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FX risk management is a core treasury responsibility, and one that has become significantly more complex. Volatile currency markets, geopolitical shocks, and shifting interest rate differentials mean FX exposures can move quickly and materially. Without timely visibility and disciplined controls, FX risk can erode margins, distort forecasts, and introduce unwanted earnings volatility.
Yet many treasury teams still struggle with fragmented exposure data, manual hedging processes, and limited transparency across entities and regions. Forecast accuracy varies. Policy compliance is hard to monitor. And execution, accounting, and reporting often sit in disconnected systems. As a result, treasurers are increasingly looking to specialist FX risk management platforms to bring structure, automation, and confidence to the process.
This Treasury Dragons Webinar puts three FX risk management solutions under the spotlight. Each platform has just seven minutes to pitch to a treasury audience. No extended demos. No sales theatre. Just clear, concise explanations of how they identify exposure, support hedging decisions, and manage risk end to end.
For attendees, this is a fast, efficient way to compare different approaches - from exposure capture and forecasting to execution, hedge accounting, and performance reporting - and understand where each solution fits.
In under an hour, you’ll gain sharper insight into how modern treasury teams are strengthening FX risk management and which platforms merit deeper evaluation.
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Kate is a strategic planner, builder as well as a tactical manager. She is passionate about supporting transformation, creating bridges between “old” and “new” technologies through innovation, digitalization and coaching to leverage opportunities. Kate has 30+ years of experience in commercial banking including transaction services as well as relationship management and risk. She has held senior positions with local, regional, and global responsibilities with BNY, JPMorgan, ABN Amro, Citi and ING. Today, Kate is Head of Business Development, Germany at Projective Group as well supporting the Euro Banking Association as a facilitator and the Core Leadership Institute as a Senior Advisor
Andy runs Falcor Business Consulting working in the SME sector, assisting start-ups & providing management advice. Previously, he was Vice President at Level 3, having treasury operations as his primary mandate, with additional responsibility for special projects, including procurement, shared services & real estate.
Bernhard Kastner is a treasury consultant, with 18 years' experience primarily in the DACH region. He specialises in market risk management, particularly FX. He helps international companies analyse their risk positions, quantify risks and develop hedging strategies and risk management processes. During the implementation of these processes, he provides support ranging from the design of risk reports and hedge accounting to the actual implementation. He also works as a seminar speaker and lecturer in risk management. Before joining Zanders, he worked for many years at the Vienna-based consulting firm Schwabe, Ley and Greiner (SLG).
Mike Hewitt is CEO of Adaugeo Media and founder of Treasury Dragons and the Working Capital Forum, two of the leading independent communities for corporate treasury and working capital professionals. For more than 20 years, Mike has worked with corporate treasurers, finance leaders, banks and technology providers, giving him a unique perspective on the challenges facing organisations. Through Treasury Dragons, he regularly moderates webinars, roundtables and industry discussions on topics including payment fraud, treasury technology, cash forecasting, AI and corporate payments.
Royston Da Costa is an Independent Treasury Advisor. He focusses on organisations that want to enhance, streamline, or modernise their Treasury operations. He brings more than two decades of hands-on treasury experience, with a strong focus on digital transformation, treasury technology, and building efficient, future-ready processes to solve critical issues and pain points for Treasurers. Having led multiple global implementations and optimisation projects that have won best in class while at Ferguson, he offers practical, real-world insight that helps Treasury teams get more value from their TMS. He has worked previously with SKY, Gillette, PolyGram, Seagram, Vivendi Universal, and Ferguson.
Mark Elser is an experienced financial markets professional and FX industry leader, currently serving as Managing Director for Germany at Corpay. With a strong track record in cross-border payments and risk management, he helps corporates navigate the complexities of international finance and optimise their global financial strategies. Over the course of his career, Mark has built deep expertise across foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity hedging solutions. He works closely with clients to design tailored risk management strategies, improve cash flow visibility, and mitigate exposure to currency, rate, and commodity price volatility.
Jason Gaywood is Hedgebook's Sales Director based in London. A Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (MCSI), Jason has extensive experience building and leading corporate‐sales and client‐solutions teams in the foreign exchange and treasury sectors. He was previously Head of Corporate Solutions at MillTechFX, and has held senior roles at Western Union Business Solutions, Currencies Direct, Xe (formerly HiFX) and Tullett Prebon, among others. Heading up our UK team, Jason has particular strengths in designing commercial growth strategies, managing risk, and developing meaningful client relationships.
Maxwell Rogers is a Senior Currency Management Specialist at Kantox. He brings deep expertise in currency risk management and FX automation, helping UK and Irish companies navigate the complexities of international financial exposure.
Matthias Varenkamp has been an Account Executive at Cobase for over 5 years, supporting Treasurers, CFOs, and broader finance functions at fast-growing, PE-backed, and established companies. He focuses on fast, scalable rollouts that centralize payments, improve cash visibility, and enable a modular approach to treasury with easy-to-use Treasury modules. He works with organizations facing complex banking landscapes, multi-entity structures, and international expansion—delivering practical solutions that reduce friction and increase control.
We’ve assembled a panel of experienced corporate treasurers and technology experts – the Treasury Dragons – to ask technology vendors the right questions on your behalf.
