SOUTHWEST OHIO AFP (SWOAFP) - 8th Annual

TREASURY MANAGEMENT Conference

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

8:00am - 5:00pm

@ Great Wolf Lodge Conference Center

Cincinnati, OH

Refreshments and lunch are provided

Certified Treasury Professionals can earn up to 6 CTP credits by attending the conference, half of your annual requirements! FP&A credits are also available

Hosted Happy Hour at Sonder Brewing Immediately After

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Pete Metz, Vice President, Civic Strategy & Policy

Pete leads the organization’s external strategy at the intersection of business, civic, and public leadership. He oversees the Chamber’s Government Affairs & Advocacy team, the Center for Research & Data, and the Chamber Foundation, aligning these efforts to advance regional priorities like transportation, housing, infrastructure, and economic development.

For nearly a decade, Metz has helped spearhead the business community’s leadership on transportation, successfully advocating for local, state, and federal policies that have delivered hundreds of millions of dollars for projects such as the Brent Spence Bridge, Western Hills Viaduct, record transit funding, and the CROWN trail network. He also served as a senior advisor to the landmark Move Forward campaign, Hamilton County’s first successful transportation levy. Metz previously worked as Chief of Staff to Cincinnati Vice Mayor David Mann and in Washington, D.C., on federal transportation and energy policy.

Leslie Mooney, Vice President & Executive Director, BLINK

BLINK is the nation’s largest immersive light and art event. Transforming over 30 city blocks across Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky with large-scale projection mapping, interactive light sculptures, and world-class street art, BLINK attracts international attention and over a million visitors to the greater Cincinnati region every other year.

Previously, Leslie spent twelve years at the helm of one of Cincinnati’s premier community arts organizations, the Clifton Cultural Arts Center (CCAC). Among other accomplishments during her time at CCAC, she spearheaded the capital campaign and construction of the first purpose-built community arts center located in the city of Cincinnati, increased the accessibility of arts education opportunities in the urban core, and tripled CCAC’s revenue, staff size and attendance. Mooney began her career in the cultural sector as Assistant Director of Education and eventually Director of Development at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. She led research and interpretation projects at the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC and at the Boston History & Innovation Collaborative. Her career has focused on building civic connection through storytelling, placemaking, and inclusive arts programming.

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Riley Saunders, Vice President, Director of Treasury Liquidity    

Riley and his team are responsible for developing and executing Fifth Third’s funding strategy while maintaining a strong framework for monitoring and managing liquidity risk. Riley joined Fifth Third in 2008 through the Bank’s Commercial Leadership Program. In his 15 years of banking experience, he has worked in Commercial Credit and Corporate Treasury. He has worked in the Funding & Liquidity Risk area since 2014. Riley lives in Louisville, KY with his wife, Sara, and three children: Edward (9), Cecelia (6) and Robert (3). Riley graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2008 with a BA in Economics.