A huge thank you to all the guests, speakers and exhibitors who joined the ACT team in Düsseldorf for the third annual Europe Conference!
Bringing together over 200 treasury and finance professionals from 127 companies and 15 countries, the event was extremely well received.
Only a half of this year’s participants had attended an ACT event before, but 96% would attend the Europe Conference again and 94% would recommend it to a colleague. Moreover, 90% of the attendees rated the conference as good to excellent.
Providing over 7.5 hours’ worth of strategic-level, interactive content and 3.5 hours of networking with corporate treasury and finance practitioners, leading financial institutions and technology providers, this year’s conference theme was adapting to the new normal – be that the macro environment, financial regulation, or disruptive technologies.
Here are some first-hand accounts for those of you who couldn't join us on the day:
• Blog from the ACT Engagement Director, Peter Matza
• Blog from ACT Senior Conference Producer, Marta Federici
And here is a Bloomberg article featuring the top Brexit concerns voiced by European treasurers during one of our interactive working groups, as reported by ACT Policy and Technical Associate Director Michelle Price.
But if you really want to know what you missed – attendees say it best! So feel free to take a look at our guests’ comments below.
We look forward to seeing you all in 2017!
p.s. Our next event is our flagship Annual Conference in Liverpool on 18-20 May. Join us to hear from key commentators and treasury, finance and business players talking about the headline issues of the day including commodities, interest rates, human capital, the EU referendum, sustainable business, energy security, terrorism and financial crime, cyber security and much, much more… You can book your place here!
“I have been surprised very positively by the quality of the sessions. They were all very interesting and useful, which is not always common at conferences.”
ACT Europe Conference 2016 attendee
“This being my first time at an event with ACT, I was really surprised of the frankness of the speakers with regard to their opinion and their careers, the unconstrained audience and the professional environment. For me this event was a very good place for networking and for having the opportunity to hear and listen about new changes in treasury and the challenges other corporates are faced with. It was perfect for networking and for discussing treasury topics with experts.”
Ralf Moog, Senior Treasurer, KSPG
“I experienced the ACT Europe Conference as an ideal platform to exchange ideas with other treasury experts. The topics were interesting, the speakers experienced and the moderator entertaining but focused. The online voting system was particularly impressive.”
Peter Llewellyn-Davies, Chief Financial Officer & Member of the Executive Board, Medigene
“I am always pleasantly surprised at the output and impact of the ACT's various conferences, and the ACT Europe event was no exception to this. Bringing together the minds and thoughts of European corporates, financial institutions and other service providers and providing an active and engaging forum to develop discussions on the key current topics affecting treasurers today. The format and venue were well structured and considered, and facilitated interesting debate and helpfully left me with a long list of things to consider and networks to broaden.”
Chris King, Group Treasurer, Vita Group
“The ACT Europe Conference 2016 provided a broad range of topics and panellists/presenters. Alongside the valuable input I took from the professional discussions on stage, there was plenty of opportunity for networking. I very much enjoyed the event.”
Steffen Diel, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Treasury, SAP
“The opening fireside chat this year was a killer – I honestly have thought of applying for a job at Medigene.”
ACT Europe Conference 2016 attendee
“The ACT Europe Conference is filling the gap within the treasury community knowledge-sharing space. I've been long waiting for an informal way of learning best practice across continental Europe. Thank you and see you soon!”
Maciej Szafranski, Cash Manager EMEA, Whirlpool
“Excellent opportunity to expand my treasury knowledge and share views with experts across Europe.”
Lars Schnidrig, Head of Finance & Treasury, Vonovia, Member of the Management Board, Vonovia Finance
“The ACT Europe Conference was a great opportunity to meet people from across the industry and as a policy maker understand better the challenges facing the treasury community.”
Lee Foulger, Member of Commissioner Hill's Cabinet, European Commission
“The conference was a nice opportunity to get to know my peers, exchange experiences with them and listen to good speeches – from one-to-one fireplace talks with vital recommendations from CFOs to treasurers, to the group discussions with panellists from big enterprises. One additional aspect for me was that after the event I was able to determine my areas of development and how to steer my career forward.”
Eray Cakir, Finance, Schenker
“I found the event extremely useful as it has just the right size: big enough to attract interest and the right participants but also small enough to allow for efficient communication and networking.”
Volker Heischkamp, Head of Treasury, RWE
“It was a great pleasure for me to take part in such a wonderful event for the first time – the atmosphere was great and I had the opportunity to meet corporate treasurers from all over Europe.”
Jakub Przybylski, FX, IR Risk Management, Treasury, Grupa Lotos
“This event has been an exciting opportunity to network with corporate treasury peers, find out the latest updates in treasury systems/related infrastructure and in general become aware of the latest developments in the treasury community.”
Dimitrios Cheilas, Treasury Manager, METKA
