The Financial Discipline Conference will be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel
in Orlando on June 4-6, 2002.

Keynote Addresses:
Scott Boggs, vice president and corporate controller of Microsoft, will discuss the area of management reporting, acquiring a firm handle on revenue, P&L, and balance sheet impacts and key performance metrics in real-time, not just at quarter end! Microsoft, one of the pioneers, is well on its way to transforming reporting from a static, scheduled event to one of rapid information access. This lively session unveils the key building block, the Finance Dashboard, and demonstrates how it enhances the visibility and responsiveness of the finance organization.

Corky Nelson, CFO of Ryder System, will examine Ryder's 2001 strategic restructuring, which helped to reposition the company for long-term, sustainable, and profitable growth in the face of economic uncertainty. With firm guidance from the finance team, employees worked diligently to provide outstanding customer service while reducing costs and expenses wherever possible. As CFO Nelson explains, Ryder weathered a difficult year, in part, because finance drove cost management and process improvement initiatives needed to lessen the impact of the global economic downturn. Learn how Ryder adroitly decreased its debt to equity, total obligations to equity, long-term debt, and liabilities while increasing free cash flow.

Peter Kontes, Co-chairman of Marakon Associates and a leading advisor and author in the field of value-based management, offers his view on how companies can achieve and sustain superior performance for shareholders. Specifically, he outlines: (1) how to quickly and objectively identify the highest value-at-stake issues facing the company; (2) how to put in place and manage a process for resolving these issues to deliver near-term impact; and (3) how to build the capabilities to improve decision-making at all levels of the organization.

Other Featured Speakers:
Adrian Slywotzky - VP & Board Member, Mercer Management Consulting
Dr. Stephen Timme - President, FinListics Solutions & Adjunct Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
John Nolan - VP Finance, MCI Worldcom
Richard McCook - SVP & CFO, Winn-Dixie
Todd Lindsey - VP of Finance, Hard Rock Cafe
David Feinstein - CFO, Klein Steel Service
Leland Putterman - CEO, Acorn Systems
Jennie Wilson - VP Finance, Allied Domencq QSR
David Axson - Managing Director & Chief Intellectual Capital Officer, Answerthink
Kenneth Winer - Partner, Foley & Lardner
Arun Kumar - Managing Director, KPMG Consulting
Mike Varecka - Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, Ceridian
David Zinn - Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Seavy Jennings - Partner, Application Partners
Kris Frieswick - CFO Magazine




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