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January 29, 2008: Pre-Dinner Forum and Dinner Presentation

Pre-Dinner Forum: 4:30-5:30 PM

Topic: The Financial Times Provides the Global Perspective Required for Effective Global Leadership
Speaker: William Speck, Director of Research and Business Development
Sponsor: The Financial Times

In today's world international markets are becoming increasingly important in daily decision-making. Air travel, teleconferencing and the Internet allow professionals to conduct business easily on a worldwide basis. Leading companies need an unbiased, trusted and authoritative source of global information.

During this presentation you will learn about the resources The Financial Times (FT) provides for indexing, researching and tracking the economy. Using a new on-line game, currently being developed by the FT's market research team, you are guaranteed to have fun while you learn. You will also see a demonstration of the newest FT product.

Covering far more than finance, The Financial Times provides the information needed to make the best decisions for your business, including;

- Exclusive on-line coverage, such as customized briefings of industries, markets and companies.

- Commodity Data - track the cost of commodities from oil to paper.

- FT Special Reports - exclusive in-depth information on selected countries, industries and key business trends.

- Real-time, breaking news - continuously updated global news & stock prices as well as personalized news alerts on your choice of companies and topics likely to affect your business.

- Proprietary research tools - which deliver relevant data, stories and capital markets metrics simultaneously into one easily handled interface.

- High value single-topic special reports and surveys on countries, industries, investment opportunities, management theories and technologies.

- Archive of back FT issues that will help in research and case studies.

William Speck is Director of Research and Business Development for The Financial Times. For over a decade, Mr. Speck has developed innovative marketing solutions for publishers, including The Financial Times, The Economist and Ziff-Davis. Throughout his career, Mr. Speck has held a broad range of management positions in research, product development, marketing and business development, giving him a deep understanding of publishing organizations. An early advocate for Web 2.0, Mr. Speck has helped publishers navigate the evolving Internet medium and has frequently spoken on the subject.

Dinner Presentation: 6:00 PM

Topic: The National and Regional Economies - A Look Back, A Look Ahead
Speaker: Jonathan Basile, Vice President and Economist, Credit Suisse; Chair, NAPM-New York Business Survey Committee

Jonathan Basile will examine current conditions for economic growth, inflation and the labor market for the U.S. and New York economies and will present Credit Suisse's view of the U.S. economy and Federal Reserve Board policy for 2008.

Jonathan Basile is an economist based in the New York office of Credit Suisse, specializing in macroeconomic trends, data analysis and forecasting for the U.S. and Canada. He joined Credit Suisse in 2000 through the merger with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Before the merger, he worked as an economist with DLJ for two years, tracking the economies of the US, Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining DLJ, he worked as a US economist with HSBC Securities for seven years. Mr. Basile received his BA in economics from Princeton University.

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