About this event
As working capital programs grow in complexity, spanning multiple funders, geographies, obligors, and structures, the gap between what's happening inside a portfolio and what can actually be seen, measured and acted on continues to widen.
In this webinar, senior leaders from across the Connected Capital ecosystem explore what it really takes to run working capital at scale and why does fragmentation keep getting in the way?
What we'll cover:
- Portfolio visibility at scale: Why program-level oversight breaks down as complexity grows, and what a Connected Capital infrastructure needs to look like to support multi-program, multi-funder environments
- The operational efficiency gap: How data fragmentation, disconnected systems and manual workflows are slowing decisions and increasing cost — and what leading organizations are doing about it
- Data transparency as a competitive differentiator: What banks and corporates expect from their working capital partners in terms of real-time data access, reporting and cross-program intelligence
- Risk management in a complex portfolio environment: How the industry's thinking on working capital risk is evolving, what maturity looks like at each stage and where most organizations sit today
This webinar is ideal for anyone involved in managing working capital programmes at scale, whether in banks, corporates, funders or fintechs.
Hosted by
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Team member
Mike Hewitt Director @ The Working Capital ForumT
Mike has been CEO of Adaugeo Media, the company behind The Working Capital Forum, since 2012. Before that he was CEO of the European operations of the Association for Financial Professionals. Mike is a regular speaker, writer and moderator on working capital and treasury management topics.
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External speaker
Matt Bullard Head of Originate to Distribute, EMEA & APAC @ Silver BirchE
Matt is a Managing Director at Silver Birch, and is the Head of Originate to Distribute for EMEA & APAC. He previously worked at Standard Chartered in the European Corporate Banking team where he was responsible for global relationships with large multi-national corporate clients in the Consumer and Retail space. Prior to that, he worked in the Special Resolution Unit (SRU) at the Bank of England and in the UK M&A team at Citigroup. Matt holds an MA (Hons) from both the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London and the University of Edinburgh.
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External speaker
Mona Ghazzaoui Managing Director- Head Inventory Financing, Receivable and Payable Financing Americas @ Crédit Agricole CIBE
Mona is the regional head of the receivable, payable and inventory finance structuring team at CACIB in the Americas. She joined CACIB in late 2017 with a mandate to strengthen the working capital finance structuring and delivery capabilities of CACIB in the Americas. Mona has a long-standing career in trade finance with international banks including ABN AMRO, RBS and MUFG, assuming various roles including business development/origination, product management and structuring trade finance solutions. The last 20 years were focused on working capital financing solutions. Mona has a deep knowledge of the global and the Americas’ receivables, payable and inventory finance market, and of clients’ needs and considerations. She has a proven track record in structuring complex customized receivables and payables solutions, including distributor finance programs and insured pool programs. Over the past couple of years, she has structured/worked on complex inventory financing solutions.
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External speaker
Lori Sternola Global Sector Head @ GSCFE
Lori Sternola is a seasoned finance professional with over two decades of expertise in working capital, capital markets, and securitization. Currently, she serves as the Global Sector Head for Corporates at GSCF, a Blackstone portfolio company, where her deep understanding of business needs and working capital ecosystems positions her as a thought leader in the industry. Before joining GSCF, Lori was the Senior Vice President of Working Capital at LSQ, focusing on innovative working capital solutions for five years. Her impressive career includes pivotal roles at renowned firms such as Oxygen Finance, UBS, and Lehman Brothers where she successfully led securitization sales in the UK and Ireland. Lori’s extensive knowledge and passion for innovative financial solutions enable her to drive working capital efficiency, helping businesses thrive in competitive markets.
The Working Capital Forum
Where Treasury, Payments and Procurement MeetThe Working Capital Forum is a networking group for those in treasury, payments and procurement with a shared interest in optimising working capital. We hold regular conferences and meetings in global financial centres, both online and in our legendary round-table lunches.
