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Through open discussions and debate among this select group of financial management's top players, delegates will get a global perspective into strategies being used by their peers.

  • Designed around your needs, through extensive industry research
  • Become a more effective executive through new perspectives and points of view
  • Interactive workshops and seminars focused on practical solutions
  • Thought Leaders providing insights into forthcoming trends via participatory discussion groups
  • Share your successes, hone your skills and help shape the future
  • Earn CPE Credits

 *Working conference program as of February 25th, 2013

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2013 Keynote
2013 Keynote

  • Better, Stronger, Faster: The Myth of American Decline... and the Rise of a New Economy

    Daniel Gross, Best-selling Author, Most Widely-read Economic/Financial Writers Today
    Daniel Gross is a best-selling author and one of the most widely-read economic/financial writers working today. He is a senior editor at Newsweek, where he writes the “Money Culture” column. Gross, who also writes the “Moneybox” column for Slate, appears regularly in media outlets such as CNBC, CNN, MSNBC and National Public Radio. Specialties include: the economic impact of globalization, the links between business and politics, and business history. In the past year, he has reported from Vietnam, Switzerland and Iceland, and has written Newsweek cover stories on former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, the global market meltdown and the crisis of confidence on Wall Street. Before joining Newsweek in the spring of 2007, Gross was a columnist for the New York Times, and a contributing writer to magazines such as New York, Wired, and Fortune. A native of East Lansing, Michigan, Daniel Gross is a graduate of Cornell University and holds an A.M. in American history from Harvard University. Gross is the author of several books, including: Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time, a New York Times and Business Week best-seller that has been translated into eight languages; Bull Run: Wall Street, the Democrats and the New Politics of Personal Finance; and Generations of Corning: 150 Years in the Life of a Global Corporation. His most recent book, Pop! Why Bubbles Are Great for the Economy, was published in May, 2007, and has been translated into German and Chinese. His latest book, Dumb Money was released in the Spring of 2009 by Simon & Schuster.
     
2013 Conference Sessions
2013 Conference Sessions

  • Expense Management - 10 Effective Techniques for Cutting Cost

    Rick Hanna, Chief Financial Officer, Numeric Investors
    As the role of the CFO becomes more strategic and sophisticated, it is important to remember a key CFO responsibility of cost and expense management.  In this session, Rick Hanna will share some ideas and techniques around controlling spending and maintaining a culture of financial efficienc...
     

    How the Global Marketplace is Impacting CFOs at Home

    Derek Kosti, Worldwide Biopharmaceutical Businesses, International and Enabling Functions Controller, Pfizer
    Derek Kosti, Worldwide Biopharmaceutical Businesses - International Controller will facilitate a discussion on the impact of the current global climate on our companies and institutions at home.  What is the outlook for 2013?  What plans do Finance Leaders have to address changes in the...
     

    Building the Benchmark Finance Organization

    Dev Parekh, Chief Financial Officer Investor Communication Solutions, Broadridge Financial Solutions
    Does your finance organization need a turnaround?  Is complacency setting in?  In this interactive discussion, we will share both our experiences and best practices in building and aligning a finance organization.  We will discuss how to navigate your team and various stakeholders ...
     

  • How to Get More from Tech While Spending Less: Bridging the Divide Between CFOs and CIOs

    Krish Venkataraman, CFO & Chief Admin Officer, Information Technology, NYSE Euronext

    The session by Krish Venkataraman will focus on how to gain more from technology while spending less. His message is simple, but powerful: in all types of businesses across the world, the CFO and CIO are at odds because the CFO needs to keep costs down, while the CIO advocates for more investm...

     

    Sharpen Your Influence: The Key Skill You Need in Senior Finance Management

    Christine Comaford, Christine Comaford Associates
    Now more than ever leaders need to be able to influence outcomes. Good intentions are rarely assumed, people are on the lookout for manipulative tactics, and even subtle persuasion efforts are suspect. Influence is no longer about doing something to someone to get what you want. Real influence is...
     
2013 Workshops
2013 Workshops

  • Understanding the Changing Role of a CFO

    Myles Corson, Markets Leader,Financial Accounting Advisory Services Ernst & Young
    Enter the rise of the “Strategic CFO.” CFOs are assuming greater responsibilities in developing and executing business and financial strategies than ever before. Myles Corson will share with you the unprecedented demand for CFOs to take on roles as an addition to their job as serving finance leader. We explore some of these possibilities and pathways, providing insight into the appetite for CFOs in these other roles, and how others have managed the transition.
     

    Increasing Retention and Developing a Finance Talent Pipeline in a Competitive Marketplace

    Len Gray, Senior Partner, Global Leader, Mercer M&A Consulting & Tonushree Mondal Principal, Human Resources, Mercer
    To deliver improved business performance, an increasingly competitive, complex and regulated global economy is changing what employers require from their finance professionals.  Organizations are seeking better ways to build depth of functional expertise and breadth of business leadership wh...
     
2012 Conference Highlights
2012 Conference Highlights

  • 2012 Conference Highlights

    Highlights from 2012 Conference:
    Dea Benson, SVP Controller, Realogy Corporation
    Jim Burton, CFO, Norton Lilly International
    Anna Gitelman, CFO, Group Tech. Infrastructure, UBS
    Guy Haddleton, CEO, Anaplan Inc.
    Ajit Kambil,Global Research Director, Deloitte Research
    Norman Marks, VP, Governance, Risk, Compliance, SAP
    Ken Marshall, Partner Americas Financial Accounting Advisory Services Leader, Ernst & Young
    John Szold, CEO, Planning for Succession, Inc.
    Joe Wilkinson, CFO/VP of Operations, TaiyoYuden

    Executive Coaches:
    Denise Kirwan, Quest Consulting and Training
    Patti Anesetti, Quest Consulting and Training

     
     

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