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CEN SPRING CONFERENCE: 2005
Please see below for information on our 2005 Spring Conference on Mergers & Acquisitions. |
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AGENDA |
THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2005 |
| 8:15-8:30 a.m. |
Conference Overview
Bob Grabill, President & CEO - CEN |
| 8:30-9:45 a.m. |
Keynote Address: The Return of M&A and a Forecast for 2005
Joe Durnford, Chairman - JD Ford & Company
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Joe, the Chairman of JD Ford, a nationally known investment banking boutique and the "Consumer Manufacturing Industry Deal Maker of the Year," discusses the new opportunities in the M&A market. |
| 9:45-10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00-11:15 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions - Featured Speakers (Choose One)
- Capitalizing on Private Equity
Stewart Kohl, Partner - The Riverside Company
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Stewart talks about the world of private equity and how to work with an investor.
- Targeting Acquisition Candidates
Joe Durnford, Chairman - JD Ford & Company
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Joe discusses what every CEO and Senior Management Team needs to know: "The importance of leadership in making acquisitions, the CEO's critical role."
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| 11:30-1:00 p.m. |
Roundtable Discussion Session |
| 1:00-2:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions - Featured Speakers (Choose One)
- Financial Process Control as a Value Proposition
Ed Aro, Partner - Hogan & Harston
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Ed discusses the implication of Sarbanes Oxley for both private and public companies and why there is no room for error. Ed is a Partner with Hogan & Harston; a law firm which is consistently ranked as the top firm in the global law market.
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- Getting Top Dollar When You Sell Your Business
Joe Durnford, Chairman - JD Ford & Company
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| 3:30-4:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:00-5:45 p.m. |
The Anatomy of the Deal
Dr. Vicki Medvec - Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
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Professor Medvec is one of the country's top experts in Deal Decision Making and Negotiations. She discusses the most effective negotiation strategies and how to get the best deal possible while building a relationship with the other side. |
| 6:15-7:00 p.m. |
Reception |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Networking Dinner |
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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2005 |
| 8:00-9:15 a.m. |
Due Diligence - The Ten Most Important Things Before and After the Sale
Ray Schilling - SEN Member & CFO of Global Imaging Systems
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As the CFO of Global Imaging Systems, Ray has been involved with 70 acquisitions in his tenure. He shares his insights with the group on due diligence, and the importance of TEAM effort. |
| 9:15-9:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30-11:00 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions:
- Structuring & Financing the Deal
George Hagerty, Partner - Hogan & Harston &
David Kessenich, Director - KRG Capital Partners
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George and David shows how Creativity is the key to closing.
- Foreign Investment & the New M&A Market
Robert Bradford, CEO, Centers for Strategic Planning
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Robert discusses strategies for dealing with foreign investment and how to succeed when your foreign competition becomes your new domestic competitor.
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Adjourn |
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