2004 — Agenda
Treasury & Risk's 9th Annual Alexander Hamilton Best Practices Summit — October 5 and 6, 2004
October 5, 2004
7:45am - 8:30am
Registration & Alexander Hamilton Breakfast Roundtables
Past Alexander Hamilton winners host separate discussions on trends in cash management, corporate finance, credit risk management, financial risk management, insurance, retirement plans and technology. Join the table that's tackling the issues most important to your company.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8:30am – 9:15am
Opening Address: Dennis D. Powell, Senior Vice President and CFO, Cisco Systems Inc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9:20am - 10:15am
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT PANEL
• Risk management strategies in a rising interest rate environment
• How scared should CFOs and treasurers be about further consolidation of the bank market?
• How complicated are the financial risk management problems posed by cross-border M&A?
Session Chairperson: John A. Hluck, Managing Director, Bank of America
• Rob Ceske, Chief Risk Manager, Corporate Treasury, General Electric Co.
• Chris Donus, Senior Manager, In-House Bank and Financial Risk Management, Lucent Technologies Inc.
• Amit Shroff, Director, Market Risk and International, Toyota Financial Services
• Brian Wenzel, CFO, Corporate Treasury, General Electric Co.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10:15am – 10:30am
Networking Break
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10:35am – 11:25am
RETIREMENT PANEL
• Is it time to rethink DB/DC?
• Has there been a backlash from employees in the wake of the mutual fund scandals?
• Which investment strategies make the most sense in a rising interest rate environment?
Session Chairperson: Kevin J. Rochford, Managing Director, Global Sales and Client Servicing, Northern Trust Global Investments
• Greg Davies, Executive Director and Treasurer, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
• Randahl Finnessy, Assistant Treasurer, Tektronix Inc.
• Mark Newman, Assistant Treasurer, General Motors Corp.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11:30am – 12:25pm
FINANCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PANEL
• How transparent are your systems?
• Is your best tool for cash flow forecasting a dartboard?
• How connected are treasury and finance with the rest of the organization?
Session Chairperson: Michael Poisson, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, SunGard Treasury Systems Inc.
• MaryAnn Fappiano, Managing Director, Head of Global Cash Management, Morgan Stanley
• William Marcial, Manager of Applications Development, General Electric Co.
• Terry L. Bowie, - Director, Financial Management Operations, Office of the CFO, U.S. Department of Education
• Fred Riedman, Director, Finance Information Technology, Microsoft Corp.
• Shivram Subramanian, Black Belt for Operations, General Electric Co.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12:30am – 2:15pm
Luncheon Address: OVERALL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Session Chairperson: Dan Rosenstein, Managing Director, Head of US Corporate Sales, Deutsche Bank
• George Zinn, Vice President and Treasurer, Microsoft Corp.
• David Holland, Vice President and Treasurer, Cisco Systems Inc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2:25pm – 3:20pm
OPERATION RISK MANAGEMENT PANEL
• Can you identify all the operational risks you face when it comes to your people, process and technology?
• What is the potential impact of not having appropriate controls in place?
• Review of some real-world examples of the damage that can occur when your operational risk management is inadequate
Session Chairperson: Richard Borelli, Principal, Deloitte
• Mark McDonough, Assistant Treasurer, Merck & Co. Inc.
• Andrea Robertson, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, MasterCard International
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3:25pm – 4:25pm
CASH MANAGEMENT PANEL
• How good are you at assessing your working capital needs?
• The evolution of cards
• Has Sarbanes-Oxley uncovered holes in your cash management strategies?
Session Chairperson: David Cramer, Senior Vice President, VISA U.S.A. Inc.
• Navneet Govil, Assistant Treasurer, Sun Microsystems Inc.
• Timothy J. McDannold, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Diebold Inc.
• Robert Pedersen, Vice President and Treasurer, U.S. Postal Service
• Fred Schacknies, Director, In House Bank and Financial Risk Management, Lucent Technologies Inc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
October 6, 2004
7:45am - 8:35am
Breakfast Case Study Discussion Groups
Join the 2004 Alexander Hamilton Awards winners and industry experts to discuss the state of the market by topic:
• Cash Management
• Corporate Finance
• Credit Risk Management
• Financial Risk Management
• Insurance
• Retirement
• Financial Information Technology
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8:45am - 9:40am
CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT PANEL
• How integrated should your data network be with your suppliers?
• Are compliance questions a ticking bomb for your suppliers?
Session Chairperson: Deepak Verma, Chief Executive Office, eCredit
• David Kaminski, Chief Credit Officer, Microsoft Corp.
• Greg Oyhenart, Director of Credit Operations, TELUS Communications Corp.
• John Pomilio, Vice President, Customer Financing Services, XTRA Lease Inc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9:45am- 10:40am
INSURANCE PANEL
• What’s really important when picking an insurance carrier?
• How much terrorism insurance is too much?
• Will Sarbanes-Oxley improve corporate governance and have a positive impact on securities litigation?
Session Chairperson: John J. Alfieri, Regional Executive Officer, ACE USA
• John Lawson, Director, Risk Management, Key Energy Services Inc.
• Mark Nordstrom, Treasurer, Juniper Networks Inc.
• Stacey Regan, Deputy Treasurer, General Electric Co.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10:40am – 10:50am
Networking Break
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11:00 am – 11:35am
“Point-Counterpoint on the Economy: The View from Washington vs. The View from Wall Street”
• Kristin J. Forbes, Member, The President’s Council of Economic Advisers
• Miles Cary Leahey, Director and Senior U.S. Economist, Deutsche Bank Securities
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11:35am – 12:30pm
CORPORATE FINANCE PANEL
• Debt strategies for a rising interest rate environment
• Will Sarbanes-Oxley hold back the M&A market?
Session Chairperson: Dennis Sweeney, Deputy Treasurer, General Electric Co.
• Robert Donovan, Assistant Treasurer, McDonald’s Corp.
• Norman Lee, Senior Treasury Manager, Microsoft Corp.
• David Wyshner, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Cendant Corp.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12:30pm – 2:30pm LUNCHEON SESSION: The First Annual Award for Best Practices in Corporate Governance
selected by Treasury & Risk Management
• Pat Wechsler, Editorial Director, Treasury & Risk Management
• Frank J. Borelli, Presiding Director, The Interpublic Group of Cos., Senior Advisor, Retired CFO and Director, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2:35pm – 3:30pm Q&A Session with Mick Murray, Treasurer and Vice President, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Closing Remarks – Conference adjourns