5th Annual

Financial Services & CFO Forum

3. December 2009. 9:00 - 16:00

Serbia, Hyatt Regency Hotel

Organiser: Ekonom:east Media Group

“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.” –Warren Buffet

How will businesses transition into 2010? We are currently in the midst of the worst economic crisis that the world has seen in 50 years and managing money has gained great magnitude in the administration of a company. A company’s access to cash has become a matter of survival and at this year’s 5^th Annual Financial Services and CFO Forum we will actively discuss how the stability and recovery of the banking sector will affect CFO’s access to cash and risk management over the upcoming year.

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5^th Annual
Financial Services and CFO Forum
December 3, 2009
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia

8:30-9:00 Registration/Coffee & Tea

9:00-9:15 Special Address: Gunter Deuber, Global Risk Analysis Group/Eastern Europe, Deutsche Bank

9:15-10:30 Panel 1 Banking Sector: Recovery and Stability

How will the forces that drive today’s market shape its development? The banking industry is facing a crisis of confidence. The economy is weak, risk is high, consumer confidence is low, and regulatory reform is impending. The time has come for banks to provide secure protection of its clients assets, enhancing what is the basic foundation of the banking industry - Trust.

Moderator: John Winkler, Vice President, Financial Institutions, A.T. Kearney

Gunter Deuber, Global Risk Analysis Group/Eastern Europe, Deutsche Bank
Mira Erić, Vice- Governor, National Bank of Serbia
Tibor Pandi, South Central Europe, Baltics and Belarus Head, Citi Markets and Banking
Marko Tutunovic, Regional Director, SAS Adriatic Region
Klaus Mueller, Member of the Executive Board, Volks Bank

10:30-11:00 Morning Networking Break

11:00-12:15 Panel 2 Enterprise Risk Management: What is Effective and What is Not?

Enterprise risk management-what works? The crisis in global financial markets and the decline of economic activities surprised many companies that were unprepared. Interpreting risk measures and how they are affected is crucial in these changing market conditions. During this panel, CFO’s from several industries will present corporate case studies describing their approaches to risk management, citing what worked, what did not - and why-in order to determine the key elements of effective risk management.

Moderator: Domen Zadravec, Consultant, Financial Institutions, A.T. Kearney

Fabio Martinelli, CFO - Member of the Executive Board, Delta Generali Osiguranje
Katarina Đulić, Associate Operations Officer for implementation of IFC’s Corporate Governance Program in Serbia and Montenegro, IFC, World Bank Group
Miloš Mitrić, Head of the Risk Management Department, Raiffeisen Bank
Roland Haidner, CFO, VIP Mobile

12:15-12:45 Afternoon Networking Break

12:45-14:00 Panel 3 Cash and Capital Management-In a Crisis, Cash is King!

In a credit crisis, a company’s access to cash is critical. During the financial crisis, CFO’s have often not been able to borrow to finance working capital and short-term financial needs, making management of cash, debt and inventory of crucial importance. During this discussion, CFO’s will present case studies on the best practices in managing cash and working capital, showing how CFO’s can do more than just help their company survive the crisis.

Moderator: Marko Micanovic, Managing Partner, Altis Capital

Dejan Kilibarda, CFO Waz Medien Gruppe Serbia
Hans-Georg Wenger, GMR CEE CFO, IBM
Roland Wass, Executive Director, Head of Large and Multinational Corporates Division, Raiffeisen Bank

14:00-15:00 Networking lunch