 «TOP-management: smart money»
Minsk
November 25-26th 2011
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to VII international business-conference «Top management: smart money» that will be held on November 25-26th 2011 in Minsk.
For 6 years already our business-conference unites 250-350 business owners and top managers from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, the Baltics and non-CIS states. They get together for 2 days keen to learn something new or to share their expertise!
So what is «smart money» or in other words - what makes the money to become «smart»? What is the structure of money? What does money «love»? Whom does money «love»? How to make «smart money»? This term is usually used by investors and startuppers, but it’s time to expand the context (look through thematic matrix below).
At the conference financial planners, bankers and economic analysts, top-manages and owners will discuss big money and the nature of money. What challenges do businesses face now? What should one choose: to takeover or to give up, firmly hold chosen course or diversify, change suppliers or negotiate over again? Should one attract investments or regroup own resources?
The current economic situation makes businessmen think more and more about money: about the lost money, about how to exchange money at fair rate, about sources of hard currency earnings. Business leaders have to concentrate on most urgent issues like company usurvival, postponing strategic issues and development projects.
In worsening economic conditions the gap between the «upper class» and the «lows» grows deeper. While the owner is mobilizing, employees, on the contrary, are rapidly losing motivation and productivity. In this situation the right money culture of the company may become a powerful resource. The financial competence of staff allows to minimize losses and to catch favorable business opportunities.
The purpose of the conference is to guide managers’ financial thinking and behavior, to let them comprehend daily financial situations as the effect of financial system, to assess their business’ and personal prospects not only in terms of price but in terms of the real cost and value.
The topics we would like to discuss with our audience this year are listed in thematic matrix below.
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Market and strategy
Big money
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Finance.
Money makes money
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Culture.
The cult of money
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Organization.
My money «machine»
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• World money development trends.
• Overview of regional economic conditions. Forecasts.
• Country’s financial liquidity, analysis of the key financial indicators.
• Why do the Belarusian companies not hurry to IPO?
• Mergers and acquisitions. Is it time for medium-sized businesses?
• How to work with suppliers, banks and investors: Currency crisis strategies.
• Business’ redesigning and diversification.
• How to find and attract strategic investor: The technology
• Development of export orientation in crisis times. |
• Financial indicators - whose «dashboard»?
• Does the financial and economic modeling allow to find clients and increase profitability?
• Effective management of financial assets.
• Pricing mechanisms.
• Budgeting - an evil fate of «thrifty financiers» or there is no limit to perfection.
• Successful practices of attracting money through bond issues.
• Will venture capital work?
• The practice of profit’s funding and distribution.
• How to protect your money?
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• Corporate culture of money - myths and reality.
• How much money do you need to be happy?
• Instruments to maintain partner’s loyalty.
• Staff’s financial competence development as a way to increase its loyalty.
• Dividend policy.
• Monetary goal-setting: pros and cons.
• Sex, money, death
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• Money and me: the art of asking, the ability to give and the talent to invest.
• Money in the family business.
• Money in the affiliate business.
• Monetary «circulatory system»: who and how moves money in the organization?
• Effective monetary motivation of tops and key managers.
• Owner’s money and money of an employee. Find 10 differences. |
The Conference is not only a translation of knowledge and experience of experts, but also an active involvement of participants in discussion of current business issues. In addition to plenary sessions the conference’s program includes work-shops, thematic sections and extreme author trainings.
The new formats! This year roundtables and a managerial duel will be held within the Conference.
Experts from banking and IT industries, from investment and engineering companies will take part in the roundtables.
The topics of the roundtables: «Does money grow in IT as fast as the companies themselves?»
Financial Directors of IT-companies will confirm or dispel the myth of the correlation in growth rates of the company and its market capitalization.
«Is there always money for development?»
Experts of this roundtable will include representatives of banks, investment companies, managers of large companies who have realized large-scale investment projects. They will discuss sources and methods of attracting capital for development projects.
«Is there still «vacant» space at the market of export-oriented innovation?»
The leaders of engineering companies will share their experience in creating and developing business. They will evaluate opportunities and risks of entering the innovation business.
The culmination of the conference - a ruthless managerial duel. Experience, will, managerial intellect will battle on the theme: «Success vs happiness».
What is the measure of how and what for the business is done? Money or Human?
• Kotaro Tamura, CEO of «Strategic Initiative Corporation for Economy and Management of Japan», Japan
• Christer Ferling, Founder, CEO and co-owner of IFL Entrepreneur AB (a subsidiary of Swedish Institute of Management at Stockholm School of Economics), Sweden
• Alexander Galitsky, Managing Partner of «Almaz Capital Partners», Moscow
• Radislav Gandapas, Co-owner and leading trainer of «Oratorica», Moscow
• Rainer Michaeli, Director of the Institute for Competitive Intelligence GmbH, managing partner of «DIE DENKFABRIK, Gesellschaft für Technologie und Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH» - «Consulting in business and technology»,Butzbach, Germany
• Nikolay Badulin, CEO of Innovation Management Company «FiBr», Tomsk
• Yaroslav Kabakov, Ph.D. in Economics, Rector of «TRAINING CENTER «Finam», Moscow
• Igor Belousov, Ph.D. in Economics, owner of «Card Express» (credit cards and loyalty programs for small and medium enterprises), St. Petersburg
• Igor Yudin, Independent business consultant, investor, coach, Moscow
• Oleg Pliska, Independent consultant on organizational development, Moscow
• Mikhailo Kolisnyk, Ph.D. in Economics, managing partner of «FINART Smart Solutions», lecturer of financial courses in the Lviv School of Business at the Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine
• Tatiana Lobanova, Ph.D. on pedagogical sciences, a consultant of the banking sector, assistant professor of the Management department of State University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow
• Andrey Levchenko, Owner, CEO of «WAELLER-System-Registraturen», Kiev
• Nikolay Astrejka, Deputy Director-General for Communications «Itransition», Minsk
• Olga Kovtunova, Director of «Axis of business», Krasnoyarsk
• Andrew Kartsev, Co-owner of «Sitek», Minsk
• Vladimir Shiripov, General Director of «Izovak», Minsk
• Vadim Prokopiev, Restaurateur, co-owner of five restaurants and bars in the capital, including «News Café», «Grand Café», «Bistro de Lux», Minsk
• Yuri Gursky, Executive Director, shareholder of the «Viaden Media», Minsk
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