Full day of cash & treasury insights
11:00-11:30 CET | 12:00-12:30 EET
The zero-surprise treasury: Why the unexpected is an existential risk
The CEO of Nomentia challenges us to confront a hard truth: in today’s environment, Treasury surprises are no longer tolerable.
In this wide-ranging conversation, a leader with three decades of experience across industries and continents explores why uncertainty keeps creeping into core financial operations, and why many organisations quietly accept it as “normal.”
This session goes beyond tools and buzzwords. It looks at how operating models, silos, and leadership habits create blind spots long before systems fail. Drawing on real transformation stories, the discussion reframes Treasury from a reporting function into a strategic nerve centre that exists to prevent surprises, not explain them after the fact.
The must-answer questions that make this session a wake-up call:
- Are surprises in Treasury really about volatility, or about how organisations choose to deal with it?
- Where do most operational surprises actually originate: systems, processes, or people?
- What invisible costs are CFOs accepting today simply because no one has made them visible?
This is not a technology pitch. It is a leadership conversation about ownership, maturity, and the true cost of standing still. If your organisation says it wants predictability but still tolerates “good enough,” this session will challenge why—and what that hesitation is really costing you.
Duration: 25 minutes
Alexander von Schirmeister,
CEO, Nomentia
Antti Pekkala
Product Marketing Marketing, Nomentia
Online
11:30-12:00 CET | 12:30-13:00 EET
Treasury at risk: When Excel breaks your treasury
Petter Huusko of Zanders challenges one of Treasury’s most sacred assumptions: that spreadsheets are still “good enough” for modern treasury management
In this candid fireside chat, Petter draws on years of hands-on work with treasuries of all sizes to show where Excel quietly shifts from being a strength to becoming a structural risk. Not in theory, but in real organisations, under real pressure.
This session is not anti-Excel. It is brutally honest about what spreadsheets still do well, where they start to crack, and the exact moments when scale, speed, and complexity expose dangerous gaps. Petter shares the warning signs treasurers often miss, the risks they consistently underestimate, and why many teams outgrow Excel long before they admit it.
The must-answer questions that make this session unmissable:
- What are the first signals that a treasury has already outgrown Excel, even if nothing has gone wrong yet?
- Which risks consistently stay hidden in spreadsheet-driven treasuries until they turn into real business threats?
- What do treasury systems enable that Excel fundamentally never will, no matter how skilled the user?
If your treasury still runs on spreadsheets and “experience,” this conversation will help you separate comfort from control. It shows where Excel belongs, where it breaks, and how treasuries make the jump from firefighting to strategic influence without losing what already works.
Duration: 25 minutes
Petter Huusko
Senior Manager, Zanders
Antti Pekkala
Product Marketing Manager, Nomentia
Online
12:00-12:30 CET | 13:00-13:30 EET
Real-Time vs. Right-Time: The visibility you actually need for zero surprises
Sarah Häger of Enable Banking challenges a popular assumption: more data does not automatically mean better control.
In this fireside chat, Sarah draws on a decade at the front line of Open Banking and Open Finance to unpack what “good visibility” actually looks like in practice, and why many treasury teams end up drowning in data while still being surprised.
This is a grounded conversation about connectivity as a capability, not plumbing. It cuts through the real-time hype to explain what truly needs to be immediate, what simply needs to be reliable, and how the wrong connectivity choices quietly lock treasury into a reactive role. Expect sharp insight into maturity, cross-border complexity, and how regulation can become an unexpected advantage rather than a burden.
The must-answer questions that make this session a wake-up call:
- What really needs to be real-time in treasury, and where does “right-time” deliver far more value?
- When does visibility turn into actionability, and when does it just become noise?
- Which connections actually change the quality of treasury decisions within 12 months?
If your treasury talks about real-time data but still struggles to act with confidence, this session will reset how you think about connectivity. Less hype, clearer priorities, and a sharper view of what zero-surprise visibility really requires.
Duration: 25 minutes
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Sarah Häger
CCO, Enable Banking
Antti Pekkala
Product Marketing Manager, Nomentia
Online
12:30-13:00 CET | 13:30-14:00 EET
The true cost of inaction: Idle cash wake-up call
Dennis Kiratli of KPMG challenges us to take a hard look at what idle cash is really telling us about Treasury performance.
In this straight-talking fireside chat, Dennis Kiratli, Treasury Transformation Lead at KPMG’s Global Treasury Center of Excellence, pulls idle cash out of the “safe and prudent” box and puts a euro value on inaction. No buzzwords, no theory. Just real Treasurer stories about where money gets stuck, why it stays there, and how slow decisions quietly drain value year after year.
This session connects the dots between cash visibility, governance, automation, and human behavior. It shows how manual processes and oversized buffers turn into real economic leakage, even in well-run organizations. Expect practical insight into what best-in-class Treasury teams do differently, and why most companies underestimate the cost of doing nothing.
The must-answer questions that make this a wake-up call:
- How do you distinguish between prudent liquidity buffers and institutionalized over-buffering?
- What is the relationship between cash visibility latency and economic leakage?
- When does “being cautious” cross the line into structural over-buffering driven by fear rather than data?
- What single metric best reveals whether your Treasury is quietly leaking cash right now?
This session quantifies the hidden costs of poor cash management. In hard numbers, clear signals and uncomfortable questions you cannot afford to ignore.
Duration: 25 minutes
Dennis Kiralti
Treasury Transformation Lead, KPMG
Antti Pekkala
Product Marketing Manager, Nomentia
Online
13:00-13:30 CET | 14:00-14:30 EET
Why the CFO says no (and how to win them over)
Rick Medlock challenges Treasurers to see their world through a CFO’s eyes, not their own.
In this candid session, a former CFO of two FTSE 100 companies explains why perfectly “reasonable” Treasury proposals so often hit a brick wall. Not because they are wrong, but because they are framed in ways that trigger skepticism, defensiveness, or a quiet loss of interest.
This is a reality check on how CFOs actually make decisions. Rick unpacks why efficiency arguments fall flat, when a Treasury Management System starts sounding like an IT headache, and what really builds trust at the top table. Expect blunt truths about visibility, narrative, and the gap between operational detail and decision-ready insight.
The must-answer questions that make this session unmissable:
- Why does “efficiency, automation, and time saved” almost never unlock budget at CFO level?
- What signals instantly tell a CFO that a treasurer is not in control, even if the numbers look fine?
- What is the exact moment when a CFO shifts from “no” to “this is worth discussing”?
If you’ve ever walked out of a CFO’s office thinking they just don’t get it, this session is for you. It shows what CFOs actually care about, what they quietly ignore, and how to position Treasury conversations so they land where decisions are really made.
Duration: 25 minutes
Rick Medlock
Board Chair, Nomentia
Antti Pekkala
Product Marketing Manager, Nomentia
13:30-14:00 CET | 14:30-15:00 EET
Blueprint for value-first: How to build a zero-surprise treasury
Alexander Fleischmann of Nomentia brings the day to ground level and asks the question everyone is thinking: how do you actually make this work?
After a full day of hard truths about risk, visibility, systems, and leadership, this closing session cuts through theory and turns ambition into action. Alexander draws on 15+ years of hands-on treasury work to show why transformation so often feels overwhelming, and how teams can simplify without dumbing things down.
This is a pragmatic conversation about what “smart treasury” really means at different maturity levels. It challenges vendor noise, exposes common myths, and focuses on the few capabilities that genuinely prevent surprises. Expect practical frameworks, real project lessons, and examples where small, well-chosen changes delivered outsized impact.
The must-answer questions that make this the essential finale:
- What are the first non-negotiable capabilities a treasury must have to avoid financial surprises?
- How do leaders tell the difference between real value and feature noise when evaluating technology?
- What is a realistic, three-step roadmap toward a zero-surprise treasury that teams can start using now?
This session shows you what to do next. Clear priorities, actionable steps, and a blueprint for building a treasury that is smart enough, resilient enough, and finally free of unnecessary surprises.
Duration: 25 minutes
Alexander Fleischmann
Market Development Executive, Nomentia
Antti Pekkala
Product Marketing Manager, Nomentia
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