Countdown to SEPA An essential 1-day conference for corporate SEPA project teams

Transcription

1 Monday 18 March 2013 Sheraton Congress, Frankfurt, Germany Countdown to SEPA An essential 1-day conference for corporate SEPA project teams This conference will bring together SEPA experts, corporate treasurers and SEPA service providers to share experiences and solutions as the 2014 deadline looms. Hear panel discussions and case studies from treasurers, finance, IT and compliance professionals undergoing SEPA compliance projects. Plus company peer benchmarking and networking opportunities. The objective is to help you: Make sense of conflicting advice Discover how others are overcoming complex issues like direct debits, credit transfers, XML, data and system changes Find out what technology is available to help you Meet face-to-face with SEPA solution providers Topics include: What s happening and when Benchmarking your project with your peers Direct debit mandates Credit transfers Data requirements Payments continuity Getting appropriate IT Best practice (full compliance) What happens after February 2014 Join the Corporate SEPA Peer Group Exclusively for corporate SEPA teams, the group is a unique knowledge sharing, problem solving and idea generation service. From now until the February 2014 deadline, members will take part in benchmarking surveys, group discussions and expert briefings. Membership is currently free of charge. Go to for further details. Who should attend? Members of corporate SEPA project teams from the following departments: - Treasury / cash management - Accounts payable - Accounts receivable - Finance - IT SEPA solution providers who want to meet with and better understand the needs of their coporate clients Official sponsors Technology sponsors

2 Monday 18 March 2013 Chaired by: Erik Mansson Independent SEPA consultant, Mindshift Consulting, Germany For programme and speaker updates visit ReGistrations, REFRESHMENTS AND EXHIBITION OPENS 09:30 Regulator panel discussion: The big picture. What s happening and when It s often easy to forget the why, what, when? of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) when you are in the midst of trying to be compliant. This panel aims for clarity on what exactly is happening, where and when, with views from the people who are making it happen. What does compliance actually mean from their perspective? What are the practical implications for corporates operating in more than one EU country? What will happen to legacy systems? Will the end dates move again? Is a switch off actually going to go ahead? Javier Santamaria Chair of the European Payments Council Wiebe Ruttenberg, Head of Division, DG-P/ Market Integration Division, European Central Bank 10:10 Panel discussion: Where are you on the curve? Are you ready? Wherever you are on the scale from clueless to compliant, there is still a lot to learn about SEPA readiness. Results from our surveys show that more than half of corporate respondents in the SEPA zone still had no plan in action at the end of This interactive discussion shows where the issues are on both payments and collections and what you need to do here to resolve them. Ariane Van der Eecken, Group Treasurer, Telenet, Belgium Dieter Stynen, Head of Cash Management Corporates Western Europe, Deutsche Bank, Belgium Rob Palmer Treasury Development Specialist, Specsavers, UK SDD: How to get on track with mandates SEPA direct debits (SDD) are described by regulators as the rail tracks on which corporates and banks have to build good train services. But those tracks aren t level yet. It s tough enough to deal with handling mandates and working out how to migrate them on a country-by-country basis. But at what point do you need to set up another mandate with your suppliers? This session demystifies Article 7 and sets a few issues straight through the lessons of one company s journey. What choices still need to be made on B2B and core direct debits? Jan-Kees Adriaanse, Finance Manager, ZLM, The Netherlands Garry Young, Director Corporate Services, CGI, UK 11:30 Refreshments 12:00 Getting over the SCT pain points Some say that SEPA Credit Transfers (SCT) is simple. Is that so? Is it just a case of getting euro-based clients to update their supplier systems over time so companies can close down some bank accounts in due course? Legacy schemes are set to disappear, but the challenges may be more complex than first thought, and broader process changes may be necessary for companies. This mass social benefits payer engaged early with the migration process to SCT, realising that an element as seemingly simple as a longer bank account number would take complex organisational change and a subtle approach. What lessons can be learned from their experience by mass (and smaller) payers across the spectrum? André den Hollander, Head of Accounting House, UWV FEZ (Dutch social benefits agency), The Netherlands Gregory Cronie, Head of Sales Cash Management Corporate Clients, ING, The Netherlands 12:40 Nuts and bolts: On layouts and formats You can be forgiven for thinking SEPA is an excuse for alphabet soup of acronyms. What are the data format requirements you need to be aware of? What about the XML ISO standard? Is it absolutely necessary to consider XML ISO or can you make do without? It s down to you as a corporate to decide. What are banks offering in terms of format conversion if you don t go the standard XML route given all the local accents of XML and other formats? This session spotlights one company s choice of payments to third parties. Xavier Hourseau, Director Information Systems & Operations Department, Group Treasury, Alcatel-Lucent, France Karsten Becker, Senior Product Manager, European Corporate Payables and Receivables, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany Kerstin Schoenwitz, Senior Product Manager, Client System Integration, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany 13:20 LUNCH sponsored by 14:30 Payments continuity: Avoiding the holes in the road You need to ensure continuity throughout the SEPA migration process so that payments and collections keep on going. Bank account errors may well become a problem. What needs to happen to your existing master files and account databases? What are the hidden pitfalls that could even prevent or delay migration? This session explores the issue of errors that already may exist in your databases, how they can be handled and what you need to move towards continued compliance. This company, which is now SEPA-ready, discusses how they were able to tell the difference between puddles and deep pot holes on the road to SEPA compliance. Tatiana Nikitina, Cash & Banking Treasury Manager, British American Tobacco, UK Jonathan Williams, Director of Payment Strategies, Experian, UK Follow EuroFinance on Twitter twitter.com/eurofinance Start the networking early! Join our Linkedin group at Sponsorship & exhibition opportunities There are a limited number of exhibition slots still available. If you want to showcase your SEPA solutions contact edvirtue@eurofinance.com

3 Monday 18 March 2013 continued 15:10 Panel discussion: Taking the tech challenge You don t have much budget, you may not have much attention from your IT department. What are the best strategic alternatives for the whole SEPA process and afterwards? There are alternatives: buy software from an ERP vendor, configure your existing solution or go for a third party/hybrid or look to the cloud. How clean or dirty your data is will also affect the costs of any of these options. How much control will you cede for any choices made? This panel discusses the pros and cons of your tech strategy and endeavours to give you strategies for influencing resource allocation in your company. Yvonne Marquardt, Treasury Manager Germany & Austria, ALSTOM Deutschland AG, Germany Jonathan Williams, Director of Payment Strategies, Experian, UK Garry Young, Director Corporate Services, CGI, UK 15:50 Refreshments 16:20 Effective transitioning: One shot or over time? This company is to all intents and purposes fully SEPA compliant. It made the choice between transitioning slowly and taking an all-in-one approach. How did it set out a map of its SEPA needs? What was the impact on supplier payments and payroll? What were the challenges and where does it feel it goes from here? Ismael Aitamer, Head of Payment Factory - Finance & Treasury Dpt, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V., Germany 17:00 Panel discussion: Beyond SEPA: A start of a longer journey This session is about compliance and the next level. Payments efficiency for corporates operating in Europe doesn t end with SEPA. In fact, you can use SEPA as a catalyst for accelerating change in your organisations as your IT departments, subsidiaries and other stakeholders get used to the kinds of information you need as a centralising treasury. How do you communicate to use SEPA as the jumping board for change that will enhance visibility and control across Europe? What lessons have been learned from the whole process and what hints and tips should you take home for the treasury beyond SEPA? Jan Dirk van Beusekom, Executive Director, Advisory & Strategic Marketing Cash Management, BNP Paribas, Belgium Marc Krabbenborg, COO/CIO Transaction Services, ING, The Netherlands Erik Mansson, Independent SEPA consultant, Mindshift Consulting, Germany Moderated by: Katharine Morton, Director of Programming & Managing Editor, EuroFinance, UK Conference venue For preferential rates at the Sheraton Congress Hotel, please book through Zibrant our official accommodation bureau at You will need your registration number to book a hotel room. As space is limited, we advise you to reserve your room as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please call Zibrant on +44 (0) or efc@zibrant.co.uk. EuroFinance strongly advises that you reserve your hotel accommodation as soon as possible as rooms will be subject to availability at the time of booking. 17:40 CONFERENCE ADJOURNS TO NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION sponsored by FREE DOWNLOAD Treasury Perspectives, the annual publication from EuroFinance, is now available for you to download. 58 pages packed with insights on treasury strategy, funding, risk, cash management, regulation, connectivityand global trends. Download your copy today at

4 STREAM 1 Day 00 month 2012 STREAM 2 Day 00 month 2012 Sponsors and partners Official sponsors Deutsche Bank s Global Transaction Banking is a world-class provider of Cash Management, Trade Finance and Trust & Securities Services for corporate clients and financial institutions. Every day, in multiple locations, we process and clear domestic and cross-border payments, arrange finance for international trade and act as trustees, agents and custodians for our clients. The visibility on clients financial landscapes we gain as a transaction bank puts us in a unique position to see risk and identify where the bottom line can be grown. We leverage close partnerships with our colleagues across the rest of the bank to help our clients optimise every opportunity. For more information please visit: Your business is truly European and so is your bank. ING s network gives you access to payment and cash management services in 28 countries across Europe. We provide a single point of contact backed by local knowledge of countries that interest you. Together we find a way to optimize your liquidity and processes, allowing you to unlock your cash and gain access to your working capital. Our consultants are fully committed to helping you find the solution perfectly suited to your business and processes. For more information, stop by the ING stand or visit ingsepa.com. Contact: Global head of PCM Sales - Willem Dokkum, Telephone or Willem.Dokkum@mail.ing.nl An European leader and a primary Cash Management player worldwide, BNP Paribas provides clients with global and harmonised pan-european solutions that closely match their activity and geographic footprint.through local expertise and proximity in Europe and beyond, BNP Paribas is capable of accompanying its clients in their international development with experts who have a full grasp of local specificities. In Europe, BNP Paribas offers 140 Corporate Business Centres spread across 24 countries. This network is further extended to the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Contact: Sophie Juteau Communication Manager, sophie.juteau@bnpparibas.com Technology sponsors Winning with SEPA Be ready for the implementation of the single euro Payments area (SEPA) with our comprehensive and complete bank account data validation and data conversion service. an average one in eight of the bank account numbers held in corporate databases has a level of error likely to lead to failure on SEPA implementation. We identify those accounts, allowing you to deal with them before payments failure and cost is incurred. Your accurate data is automatically converted to SEPA compliant IBAN (international Bank account number) enabling a fast, efficient and cost-effective migration to SEPA standards. Contact: simon turley, Partner Director, , simon.turley@uk.experian.com sarah Rutherford, Marketing, , sarah.rutherford@uk.experian.com Logica is now part of CGI. Founded in 1976, CGI Group inc. is the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world. With approximately 72,000 professionals located in offices and global delivery centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, CGI offers a comprehensive portfolio of services including high-end business and it consulting, systems integration, application development and maintenance, infrastructure management as well as a wide range of proprietary solutions. Further to the recent completion of the Logica acquisition, CGI s annualized revenue is approximately C$10.4 billion, with an estimated order backlog of approximately C$17.6 billion; CGi s shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX (GIB.A) and are included in the FTSE4Good index. Website: Contact: Mary Downham, Global Products Marketing Manager, CGi, tel: (+44) , mary.downham@cgi.com, Exhibitors Global sponsor

5 Registration form Countdown to SEPA Monday 18 March 2013, Frankfurt, Germany Please complete in capitals and black ink Person making the booking: Tel: Delegate name (please complete this section in full) Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss: First name(s): Family name: Position: Department: Company: Address: City: Zip/Postcode: Country: Tel: Signature: Date: EuroFinance is part of The Economist Group. Occasionally, we would like to contact you about new features, events, special offers and for market research purposes. Tick this box if you d like to hear from EuroFinance by Tick this box if you d like to hear from the other companies in The Economist Group by We ll assume that we may contact you unless you tick these boxes: No contact from EuroFinance by post No contact from EuroFinance by telephone No contact from the other companies in The Economist Group by post or telephone The Economist Group is a global organisation and operates a strict privacy policy around the world. To find out more about our privacy policy, please go to Are you interested in in-house training? Yes Were you invited by a sponsor/exhibitor? If so which one? Do you have any special requirements? (e.g. diet, hearing loop, etc.) What is the annual turnover of your company? under m 26m 100m 101m 500m m m 1b b over 10b Fees include: Refreshments, lunch, full documentation and conference materials where available (they do not include hotel accommodation). Bank transfer charges are the responsibility of the payer. EuroFinance Conferences Limited reserves the right to alter the programme content, speakers or course at any time due to circumstances beyond their control. Hotel accommodation: For preferential rates at the Sheraton Congress Hotel, please book through Zibrant our official accommodation bureau at As availability is limited, we recommend you reserve your room as soon as possible. Cancellation terms: Receipt of this signed booking form (inclusive or exclusive of payment) constitutes formal agreement to attend this conference/course and cancellation terms apply. Full refunds are available on all cancellations received in writing (letter, or fax) 28 days before the conference/course start date. NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS AFTER THIS DATE AND ANY OUTSTANDING PAYMENT WILL BE REQUIRED IN FULL. The option to transfer to another conference or course is subject to availability. All confirmation details will be sent upon receipt of the booking form. Attendance fees will not be refunded (irrespective of the date of booking) in the event or threat of war, terrorism or circumstances outside of the organisers control. Dress: Business. Venue: Sheraton Congress Hotel, Lyoner Strasse 44-48, Frankfurt 60528, Germany. Incorrect mailing: If any of the details on the mailing label are incorrect, please changes@eurofinance.com. NOTE: There will be photography and/or filming at this event and your image may be captured by us and used for our business and promotional purposes, in printed publications, videos and/or on our website. By registering for the event you are giving us your permission to use your image in this way. If you have any queries about this, however, please marketing@eurofinance.com. EuroFinance Conferences Limited No Delegate prices You must quote this code when booking: Members of the corporate treasury or finance functions in corporations Registration % VAT = Financial institutions/system suppliers/consultants/lawyers/accountants Registration % VAT = Please note: VAT must be paid irrespective of delegate country of residence and may be recoverable by corporations sending their delegates. Registered VAT number: DE Method of payment If paying by credit card, please register and pay via the website or return this form with your credit card details by fax to +44 (0) Please debit : from my credit card Eurocard Mastercard Visa Delta Amex Card number: Expiry date: (MM/YY) Cardholder s signature: Date: Cardholder s name: Billing address if different from above: Please invoice me/my company Bank transfer to: Barclays Bank PLC Account name: EuroFinance Conferences Ltd Sort code: Account no: SWIFT: BARCGB22 IBAN: GB23BARC Include delegate name and the code 466 in the transmission details. 3 easy ways to register: Online: Fax: Complete, detach and fax form to +44 (0) Post: EuroFinance, Floor 5, 20 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QW, UK For all enquiries call +44 (0) or registrations@eurofinance.com 2013 EuroFinance Conference Limited. 466