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- How Senior Finance Executives Can Mitigate Physical Risks to Their Supply Chains
Sponsored by FM Global
- This webcast will reveal findings from a survey conducted by CFO Research Services in collaboration with FM Global, and titled "Physical Risks to the Supply Chain: The View from Finance." From this webcast, you will learn about best practices to help you recognize risks to, and establish a compelling business case to safeguard, your supply chain.
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When:Fri, Nov 20, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How to Harmonize and Accelerate Financial Reporting
to Meet the Challenges of IFRS Sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects
- From this webcast, you will learn how to address key differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS to enable your company to minimize risks, costs and timeframes associated with fulfilling new financial reporting requirements.
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When:Tue, Nov 17, 2009 11:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Enterprise Capture: Your Onramp to Business Process Automation
Sponsored by Kofax
- During this webcast, executives from Kofax will reveal how to make enterprise capture a strategic initiative that delivers hard-dollar savings, with payback typically within 18 months. You will also learn about the benefits of standardizing your document-driven processes on a single platform.
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When:Thu, Nov 12, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Achieving World-Class Planning and Forecasting:
An Integrated Approach Sponsored by Oracle
- During this webcast, you will learn how leading organizations have implemented world-class planning and forecasting techniques, and how you can do so within your company.
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When:Wed, Nov 11, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Maximizing Target-Date Fund Effectiveness
Sponsored by Vanguard
- During this webcast, Gus Sauter, chief investment officer with Vanguard, and Gary Mottola, Ph.D., senior research analyst with the Vanguard Center for Retirement Research, will discuss how you can unleash the full potential of target-date funds using plan-design strategies.
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When:Wed, Nov 04, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How Cloud Computing Helps Finance Leaders
Achieve Greater ROI for Their Companies Sponsored by Intacct
- During this webcast, you will hear from Frank Colich, vice president of finance with 3TIER, how his company reduced its financial close time by five days while gaining real-time, consolidated visibility into essential financial information across multiple entities and countries. Marc Linden, CFO of Intacct, will then share additional compelling examples of how cloud computing is helping companies to increase their return on investment (ROI) and lower the costs of managing their financial operations.
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When:Thu, Oct 29, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Host Analytics Thought Leadership Series
Accelerate into the Upturn: Planning Best Practices that Drive Success Sponsored by Host Analytics
- During this webcast, David Axson, author of the forthcoming book, The Management Mythbuster, will share his insights about how finance leaders can collaborate with their colleagues within their organizations to establish best practices in planning. You will also hear a case study from FCR, a company that effectively implemented these practices, and find out how your organization can do so as well.
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When:Thu, Oct 22, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - What Every CFO Needs to Know about Sales Tax Trends and Lowering Compliance Costs
Sponsored by Sabrix
- During this webcast, you will hear how Epocrates responded to escalating sales tax complexities related to business growth and increasingly aggressive state auditors – while saving more than $200,000. You will also learn what a CFO needs to know about sales tax trends, as well as how to respond to these trends and protect cash flow.
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When:Wed, Oct 21, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How to Reduce Risks and Improve Regulatory Compliance by Managing Employees' Expenses
Sponsored by Meridian
- During this webcast, you will learn about best practices with managing employees' expenses that will enforce company travel policy, free up cash flow and add to your company's bottom line.
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When:Tue, Oct 06, 2009 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - The CFO's Impact on Strategic IT Investment
Sponsored by Micro Focus
- During this webcast, CFO Research Services and Micro Focus will present findings from research analysing the views of global finance executives on their companies' IT investment strategies during the downturn and beyond.
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When:Thu, Oct 01, 2009 11:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Understanding the Impact of IFRS and XBRL
on Financial Reporting Sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects
- This webcast explains the impact and scope of Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), and outlines how to ensure your transitions to IFRS and XBRL are successful.
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When:Wed, Sep 30, 2009 12:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Learning from the Crisis: A Calling for an Integrated Finance Organization
Sponsored by IBM
- During this webcast, you will learn what a company needs to do to become an Integrated Finance Organization (IFO). You will also hear about the benefits of becoming an IFO, and the triggers companies have experienced that have led them down the path of becoming IFOs.
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When:Tue, Sep 29, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Capturing the Missed Savings on Under-Managed Spend
Sponsored by ICG Commerce
- During this webcast, Tom Willman of The Hackett Group and Carl Guarino of ICG Commerce will share how finance executives can drive significant reductions in outside expenditures. They will also discuss findings from a recent study by The Hackett Group that highlight an area of hidden cost and an opportunity for immediate savings.
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When:Thu, Sep 24, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How to Translate Economic Challenges to Opportunities for Innovation and Continuous Improvement
Sponsored by Oracle
- During this webcast, you will learn how companies apply innovative techniques to extend operational excellence to management excellence across all management processes.
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When:Wed, Sep 23, 2009 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - World-Class Performance Management:
Not Just for the Fortune 500 Sponsored by PROPHIX Software
- During this webcast, you will learn about the findings of a groundbreaking study, which reveals leading misperceptions about performance management that prevent companies from defining and aligning financial goals throughout their organizations. From case studies, you will gain an understanding of how you can successfully apply best practices in performance management within your organization.
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When:Tue, Sep 22, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Take Your Purchasing Card Program to the Next Level
Sponsored by Visa
- During this webcast, Visa's Senior Business Leader, Laima Kardokas, will reveal how card program optimization can enable you to lower transaction costs; reduce costs of goods and services through strategic supplier management; provide better reporting and controls; and improve cash flow.
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When:Thu, Sep 17, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Speed Up Your 2010 Recovery Plan with Workforce Management
Sponsored by Kronos
- Whether you're planning for slow growth or no growth in 2010, your workforce plays a critical role. During this webcast, leading human capital management expert Jim Holincheck, of the analyst firm Gartner, reveals how you can use workforce management technology to uncover immediate labor cost savings and productivity improvements. Also, Jim Kizielewicz, chief marketing officer with Kronos, Inc., discusses how to prevent unnecessary payroll costs, uncontrolled overtime and workforce compliance exposure from slowing your recovery plan.
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When:Tue, Sep 15, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Five Ways CFOs Evolve from Bean Counters to Leaders
Sponsored by Infor
- During this webcast, you will learn about five strategies you can employ to sustain your focus on the continual improvement of your organization's financial health.
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When:Thu, Sep 10, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Attaining and Sustaining Cost-Leadership Status
A CFO Master Class
- From this one-hour webcast, you will learn how to leverage cost-leadership practices to help your company gain market share and improve top-line results. Through examples, you will see how companies of all sizes and across industry lines can apply the principles of cost leadership in their organizations.
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When:Wed, Sep 09, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:$145.00 - How to Manage Utility Financials in Any Economic Climate
Sponsored by Advantage IQ
- During this webcast, you will learn about current trends in electric and natural gas markets, as well as regional impacts on regulated electric rates. The webcast will also reveal four key misconceptions with budgeting energy expenses.
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When:Thu, Aug 27, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - From Data to Insight: A New Approach to
Business Intelligence and Analytics Sponsored by EDS, an HP company
- Organizations have invested billions to capture and store data, but too often have failed to develop the talent, tools and processes needed to obtain true business insight. This webcast will examine how – by adopting a more scientific approach to analytics, business intelligence and financial reporting – companies can convert transaction data and ledgers into actionable insights and deliver better business outcomes.
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When:Tue, Aug 25, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Improving Planning, Reporting, and Analysis for Midsize Companies
Sponsored by IBM
- Hear AMR Research's John Hagerty discuss 2009-2010 planning, reporting, and analysis priorities for midsize firms and how those drivers translate to real-life BI/PM implementations. Caroline Seymour from the IBM Cognos Software group will discuss the available options for midsize companies at a price they can afford.
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When:Thu, Aug 20, 2009 12:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Implementing Performance Management Methodologies —
Pitfalls and Speed-bumps Sponsored by SAS
- There are techniques that can prevent failure with implementing Performance Management (PM) methodologies, such as strategy maps, balanced scorecards with KPIs, customer profitability reporting, and driver-based budgeting, among others. Before using these techniques, one first needs to understand what the barriers are. This webcast will describe why the adoption rate of PM has been slow, and will reveal lessons learned to overcome obstacles.
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When:Tue, Aug 18, 2009 11:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Strategies to Help Companies Save Money
Sponsored by Visa
- During this webcast, you will hear about best practices among different types of companies that have benefited from implementing commercial one card programs. You will also learn how you can apply these best practices within your organization.
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When:Thu, Aug 13, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Plan and Optimize Performance in Uncertain Times:
Driving Profitability with Agile Planning and Forecasting Sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects
- This webcast will share key findings from a recent international survey sponsored by Deloitte and SAP, conducted by CFO Research Services, and entitled, "Driving Profitability In Turbulent Times with Agile Planning and Forecasting." The survey report highlights the finance department's challenges in today's environment of economic uncertainty and summarizes the priorities of senior finance executives.
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When:Wed, Aug 05, 2009 11:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Three Steps for Improving Cash Flow Fast
A CFO Master Class
- Learn what CFOs, CAOs, and their direct reports really need to do in order to increase corporate cash flow and play a true leadership role in setting the direction for change.
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When:Thu, Jul 30, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:$145.00 - Being The Best: Thriving not just surviving
- Sponsored by KPMG
- More than ever, the finance function needs to be actively engaged in strategic issues. This webcast will share insights from extensive research with leading finance functions about the habits of successful CFOs and the finance strategies employed by top-performing organisations.
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When:Thu, Jul 30, 2009 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Achieve Long-Term Savings by Streamlining Telecom
Sponsored by Advantage IQ
- During this webcast, you will find out why reducing telecom costs can bring about significant savings to your business. You will also learn best practices to enable you to improve the visibility of telecom expenses; optimize your selection and usage of telecom services; and manage your telecom infrastructure more efficiently.
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When:Tue, Jul 28, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How to Use Financial Analytics to Unlock Profitability
Potential in Turbulent Times Sponsored by IBM
- This webcast, featuring David Owens, Associate Director of Research with CFO Research Services, will share recent survey results on business trends and evolving approaches to financial analytics.
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When:Wed, Jul 22, 2009 12:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Managing Volatility – Practical Tools for Managing
In Today's Uncertain World A CFO Master Class
- During this webcast, David Axson will discuss practical tools and techniques that can help provide insight, enabling managers to make faster, more confident decisions. This webcast is designed for business and finance executives who are seeking to better understand the tools and techniques that can be applied on a daily basis to chart a course through 2009 and beyond.
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When:Thu, Jul 09, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:$145.00 - The CFO's New Environment
- Sponsored by ACCA
- Presenting new research – drawn from a survey of more than 450 CFOs worldwide – on how current global economic conditions are shaping the role and perceptions of today's CFO. This webcast will share the key findings from CFOs including how they are viewed by the Board and the wider business, which key areas are demanding their attention in these turbulent times, the strategies and tactics they are employing and the future skills and training needs they – and their teams – need to address to cope in this new economic environment.
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When:Tue, Jul 07, 2009 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - The Key to Wise T&E Spending in an Uncertain Economy
- Sponsored by Concur
- In this challenging economy, and at a time when expenses are receiving so much media attention in the UK, how wise are your company's policies for managing travel and entertainment (T&E) spend? Attend this informative webcast and learn how organisations are using technology to truly take control of their limited T&E budgets.
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When:Thu, Jul 02, 2009 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Managing Utility Expenses to Improve Financial Performance and Enhance Corporate Sustainability
Sponsored by Advantage IQ
- Can a company achieve sustainability objectives in the face of intense pressure to reduce costs? During this webcast, you will hear how Dell, Jack in the Box and Staples identified ways to lower their utility expenses. In addition, you will learn from these case studies how to apply best practices in such key areas as benchmarking and procurement to reduce energy costs, while achieving your organization's goals for environmental sustainability, over the long term.
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When:Thu, Jun 25, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Forecasting in Turbulent Times – Be Confident Where You're Going
Sponsored by IBM
- Join IBM and Jeremy Hope, cofounder of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table and acclaimed author of Reinventing the CFO (Harvard Business School Press), as they describe best practices and solutions that are helping companies improve the forecasting process to drive better business outcomes in turbulent times.
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When:Tue, Jun 23, 2009 12:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - CFO TV's Business Briefing Q2
- Sponsored by ACCA and PricewaterhouseCoopers
- In the first quarter of 2009 finance executives responding to our Business Outlook Survey told us their confidence levels were slowly recovering. Yet the number of pessimists still outweighed the optimists. What will happen this quarter? Log on to our latest CFO TV Business Briefing video from June 18th for an in-depth analysis of the survey results and review of the issues weighing most on CFOsý minds as the downturn grinds on, including finance efficiency, regulatory changes and cash management.
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When:Thu, Jun 18, 2009 4:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - The Silver Lining in Business Downturns:
Your Chance to Build a More Agile Organization A CFO Master Class
- From this webcast, you will learn how to move beyond the usual short-term, disruptive reactions to downturns and, instead, use this "burning platform" as a catalyst for creating a more innovative and agile organization to drive sustainable, long-term shareholder value. You will gain an understanding of how to make essential changes to key business processes, including improvements to performance management, business planning and outlooks, and human capital management.
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When:Tue, Jun 16, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:$145.00 - Target-Date Funds and Investing Fundamentals:
A Solid Foundation for Retirement Investors Sponsored by Vanguard
- Target-date fund investing is one of the most significant innovations in the retirement savings marketplace in recent years. This webinar analyzes the key investment fundamentals behind target-date funds – and why the funds remain a sensible and appropriate choice for retirement investors.
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When:Tue, Jun 09, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Finance Executives Are Attacking Indirect Expenditures
for Cost Reductions Sponsored by ICG Commerce
- During this webcast, you will hear about Teva Pharmaceuticals' strategy and program for accelerating cost reductions; how the finance team gained buy-in and approval for the program; and how they ensure "savings" hit the bottom-line.
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When:Thu, Jun 04, 2009 1:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Catch 22: Accounting for Contingencies
and Environmental Liabilities A CFO Master Class
- Tim Reason, editorial director of CFO.com, will interview attorney and financial analyst Greg Rogers, president of Advanced Environmental Dimensions, about the conclusions that can be drawn for companies of all sizes and from all industries through a benchmark analysis of 25 companies in the petroleum and chemical industries. They will discuss such issues as environmental reserve practices, cost-effectiveness of environmental expenditures, impact on market capitalization, proximity of reported liabilities to fair value, and solvency risk.
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When:Tue, Jun 02, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:$145.00 - How to Avoid Common Energy Procurement Pitfalls
Sponsored by Advantage IQ
- The first steps to successfully purchase energy are to determine your company's risk tolerance and to understand how volatile market risk can affect your budget. How do you know if your company's energy purchasing strategy aligns with your company's risk tolerance? During this webcast, we will explore common energy procurement pitfalls and how to avoid them. You will discover why it is so important to understand, evaluate and communicate risk within your organization. You will also learn which questions to ask and how to establish strong energy procurement policies.
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When:Thu, May 28, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Leveraging Profitability Analytics to Reduce Costs
Sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects
- During this Webcast you will learn how to use multidimensional profitability analytics to identify value-creating versus value-destroying entities. You will also discover how to use that information to expose hidden, non-value-added services that represent a significant drag on earnings – while simultaneously enhancing your ability to create long-term value. In addition, you will hear a case study about a company that has used profitability analytics effectively.
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When:Wed, May 27, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - CPM Thought Leadership Series
Join the Elite: Learn How to Effectively Link Your
Balanced Scorecard to Your Budget Sponsored by Host Analytics
- To learn how you can use balanced scorecards to implement your business strategies successfully, we invite you to register for this webcast, featuring Bob Paladino, author of Five Key Principles of Corporate Performance Management.
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When:Wed, May 20, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Trimming the Fat on Healthcare Costs:
How 5 Companies Saved Big Dollars Sponsored by bswift
- During this webcast, Forrester Consulting will present a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) commissioned study of five blue-chip companies that generated a fivefold ROI and a rapid payback by implementing a benefits automation solution that quickly cut health plan costs and saved big dollars by eliminating administrative inefficiencies. This webcast will provide an overview of the dollars spent and the dollars saved when using the right combination of technology, expertise and service.
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When:Tue, May 19, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Aligning Finance and Procurement to Deliver Sustainable Bottom-Line Impact
- Expert Panel Debate, sponsored by Emptoris
- Tough economic conditions and a tight credit market are driving CFOs to accelerate efforts to control spending and reduce costs. At the same time, risk management processes must be bolstered, given the dangers associated with cash management, supplier failures, volatile currencies and fluctuating commodity costs. In this one-hour webcast, a panel of financial and procurement experts will share their experience and insight about which strategies drive improvements in working capital along and cost savings that are both immediate and sustainable.
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When:Tue, May 19, 2009 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Surviving Economic Crisis: New Perspectives on
Commercial Card Programs Sponsored by Visa
- Current economic conditions are forcing businesses to streamline operations and cut costs. Join this webinar to find more efficient ways to manage working capital and to maintain adequate cash flow.
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When:Thu, May 14, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Optimizing Cost, Profit and Value:
Lessons from the Last 12 Months Sponsored by SAS
- During this webcast, you will hear how Mutual of Omaha is broadening its purview beyond cost savings to identify and act on opportunities to increase profit and value. From Peter B.B. Turney, author of the book Common Cents, you will find out how to recognize and avoid the most common mistakes businesses make in their cost-cutting efforts. In addition, you will learn about advances in the field of performance management that can give your organization essential tools to accurately evaluate and continually sustain its financial well-being.
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When:Tue, May 12, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Providing Cash Flow (Oxygen) in Turbulent Times
CFOs Look to Improve Working Capital Management Practices to Combat Liquidity Pressure and the Credit Crunch
Sponsored by IBM
- During this webcast, Mary Driscoll, Senior Research Fellow with the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC), will share recent survey results that showcase working capital management best practices. In addition, the survey will reveal how CFOs plan to direct their resources and energies to improve the performance of working capital management processes. You will also learn about new tools to help provide finance departments with more accurate, reliable visibility into the drivers of working capital.
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When:Tue, May 05, 2009 12:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Learn How to Use IFRS to Your Competitive Advantage
Sponsored by Oracle
- During this webcast, you will hear the findings of a survey of senior executives from major U.S. companies about how they perceive the challenges of moving to IFRS. You will also learn how companies outside the U.S. successfully adopted IFRS while enhancing business processes, and you will discover best practices you can apply as you prepare your company for the transition to IFRS.
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When:Thu, Apr 30, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - CFO TV's Cash Clinic: Effective Working Capital Management
- Sponsored by SunGard and REL
- CFO Europe is pleased to announce the "Cash Clinic", a new video series dedicated to helping senior finance executives explore leading-edge cash management strategies. Featuring the magazine's award-winning editorial team, other financial experts and CFOs themselves, these programmes will focus on the key concerns of finance chiefs when it comes to ensuring that cash remains king at their companies. From working capital management to banking relationships to budgeting and forecasting, the series will address all aspects of cash management best practice via panel debates and case studies.
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When:Thu, Apr 30, 2009 4:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Harnessing the Recession: Accelerating Cost Reductions
and Capital Preservation
Part One of a Two-Part Series A CFO Master Class
- During this webcast, you will learn how to identify and measure costs of products and processes within your organization; how to distinguish between and determine the magnitude of value-added and non-value-added costs; and how to build plans to systematically prioritize and attack non-value-added activities.
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When:Thu, Apr 23, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:$199.00 - Best Practices in Employee Spend Management:
How to Maximize Oversight with Minimal Overhead Sponsored by Concur
- At first glance, it seems easy to recognize whether your company manages costs efficiently. But the numbers that appear on reimbursement requests from employees or bills from vendors do not tell the whole story. During this webcast, you'll learn how to identify hidden costs connected with gathering and processing invoices and expense reports. Through a case study, you'll also find out about best practices you can use to enable your company to control expenses while minimizing the level of administration you need to do so.
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When:Thu, Apr 02, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Improve the Efficiency of Your Cash Management Process
Through Automated Payables Sponsored by Visa
- During this webcast, we'll reveal how you can employ automation to ensure more timely payments, gain greater visibility into your company's spend, improve financial controls, and leverage robust information reporting. Additionally, you'll learn how to use electronic payment methods designed to help large and mid-market companies gain efficiencies and reduce costs associated with the accounts payable process.
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When:Tue, Mar 31, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - The Evolution from Budgeting to Continuous Planning and Forecasting
A CFO Master Class
- Is a rigid annual budgeting process putting your company in danger in these turbulent times? This webcast will demonstrate the value of a better approach. Through case examples, you will hear about leading companies that have moved from traditional budgeting to continuous planning and forecasting, and learn how the switch has improved the speed and effectiveness of their management decision-making. We will advise attendees on how to change the ways their companies set targets, devise incentives, allocate resources, and determine priorities during the transition to continuous planning.
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When:Thu, Mar 26, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:$145.00 - Improving Cost and Profitability Decisions
in a Challenging Economic Environment Sponsored by SAP
- The webcast will feature recommendations from Mitch Max, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the management consulting practice DecisionVu, about how to execute an efficient profitability analysis program and how to improve decision-making using cost and profitability analysis and reporting.
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When:Tue, Mar 24, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - CFO TV's Business Briefing Q1
- Sponsored by ACCA and PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Why is confidence among CFOs on the rise? When will banking relationships return to normal? What are finance chiefs' top concerns? Tune in to the latest episode of CFO TV's Business Briefing to find out.
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When:Thu, Mar 19, 2009 2:00 P.M. GMT ( 9:00 A.M. ET )
Cost:FREE - Tighter Budgets Require Smarter Travel and Expense Management
- Sponsored by Concur
- During tough economic times, Travel & Expense budgets are the first casualty. But simply cutting travel budgets without understanding the difference between wasteful spending and travel spending that generates revenue could have devastating long-term effects. To become smarter about their travel & expenses, a growing number of companies are moving from manual to automated processes, leveraging the resulting expense information to make better decisions about where they spend the budget they still have. Register for this complimentary webcast to learn how organisations just like yours are harnessing technology to gain greater visibility into their T&E expenditures.
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When:Tue, Mar 10, 2009 11:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - CFO Priorities for Travel Management
- Sponsored by Amadeus
- During this webcast travel technology provider, Amadeus will be joined by American Express Business Travel to explore critical issues for the efficient procurement and management of travel in 2009. Join Vic Pynn, Senior Vice President, Multinational Customer Group, Amadeus North America and Herve Sedky, Vice President and General Manager, Global Advisory Services, American Express Business Travel to find out how companies can adjust their travel programmes and policy in the current economic climate to drive company profitability and travel smarter.
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When:Thu, Feb 26, 2009 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Why Outsourcing and Co-Sourcing Are More Important Than Ever
- Sponsored by CDS Global
- Join experts Richard Eaton, Vice President of Operations at Highlights for Children, and Dennis Luther, Vice President of Global Marketing at CDS Global, as they discuss the importance of alternative sourcing. They will reveal why organizations should constantly be evaluating their sourcing strategies as a way to strengthen operational management and improve competitive position and profitability. If you want to learn how to reduce costs, decrease overhead, stay on top of technological advancements and gain a strategic partner, don't miss this engaging and informative webcast.
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When:Tue, Feb 24, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Environmental Performance Management: How CFOs Contribute to the Green Strategy
- Sponsored by Infor
- In the second of two webcasts on the green agenda and the CFO, we look at how finance departments can integrate the green agenda into existing strategy, systems and processes – for budgeting, forecasting and planning, asset management and evaluating capital expenditure.
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When:Thu, Feb 12, 2009 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - The Integrated Finance Organisation: Balancing Risk and Performance
- Sponsored by IBM
- The Quest for Cash: Releasing Organic Sources of Working Capital in Tightening Credit Markets.
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When:Thu, Feb 05, 2009 5:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Improving Defined Contribution Participant Portfolios:
Tools for Sponsors Sponsored by Vanguard
- Senior Vanguard principals will discuss a set of strategies that plan sponsors might use to improve the diversification of DC participant portfolios, including target-date funds, managed accounts, and reenrollment into a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA). The discussion will analyze the legal framework in place for plan sponsors considering the adoption of these strategies and evaluate the impact that these tools can have on your participants' portfolio diversification.
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When:Tue, Jan 27, 2009 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How to Prepare for a Successful Transition to IFRS While Improving Your Time to Close
- Sponsored by Oracle
- Learn how to prepare for the transition from GAAP to IFRS, and how the move could affect your time to close.
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When:Tue, Dec 09, 2008 1:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Surviving Together: How Boards and CFOs Will Steer Their Companies Through the Greatest Financial Crisis of Our Lifetime
- Join CFO and Corporate Board Member magazines for an exclusive, two-hour Webcast that examines how directors and CFOs must work together to survive this financial crisis.
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When:Tue, Dec 02, 2008 1:00 P.M. ET
Cost:$95.00 - Linking Strategy with Operations
- Sponsored by Cognos, an IBM Company
- Improve the execution of your key strategies. You'll hear about new tools and disciplines to measure performance against strategy, increase accountability and ownership, and align initiatives with strategic objectives.
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When:Wed, Nov 19, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Green Strategy and the CFO: At the Crossroads between Profitability and Sustainability
- Sponsored by Infor
- In the first of two webcasts on the green agenda and the CFO, we discuss the role of the finance department in the corporate sustainability strategy. First, does being green matter to the CFO? Should it matter? If so, when should the finance department show the way and when should they let others in the organisation take the lead?
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When:Tue, Nov 18, 2008 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Driving More Value through Expense Management
- Sponsored by Concur
- Is the uncertain economy and the rising cost of business travel forcing your organisation to reevaluate its T&E policies? Attend this informative webinar and learn how you can automate the T&E expense management process to help reduce spend and transaction costs while increasing control and compliance.
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When:Tue, Oct 28, 2008 11:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Using Analytics to Identify Your Most Effective Opportunities
- Sponsored by Cognos, an IBM Company
- Learn how to improve your company's profitability reporting in these volatile times.
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When:Wed, Oct 22, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Moving Beyond Spreadsheets to Manage Costs and Profitability
- Sponsored by SAP
- Move beyond spreadsheets and learn how to enhance the accuracy and transparency of your cost and profitability reporting.
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When:Tue, Oct 07, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How to Make B2B Payments Easier and More Efficient
- Sponsored by MasterCard
- Learn how the latest advances in electronic payments can reduce the amount of time and money your company spends.
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When:Thu, Oct 02, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Forecasting in Turbulent Times
- Sponsored by Cognos, an IBM Company
- Learn how to improve your organization's forecasts, overcome barriers to change, and sustain a renewed forecasting process.
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When:Wed, Sep 24, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How to Navigate Nexus and Chart an Optimal Course for Compliance
- Sponsored by Sabrix
- Learn best practices to help you understand and act on changes to nexus requirements. A case study with Boris Katsman, Controller at arvato systems, N.A., will highlight how Sabrix is helping the company expand without hiring additional staff to manage compliance.
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When:Thu, Sep 18, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Unified GRC: The Key to Corporate Accountability and Strategic Success
- Sponsored by SAP
- Improve your organization's accountability, compliance, risk assessment, and, ultimately performance.
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When:Tue, Sep 16, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How to Reduce Financial Reporting Complexity
- A CFO.com Editorial Webcast
- Glimpse the future of financial reporting with Robert Pozen, chairman of the SEC's "Complexity Committee" (CIFR). He'll discuss its findings, which will profoundly affect the way companies collect, compile and report their financial information.
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When:Wed, Sep 10, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Improving Visibility Into Your Organization's Financial Performance
- Sponsored by SAP
- Establish a faster, more compliant close with new trends and best practices in financial reporting. Join this special HALF-HOUR webcast to learn how.
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When:Thu, Aug 21, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - A Shared Benefit: Employer Views on the Value of
401(k) Plans - Sponsored by Charles Schwab
- A recent study by CFO Research and Schwab reveals what today's senior finance executives are thinking about 401(k) plans -- what they mean to their companies, their employees, and what's most important to maximize the plans' value and benefit.
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When:Wed, Aug 20, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - An Economy-Proof Approach to Managing T&E Expenses
- Sponsored by Concur
- Explore best practices in managing T&E expenses. Learn how to establish T&E policies that result in long-term cost savings and reflect metrics that are within your company's control.
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When:Tue, Aug 12, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Cash Flow and the Credit Crunch:
Transforming your Order-to-Cash Performance in Tough Times - Sponsored by SunGard
- NOTE: 3 PM LONDON TIME
Hear how leading organisations have cut DSO, eliminated inefficiencies, and boosted visibility and collaboration across the order-to-cash cycle, even as the economy slows and credit risks escalate. -
When:Thu, Jul 17, 2008 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - ROI And Beyond: How To Manage IT For Maximum Advantage
- CFO.com Editorial Webcast
- Learn how finance can guide wise IT decisions by calculating ROI. We'll examine real-world case studies, discuss key mistakes to avoid on major IT initiatives, and how business intelligence and analytics are helping companies harness the true power of IT.
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When:Tue, Jun 24, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Readying for the XBRL Mandate: A Proactive Approach to Surviving and Thriving in the New World of Interactive Data and Financial Reporting
- Sponsored by JustSystems
- Prepare to survive and thrive in the new world of business reporting with the coming XBRL standard. Learn how it dramatically simplifies filing and reporting, increases accuracy, and improves transparency and information access.
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When:Thu, Jun 05, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Cash Flow: A Recession Survival Guide
- CFO.com Editorial Webcast
- Learn how to handle cash flow issues in a tough economic climate. Examine how companies fared in the last recession, compared to today. Then explore best practices for weathering the storm and how to continue maintaining a healthy positive cash flow.
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When:Thu, May 29, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Environmental Regulation: What Every Company Needs to Know Now
- CFO.com Editorial Webcast
- Find out what you don't know about FAS 157 before it costs you. Accounting changes regarding environmental liabilities are already impacting companies' financial statements. The environment isn't just about PR anymore — it's a question of finance.
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When:Tue, May 20, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Streamlining the Strategy: How Strategic CFOs Can Deliver on Corporate Performance Management
- Sponsored by Host Analytics
- Learn about award-winning strategies to drive meaningful results in any organization from Bob Paladino, CPA, author of Five Key Principles of Corporate Performance Management.
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When:Thu, May 15, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Taking Control of Travel and Expense Management: How Automation is Providing Organisations with One Version of the Truth
- Sponsored by Concur
- Learn to capture valuable data to establish "one version of the truth." You'll hear real-life stories of how organisations are reducing costs of travel and expense management -- from procurement all the way through to reimbursement.
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When:Tue, Apr 29, 2008 8:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Internal Audit: The New Jumpstart for Your Finance Career
- CFO.com Editorial Webcast
- Boost your career by spending a rotation in internal audit. Find out which industries value internal audit, the current state of hiring for internal auditors, and how gaining this experience can be a stepping stone for you to the C-suite.
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When:Thu, Apr 24, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - A Full View of the Enterprise: Integrating Financial and Operational Planning
- Sponsored by SAP
- Bridge the gap between strategy and execution by integrating operational and financial planning. Hear about thoughts on this from over 400 executives worldwide, surveyed recently by CFO Europe Research Services.
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When:Tue, Apr 15, 2008 10:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - An Integrated Approach to Risk and Compliance
- CFO.com Editorial Webcast
- Learn how to create a unified approach to governance, risk and compliance in your organization in this informative discussion about the people, processes, and technologies that are part of a holistic approach to GRC.
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When:Tue, Mar 25, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How the Finance Function Is Emerging as an Enabler of Innovation
- Sponsored by Microsoft
- Review a new study on how finance organizations are furthering business innovation, and find out what you can do to contribute.
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When:Tue, Mar 18, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Controlling Your Meetings Expense: The Financial Executive's Guide
- Sponsored by StarCite
- Learn about benefits and best practices of adopting a strategic approach toward meetings management. Expert panelists will discuss specific methods and processes your company can implement to control and optimize the costs associated with meetings.
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When:Tue, Mar 11, 2008 1:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - CFOs Freed to Be More Strategic with New Sales & Use Tax Compliance Strategies
- Sponsored by Sabrix
- Uncover your hidden costs and time wasted on sales & use tax compliance by viewing the results of a recent CFO Report and listening to case study speaker, Mike Akers, CFO of Power Systems Inc.
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When:Tue, Feb 12, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Vanguard Perspectives on Selecting Target Date Portfolios: Four Key Considerations
- Sponsored by Vanguard
- Join senior Vanguard principals for their perspectives on key considerations behind target date portfolios' investment methodology and the impact of target date programs on participant investment behavior.
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When:Wed, Jan 30, 2008 1:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Forecast and Cost Control: Optimizing Forecasting to Better Control Costs
- Sponsored by Business Objects
- Learn to increase your forecast accuracy and understand the drivers of cost, so that you can better predict business outcomes and maximize profitability.
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When:Thu, Jan 24, 2008 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Game Over: Sustainable Working Capital Management
- CFO.com Editorial Webcast
- Break free of costly and inefficient year-end behaviors that many companies engage in when they try to reduce working capital in time for the annual report. CFO.com speaks with the experts at REL Consultancy Group about how to end this vicious cycle.
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When:Tue, Dec 11, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Implementing Streamlined Corporate Performance Management: A Finance Executive's Perspective
- Sponsored by Host Analytics
- View a real-life case study and learn how to automate and improve your processes with a new generation of Corporate Performance Management technology.
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When:Wed, Dec 05, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Managing Duration Risk in Pension Portfolios
- Sponsored by Vanguard
- Join Vanguard in a discussion of approaches to managing pension risk by extending duration of the overall portfolio to more closely match the duration of the liabilities.
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When:Tue, Nov 27, 2007 1:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How Enterprises Use Learning to Manage and Improve Performance
- Sponsored by Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS)
- How do finance training programs at your company measure up? Is your finance staff preparing to improve its performance now and for the future? Hear the results of the recent CFO Research report on this issue, plus a live, interactive panel discussion.
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When:Wed, Nov 14, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Getting the Story Behind the Numbers:
The Keys to Analytical and Insightful Financial Reporting - Sponsored by Oracle
- Hear the results of a major European survey from CFO Europe Research Services on the state of financial reporting.
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When:Tue, Nov 13, 2007 6:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Five Steps To Enterprise Spreadsheet Management and Control
- Sponsored by Compassoft
- Reduce the risk of spreadsheet errors and fraud in your company with this best-practices framework. Youýll learn specific guidance on advancements in field-proven spreadsheet management and automation technologies that scale across the enterprise.
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When:Tue, Oct 30, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - The Strategic CFO -- Extending Performance Management Beyond Finance
- Sponsored by SAP
- A recent study will show you how today's CFO is evolving towards a more strategic leadership role, and how to overcome the obstacles and cope with the adjustments needed to take advantage of these forces of change.
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When:Wed, Oct 24, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - CFOs' View on Procurement: Research Findings on Information, Risk and Money
- Sponsored by Ariba
- Gain fresh insights into methods for elevating the procurement function's role and the crucial ways in which it can positively affect bottom line results by exploring the results of a recent CFO Research Services Study.
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When:Wed, Oct 17, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Battle-Tested Best Practices in Planning and Budgeting in Action
- Sponsored by Host Analytics
- Learn the six tenets of solid planning and budgeting, and examine a case study of how one company has significantly improved its planning and budgeting process by combining best practices and software.
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When:Wed, Sep 26, 2007 3:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Enable Operational Execution and Build Accountability with Incentive Compensation Management
- Sponsored by Varicent
- Achieve a competitive advantage by using Sales Performance Management. You will learn about strategies and solutions to help you take the surprises out of variable pay programs and why finance is best positioned to lead these initiatives.
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When:Wed, Sep 19, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Optimizing Your Commercial Card Program: Benchmarking & Best Practices
- Sponsored by MasterCard
- Gain insight into current and future trends in commercial card use by examining benchmark data to evaluate program performance and identify best practices to help optimize programs.
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When:Thu, Sep 13, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Defining the Superstar CFO: What Extraordinary CFOs Do to Drive Extraordinary Results
- Sponsored by SAP
- Learn about the attributes of CFOs who help lead their companies to extraordinary performance. Responses from over 300 senior finance executives identify how these superstars achieve their results -- and how they are changing to meet future challenges.
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When:Wed, Sep 12, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Driving Savings and Compliance Through Corporate Card Optimization
- Sponsored by MasterCard
- Gain insight into your T&E spending patterns; drive cost savings, and increase process efficiency by using corporate card products to integrate your companyýs spending data and exploit end-to-end solutions to fully optimize your corporate card programs.
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When:Tue, Aug 21, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Why Controllers Aren't CFO Material -- and How to Change That
- CFO.com Editorial Webcast
- Learn about the personalities and skills of world-class CFOs, how controllers can develop them, and how companies can find them in this interactive discussion between CFO.com's editorial director and a panel of experts.
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When:Thu, Aug 09, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Competing on Analytics: How Fact-Based Decisions and Business Intelligence Drive Company Performance
- Sponsored by Applix
- Learn how to separate your company from the pack and compete based upon the sophisticated analysis of your company's data. Explore building broad capabilities for enterprise-level business analytics and intelligence.
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When:Thu, Jul 26, 2007 1:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - The Value of Commercial Card Data Integration
- Sponsored by MasterCard Worldwide
- Learn how to extend the return on your existing technology investments, automate reconciliation processes, and consolidate data for reporting by integrating commercial card data into critical e-procurement, electronic invoicing and ERP environments.
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When:Wed, Jul 18, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How Integrated Financial Compliance Lowers the Cost of SOX
- Sponsored by Cartesis
- Learn better ways to manage your organization’s financial reporting and compliance processes by converging performance management and financial GRC and getting rid of more costly and fragmented approaches.
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When:Thu, Jul 12, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - SPM: New Systems Drive Revenue with More Visibility and Control, Less Risk
- Sponsored by Callidus Software
- Gain control of your sales programs and enhance profitability with SPM solutions. Learn how leading enterprises strategically plan, optimize and measure sales compensation strategies and components like compensation plans, bonuses, quotas, and headcount.
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When:Tue, Jun 26, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - 10 Capital Planning Best Practices for Decision Governance & Risk Management
- Sponsored by IBM Maximo/CopperLeaf Technologies
- Discover new practical strategies for prioritizing asset spending with 10 proven practices used by asset-intensive organizations to drive asset performance and improve bottom-lines through better fact-based capital investment decisions.
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When:Thu, Jun 21, 2007 11:00 A.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Transform Your Planning In Just Weeks: Success Stories from CollabNet & Other Mid-Market Companies
- Sponsored by Adaptive Planning
- Learn about BPM 2.0, and how real-world companies have used these exciting new approaches to transform their staid spreadsheet-based processes. They’ve decreased budgeting time, reduced errors, and made Finance a value-added strategic function.
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When:Tue, Jun 19, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Performance Networks: Understanding Stakeholder Dynamics and Business Indicators
- Sponsored by Oracle/Hyperion
- Learn to define better performance indicators with performance networks. Move your organization beyond traditional hierarchical control models to a new world of trust and transparency between partners,suppliers, customers,shareholders and the community.
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When:Tue, Jun 12, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Unlocking the Secrets of World-Class Incentive Compensation Management
- Sponsored by Varicent
- Learn to move past spreadsheets to gain accuracy, control and insight into compensation management. Experts from Watson Wyatt and Varicent will discuss trends, tips and techniques for better ICM.
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When:Tue, Jun 05, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Finance and GRC -- Making Compliance Strategic
- Sponsored by Movaris
- Learn how to automate Governance, Risk and Compliance initiatives to turn compliance burdens into business advantage. By tightly linking qualitative controls to compliance and performance operations, you can increase Finance’s visibility and impact.
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When:Wed, May 23, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - How to Get REAL ROI from Your Budgeting and Planning Software
- Sponsored by Host Analytics
- Learn how a leading publicly-traded company maximized its return on Business Performance Management software. You’ll hear first-hand from the senior manager of financial planning how he successfully evaluated, selected and implemented a BPM solution.
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When:Wed, Apr 18, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - The CFO Road Map to Successful Enterprise Performance Management
- Sponsored by Business Objects
- Clear up your confusion about enterprise performance management and get answers to your practical questions about its ins and outs. Our expert speaker shares best practices as a guide.
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When:Thu, Mar 29, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Driving Profitable Growth through Sales Performance Management
- Sponsored by Varicent
- Recapture revenue lost through poor fiscal management of territories, quotas and incentive and compensation plans. Learn the secrets to leveraging your budgeting and planning process for a sales performance management strategy.
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When:Thu, Mar 22, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Case Studies: Improve Your Consolidation, Budgeting, Reporting and Planning Processes
- Sponsored by Cartesis
- Learn how two major organizations achieved ROI from their finance and performance management functions by speeding up close time, gaining accuracy and alignment, and enabling better decisions with benchmarking and better access to indicators.
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When:Thu, Mar 15, 2007 1:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Best Practices in Financial Performance Management
- Sponsored by Clarity Systems
- Join AMR Research, Omron Healthcare, and Clarity to learn how your organization can become a performance management leader, by anticipating changes in operations to predict and plan future performance.
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When:Wed, Mar 07, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Better Budgeting, Reporting and Benchmarking: The Keys to Fast ROI
- Sponsored by Cartesis
- Learn the three keys to achieving ROI in a finance performance management initiative by examining case studies -- featuring findings from CFO Research, plus a panel including speakers from the SEC, EDGAR Online, and IXIS AM Group.
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When:Thu, Feb 01, 2007 1:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE - Finance Executives Discuss Better Budgeting and Planning
- Sponsored by Host Analytics
- A panel of three finance executives will discuss the reasons they are using Software-as-a-Service in addition to what Business Performance Management delivers, and the benefits they’ve been able to obtain.
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When:Wed, Jan 24, 2007 2:00 P.M. ET
Cost:FREE
