119th Annual Conference Sessions: Treasury and Investment Management

• Sun 29 June

  2 sessions

• Mon 30 June

  2 sessions

• Tue 1 July

  3 sessions

• Wed 2 July

  1 sessions

Sessions for Sunday, June 29

• Sun 29 Jun 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM ET Room 147
  Treasury and Investment Management

  Who Does What: Public Investment Professionals

  Governments engage with many different external service providers who all play a role in managing their investment program. These providers include investment advisers, broker-dealers, as well as custodians or safekeeping agents. This session will review GFOA’s best practices and resources on selecting and managing these external investment professionals.

  

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  Matt Hastedt, Aaron Lassanske, Kelli Munroe

  1 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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• Sun 29 Jun 3:50 PM - 4:40 PM ET Room 146
  Treasury and Investment Management

  Dude, Where's My Money? Safeguarding Public Funds

  Money is constantly flowing in and out of your government. Sometimes that money is held by an intermediary for a matter of hours or minutes or for longer periods of time. Governments need to know not only where their money is being held—in bank accounts, with custodians, with merchant providers, etc.—but also understand if that money is safe.

  

  

  

  

  Allison Bradsher, Stefan Jaskulak, Garrett Macdonald, Rodney Shine

  1 CPE credits

  Level: intermediate

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Sessions for Monday, June 30

• Mon 30 Jun 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM ET Ballroom B
  Treasury and Investment Management

  Protecting Payments: Achieving PCI and Nacha Compliance

  As more payments are made and received via credit card and Automated Clearing House (ACH), protecting sensitive data is more important than ever. This session will provide an overview of Payment Card Industry (PCI) and the National Automated Clearing House Association (Nacha) compliance standards, along with strategies and best practices for achieving and adhering to these requirements.

  

  

  

  Jhason Abuan, Cory Kampf, John McCarthy

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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• Mon 30 Jun 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM ET Ballroom B
  ERP Systems and Technology

  Implementing Customer-focused Treasury Technologies

  Customers today appreciate the many different ways they can make payments. Forgot your wallet on your trip to City Hall to pay your water bill? No problem—pay with your phone! Didn’t have a stamp to drop off your property tax payment in the mail and it's due tomorrow? No worries—pay from the convenience of your home. As payment options continue to evolve, it's important for the treasury office to adapt to meet the needs of its customers.

  

  

  

  Håkon Johanson, Dennis Kauffman, CPA, CPFO, Jonathan Millard

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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Sessions for Tuesday, July 1

• Tue 1 Jul 10:20 AM - Noon ET Room 145
  Procurement

  The Missing Piece: Using P-Cards to Improve Your Procurement and Payable Process

  Procurement and accounts payable functions can be slow, inefficient, and a source of frustration for both internal departments and external suppliers. For governments looking for ways to better manage small purchases, subscriptions, travel, or other transactions not ideally suited for a purchase order, purchasing cards (P-cards) can be an effective tool to improve service, control, and transparency, while also reducing administrative burdens. They offer an opportunity to save time and money. While they do present some risks, these can be mitigated through clear policies and procedures, making them often safer than commonly used alternatives.

  

  

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  KIRK W BUFFINGTON, FNIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Mark Romito, John Ruggini

  2 CPE credits

  Level: intermediate

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• Tue 1 Jul 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM ET Ballroom B
  Treasury and Investment Management

  Essentials of Public Funds Investing

  Governments, regardless of portfolio size, should have a strong public investing program to maintain the safety of public funds and ensure their liquidity position is appropriate. GFOA’s best practices address key elements of an investing program and serve as a roadmap to develop and enhance entities’ policies and procedures in this arena.

  

  

  

  

  Jason Carini, Chris Forster, Deanne Woodring, CPA, Hubert R White, III CFA CTP

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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• Tue 1 Jul 3:35 PM - 4:50 PM ET Ballroom B
  Treasury and Investment Management

  Treasury Charcuterie: Nibbles for the Finance Professional

  Is it difficult to keep up with the many changes to new technology, emerging trends, banking services, and best practices? This session is intended to provide a treasury charcuterie of bite-sized discussions on key subjects. Speakers will discuss topics such as the collateralization of deposits, technology to assist with cash flow forecasting, managing credit card chargebacks, the use of custodians and safekeeping, and the continued perils of cryptocurrency. Attend to listen to the discussion or contribute topics for the panel to address.

  

  

  

  

  Matthew Boggs, Jeanette Boit-Kania, Andrew Durket, CTP, C.M., ACE, Scott McIntyre, CFA

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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Sessions for Wednesday, July 2

• Wed 2 Jul 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM ET Ballroom B
  Treasury and Investment Management

  Build Your Treasury Fortress: Fraud Prevention Practices in the Treasury Office

  Fraud remains one of the most significant threats to the integrity of treasury operations. These threats have serious financial and reputational impacts, and with new forms of fraud popping up all the time, treasury managers can feel like they're playing a never-ending game of whack-a-mole.

  

  

  

  

  Justin Ellerman, Angie Flick, John M. Globensky, Bradley Wilson, CPFO

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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