Schedule 

Timing 

Session

8:05

10

Introduction + Organizational Updates

8:15

50

Economic Update

Gain valuable insights into the current economic landscape led by the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Chief Economist. This update will explore key trends in Atlanta, regional, national, and global markets, highlighting factors influencing business growth, consumer confidence, and investment opportunities. Attendees will learn about emerging challenges, potential risks, and areas of opportunity to help guide strategic decision-making. 

9:10

50

Best Practices in Cybersecurity and Fraud Prevention

This session will explore various attack types and best practices to avoid being the victim of cyber-attacks and fraud.  Participants across fiscal, operations, technology and leadership will gain an understanding of cybercrime tactics, emerging threats, and tools such as AI, the state of cybercrime and effective strategies to prevent, manage, and mitigate risk.  

10:05

50

The Business of Data Centers

Behind every click, stream, and transaction lies a vast and complex ecosystem of data centers powering the digital world. Atlanta is all in! In this dynamic panel, industry leaders from the Atlanta area will unpack the business side of these critical infrastructures—exploring market trends, investment strategies, operational challenges, and the evolving role of sustainability in shaping the future. From navigating demand and energy to capitalizing on emerging technologies like AI-driven optimization, our panelists will share real-world insights and strategies for staying competitive in a rapidly shifting landscape. Attendees will come away with a clearer understanding of where the industry is headed—and how to position yourself for success. 

10:55

50

Pricing AI Risk

AI adoption is creating new financial risks for corporations. While technical and compliance teams focus on model performance and regulatory frameworks, AI risk remains an unaccounted and material liability on financial statements. Corporate executives now have a fiduciary responsibility to quantify and benchmark AI risk in financial terms, and to enable their organizations to do the same. This talk explores how leading enterprises are turning AI risk quantification into a strategic differentiator. By quantifying and benchmarking AI risk, they empower their teams to make data-driven decisions, while their competitors remain mired in technical complexity and AI jargon.

LUNCH

12:15

50

The Future of Treasury: 2027 and Beyond – Payments, Digital Assets, Risk, FX, Compliance and Regulation

As global markets evolve at unprecedented speed, treasury continues its strategic transformation. This forward-looking panel brings together leading experts to explore what lies ahead for payments innovation, the rise of digital assets, shifting risk landscapes, foreign exchange volatility, and the tightening web of compliance and regulation. Attendees will gain actionable insights into emerging technologies, evolving regulatory frameworks, and best practices for building resilient, future-ready treasury operations. Whether you’re navigating cross-border transactions, integrating blockchain solutions, or strengthening risk controls, this discussion will equip you with the foresight and strategies to thrive in the next era of treasury management.

1:10

50

Lessons in Liquidity: Money Market Update & AFP Liquidity Survey Results

Industry thought leaders and AFP Liquidity survey underwriters will review recent developments and the outlook for money market and cash investors, and they’ll discuss the results of the AFP Liquidity Survey. They’ll also touch on the latest trend of tokenization and the launch of stablecoin reserves money funds.
 

2:00

50

Trends in AR Automation

Stay ahead of the shift to predictive, AI-driven AR by learning how leading organizations are moving from reactive collections to forecasting payment behavior, delinquency risk, and dispute probability in real time. Discover how straight-through processing, automatic payment matching, and exception-based workflows can dramatically reduce manual effort, accelerate cash application, and unlock meaningful efficiency gains through automation. See how modern AR platforms deliver actionable insights through live dashboards, analytics, and improved forecasting accuracy, providing real-time visibility into cash flow and customer behavior that CFOs increasingly expect. Finally, explore how embedded payments, flexible payment options, and seamless integrations are reshaping AR strategies, helping organizations meet evolving B2B buyer expectations while driving faster funding and better customer experiences.

3:00

50

The State of Embedded Banking / Finance

“In the rapidly changing world of banking services positively changing the landscape of Treasury, Payments and Technology, Embedded Finance continues to help organizations maximize their investments in ERP / TMS technologies and leverage the newest technologies such as Agentic AI to drive efficiencies.The presenter will discuss where we’ve been, the current state of Embedded Finance (a/k/a ERP Banking, Embedded Payments, etc.), where you can go next and what banks are doing to enable these cost-effective technologies.

3:50

50

The Business of College and Professional Athletics

From the roar of the crowd to the quiet negotiations and financial transactions behind closed doors, the world of college and professional athletics is as much a business as it is a sport. This panel brings together industry insiders— former college athletes turned financial professionals - to unpack the complex ecosystem that fuels the game. We’ll explore how cash flows shape decisions at every level, from ticket sales and media rights to sponsorship deals and NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) opportunities. Panelists will examine the balancing act between athletic commitments and academic schedules, the high-stakes world of recruitment, and the pivotal role of coaches in both performance and player development. We’ll also pull back the curtain on the influence of agents, the economics of player contracts, and the ripple effects of money flows across teams, universities, and leagues.

4:40

5

Wrap Up