The Redbridge team is excited to be exhibiting and speaking at the AFP Annual Conference in San Diego, October 15 to 18, 2017. Keeping with the AFP theme of « Where the Best Get Even Better », Redbridge experts will present key insights on some of the most important developments, trends and opportunities within treasury management. Our delegation of BRM experts will be available for meetings on current topics, including treasury service utilization, bank fee optimization, merchant card costs, credit ratings, fundraising, and debt structuring.
As you plan your schedule for maximizing your value at the AFP 2017, be sure to visit our new and expanded exhibit booth #905, schedule a meeting with one of our team, and attend our two thought-leadership sessions.
Educational Sessions
Do RFPs Give You the Blues?
Speakers : Bridget Meyer, Senior Director, Redbridge Analytics / Michelle Fabela, Treasury Manager, Norstrom
Monday, October 16, 2017, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 11AB
Treasurers conduct an RFP for cash management services to improve pricing, learn about service capabilities, and ultimately choose the ideal partner for their growing business. Learn how this panel of treasurers and experts get the most out of an RFP process by taking a structured approach, developing a detailed project plan, checklists, defining stakeholders and creating a cross functional internal team. Your next RFP doesn’t have to give you the blues.
- Learn the benefits of developing an internal cross-functional project team to support the RFP process and support change internally.
- Learn how to draft, receive, and validate your RFP responses to verify the information so there are no surprises during implementation – for either the bank or the corporate.
Unlocking the mysteries of Bank Fees
Speaker: Daniel Gill, CTP, Senior Director – Redbridge
Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Room 33ABC
How we manage our relationships with our banking partners is often clouded in mystery. We are tasked with not only knowing what services we are buying from our banks but also controlling the costs of those services. Account structures must be justified in short amounts of time. In this session, speakers discuss foolproof strategies to manage your bank fees and bank relationships in less time than ever, using such AFP Codes and pricing guides in order to put treasurers in the strongest possible position.