ACT Annual Conference & International Treasury Week Schedule
Thursday 17 June 2021
Opening remarks and Stage 9: Enhancing the role of banks in supporting their corporate clients with ESG issues
Session starts: 09:30
Session ends: 10:20
Session category:
ESG & sustainability
Session speakers:
Arthur Krebbers, Head of Sustainable Finance, Corporates, NatWest
Robert King, Head of Sustainable Finance, HSBC
Gerald Podobnik, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Bank, Deutsche Bank
Jessica Fries, Executive Chair, A4S, the Prince of Wales' Accounting For Sustainability Project
In association with

Treasury lab 16: Focus on the future: what are future leaders’ priorities in 2021 and beyond?
Session starts: 10:30
Session ends: 11:10
Session category:
Talent management and leadership development
Session speakers:
Rob Searle, Relationship Manager, MUFG
Oliver Stobbs, Head of Transaction Management & Advisory, Real Estate Portfolio Management, NatWest
Camila Montagni, Treasury Advisor, PWC
Sam Robinson, Deputy Treasurer, Hitachi Capital
Treasury lab 17: The future economic system: crypto assets and corporate treasury
Session starts: 10:30
Session ends: 11:10
Session category:
Treasury technology
Session speakers:
Patrick Corker, Vice President Finance, Treasurer and Corporate Development, Circle
Rachel Mayer, Vice President of Product, Growth, and Product Marketing, Circle
In association with

Treasury lab 18: Blockchain: the trust dilemma
Session starts: 10:30
Session ends: 11:10
Session category:
Treasury technology
Session speakers:
Naresh Aggarwal, Associate Director, Policy & Technical, Association of Corporate Treasurers
Nala Worsfold, Principal, Financial & Risk Policy, UK Finance
Richard Crook, Director, LAB577
Oleg Lebedev, Co-Regional Director, PRMIA London Chapter
Malcolm Lees, Senior Advisor and ex-Head of Performance Engineering, Epidos
Corporate case study 7: How to successfully implement an open banking strategy
Session starts: 12:00
Session ends: 12:30
Session category:
Cash management and payments
Session speakers:
Charlotte Bell, Director, Large Corporate and FI Open Banking Innovation Sales, NatWest
Alfie Lamb, Financial Controls and Management Information Accountant, Northern
Devon Jennings, Proxy Product Owner - Data & Open Banking Technologies, Vanquis Bank
In association with

Corporate case study 8 ‘Step-out’ strategies
Session starts: 12:00
Session ends: 12:30
Session category:
Funding and financing
Session speakers:
Richard Ayrton, Client Advisor, Global Liquidity, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Manuele Rosignoli, Group Treasurer, FARFETCH
In association with

Corporate case study 9: Designing and implementing an effective FX risk management policy
Session starts: 12:00
Session ends: 12:30
Stage 10: Are sustainability factors a black box? Bringing transparency and consistency to ESG analysis
Session starts: 13:00
Session ends: 13:45
Session category:
ESG & sustainability
Session speakers:
Beth Burks, Director, S&P Global Ratings
Pierre Georges, Senior Director, S&P Global Ratings
Naresh Aggarwal, Associate Director, Policy & Technical, Association of Corporate Treasurers
In association with

Stage 11: Treasury across the globe
Session starts: 14:30
Session ends: 15:15
Session category:
The world in 2021 and beyond
Session speakers:
Caroline Stockmann, Chief Executive, Association of Corporate Treasurers
Tom Deas, Chair, NACT
Gogo Ko, President, IACCT
Yinka Ogunnubi, Group Treasury Manager, CFAO
Closing keynote: Accelerating strategic change: the climate change agenda and its implications for a sustainable finance revolution
Session starts: 15:30
Session ends: 16:15
Session category:
ESG & sustainability | Regulatory updates
Session speakers:
James Winterton, Associate Directory, Policy & Technical, Association of Corporate Treasurers
Sarah Breeden, Executive Director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision, Bank of England
Closing remarks
Session starts: 16:15
Session ends: 16:30
Session category:
Opening & closing remarks
Session speakers:
Caroline Stockmann, Chief Executive, Association of Corporate Treasurers