“Throw Out Your Play Books: 3 Business Leaders Look at 2009”

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Robert Lumpkins chairman, The Mosaic Co.(NYSE);director, EcoLabs, Inc. (NYSE); former vice chair, Cargill Industries, bio

David Wescoe administrator / CEO, San Diego City Employees' Retirement System, former CEO, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services; former U.S. General Counsel of Manpower Inc., bio

Mark Merlo partner, Castle Creek Capital, chairman, Atlanta Bancorporation, Inc. & The Bankshares, Inc,. bio

How do boards and companies set strategy in the current environment of extreme uncertainty? What should they be doing for 2009? Shredding their game plans?

While "business as usual" is but a fond memory, thoughtful companies will strategize, manage and mitigate--and even ask, "What opportunities have been created?"

Hear from our "in the fray" panelists who have weathered a storm or 2, and can provide advice and insights based on real experience. They will address such questions as:

• What might the new regulatory environment look like, post-election, and what can companies do to prepare?
• How can companies cope with prolonged, reduced access to capital (equity, debt, profit)?
• How to effectively manage with such a lack of activity in the markets?
• What might be the intended and unintended consequences of massive federal intervention in some key industries, and what can directors do to prepare?
• With the build-up of cash in many corporate, institutional and individual coffers, what could be the trigger that attracts that capital in the next quarter or 2?
• How long and deep is this recession (depression)?

And bring your questions! Be prepared for these challenges. Join us and learn as our all-star speakers tell you what THEY are thinking about for 2009!

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