EVENT DETAILS

Greater Washington Association for Financial Professionals

Invites you to attend their monthly meeting

on

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

at

Wachovia Bank

McLean, Virginia (Directions)

Topics

Treasury Sciences/UCOP

and

Update on Regional Economic Conditions

PROGRAM

12:30 - 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH AND WELCOMING REMARKS

Topics

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Treasury Sciences/UCOP - Case Study: Adoption of a Software as a Service (SaaS) Enterprise Treasury Management Solution at the University of California

Ravi Pande, Managing Director
Treasury Sciences

Jerry Frantz, BS, CCM, CIA
University of California

Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of how to maximize investments through operational improvements
• Applying Enterprise Saas Model to improve cash positioning and payment functionality

The University of California transitioned from an Excel single user treasury management system to an Enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) Treasury Management solution with over 200 users for cash management, secure payments, reporting, and forecasting. This session highlights operational improvements to minimize un-invested cash and maximize investments with specific attention to cash positioning, bank communications, multi bank reporting, electronic payments, security and controls, straight through processing to enterprise systems and long term forecasting.

Treasury Operations at UC involve 10 campuses, 5 medical centers, campus foundations, campus alumni organizations and affiliations with three national labs. The University of California has an 18 billion dollar annual budget and the treasury operations manages daily cash flows in the range of 100 million to 500 million dollars. The UC Treasury operations include collaboration with an in-house investment department that manages an $8 billion short term investment pool which funds daily operations. This presentation provides an in-depth view of the adoption process of an Enterprise SaaS Treasury Management solution and describes some of the best practices associated with cash positioning and enterprise payment processes.

Ravi Pande is a Managing Director with Treasury Sciences, a company providing Software as a Service Treasury Products.  Ravi assists organizations with their adoption of Treasury Sciences products. During his 20 year career, Ravi has worked on several major bank integration projects and has extensive experience with payment systems.

Jerry Frantz has 30 years of Treasury operations experience in major organizations including the last ten years at the University of California, where he is responsible for Banking and Cash Management for the University of California System (UC). With an annual revenue of $18 billion, UC consists of ten major research Universities and eight hospitals which are associated with five medical schools. UC is also affiliated with three national labs. Jerry is also the Northern California CTP Exam Instructor through Chapman University.

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Update on Regional Economic Conditions
R. Andrew Bauer, Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Learning Objectives:

• Overview of Current and Future Regional Economic Conditions
• Understand Factors Affecting the Economy Going Forward

Andy Bauer is a regional economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. In addition to following the national economic outlook, Andy monitors the Fifth District economy with a special focus on Maryland and the greater Washington D.C. area. He regularly speaks on national and regional economic conditions to academic groups, business associations, and civic organizations. He is also an affiliate assistant professor at the Department of Economics at Loyola College.

Prior to joining the Richmond Fed in 2006, Andy worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Emory University, and a B.A. from American University.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Please register by February 9, 2009, using our online meeting registration form (www.gwafp.org).

Members: $30

Non-Members: $45

CPE, CAE, and CTP CREDIT INFORMATION

Course attendance recommended for 1 CPE, CAE or CTP credit per 50 minutes.

Delivery Method: Group-live

Program Level: Update

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites Required

Advanced Preparation: No Advanced Preparation Required

Greater Washington Association of Financial Professionals is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN37219-2417.  Website: www.nasba.org.

CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICIES

Sessions generally will be cancelled only for inclement weather. If the U.S. Government closes due to severe weather, the session will be cancelled.  Every effort will be made to notify registered participants of the cancellation by email. In the event of advance payments, the participants may request (1) a refund or (2) payment application to a future session. 

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