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September 11, 2009: EXPANDED Educational Lunch Program - 2 CTP CEUs

Our September program will be a double feature, offering twice our normal CTP CEUs.  John Curtis will be speaking about 'IAT' (International ACH Transaction) and give us an update and Brian Perry will be speaking on financial markets and asset management in today's challenging times,

John Curtis is a Vice President and Senior Product Manager for Bank of the West with over 20 years banking experience.  After transitioning from the retail banking business as a branch manager, John has dedicated the majority of his career to the Payments arena.  His current responsibilities include Product Management for Electronic Payments, including ACH, EDI, Data Transmission and emerging payment technologies.  John is past Chairman of the Board of Payments Resource One, is currently Chairman of the Education Committee for Western Payments Alliance, has participated in a variety of NACHA Rules Workgroups, and is a member of the American Bankers Association Taskforce on Payments Law.  John holds the AAP accreditation and lectures throughout the United States on Payments topics including; industry trends, legal issues, emerging technologies and risk.

Brian Perry is Vice President, Investment Strategist with Chandler Asset Management.  Brian joined Chandler Asset Management in 2005 and currently serves as the firm’s Investment Strategist.  In that role, Brian analyzes economic developments, conducts research on financial topics, and helps formulate investment strategy.  Brian was also instrumental in creating a new quantitative corporate credit analysis program and in developing the firm’s capital market forecasts and asset allocation models. 

In addition to his investment responsibilities, Brian is responsible for Chandler’s client education activities.  In that role, Brian authors the monthly Chandler Bond Market Review, has contributed numerous articles to investment industry publications, and is a frequent speaker at investment conferences and charity events. Brian also appears on NBC news to discuss the financial markets and is the author of “From Piggybank to Portfolio” an investment guidebook scheduled for publication in February 2010 by Sterling and Ross Publishers.        

Prior to joining Chandler, Brian worked as a fixed income trader for an investment bank, where he was responsible for trading government, corporate, and emerging market securities.  Brian has a BS Degree in Finance from Villanova University, an MBA in International Business from National University, and an MA Degree in International Affairs from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

June 12, 2009: PROGRAM: "Corporates - Anything you ever wanted to ask your Treasury Management Banker but never did” and for “Bankers – why does your bank do the things they do?"

Featuring Richard (Dick) Ercole in the hot seat.  Come join us for an interactive discussion where you can ask an expert in the Treasury Management Field any question you want to ask.  You may also submit questions in advance to amber@emaoffice.com to be asked anonymously.  You won't want to miss this unique and informative meeting. 

Bio: Dick Ercole is an independent Treasury Management Consultant. He has been consulting with both corporations and financial institutions since his retirement from banking in 2007. He has over 38 years of Treasury Management/Cash Management banking experience. His banking experience includes managing Treasury Management Operations, Product Development, Product Management, Sales, Client Services and Implementation. His management positions include – President of Security Pacific Treasury Management Co, President of Huntington Treasury Management Co,  Senior Executive Vice President of Sanwa Treasury Management and other management positions at Union Bank, Imperial Bank and most recently, East West Bank.

He was a member of the American Bankers Association’s Payments Committee for over 10 years. He was a founder of the Electronic Check Clearinghouse Association. He served for over five years on the AFP’s  (formerly the National Corporate Cash Management Association) Education Committee. He is a former President of the SCAFP.

 

March 13, 2009: PROGRAM: Finding Hidden Profits in a Down Economy

Consumer confidence is slipping, sales are declining, unemployment increasing and businesses continue to be challenged. Cheer up - there is good news, too.  Marylou Garcia of Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) will share best practices in finding profits hidden in non-core overhead expenses to improve your company or department's bottom line.  ERA’s years of experience show that a large majority of companies are spending more than they need to on overhead. Find out how you can unleash these hidden savings now.  ERA has found savings of $100,000 or more from companies’ operating costs.

Bio: Marylou Garcia has held various senior positions in Finance, including CFO, Corporate Director of Finance, Regional and Controller positions with various hotel chains including Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts, Hyatt, The St. Regis and Holiday Inns Hotels & Resorts.  With 20 years of senior financial management experience with public and private firms, corporate and entrepreneurial firms, the breadth of her experience spans multiple industries, start up to Fortune 500 companies, be they domestic or international, in eighteen (18) countries including Asia, the Caribbean, North, South and Latin Americas. With her extensive operating experience, along with ERA’s process based system of delivering savings, Marylou has assisted several companies in increasing both operating margins and cash flow.

Ms. Garcia holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton Business School.

 

February 12, 2009: PROGRAM: FDIC's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program

Synopsis: This program will provide an overview of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.  If time permits, the presenters will also answer questions on the FDIC deposit insurance assessment system, with particular emphasis on the risk-based assessment system, FDIC assessments, and their effect on financial institutions. 

 

Bio: Diane Ellis is Deputy Director for Financial Risk Management and Research in the FDIC’s Division of Insurance and Research.  In this capacity, Ms. Ellis leads the Corporation’s insurance funds management and deposit insurance pricing efforts.  She also oversees research and policy development on topics relevant to the condition of the banking industry, regulatory policy, and related topics of interest to the financial services industry.

Ms. Ellis started her FDIC career as a bank examiner in the Orange County, California field office where she examined numerous troubled banks and thrifts during a severe recession.  Ms. Ellis then joined the Division of Insurance in Washington, D.C. as a Senior Financial Analyst where she analyzed emerging risks to the banking and thrift industries.  Prior to her appointment as Deputy Director, Ms. Ellis served as Special Assistant to the FDIC’s Chief Operating Officer and Associate Director of Financial Risk Management.

Ms. Ellis holds a BBA in Finance from Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

 

January 16, 2009:  PROGRAM: Improving Financial Institution Compliance Through Mystery Shopping

Synopsis: What unseen liabilities are your customer contact personnel presenting?  Whether the reason is insufficient training, aggressive salesmanship, personal prejudice, or just old fashioned carelessness, your employees can violate banking regulations without detection. Protecting your bank from this risk is difficult, as most conventional measurements such as file reviews or statistical software often will not detect any issues.  More often than not, it takes a complaint from a customer, regulator, or a community group to bring the issue to light.  By then, the consequences can be very costly.

Major financial institutions recognized the value of mystery shopping for regulatory compliance decades ago.  Mr. Geiger will provide real world examples how banks have reduced their exposure to regulatory risk using this detection and improvement technique.  Areas of compliance testing covered in this presentation include discrimination testing, non-deposit product sales, deceptive sales practices, and pre-texting.

 

Bio: With over 17 years of management and marketing research experience, Jack Geiger brings expertise in customer experience research, compliance testing, product development, promotions and business management.  He has designed, managed, analyzed and reported numerous compliance projects for financial institutions ranging from regional and community banks, credit unions and credit card companies.  An experienced focus group moderator, Jack has also conducted projects requiring a multitude of methodologies, including mail, phone and web surveys, mystery shopping and mystery calling. 

 

Jack brought to Informa Research Services an extensive marketing and business background.  He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Central Washington University and later earned an MBA from the University of Washington, concentrating in marketing and operations.  Mr. Geiger was a principal at Market Trends, Inc, and gained over nine years’ management and marketing experience with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, PACCAR Inc. and iCat Corporation of Seattle, Washington.

 

December 12, 2008:  PROGRAM: "SCAFP Holiday Luncheon"
Synopsis: The Holidays are upon us once again so we thought we would take time this year to celebrate the season and honor our past presidents.  Come enjoy the knowledge and wisdom of our past presidents while rekindling friendships and making new acquaintances.  This year we have invited our prestigious group of past presidents to celebrate our 33 years in Southern California.  This will be a light and enjoyable meeting to celebrate the holiday season and look forward to the start of a new year!  It will be a time to catch up on things going on in the industry as attendees mix and mingle.  A small gift will be given to all attendees from the SCAFP Board of Directors.  Door prizes will be given away as well, so take a break from the day and join us for some Holiday Cheer!  (and don't forget to bring your colleagues!)

 

November 14, 2008: WEBINAR! PROGRAM: "The 3-Year Treasury Review: Consistent Implementation of Best Practices"
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Synopsis:
This presentation aims to assist treasury management professionals in improving their treasury operations by implementing proven and successful techniques for consistent best practice implementation. The “3-Year Treasury Review” is an ongoing initiative that requires successful treasury departments to regularly review their critical treasury operations, technologies, internal controls and bank architecture. During every 3-Year Treasury Review each process is reviewed and documented while simultaneously benchmarking all details against industry best practices. The ultimate goal of a 3-Year Treasury Review is to implement the most current industry best practices while documenting effective metrics and procedures.

During this presentation Dan Carmody will discuss the the tactics he uses when completing a 3-Year Treasury Review for TreaSolution's clients. This discussion will cover process review, process documentation, best practice benchmarking, metrics identification and analysis and best practice implementation. Upon the completion of this presentation, the audience will have a more detailed understanding of how a 3-Year Treasury Review can assist treasury department's in achieving greater efficiency and security by consistent best practice implementation.

 

Bio: Daniel J. Carmody, CTP is the managing director of TreaSolution, Inc., which is a full service treasury consulting and staffing company. Since obtaining his Certified Treasury Professional certification (formerly the Certified Cash Manager) in 1998, Dan has been dedicated to assisting companies with improving their treasury management functions. Dan current responsibilities are the daily operation of TreaSolution along with cash management and treasury technology consulting.

It is Dan's goal to stay abreast of current business trends by continuously networking with business professionals. To meet this goal, Dan is member of the Treasury Management Association of Chicago® (six years on the board of directors), Detroit Treasury Management Association, and the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). Dan has also provided expert business opinions to national publications and has been quoted in the Chicago Tribune, Financial Executive Magazine, Financial Week, CFO Magazine, Treasury and Risk Management Magazine, AFP Exchange Magazine and Business Finance Magazine.

Dan is the author of several of the treasury management industry's most popular presentations including “The Selection and Implementation of a Treasury Workstation” and “The 3-Year Treasury Review: Consistent Best Practices Implementation.” Dan has been a featured speaker at the Association for Financial Professionals, Financial Management Association, First Midwest Bank, Northern Illinois University, ABN AMRO and the Chicago, Detroit, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Northwest, Ohio, Portland, Tampa Bay and Wisconsin treasury management associations.

September 12, 2008: PROGRAM: "Case Studies: How the Current Environment Impacts the Corporate Treasury Risk Management Function"
Join us for a stimulating session as we trace down the journeys of several corporations amidst challenging times: from an airline to a manufacturer to a financial institution, giving you an insider-view of Corporate Treasury Management for several public companies.

Bio: Dr. S.L. (Sam) Srinivasulu, President of KESDEE Inc., is a specialist consultant and trainer in Asset Liability Management for leading financial institutions worldwide. For over 25 years, Dr. Sam has presented several in-house and public training programs to institutions around the world.


All of these instructor-led programs served as the catalyst for establishing KESDEE Inc (http://www.kesdee.com/) – provider of innovative and interactive e-learning solutions to the global financial services industry. KESDEE’s off-the-shelf catalog consists of 700 accredited e-learning courses on various topics in Banking, Finance, Accounting, Insurance and Risk Management; incidentally, KESDEE has also developed a customized e-learning portal for the Federal Reserve System, US.

August 15, 2008: PROGRAM: "New cross-border ACH formats"
As our business horizons expand, the financial community is coming closer together.  Payments methods that were impossible just a year ago are now commonplace.  This presentation will detail changes in the non-urgent payments arena, including new message formats and new processes for sending payments

Bios: Stephen Wojciechowicz is a Commercial Manager for SWIFT Americas responsible for the development of the Corporate Access program.

Mr. Wojciechowicz joined SWIFT in 2005 to manage the market development of the Bulk Payments service and treasury offerings in North America.

He has been engaged in the financial services industry for over 15 years, most recently as a Product Manager for the High Value Payments Cash Management division at Deutsche Bank. In this role he tailored their back-office systems to add revenue-generating services at minimal operating cost. Previously, he was a product manager for Fundtech, where he managed the reconciliation and wire transfer processing applications.

He earned a B.A. degree from Rutgers University in 1992 and an M.B.A. degree from Wake Forest in 1999.  He has been a Certified Treasury Professional and an Accredited ACH Professional since 1999.

SWIFT is the industry-owned co-operative supplying secure, standardized messaging services and interface software to over 8,100 financial institutions in 208 countries and territories. SWIFT members include banks, broker-dealers and investment managers. The broader SWIFT community also encompasses corporates as well as market infrastructures in payments, securities, treasury and trade. Over the past ten years, SWIFT message prices have been reduced over 80%, and system availability approaches 5x9 reliability — 99.999% of uptime.

 

June 13, 2008:
PROGRAM: "Accounts Receivable Check Conversion (ARC)"

For our June luncheon, Josh Wendroff and Jeff Klaasen of Regulus will be speaking on ARC.

Since the introduction of the Check Clearing Act for the 21st Century (Check 21) in 2004 allowed for paper checks to be converted to ACH payments, the volume of electronic transactions has grown dramatically year after year. Lower costs and improved fund availability has driven many organizations to aggressively pursue ARC implementations within their lockbox operations. This presentation will discuss the necessary steps to implement ARC at the lockbox level, the business and operational advantages, and important ARC procedures and regulations that can have a big impact on your transaction costs.

Bios:

Josh Wendroff, Product Marketing Manager

Josh Wendroff is Product Marketing Manager for the Regulus Group, where he heads up marketing and public relations efforts.  He plans and implements marketing programs for the company and its products, including analyzing market requirements, product pricing, and marketing to vertical industries such as the financial services, healthcare, telecom and utility sectors.

Prior to joining Regulus, Josh was a Senior Account Manager at database marketing firm SourceLink, working on accounts such BMW Financial Services, among others. Previously, he was President and Founder of eNVOLV Solutions, a marketing software company.

Josh received his bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara and his MBA at Pepperdine University. In his free time, Josh is an instructor and mentor with Boarding House Mentors, a program serving at-risk youth in Los Angeles.

Jeff Klaasen, Product Manager, Electronic and Business Intelligence Products

Jeff Klaasen is Electronic and Business Intelligence (BI) Product Line Manager with Regulus.  In this role, he is responsible for new product strategy and development of the company’s eProduct and BI lines of business. 

Previous professional roles include senior-level experience with over ten years in Marketing, Database Development and Software Application Development.  Most recently with SourceLink, the country’s fifth largest direct marketing firm, Jeff garnered award-winning acclaim for efforts with brands such as Universal Music Group, BMW, Toshiba, E*Trade, Hewlett-Packard and many others. 

Jeff holds a Bachelors Degree in Business with a focus in Operations Management and Marketing from Calvin College as well as numerous of technical certificates.

 

March 14, 2008:
PROGRAM: "Lease vs. Buy- The Ever-Changing World of Equipment Finance"

For our March l4th luncheon, Banc of America’s Bill Sellier, Bob Baker and Brian Wilson will be discussing Lease vs. Buy.

The equipment leasing and finance industry’s size is estimated at $600 billion in the U.S.  Over half of the investment in property, plant and equipment is financed with a wide variety of lease and loan-like products.  The equipment finance market is highly competitive and constantly evolving.  Potential changes in tax and accounting rules can create both uncertainty and opportunities for the Leasing Industry and financial decision-makers.  This presentation will discuss current and potential developments in the equipment finance industry and the effects these changes may have on the decision factors inherent in the financing of capital goods.

The session will focus on discussion topics that include: 

  • The current state of the Equipment Finance Market
  • Overview of tax and accounting aspects of leasing products and structures
  • The Bonus Depreciation provision in the recently passed “Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008”
  • The effect of energy tax credits on  pricing of tax-motivated leases for qualified energy-saving equipment and projects
  • Discussion of the possible revision of FAS 13 to align with the IASB lease accounting rules for lessees and lessors

Bios:

Bill Sellier - Principal, Commercial Leasing, Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC

In his fourteenth year at BALC, Mr. Sellier is responsible for new business development in the Los Angeles and Inland Empire Region.

Mr. Sellier began his professional career as an Economist with the Economic Research Service, USDA.  He moved into the financial services industry in 1979.  With twenty-nine years of equipment finance experience, Mr. Sellier has originated, structured, negotiated and closed tax and accounting-driven transactions involving a wide range of financial instruments. 

Prior to joining BALC, he was with Tokai Bank, John Hancock Leasing Corporation and Wells Fargo Leasing Corporation.  Mr. Sellier received a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Economics from U.C. Berkeley.

Bob Baker-Vice President, Sr. Leasing Specialist, Banc of America Leasing & Capital

As a senior leasing specialist in the Southern California Commercial Banking market, Bob is responsible for delivering the capabilities and products of Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC, the #1 bank-owned leasing company in the U.S. ranked by both Net Assets and New Business Volume.  BALC utilizes a solutions-oriented approach to equipment leasing in assisting companies find the most attractive financing alternative available.  BAL’s extensive array of financing solutions can be individualized for all sizes and types of businesses.   

Bob has been in equipment sales and leasing since 1987.  His professional sales career began with a division of IBM in Southern California where he accumulated a vast knowledge base of the local markets and customers.  With over twelve years experience in the equipment leasing business, Bob has the expertise in equipment acquisition strategies to assist a wide range of companies in multiple industries. 

 

Bob earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree from University of California, Los Angeles in 1986.  He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and currently resides in Irvine, CA.

Brian Wilson-Senior Vice President, Capital Markets Accounting, Banc of America Leasing

Brian Wilson is a Senior Vice President providing accounting and finance support to the Banc of America Leasing Capital Markets and Large Ticket Marketing groups.  He joined Bank of America recently from Montrose & Company LLC where is was CFO for that lease portfolio management and consulting firm.  Prior to joining Montrose Brian spent several years with Porsche Cars NA as Tax and Accounting Manager and with Deloitte and Touche as Senior Manager serving numerous domestic and international clients.   

Brian is a CPA based out of Reno and is a member of the Nevada Society of CPAs and the Northern Nevada AFP.  He holds a Masters degree in accounting from Brigham Young University and an MBA in finance from University Nevada Reno. 

 

January 11, 2008:

PROGRAM: "The Great Unwinding, Consumers, Financial Markets, and the chance of Recession of 08" 

For our January luncheon, Economist Dr. Christopher Thornberg will be giving a talk on general economic conditions for 2008 and beyond.

 

Christopher ThornbergChris is a founding partner of Beacon Economics, a research and consulting firm specializing in analyses of real estate markets, local economic development, and public and private policy issues. Dr. Thornberg is an expert in the study of regional economies, real estate dynamics, labor markets and business forecasting. He has been involved in a number of special studies measuring the impact of important events on the economy, including the NAFTA treaty, the California power crisis, port security, California water transfer programs and the September 11th terrorist attacks.

 

Prior to launching Beacon he worked with the UCLA Anderson Forecast where he regularly authored the outlooks for California, Los Angeles and the East Bay as well as performing a number of specialized forecasts for regions and industries. Dr. Thornberg lectures on a regular basis at a variety of public and private events, has appeared on CNN, Fox News and CNBC and is widely quoted in the press. He received his Ph.D in Business Economics from The Anderson School and his B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He specializes in International and Labor Economics. Dr. Thornberg continues to teach in the MBA program in the new Rady School of Business at UCSD and previously held a faculty position in the economics department at Clemson University.

December 14, 2007:

PROGRAM: "You Bet Your Cash-Trivia Game" 

The Holidays are upon us once again so it must be time for our SCAFP Annual "You Bet Your Cash" Trivia Game.  It's the one meeting each year where attendees have an especially great time and also take home some great prizes. 

 

Bill Luehrmann will be acting as Game Host again this year, and his lovely wife, Phyllis, will also be joining him to present the questions.  Phyllis is from Northrop-Grumman Corp while Bill is from Occidental Petroleum, where this past October, he accepted the Pinnacle Award for Treasury Innovation at the 2007 AFP Annual Conference.  As usual, the winning table receives a special prize.

 

It is not too late to contribute door prizes for the event which can include promotional giveaways with your company's logo, such as pens, tote bags, mouse pads, coffee mugs, golf tee packs, frisbees, t-shirts, caps or even samples of your company's consumer products.  Call Amber Brown at the SCAFP Office at 818.843.5660 and let her know what you can contribute. 

 

Finally, you will be a hero at your table if you submit questions that are used in the game, provided you remember the answer in the heat of competition on Game Day.  Submit your questions and answers plus a publication, Internet Address or other reference where our judges can verify the answer if necessary.  E-mail your questions to the SCAFP office at scafp@emaoffice.com  or fax them to 818.843.7423.


October 12, 2007:
Program: "What Your Banker Won’t Tell You"

But Sverre Thomassen will… in his “tell all” 30 minute presentation that is guaranteed to unravel the mystery behind such bank guarded secrets including: How do banks segment the commercial marketplace? Where do you fit into a banks’ delivery channel? Are you getting the service that you deserve from your bank? He will reveal the mystery behind lending limits, house limits and knowing when it may be time to find another bank.  How does your loan request and available collateral fit into the bank’s sweet spot and risk profile?  Which basic rules of the road should you know concerning underwriting, loan structure, and pricing? Sverre will close his remarks with his list of “must know” best practices for CEOs, CPAs and Treasurers!

Sverre Thomassen- Executive Vice President and Management Committee Member, Manufacturers Bank.

Sverre Thomassen is Executive Vice President at Manufacturers Bank in Los Angeles. He holds BA and MBA degrees in Finance from California University, East Bay. He has college level teaching credentials in business, management sciences, investments, and industrial relations.  Sverre is an Executive Member of the American Resort Development Association, and serves as a Director of the Marriott Desert Springs Villas Association, Palm Desert. He is a Mentor for the Executive MBA Program at the University of California, Irvine, and contributes his time and talents as a volunteer for the City of Hope and the Financial Industries Group. Sverre is a veteran of the United States Navy.


Sverre is widely recognized as a top banking professional in the Southern California marketplace. Sverre joined Manufacturers Bank in 1992 and currently holds the position of Division Manager in charge of Real Estate Services, and Commercial Banking Head for the Inland Empire, and Orange County regions. Sverre previously served as Deputy Regional Manager at Union Bank California, where he managed a portfolio of $300 MM and headed the Priority Banking Group. He has more than 35 years experience in banking and finance.


August 10, 2007
Program: "Understanding, Interpreting and Anticipating China"

China is careening down the path toward a more market-oriented economy with a long way to go although with no turning back.  The economy China is building looks very different – rules, regulations, structure -- from our own.  The most important bilateral relationship in the world now is China and America.  Can China’s economic ascent continue?  What comes next?  How do US firms’ best position themselves for the future?  What happens in energy, commodities, the environment, banking and equities?  How about China’s big state-owned enterprises?  What of China’s 300+ million middle class and above consumers?  Can America and China avoid a real fight on trade and the currency that rocks the world?  What does China mean to India, Japan, Europe and the world?  What are the key strategies for global investors and multinational firms in order to capitalize on the China opportunity?

Donald Straszheim, Vice Chairman - Roth Capital Partners

Donald H. Straszheim is Vice Chairman of Roth Capital Partners in Los Angeles, a contributing columnist for Forbes.com, Visiting Scholar at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, former global Chief Economist for Merrill Lynch and a long-time China specialist.

Straszheim, long recognized as a top economic and financial markets expert on Wall Street, joined Roth Capital Partners in 2006 to spearhead the firm’s growing efforts in China as well as to work with the domestic team.  Since the mid 1990s, he has focused on understanding how China and the evolving global economy and markets affect investments, companies, industries and sectors in America and elsewhere.

From 1985 to 1997, Straszheim was the global Chief Economist for Merrill Lynch and Co. in New York City, where he was voted ten consecutive years to Institutional Investor’s ‘All-Star Team.’  As Merrill’s chief economic spokesperson, he traveled globally representing the firm and led its worldwide research effort.

From 1997 to 2002, he served as President of the Milken Institute, a not-for-profit economic think tank in Santa Monica, CA, continuing as Vice Chairman to 2004.

From 2002 to 2005, Straszheim was principal of Straszheim Global Advisors, an economic and financial markets advisory firm with offices in Los Angeles and Beijing.

Currently Straszheim is also serving as President of the Chartered Financial Analysts Society of Los Angeles.  He earned B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University, and is a regular speaker and media commentator on China and the global economy and markets.


June 8, 2007
Program: "Retirement Issues"

Program Summary: Our June 8th meeting will be a  panel discussion to examine recent legislative actions (Pension Protection Act) and it's impact on qualified retirement plans, pending retirement plan litigation (to include Congressional and regulatory scrutiny of 401(k) plan fees), and what this all really means in the grand scheme of an individual's retirement security.

Our speakers include:

Craig Duglin
Craig is a retirement plan counselor for American Funds Distributors, Inc.,

(AFD) covering southern and central California, southern Nevada and Hawaii. He is also a Regional Vice President of AFD. Prior to joining the company in 2006, Craig was a Divisional Vice President for Transamerica Retirement Services managing business development efforts for the western half of the U.S.

Craig has over nine years of retirement plan experience.

He received a bachelor's degree in Speech with a concentration in Business Institutions from Northwestern University. He has been a certified continuing education (CE) instructor in all 50 states and has conducted dozens of CE seminars during the past seven years. He holds NASD 6, 63 and 26 licenses.


Cathy Heron
Cathy is Senior Vice President, Senior Counsel, Fund Business Management Group, for Capital Research and Management Company, the investment adviser to the American Funds.  She has been with Capital Research 1998.

Cathy has over 30 years of experience in the area of retirement plan regulation.  She formerly headed the Tax, Pension and International Department at the Investment Company Institute (“ICI”), the primary trade association for the mutual fund industry and has worked in the Plan Benefits Security Division of the Solicitor’s Office within the Department of Labor (“DOL”).  She recently completed a three term on the DOL’s ERISA Advisory Council.

Cathy holds an LLM in Taxation from Georgetown University School of Law, a J.D. from Boston University Law School and a B.A. from Wellesley College.

Roger Stephens
Roger serves as senior vice president and financial advisor at Morgan Stanley and Company and has been a speaker in the industry and various client events for over 10 years. Stephens specializes in retirement, 401k plans, corporate and pension plans, and endowments. As a graduate of University of California, Berkeley, he has been in the investment business for 12 years and currently manages approximately 1.5 billion dollars in assets.



April 13, 2007

PROGRAM: "Currency Risk Management Best Practices"  

Program Summary

Even though foreign exchange risk has become increasingly difficult to manage over the past few decades, many corporate treasury and finance departments face the daunting challenge of managing foreign exchange using decades old processes and technologies.  This presentation will provide guidance and advice on how to upgrade or establish currency risk management policies and processes that minimize the impact of currency volatility on corporate earnings, while lowering costs and improving productivity.  The audience will leave with a game plan to examine their foreign exchange operations and set policies and processes to mitigate risks in today's volatile global market.

Topics

·   Setting and maintaining a corporate currency risk management policy

·   Creating a snapshot of foreign exchange exposures and potential impact of banking actions or currency changes

·   Making timely optimal decisions based on established policies and current market conditions

·   Establishing achievable performance benchmarks to ensure measurability and accountability

Take-Aways

·   Understand best practices for FX exposure management, compliance and economic risk management

·   Reduce the operational inefficiencies of tracking and analyzing foreign exchange exposures and transactions

·   Evaluate currency risks and optimize internal banking and/or hedging decisions

·   Reduce the impact of volatility on the corporate earnings

 

March 9, 2007

 

PROGRAM: "Treasury and Liquidity Management in Europe"

Program Summary
There has never been a more exciting time to be a treasurer in Europe.  The developments in payment systems and cross-border liquidity management keep growing.  This presentation will cover the major payment options, the innovative liquidity management solutions currently available, and what is in store for the future.  What is happening in Europe is a perfect case study of just how much can be achieved in the very challenging realm of cross-border treasury management.

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Speaker
Michèle Allman-Ward, CCM, CertCM
Allman-Ward Associates, Inc.

Speaker Biography
Michèle Allman-Ward, CCM, CertCM, established Allman-Ward Associates, Inc. in 1996. The company specializes in strategic planning, product development and training in international treasury management. Ms. Allman-Ward is highly regarded in the cash management industry and speaks frequently at conferences worldwide. She is the author of several books including ‘Essentials of Managing Corporate Cash” (John Wiley), ‘Report on US Cash Management’ (Treasury Today), ‘Optimizing Company Cash’ (AICPA) and ‘International Cash Management’ (Association of Corporate Treasurers, UK). Her clients include the major global banks, professional associations in the US and overseas and multinational

 

February 9, 2007

 

PROGRAM: "It's Not Your Father's (or Mother's) ACH Anymore"  

Program Summary
Today the ACH Network is being utilized for more than just Direct Deposit or Direct Payment.  New applications allow for on-line web based payments, conversion of consumer checks by retailers to ACH transactions and the origination of Telephone originated debits.  How do these applications impact the consumer, corporations and the financial institution?  What are the new applications that are being developed and how will they impact you and your customers?  This session will help to answer those questions.

Speaker
Priscilla C. Holland, AAP, CCM
Senior Director, Network Development
NACHA, The Electronic Payments Association

Speaker Biography
Ms. Holland currently is a Senior Director for NACHA where she facilitates the Global Payments Forum and the Corporate Payments Council. She has more than 20 years experience in cash management, project management and product development.  Prior to joining NACHA, Ms. Holland was a Vice President and Senior Product Manager for First Interstate Bank.  She is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and a permanent Certified Cash Manager (CCM).

 

January 12, 200

 

PROGRAM: "The Future of Check Conversion - Reducing Paper and Increasing Information 

Speaker:  John Curtis, Sr. Product Manager - East West Bank
 

December 8, 2006

 

PROGRAM: "You Bet Your Cash-Trivia Game" 

SCAFP is again hosting its Annual "You Bet Your Cash" Trivia Game. All attendees will participate for fun and prizes. Our game Host, Bill Luehrmann, asks the questions and he hopes you have the answers. The questions range from the really trivial to important current events. The winning table receives a special prize.

 

It is not too late to contribute door prizes. Call Amber Brown at the SCAFP Office at 818.843.5660 and let her know that you can bring some of your company's logo giveaways or even samples of your company's consumer products.

 

You will be a hero at your table if you submit questions that Bill uses in the game. (Don't forget the answer) Submit your questions and answers plus a publication or reference where our judges can verify the answer if necessary. E-mail your questions to the SCAFP office at scafp@emaoffice.com or fax them to 818.843.7423

November 10th

PROGRAM: "Check 21 Update"

Speaker:   Steven Jung - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch

Steven currently oversees the Twelfth District’s Business Development function which is responsible for selling payment services to the banking industry across the nine western states.  Over his 12 year career with Fed, Steven has managed in Check Processing, Electronic Product Support, and the Cash Product Office. 

Steven has also worked as a financial services consultant where he worked with West Coast banking institutions to improve in areas such as operational efficiency and controls and vault cash management.  Steven graduated from the University of Nebraska with a major in Finance.

September 15th

PROGRAM: "Tap Into The Power

                       Of China And India"

This presentation will cover:

  • China's and India's place in the Global Economy
  • Market Updates
  • Economic Updates
  • Treasury Management Perspectives
  • The Dynamic Regulatory Environment
  • Growth Inhibitors

Speaker:   Robert Kelver, Senior Vice President, Global Treasury Services, Bank of America
 

July 14th

PROGRAM: Best Practices for Treasury Department's Utilization of Market Information and Tools

This program will feature the how's and why's of using tools such as Bloomberg to:

1) Monitor fixed income markets (e.g. market movements, credit spreads, swap curve, etc)

2) Monitor foreign exchange markets (e.g. market movements, calculation of forwards, market volatilities, etc.)

3) Monitor news and economic information (e.g. government releases, predicting market impacts, charting historical trends, etc.)

A demonstration of Bloomberg will be included in the program.

Speaker:   Raymond Johnson, Bloomberg LP
Raymond (Ray) Johnson is a Fixed Income Applications Specialist with Bloomberg LP in San Francisco. Prior to joining Bloomberg in 1998, Ray was Vice President, Institutional Sales for Bank of America Securities where he specialized in selling and trading money market, government, corporate, municipal and mortgage backed securities. Ray has also foreign exchange trading experience through his prior employment at Citicorp. Ray has his MBA in Finance from the University of San Francisco and a BA in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. 

June 9th

PROGRAM: Corporate Social Responsibility: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Canyon Snow Consulting principals have extensive experience and proven success in working with clients to develop and implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies.  In this presentation, they will discuss the emerging trends, expectations, and practices related to CSR.  Through the use of multiple examples taken from various industries, they will explore the risks of inattention to this important topic.  They will also take the audience through a more detailed example of code of conduct development and implementation in the electronics industry.  Finally, they will examine the various functional roles related to CSR and the program elements that may already be in place in your company.  Particular focus will be paid to the financial and business implications of CSR expectations, implementation, reporting, and marketing.

Leslee Guardino and Jennifer Shepherd are co-founders and principals of Canyon Snow Consulting.  Canyon Snow provides expert support to companies affected by externally driven demands on essential, yet non-core, areas of their businesses.  Leslee leads the government affairs practice while Jennifer leads the environmental practice and they both collaborates in leading the CSR practice. 

Leslee is widely recognized as an authority on the effect of governmental activities on the business environment, and is a registered federal lobbyist.  Before creating Canyon Snow, she led government and corporate affairs for Solectron Corporation.  She is co-founder of the Silicon Valley Housing Trust and co-chair of the West Coast Chapter of the Women’s High Tech Coalition. 

Jennifer is a recognized authority on business implications of complex environmental legislative initiatives.  Before creating Canyon Snow, she was responsible for corporate environmental affairs and asset recovery account management at Solectron.  She has been co-chair of the environmental committee of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and a founding member of the Sustainable Silicon Valley initiative.  

March 10, 2006

PROGRAM: "Disaster Recovery Prepardness: How Prepared Is Your Treasury Department"

Speakers: A panel discussion featuring:
Bill Luehrmann
Director, Treasury Services
Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Clariza Lomotan-Mullins
Treasurer
Pepperdine University

Bob Nickel
Manager, Treasury Operations
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Summary: In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, September 11th, and other events, how prepared is your treasury department for the next disaster? The disaster could be in many forms from the next "big" earthquake to a power outage, a pandemic flu that leaves you without staff, or simply that you are unable to enter your office building. This program will feature three of SCAFP's own corporate members sharing their plans, ideas and experiences on disaster recovery preparedness for corporate treasury departments. The format will be a panel discussion with questions from the moderator and the audience.

February 10, 2006: 

PROGRAM: Foreign Exchange Markets Update

The presentation will be an update on the foreign exchange markets and an overview of key themes in corporate hedging strategies.

 

SPEAKER: Vicky Shields from JPMorgan Chase. 

Ms. Vicky Shields is a Vice President with JPMorgan Chase Foreign Exchange in Los Angeles. Vicky has been with JPMorgan Chase for five years and started with JPMorgan Investment Management's Currency group in London. She worked in currency research, portfolio management and trading before moving to sales and trading in Los Angeles. Vicky currently covers corporate clients on the West Coast with a focus on the technology industry. Vicky has a Bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard University and a Master's degree in European Politics from Oxford.

January 13, 2006

PROGRAM: "Driving Process Improvement within the Finance Organization and Beyond

Finance executives are increasingly asked to lead process improvement initiatives that reach far beyond the treasury and accounting functions. These projects often involve the implementation of technology; yet research indicates that a majority of technology projects fail to meet objectives. How can you ensure that your key initiatives are successful?

Erin McCune, founder of Forte Financial, will discuss common process improvement pitfalls and how you can avoid them.
Attendees will acquire actionable advice on:

  • Aligning cross functional teams for success;

  • Building a collaborative partnership with your IT department;

  • Managing the expectations of project sponsors;

  • Promoting the finance organization as a process improvement resource company-wide.

Erin McCune is the founder of Forte Financial, a management consulting firm focused on financial process improvement. McCune positions clients to reduce costs, increase working capital and improve decision making through the strategic implementation of treasury technologies. As leader of the Forte Financial team McCune fosters collaboration with client personnel to achieve lasting results. McCune earned an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC.

December 9, 2005

"You Bet Your Cash-Trivia Game" 

SCAFP is again hosting its Annual "You Bet Your Cash" Trivia Game. All attendees will participate for fun and prizes. Our game Host, Bill Luehrmann, asks the questions and he hopes you have the answers. The questions range from the really trivial to important current events. The winning table receives a special prize.

It is not too late to contribute door prizes. Call Amber Brown at the SCAFP Office at 818.843.5660 and let her know that you can bring some of your company's logo giveaways or even samples of your company's consumer products.

November 4, 2006

"Identity Theft - Protecting Your Good Name" 

The audience can expect to learn the scope of the problem of identity theft, who is being targeted, how the crime is being committed, and what to do to protect personal information.

Biography:  Ron Williams is a 23-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He currently serves as projector director of the Southern California Identity Theft Task Force. He is responsible for coordinating and managing identity theft investigations and training throughout Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

Prior to joining the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in 1982, Ron worked in retail services. As a member of the sheriff's department, he has worked a myriad of assignments including county jails, patrol, community relations, court services, recruitment, transit services and detective bureau. He is also an adjunct faculty member at West Los Angeles Community College where he instructs students studying criminal justice.

A Los Angeles native, Ron holds an Associates degree in administration of justice, and Bachelor of Science and Master's degrees in public administration. He resides in West Los Angeles where he enjoys weightlifting, riding motorcycles, and studying leadership and organizational behavior and development.

September 16, 2005

"The Clearinghouse -Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow."

Jerry Milano, The Clearinghouse
www.theclearinghouse.org
 

Jerry Milano will discuss bank clearinghouse functions: a little history, a little functionality, some aspects of efficiency, the legal status of clearinghouse rules and financial risk mitigants.  He will answer questions as they arise or following the presentation at the pleasure of the participants.

Jerry is the general manager of The Clearing House’ national check services business operating in seven of the ten largest U. S. metropolitan markets [New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit]  Prior to The Clearing House Mr. Milano was president & CEO of the Western Payments Alliance [WesPay, 2000-2003], then  the largest regional payments association in the U.S.; president of Bankers Clearing House [1985-2000], then the largest check clearing house in the U.S.; president of the Chicago Clearing House [1982-1985]; director of payments research and the Payments System Policy Board at the American Bankers Association [1977-1982]; and manager of retail banking systems at The First National Bank of Chicago (now JPM Chase) [1967-1977].

The Clearing House Payments Company (www.theclearinghouse.org) is a private sector, global payment systems infrastructure that clears and settles 20 million payments for more than $1.5 trillion per day.  The Clearing House serves more than 1,600 U.S. financial institutions and hundreds of international participants and manages payment services that span the entire spectrum of paper, paper-to-electronic, and electronic payments.  Services include local and regional check exchange and settlement services; ACH association and operations; large-value "wire" payments; electronic check presentment; and an image exchange.  Financial institutions of all sizes benefit from payment systems that meet the highest standards for reliability, security and service.

 

The Clearing House Payments Company is owned by the following banks or their U.S. banking affiliates: ABN AMRO Bank, Bank of America, The Bank of New York, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi/Union Bank of California, BB&T, Citibank, Citizens Bank, City National Bank, Comerica Bank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, KeyBank, M&T Bank, National City Bank, PNC Bank, SunTrust Bank, U.S. Bank, Wachovia Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank.

 

Originally established in 1851, The Clearing House is the oldest association of financial institutions in the United States.  For more information on The Clearing House, contact chip.savidge@theclearinghouse.org or (212) 613-9896.

August 12, 2005:

LAEDC's "Mid-Year Economic Review and Forecast"

JACK KYSER
Senior Vice President & Chief Economist
Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation

"Come hear the man recognized by the Wall Street Journal as the most accurate source of economic forecasts in California present his mid-year forecast with a focus on the five county region known as greater Los Angeles".

Called the "guru of the Los Angeles economy" by the Los Angeles Business Journal, Mr. Kyser is responsible for interpreting and forecasting economic trends in the Los Angeles five-county area (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties), and for analyzing the major industries of the area.  Utilizing this information, he helps develop job retention and creation strategies for Los Angeles County.  Mr. Kyser's advice is frequently sought by business, government and the media.

The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) is a private, not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is leadership in the retention and creation of jobs and economic base in the Los Angeles area.  Mr. Kyser’s analytical research work and insightful knowledge of the regional economy has helped to elevate the LAEDC to recognition as the pre-eminent source of economic information and forecasts on Southern California.

Prior to joining the LAEDC, Mr. Kyser was chief economist for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.  Mr. Kyser has also worked for Security Pacific National Bank, First Interstate Bank (then United California Bank).  Mr. Kyser later joined Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was transportation economist.  Mr. Kyser has also taught economics at the University of Nebraska--Omaha, and served as a business reporter and commentator for radio station KVNO-FM, also in Omaha.

A native of California, Mr. Kyser was born in Huntington Park, and currently resides in Downey.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial design, and an MBA from the University of Southern California.  Mr. Kyser has also pursued additional course work at UCLA.

Jack serves on the economic advisors panel for the California Chamber of Commerce, and on the Council of Economic Advisor’s for Mayor James Hahn, City of Los Angeles..  He is also a past president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Business Economists; a member of Lambda Alpha--a land economics fraternity; and on the board of directors of the South Park Economic Development Corporation, and the Building Owners & Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles.  He is also a fellow at the Lewis Center for Regional studios at UCLA.

June 10, 2005

THE ECONOMICS OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE

What are the issues facing professional sports today?  What is the future of the National Hockey Association, given that the last NHL season never materialized?  What is the impact on the local community?  What is the role of a CFO/Treasury Professional in the industry?  In this program, our speaker, Dan Beckerman, will discuss these questions and more.

Dan Beckerman is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG).  AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world.  A wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation, AEG owns or controls a collection of companies, including facilities such as STAPLES Center, The Forum and Home Depot Center; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Galaxy, Manchester Monarchs, Chicago Fire, DC United, San Jose Earthquakes, three European hockey franchises, and management of shares of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks owned by Philip Anschutz.

Dan Beckerman is in his eighth year with AEG.  His responsibilities include fiscal planning and overseeing the day-to-day financial operations for AEG and its' subsidiaries, including the Los Angeles Kings, Manchester Monarchs, STAPLES Center, the Home Depot Center and the Training Center.  He works closely with the Kings' President and General Manager in managing the day-to-day financial matters for the club, including financial planning, budgeting, financial reporting and accounting.  As CFO for STAPLES Center, his responsibilities require that he work closely with arena ownership and act as financial liaison to the Kings, Lakers, Clippers, Sparks and Avengers.  On behalf of AEG, he is also responsible for overseeing the financial matters for AEG's European holdings.

Prior to joining the Los Angeles Kings organization, he served for two seasons as Vice President of Finance for the Los Angeles Clippers where he was responsible for all financial matters.  He graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in Economics, and received his MBA in Finance from the Anderson School at UCLA.

April 8, 2005

“Performance Audits in a Political Environment”

Laura Chick, the newly re-elected Los Angeles City Controller, will speak about her department’s performance audits of the Los Angeles Airports Department, Harbor Department, and Department of Water & Power, as well as numerous other performance audits of the City’s operations.  Ms. Chick is known as being determined to expose malfunctioning and dysfunctional operations in the City and outspoken about her findings.  She will take questions after she speaks, so check out the City Controller’s website and find out more about her office and the functions it performs:  www.lacity.org/ctr.

Laura N. Chick is the 17th Controller of the City of Los Angeles, overwhelmingly elected in April 2001 and re-elected in March 2005.  Having called Los Angeles home since 1952, she received her Bachelors Degree in history from UCLA and a Masters in Social Work from USC.  Controller Chick is the first and only woman in the history of Los Angeles to hold citywide office.

As Controller, Laura Chick serves as the chief auditor and accountant for the City of Los Angeles – working to ensure its fiscal health.  Her responsibilities include conducting financial and performance audits of all aspects of City operations, supervising expenditures including payroll and accounts payable, and issuing various financial reports.  Since taking office, Chick has established herself as the taxpayers’ watchdog, safeguarding the City’s finances while aggressively seeking savings and improvements in services to the public.

Prior to becoming Controller, Laura Chick served as Councilmember, Third District, in the west San Fernando Valley, from 1993 – 2001.  Chick served as the first woman to ever chair the City Council’s Public Safety Committee.  Before entering elective office at the age of 49, Chick had already lived a full life as a stay-at-home mom, manager of a family owned business and social worker.

March 11, 2005

“Building Wealth Throughout Your Lifetime”

This program will address the Wealth Management Process and will address questions like:

•         Am I getting the best return for the risk I am willing to bear?

•         Do I have the best mix of investments to meet both short- and long-term goals?

•         Does my financial plan address the complexity of my life?

•         Am I paying too much in taxes?

•         Could I benefit from professional money management?

 

The presentation will take a couple through their life cycle and addresses their changing needs.

 

Richard L. Fausett – Senior Financial Advisor, CFM

Dick has more than 20 years of experience providing financial and wealth management advice and services. A graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holding an MBA from the University of California, Dick joined Merrill Lynch in 1995, coming from the corporate finance arena.  He works primarily with high net worth families, where his focus is on retirement and estate planning, and with non-profit organizations. 

 

February 11, 2005
"Approaches to an ERP implementation - a Treasury perspective"

Have you ever wondered or are concerned about how an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP - SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, etc.) implementation can be impacted when treasury is involved?  Come hear a panel of three corporate treasury practitioners share their perspectives and experiences on how they and their departments were involved and impacted by an ERP implementation.  The panelists will talk about their company's respective approaches to the process and their lessons learned.  The panel will be moderated by Robert Leahy, editor of The Leahy Newsletter.This will be a panel discussion, with Bob Leahy as the moderator.  The panelists are:

1.  Michelle Reagan, Director, Cash Management, AIG SunAmerica
2.  Gregory Spurlock, Director, Cash Management, Farmers Group, Inc.
3.  Jennifer Young, Director, Treasury Operations,  Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

 

January 14, 2005

Panel Discussion titled “Investment Management in a Rising Rate Environment”

Join us for a panel discussion on investing in today’s rising rate environment.  Four panelists will share their views of investing:  what they’re buying (or selling) and why, what they’ve been doing with low rates, what they’ll do as rates increase, what their thoughts are about current markets and available instruments, and more.  The panelists are:

Ken Chong, HealthNet

Clariza Mullins, Pepperdine University

Susan Munson, Merrill Lynch Institutional Advisory Board

William Yu, THQ, Inc.

 

December 12, 2004

"You Bet Your Cash-Trivia Game" 

SCAFP is again hosting its Annual "You Bet Your Cash" Trivia Game. All attendees will participate for fun and prizes. Our game Host, Bill Luehrmann, asks the questions and he hopes you have the answers. The questions range from the really trivial to important current events. The winning table receives a special prize.

It is not too late to contribute door prizes. Call Amber Brown at the SCAFP Office at 818.843.5660 and let her know that you can bring some of your company's logo giveaways or even samples of your company's consumer products.

October 8, 2004

“Worms! Viruses! Hacks! Is it really is bad as everybody says?”

Rex Frank will demonstrate how to break into a web server, gain control over a credit card database, and crack all the passwords. For an encore, he will then deface the web site – all in about 10 minutes! Then he will discuss what the Microsoft software patches are for and why they are important.

 

Steve “Rex” Frank is the Chief Technology Officer of Alvaka Networks. Alvaka specializes in network security and protecting information assets. Mr. Frank has 16 years experience working with corporations to enhance their systems for vulnerability assessment, security policy, securing, intrusion detection, penetration testing, and auditing corporate network systems in the Finance, Medical, Manufacturing, and Online E-Business marketplaces.  Several incident responses have involved working with law enforcement to gather and protect forensic evidence for both civil and criminal cases.  Mr. Frank formerly taught Computer Systems Technology courses for the Coast Community College District and now speaks regularly at Information Security seminars and trade shows.  Mr. Frank appeared on the BBC Breakfast Show to discuss the Code Red worm.

 

August 13, 2004

Effective Presentations for Financial Professionals

You know your business and you know your message.  But have you thought about how you can increase the odds of getting your message across and having the impact, the outcome, the “punch” you want?  In this session, our speaker, Hugh Scheffy, will share with you tips and techniques in three areas:  Putting “Value” in your presentation, Organizing your presentation, and Delivering your presentation.  You’ll come away with a raft of ideas you can put into your next presentation and a better awareness of what works.

Speaker: Hugh Scheffy
Hugh has been presenting and communicating for a wide range of purposes: financial results, technology proposals, budget outlines.  His audiences have been diverse as well – from captains of industry to monks, priests, and church vestry members.    He has worked in both Fortune 500 companies as well as in non-profits.  His range of financial and Information Technology responsibilities in varied kinds of organizations has equipped him well to deal with presenting his views effectively and moving the business forward.  He will be sharing his observations, tips and communication techniques during his presentation.

During the past year, Hugh has served the Founder's District of Toastmasters International as a Division Governor, with responsibility for the success and performance of 40 Toastmasters clubs.  He is a graduate of Harvard College, has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an Advanced Executive MBA from Claremont Graduate University; and by the way, He is also a CPA

June 11, 2004

The role of finance and treasury professionals within their organization continues to expand. As they are asked to do more, the impact of new federal regulations and laws will have a greater impact on the profession, and their daily activities. Understanding proposed changes to the legislative and regulatory framework in which they operate better enables them to adapt to their ever-expanding roles, and to participate in the public discourse on those issues.

The GR Update provides an overview on the status and outlook of federal legislative and regulatory proposals, important to finance and treasury professionals. The discussion covers issues currently before the Congress, including reform of the nation’s deposit insurance system, access to credit in the post Gramm-Leach-Bliley era, and oversight of the credit rating agencies, and AFP’s increased advocacy on behalf of the profession.

Take-away(s)

·         AFP’s Legislative and Regulatory Status Update

·         Government Relations Update Slides

·         Legislative Issue Summary

Tom Santos joined the Association for Financial Professionals, as Manager of Government Relations in December of 2002.  Tom manages AFP's government relations activities on finance and treasury related public policy.

Prior to joining AFP Tom spent six years on Capitol Hill working for members of the House Committee on Financial Services, formerly the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

Tom holds a BA from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH and a Master of Public Administration from The University of Rhode Island.

April 16, 2004:

The Growing Importance of Cash Flow Forecasting

 Effective cash management and cash flow forecasting are essential for successful working capital management and minimizing the need for external financing.  Additionally, the "Street" has put increasing pressure on companies to improve their cash flow forecasting processes and accuracy.  This presentation will address the key challenges and obstacles companies face in developing  techniques for effective cash flow forecasting in the short and long term,  efficient use of variance analysis and a discussion of the importance of using " early warning indicators"  as a barometer of future accuracy.

Robert J. Baldoni is a Partner at Ernst & Young LLP and leads its Global Treasury Advisory Services Group. This Group is responsible for providing a broad range of treasury and risk management services to the firm’s clients. These services include programs covering currency, interest rate, credit, energy and other commodity risk management, enterprise-wide risk management, funding and investing alternatives, policy and control procedures, selection and implementation of treasury and risk assessment systems, cash and bank relationship management, working capital management, treasury centralization programs, as well as financial governance, capital structure and treasury operation concerns.  In addition, Mr. Baldoni’s group provides a full range of risk measurement and derivative valuation services and has pioneered the applications of Value-at-Risk (VaR) technology to the end-user community.

Prior to joining E&Y, Mr. Baldoni was Managing Director of Emcor Risk Management Consulting and headed its global consulting group.  At Emcor, Mr. Baldoni provided treasury and risk management services to a wide range of corporations, government agencies and financial institutions.  Under Mr. Baldoni’s direction, Emcor gained the reputation of being the industry’s most innovative provider of treasury and risk management services.  He is also credited with being one of the original drivers moving the end-user community towards looking at their risks on a comprehensive or enterprise basis.

Mr. Baldoni holds an MBA in Finance from Fordham University and with over twenty-five years of experience in the industry, he is considered one of the leading authorities in the field of treasury and risk management.  He has written many articles and is a frequent lecturer on these subjects at both domestic and international conferences.  He is also the founder of the New York Corporate Treasury Association, a member of the Advisory Board of International Finance and Treasury Magazine, a member of the Advisory Board at the University of Georgia Terry College School of Business, a member of the Advisory Council of the Financial Engineering Institute at Polytechnic University in New York and on the Board of Advisors of Fordham University.

March 12, 2004

“Managing Treasury Challenges in Latin America”

 A discussion of the challenges of managing Treasury in Latin America focusing on various factors including the business, economic and political environment in the region, as well as the technology and banking practices MNC's face.  A practical application will also be presented in a case study and a discussion of the process of working with Banking Partners in the region.  The presentation will conclude with a brief outlook as to future banking possibilities, services and various other factors that affect Treasury decisions. Presented by David J. Lindh, Bank of Boston

 David J. Lindh is a Director of International Cash Management Sales for FleetBoston Financial.  He has responsibility for consulting with multinational clients with operations in Latin America.  Prior to joining FleetBoston Financial (formerly known as BankBoston) in 1993, Mr. Lindh was a Vice President at The Northern Trust Company of Chicago.  Before beginning his career in Banking, Mr. Lindh practiced corporate law in Chicago for several years.  He received his B. A. in Psychology from Eastern Illinois University, a J. D. from The John Marshall Law School and an M.B.A. in International Business from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University.

February 13, 2004

"Approaches to an ERP implementation - a Treasury perspective"

Have you ever wondered or are concerned about how an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP - SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, etc.) implementation can be impacted when treasury is involved?  Come hear a panel of three corporate treasury practitioners share their perspectives and experiences on how they and their departments were involved and impacted by an ERP implementation.  The panelists will talk about their company's respective approaches to the process and their lessons learned.  The panel will be moderated by Robert Leahy, editor of The Leahy Newsletter.This will be a panel discussion, with Bob Leahy as the moderator.  The panelists are:

1.  Michelle  Reagan, Director, Cash Management
      AIG SunAmerica

2.  Gregory Spurlock, Director, Cash  Management
     Farmers Group, Inc.

3.  Jennifer Young, Director, Treasury Operations
        Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

January 9, 2004

"Bank Pricing 2004: A Period of Less Leverage and Increasing Prices"

This session will deal with the many new developments which have taken place within the banking industry during the past few years and the dynamic effects these changes had had on prices which corporations pay for cash and treasury management services.  This includes trends, perceptions and the reality observed by corporations and the need for corporations to be aware of the changes taking place, which require vigilance. Corporations are being faced with Escalating Prices, Fewer Choices, Less Leverage and Less Control of their banking relationship. With an uncertain future, now is the time to focus on Bank Pricing.

The session will focus on discussion topics that include: 

o   The Effects Bank Mergers have had on Bank Pricing, Credit and Number of Choices,

o   Results of the Latest Bank Pricing Survey and Market Research Studies,

o   Pricing Trends Over the Last Few Years and What the Future Holds,

o   Examples and Trends of Bank Pricing Practices, and,

o   Comparison of Price Increases with Consumer Price Index.

Participants will come away with an understanding of bank pricing trends, industry perceptions and the reality of what the future holds in today’s corporate-bank relationship.

Richard D. Richardson is Senior Vice President of Phoenix-Hecht, an industry leader in corporate treasury management information services including market research and education.  Phoenix-Hecht, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is best known for it’s database products such as the Postal survey, Clearing Study and Collection and Disbursement models. Phoenix-Hecht is also a leader in Market Research in Cash and Treasury Management and publisher of information for the Treasury Management Profession.

Prior to joining Phoenix-Hecht, Mr. Richardson was Assistant Treasurer at Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc. and has extensive experience in the area of credit, accounts receivable, bank financing and other treasury management related functions.  He is a member of the North Carolina Treasury Management Association where he has served as president and continues to serve on its Executive Committee and Board of Directors.  He is also a charter member of the Association for Financial Professionals (previously the Treasury Management Association) where he has served on its Board of Directors and served as Membership Chairman and Government Relations Committee Chairman.  Mr. Richardson has also served as a member of the Federal Reserve Industry Advisory Group on Future EFT Payment Services and Advisory Group on Same Day Payments.

Mr. Richardson is a native of North Carolina and attended East Carolina University where he majored in Business Administration.  He is on the faculty of the Berkeley Cash Management Program at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, the NYU Cash Management Program at the Stern School of Business at New York University in New York and the Treasury Management Program at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has been a speaker at numerous cash and treasury management seminars and conferences and often speaks on a variety of topics at meetings within the financial industry throughout North America. Additionally, he is often quoted on industry topics and has authored several articles on subjects related to cash and treasury management that have been published in numerous magazines and journals.

December 12, 2003

"You Bet Your Cash-Trivia Game" 

SCAFP is again hosting its Annual "You Bet Your Cash" Trivia Game. All attendees will participate for fun and prizes. Our game Host, Bill Luehrmann, asks the questions and he hopes you have the answers. The questions range from the really trivial to important current events. The winning table receives a special prize.

It is not too late to contribute door prizes. Call Amber Brown at the SCAFP Office at 818.843.5660 and let her know that you can bring some of your company's logo giveaways or even samples of your company's consumer products.

You will be a hero at your table if you submit questions that Bill uses in the game. (Don't forget the answer) Submit your questions and answers plus a publication or reference where our judges can verify the answer if necessary. E-mail your questions to Bill Luehrmann's e-mail address at Bill_Luehrmann@oxy.com or fax them to 310.443.6039

November 14, 2003

Check Transformation: Check Conversion, Check Truncation, and the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act

This meeting will provide the most current information regarding the options of check conversion and check truncation, and the impact of Check 21 in terms of your business needs. 

Ivette Vasquez, currently Vice President, Receipts Consultant, for Global Treasury Services at Bank of America has fourteen years of experience in the Treasury Management field. Ms. Vasquez has extensive experience in both consumer to corporate, and corporate to corporate receivables. Her roles in Treasury Management have included product management, product development, sales and marketing for cash vault, checks, reconcilement, image lockbox, as well as Internet and electronic receivables services for Global, Commercial and Small Business clients. 

Ms. Vasquez is a native San Franciscan and has a Bachelor of Science in Organizational behavior from the University of San Francisco. Ms. Vasquez has been with Bank of America for 24 years and is based in San Francisco.

October 10, 2003

“BRAINSTORMING TREASURY: WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?”

Let’s brainstorm your treasury issues!  Got an operations problem?  Confused about the impact of a law or regulation on your company’s finances? Uncertain about the future of Treasury management as a career?  Does risk keep you awake at night?

Bring your questions, concerns, and comments for an open discussion of any and all treasury-related topics that will fit into the allotted program time. Our objective is to share experiences among members because what may be an issue for you may already have been resolved by someone else (and vice versa).

Richard Bort will facilitate this wide-ranging discussion.  He is President of Bort & Company, Inc., consultants in treasury management and electronic commerce. Previously, Dick served as treasury manager for Twentieth Century‑Fox Film, Circus Circus Enterprises (now Mandalay Bay Resorts), and Computer Sciences Corporation. He was also a lending officer for Bankers Trust Company (now Deutsche Bank), and a sales manager for Wells Fargo Bank (formerly Norwest Bank, formerly Wells Fargo Bank). Mr. Bort's two books, Corporate Cash Management Handbook  and Handbook of EDI, have become benchmark references in both fields. As a member of ANSI ASC X12 for more than 11 years, Dick participated in developing EDI standards for financial transactions. He is a director and former president of the Southern California AFP (formerly Cash Management Association of Southern California), having been a member since 1975, and he participated in the initial development of the AFP’s (formerly NCCMA) Certified Cash Manager credential. Mr. Bort is a graduate of Colgate University and earned his M.B.A. degree from New York University.

August 8, 2003

Risks, Obligations and Solutions in Today's Business

How recent advances in business risk management enable companies to effectively comply with their heightened statutory responsibilities, and preserve shareholder value.

William F. Fairbanks is a Managing Director and Client Executive at Marsh Los Angeles.  He focuses on client management and development, program analysis and design, resource and relationship management, and advocacy for large companies in a variety of industries.

He has served with Marsh and its predecessor companies for 25 years in a variety of roles including Risk Management Analyst, Client Advisor, Director of Risk and Financial Analysis, Regional Risk Management Director, Client Development Leader, and Client Executive.   

Bill Fairbanks is a Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of North Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with emphases in Risk Management and Communications.   He holds the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and CPCU designations.

For nineteen years Bill has served as a Course Leader in Risk Management and Insurance topics for the American Management Association (AMA) and is the principal author of several manuscripts on insurance and financing risk.

June 13, 2003

"Five Key Steps for Improving Foreign Exchange Exposure Management"

Following these 5 key steps can significantly improve the effectiveness of your foreign exchange exposure management program. The detailed tips and "takeaways" on best practices policies, FAS 133 accounting, derivative instruments, and performance measurement techniques and hedging strategies should prove very useful for all international firms.

Mr. Alan Ross is a consultant with over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, treasury consulting and banking. He currently assists clients with foreign exchange exposure management programs, FAS 133, cash and investment management, and capital structure evaluations. Prior to establishing his own consulting practice, Mr. Ross was a Senior Manager for Deloitte & Touche Capital Markets Group and Treasurer of Times Mirror Company. He is a frequent speaker at numerous conferences and professional organizations including the Los Angeles Treasurers Club, the National Association of Corporate Treasurers, the Financial Executives Institute, the Windy City conference in Chicago, and the LA EXPO. Mr. Ross holds a BS degree from Stanford and an MBA in Finance from the University of Delaware.

April 11, 2003

Credit Ratings After Enron, What Financial Officers Should Know!

Enron was a watershed event that continues to affect many companies' access to capital markets. The fundamental credibility of corporate management has been questioned. At the same time, due to their own less than heroic role in this sad event, credit rating agencies have changed a number of practices. Most notably, they are much less willing to forbear when they perceive adverse developments. This and other changes in approach have significant implications, making it more important than ever for financial executives to seek to understand and manage the process by which their companies are rated.

Roy P. Weinberger is an independent consultant and advisor on matters related to credit risk and ratings. He advises issuers of debt securities on how to establish, maintain and protect their credit ratings and relationships with rating agencies and credit providers, and assists institutional investors to protect and enhance the value of their fixed income portfolios.

Mr. Weinberger has held senior positions with two international rating organizations. During a nearly 20 year career with Standard & Poor's Corporation, he managed the firm's industrial, utility and financial institutions rating activities and its entry into new rating areas, including international and structured finance. To better serve investor needs, he conceived and initiated the now common concepts of "CreditWatch" and "Credit Outlooks," prepared the first guide to rating agency practices ever published, and developed the first platform for electronic delivery of ratings and analyses. Mr. Weinberger also sought critical feedback from debt issuers by establishing an Issuer Advisory Council comprised of treasurers and CFOs.

As Director of International Business Development at Thomson Financial BankWatch, Mr. Weinberger contributed significantly to the formation of new rating agencies in the emerging markets of Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe, and provided ongoing technical support and training, including participation on rating committees.

Mr. Weinberger is a past president and director of the Fixed Income Analysts Society, Inc. and is a member of The New York Society of Security Analysts. On NYSSA's behalf, he developed and regularly delivers a course on Corporate Credit Analysis - Concepts and Techniques. He holds a Masters of Science degree in Business Policy from Columbia University, New York

March 14, 2003
Emerging Trends in Rapid Close with Sarbanes-Oxley- Bill West, KPMG
The passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, coupled with reporting and disclosure changes announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is forcing CEOs and CFOs to focus on their companies' financial closing and reporting processes more closely than ever. For many companies, the close and reporting process has quickly become a front office imperative. This presentation will discuss the needs of today's marketplace and examine how an efficient and effective closing process can benefit companies, as well as ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

Mr.. West is a Director in the Los Angeles office with KPMG's CFO Advisory Services Practice.  He is responsible for projects that involve the integration of people, processes and technology to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function, including finance architecture, working capital management and performance measurement systems.  Mr.. West has over 15 years of experience in financial and change management across numerous industries.

Prior to joining KPMG, Mr.. West held the position of Chief Financial Officer of American Holdings Group, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of golf course equipment and supplies.

Mr.. West has held management positions for American Golf Corporation, Kaufman & Broad Home Corporation and other real estate companies.  During these years, Mr.. West was instrumental in the creation and operation of numerous new businesses on behalf of these companies

January 10, 2003
"New Developments in Foreign Exchange Hedging
Programs post FAS 133" 

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JoAnne will summarize a recently conducted survey of their FX hedging programs. The survey results highlight the following areas: capital market hedging strategies, exposure management and trading systems, and accounting changes via developments in FAS 133 and G20. Twenty-Six Bay Area companies participated in the survey and represent a wider range in terms of size and approach to hedging.

JoAnne Tillemans, President of Avalon International
Strategies, Inc.  JoAnne has been working in foreign exchange since 1985.  She has been President of her own foreign exchange consulting firm since 1990.  At Avalon, she has designed, audited and implemented foreign exchange hedging programs for about sixty Bay area companies and trained hundreds of people in the art of foreign exchange management.  Prior to working at Avalon, JoAnne worked for Goldman Sachs and Salomon Brothers in London in the area of foreign exchange sales.  She graduated in 1985 with an MBA from Stanford

December 13, 2002
"You Bet Your Cash-Trivia Game" 

SCAFP is again hosting its Annual "You Bet Your Cash" Trivia Game. All attendees will participate for fun and prizes. Our game Host, Bill Luehrmann, asks the questions and he hopes you have the answers. The questions range from the really trivial to important current events. The winning table receives a special prize.

It is not too late to contribute door prizes. Call Cathey Newell at the SCAFP Office at 818.843.5660 and let her know that you can bring some of your company's logo giveaways or even samples of your company's consumer products.

You will be a hero at your table if you submit questions that Bill uses in the game. (Don't forget the answer) Submit your questions and answers plus a publication or reference where our judges can verify the answer if necessary. E-mail your questions to Bill Luehrmann's e-mail address at Bill_Luehrmann@oxy.com or fax them to 310.443.6039

November 8, 2002

What Do We Tell Participants?" 

What a difference a bear market makes!
Isn't it interesting how the drop in the stock market has changed the way employees are looking at their retirement benefits? Americans everywhere are giving a new, hard look at their employer sponsored retirement plans and many do not like what they see. You need to make sure you are doing all you can to keep your Plans up to date with the multiple changes happening in Washington. You need to make sure your participants are being educated about the right things, in the right ways at the right times. You need to make sure you know why your company offers the investments it offers and who picked them in the first place! Mark will take us through the changes in the marketplace and talk about the ways you can help people to understand what is happening and how it applies to them.  He will also point to concrete steps fiduciaries can take to protect themselves and their firms from potential liability.
 

Speaker: Mark A. Davis

Mark A. Davis, principal of Mark A. Davis Consulting,
Inc., is a Registered Investment Advisor working with more than $250,000,000 in qualified retirement plans. Mark also serves as broker on numerous other, generally smaller, retirement programs. In addition to helping Plan Sponsors and Retirement Committees to fulfill their fiduciary obligations with confidence, Davis Consulting conducts investment education seminars for participants and produces internet-based investment education programming for other retirement services vendors. Mark is also a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences on retirement investment and educational issues. Mark is Co-Chair of the ASPA 401(k) Sales Summit to be held in 2003 in Scottsdale, AZ, Secretary of the Los Angeles Chapter of the WP & BC and is also President-Elect of the Ventura County, CA Chapter of the National Human Resources Association. Mark has a BA cum laude from Amherst College in Amherst, MA and an MFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota.

October 11, 2002

"The First Line of Defense Against Fraud"

Tom will be discussing the techniques and strategies used to detect fraud by purpose of hotlines. He will also be using some case examples to illustrate the "missed opportunities" as well as a "good ethics program".

Speaker: Thomas H. Hughes, Director of Fraud Investigations at Deloitte & Touche

Tom has in excess of 30 years of criminal and civil investigative and security experience gained through a career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and through work in the private sector. He completed his FBI career as Agent in Charge of the Boston Office. Tom was also Agent in Charge of the San Diego FBI office. Tom worked as Director of Corporate Security for a Fortune 100 company providing investigative and other security services. Tom holds a BA in Accounting, from Quincy University, Quincy, IL and an MBA from Bradley University, Peoria, IL

August 9, 2002

"Economic Recovery: A Work in Progress."

After emerging from the recessionary environment of late 2001, the U.S. economy has revealed signs of a recovery process, but the evidence provided thus far suggests that any return to growth will be of a more moderate nature as compared to past experience. The economic backdrop contains a variety of challenges that will ultimately have an impact on both Federal Reserve monetary policy as well as for the overall trend for interest rates in general. The "dark cloud" emanating from Corporate America, combined with concerns surrounding national security and additional U.S. military action, will continue to keep the investment setting for the second half of  2002 an uncertain one.

Speaker: Kevin Flanagan, 1st Vice President/Fixed Income Strategist, Morgan Stanley

Mr. Flanagan received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Finance from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, and an M.B.A. degree in Financial Management from Pace University's Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Flanagan has been with Morgan Stanley for 15 years. At Morgan Stanley, Mr. Flanagan holds the title of First Vice President/Fixed Income Strategist. Included in his activities are the preparation of an asset allocation model for fixed income securities, various daily as well as weekly writings that address trends for both the economy and interest rate spread products. In addition, Mr. Flanagan and the Fixed Income Research Department provide constant support for the trading operations and sales efforts of Morgan Stanley's Fixed Income Division and Private Client Group.

Mr. Flanagan frequently speaks to such media networks as CNBC, CNN and Fox Business News. His research is regularly quoted in such national publications as the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Investor's Business Daily and U.S.A. Today.

June 14, 2002

"Cash Management: Meeting Today's Challenges, Anticipating Tomorrow's Technology"

From the largest corporation to the smallest start-up, businesses look for personal attention and customized service from a financial institution-all in a 24 x 7 business environment.  How can financial institutions meet these demands and compete effectively in today's marketplace and in tomorrow's?  How is Internet Cash Management going to evolve one, three or even five years from now?

Speaker: Bryan Laws, Director of Business Solutions

Bryan Laws, AAP is director of Digital Insight's (Nasdaq: DGIN
www.digitalinsight.com) Business Solutions.  In this role, Laws is
responsible for heading up all of the Company's Internet cash management initiatives and other commercial Internet financial solutions.  Laws has an extensive background in the areas of Cash Management, Corporate Electronic Products, Automated Clearing House, Bill Payment, Cash Concentration and Payroll services.

Prior to joining Digital Insight in October 2000 he held the title of vice president at City National Bank of California where he managed all of the banks electronic commercial products.

Prior to CNB, Laws held a position as vice president in Product Management at Wells Fargo where he managed the 5th largest Automated Clearing House and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) products.  Before Wells, Laws was employed at First Interstate Bancorp where he was involved in the Electronic Data Interchange(EDI) and the Automated Clearing House (ACH) products.

Mr. Laws, AAP,possesses an M.B.A in Finance/Marketing from Pepperdine University. and a B.A. in Finance and Economics from Rockhurst College in Kansas City MO, and he earned NACHA's Accredited ACH Professional credential.

May 10, 2002
Will you be ready when the Bulls begin to run? & Is Your Financial House in Order?

Discussions of how to get your financial house in order.  What does that mean, how do you accomplish it.  We'll discuss financial planning, time value of money, family budgeting, asset allocation, asset diversification, saving for college, insurance needs, how much do you need to retire, what products should you know about,  do you need long term care insurance, and is your estate planning ready - what are the basic steps.

Lori J Segale is currently a Financial Advisor with Waddell & Reed specializing in working with Financial Planning. Prior to this, Ms. Segale was the Treasurer at Western Atlas (a spin-off of Litton Industries). Before joining Western Atlas, Ms. Segale served as the Manager of Treasury for Alaska Airlines. She started her career at Deloitte & Touche and then decided to enter the Treasury field. Ms. Segale is a CPA, and holds a BA in Accounting from Seattle Univ.

Philip D. Horn is First Vice President - Investments and a Senior Retirement Plan Consultant with Salomon Smith Barney  for the past 10 1/2 years. His professional emphasis focuses on retirement planning and wealth preservation. Phil has been a featured speaker for groups such as the Arthritis Foundation, the Los Angeles Treasury Management Association, the Junior League of Los Angeles, the Hotel College at the UNLV, the UNLV Alumni Association, and the International Foodservice Executives Association.  He is a graduate of UNLV where he majored in Hotel Administration and minored in Accounting and Finance.

March 15, 2002
Trends in Treasury Automation

The presentation reviews the current state of treasury technology and what's on the horizon. The discussion begins with an analysis of the benefits of in-house web-based treasury systems, typically used by Global 2000 organizations. Next, the presentation will focus on treasury ASPs (hosted treasury solutions) mainly used by mid-tier organizations that cannot afford the typical treasury management workstation. Finally, the presentation will cover on-line trading and information networks and the value they offer to subscribing organizations.

Brian Thompson is a Director for SunGard Treasury Systems currently
responsible for SunGard's eTreasury.com service, the leading hosted treasury management solution. He has more than ten years' experience in the treasury software industry including sales, product design, consulting and system installation and has lead many user and technical training sessions. He is a frequent speaker on treasury technology and is a member of AFP and SCAFP.  Mr. Thompson received a B.S. in business management and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.


Agenda:

11:15 Registration/Hosted Bar
11:45 Luncheon
12:30 Program
  1:30 Adjournment 

Location:

Omni Los Angeles Hotel (Formerly: Hotel Inter-Continental)
251 S. Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 617-3300


 

 

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The Global Economy – Myth vs. Reality


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