8:15 a.m.

Keynote Address: 8:15 a.m.

• Blocking & Tackling: Executing the Treasury Playbook in the Global Arena
  Eric Ball, VP & Treasurer, Oracle Corp.

  Hear from the Treasurer of a Fortune 200 company about what it takes to lead and manage an effective global treasury team. He'll discuss the specific challenges he faces in managing treasury globally, including capital structure, and how building a high-performing global treasury operation requires organizations to re-think and re-apply the fundamental principles of effective treasury management.

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9:00 a.m.

General Session Panel: 9:00 a.m.

• Optimizing Global Cash through Strategic Management
  Gary Barth, Assistant Treasurer, UPS
  Marci Lerner, Assistant Treasurer, Staples, Inc.
  Ron Chakravarti, Managing Director, Citi GT

  Effective management of an organization's sources and uses of cash around the globe is a responsibility that requires mastery of many skill sets. The interwoven issues of obtaining cash visibility, applying technology, selecting and implementing a pooling structure, and achieving tax efficiency each present their own set of challenges. This panel of corporate treasurers from companies operating globally will discuss and offer field-tested solutions to optimize global cash management.

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10:45 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions: 10:45 a.m.

• Executing a Global Cash Management Strategy
  Gary Barth, Assistant Treasurer, UPS, Moderator
  Mr. Fred Plasmeijer, CEO, Bank Mendes Gans nv
  Tim Hesler, Director, PwC
  Gary Park, Director of Global Treasury Operations, Schlumberger, Ltd.

  Continue the discussion started in the general session panel by delving into the topics and issues raised in more detail. Panelists will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various global cash pooling structures, as well as their tax implications in various countries and regions. The panelists will also compare some of the treasury workstations and other widely-used treasury technologies.

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• Investor Relations: Who's the Boss?
  Louis Thompson, Former CEO, NIRI, Moderator
  Mark Borman, Treasurer and VP-Investor Relations, ADC
  Joe Healy, Director of Research, Legg Mason Investment Counsel

  As the buy-side, including hedge funds and private equity, wields increasing influence over a company's financing activities, the investor relations job and the challenges it presents are also being transformed. Panelists, including a Treasurer who has responsibility for investor relations and a Director of IR, will discuss their approaches to IR and how they are responding to changing market dynamics. Participants will also hear the perspectives of both buy- and sell-side analysts.

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• Generating Value through Shared Services and Outsourcing
  Brian Breen, Treasurer, Simmons Bedding Co., Moderator
  Carrie Teffner, SVP & Treasurer, Sara Lee
  Brad DeMent, Partner, Scott Madden, Inc.

  Outsourcing financial operations or establishing a shared services center is sometimes viewed as the silver bullet to address inefficient processes. Treasurers and a consultant that advises companies on outsourcing and shared services centers will discuss critical but frequently-overlooked prerequisites. Panelists will also discuss strategies for ensuring that financial control and decision making are not lost in the name of process efficiencies.

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12:00 p.m.

Luncheon Address: 12:00 p.m.

• Luncheon Address
  Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman, House Financial Services Committee

1:30 p.m.

General Session Open Discussion Forum: 1:30 p.m.

• General Session Open Discussion Forum
  

  During this period, a variety of discussion forums will occur.

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3:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions: 3:00 p.m.

• Aligning Capital Structure with Strategic Objectives
  Ken Frier, VP, Treasury and Finance, Hewlett-Packard Company
  Eric Ball, VP & Treasurer, Oracle Corp.

  The optimal capital structure for a company is dependent on the company's risk, cost of funds, credit rating objectives, appetite for acquisitions, tax strategy and a variety of other factors. Recent shifts in the debt market and the increasing importance of private equity add additional elements to the capital structure decision. Many companies consider these factors and then settle on capital structures that appear hard to justify. For instance, companies in the technology and pharmaceutical industries have capital structures that are heavier on cash and lighter on debt than corporate finance theory would suggest. What are the reasons given for these capital structures? Are these reasons valid? The discussion in this session will cover the application of the "theory vs. the reality" of capital structure decision-making at two of the largest US technology companies.

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• Hedging as a Value Driver
  Anne Swope, Managing Director, JP Morgan
  Michael Connolly, VP and Treasurer, Tiffany's & Co.
  Mark Glenn, VP, Treasury, EMC Corp.

  Many organizations implement risk management programs to mitigate downside risk, but fail to consider or capitalize on the positive contributions that hedging can make to organizational performance. Risk management professionals will highlight the positive relationship between hedging and firm value (i.e., stock price), and discuss the strategic and tactical implementation of a hedging program that maximizes the hedge premium.

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• Capitalizing in the Top Five Emerging Market Economies
  Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Dept., IMF
  R. Evan Ellis, Ph.D., Booz Allen Hamilton

  China, Russia, India, Mexico, and Brazil are the five biggest emerging market countries in the world today. It's hard to be a global company without operating in or trading with these emerging powerhouses. Experts in the regions from the IMF and Booz Allen and the treasurer of a large, global company will discuss business conditions in these countries and deliberate some of the key opportunities and roadblocks in these countries.

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4:15 p.m.

Keynote Address: 4:15 p.m.

• Identifying Risks and Opportunities: A Global View
  Jaime Caruana, Director, Monetary and Capital Markets, IMF
  Geoffrey Bell, Founder, Group of Thirty
  Fred Jaspersen, Director, Latin America Dept., IIF

  A panel of prominent international financiers will share their views of the risks in the world today and the impact of these risks on business. A senior markets official from the IMF will present his global view, followed by a preeminent expert from Caracas who will examine Latin America. The address will conclude with comments from a senior economist and founder of the Group of Thirty, who will discuss the business ramifications of this environment.

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