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Mergers, Acquisitions & More
The Spring 2008 Forum Keynote Speakers Will Fill Your Toolbox
Merger & acquisition (M&A) activity has a major impact on corporate real estate departments, service providers and the affected communities.
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Featuring keynote speaker
John Caslione
GCS Business Capital
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Addressing a variety of issues relevant to M&A activity as well as other timely topics that drive the corporate real estate function, the world-renowned keynote speakers of the Spring 2008 Forum will share insights and information that will impact your bottom line.
Opening General Session
The Portfolio Manager's M&A Toolbox:
The Art and Science of Mergers & Acquisitions to Drive Value in a Shifting Global Economy
Drawing from a wealth of experience and actual studies, John Caslione will shares insights and perspectives about today's compelling business issues and the shifting economy in the context of approaches to global mergers and acquisitions:
- M&A 2008: The world targets the USA
- Today's M&A is all global: Impact on asset management
- M&A key to all companies' strategic planning
- The global portfolio manager's M&A tool box
- Asset management vs. asset protection: mitigating M&A risks
- M&A strategies and tactics in a resource constrained environment
- Going forward: successful M&A and strategic asset management
Monday Luncheon Program
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Featuring keynote speaker
Dr. Edward W. (Ned) Hill,
Professor of Economic Development
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Managing the Fragmented Firm: Facility Location in a Global Marketplace
Dr. Edward Hill will engage the audience as he shares his viewpoints on global economic development and:
- Fragmented firm balance sheets and local communities
- Site selection and business management best practices
- Manufacturing, supply chain and distribution logistics
- Challenges and concerns specific to global industrial and manufacturing sectors
Closing General Session
Managing Global Risk with the Opacity Index
The Opacity Index is a template that helps measure key aspects of a country's overall risks. It enables companies to balance risk exposure by utilizing CLEAR Factor rankings.
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Featuring keynote speaker
Joel Kurtzman
Chairman of Kurtzman Group
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In his closing session remarks, Joel Kurtzman will explain the potentially expensive challenges companies face overseas owing to the opacity in five dimensions of every economy:
- Corruption
- Legal Systems
- Enforcement of economic rules and policies
- Accounting standards and corporate governance, and
- Regulatory regimens
IAMC Professional Forums are designed to offer participants timely, practical take-away information and best practices that can be implemented immediately. Furthermore, attendees typically give the internationally acclaimed keynote speakers at IAMC Professional Forums approval ratings of more than 90 percent.
For more information or to register, visit www.iamc.org.
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