Detailed Agenda
Sunday, March 25th
| 8:00am | TEXPO® Open Golf Classic – Shot Gun Start – Brookhaven Country Club |
| 11:00 – 5:00pm | Conference Registration |
CTP Exam Preparation:
Sponsored by BBVA Compass and RWC Group
D.J. Masson, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and President, The Resource Alliance
David Wikoff, PhD, Associate, The Resource Alliance
| 1:00pm – 2:15pm | Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B) • Common Misconceptions about the CTP Exam • How the CTP Exam is Constructed: The Test Development Process • Multiple Choice Question Formats • Understanding the Three Levels of Exam Questions |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B) • Successful Tips and Techniques for Preparing for the Exam • Understanding what’s NOT on the test • Efficient and Effective Exam-Taking Methods • Thinking Like a Test-Maker • Learning Styles • Construction of Test Questions • Financial Regulatory Environment |
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B) • Use of Different Study Methods, Media to prepare • Project Management Approach • Developing a Personalized Project Timeline |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | TEXPO® Welcome Reception - Hotel InterContinental |
Executive (X) NEW | Advanced (A) | Intermediate (I) | Basic (B)
Each session title includes a designation for the level of material presented. An explanation of each level and the prerequistes for that session level can be found on the “Professional Renewal Credits” page.
NOTE: An Essential Learning for CTP Candidates session is included during each session period on Monday and Tuesday.
Monday, March 26th
7:00am – 8:15am
Energy/Oil/Gas Industry Roundtable Breakfast (I)
Mark Ault, CTP, Controller, Primexx Energy
Dustin Hansen, EVP, CFO, Primexx Energy
Ron Trimmer, CTP, Vice President, Sales Leader, Comerica Bank
8:30am – 9:45am
Capital Structure: Theorem vs. Practicum (X) NEW
Craig Martin, Executive Director, Corporate Treasurers Council
Stuart Jones, Assistant Treasurer, Flowserve Corporation
Keith Terreri, Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, MetroPCS Communications
Public Funds Investment Act Compliance (I)
Patrick Shinkle, Associate Director, Center for Public Management, University of North Texas
Corrine Steeger, Assistant Director/Treasury Manager, City Controller’s Office-City of Dallas
Establishing and Maintaining an FX and Interest Rate Hedging Program: The Lifecycle of a Hedge (A)
Tom Armes, Managing Director – Foreign Exchange, PNC Bank
Steve Goel, CPA, CFA, CTP, Assistant Treasurer, Freescale Semiconductor
How to Avoid Being Robbed at Pen Point (I)
Randy Johnston, JD, Managing Partner, JohnstonTobey
Hot Topics in Cash Investing (I)
Moderator – Tom Dunn, Senior Vice President – Investments, First Financial Equity Corporation
Dawn Guffey, EVP & Chief Investment Officer, BNY Mellon
Bruce Robertson, Assistant Treasurer, Westlake Chemical
Henley Smith, Chief Investment Officer, Commonwealth Asset Management
Eric Lansky, Director, StoneCastle Partners
The Road from P-Card to ePayables (I)
Jen Cox, Vice President, Card Senior Account Manager, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Peggy Bernard, Assistant Treasurer, Trinity Industries
Debra Ballantyne, Special Projects Manager, EXL-Trinity Industries
Account Analysis: Bankers’ Best Kept Secret for Banking Relationship Review: Taking a Fresh Look at Treasury Management Providers and Solutions (A)
Lynne Marlor, CTP, Vice President, Treasury Global Sales, BNY Mellon
Laurel Egan Kenny, MBA, MSCM, President, Turningpoint Communications
Ross Staffel, CTP, CPA, Controller, Advance Global Communications
FDIC: Failing Bank Marketing and Closing Process (I)
Robert Schwarzlose, Manager, Division of Resolution and Receiverships, FDIC
Accounting Industry Roundtable (I)
Salome Tinker, CPA, Director, Governance, Accounting and Compliance, Association for Financial Professionals
Jeff Jamieson, CPA, Partner, PMB Helin Donovan
Manufacturing Industry Roundtable (I)
Jeri Bethune, CTP, Director of Financial Services, Tomkins Building Products
Kevin Tissot, Managing Director, North America Head Cash Product Sales, CitiBank
Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B)
• Financial Planning
• Analysis & Concepts
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Performance Management
• Overview of Risk Management in Treasury
D.J. Masson, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and President, The Resource Alliance
David Wikoff, PhD, Associate, The Resource Alliance
10:30am – 11:45am
Mergers and Acquisition Roadmap: Best Practices for Avoiding and Overcoming Obstacles during a Merger or Acquisition (X) NEW
Rob Holmes, Managing Director, Head, Corporate Client Banking, JP Morgan Chase
Renee Hornbaker, Chief Financial Officer, Stream Energy
Lloyd Sorenson, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, CompuCom
Tom Spivey, Principal and Partner, McColl Partners, Investment Bankers
Tom Harris, Partner, Haynes & Boone, LLC
Facilitator – Amanda “Mandy” Austin, Assistant Vice President-Corporate Banking, Bank of Texas
The Ongoing Threat of Online Corporate Account Takeover: Best Practices for Financial Institutions and Corporates (I)
Dennis Simmons, AAP, President and CEO, SWACHA
Tim Quisenberry, AAP, Senior VP of Member & Risk Services, SWACHA
Ben McAnally, EVP, First Financial Bank
Frances Williamson, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Abilene Chamber of Commerce
David Bentz, Special Agent, US Secret Service
Payment Innovations: Asia (A)
Sean Goldrick, CTP, Vice President, International Product Management
Regulatory Impacts to Corporate Liquidity Management (I)
Ashley Sanders, CTP, Vice President Liquidity & Deposit Management, Regions Bank
Jason Sweatt, Vice President Liquidity & Deposit Consultant, Regions Bank
Tom Dean, President, Revenue Management Solutions
Overcoming Treasury Challenges: How GENBAND Successfully Integrated Bank and Account Structures Following a Major Acquisition (I)
Stephen Phelps, Executive Director, International Treasury Services, JPMorgan Chase
Susan Stamper, Global Treasury Operations Manager, GENBAND
The Incredible Vendor Payments Conversion Success Story of Dean Foods Company (I)
Julie Mingus, Director of Corporate Treasury Operations and Disbursements, Dean Foods
Ginger Gidden-Weinzierl, CCM, Senior Vice President, Treasury Management Sales, Wells Fargo
Risk Management – Strategies to Identify, Measure, and Manage Business Risk (A)
Jeff Fritts, Senior Vice President, Willis Group
J.T. Fisher, CFO, Austin Industries
Valerie Wolbrueck, CPA, CIA, CRMA Director Corporate Audit, Lennox International
Todd Hickerson, Safety and Environmental Manager, Lennox
The Housing Crisis: The Fallacy of a Pain-Free Path To A Healthy Housing Market
Danielle DiMartino Booth, Senior Financial Analyst and Advisor on Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Retail Industry Roundtable (I)
Suzie Deuback Cockrell, CTP, Treasury Manager, 7-Eleven
Andrea Perez, Director, Treasury Solutions, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
High Tech Industry Roundtable (I)
Miguel Bou, CPA, Treasury Consultant, Dell
David Whiting, SVP/DFW Regional Manager, Comerica Technology and Life Sciences Division
Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B)
• Derivative Instruments used in Financial Risk Management
• Money Markets
• Pricing and Yields on Short-Term Investments
• Managing Short-Term Financing
D.J. Masson, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and President, The Resource Alliance
David Wikoff, PhD, Associate, The Resource Alliance
1:45pm – 3:00pm
The State of Banking Today: A Panel Discussion (X) NEW
Laura Whitley, Head of Global Commercial Banking, Bank of America
Norm Bagwell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Texas
J. Patrick “Pat” Faubion, President, Comerica Bank – Texas Market
Paul Koch, President, Dallas Region, Frost Bank
Anne Motsenbocker, President & Regional CEO, JPMorgan Chase Bank
Moderated by David Johnson, Business Analyst – KRLD-CBS
Faces of Fraud – A Workshop on Detecting and Mitigating Internal Fraud (A)
Felix Lozano, CPA, CFE, Partner, Whitley Penn
Autumn Kraus, CPA, Partner, Whitley Penn
Jacqueline Childress, CPA, CFE, Manager, Forensic, Litigation and Business Valuation Services, Whitley Penn
Navigating Global Account Opening (I)
Tim Tidwell, VP of Global Treasury Services, Union Bank
David Loechel, Staff Director – Global Cash Management, FedEx
An Academic Study of Investment Policy Statements: What Should Your Investment Policy Look Like Post-Crisis and What are the Leading Companies Adopting Now? (I)
Andrew Goodale, Senior Product Engineer, Global Cash, State Street Global Advisors
Leslie Wiley, Treasury Manager, ERCOT
Brett Wills, CTP, Assistant Treasurer-Treasury Operations, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Who Will Be There To Turn Out the Lights … A Look into the Continued Importance of Bank Lockbox Solutions in the Years Ahead (I)
Daniel McCarty, Senior Vice President, Treasury Consulting Group, PNC Bank
Bruce Robertson, Assistant Treasurer, Westlake Chemical
Benchmarking Treasury Performance (A)
Steve Bullock, Senior Vice President, IT2 Treasury Solutions
Corey Walsh, CFA, Assistant Treasurer, BMC Software
Healthcare Remittance Processing, Challenges to Implementation: Lessons Learned from Banks, Providers, and Practitioners (I)
Gordon Sellers, Director of Healthcare and Medical Banking Solutions, Systemware
Laurie Mascorro, VP Treasury Services, Product Strategist, BOK Financial Corporation
Rebecca Mishark-Wynn, Vice President of Operations, MedSynergies
Accounting and Governance Update (I)
Salome Tinker, CPA, Director, Governance, Accounting and Compliance, Association for Financial Professionals
Real Estate Industry Roundtable (I)
Sherry Newton, Treasury Manager, Corporate Accounting, Transwestern
Lisa Emidy, CTP, VP and Treasury Solutions Officer, Commercial Real Estate Division, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Import/Export Industry Roundtable (I)
Bryan Hanley, Assistant Treasurer, Pier 1 Imports
Margaret Byers, Vice President, Global Banking, Wells Fargo
Ali Yassine, Vice President, Global Banking, Wells Fargo
Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B)
• Overview of Capital Markets
• Debt and Equity Financing
• Valuation of Long-Term Securities
• Overview of Financial Decisions and Management
D.J. Masson, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and President, The Resource Alliance
David Wikoff, PhD, Associate, The Resource Alliance
3:45pm – 5:00pm
Survival Training for Senior Managers – Integrating Economic Forecasts, Data and Revisions into Strategic Planning (X) NEW
Rob Gardner, Manager, Energy and Economics Division-Corporate Strategic Planning, ExxonMobil
Hank Mulvihill, CCM, CWS, CFP, Principal, Mulvihill Asset Management
Tim Williams, Director of Corporate Financial Planning, Texas Instruments
European Economy (I)
Nathaniel Karp, Executive Vice President, Chief US Economist, BBVA Compass
Financial Statement Analysis for Global Creditors (A)
Jeff Nelson, CTP, Treasurer, GE Oil & Gas – Dresser & Wayne
Navigating in Turbulent Times: An Overview of Current Conditions for Money Market Funds in the US and International Markets (A)
Matt Jones, CFA, Director, BlackRock
Using Cloud Computing to Streamline Finance Processes and Upgrade Business Performance (I)
Eileen Tobias, Senior Director FP&A, NetSuite
Jim Bennett, CFO, Long-Lok Fasteners
Mobile Access – Leveraging Mobile Remote Deposits to Gain a Competitive Advantage (I)
Chris Chaten, VP, Product Management, JPMorgan Chase
Marilyn Jones, Director of Processing Improvement, Ben E. Keith Company
Same [Day] Difference: The Present and Future of Same-Day ACH (I)
Matt Davies, CTP, AAP, Payment Outreach Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Beverly Dobesh, AAP, Sr. Vice President of Education Services, SWACHA – The Electronic Payments Resource®
Healthcare Industry Roundtable (I)
Laurie Mascorro, VP Treasury Services, Product Strategist, BOK Financial Corporation
Sandy Reeves, FACHE, CTP, VP of Treasury Services, Texas Health Resources
Government Industry Roundtable (I)
Corrine Steeger, Assistant Director/Treasury Manager, City Controller’s Office-City of Dallas
Patrick Shinkle, Associate Director, Center for Public Management, University of North Texas
Garry Hamilton, Senior Vice President-Government Banking, JPMorgan Chase
Ethan Klos, Treasurer, City of Arlington
Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B)
• Raising and Managing Long-Term Capital
• Calculating Cost of Capital
• Capital Structure of a Company
• Dividend Policy and Considerations
D.J. Masson, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and President, The Resource Alliance
David Wikoff, PhD, Associate, The Resource Alliance
Tuesday, March 27th
7:00am – 8:15am
Government Industry Roundtable Breakfast (I)
(Different topics than previous day’s Roundtable Session)
Patricia O’Donnell, Executive Director-Public Sector Solutions, JPMorgan Chase
Ethan Klos, Treasurer, City of Arlington
Patrick Shinkle, Associate Director, Center for Public Management, University of North Texas
Corrine Steeger, Assistant Director/Treasury Manager, City Controller’s Office-City of Dallas
7:30am – 9:30am
Corporate Treasurers Council (CTC) Roundtable Breakfast (I)
Craig Martin, Executive Director, Corporate Treasurer’s Council
8:30am – 9:45am
From the Balance Sheet to the Board Room: One Man’s Journey to CEO (A)
Carlos Sepulveda, CPA, CEO, Interstate Battery
Payables Lockbox……An Answer to your Accounts Payable Problems! (I)
Justin Nelson, Vice President of Business Development, Strongroom Solutions
Kacy Karl Owsley, Senior Vice President, Treasury Management Sales Manager, Cadence Bank
Brennan Sweeney, CMCA, President and Owner, Community Management Solutions
When Customers Start Reaching for Their “Mobile Wallets,” Will You Be Ready? (I)
Kristy Furlow, CTP, Senior Vice President, Regional Sales Manager, Merchant Services, Capital One
Improving Treasury and Working Capital Processes to Drive Efficiency (I)
Drew Strzepek, Senior Vice President, Senior Treasury Solutions Manager, Bank of America
John Lowe, CPA, Treasurer, Square Two Financial
Urgent Payment Compliance: Navigating Recent Regulations (I)
Stephen Wojciechowicz, AAP, CTP, Product Manager, HSBC Bank
Karen Sasser, CTP, Product Management Manager, Zion’s Bancorporation
European Payments – A Practical Approach to International Expansion in Europe (I)
Javad Qazi, International Treasury Specialist, JP Morgan Chase
Mark Nicholls, CFO, Mannatech Incorporated
Daniel Gurney, Director of Finance, Mannatech Incorporated
Emergency Preparedness and Response (I)
Jim Williford, CTP Senior Vice President and District Sales Manager, BB&T Payment Solutions
Kent Austin, CPFO, Director of Finance, City of University Park
Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B)
• An Overview of CTP Math
• Tips and Techniques for Approaching CTP Math
• Taking the Fear Out of CTP Math for “Mathaphobes”
D.J. Masson, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and President, The Resource Alliance
David Wikoff, PhD, Associate, The Resource Alliance
10:30am – 11:45am
Aligning Executives with Shareholders: A Discussion on Long Term Incentives (X) NEW
Lisa Croley, CPA, Senior Executive Compensation Consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners
David Reed, Retired Senior Vice-Chairman – Ernst & Young, Director, Drew Industries
J.T. Fisher, CFO, Austin Industries
Andrea Cowan, Former Vice President of Human Resources, Trinity Industries
David D’Alessandro, Partner, Vinson & Elkins
For Payments, the Best Offense is a Multi-Tiered, Security and Policy-Based Defense (I)
Aaron Bills, COO and Founder, 3Delta Systems
Managing Foreign Currency Exposures in a Volatile Environment (A)
Al Manbeian, Managing Partner, GPS Capital Markets
The Search for Yield: Evaluating and Implementing a Separately Managed Account (I)
Dawn Guffey, EVP & Chief Investment Officer, BNY Mellon
James Matthew Clutterbuck, Assistant Treasurer, Cameron International Corporation
Treasury Management 2012: The Shifting Sands of Credit, Pricing, and Customer Service (I)
Richard Richardson, Senior Vice President, Phoenix-Hecht
Derivatives Legislation Impact (A)
Luke Zubrod, Director, Chatham Financial
Lisa Kunkel, Manager, Derivative Risk, Pioneer Natural Resources USA
Deric Eubanks, CFA, SVP Finance, Ashford Hospitality
Paradigm Shift: Where Do We Go from Here (A)
David O’Brien, CTP, Principal, EETreasury
Kim Marceau, CTP, Treasury Cash Manager, Freeman Company
Jack Holmes, Director of Treasury Services, Texas Instruments
Nena Nodge, Director, Treasury Operations & Int’l Trade Finance, Sysco
We’re Buying Who? Do They Have Bank Accounts? (I)
Dan James, CCM, Director‐Cash/Treasury, AT&T
Economists Panel Discussion/Debate (A)
Sponsored by State Street Global Advisors and FundConnect
Moderator: Donald Hicks, Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy, University of Texas, Dallas
Hank Mulvihill, CCM, CWS, CFP, Principal, Mulvihill Asset Management
Dr. Eugenio Aleman, Director, Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
Mike Davis, Clinical Professor of Economics, Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University
Energy/Oil/Gas Industry Roundtable (I)
(Different topics than previous day’s Roundtable Session)
Mark Ault, CTP, Controller, Primexx Energy
Dustin Hansen, EVP, CFO, Primexx Energy
Ron Trimmer, CTP, Vice President, Sales Leader, Comerica Bank
Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B)
• Methods the Test-Takers Use to Reverse Equations
• Math Short Cuts
• When Panic Sets In – Better to Calulate Than Never
D.J. Masson, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and President, The Resource Alliance
David Wikoff, PhD, Associate, The Resource Alliance
1:45pm – 3:00pm
Demystifying Emerging Markets: Growing your Business Internationally (X) NEW
Morgan McGrath, Head of International Banking, JPMorgan Chase
The Cash Manager’s Survival Guide: Are You Equipped for Unprecedented Volatility? (A)
Michael Morin, Director of Institutional Portfolio Management, Fidelity Investments
Synthia Seefried, CTP, Senior Cash Manager, Kimberly Clark Corporation
ACH? EIPP? OMG! How to sift through the jargon to develop a cohesive e-payment strategy (I)
Greg Rettinger, AVP, Global Treasury Management – ACH Product Manager, U.S. Bank
Jeff Pape, VP, Corporate Payment Systems – Strategy and Business Development, U.S. Bank
Payment Fraud, Embezzlement, and Cyber Crime (I)
Greg Litster, President, SAFEChecks
Glen Rogers, CTP, AVP & Assistant Treasurer, The Republic Group
Digging Deeper: Finding New Ways to Improve Working Capital and Automate Processes (I)
Ed Simpson, Senior Product Manager-Americas Card Products, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Collaborative Law: The Future of Common Sense Dispute Resolution (I)
Kevin Fuller, Managing Partner, KoonsFuller
Anne Shuttee, Principal/Attorney, Law Office of Anne Shuttee
What really matters to the CEO? Performance! (I)
Dr. Jim Underwood, MA, MBA, DBA, Consultant
David Repinski, Executive Vice President-Corporate Development, Cunningham-Lindsey
David Chase, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Texas Power
Brian Williams, CEO, One Source VHR
Best Practices for Evaluating a Treasury and Risk Management System (I)
Tracey Ferguson Knight, Solutions Consultant, Reval
Paul Banks, Treasury Supervisor, Pioneer Natural Resources
Project Management Workshop for Treasury Professionals (I) – Part 1 of 2
Peter Biglin, MBA, CTP, PMP, President, Treasury Management Solutions
Steve Phillips, MBA, CTP, PMP, Director & Assistant Treasurer of Cash America
Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B)
• 75-Question Practice CTP Exam Under Simulated Exam Time Constraints
D.J. Masson, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and President, The Resource Alliance
David Wikoff, PhD, Associate, The Resource Alliance
3:30pm – 4:45pm
A New Lease on Life – Business Strategies for Navigating the Changing World of Lease Accounting (X) NEW
Brian Markley, CPA, Managing Partner, Solomon Edwards Group
John Ehrie, CPA, Vice President and Controller, 7-Eleven, Inc.
Global RFP: By the Numbers (A)
David O’Brien, CTP, Principal, EETreasury
Managing Risk through the Next Black Swan (A)
Richard Scott, CTP, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Becoming a Strategic Leader (I)
Early Jackson, New Direction Coaching Associates
Dallas Fed’s Texas Business Outlook Surveys (I)
Emily Kerr, Assistant Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
PCI – Why you need to be Compliant when Accepting Credit Card Payments (I)
Gene Hicklin, Cash Manager, Harris County
Christine Kohut, VP, Treasury Management Sales, Amegy Bank
Jeff Mullen, Vice President, TransFirst
Project Management Workshop for Treasury Professionals (I) – Part 2 of 2
Peter Biglin, MBA, CTP, PMP, President, Treasury Management Solutions
Steve Phillips, MBA, CTP, PMP, Director & Assistant Treasurer of Cash America
Essential Learning for CTP Candidates (B)
• Exam Debrief: Deconstruction of Each Question
• Open Q&A on Any Exam Material, Even Subjects Not Covered in this Forum
D.J. Masson, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and President, The Resource Alliance
David Wikoff, PhD, Associate, The Resource Alliance
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