Program 

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 Wednesday, March 25, 2009                                                                     Click Here for printer friendly agenda

7:30-8:30 AM  Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors & Sponsors

8:30-8:45 AM  Chairpersons’ Opening Remarks

8:45-9:40 AM Keynote Presentation: The CFO’s View of the Role of Treasury in Today's Turbulent Times A well-executed treasury strategy is critical to the success of any corporation—now more than ever. David Wyshner shares his insights on how treasury fits into the overall financial and business plan, how it needs to be staffed, and the distinctions that separate great treasurers from good ones.  David B. Wyshner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Avis Budget Group, Inc.

9:45-10:40 AM  Featured Discussion: Financial Leadership—Succeeding in a Challenging Environment They next generation of rising stars will find opportunity in adversity as they seek to guide their organizations to the new normal. As treasury expands its responsibilities, re-engineers its systems, increases automation, anticipates increased regulation and adds more risk management, effective leaders will be the key to the future.  Axel Martinez, Assistant Corporate Treasurer, Google Inc.  Jeffrey C. Thomson, President and CEO, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA®) John Tus, Vice President and Treasurer, Honeywell International Inc

10:40-11:00 AM  Networking Refreshment Break with Exhibitors & Sponsors

11:00-11:55 AM  Maximizing Liquidity • Monetizing Illiquid Assets • Handling Demanding Vendors. • Dealing with Bad Debt in Bankrupt Customers • Finding Alternative Sources of Capital  Moderator:  Jeremy A. Smith, Chief Strategy Officer, SecondMarket Jaap Tonckens, Principal, TTAS William F. Gibson, Chief Executive Officer, IVY Creek Associates Chris Moon, Director, Bankruptcy Claims Market, SecondMarket

12:00-1:30 PM  Luncheon Keynote Address: Are We Out of the Woods Yet? This session will survey the overall economic landscape in this historic year. Chief Economist of Standard & Poor’s David Wyss outlines what we can expect for the rest of the 2009 year as well as what we can look forward to in 2010.   David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard & Poor’s

1:35-2:30 PM  Enterprise Risk Management • Did the quants and their models fail? • Where to start improving ERM  • Integrating ERM processes into strategic decision-making. • Building a corporate culture around risk awareness and consistent risk management practices Frank Fiorille, Director- Enterprise Risk Management, Paychex, Inc. Michele L. Turner, Sr. Mgr Enterprise Crisis and Operations Risk Mgmt, Microsoft Corporation

2:35-3:30 PM  Implementing a Robust Financial Supply Chain Solution • Developing a business plan and execution strategy • Obtaining buy-in from stakeholders • Ways to overcome common obstacles • Best Practices in implementing a financial supply chain solution Moderator: Daniel Rosenstein, Managing Director and Americas Head of Business Expansion & Treasury Solutions Sales Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank Timothy P Gannon, Managing Director, New Businesses, INTTRA Joshua Kesner, Vice President and Senior Product Manager of Americas Financial Supply Chain Management, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank  Michael Rose, Vice President , DO2 Technologies

3:35-4:30 PM  New Ideas for Electronifying Your Payments • Reduce expenses • Bolster security • Eliminate administrative effort • Provide your clients with more payment options • Put more “green” into your company’s bottom line! Moderator:  Al Briand, Managing Director, Head or Product Management Division, Treasury Services, Bank of New York Mellon James M Colassano, SVP - Product Management, HSBC Bank USA Frank D’Amadeo, Director, Treasury Operations and Remittance Processing, Consolidated Edison, Inc. Matt Ribbbens, CTP Global Concepts

4:35-5:30 PM Closing the GAAP – How Will Convergence to IFRS Affect Risk Management? • Is principle based accounting a good thing? • Will the burden of compliance shrink or be further complicated?  • Will it result in more or less hedging? • How are corporate treasuries preparing for the change? • What impact will this have on how companies hedge balance sheet and forecasted exposures?  Moderator: Jason Halpern, Product Manager, FXpress John Masterson, Director, Financial Derivatives, Chicago Bridge & Iron Gregory Martin, SVP, Corporate Finance & Risk Solutions, Royal Bank of Scotland       Edward Heitin, Partner, Structured Finance Group, Treasury Services Sector, PricewaterhouseCoopers

5:30-6:30 PM Networking Cocktail Reception

Thursday, March 26, 2009

7:30-8:30 AM Breakfast Session: Reinforcing the Cornerstones of Treasury: Effective Strategies for Difficult Times  During this session, panelists will discuss the various tactics and strategies they have deployed in their organizations to effectively manage cash, risk and liquidity during these difficult economic times. Participants will learn how these and other best practices will “Reinforce the Cornerstones of Treasury.”  This strategy, recommended by Treasury Strategies, is designed to help companies maintain nimble, effective Treasury functions, even under the most challenging circumstances. John Herrick, Project Manager, Treasury Strategies Patrick Moletteri, Director - Treasury Operations, Celgene Corporation Eric Fishman, Assistant Treasurer, Hess Corporation Mike Gallanis, Partner, Treasury Strategies, Inc. Paul LaRock, Principal, Treasury Strategies, Inc. Mike Suffredino, Senior VP & Treasurer, Discovery Communications Karl Witschonke, Assistant Treasurer, JM Huber Corporation

8:30 AM Chairpersons’ Opening Remarks

8:30-9:25 AM Keynote Presentation: The CAO’s View: Adapting to IFRS and the Business Decisions it will Affect As the transition to IFRS from GAAP continues to move forward, many finance executives are wary of the costs and the complexity it will have on their businesses. Along with costs associated with additional training and technology, finance executives now have to incorporate IFRS into their strategic global business planning. In this session Arnold Hanish will share his insights on how Eli Lilly and Company are transitioning as well as strategically planning in a very complicated market. Arnold Hanish,  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Eli Lilly and Company

9:30-10:25 AM  Technology—Efficiency and Transparency • Financial crisis moves treasury up the IT food chain • Increasing automation and straight-through processing (STP) • Benefits and urban myths of linking to SWIFT • Achieving real-time cash management and visibility  Moderator: Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner, Strategic Treasurer  Jerry Frantz, Banking Services Group, Financial Management, University of California–Office of the President Doug Hoch, Director, Treasury Evangelism, Microsoft Corporation Joseph Nametko, Honeywell International Inc.

10:30-10:50 AM  Networking Refreshment Break with Exhibitors & Sponsors

10:55-11:50 AM  Maximizing Transaction Banking Opportunities in China • How China is positioned in today’s market • Update on current regulations • The approach for multinational corporates to navigate successfully Ali Agha, Sales Manager Cash Management—Corporate, Deutsche Bank

11:50 AM Conference Concludes