EY CAFTA case championship 2026 | 12th edition

Join the 12th CAFTA case championship, where undergraduate and postgraduate students tackle real-world business challenges through an immersive case competition. This edition's theme, Treasury Transformation: Strategy to Execution, invites participants to reimagine treasury functions, leverage technology and drive business value.

 

Are you ready to transform ideas into impact and shape the treasury function of tomorrow?

The team

Hemal Shah, Partner, Consulting Services, EY India
Hemal Shah
Partner, Consulting Services, EY India

Case championship 2026 - 12th edition

 Treasury transformation: Strategy to execution

About the course

This edition of the EY CAFTA Case Championship focuses on a single, real-world treasury transformation challenge. Participants will focus on optimizing treasury organizations' cash and liquidity management, banking structures, governance, controls, technology and risk management to build a world-class treasury function that drives efficiency, manages risk and creates business value.

Whether participating individually or in teams, students will apply strategic thinking and problem-solving skills to develop practical solutions for a complex business scenario.

What you will learn in this stream:

  • How treasury teams balance liquidity, risk, and returns when making investment decisions.
  • How treasury teams evaluate and design cash and liquidity management frameworks to enhance operational efficiency and liquidity visibility.
  • How teams identify and mitigate key liquidity, operational and financial risks.
  • How market events impact financial decisions.
  • How CFOs and treasury leaders make strategic decisions in uncertain market conditions.

Why it matters

Gain hands-on experience in solving real-world treasury challenges and learn how organizations translate strategy into execution to build a future-ready treasury function.

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Registration start date - 20th August 2026
Last date for registrations – 4th October 2026

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The team

Hemal Shah

Partner, Consulting Services, EY India
Hemal is a seasoned finance, treasury and commodity advisory professional who derives satisfaction in playing value accretive roles for clients, family, friends, team, and society.
Mumbai, India
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