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Register Now for the 2024 Trea$ury Initiatives Fall Learning Day!
2024
TREA$URY INITIATIVES
FALL LEARNING DAY
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DATE - TIME - LOCATION
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Wednesday
September 25, 2023
Noon - 6:00 p.m. ET
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Desmond Hotel
One Liberty Blvd
Malvern PA 19355
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AGENDA
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Noon - 1:00 P.M. - REGISTRATION/LUNCH/NETWORKING
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1:00 P.M. - 1:50 P.M. SESSION ONE
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How to Earn Your Star: Sustained Resilience on the Pathway to Excellence
Brad Snyder
Keynote Presentation
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2:00 P.M. - 2:50 P.M. SESSION TWO
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National and Regional Economic Update
Ryotaro Tashiro
Outreach Economist and Advisor | Research
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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3:00 P.M. - 3:50 P.M. SESSION THREE
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Corporate Treasury Needs a Facelift
Haresh Chhaya
Director | Product Marketing Management | Treasury & Working Capital Solutions
SAP America
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4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. SESSION FOUR
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A Life’s Journey, “Leading through the Fire”
Michelle Durham
Anchor / Reporter
KYW News Radio
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5:00 P.M. - SOCIAL HOUR/HAPPY HOUR/NETWORKING
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REGISTRATION FEES
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Membership + Trea$ury Initiatives Learning Day:
there is no fee to attend. Registration to the Fall Learning Day is included as a benefit of your membership.
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Membership Only:
Early Registration
(through August 25, 2024)
$175
Registration
(after August 25)
$195
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Guests/Non-Members:
Early Registration
(through August 25, 2024)
$225
Registration
(after August 25)
$250
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SPONSORS
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PRESENTATION DETAILS
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1:00 P.M. - 1:50 P.M. SESSION ONE
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In his keynote presentation, titled "How to Earn Your Star: Sustained Resilience on the Pathway to Excellence," Brad Snyder shares his extraordinary journey from a life-altering injury in Afghanistan to standing atop the podium as a Paralympic gold medalist. Brad captivates his audience by recounting how the explosion that cost him his vision ultimately set him on a path of personal and athletic triumph. Through this powerful narrative, he emphasizes the importance of building resilience, cultivating habits of perseverance, and striving for excellence in the face of adversity. Drawing from his experience as a Navy EOD officer, Paralympian, and leadership instructor, Brad offers actionable insights for professionals on how to develop the mindset and habits necessary to thrive, regardless of the challenges they face.
Brad Snyder began his professional career as an Ensign in the US Navy, having graduated from the US Naval Academy with a degree in Naval Architecture. Through his distinction as the swim team captain during his final year, he earned an assignment as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Officer. Brad deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008, and deployed again two years later to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. After six months of assault operations, Brad was severely injured by the explosion of a nearby improvised explosive device (IED).
Brad sustained complete vision loss as a result of the explosion, but did not suffer any other lasting wounds. As a part of his rehabilitation process Brad returned to the pool, and after a few months of training earned a spot on the US Paralympic National Team for swimming. At the 2012 Paralympics he competed in seven events, earning two Gold medals and one Silver medal. His victory in the 400 meter freestyle occurred on the 7th of September, 2012, which marked exactly one year from the day he suffered his vision loss.
Brad medically retired from Naval service in 2013, and three years later returned to the Paralympic Games, this time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brad competed in five events, earning three Gold medals, one Silver medal, and broke a World Record that had stood for over thirty years. After Rio, Brad switched sports to triathlon for a new challenge, and won gold for Team USA at the Tokyo Games. He currently own six gold medals, two silver medals and one world record.
When he’s not training or competing, Brad serves as a fellow in the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at his alma mater USNA and as a leadership instructor for future naval officers. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy with the intention of becoming a professor. In this role, Brad hopes to leverage his personal experiences along with his developed expertise to inspire future generations of leaders and warriors. Brad also serves as an athlete representative on the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Board of Directors, and is the advisory board chair for the Navy Special Operations Foundation.
Brad’s mission is to study and apply virtue in all aspects of life in order to empower society’s pursuit of happiness. Brad is married to his soulmate Sara, and the two live in a lovely home in New Jersey.
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How to Earn Your Star: Sustained Resilience on the Pathway to Excellence
Brad Snyder
Keynote Presentation
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2:00 P.M. - 2:50 P.M. SESSION TWO
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Ryo Tashiro, an economist from the Federal Reserve, will be giving a general overview of the economy. He will be addressing a few key questions about the economy, including:
• What is the general outlook of the economy?
• How has the labor market performed?
• What is going on with inflation, and how does it impact monetary policy?
As an outreach economist and advisor, Ryo Tashiro travels across the Third District, speaking to various groups about the economic outlook and the functions of the Federal Reserve. He tries to avoid using economic jargon so that those without economic backgrounds can participate in the conversations. Ryo views these interactions with the public as two-way streets. Not only does he see the importance of informing the public about what is going on with the economy and at the Fed,
Ryo also thinks it is important to hear what individuals across the District are experiencing in the economy. Many of the research topics Ryo has pursued were inspired by these conversations with the public. Those topics include his two main areas of focus, labor economics and demographics. Among his many contributions to the Bank, Ryo is notably responsible for the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Economic Outlook Survey.
Prior to joining the Bank in June 2016, Ryo was a business analyst for Bloomberg, where he conducted research on issues related to equity data quality. He has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Kenyon College.
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National and Regional Economic Update
Ryotaro Tashiro
Outreach Economist and Advisor | Research
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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3:00 P.M. - 3:50 P.M. SESSION THREE
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Corporate treasuries have been isolated from the broader finance platforms for too long. This approach has had a detrimental effect on companies in their transformation journeys. Take a peek into the Treasury of the future with Haresh Chhaya as he delves into the latest embedded technologies, including AI, which offer higher benefits when integrated with the company’s broader financial processes. This new strategy can deliver more accurate cash flow forecasts, higher liquidity, and better working capital utilization.
Haresh will share some insights into how leading technology companies are supporting this new strategy. You will also have time for Q&A. Don't miss this chance to gain a competitive edge by understanding how to level up your treasury function.
Haresh Chhaya leads Product Marketing at SAP for products and solutions designed for the office of the CFO. SAP responsible for its go-to-market strategy for Treasury and Working Capital solutions. In this role he works extensively with all stakeholders in the Treasury ecosystem to support SAP’s product strategy. He has more than 25 years of experience in business transformation initiatives at Fortune 500 companies. In the past, Mr. Chhaya has led various Treasury and Finance projects while working for the Big Four consulting firms and delivered improvements to their clients’ treasury processes, resulting in innovations, efficiency, and process control.
Haresh Chhaya believes that while technology cannot solve all problems, it has the potential to solve some of the most burning problems our world is facing today, such as improvement of quality and sustainability of human life. Financial technology brings greater efficiency, transparency and accountability to our actions and helps in solving these problems.
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Corporate Treasury Needs a Facelift
Haresh Chhaya
Director | Product Marketing Management | Treasury & Working Capital Solutions
SAP America
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4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. SESSION FOUR
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Life is a series of challenges. It's how you manage you them and whether it is literally a burning building (something I have personally experienced) or a financial fire which you are probably familiar with. You have to face the blaze to extinguish it. When you take a look at the stock market movements over the last month that puts as big as lump in your throat like pulling up and seeing a whole building engulfed and not knowing if everyone got out yet. Both situations take two personal traits: courage and determination. If you possess these, you will have the strength to overcome anything! And THAT is what you and I have in common! Because we have it!
She’s reported from inside a burning building, from the flight deck of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and aboard a submarine in the Persian Gulf, was the first reporter in FBI history to participate in New Agent classes at the FBI Academy, and received astronaut training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. And along the way, KYW Newsradio’s Michelle Durham took her listeners with her. For one special assignment, Michelle underwent firefighter training at the Philadelphia Fire Academy. Michelle was the first woman the fire department ever assigned to ride Engine 50 in North Philadelphia, where she helped put out fires. Her series, “A Firefighter’s Journey,” won eight awards, including two Edward R. Murrow awards. In the years since graduation, Michelle has continued her training, branching into Special Operations with FEMA’s Pennsylvania Task Force One.
Then, in 2007, Durham’s series “Delaware Valley on the Front Lines” took her to the Persian Gulf, where she interviewed service personnel from our area aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, in the desert, on an oil drilling platform off the Iran-Iraq coast, and aboard a submarine. “Delaware Valley on the Front Lines” won four awards including an Edward R. Murrow and the Pennsylvania Associated Press’ coveted “Sandy Starobin” Award. In 2008, following some FBI special agent training, Michelle was embedded with Philadelphia’s bank robbery squad for “Michelle Durham’s FBI Diary.” While at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 2009, Michelle learned how to lift off and land the Space Shuttle, as well as how to dock it to the International Space Station, for “Inside NASA — The Delaware Valley Takes Flight.” Her NASA series won several awards, including a Murrow. Ask Michelle what she loves most about her job and she’ll tell you it is the ability to share knowledge while spreading a little joy along the way! During her Persian Gulf coverage she brought in 5,000 cheesesteaks (fresh from South Philly) and 5,000 Tastykakes for her USS Enterprise shipmates to enjoy. It was the first time the US Navy ever allowed an outsider to feed an entire ship.
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A Life’s Journey, “Leading through the Fire”
Michelle Durham
Anchor / Reporter
KYW News Radio
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