IACT 2026 Academy Sessions

The Treasury Academy offers a series of practical, engaging half-day sessions designed to help young professionals deepen their understanding of Corporate Treasury, explore a transition into a treasury role, and build the future-ready skills needed to take their career to the next level.

Cost: IACT Members €100 and non-members €150. The ticket price includes a complimentary ticket to our pre-Conference networking event also in CCD from 6pm - 8pm.

Level 1 – Designed for early-career professionals looking to develop core treasury knowledge, operational excellence, and digital fundamentals.

Level 2 – Created for mid-level professionals seeking to advance strategic thinking, transformation capability, data-driven decision-making, and leadership impact.

This year the focus will be:

✅ Digital Treasury

✅ Strategic Treasury

✅ Treasury Operations

Registration for both session is from 1:30pm - 2:10pm (we kindly ask that all attendees arrive on time to avoid any disruptions to the speaker and fellow participants)

2:10pm - 2:20pm Welcome address

• 3:00pm - 3:10pm Short Break

• 3:10pm - 3:55pm Level 1: Trade Working Capital Management – How Treasury can unlock Liquidity? Meindert De Vreeze, Global Treasury Operations at 3M 

• 3:10pm – 3:55pm Level 2: 

  In-House Banking – Centralising Liquidity and Financial Operations. Speaker is 

  Colm Lawlor, EMEA Treasury Director at Ingersoll Rand 

• 3:55pm - 4:10pm Coffee Break refreshments served

• 4:15pm - 4:50pm Level 1 and 2: 

  Next Generation Cash Flow Forecasting- Direct v Indirect methods, best practices and AI innovation. Speaker is Neal Cooper, Cash Forecasting EMEA & APAC at Ripple 

• 4:50pm - 5:35pm Level 1: 

  Debt Management and Corporate Financing -Optimising Funding Strategies. Speaker is Kiera Agnew, Corporate Assistant Treasurer, Kellanova

• 4:50pm – 5:35pm Level 2: 

  FX Risk Management – Hedging Strategies for International Businesses. Scott Barlow from FIS, Ruan Scholz and/or Pierce Gallagher from Glen Dimplex

       

• 6:00pm – 8:00pm pre-Conference networking drinks reception

Registration essential as capacity limited.