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NWAFP November 2025 In-Person Meeting
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Events in the month of September 2025
First Session: AI and Treasury: Uncovering Value, will start at 1:00 pm with Vidhi Jain, Treasurer at Qualtrics, and Jade Beasley, Senior Treasury Solutions Consultant at FIS Global. Our speakers will provide demos of AI uses in Treasury and a conversation on where their organizations are on their AI journey.
Vidhi Jain, Treasurer - Qualtrics
Vidhi is the Treasurer at Qualtrics with 17+ years of Treasury/Finance experience. Currently, she leads Treasury at Qualtrics and manages liquidity / cash management, investments, FX and capital markets. Prior to Qualtrics, she worked with Nordstrom and Microsoft corporate treasury teams. She also has several years of experience in banking Treasury head before she joined the corporate treasury roles. She is an MBA and Engineer from leading institutes in India.
Jade Beasley, Senior Treasury Solutions Consultant - FIS
Jade Beasley is a seasoned Treasury professional with over two decades of experience helping global organizations modernize operations through technology.
Currently serving as Senior Treasury Solutions Consultant at FIS, Jade supports AI-driven initiatives that empower Treasury teams with predictive forecasting, advanced machine learning to detect anomalies and mitigate payment fraud, and real-time liquidity insights. Her work bridges the gap between innovation and execution, helping CFOs and Treasurers unlock new levels of efficiency, visibility, and control.
Jade has spent over 20 years in progressive roles at FIS —from global implementation to enterprise sales—delivering Treasury, Payments, and Risk Management solutions to Fortune 500 clients. In addition, Jade held a strategic role at Dun & Bradstreet, where she supported finance leaders in leveraging data intelligence for risk and cash flow optimization and at HighRadius where she championed AI-driven Treasury transformation initiatives across North America.
Jade has participated in Treasury conferences for many years as an exhibitor, but today she has joined to share her practical insights on AI in Treasury and share some real world examples of how FIS is leveraging AI to improve treasury operations.
Second Session: Blockchain technology, digital assets, and digital currencies: Blockchain technology, digital assets, and digital currencies such as stablecoins and deposit tokens are constantly in the headlines these days. The regulatory environment is beginning to develop, business models are beginning to evolve, and new opportunities are arising (along with new competitive threats) – but in this fast moving space it can sometimes be difficult to separate the hype from the reality. Zack Chestnut, Global Head of Business Development for Kinexys Digital Payments and Kinexys Liink at JPMorgan, will join us to share his thoughts on these dynamic subjects with the goal of demystifying the intersection of blockchain and wholesale banking at global scale.
Our Presenters Include:
Zack Chestnut, Global Head of Business Development for Kinexys Digital Payments and Kinexys Liink at JPMorgan
Zack Chestnut has been innovating in financial services for more than fifteen years. Zack is responsible globally for business development across Kinexys Digital Payments and Liink, leading a global team of product specialists who help clients capitalize on new ways to transfer value (Kinexys Digital Payments) and information (Liink) at global scale using novel technologies.
Prior to his current role he served as the founding General Manager of CheckMatch, a Liink application that streamlines paper check processing using blockchain technology. Previously at J.P. Morgan Zack spent several years building new payment rails for wholesale clients, gaining experience across high value, low value, and card rails, in addition to alternative methods of payment.
Zack’s first role at J.P. Morgan was on the Corporate Strategy team, where he advised senior executives on diverse topics around business strategy and organization design.
Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Zack gained experience in business development at a fintech startup. He started his career at Oliver Wyman, where he advised financial services clients across North America on topics including strategy, operations, and risk management.
Zack holds an AB in economics from Dartmouth College.
Larson McNeil, Managing Director - JPMorganChase
Larson McNeil serves as Managing Director; Co-Head of Marketplaces & Digital Ecosystems Payments for JPMorganChase. In his current role, he is individually responsible for direct coverage of some of the largest and most complex Technology names. He is also responsible for managing a team that covers other large, complex Technology names.
Larson has worked for JPMC for 8+ years, serving in various Payments leadership roles. Prior to joining JPMC, Larson worked in a number of roles at Bank of America, including global technology and operations, global corporate and investment banking payments sales, and multinational banking payments sales.
Larson’s educational background includes a MS degree in Corporate Finance from Indiana University, Bloomington and a BA degree with a dual focus in International Relations and Political Science from the University of California, Davis. Larson has worked in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, the Sacramento area and Seattle. He currently lives in Seattle with his young daughter and son.
Additionally, Larson is active in the local Treasury community and serves as Co-President of the Northwest Association for Financial Professionals. In this role, he is responsible for strategy and execution for the organization, which includes the annual events planning, webinars and in-person events.
Schedule, Thursday, September 25, 2025
11:45 Doors open for networking
12:15-12:45 Lunch (included in admission)
1:00-2:00 1st Education Session
2:00-2:30 Break
2:30-3:30 2nd Education Session
3:30-5:00 Networking Happy Hour (included in admission)
9/25/2025
Join NWAFP on September 25, 2025 at the Washington Athletic Club for our first in-person meeting of the year. Doors open at 11:45 with networking, lunch will be served at 12:30 followed by two exciting sessions followed by a Happy Hour. First Session: AI and Treasury: Uncovering Value, will start at 1:00 pm with Vidhi Jain, Treasurer at Qualtrics, and Jade Beasley, Senior Treasury Solutions Consultant at FIS Global. Our speakers will provide demos of AI uses in Treasury and a conversation on where their organizations are on their AI journey.
Vidhi Jain, Treasurer - Qualtrics
Vidhi is the Treasurer at Qualtrics with 17+ years of Treasury/Finance experience. Currently, she leads Treasury at Qualtrics and manages liquidity / cash management, investments, FX and capital markets. Prior to Qualtrics, she worked with Nordstrom and Microsoft corporate treasury teams. She also has several years of experience in banking Treasury head before she joined the corporate treasury roles. She is an MBA and Engineer from leading institutes in India.
Jade Beasley, Senior Treasury Solutions Consultant - FIS
Jade Beasley is a seasoned Treasury professional with over two decades of experience helping global organizations modernize operations through technology.
Currently serving as Senior Treasury Solutions Consultant at FIS, Jade supports AI-driven initiatives that empower Treasury teams with predictive forecasting, advanced machine learning to detect anomalies and mitigate payment fraud, and real-time liquidity insights. Her work bridges the gap between innovation and execution, helping CFOs and Treasurers unlock new levels of efficiency, visibility, and control.
Jade has spent over 20 years in progressive roles at FIS —from global implementation to enterprise sales—delivering Treasury, Payments, and Risk Management solutions to Fortune 500 clients. In addition, Jade held a strategic role at Dun & Bradstreet, where she supported finance leaders in leveraging data intelligence for risk and cash flow optimization and at HighRadius where she championed AI-driven Treasury transformation initiatives across North America.
Jade has participated in Treasury conferences for many years as an exhibitor, but today she has joined to share her practical insights on AI in Treasury and share some real world examples of how FIS is leveraging AI to improve treasury operations.
Second Session: Blockchain technology, digital assets, and digital currencies: Blockchain technology, digital assets, and digital currencies such as stablecoins and deposit tokens are constantly in the headlines these days. The regulatory environment is beginning to develop, business models are beginning to evolve, and new opportunities are arising (along with new competitive threats) – but in this fast moving space it can sometimes be difficult to separate the hype from the reality. Zack Chestnut, Global Head of Business Development for Kinexys Digital Payments and Kinexys Liink at JPMorgan, will join us to share his thoughts on these dynamic subjects with the goal of demystifying the intersection of blockchain and wholesale banking at global scale.
Our Presenters Include:
Zack Chestnut, Global Head of Business Development for Kinexys Digital Payments and Kinexys Liink at JPMorgan
Zack Chestnut has been innovating in financial services for more than fifteen years. Zack is responsible globally for business development across Kinexys Digital Payments and Liink, leading a global team of product specialists who help clients capitalize on new ways to transfer value (Kinexys Digital Payments) and information (Liink) at global scale using novel technologies.
Prior to his current role he served as the founding General Manager of CheckMatch, a Liink application that streamlines paper check processing using blockchain technology. Previously at J.P. Morgan Zack spent several years building new payment rails for wholesale clients, gaining experience across high value, low value, and card rails, in addition to alternative methods of payment.
Zack’s first role at J.P. Morgan was on the Corporate Strategy team, where he advised senior executives on diverse topics around business strategy and organization design.
Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Zack gained experience in business development at a fintech startup. He started his career at Oliver Wyman, where he advised financial services clients across North America on topics including strategy, operations, and risk management.
Zack holds an AB in economics from Dartmouth College.
Larson McNeil, Managing Director - JPMorganChase
Larson McNeil serves as Managing Director; Co-Head of Marketplaces & Digital Ecosystems Payments for JPMorganChase. In his current role, he is individually responsible for direct coverage of some of the largest and most complex Technology names. He is also responsible for managing a team that covers other large, complex Technology names.
Larson has worked for JPMC for 8+ years, serving in various Payments leadership roles. Prior to joining JPMC, Larson worked in a number of roles at Bank of America, including global technology and operations, global corporate and investment banking payments sales, and multinational banking payments sales.
Larson’s educational background includes a MS degree in Corporate Finance from Indiana University, Bloomington and a BA degree with a dual focus in International Relations and Political Science from the University of California, Davis. Larson has worked in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, the Sacramento area and Seattle. He currently lives in Seattle with his young daughter and son.
Additionally, Larson is active in the local Treasury community and serves as Co-President of the Northwest Association for Financial Professionals. In this role, he is responsible for strategy and execution for the organization, which includes the annual events planning, webinars and in-person events.
Schedule, Thursday, September 25, 2025
11:45 Doors open for networking
12:15-12:45 Lunch (included in admission)
1:00-2:00 1st Education Session
2:00-2:30 Break
2:30-3:30 2nd Education Session
3:30-5:00 Networking Happy Hour (included in admission)