Meetings

2018/2019 Meeting Schedule

Meetings, News, Schedule

All meetings begin with lunch at 11:30.

March 14, 2019
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Adam Claypool, Managing Principal – BP Growth Partners
Topic: Investing in Innovation – Essential Do’s and Dont’s

April 11, 2019
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA

May 9, 2019
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA

Previous Meetings:

September 13, 2018
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Adam Gregg, Lt. Governor State of Iowa
Topic: Iowa Economy, Tax Reform, Rural Iowa Initiative

October 11, 2018
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Becky Gibson – Senior Vice President, RVP Middle Market Banking, Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Topic: Cyber Security

November 8, 2018
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Jon Augustine – Chief Investment Officer, BTC Capital Management
Topic: Economic & Market Overview

January 10, 2019
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Megan Vollstedt – Executive Director, Iowa AgriTech Accelerator
Topic: Iowa AgriTech Accelerator

February 14, 2019
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Aaron Pearce, General Counsel for Continental Western Group
Topic: Planning, Strategy and Risk Management in the Vendor Selection Process

2017 – 2018 Meeting Schedule

Meetings, News, Schedule

All meetings begin with lunch at 11:30.

We return again for the 2018/2019 season in September!

Previous Meetings:

September 14, 2017
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Mike Fitzgerald, Treasurer State of Iowa
Topic: Budget

October 12, 2017
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Nina Hanselmann, VP – Working Capital Consulting
Topic: Faster Payments: Impact on Working Capital Strategies

November 9, 2017
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Todd Wegener – Grant Thornton
Topic: “Moving your Budgeting Process to the Cloud”

January 23, 2018
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Patrick Dix, Shazam
Topic: Standards In Payments

February 8, 2018
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: John Schmidt, GuideOne
Topic: Lean Operations at GuideOne

March 8, 2018
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Miles Weis, Holmes Murphy
Topic: Cyber Trends and Exposures

April 12, 2018
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Jonathan Hall, CFO – Krause Holdings
Topic: Get Your Head Out of the Sand: Finance Pros Need to Embrace the Wave of Disruptive Tech

May 10, 2018
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Adam Schwab, Director of Investments – American Enterprise Group
Topic: The U.S. Pension Crisis: Learning from Past Mistakes

2016 – 2017 Meeting Schedule

Meetings, News, Schedule

All meetings begin with lunch at 11:30.

Previous Meetings:

September 8, 2016
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Pam Brodsack – Chief Technology Officer, TMG
Topic: “Will Blockchain Change the World?”

October 13, 2016
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Holger Ebert – TM Division Manager, Wells Fargo
Topic: “Millennials Coming of Age?”

November 10, 2016
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Adrienne Baughman – President Forbs Export Services
Topic: Exporting & International Business

January 12, 2017
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Robin Anderson, Senior Economist for Principal Global Investors
Topic: The Economy

February 9, 2017
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Steve McCullough, President – Iowa Student Loan
Topic: Iowa Student Loan Corporation

March 9, 2017
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Magnus Carlsson, National AFP
Topic: Electronic Payments Survey Report

April 13, 2017
Des Moines Golf & Country Club – West Des Moines
Speaker: Dave Nelson, President – Integrity
Topic: Social Engineering – The Imminent Threat Faced By All Employees

May 11, 2017
Des Moines Embassy Club – Downtown Des Moines
Speaker: Eric Lansky, StoneCastle Cash Management
Topic: Managing Short Term Cash Post MMF Reform

2015-2016 Meeting Schedule

Meetings, Schedule

The 2015/2016 Season has concluded. The first meeting of the 2016/2017 season will be September 8, 2016.

Be sure to check the website for details as the date approaches!

2015/2016 Regular Meetings:

September 10, 2015
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Speaker: Ryan Louvar, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Topic: Positioning Treasury For Growth in the New Liquidity Environment

October 8, 2015
Downtown Embassy Club
Speaker: Ned Flynn, Merit Resources
Topic: Legal & Legislative Updates

November 12, 2015
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Speaker: Dave Swenson, Iowa State University
Topic: Iowa Economy, Rural vs. Urban Outlook, Iowa Labor Force Demographics

January 14, 2016
Downtown Embassy Club
Speaker: Dan Reichardt, Dwolla
Topic: Dwolla – updates, news, etc.

February 11, 2016
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Speaker: Tammy Bond, The Team Optimizer
Topic: Going From Communication Breakdown to Breakthrough

March 10, 2016
Downtown Embassy Club
Speaker: Randy Ripperger, Polk County Assessor
Topic: Polk County Assessor’s Office

April 14, 2016
Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Speaker: Magnus Carlsson, Association for Financial Professionals
Topic: AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey

May 12, 2016
Downtown Embassy Club
Speaker: Andy Ai, PNC Treasury Management Consulting Group
Topic: Lockbox Automation: Trends and Tools

February 2015 Meeting – Speaker Information

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According to several 2014 surveys most treasury functions lack success measures.

By the end of 2014 many companies held “excess” cash prompting investors to ask hard questions about a company’s future best use of this asset. Since legitimate uses could include cash distributions in the form of dividends or share buybacks, such uses would leave less to meet 2015’s internal needs. 2015 market forecasts show a rise in market rates or rates becoming more volatile. Also, compliance will exert a stronger pull on banks as they conform to various Basel III rules like liquidity coverage requirements. In turn, a bank’s reluctance to lend “enough” may affect a company’s access to external liquidity.

Bottom line: access to capital, market exposure and various costs will become larger issues if there is a significant mis-alignment of uses of funds with sources of funds.

Since what gets measured gets managed, Treasury’s apparent inability to define success to date could suggest difficulty when it comes time to contribute to the company’s 2015 business goals, especially if they involve liquidity and risk. Just because performance under a prior set of market or industry constraints was successful is no guarantee of treasury’s future success, especially if treasury must rely on “duct tape and a can opener’ to get the job done.

During this presentation Bruce C. Lynn, CTP and a Managing Partner at the Financial Executives Consulting Group (FECG) will discuss:
• The year ahead and what to watch for
• Why treasury has been unsuccessful in defining “success” to date
• What a starter set of success measures could look like in 2015
• What company changes will be needed in order to measure success (hint: Treasury cannot go it alone)
• How to build a business case for change

February 12, 2015 – Special Event Registration (4:30-7:00pm)

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Please use this form to RSVP to the special Iowa AFP Happy Hour Event on Thursday February 12, 2015.  It will be held at the Raccoon River Brewery from 4:30 – 7:00 pm.  Contact President Kari Hanson for details.

January 8, 2015 – Downtown Embassy Club

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Good morning.  I hope everyone is doing well and ready for the holidays.  Below you will find some reminders and dates for the coming year.

Items to remember:

  • Next meeting:  January 8th at 11.30 at the Downtown Embassy Club
  • Lunch Options:  Buffet style lunch
  • Speaker:  Department of Management’s Director Mr. David Roederer and he will be speaking on the State Budget Process
  • Please view additional items on our website at iowaafp.org for registration, newsletters, and events
  • November Meeting Presentation:  Mr. Daniel Blumen’s presentation is attached
  • February 12th at DSM Golf:  Mr. Bruce Lynn, CTP and Managing Partner, The Financial Executives Consulting Group, LLC.  Mr. Lynn will be speaking on ‘How Should Treasury Measure Success.’
  • Holiday Party:  This will be in February, more details to come.

 

Have a wonderful holiday season and Happy New Year.

Best,

Mark K Phillips |Vice President, Treasury Services & International

Bankers Trust Company