(9 August 2018 – Philippines) The Corporate Treasury & CFO Summit Philippines returned this August to deliver an informative and interesting one-day event dedicated to informing the country’s top treasurers on the biggest risks and the most exciting opportunities that lay ahead.
CFOs, treasurers, and heads of finance based in the Philippines were invited to join and share their experiences and were treated to a day full of case studies, advice and high-level discussion from the nation’s leading corporates, banks and government officials.
Key topics explored included:
- Developing Philippines’ anaemic capital markets
- Dangers your operations will face within the next 12 months
- How best to manage your FX exposures
- How to optimise your cash liquidity
- Getting on top of IFRS accountancy changes
- Automating your AP/AR functions
Attendees learnt about the impact of ASEAN integration and how to prepare, heard from leading Philippine companies on funding strategies, discovered insights into the corporate bond market and networked with 350 of the Philippines top financial executives. Speakers included Dr Benjamin E. Diokno, Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, Cezar P. Consing President and CEO, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Jan Metzger, Managing Director, Head – Asia Pacific, Corporate and Investment Banking, Citi and Pierre Van Peteghem, Treasurer, Asian Development Bank