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Reliance Industries Oracle LG Electronics Mahindra & Mahindra Vodafone and many more!
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Day 1
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India has been relatively unscathed by the credit crunch and upheaval in global markets, but wary finance chiefs are not complacent. Risk is top of everyones agenda in 2008. How can you find the safest place for your companys money? What are the new sources of risk that can affect your bottom line? Knowledge is never more key than in uncertain times. Gain insights from pioneers in cash and working capital management. Meet thought leaders who are implementing innovative treasury tools to safeguard and optimise financial supply chains. Share your concerns and experiences on trade finance obstacles and opportunities. Whether you work in the treasury of a world famous multinational or are responsible for cash management in an emerging company, you will find fresh perspectives at EuroFinances 6th annual conference on Cash, Treasury and Risk Management in India. Hear how you can capitalise best from Indias economic potential and regulatory reforms in todays risky world.
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We also provide a specialist in-house training service, delivering tailor-made courses at a time and place to suit you. This is ideal for clients who require customised training on specific areas of cash and treasury management for both small and large groups. For more information and a personal consultation, please contact Susan Christopherson on + 44 (0)20 7576 8000 or email susanchristopherson@eurofinance.com
Day 1
After refreshment break, the conference breaks into streams
Stream Rising to global treasury challenges
11:20
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Take a look at the safest and most profitable investment opportunities available to you. Consider the latest methods for risk concentration and correlation measurement, and mitigation. How do you access a wider choice of options and identify those most appropriate to your treasury? Test your preferences and ensure they will deliver despite market turbulence. Making money or just preserving it? Ratchet up your risk controls Shopping around for investment best-buys Taking into account the economic climate
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As regulators increasingly support migration to internationally accepted practices, what is the outlook for access to cross-border cash pools? To what extent do you have cost-effective and straight forward access to group money? Hear how multinational corporations cross borders to access cash. Can enhanced cooperation between tax departments and treasuries help? What documentation and compliance complexities do treasurers who dip into cash pools have to deal with? The outlook for optimising group-wide liquidity management Prospects for pooling automation Do cash pools mean more reams of paper? Can you be compliant but unconstrained?
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Day 2
08:30 REFRESHMENTS AND EXHIBITION OPENS
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How can you achieve centralised treasury objectives in a decentralised operating structure? This case study will reveal how one multinational operating in India was able to optimise cash and liquidity management, while contributing to the working capital metrics of its Indian subsidiaries. Centralising, rationalising and automating processes put treasury in a better position to deploy internal cash efficiently for the benefit of future business growth in India. Hear how this enabled treasury to minimise external debt and preserve credit metrics. Where corporate and local priorities meet Boost efficiency through centralisation, rationalisation and automation Pick your companys pockets of idle cash Avoid third-party debt that could be funded internally Generate tangible savings that contribute to a subsidiarys bottom line Panji Winanteya, Regional Treasurer, Honeywell India In a downturn-wary world you need to really stretch and protect working capital. Hear how to safely liberate unnecessarily tied-up funds. Innovative systems and procedures can help to more accurately assess and meet working capital requirements in an uncertain economic environment. Find out how risk-savvy working capital managers offset the impact of reduction in growth, while readying their companies to take advantage of opportunities in the next expansion wave. Recalculate working capital requirements What works best in todays economic climate? Give a boost to your balance sheet Working capital management for whatever is on the horizon Sumendra Jain, Head Finance, LG Electronics India REFRESHMENT BREAK Should you change your treasury ways and join an electronic currency trading platform? There are single bank proprietary and multi-bank dealing systems to choose between. Is it safe to do all your foreign exchange trades from one platform? Can you identify the best trade execution solutions for today and tomorrow? How do you ensure time and cost efficiencies and risk reductions will justify implementation costs? Hanging up the telephone on trading A platform robust enough to withstand treasury demands? Swapping new FX trade risks for old Is there a solution to add significant value now and in the future? Sundaram Nagasamy, Vice President & Country Treasurer, ABB Limited, India Nimesh Karwanyun, Head Transaction Banking Sales India, ABN AMRO Bank As companies grow and go global more capital becomes tied up in procurement and sales processes. Is it time to consider making adjustments to how your company finances its supply chain? Consider using a multi-party approach that allows access to diverse sources of finance, while extending opportunities for making sales beyond local and neighbouring markets to anywhere in the world. How can you optimise supply chain finance efficiencies? Next generation spend-management solutions Get linked in to financial flexibility Leverage your spending power Systems made to meet emerging demands Pradeep Panda, Company Secretary, LG Electronics India Chetan Talwar, Head of Transactional Sales, North & East India, Standard Chartered Bank LUNCH
Finding and blending the best sources of trade finance is becoming increasingly important in supporting corporate growth. Evaluate which innovative trade solutions can increase efficiency, save money and mitigate the complex default risks associated with global expansion. Ensure letters of credit, guarantee and standby credit achieve the desired results. Take a look at options for moving towards open account trading. Do you need to discard all your trade finance traditions or can they complement newer options? Where do the latest trade finance tools link into the financial supply chain? Find out how todays local and international regulations affect access to tomorrows trade finance solutions. Accessing and applying the best sources What next for trade finance tools? Procedures to complement cash management What the regulators say G Subramaniam, Reliance Industries Ltd Find out how companies assess, access and exploit deferred payment contracts. When is it beneficial to allow providers of capital to buy goods on behalf of companies and then sell them on to corporates at an agreed price that includes a mark-up? Would it help your business to be able to pay a balance at an agreed future date, or pay by instalments over a preagreed period? Hear why taking up deferred payment contracts might make sense for your company in a credit squeezed environment. Finding another way to pay Is it just about buying time? Smoothing out the balance sheet Contracts that can bolster liquidity Rajesh Parikh, Regional Financing Manager, Oracle Financing REFRESHMENT BREAK How are regulators, banks and solutions providers helping corporates to shorten paper trails and push ahead with payment and collections efficiencies? What more is needed in terms of process-support infrastructure? Hear how to make it easier to access information on who has paid, how much, and when. How do you deal with delays and deter default? Can you shorten the time it takes to get clients to pay and what are the prospects for clients paying in advance? Payments and collections in the light of todays best practices The right resources for making processes more effective Payment time is money, so how can you save it? Evaluate your prospects for going paperless V. Sriram, Manager Finance, Hindustan Unilever, Ltd. Keeping payment processing and billing information from getting into the wrong hands is becoming increasingly difficult. How do you deter employees from becoming involved in the kind of collusion and irregularities that can ruin your companys reputation? Dont allow a system lapse to lead to payment fraud or collections inconsistency. Hear how to build robust and secure information networks, minimise process and operation risks and seal up any potential source of revenue leakage. Could mobile phone banking raise or reduce risk levels? Documents and data protection Take away temptation Raising safety standards Hi-tech answers Monish Vohra, Head Credit & Collections, Vodafone India
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The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited India HSBCs links with India date back to 1853 when The Mercantile Bank of India, China and London (subsequently acquired by HSBC) opened its first branch. In 1867, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited opened its first bank-staffed agency in Kolkata. HSBC India offers a comprehensive suite of cash management solutions, leveraging its global expertise in receivables, payables and liquidity management, customized to the needs of the Indian corporate. With 47 branches in 26 cities and strong correspondent banking relationships covering approximately 3,500 locations, we provide a one-stop banking solution to a diverse set of entities, which covers Large Local Corporates, Multi-national Corporations, Institutional Banking, Small and Medium Enterprise customers. HSBCs integrated delivery channels, HSBCnet and HSBC Connect, provide a secure and efficient platform for customers to access a comprehensive suite of Cash Management Solutions, anytime, from anywhere in the world. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited is the founding and a principal member of the HSBC Group which, with around 9,500 offices in 85 countries and territories and assets of US$2,547 billion at 30 June 2008, is one of the worlds largest banking and financial services organisations.
Exhibitors
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Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is a leading international bank with total assets of EUR 1,025.2 billion (as at 31 December 2007). It has more than 4,000 branches in 53 countries, and has a staff of more than 99,000 full-time equivalents worldwide. ABN AMRO was acquired by the Consortium of RBS, Fortis and Santander in October 2007 and its various businesses are being divided among the three banks in line with their strategic priorities. ABN AMRO Global Transaction Services delivers cash, trade and supply chain and card products and services to corporations, financial institutions, retail customers and private clients globally. These services are available in 3,000 locations across 50 countries. Underpinning this global network is an integrated technology supporting billions of payment, trade and card transactions. ABN AMRO is one of the largest multi-national banks in India providing cash management and trade services to various client segments through 28 branches located in 21 cities. ABN AMRO provides global transaction services to its clients In India through latest technology, award winning platforms and well trained staff. Contact: Rohit Sawhney, Executive Director, Country Head, Global Transaction Services, India Tel: +91 22 6637 2405 Email: rohit.sawhney@in.abnamro.com
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Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is one of the worlds largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial products and services. Bank of America commenced its Indian operations in 1964 and has five offices in India. GCIB India has successfully developed market leading positions in treasury management and trade solutions through a combination of linking global product capabilities and developing superior, long term client relationships. In 2008, Bank of America was voted Indias best foreign bank by The Financial Express. Bank of America serves clients in 175 countries and has relationships with 80 percent of the Global Fortune 500. In Asia, the bank has had a presence for 60 years and operates in 12 countries in the region. For additional information, visit www.bankofamerica.com
Committing our expertise to power your ambition With an extensive network that spans over 70 countries, well-positioned in the emerging trade and investment corridors across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Standard Chartereds Wholesale Banking division combines global capabilities with deep local knowledge to develop innovative products and services to meet the diverse and ever-changing needs of our corporate and institutional customers in some of the worlds most exciting and dynamic markets. Building on a rich banking heritage of over 150 years, Standard Chartered Bank is noted for a client relationship-focused approach to business, unmatched on-the-ground expertise and a solid track record of innovative, award-winning Financial Markets and Transaction Banking solutions, reflecting our continued commitment to power our clients ambitions. Our broad spectrum of capabilities and solutions include Cash Management, Trade Finance, Foreign Exchange, Securities Services, Treasury and Risk Management, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance and Electronic Channels and Commerce.
Conference venue
Taj Lands End Band Stand, Bandra (West), Mumbai 400 050, India Tel: (91-22) 6668 1234 Fax: (91-22) 6699 4488 Email: landsend.mumbai@tajhotels.com Reservations For preferential room rates, please contact the Taj Lands End reservations department stating that you are attending the EuroFinance conference on tlereserv.bom@tajhotels.com or call +91 22 6668 1308/1302. As space is limited, we recommend you reserve your room as soon as possible.
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