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The Excellence in Finance Conference will be held at The Wigwam Resort
in Phoenix on February 11-13, 2003.

Featured Speakers:
Peter Peterson, Chairman of The Blackstone Group, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Co-Chair of The Conference Board's Commission on Public Trust & Private Enterprise, will review the latest recommendations from his "blue ribbon" commission, which was formed to address the root causes and drivers of managerial misdeeds. Mindful of the damage already done to the public's faith in American companies and capital markets, this commission has been working hard to produce reports and best-practice recommendations in the areas of (1) executive compensation, (2) corporate governance, and (3) auditing, accounting, and disclosure. Benefit from this rare opportunity to learn and see up-close history in the making.

Joseph Martin, CFO of Fairchild Semiconductor, knows what it takes to lead a troubled company toward performance breakthroughs. He also knows how to build a finance unit capable of supporting a turnaround strategy. Hear how Fairchild Semiconductor sought and achieved significant improvements in operating performance and shareholder value. Learn, firsthand, how finance team transformation can occur in a truly challenging context.

Bennett Stewart, Senior Partner of Stern Stewart, will examine how stock options are coming under greater scrutiny and how many CFOs are looking for alternatives to align their managers and employees with the goal of creating value. Kick off your conference learning experience with this highly interactive two-hour forum on designing powerful cash bonus plans that simulate the incentives of an owner. (An additional fee applies for this optional pre-conference workshop, see registration page for details; this workshop is worth two additional CPE credits.)

Other Featured Speakers:
Lloyd Hansen - VP Revenue Management, Ford Motor Company
Tom Copeland - Head of Corporate Finance Practice, Monitor Group
Sarah Meyerrose - EVP, Corporate & Employee Services, First Tennessee National Corporation
David Devonshire - CFO, Motorola
Kriss Cloninger III - President & CFO, AFLAC
David Axson - SVP, The Hackett Group, an Answerthink company
Julia Homer - Editor-in-Chief, CFO Magazine
Steve Linehan - Treasurer, Capital One Financial Corporation







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