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TREASURY IN TODAY’S ENVIRONMENT BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE FUTURE 2018 NATIONAL TREASURERS CONFERENCE MAY 30–JUNE 1, 2018 | THE PRINCETON CLUB | NEW YORK, NY CONFERENCE PROGRAM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE TREASURERS TREASURERS TALKING TO TREASURERS - A MEMBER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Welcome Letter 4 2018 Conference Highlights 5 Board of Directors 7 Conference Agenda 8 Topics and Events 11 Networking Events 12 Featured Speakers 18 Corporate Sponsors 20 Save the Date 2 CONFERENCE PROGRAM DEAR NACT COLLEAGUES On behalf of the NACT Board of Directors, we welcome you to the 2018 National Treasurers Conference! Treasurers Talking to Treasurers - a Member-Driven Organization is the value proposition that NACT provides to our members. This year’s conference theme is Treasury in Today’s Environment – Building Blocks for the Future. The program provides opportunities for experts and practitioners to network and exchange innovative ideas and best practices in candid, off-the-record settings. Our aim is to support the resilient treasurer by strengthening skills to bounce back despite economic and political uncertainties in today’s very dynamic environment. This year’s guest speakers include: • Ioana Barza, Director of Analysis, Thomson Reuters, returns by popular demand to give her review of everything related to the syndicated loan market for both investment-grade and leveraged borrowers. • Ebrahim Rahbari is a Managing Director and the Head of Global Macroeconomics within Citi Research, based in New York. Ebrahim’s mandate is to shape Citi’s views on global economic developments, major policy issues, major events, significant themes and longer-term trends, some of which include G10 monetary policy, global growth, investment, financial conditions and crises. • John Sileo is CEO of The Sileo Group of data security experts who help organizations protect the information that drives their profits. His body of work includes engagements with the Pentagon, USA Today, Visa, 60 Minutes, Homeland Security, Rachael Ray, Schwab and organizations of all sizes. Treasurers are keenly aware that no matter what they do correctly every day, one mistake that can never be allowed is to compromise the integrity of their company’s cash and its safe transfer, across borders and currencies, from where it is generated to wherever it is needed. John Sileo will make sure we keep safe. • In addition, the morning of the first day is dedicated to a closed-door, open forum with treasurers from major public corporations and privately held firms sharing their insights and experiences on topics that are relevant to you and your organization. 2018 NACT NATIONAL TREASURERS CONFERENCE 3 2018 NATIONAL TREASURERS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS: • An Open Forum discussion among treasurers ONLY • Thought-provoking sessions with industry experts and treasurers on: Cyber Insurance Supply Chain Financing Banks and Capital Markets Rating Agency Panel Global Regulatory Changes The NACT Board of Directors has been very active this year, including taking advocacy positions to benefit our profession. We will provide an update on these activities during the conference, including changes to the Dodd-Frank Act on derivatives, an update on money market fund regulations, and NACT’s leadership to develop a replacement for LIBOR and other interest rate indexes with key input from corporate treasurers. We are pleased to have you attend the premier conference developed exclusively by your fellow corporate treasurers. The venue at the Princeton Club offers excellent facilities for our sessions, as well as convenience for those who wish to conduct other business while in New York. For unfettered discussions of Treasurers Talking to Treasurers, non-practitioner speakers and corporate sponsors generally are only present during their applicable sessions and sponsored events. We look forward to a successful Conference! 4 CONFERENCE PROGRAM NACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS (JULY 2017-JUNE 2018) The NACT Board is comprised of member treasurers who are committed to advancing the profession. We welcome feedback on all relevant topics. The Board has been very proactive in fostering dialogue among political, regulatory and industry players, and has approved advocacy positions urging restraint on proposed regulations for the money market fund industry and OTC Derivatives. The NACT Chairman also represents the organization as a delegate to the meetings of the International Group of Treasury Associations (www.igta.org), a global forum comprised of the national treasury associations of approximately 30 countries. He presently serves as IGTA’s Vice Chairman and its Immediate Past Chairman. BOARD OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS CHAIRMAN Nicholas Bijur Colleen O’Connor Thomas C. Deas, Jr. Vice President & Treasurer Vice President & Treasurer (2017 National Chair) Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation The Duchoissos Group, Inc. Vice President & Treasurer, FMC Corporation (Retired) J. Gregory Coffey Otis O. Otih Partner, SeatonHill Partners LLC. Global Treasury Director PRESIDENT MARS, INC. Michael R. Williams Bradley Fox Vice President & Treasurer Vice President & Treasurer Mark W. Peterson Orbital ATK, Inc. Vice President & Treasurer Allen A. Geller EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Executive Vice President & Treasurer Susan Plotzky Bjork Hupfeld Raines International, Inc. Treasurer Global Treasurer The Hershey Company Gerard A. Halpin III William M. Rigger President & Chief Executive Officer Group Assistant Treasurer SECRETARY/TREASURER Siemens Capital Company, LLC Willis Towers Watson Ruud P. Roggekamp Assistant Treasurer, Corporate Mary Dean Hall Peter L. Sereda Finance & Banking Chief Financial Officer Senior Vice President-Finance & Treasurer The Boeing Company Quaker Chemical Corporation Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN Kimberly A. Hunter J. Darrell Thomas Ramon Yi Treasurer & Vice President Vice President & Treasurer Senior Director, Treasury Port of Harley-Davidson, Inc. Houston Authority Karen N. Latham Corporate Treasurer Kevin Wilson Vice President & Treasurer Robert T. Marley Ingredion Incorporated Assistant Treasurer Enersys Ted Yerdon Vice President & Treasurer William Mekrut Steel Partners Holding LP Vice President & Treasurer FM Global 2018 NACT NATIONAL TREASURERS CONFERENCE 5 6 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2018 CONFERENCE AGENDA WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018 2:00 – 5:30 PM Conference Registration Fourth Floor Foyer 6:30 – 8:30 PM Opening Reception Prospect/Triangle/McCosh Room (4th Floor) 9:00 – 10:00 PM Hospitality Suite Prospect/Triangle/McCosh Room (4th Floor) THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018 7:30 – 5:00 PM Conference Registration Second Floor Foyer Continental Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30 AM Alexander Hamilton Room Interest Rate Index and Other Regulatory Reforms 8:30 – 12:30 PM Open Forum James Madison Room 10:30 – 10:45 AM Refreshment Break Alexander Hamilton Room Luncheon with Keynote Speaker John Sileo – 12:30 – 2:15 PM Alexander Hamilton Room sponsored by S&P Global Ratings 2:15 – 2:30 PM Refreshment Break Alexander Hamilton Room 2:30 – 3:45 PM Session 1 – The Ins and Outs of Cyber Insurance James Madison Room Session 2 – Strategic Business Partnerships – 3:45 – 5:00 PM James Madison Room Supply Chain Finance Programs 6:30 – 7:30 PM Cocktail Reception – sponsored by FM Global North/South Garden Terrace (4th Floor) Dinner and Dessert with Guest Speaker Ebrahim Rahbari – 7:30 – 10:00 PM Prospect/Triangle/McCosh Room (4th Floor) sponsored by Fitch Ratings 10:30 – 11:00 PM Hospitality Suite Prospect/Triangle/McCosh Room (4th Floor) FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 7:45 – 12:30 PM Conference Registration Second Floor Foyer Continental Breakfast 7:45 – 8:30 AM Alexander Hamilton Room A New Starting Line for Corporate Treasurer 8:30 – 9:30 AM Session 3 – Ratings in a Changing Environment James Madison Room 9:30 – 9:45 AM Refreshment Break Alexander Hamilton Room Session 4 – Banks and Capital Markets: Raising Capital with 9:45 – 11:00 AM James Madison Room Change as the Baseline 11:00 – 12:00 PM Loan Market Update: How Is the Loan Market Changing James Madison Room 12:00 – 12:30 PM NACT Announcements and Annual Business Meeting James Madison Room 2018 NACT NATIONAL TREASURERS CONFERENCE 7 2018 CONFERENCE TOPICS AND EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST LUNCHEON WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER 7:30 – 8:30 AM sponsored by S&P Global Ratings Alexander Hamilton Room 12:30 – 2:15 PM Interest Rate Index and Other Regulatory Reforms Alexander Hamilton Room Peter Frank John Sileo, CEO of The Sileo Group, a data security think tank that helps US Leader, Financial and Treasury Management, PwC organizations protect the information that drives their profits. As a cyber security expert serving thousands of organizations, John’s experiences Tom Deas have led to speaking engagements with the Pentagon, Visa, Charles Chairman, National Association of Corporate Treasurers Schwab, Homeland Security, the FDIC, Pfizer, Million Dollar Round Table, Is LIBOR Really Going Away? What Else Is Happening? the FTC, Northrop Grumman, The Hartford, the Federal Reserve Bank, the University of Massachusetts and hundreds of organizations, universities, Tom Deas is representing U.S. treasurers on the Fed’s newly formed and associations of all types. No matter the size of the company or technical Alternative Reference Rates Committee. He will go over the ARRC’s efforts to experience of the audience, John makes sure participants are motivated replace LIBOR and its recommendations on specific protocols for how loans, and educated to change their relationship