Fifth Australian CFO Roundtable (Lead sponsor : Ineum consulting)

CFO Roundtable : May 21st, 2009 – Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney. Pre-roundtable Dinner – Wednesday May 20th, 2009 – Harbours Edge, Sydney

Finding the upside in the downturn : The CFO challenge
The global financial and economic crisis is testing business leaders in ways not seen for generations. As conditions tighten, the chief financial officer is playing a critical role in crafting a measured response and helping to steer the organisation through these troubled times. While much hinges on a rebound in the US and Asia, Australia is better placed than most countries to weather the storm and emerge intact for the next chapter of the global growth story. In this intensive one-day programme, Economist Conferences in association with the International CFO Forum brings together CFOs to discuss the lessons of the current downturn and their role in keeping the business forward-looking and focused. Attendance is by invitation only.

Confirmed speakers include :
Clive Crook, columnist, Financial Times and National Journal, senior editor, The Atlantic Monthly
Chris Richardson, Director, Access Economics
Jonathan Pinshaw, Chairman, Barbeques Galore and former CEO, Freedom Furniture and OPSM
Steve Sargent, Chief Executive Officer, GE Australia/New Zealand
Stuart Davis, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Bank Australia
Professor Ian Harper, economist and public finance specialist
Satyajit Das, former derivatives trader, adviser and author, Traders, Guns and Money
Tony Reeves, Chief Financial Officer, OneSteel, and National President, Group of 100
Dale Cottrell, Managing Partner – Australia, Bain & Company
Peter Gregg, Director, Leighton Holdings and Stanwell Corporation, and former Chief Financial Officer, Qantas
Gene Tilbrook, Finance Director, Wesfarmers

Click here to download program : www.ceoforum.com.au/downloads/CFO_2009_RT_PROGRAM.pdf here to download program : http://www.ceoforum.com.au/downloads/CFO_2009_RT_PROGRAM.pdf