7

Top 5 Windy City Summit 2025 recommended sessions

Author
Naomi Goldberg
Published
May 13
2025

Key Takeaways:

  1. A broad mix of topics: The top sessions cover AI, leadership, career growth, and treasury trends.
  2. Stand out in your career: Learn how to build your personal brand in "Building and Managing an Impactful Brand as a Treasury Professional."
  3. Explore real-world AI use cases: In "Can AI Give Finance Teams Superpowers?", see how AI is being applied in finance today.
  4. Get grounded in AI fundamentals: "The AI Revolution" breaks down key concepts, risks, and trends shaping the future.
  5. Learn from treasury leaders: "Trailblazers in Treasury" shares leadership insights and lessons from seasoned professionals.

Windy City Summit 2025 is taking place this year in Chicago, from May 12 to 13, 2025. One of the leading regional events for treasurers and finance professionals attending, Windy City Summit is the place to be that week if you're in the US finance industry.

With so many valuable sessions, it can be challenging to choose which ones to attend. To help, we compiled our top recommended ones. We chose them based on their ability to help you as a treasurer and financial professional navigate the challenges ahead. From AI to the economic landscape to your brand and workplace, these sessions offer actionable guidance and real use cases to follow.

Panax will also be there, more details below.

1. Building and managing an impactful brand as a treasury professional

Monday, May 13, 11:00am-11:50am, 327

Do you know how to stand out and demonstrate your professional skills? Join Ernie Humphrey, founder of Treasury Webinars, and learn how to drive your career momentum through your value proposition, professional network and soft skills.

2. Can AI give finance teams superpowers, or is it just hype?

Monday, May 13, 4:10pm-5:00pm, 324

May 13, 2025

AI is opening up new opportunities for finance and treasury teams. With AI, we can gain better insights, reduce manual processes and help teams to work more efficiently. But is AI fit for every finance job? Join Adi Barak, VP Product at Panax, and find out how AI can help lean finance teams. Discover how to overcome common and edge case pitfalls and which best practices to follow on your way to implementing AI.

3. AI Revolution

Tuesday, May 14, 9:00am-9:50am, 326

Let’s get back to the basics of AI. Discover how AI works and learn use cases on how it is revolutionizing sectors. Then, the talk will cover which jobs can be enhanced with AI and how we can deal with trust, sustainability and geopolitical issues.

4. Trailblazers in treasury: inspiring journeys of leadership and legacy

Wednesday, May 14, 1:30pm - 2:20pm, 203

In this important session, female treasury leaders Bridget Meyer, Cathy McGarry and Kelly Ragonese share their leadership lessons. They will talk about personal stories of resilience, overcoming barriers, and how to advance in leadership roles. Get practical guidance for navigating work-life harmony and creating inclusive workplaces.

5. U.S. & Chicago economic outlook

Wednesday, May 14, 3:40pm - 4:30pm, 205

We keep talking about the volatile financial landscape. But what is actually in store? Discover the Wells Fargo Economics Team's macroeconomic outlook for 2025, including the outlook for inflation, interest rates and the labor market amid new tariffs and possible implications.

Meet Panax at Windy City Summit 2025

Let’s meet in Chicago! Come see Panax at booth #208 and let’s discuss cash forecasting, treasury management and AI.

See you at Windy City Summit 2025!

Subscribe to our blog
panaxpanax

Transform Cash Management, Unlock Growth

Streamline cash forecasting, mitigate cash risks, and gain actionable insights to drive smarter financial decisions.
Get a Demo
panaxpanax
About Panax
Top 11 Texpo 2025 recommended sessions
TEXPO 2025 is taking place this year in San Antonio, from April 27 to 29, 2025. With 1,000 expected treasurers and finance professionals attending, TEXPO is the place to be that week if you're in the US finance industry.
10
About Panax
Panax secures $10M series A funding round
As businesses navigate an increasingly uncertain economic landscape, managing cash flow, liquidity, and financial risks has never been more critical. Today, we’re excited to announce that Panax has secured $10 million in Series A funding, led by Team8 and TLV Partners, to further our mission of transforming treasury management for mid-market and large enterprises.
5 min
AI
Data connectivity for finance: everything you need to know
Cash flow management is the lifeblood of your treasury operations. It allows you to properly and accurately track the money that is coming in and out of your business and to forecast cash flow needs. A comprehensive and reliable data set is the basis for a reliable and effective management of cash flow.
5 min