2009 CFO Executive Summit
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OUR FIRST YEAR!
The 2009 CFO Executive Summit (now the Midwest CFO Forum) was a half-day conference at the award winning Ford Conference and Event Center in Dearborn, Michigan leading up to the 2009 Crain’s CFO of the Year Awards at the historic Henry Ford Museum. ThisĀ prestigiousĀ invitation only summit was highlighted by a variety of speakers in the economic and financial field and brought in over 80 CFOs and senior-level executives. Click here to see pictures from the 2009 CFO Executive Summit.
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2009 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
. Nancy Schlicting President & CEO, Henry Ford Health Systems The CFO Role from a CEO’s Perspective: Prepare, Predict, Protect & Act . Jorge Lopez Distinguished Analyst, Gartner Business Executive Outlook 2009.
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2009 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS TOPICS
. Lessons Learned in Navigating Your Business Through TurmoilMichael McCuish, Senior Financial Advisor, Marsh Midwest . The Evolving Role of the CFO
Wendy Beck, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, Domino’s Pizza . Steering Your Career and the Importance of Building Your Social Capital
Kevin Dunivin, Chief Financial Officer, Real Estate One. . Hope is Not a Strategy – Fraud, Corporate Investigations and Internal Controls
William (Bill) Kowalski, J.D., Vice President, Rehmann . Leading the Way Through Creativity and Innovation
Bob Metzger, Program Director, Michigan’s Next Great Companies . Managing Your Banking Relationship in the Current Economic Environment
David Lochner, Senior Vice President, Charter One Bank . Finding and Maintaining Sources of Finance in Troubled Times, Banks, Working Capital Management, Commercial Terms and Cost Structure
Bill Carroll, Chief Financial Officer, HoMedics . Renegotiation with Creditors Can Effectively Create New Business Cash Flow
David Deutsch, Partner, Lipson Nielson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin
Stuart Logan, Attorney, Lipson Nielson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin
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2009 KEYNOTE PANEL
TOPIC: Creating the Next Great Companies: What to Know, What to Look For and How to Stay on Top
Moderator
Mary Kramer, Publisher, Crain’s Detroit Business .Panelists
John O’Reilly, Senior Vice President, Palace Sports and EntertainmentMarc Kahn, Chief Financial Officer, Vision IT
James Connelly, Chief Financial Officer, Henry Ford Health Systems



