Presentations

Selected Presentations from FCIB Events

Annual International Credit & Risk Management Summit, Amsterdam

• Global Economic Outlook
  - Dr. Gaurav Ganguly, Chief Economist, Atradius - The Netherlands
• Are you Maximising Performance from Your Collections Team?
  - Linda Pavey, Director of Credit, Pitney Bowes - UK
• Maximising Your Recovery: Making the Most of Claims Intelligence, Compliance Procedures and Funding Opportunities
  - Heleen Rijkens-Unger, Omni Bridgeway Group BV
• A "behind the scenes look" at Credit Insurance
  - Philip Simmons, Commercial Director, Aon Limited
  - Damien Dawson, Manager - Strategic & Multinational Account Management, Euler Hermes - UK
  - Xavier Denecker, Managing Director, Coface UK and Ireland
  - Jane Johnson, Director, Special Products, Northern Europe and Asia Pacific, Atradius - UK
  - Neil Ross, Sr. Vice President, Trade Credit, Chartis Insurance UK Limited
• Shared Services Model and Their Implementation
  - Rita Mocquet, Financial Director, EMEA, Honeywell NV. - Belgium
• Gaining Cultural Currency in Global Business
  - Rachel Skanson, Director of Intercultural Services, Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning - USA
• Credit Scoring and Risk Assessment Models - How to Create and Achieve Best Practice in Credit Scoring
  - Denis Mustajbasic, Executive Specialist, Global Credit Risk Management, BASF - Germany
  - David Taylor, CEO, OnGuard Group - The Netherlands

International Credit Executives Conference, Chicago

• The Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on the World Economy
  - Freddy Van den Spiegel, Chief Economist and Director of Public Affairs, BNP Paribas Fortis - Belgium
  
• Managing Global Credit Operations for Improved Performance
  - Jacques Vincken, Credit Manager – Shell Downstream Services International B.V.
  
• Establishing Credit Limits With an Internally Developed Credit Scoring Model - Application – Exchange of Ideas and Sharing of Best Practices
• - David Weidinger, CMA, Senior Director, Credit & Accounts Receivable - The McGraw Hill Companies
  - Mike Mino, CCE, Director Global Trade Credit – Oracle Inc.
• Bringing Efficiencies to International Receivables Management
• - Chris Conn, Senior Business Manager, Trade & Supply Chain Management – SWIFT
  - Jane Miller, Project Manager, Treasury Operations - Ford Motor Co.
• A “behind the scenes look” at Credit Insurance
  - Mary Duhig, Director – Aon Trade Credit
  - Jeff Jankowiak, Partner – International Risk Consultants, Inc.
  - Andrew Baron, Regional Director, Americas - Euler Hermes ACI
  - Kick Baesjou, Vice President – Coface North America
  - Ken Cavanagh, Senior Vice President – FCIA Management Co., Inc.
  - Scott Ettien, Director of Global Accounts – Atradius Trade Credit Insurance, Inc.
  - Paul Kunzer, Regional Manager Trade Credit – Chartis Inc.
• World Markets in Review – a Forecast from a Credit Perspective
  - Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Director – Armada Corporate Intelligence

International Round Table, New York

• The Credit Crunch One Year On – an Update on the World Economy
  - Torsten Slok, Phd., Director Global Economics, Deutsche Bank AG New York

20th Annual Global Conference, Palm Beach

• Keynote Presentation: Global Crises, Global Opportunities
  - Daniel Christman Lt. General (Retired), Senior Counselor – International Affairs U.S. Chamber of Commerce   
  
• Establishing an International Credit Policy
  - Russell D'Souza, Director of Global Credit Risk Management-Hanesbrands, Inc.
• Extending Credit Worldwide – Financial and Non-Financial Risk Models – Sharing of Practical Solutions
  - Steve Rebraca, CICP Director Customer Financial Services - Pentair, Inc.
  - Aashish Mehta, Vice President Operations - CreditPointe, Inc. 
  
• Business Outlook on Global Trade - HSBC Trade Confidence Index
  - Rasih Ozturkmen, Senior Regional Trade Manager - HSBC
  
• The Accounts Receivable Cash Trap – Re-engineering Credit & Collection Processes and Implementing Effective Financing Strategies to Improve Cash Flow
  - Buddy Baker, VP/Manager Trade Services - Fifth Third Bank
  - Tom Croke, Director of Global Credit - Ingersoll Rand Co.
  - Mona Ghazzaoui, CFA, Head of Supply Chain Financing - RBS 
• World Markets in Review – Through the Credit Manager’s Lens
  - Darin Narayana, Chairman and Co-Founder – ANSRSource  
  -Dan North, Vice President, Risk – Euler Hermes ACI  
  -Walter Rebello, Corporate Credit Manager & Latin America Finance Manager - Ravago Holding Americas, Inc. (PDF)
  
• Round Table Forum: Latin America, Middle East, Asia and Europe
  - Paul Beretz, Managing Director – Pacific Business Solutions, a Q2C Partner
  - Paulo Menezes, Senior Credit Manager – Muehlstein International
  (a Ravago Company)
  -Fernando Mesia, Vice President – Mercantil Commercebank
  - Andre Python, Vice President – FCIA Management Co. Inc.
  - Tina Sorrels, CICP, Director Global Credit – AJC International Inc.

NACM-Canada Conference, Toronto

• Canadian Economic Outlook
  - Robert Hogue, Royal Bank of Canada Financial Group
• In-Depth View of Risk Analysis in Relation to the Current Economic Situation
  - John LaRocca, CreditPointe, Inc.
• Building Your Soft Skills
  - Dianne Hunnam-Jones, Robert Half International
  
• Collection Issues in Canada and the U.S.
  - David Franklin, Franklin & Franklin
  
• Collection Issues in Canada and the U.S.
  - Thomas Young, Commercial Collection Corp. of NY
  
• Collection Issues in Canada and the U.S.
  - Chris MacLeod, Ross McBride LLP
  
• Creative Business Restructuring Solutions to Save Your Customers and Get Paid
  - Rob Holmes, Prowis, Inc.

Annual Export Credit & Trade Finance Conference in Europe, Rome

• The Credit Crunch One Year on!
  - Freddy Van Den Spiegel, Chief Economist, Director of Public Affairs, Fortis Bank - Belgium
• Solutions to Sourcing Trade Finance
  - Luca Corsini, Director, Head of Trade Finance, Deutsche Bank - Italy
  
• Payments and Collections Strategies for Europe - an Update on SEPA
  - Andrew Ponsford, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services - UK
• Uncovering Hidden Working Capital in Your Receivables – How to Optimise Cash-Flow
  - Louis Robinson, Manager, Trade Finance – Europe, National Bank of Abu Dhabi- UK
• Successful Collections and Debt Recovery Strategies in Europe – Best Practices and Alternatives
  - Dieter Suedhofen, Managing Director, Creditreform International E.V. - Germany
  - Paul de Dree, Partner, Salans - France
  - Steven Frieze, Senior Partner, Insolvency and Debt Collection Department, Brooke North LLP - UK
  - Robert Schulze, Partner, Schulze & Co - Germany
  - Thomas Voller, Partner, Voller Rechtsanwaelte - Germany
• Q&A Session

International Round Table, New York

• Global Macro, September 2009
  - Benito Berber, Managing Director - Global Banking and Markets, RBS

Annual Export Credit & Trade Finance Summit in Europe, Barcelona

• The New Global Marketplace – a World of Change
  - Dr. Hans Belcsák, President - S. J. Rundt & Associates, USA
• European Insolvency Law – a Practical Approach
  - Amadeu Blasco, Partner - Eversheds Lupicinio, Spain
  - Larry Coltman, Solicitor - Coltman Warner Cranston, UK
  - Marc Lempérière, Partner - Eversheds, France
  - Rosemary Taft Milby, Esq., Managing Partner - Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A., US
  - Kyriacos Theodorides, Partner - George Y Yiangou & Co, Cyprus
  - Thomas Voller, Partner - EuroCollectNet, Germany
• Warning Signs of a Troubled Company
  - Neil Ross, Senior Vice President - AIG Europe (UK) Ltd., UK
• The Organisational Structure of a Credit Department - an Interactive Sharing of Best Practices
  - Aart Bos, The Netherlands
• Credit Management and Sales - Can Perfect Harmony Ever be Achieved?
  - Raimond Honig, Managing Director - Credit Management Institute, The Netherlands
• Key Performance Indicators and Management Information – Measuring, Reporting and Analysing
  - Jacques Vincken, Global Credit Manager - Shell Chemicals Europe BV,
  The Netherlands
  - David Weidinger, Senior Director, Credit and Accounts Receivable - The McGraw Hill Companies, USA
  - Martine Zimmermann, CICP, Credit Risk Insurer - F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Switzerland

International Credit Executives (I.C.E.) Conference, Chicago

• Chaotics: The Business of Managing in The Age of Turbulence
  - John A. Caslione, Founder, President & CEO, GCS Business Capital LLC
• A Global Perspective to Bankruptcy - Risks and Challenges when Dealing with Financially Distressed Customers in Foreign Jurisdictions
  - George Kelakos, Attorney/Managing Director, Kelakos Advisors LLC
  - Josefina F. McEvoy, Attorney/Partner, Fox Rothschild, LLP
  - Karen Ostad, Attorney/Partner, Morrison & Foerster
• Analyzing Company Financial Statements and Risk in a New Light
  - David Weidinger, Senior Director of Credit and A/R, McGraw Hill Co.
• A New Way of Managing Receivables and Doubtful Accounts
  - Eugene Perry, Director of Credit & Collections, Exterran, Inc.
• A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
  - Dr. Hans Belcsák, President, S.J. Rundt & Associates

International Round Table, New York

• The Global Economic Outlook for 2009
  - Torsten Slok, Phd., Director Global Economics, Deutsche Bank AG New York

19th Annual Global Conference, Palm Beach, FL

• Global Credit Crisis Outlook
  - Dr. Hans Belcsák, President S.J. Rundt & Associates, Inc.
• Incoterms and Letters of Credit - Beyond the Basics
  - Laura Pedersen, Global Banking Officer, First National Bank of Omaha
  
• Gaining Culture Currency in Global Business
  - Rachel Skanson, Director Intercultural Services, Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
• Designing and Implementing the Shared Services Concept
  - Lori Martin, CCE, Director Global Credit & Collections, Juniper Networks, Inc.
• Main Features of Exchange Controls System in Venezuela
  - Fernando Mesia, Corporate Banking Group, Mercantil Commercebank
  

International Conference and Workshop in Europe, Lisbon

• Choosing Collection Agencies in Europe
  - Charles Mayhew, MICM, MoretonSmith
  
• International Factoring
  - Ben R. Hosh, Partner, Triangle Trade Finance AS