Track Descriptions and Session Selections

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Sessions are categorized into 10 tracks to enable you to plan your 
agenda around your areas of interest. You may choose to attend 
courses from any or all tracks. 

Asset Management Track   
Corporate Finance Track
 Technology Track  
Banker's Track 
Treasury Operations Track 
 Risk Track
 International Track 
Professional Development Track 
Treasurer's Track*
 CTP Exam Preparation Track

About the session levels
The level of presentation is identified by the speaker and is based on expected audience experience and knowledge. 

 Unless noted Fundamental or Advanced, the sessions fall in the Intermediate level. This level requires a basic knowledge and some experience in the topic area. With a brief emphasis on terms, the focus is on "How does it work?" and the user benefits, and includes detailed examples. 

Fundamental sessions require little or no previous knowledge of the topic material by attendees and emphasizes the definition of terms and description of key concepts. These sessions take the "who, what, when, where, why and how" approach.

Advanced sessions require a working knowledge and considerable experience in the topic area by attendees and may further require basic or working knowledge in one or more related areas outside the specific topic area. The focus is on "Can I apply this to my organization?", "How do I implement it?", "How do I evaluate it?". Examples and calculations may be fairly complex and only new technical terminology will be specifically defined. Also included in sessions of this level are in-depth evaluations of alternatives.
   
Asset Management  
In the current low rate environment, all of us face the challenge of effectively managing our funds. This track is designed to expand your knowledge of the opportunities that are available and also provides with some trick and traps.
101-Money Market Mutual Fund Update: Regulations, Rates & Risks
102-The Impact from Regulatory Reform: A New Era of Cash Management
103-The Future of Money Market Funds: A Treasurer's Guide
104-Navigating the New Treasury Investing Environment
105-Cash Investment Management ""101"" - An Overview  Fundamental
 106-Managing Cash investments in a Rising Interest Rate Environment
107-Defining Liquidity: New Formulas for Calculating the Costs and Benefits of Cash Investing Advanced
108-The Defined Contribution Marketplace: Fee Disclosure and Other Recent Regulatory Guidance
109-Treasury Technologies and Best Practices
Treasury Operations 
 As new banking products and services are introduced to the financial markets, it impacts the day to day operations of the corporate treasury. This track provides the latest developments on checks, domestic/ international wire transfers, ACH transactions, control of bank accounts, and authorization/account administration. It also offers how to negotiate contracts (RFPs). and monitor banking activity to ensure optimal pricing and consistent service levels.
201-Achieving Total Visibility into Working Capital
 202-Best Practices for Migrating Healthcare Payments to ACH  Advanced
203-Financial Shared Services: Benchmarking Success
204-Cash Forecasting, Direct to the Point  Advanced
205-What's Driving Commercial Card Growth?
206-Bank Relationships and Pricing in 2011
207-Account Analysis and Billing – Everything is Changing
208-USD Cash Pooling for Corporations with Subsidiaries in the US
209-Responding to a Demanding Regulatory Environment
210-What on Earth is ISO 20022 and Why Should I Care?
Risk
This track is designed to help identifying and assessing (financial and/or operational) risk and how to develop strategies to manage it.
301-Making the Case for Risk Management: The Value in Risk Mgmt.
302-Building an FX Risk Program from the Ground Up
303-Hedging Financial Risk: Mastering the Process  Advanced
304-Inside Job/Outside Job: Embezzlement and Check Fraud
305-Due Diligence Today: Are We Picking Up Where We Left Off?
306-Developing a Currency Hedging Program: Quantifying Currency Risk  Advanced
307-How to Take Control of the Escheatment Risk
308-Corporate Account Takeover: Theft in Cyberspace
309-Managing Counterparty Risk: Treasury and Financial Reporting Considerations
International
 With the dramatic changes that have occurred in the international realm, this track is designed to be of interest to any company with dealings overseas.
401-Global Cash Management  Advanced
 402-Major Currency Outlook and Forecast for 2011/12
 403-A Global Perspective on Investing Cash in Local Markets  Advanced
404-International Tax Implications for Treasury Managers
405-Open Account: Unexpected Issues When Transitioning from Letters of Credit
406-Repatriating Your Foreign Revenues - What are the Tax Benefits?
407-North American Treasury – The U.S.-Canada Connection
408-That’s Another Fine Mess We’ve Gotten Into…Two Years Later
409-Unchartered Waters: Developing an International Banking Strategy
410-Managing Emerging Market FX Risk
Corporate Finance
Achieving the goals of corporate finance requires that any corporate investment be financed appropriately. In general, this can be divided into long-term and short-term decisions and techniques. This track is designed to the experienced treasury professional and deals with capital investment decisions that are long-term choices about which projects receive investment, whether to finance that investment with equity or debt, and when or whether to pay dividends to shareholders vs, stock buyback. On the other hand, the short term decisions can be grouped under the working capital management, which focuses on managing cash and short-term borrowing and lending.
501-The Impact of FinReg - What It Means to Your Company
502-Cashflow Issues? Review Your Credit Practices
503-Liberating Cash from Working Capital  Advanced
 504-Update on the Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act
 505-The Factoring (R)Evolution: A Viable Way of Managing Your Cash
506-Current Global Landscape and Future Financial Outlook
507-What’s Fair About This Value? Derivative Valuations
508-Why Cash Flow Forecasting Fails & What to do About it
510-Hedging Interest Rate Risk in a World of Historically Low Rates
511-What Gets Measured Gets Managed: How to Successfully Measure Treasury’s Performance
Technology
 Technological advancements continue at a rapid pace within the treasury management industry. This track will focus on topics that are designed to increase your knowledge of today’s systems and the concepts driving the development of their future successors.
601-Turning Your Technology Dream Into Reality!
602-Creating Centralized Cash Visibility with Technology
603-Mobile & Consumer RDC
604-SWIFT Messaging and Corporate Treasury: From Theory to Practice
605-Treasury Technology & the Counterparty Risk Challenge
606-Managing Accounts with Fewer Dollars and Greater Efficiency
607-Reducing Payment Risk by Using a Little of Everything
608-Calculating the ROI on a Treasury Management Solution
609-The Mobilization of Cash Management - The Journey, the Destination and the Future 
610-Implementing Electronic Bank Account Management 
Banker's 
This track is intended for our bankers interested in learning what the corporate treasury department does during the day after your sales presentation. This track is designed to aid the bank officer in understanding the daily work environment of their corporate counterparts. 
701-From Farm Team to Major Leagues: Smaller Banks Leveling the Playing Field with Seasoned Players, 
       Superior Technology, a Winning Sales Culture and other Best Practices
702-PHISHing for Strategies; 7 Easy Ways to Safeguard your Brand Online
703-Sales Strategies: Growing Your Cash Management Customer Base
704-Corporate Account Takeover: Protecting Yourself and Your Customers
705-Bank Sponsored OnLine Payroll Services for Small Business Clients
706-Regulations, It’s All the Rage
707-Client Diplomacy – Tools for the Banking Professional
708-Save Yourself from Man in the Middle
709-Cash Management Risk: Are YOU the Weakest Link?
Professional Development
 Not unique to the world of treasury management, professional development courses are offered to provide insights into dealing with daily challenges we all face.   NOTE:  These sessions do not qualify for CTP renewal credits.  
801-Bolster your Career with Thought Leadership
 802-Time Management is Self-Management - Take Back Your Day!
 803-Social Media Personality: Understanding your Social Media "Community" and taking charge of your "Social" life
 805-Creating & Managing Your Personal Brand: Short and Long Term Strategies for Success
 806-The Dynamics of Office Encounters
 807-Promote Yourself
808-Treasury Management 2020
809-Why the CTP Credential and How TMANE Can Help You Achieve It
Treasurer's Track
This track is designed exclusively for treasury and finance executives, such as a treasurer, chief financial officer, vice president of finance, controller, or assistant treasurer. This track  focuses on strategic and current high-impact issues.   *Space is limited and you must be pre-registered for these sessions.
901-New Reforms, Back door margins, who is in Jeopardy?  Advanced
 902-Where is the Pendulum Now?  Advanced
 903-Corporate Cash Investing: Today's "Best Practice" Observations & Demystifying the Fixed Income Market  Advanced
 904-The Big Idea  Advanced 
CTP Exam Preparation
This track offers a complete CTP Examination Review Course.  It is designed as a comprehensive, in-depth review for those who will be taking the exam.

 NOTE: These sessions are not endorsed or sponsored by the Association for Financial Professionals and are in no way affiliated with the AFP-sponsored CTP Review Courses. None of these sessions are eligible for CTP Recertification credits.
CTP1 -   Financial Accounting and Reporting - Financial Planning and Analysis 
CTP2 -   Financial Regulatory Environment - Managing Relationships
CTP3 -   Cash Management & Forecasting - Collections & Disbursements
CTP4 -   Financial Risk Analysis -Operational and Enterprise Risk Management 
CTP5 -   Introduction to Working Capital Management - Working Capital Tools
CTP6 -   Money Markets, Short-Term Investing and Borrowing - Capital Markets
CTP7 -   Financial Decisions and Management - Capital Structure and Dividend Policy
CTP8 -   Payment Systems
CTP9 -   Bank Relations, Governance and Pension Management 
CTP10 - Governance, Ethics - Pension Fund Management and Bankruptcy
CTP11 - Test Taking Tips and Practice Exam 

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