors Asia Limited & President of

Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore)

Seng Ti heads the FP&A, Treasury & Accounting; and the Human Resource  departments in Isuzu Motors Asia Limited. He has over 15 years of corporate and market experience spanning from sell to buy sides. He is the current President of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) and is a member in the MAS SC STS Committee. Seng Ti holds a MBA from Nanyang Business School and Executive Programme from IMD Lausanne.

Zonika Ramsey

Head of Commercial Treasury

Rio Tinto Singapore

Zonika Ramsey is a chartered accountant with extensive experience across the mining industry.  She joined Rio Tinto 13 years ago, working in various finance roles including within the information & technology organisation, at a copper mine in the USA, in the London based headquarters, the Aluminium division based in Montreal and within the Singapore based Commercial organisation providing financial leadership to Procurement, Marine & Logistics and leading efforts to manage and reduce trade working capital across the group.  She has recently been appointed as Head of Commercial Treasury, leading the Singapore based global treasury operations and trade finance activities for Rio Tinto.

Can Balcioglu 

Assistant Treasurer and Head of International Treasury

Paypal Singapore

Can joined PayPal (subsidiary of eBay Inc. at the time) FP&A team in 2011 to support the credit business in consumer lending and banking. Shortly after, Can took on Head of Corporate Finance at eBay’s Group Treasury team to manage balance sheet and cash flow forecasting for the group. Can was involved in the separation of eBay and Paypal in 2015 and he stayed with PayPal continuing his role as Head of Corporate Finance team. In 2017, Can took on a new role as Assistant Treasurer and Head of International Treasury to manage a global team with locations in Singapore, Luxembourg, Sweden, China and Brazil. In this role, Can is responsible for managing capital and liquidity at subsidiary level while ensuring alignment with group’s balance sheet strategy. Can holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering in Istanbul Technical University.

Register here!

Webinar – ACTS x SAP: Recover Your Business: Improving Strategic Cash Flow and Liquidity to Ensure a Safe and Successful Relaunch of Economic Activity

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Join us in our collaboration with SAP Concur!

The CFO Perspective Live Webcast Series:

Recover Your Business:
Improving Strategic Cash Flow and Liquidity to Ensure a Safe and Successful Relaunch of Economic Activity

With economic disruption, predicting cash flow is more important than ever and also more difficult. The time to plan your reboot of your business is now – as restrictions ease and lockdowns are lifted.

Over the past five years, the Asia-Pacific region has shown a slight deterioration in overall Net Working Capital (NWC) performance, according to PwC. In this rapidly evolving COVID-19 environment, every extra dollar tied up is becoming even more costly and there is an increasing urgency for businesses, to optimise their working capital.

As part of its ongoing web series, Association of Corporate Treasurers Singapore (ACTS) is partnering SAP Concur to host a webinar to help organizations better understand how to maximize their ability to bridge the cash flow gap.

Join us for a live webinar to learn how to:

  • Manage cash flows and liquidity with a mind to grow easily and effectively when the economy reopens
  • Reclaim VAT to generate cash and reduce operational expenditure
  • Increase stringency around approval of supplier and customer payments, monitor cash inflows and outflows
  • Use AI and machine learning to optimize cash flow and working capital
  • Leverage data analytics to take advantage of favorable terms in negotiations and payment strategies
  • Get upfront visibility and control of large purchases

Register here!

Unable to attend, just register anyway, a replay will be sent you.

To help us tailor the webcast to your interests, we are conducting a short survey (3mins) to understand your current key business concerns and how your company has optimized cash flow to minimize the impact of economic disruption.