Senior Financial Professionals Focus on Challenges Facing International Treasury at AFP 2005 Global Corporate Treasurers Forum

25 World Financial Leaders Scheduled to Discuss Today’s Evolving Global Economy

Bethesda, March 7, 2005 – The Global Corporate Treasurers Forum, May 11-13, 2005, in San Francisco will bring together over 150 of the worlds senior ranking treasurers and officials to explore best practices for managing an International Treasury.

More than 25 influential leaders are scheduled to speak to provide expert insight and advice on the opportunities and challenges of managing a treasury that operates globally. Rarely heard-from high-ranking officials will participate in a candid exchange on topics foremost in the minds of today’s treasurers.

The AFP Global Corporate Treasurers Forum offers a rare opportunity to hear first hand from some of the highest-ranking global financial leaders including:

1. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (via live video)
2. Gerd Häusler, Counsellor and  Director, International Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund
3. Toyoo Gyohten, President, The Institute for International Monetary Affairs, former Vice Minister for the Japan’s Ministry of Finance
4. David M. Krattebol, Vice President and Treasurer, Chevron Texaco Corp.
5. Paul Mercier, Deputy Director General of Market Operations, European Central Bank

Small panels and roundtables provide an intimate, informal setting conducive to candid discussions:

• Peter Wong, Convenor of the Hong Kong ACT, presents his views on how to succeed in the developing economies of China and India.
• Geoffrey Bell, Executive Secretary, Group of Thirty leads a panel discussion on measuring, monitoring, and managing global risk.
• Bernard Grinspan,Chairman of the International Management Committee, Gisbon, Dunn & Crutcher explores international M&A Legal Barriers and Pitfalls.
• Mark Meierhoffer, Head of Corporate Finance Group, DeMarch Associates discusses how to determine the optimal capital structure from an IR Perspective.

The AFP 2005 Global Corporate Treasurers Forum is designed to allow an exchange of information and ideas among top-level finance professionals. RSVP Required. A seat may be reserved by responding online at www.AFPonline.org/global . For more information, contact Craig Martin, Director of Executive Programs, at cmartin@afponline.org.

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