2016 International Colloquium on Financial
Management for National Governments
Location:
Federal Reserve Bank of Denver
1020 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
Dates
Tuesday September 13, 2016 – Thursday September 15, 2016
Co-hosts
Sheryl Morrow, Commissioner–Bureau of the Fiscal Service, US Department of the Treasury
Bill Matthews, Comptroller General of Canada – Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Theme for 2016 International Colloquium on Financial Management
Financial management leadership and current trends in financial management
Agenda Overview
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
7:45 am -8:30 amCheck-in and Breakfast – Federal Reserve Bank of Denver
8:30 am -9:00 amOpening remarks by co-hosts
9:00 am -10:00 amTopic Session: The Evolution of Federal Financial Management in the U.S.
U.S. – David Lebryk, Fiscal Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department
of the Treasury
10:00 am -10:30 amNetworking Break
10:30 am -11:15 amTopic Session: Program Performance and Benchmarking
Canada – Brian Pagan, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector,
Treasury Board Secretariat
11:15 am -11:45 amTopic Session: Risk Management
U.S. – Montrice Yakimov, Director, Enterprise Risk Management, U.S. Department of the Treasury – Bureau of the Fiscal Service
11:45 am -1:15 pmLunch (Luncheon Presentation: Economic Conditions Forecast – Chris Waller, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 (Continued)
1:15 pm -2:00 pmTopic Session: Fraud Prevention and Mitigation Programs
U.S. – Robert Dacey, Chief Accountant, Government Accountability Office
Canada – Paul Thoppil, Chief Financial Officer, Indigenous
and Northern Affairs Canada
2:00 pm -2:30 pmHow Does the Government Financial Management Function Enhance/Contribute to Public Sector Productivity
OECD – Jon Blondal, Head of Budgeting and Public Expenditures, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmNew Framework in Mexico for Management of Core Treasury Functions, Business Continuity, and Transparency
Mexico – Joint Presentation
Maria Eugenia Hernadez, Chief of Staff of the Treasurer
Jorge Carrillo, Undertreasurer Accounting and Operational Control
3:00 pm -3:30 pmNetworking Break
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmEuropean Commission Update
Arturo Caballero Bassedas, Director of Resources, European Commission
4:00 pm - 4:30 pmInvestment Approach to Funding in the State Sector
New Zealand – Paul Helm, Head of Government Finance and Chief
Government Accountant
4:30 pm -5:15 pmTopic Session: Combating Cyber Threats
U.S. – Steve Manning, CIO/Assistant Commissioner, Information and Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury – Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Canada – Bill Matthews, Comptroller General of Canada and Nancy Cheng, Assistant Auditor General
5:15 pm -6:30 pmReception hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Denver
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
7:45am-8:30 amBreakfast – Federal Reserve Bank of Denver
8:30 am -9:30 amTopic Session: E-Commerce Initiatives
U.S. Panel – U.S. Department of the Treasury – Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Corvelli McDaniel, Assistant Commissioner, Revenue Collections
Ronda Kent, Assistant Commissioner, Payment Management
9:30 am - 10:00 pmTopic Session: Retirement Savings
U.S. – Wanda Rogers, Deputy Commissioner for Financial Services and
Operations, U.S. Department of the Treasury – Bureau of the Fiscal Service
10:00 am -10:30 amNetworking Break
10:30 am - 11:30 pmTopic Session: How Data Initiativescan Contribute to Better CFO Leadership and Demo– U.S.A. Spending
U.S. – Christina Ho, Deputy Fiscal Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policyand Financial Transparency, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Canada – Brian Pagan, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
11:30 pm -12:45 pmLunch - Luncheon Topic: Federal Reserve System – Payment
Kathy Paese, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
12:45 pm -1:45 pmTopic Session: Financial Reporting Issues
IPSASB – Professor Andreas Bergmann
U.S.– Matt Miller, Assistant Commissioner for Fiscal Accounting, U.S. Department of the Treasury – Bureau of the Fiscal Service
1:45 pm - 2:30 pmTopic Session: Cost Accounting Frameworks (PP&E) Including Large Assets Such As Ships & Jets
Canada - Joint Presentation
Roger Ermuth, Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
Claude Rochette, Chief Financial Officer, Department of National Defense
U.S. – Wendy Payne, Executive Director, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
2:30 pm – 5:00 pmDepart for Tour of the U.S. Mint Facility in Denver
Thursday, September 15, 2016
7:45 am -8:30 amBreakfast – Federal Reserve Bank of Denver
8:30 am -9:30 amTopic Session: Payment Integrity Initiatives
U.S. Panel – U.S. Department of the Treasury – Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Jeff Schramek, Assistant Commissioner, Debt Management Services
Ronda Kent, Assistant Commissioner, Payment Management
Canada - Jean-René Drapeau, ActingDirector General, Public Services and Procurement
9:30 am – 10:15 amTopic Session: Shared Services
U.S. Panel – U.S. Department of the Treasury – Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Doug Anderson, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Shared Services
Matt Miller, Assistant Commissioner, Fiscal Accounting
Canada - Alain Duplantie, Chief Financial Officer, Shared Services
10:15 am - 10:30 amNetworking Break
10:30 am -11:30 amTopic Session: Fee for Service Model – External and
Internal Services
U.S. Panel – U.S. Department of the Treasury – Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Marty Greiner, Assistant Commissioner & CFO, Management
Doug Anderson, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Shared Services
JeffSchramek, Assistant Commissioner, Debt Management Services
Canada
RogerErmuth, Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
Alain Duplantie, Chief Financial Officer, Shared Services Canada
11:30 am -12:00 pmClosing remarks by co-hosts and colloquium evaluation
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