INFINZ Finance & Treasury Forum 2008

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Economic outlook for 2008 - Brendan O'Donovan, Chief Economist, Westpac New Zealand

Commodities hedging in a volatile world - Geoff Rousel, Global Head of Commodities, Westpac Institutional Bank
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The sub-prime virus in an interconnected financial system - Andrew Smith, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings

Innovation in transactional banking - Emmanuel Alfieris, Head of Trade, Global Transactional Banking, Westpac Institutional Bank

Accounting standards update - Stephen Hogg, Director, Accounting Consulting Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Agenda - Tuesday, 4 March 2008

9.00am	Welcome and opening remarks Tyler Lovering, Director, InAssociation introduces Paul Hocking, Executive Director, INFINZ
9.05am	Opening keynote address CEO insights and the carbon trading outlook Managing volatility as a CEO The CEO’s expectations of the CFO and treasurer Managing risks before they become disasters The importance of the CEO-CFO relationship Where does New Zealand fit in the international carbon market? Impact of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS) The future of TZ1 and its effect on the New Zealand market Mark Franklin, CEO, TZ1
9.45am	Keynote address Economic outlook for 2008 Update on the effects of the global credit crunch A changed world order Brendan O'Donovan, Chief Economist, Westpac New Zealand
10.25am	Keynote address Processes and practicalities of risk management in global aviation in 2008 – the Air New Zealand perspective The management of fuel hedging in volatile times Risk management: What risks take priority at Air New Zealand in 2008? Paul Kelway, Treasurer, Air New Zealand
10.55am	Morning tea break
11.15am	Panel discussion Funding and balance sheet impact in 2008 Which funding options are still on the table? What is the impact for financial institutions and how does the current credit crunch feed through to the bank's lending costs? Which funding options will help you manage your exposure to credit and interest rate fluctuations? What are investors looking for and why? Chaired by Mike Faville, Capital Markets Origination, Bank of New Zealand Panellists: Mahes Hettige, Head of Balance Sheet Management, Bank of New Zealand Sara Double, Treasurer, Fletcher Building Fergus McDonald, Head of Bonds & Currency, Tyndall Investment Management NZ
12.00pm	Presentation Commodities hedging in a volatile world What is the likely trends in commodity volatility in NZ in 2008? What are the latest products and how do they work? What is the value proposition and how is it calculated? Geoff Rousel, Global Head of Commodities, Westpac Institutional Bank
12.30pm	Networking lunch
1.45pm	Presentation The sub-prime virus in an interconnected financial system How the virus began How it has spread Where to from here? The effect on the New Zealand market Andrew Smith, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings
2.15pm	Presentation Innovation in transactional banking Transactional banking is moving beyond the provision of cash management Evolving financial supply chain solutions are providing real cost savings and working capital improvements Case study on supplier financing solution Emmanuel Alfieris, Head of Trade, Global Transactional Banking, Westpac Institutional Bank
2.45pm	Panel discussion Treasury outsourcing Why are corporates outsourcing their middle and back office treasury functions? What has been the experience of those who have gone down the outsourcing path? Where is the treasury function going in the future? Where is the value add? Chaired by Richard Eaddy, Managing Director, ETOS Limited Panellists: Linda Robertson, Group Treasurer, Meridian Energy Limited Luke Bunt, Chief Financial Officer, The Warehouse Group Bruce Macdonald, Manager Group Treasury, SKYCITY Entertainment Group
3.30pm	Afternoon tea break
3.45pm	Presentation Accounting standards update IFRS 7 disclosure Stephen Hogg, Director, Accounting Consulting Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
4.10pm	Panel discussion A company director point of view The changing relationship between the CFO, CEO and the board The expectations of the CFO and treasurer from the board Risk management: What are directors looking for in a volatile environment? Can a treasurer expect to move on to become a CFO, CEO or company director? Panellists: Rick Bettle, Professional Director Roger Kerr, Director, Asia Pacific Risk Management and Professional Director Patsy Reddy, Professional Director Geoff Taylor, Director, GT & Company
5.00pm	Closing remarks and close of Forum Tyler Lovering, Director, InAssociation

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