Keynote: Getting Real About Treasury

Alexander von Schirmeister, CEO, Nomentia

Treasury teams are under increasing pressure to modernise. Yet many organisations still rely on tools and processes that technically “work.”

So where is the real problem?

In this keynote, Alexander von Schirmeister explores the gap between operational ingenuity and structural resilience. Drawing on conversations with treasury professionals across Europe, he challenges the common narrative that technology alone drives progress.

• Why do highly capable teams continue to rely on spreadsheets?

• When does expertise start compensating for fragile systems?

• And how can organisations recognise risk before it shows?

This keynote argues for something more difficult: honest evaluation. Understanding where effort is masking complexity, where stability is assumed rather than built, and why meaningful change in treasury must be deliberate, calm, and grounded in real operational value.

No vendor theatre. No theory. Just a real conversation about treasury. .