Attend this outstanding international event and gain an insight on-:

• The Key International Credit Issues of the Day. FCIB’s unique Question and Answer session will provide answers to those problematic topics tabled in advance by delegates in the key Categories of the Credit Department – Countries and Regions – Banking and Insurance. Share your experiences with Senior Executives from Shell Chemicals, Chemtura, Hallilburton, ITT & Kuehne & Nagel.
  
• Worldwide Credit & Collection Operations Management: The Organization & Optimization of Structures within the New Global Environment. Kevin Chandler is one of the world’s leading international credit executives. This Workshop will focus on the key aspects of your customer financial services group structures and how they are managed by a worldwide ‘household’ name.
  
• UCP 600. Whether you are a banker, manufacture or exporter, you will need to understand UCP600. The culmination of over 3 years work has been long awaited. This Trade Finance Forum will enable you to learn everything you need to know about UCP600, its implementation and application in trade and finance.
  
• State of Information in Emerging Markets. Joachim Bartels is an acknowledged practitioner in Emerging Markets analysis. Enjoy an exchange of information as we consider the growing complexity of risk, the imperfect world of information and the overcoming of information deficits.
  
• International Discussion Groups for Major Global Industries
  Share your views and experiences with your peers. Analyse current trends and collection issues country by country. Industry Groups represent an incomparable business tool, allowing you to separate ‘fact from fiction’.

Who Should Attend?
?Chief Financial Officers ? Finance Directors and Treasurers with specific departmental responsibility for International Credit and Risk Management ?International Credit Managers, International Collection Managers, Risk Management and Trade Finance Managers and Executives ?Credit Analysts ?Finance and Insurance Institutions specializing in Trade Finance and Risk Management ?Credit & Collection Specialists

Major Contributions from:

• Advancing Trade Spa
• Euler Hermes UK Plc
• Shell Chemicals Europe
• Chemtura Corporation
• ITT Corporation
• Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
• Kuehne & Nagel Management
• Business Information Industry Association
• ABN AMRO Bank
  
  And many more…

Sunday 11 February 2007

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Monday 12 February 2007

Registration and Morning Coffee	Networking Opportunities	08:15 – 09:00
International Question & Answer Forum		09:40 – 10:30
Moderator: Jacques Vincken, Global Credit Manager, Shell Chemicals Europe BV, Netherlands Panellists: Jim Bianculli, Credit & Collection and Accounts Receivable Manager EMEA, Chemtura Corporation, Belgium Kevin Chandler, Director of Global Credit & Collections, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., USA Lydia Marshall, European Credit Manager, ITT Corporation, UK Nicolas Papin, Corporate Credit Director, Kuehne & Nagel Management AG, Switzerland
Coffee Break	Networking Opportunities	10:30 – 10:45
International Question & Answer Forum	Resumption	11:15 – 12:30
Luncheon	Networking Opportunities	12:30 – 13:45
Presentation	State of Information in Emerging Markets Presented by Joachim Bartels, Managing Director, Business Information Industry Association, Asia Pacific - Middle East (BIIA), Hong Kong	13:45 – 14:30
International Question & Answer Forum	Conclusion	14:30 – 15:30
Coffee Break	Networking Opportunities	15:30 – 16:00
A Conference that professionally catered for all aspiring credit professionals wishing to network with their peers and learn the latest and best practices in the ever changing world of International Credit Management. Alan Caparn, Cytec Industries B.V., Netherlands
FCIB Industry Group Meetings	Metals Industry Group Chaired by Eckhardt Kellermann, Managing Director, Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium GmbH, Germany	16:00 – 18:00
	Pharmaceuticals Industry Group Chaired by Jean-Marie Dewez, Director of Trade Finance & Credit Management, Sanofi Aventis, France	16:00 – 18:00
	Forest Industry Group Chaired by Mats Weckstrom, Vice President, UPM-Kymmene, Finland	16:00 – 18:00
	Trade Finance Forum – Session 1 UCP 600 Presented by Satja Ganpatsing, Corporate Director, Head Trade Advisory & Solutions, ABN AMRO Bank NV, Netherlands Whether you are a banker, manufacture or exporter, you will need to understand UCP600. The culmination of over 3 years work has been long awaited. This Trade Finance Forum will enable you to learn everything you need to know about UCP600, its implementation and application in trade and finance.	16:00 – 18.00
Dinner	You are cordially invited to a sumptuous Italian meal at the Da Meo Patacca restaurant and to enjoy the traditional band “The Trasteverini Musicians” who will take us all to a glorious past age. Event sponsored by Advancing Trade S.p.a. Event sponsored by Advancing Trade S.p.a. Delegates’ partners are welcome to attend	18:45

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Tuesday 13 February 2007

European Office
FCIB-NACM Inc.
7200 The Quorum
Oxford Business Park North
Garsington Road
Oxford 0X4 2JZ
ENGLAND.
Tel. No: +44 (0) 1865 481 630 / 631
Fax. No: +44 (0) 1865 481 541
Email: timl@fcibglobal.com or natalyet@fcibglobal.com

Whilst every effort will be made to keep to the programme shown, FCIB reserves the
right to make any changes necessitated by circumstances beyond its control.
Please note that all meeting rooms are designated non-smoking.

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Joachim C. Bartels, Managing Director, Business Information Industry Association
Mr. Bartels is an information specialist with over 40 years of global business experience in business information services. He held line and staff management positions at the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in the USA, Europe and Asia. Bartels is founder and chairman of Intrepid Explorers, Inc. (IEI), a US based global information content consultancy. He is also co-founder of Business Information Industry Association Asia Pacific – Middle East Limited (BIIA), based in Hong Kong. BIIA was formed in June 2005 as a result of an initiative by several leading business information content services companies and three information content consultancy firms. BIIA is an affiliated industry association member of FCIB. Bartels is a frequent guest speaker at FCIB events

Jim Bianculli, Manager – Credit & Collections and A/R – EMEA
Mr. Bianculli has worked for Chemtura Corporation, and its predecessor, Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, as a Credit Manager since 2000, first in the U.S, and currently in Europe. He relocated to Antwerp last year to assume responsibility for managing Credit operations for the EMEA region. Prior to joining FCIB, he was an active member of the NCCA in the U.S. Mr. Bianculli is a Certified Public Accountant and an active member of the AICPA. He has a Masters Degree in Business from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to his Credit assignments, he worked for various companies as a Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis, International Accounting Manager, Divisional Accounting Manager and Staff Internal Auditor.

Kevin Chandler, Director of Global Credit & Collections, Halliburton Energy Services, USA
Mr. Chandler has twenty-two years of experience in international credit, finance, and receivable management. He is currently Director of Global Credit and Collections for Halliburton Energy Services in Houston, Texas. Previous employers include General Electric, Westinghouse Electric, and Landmark Graphics Corporations. Graduated from University of St Thomas and University of Texas, Mr Chandler holds several affiliations; National Association of Credit Management, Finance, Credit, and International Business, Credit Research Foundation, International Energy Credit Association Credit & Finance Development Division of the NACM. He also held the post of Chairman of the Board for NACM of South Texas, Inc from 1999 to 2000.

Lydia Marshall, European Credit Manager, Shared Services, ITT Corporation, UK
Mrs. Marshall has more than 20 years of credit management experience covering both European and worldwide markets in a variety of industries. She is a Fellow of the UK Institute of Credit Management and a member of the French ‘Association des Credit Managers et Conseils’ (AFDCC). Mrs Marshall recently joined ITT’s newly formed European Shared Service Centre, where she is currently building up a Centre of Excellence, in order to ensure the successful roll-out of the credit management function of the many European business units. Immediately prior to joining ITT she worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers for seven years, as Principal Consultant, leading teams on site, on pan-European cash generation and process reengineering projects.

Nicolas Papin, Corporate Credit Director, Kuehne + Nagel Management AG, Switzerland
Mr. Papin graduated as a Master of IT and Economy in France. Prior to joining Kühne & Nagel, he gained strong experience in logistics transport, working in different countries in Africa and Asia such as Gabon, Nigeria, Cameroon and Hong Kong. He worked for various logistics' companies, becoming a specialist in rolling out Worldwide Working Capital Improvement programs to optimise all the existing tools as well as settling new solutions in order to improve collection performance and reduce credit risk exposures. He has also strong experience in accounting and financial analysis and has an effective knowledge of all the payments systems in Europe.

Satja Ganpatsing, Corporate Director, Head Trade Advisory & Solutions, ABN AMRO Bank NV, Netherlands
Ms. Ganpatsing started her career in 1978 at ABN AMRO Bank (previously Amro Bank NV), Amsterdam, Documentary Credits Department. She fulfilled roles in managing teams within the Foreign Collections and Trade Finance departments. Ms Ganpatsing continued her career in Trade Client Services Europe and Business Alliance/Relationship Management. She is currently responsible for a.o. Advisory and Compliance for Trade Transactions Europe with ABN AMRO.

Jean Perdoni, CEO, Advancing Trade Spa, Italy
Mr. Perdoni graduated from Milan’s University Bocconi in 1990 in Business and Economics. Between 1991-1992, he obtained Masters Degrees in Milan and London. His significant business experience has been achieved with Plasmon (1992), Ways & Fashion Ltd (1993 to 1995), C & P (1996 to 1998) and the Moretti Group (1998 to 2000). In 2001 he was appointed CEO of Advancing Trade Spa, an Italian company leader in Credit Management and a member of the ‘Working Capital Management Group’.

Jacques Vincken, Global Credit & Contract Services Manager, Shell Chemicals, Netherlands
Mr. Vincken has worked with Shell in the Finance function for over 22 years in various functions and has extensive experience in Commercial Finance. He has had overseas assignments in various Shell divisions and companies. In his current job as Global Credit & Contract Services Manager for Shell Chemicals he has managed to decrease drastically the working capital by integrating Credit fully into the organization, and created a cash conscious environment throughout Shell Chemicals. Mr Vincken frequently participates in FCIB Conferences. He is also a member of the European Advisory Council.

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