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PROGRAM AGENDA Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 8:00 – 8:30 8:30 – 8:45 8:45 – 10:00
10:30 – 12:00 Credit Professionals are regularly required to analyze financial statements and render an opinion on the financial strength of potential and existing customers seeking a credit line. More often than not, they have to form a ‘quick’ opinion and make a ‘quick’ decision, which can have a profound effect on the company’s bottom line. Is there a magic way of reading financial statements, assessing risk and ‘sizing’ customers in just a few minutes without missing any critical aspect of their financial health? Yes, there is… find out how. Speaker: Mike Blackburn, Vice President, F&D Reports/Creditintell.com 12:00 – 14:00 Take the time to network with other credit professionals and browse the valuable products and services offered by our Exhibitors. 14:00 – 15:30 Can we agree on which measure to use in evaluating performance? The answer is probably ‘no’. Have you implemented the most appropriate measures for your company and industry or do you need to go back and make adjustments? This comprehensive session will give you the knowledge you need to make the right decision. Review the most effective and meaningful credit, collections, A/R Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and performance measures, which stand the test of time. Speaker: Madeleine Féquière, Director, Credit Operations, Domtar Inc.
16:00 – 17:30
Friday, October 24th, 2008 8:15 – 9:00 9:00 – 12:00 In dealing with credit and legal issues, how do you cover all of the intricacies and differences in governing law and jurisdiction from Ontario to British Columbia? A legal panel of experts from Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and the United States will discuss the similarities and differences among these provinces and the US and what you need to know to successfully conduct business with your customers. Learn what security instruments and collection remedies are available to you and how to best prepare yourself for the unexpected. Panelists: 10:30 – 10:45 10:45 – 12:00 12:00 |
AU PROGRAMME Le jeudi 23 octobre 2008 8 h 00 – 8 h 30 8 h 30 – 8 h 45 8 h 45 – 10 h 00
10 h 30 – 12 h 00 Les professionnels du crédit sont appelés de façon régulière à analyser des états financiers et à donner leur opinion sur la santé financière de clients, actuels ou éventuels, désireux d’obtenir une marge de crédit. Ils doivent généralement donner leur opinion et prendre une décision rapidement, ce qui peut avoir une incidence marquée sur les résultats d’une entreprise. Y a-t-il une façon particulière de lire les états financiers, d’évaluer le risque et d’évaluer un client en quelques minutes, sans pour autant omettre un aspect important de sa situation financière? Oui... et vous apprendrez comment y parvenir. Conférencier : Mike Blackburn, vice-président, F&D Reports/Creditintell.com 12 h 00 – 14 h 00 Prenez le temps de rencontrer et d’échanger avec d’autres professionnels du crédit et de vous renseigner sur les précieux produits et services offerts par nos exposants. 14 h 00 – 15 h 30 Peut-on convenir de toutes les mesures à utiliser pour évaluer le rendement? Sans doute que non. Par ailleurs, avez-vous mis en place des mesures adaptées à votre entreprise ou industrie? Devez-vous apporter des modifications? Au cours de cette séance très étoffée, vous passerez en revue les principaux indicateurs et mesures de rendement les plus efficaces et les plus pertinents en matière de crédit, de recouvrement et de créances, qui ont fait leurs preuves au fil des ans. Vous acquerrez les connaissances dont vous avez besoin pour prendre des décisions éclairées. Conférencière : Madeleine Féquière, directrice du crédit, Domtar Inc.
16 h 00 – 17 h 30 Conférencière: Steven Rullo, chef de l'information et responsable de la qualité, GE Capital, Working Capital Solutions
Le vendredi 24 octobre 2008 8 h 15 – 9 h 00 9 h 00 – 12 h 00 En matière de crédit et de lois, comment pouvez-vous tenir compte de toutes les subtilités et différences entre les organismes compétents et les lois applicables d’une province à l’autre? Un groupe d’experts du domaine juridique de l’Ontario, du Québec, de l’Alberta, de la Colombie-Britannique et des États-Unis parlera des similitudes et des différences entre ces provinces et les États-Unis et de ce qu’il faut savoir pour mener de main de maître vos transactions commerciales avec vos clients. Apprenez quelles garanties et solutions de recouvrement s’offrent à vous et comment être prêt à parer à l’imprévu. Experts: 10 h 30 – 10 h 45 10 h 45 – 12 h 00 12 h 00 |
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MICHAEL BLACKBURN, MBA, CCM, F&D Reports/Creditntell.com GAVIN FINLAYSON, Bennett Jones MICHAEL GREGORY, CFA, Managing Director, Senior Economist, BMO Capital Markets BRUCE S. NATHAN is a member of the firm's Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors' Rights Group. Read More
Mr. Nathan also negotiates and prepares letters of credit, guarantees, security, consignment, bailment, tolling, and other agreements for credit departments of institutional clients. Mr. Nathan is also involved in the negotiation and preparation of loan, letter of credit, and factoring documentation and other matters for banks, asset-based lenders and factors. He is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (“ABI”); is a member of ABI’s board of directors; is a former Co-Chair of ABI’s Unsecured Trade Creditor Committee; is a contributing editor of ABI Journal’s Last In Line Column and ABI’s Second Circuit Cases Update; and is the author of ABI’s Manual On Sellers’ Rights of Reclamation, Stoppage of Delivery and New Administrative Claim. Mr. Nathan is also an active member of the National Association of Credit Management (NACM) and regularly lectures for NACM National and its affiliates on bankruptcy and other insolvency matters; credit applications and credit law; credit enhancements, such as letters of credit, purchase money security interests, consignments, guarantees, credit insurance, puts and sales of claims; and lien and trust fund rights, setoff and recoupment and other creditor remedies. Mr. Nathan is also a member of NACM’s Editorial Advisory Board; is a regular contributor to NACM’s Business Credit; is a contributing editor of NACM’s Manual of Credit and Commercial Laws; and co-authored The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act of 2005: An Overhaul of U.S. Bankruptcy Law, published by NACM. And he is a member of FCIB, an Association of Executives in Finance, Credit and International Business. Presented at The 4th China International Credit and Risk Management Conference, Shenzhen, China, September 21, 2007, and FCIB Teleconference, December 13, 2007, on key provisions of People’s Republic of China’s 2006 Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy, similarities to and differences with the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and upcoming implementation challenges He earned is J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, his M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Finance and Business and his B.A. from the University of Rochester. HUBERT SIBRE, Senior Partner, BCF A senior partner at BCF, he has previously acted as legal counsel for the National Bank of Canada and GMAC. With a practice focused largely on business restructuring, he advises mainly on business dealings in high risks situations. A frequent lecturer in Canada and the US, he is also a published author in the areas of restructuring, insolvency and credit. He has taught at the Quebec Bar and, in 2007, was a member of the jury responsible for issuing trustee licenses by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy. He is a board member of numerous charitable organisations such as the Collège Laval, the Oeuvres du Père Sablon, Alpine Canada Foundation and NACM-Canada (National Association of Credit Management). He is the chairman of the BCF restructuring and insolvency multidisciplinary group. He was recognized as one of the top “40 under 40” international elite in insolvency by the Global Restructuring and Insolvency Review. He had attended the prestigious Leadership Conference of Canada’s Governor General. ROBERT P. SLOMAN, Partner, Farris Bob provides advice and representation in all matters relating to bankruptcy and insolvency (personal and commercial); debt collections; foreclosures; receiverships and loan workouts including debt restructuring and reorganizations under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. As well, his practice includes commercial and real estate insolvency litigation. Bob is a member of the Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations, Canadian Insolvency Foundation, Insol International; American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association (Northwest Chapter). Bob also serves as a lecturer on foreclosures and insolvency-related matters. In addition to his professional activities, Bob is involved in the West Vancouver Soccer Association (youth) where he serves as a Director, coach and life member. He is the President of the West Vancouver Football Club, which consists of three adult men’s teams in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion – branch #60 West Vancouver.
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NACM-Canada's 10th Annual Credit Conference and Expo will be held at The Sutton Place, Toronto, Canada. Hotel address: 955 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2A2. Ask for the NACM-Canada group rate - $200 CAD single/double per night, plus applicable taxes. Reservations must be made by September 24, 2008 to ensure availability and the discounted group rate. Reservations may be made by:
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