PwC Treasury Conference 2025

Innovating Treasury

About the event

This year's PwC Treasury Conference revolves around the theme of "Innovating Treasury". We will dive into the latest insights and trends in Treasury, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of the evolving landscape. Join us to:

  • Gain a macro-economic perspective that will shape your treasury operations and drive innovation
  • Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming treasury operations
  • Learn about cash management best practices to optimize your treasury functions
  • Explore in-house banking setups and uncover strategies to overcome challenges such as payment fraud, bank connectivity, and commodity hedging
  • Stay up-to-date with important regulatory topics including IFRS 18, FinFrag, EMIR, and more

We look forward to welcoming you at our conferences in Geneva and providing you with the opportunity to discuss these current developments and challenges with our experts and your peers.

Corporate Treasury Management

Forces shaping today’s corporate treasuries. Volatile market conditions are constantly altering the risk landscape in which companies operate. This not only poses a challenge to their financial health, but also increases the pressure on both treasurers and CFOs to stay on top of current and emerging issues. 

Agenda

The programme will be updated with confirmed speakers ongoingly.

08:30 Welcome coffee
09:00

Welcome speech and introduction

  • Michiel Mannaerts, Partner, PwC Switzerland
09:10

Into the unknown: the global economy at a crossroad

  • Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist, HSBC
09:50

AI in Treasury: Faster, Smarter, Stronger

  • Tobias Thayer, Director, PwC Switzerland
10:05

Conversational AI: harnessing language models in Treasury

  • Aniket Kulkarni, Partner, PwC Switzerland
  • Jean-Baptiste Disdet, Treasury Technology Director, JTI
  • Corporate panel
10:50 Coffee Break
11:20

Group Treasurer in the spotlight

  • Michiel Mannaerts, Partner, PwC Switzerland
  • Paul Wilkinson, Former Corporate Treasurer
11:45

Assess your Treasury maturity for strategic growth

  • Isabella Uribe, Manager, PwC Switzerland
12:00 Lunch
13:30

The evolving regulatory landscape: what Treasurers need to know

  • Stefan Wueest, Director, PwC Switzerland
13:45

Treasury technology market update

  • Tobias Thayer, Director, PwC Switzerland
14:00

SAP MBC showcase of unlocking bank connectivity

  • Danielle Keller, Manager, PwC Switzerland
  • Stefano Trombetta, Head of GBS Systems & Solutions, STMicroelectronics
14:30

Transact to Transform: E-mobility's journey from ABB carve-out to Treasury excellence

  • Chris Lee, Director, PwC Switzerland
  • Gerald Gassert, Global Treasurer, ABB E-mobility
15:10 Coffee Break
16:00

Weathering the storm: managing commodity price risk amid recent market turbulence

  • Pekka Korpi, Senior Manager, PwC Switzerland
  • Andres Mirkin, Manager Treasury, Philip Morris International
  • Ian Griffith, Group Treasury Director, Ahold Delhaize
16:45

Summary and closing remarks

  • Michiel Mannaerts, Partner, PwC Switzerland
16:55 Networking apero

Event details

Date & Time

Monday, 12 May 2025
08:30 to 17:00
Followed by networking apéro

Address

Hilton Geneva Hotel & Conference Centre
Rte François-Peyrot 34,
1218 Le Grand-Saconnex

Language

The event will be held in English.

Cost

CHF 550.- per ticket

Register for Geneva

Location

Contact us

Sebastian di Paola

Chairman, Geneva, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 96 03

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Michiel Mannaerts

Partner Treasury and Commodity Management, Geneva, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 92 10

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Aniket Kulkarni

Partner Treasury and Commodity Management, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 95 42

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Elisa Depaepe

Executive Assistant, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 44 00

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