• Key considerations in assessing privacy and data protection risks and controls, including when working with external service providers.
• Strategies for minimizing the cost of managing data breaches.
• Effective practices for demonstrating compliance with industry regulations.

• Trends impacting technology on the energy trading floor – staying ahead technologically in a fast-changing energy market.
• Strategies for dealing with increasingly restrictive trading practices and regulatory compliance mandates, including pending regulations in carbon and other emissions markets.
• Leading practices for managing extensive data capture and reporting requirements.

• Business drivers and benefits of implementing ERP and COTS systems, including cost savings, staff management, shared service centers, and compliance.
• Examples of how ERP is currently being successfully deployed in government.
• Next generation perspective – how will nextwave, Web 2.0 tools, and adopting COTS for front-office activities impact ERP's value?

• Maintaining security while providing greater and more efficient access to data.
• Key questions to answer in managing the data lifecycle.
• Developing a risk-based approach to data protection and privacy efforts.

• Common securitization and reinsurance methods used in risk transfers.
• Statutory and U.S. GAAP accounting considerations, including proposed amendments to FAS 140 and FIN 46R.
• Tax implications of various capital management strategies under increased IRS scrutiny.
• Business considerations, such as planning, executing, and monitoring transactions.

• Key changes in valuation procedures under revised standards of U.S. GAAP.
• Recent valuation guidelines and commentary provided by the SEC in written releases and in speeches.
• Frequency and level of oversight of the valuation process provided by those in governance.

• What a demand-driven value chain is and how to build a framework for it.
• Approaches for dramatically increasing revenues by shaping customer demand to leverage existing products.
• Techniques for slashing channel inventories and increasing distribution velocity.

• Trends in consumer holiday spending.
• Updates on unclaimed property enforcement, statutory changes, and cases.
• Unique rules and opportunities relating to gift cards.

• Global perspectives on IFRSs, including recent SEC pronouncements and guidance.
• An overview of IFRS benefits and challenges unique to TMT companies, including accounting for revenue recognition and development costs.
• IFRS migration strategies, from pure compliance to opportunities for standardizing accounting practices for all statutory financial reporting practices around the world.

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