Venue
The conference will take place at the Grand Bernardin Hotel, Obala 2, 6320 Portorož, Slovenia

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18:00 – 21:00

Welcome Cocktails & Buffet

Piano Bar & Hotel Terrace

08:00 – 09:00

Registration & Coffee

in the Exhibition Hall

09:00 – 09:15

Opening Remarks: Welcome to Portorož

09:15 – 09:45

CEE Region: What’s Coming in 2025?

Macroeconomic overview with Cezary Chrapek, Economist, Santander

09:45 – 10:25

Managing KPIs Amidst Supply Chain Disruptions

with Shalmoli Saha, Trade Sales Head, Central Europe, Citibank

10:25 – 11:10

Coffee Break

in the Exhibition Hall

11:10 – 11:40

Banking: What’s Coming in 2025?

with Spyros Ntallas, CFO, SKB Banka

11:40 – 12:20

Hedging Strategies

Presentation with Paweł Szczepaniak, Executive Director, Corporate & Investment Banking, Santander and Mateusz Bieniek, FX Chief Dealer, Corporate & Investment Banking, Santander

12:20 – 14:00

Lunch

In the hotel restaurant (10th floor)

14:00 – 14:40

Panel Discussion: Energy in CEE

with Oana Mihaela Doroftei, President, Romanian Association of Corporate Treasurers, and Tomaž Orešič, Vice President & Procurator, Resalta. Moderated by Erich Stark, Managing Director Advisory (Finance Transformation) & Head of Corporate Treasury Solutions, PwC Austria

14:40 – 15:20

Case Study: Baker Hughes (Hungary)

The Benefits of a TMS with Levente Lázár, Senior Treasury Staff Manager, Baker Hughes

15:20 – 15:50

Coffee Break

in the Exhibition Hall

15:50 – 16:30

Case Study: The Path to Sustainability with Elan (Slovenia)

with Leon Korošec, SVP, Elan

16:30 – 17:00

Around the CEE Panel with NTA Members

with Bettina Ludwig (Austria), Davor Oršić (Croatia), Jan Kubik (Czechia), Tamás Ónody (Hungary), Michał Gandziarski (Poland), Miroslav Krajčovič (Slovakia), Mitja Cesar (Slovenia), Stefan Frangulea (Romania). Moderated by Erich Stark, PwC Austria

17:00 – 18:00

Drinks Reception

On the hotel terrace

18:00 – 20:00

Free time

20:00 – 23:00

Gala Dinner – Celebrating 20 Years of the SCTA

09:00 – 14:30

Visit to the Port of Koper & Lunch

Please be in the hotel lobby for a 9am departure by bus. We will then tour the Port of Koper and enjoy a special lunch and local wines in a nearby restaurant. We expect to be back in Portorož for approximately 2.30pm.