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This event is limited to Corporate Treasurers, Chief Financial Officers, Controllers, VPs of Finance and Assistant Treasurers.
If you have already registered for The AFP Annual Conference, please contact Craig Martin to request to attend.
Developments and Reform in the Securities and Capital Markets of India
Monday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Room: Venetian D
Hear from the deputy director of capital markets for the IMF about the recent developments, changes and reforms in the securities and capital markets and banking in India.
Speakers
Objectives
- Understand the dynamics of the Indian geopolitics situation
- Learn about the banking law in India
- Understand the investment opportunities in India
Pre-Requisites
- An understanding of global markets
Take-Aways
Field of Study: Management Advisory Services
Doing Business in China
Monday, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Room: Venetian D
China offers much promise, but also much peril. With over 1.3 billion people, China's market is quickly surpassing North America and Europe combined. Hear indispensable strategies, tactics, and lessons to help businesses succeed in China.
Speakers
Objectives
- Gain an understanding of the effects of Chinese politics and China's evolving place in the world on companies doing business in China.
- Learn strategies and tactics to help make operating in China successful
Pre-Requisites
Take-Aways
Field of Study: Management Advisory Services
Enterprise Risk - Making the Leap for Your Organization
Monday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Room: Venetian D
No matter where your organization is on the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) curve, there is progress to be made. This session looks at the four main areas in implementing an organizational ERM strategy: framing the challenge; shaping the process; assessing Enterprise Risk; conducting benchmarking.
Speakers
Objectives
- Establish a core risk council - tips and techniques
- Identify top enterprise risks
- Learn how to present the council's findings to the audit committee
- Assess company enterprise risk by first identifying challenges and addressing enterprise risk
Pre-Requisites
- Basic understanding of ERM
- Decision making capabilities within company (ie. Treasurer or AT)
Take-Aways
- White Paper on ERM
- Website Resources
- Benchmarking Resources
- ERM definition sheet
Field of Study: Management Advisory Services
The Role of the Corporate Compliance Officer
Monday, 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Room: Venetian D
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has had a major impact on the corporate governance of companies. The rules are complex and the consequences of failure can be severe. Domestic and international companies believe the creation of the "Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Position " will facilitate compliance. Gain insights on this role from an experienced CCO.
Speakers
Objectives
- Learn about the role of a compliance officer
- Factors to determine if your company should establish this position.
- Learn what the compliance officer does to mitigate corporate risk.
Pre-Requisites
- Represent an SEC registered company
- Have authority over certain financial reporting segments of your company.
Take-Aways
Field of Study: Accounting
Global Treasury Management: A Case Study
Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Room: Venetian D
This interactive discussion highlights the accomplishments of EDS in the development of their processes and systems, which are used to manage their treasury operations globally. Discover some of the tools used to manage working capital and foreign exchange exposures. Learn about some possible alternative approaches to those taken by EDS and the pros and cons of each.
Speakers
Objectives
- Enhance Treasury's strategic value through improved liquidity and working capital management
- Obtain expertise in alternative Treasury organization and liquidity management structures
- Learn about the integration of liquidity, working capital and foreign exchange management
- Obtain knowledge of the metrics used to manage Global Treasury Operations
Pre-Requisites
- Excellent knowledge of global liquidity management practices and techniques
- Excellent knowledge of foreign exchange practices and techniques
- Good knowledge of working capital management and techniques
Take-Aways
- Schedule of cash, foreign exchange and working capital tricks and techniques
- Schedule of cash, foreign exchange and working capital metrics
Field of Study: Management Advisory Services
Supply Chain and Logistics in China - Merging the Physical and Financial Supply Chains
Tuesday, 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Room: Venetian D
Significant inroads have been made by Chinese companies in the use of Supply Chain Management techniques, resulting in the emergence of some of the most efficient companies in the world. This session will focus on what is happening in China in the area of the Physical & Financial supply chain, taking you through some of the successes and the challenges.
Speakers
Objectives
Pre-Requisites
Take-Aways
- Limited supply of the new book: "China: The Guide to Supply Chain Management and Logistics-2006/2007"
Field of Study: Finance
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