Bridgebay Financial, Inc. - The AFP Annual Conference 2006

Managing Treasury in a Fast Growth Environment
Tuesday, October 17 - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Treasurers from Google, Seagate and Adobe share their experiences transforming their treasury groups to meet the expanding complexities of companies undergoing explosive growth. Bridgebay will highlight best practices in setting the foundation and plans for growth. Our speakers include:

Bridgebay Financial, Inc.
Linda Ruiz-Zaiko
President & Founder

Adobe Systems Incorporated
Barbara Hill
Vice President and Treasurer

Google, Inc.
Ronni Horrillo
Treasury and Risk Manager

Seagate Technologies, Inc.
Richard Caloca, CTP
Treasurer

Cash and Liquidity Management
Maximizing Returns on Surplus Operating Cash
Tuesday, October 17 - 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Treasury professionals are under constant and increasing pressure to boost the return on cash balances, however, many are unaware of all the options available to maximizing investment returns and mitigating risk. This session will explore a range of investments and strategies and discuss the risk and return profile of each. Kevin Olson, Treasurer, Gilead Sciences, Inc. with over $3.0 billion in corporate cash assets will share his experience in establishing a strategic plan and investing surplus operating cash. Our speakers include:

Bridgebay Financial, Inc.
Linda Ruiz-Zaiko
President & Founder

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Kevin Olson
Treasurer

Objectives:

Understand investment options and risks

Implement optimal investment strategy

Understand accounting implications including FASB 115 associated with investments options

Look Before You Leap - Understanding Yield Curve Risk
Monday, October 16 - 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Are you or your company tempted to boost returns on cash through non-traditional means? Adding value through total return strategies or even by simply extending the duration of your invested-cash portfolio can mean added, unforeseen risks. Four investment professionals express differing views on how to enhance returns yet manage some of the hidden risks associated with simple approaches. This presentation includes both technical analyses and real-world examples of how some strategies can cause board-level pain when certain risks have not been mitigated. Our speakers include:

Bridgebay Consulting, LLC
Mary Ellen Mullen, CFA
Principal

The Reserve
Patrick R. Ledford
Chief Investment Officer

Merrill Lynch
Kevin J. Conery
Preferred Strategist Director