Business

This event begins with presentations and demonstrations on how XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) can be used for equity research and analysis. The regulators and buy and sell side representatives talk about how XBRL will be implemented and used by analysts and investors. The program is presented by NYSSA's (New York Society of Security Analysis) Improved Corporate Reporting Committee.

The event takes place on April 11, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

Agenda:

00:00:00 Opening Remarks

John A. Elliott, Dean, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College

Eric P. Linder, CFA, President, SavaNet

00:10:43 Speech: Achieving the Potential of XBRL for Investors and Analysts

Jeffrey J. Diermeier, CFA, President and CEO, CFA Institute

00:27:38 Presentation: XBRL from the Investor & Analyst Perspective

Tom Larson, Chairman, CFA Institute XBRL Working Group

00:46:59 Demonstrations: XBRL in Use for Investment Research

Robert Blake, Vice President, XBRL US, Inc. - SEC Viewer

Robert Krugman, Senior Vice President, EDGAR Online - Spreadsheet Add-in

Eric P. Linder, CFA, President, SavaNet - XBRL Analyst

01:21:24 Speech

John W. White, JD, Director, Division of Corporation Finance, SEC

01:38:05 Regulatory Panel: Implementing XBRL for Regulatory Reporting

Moderators:

Mark Newsome, Director, ING Wholesale

Eric P. Linder, CFA, President, SavaNet

Panelists:

John W. White, JD, Director, Division of Corporation Finance, SEC

Jeffrey J. Diermeier, CFA, President and CEO, CFA Institute

Donald M. Young, Board Member, FASB

Alfred R. Berkeley, III, Board Member, XBRL US, Inc.

Chuck Callan, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Broadridge (formerly ADP)

02:28:40 Sell Side Panel: XRBL and the Analyst Research Process

Moderator: Elmer Huh, Senior Vice President, Lehman Brothers

Panelists:

Michael Moran, Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Michael Skutinsky, Executive Director, Rixml.org

John M. Burge, III, EVP, Director of Sales, Auerbach Grayson & Company, Inc.

Mark LaMonte, Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Moody's Investor's Services

A panel of real estate executives discusses their respective businesses and backgrounds, job responsibilities, technical vs. soft skills, and how they got where they are now in real estate business.

The event is hosted by the Graduate Career Management Center and moderated by Baruch alumnus David Shulman, retired Managing Director and Head REIT analyst, Lehman Brothers.

Panelists include: David Cacciapaglia, Senior Associate, ING Clarion Partners; David Y. Mei, Director, Real Estate Finance Group, Standard and Poor's; Lawrence Palumbo, Vice President, Acquisitions, BlackRock; and Tony Vetrano, Director of Client Solutions, Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

The event takes place on September 25, 2007, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 763.

A panel of nonprofit and corporate managers discusses their career paths, job responsibilities, and how they got where they are in management.

The event is hosted by the Graduate Career Management Center and moderated by Professor Noemi A. Gardberg, Department of Management at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.

Panelists include: Noemi Ali, Employee Development Manager, DoubleClick; Damond Fauconier, Learning & Performance Manager, Volunteers of America; Brian Friedman, Manager of Supply Chain Special Projects, Henry Schein, Inc.; and Heather Lottner, PHR, Human Resources Representative, Corporate Groups, Tiffany & Co.

The event takes place on September 26, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-270.

A panel of finance professionals discusses their responsibilities, and skills and qualifications necessary to be successful in finance, and offers valuable tips and advice based on their experiences.

The event is moderated by Sarah Rosen, Assistant Director of Employer Relations, Graduate Career Management Center, Baruch College.

Panelists include Dan Avnir, Principal, The Parker Boston Group; Vladislav Kenner, Associate, IB Credit Information Systems, JP Morgan Chase; Matthew Snyder, Special Assistant to the COO of Enrollment and Planning, New York City Department of Education; Shaunak Tanna, Assistant Vice President, The Greenwich Group International LLC; and Mandar Vadhavkar, Associate, Global Healthcare Group, Bank of America Securities.

The event takes place on September 27, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

A panel of successful founders of niche-market businesses talks about how they started their businesses, the education they received and how it related to what they do, and the common challenges and opportunities facing entrepreneurs.

The event is hosted by the Graduate Career Management Center and moderated by Edward G. Rogoff, Professor of Management at Zicklin School of Business and Academic Director at the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship.

Panelists include: Bill Hayduk, Director of Professional Services, RTTS; Peter Gordon, Managing Director, Key MultiMedia; Gary Olson, President & Founder, VDO Ltd.; and Ricardo Rezk, Owner, Rico M. Panada, LLC.

The event takes place on September 26, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-270.

A panel of marketing professionals speaks about their individual career paths, job functions, experiences within the marketing industry, and how they got where they are now.

The event is introduced by Baruch student Maribel A. Lara and moderated by Stephen J. Gould, Professor of Marketing at Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Speakers include: Vanessa Bluemke, Manager, Global Makeup Marketing, Estee Lauder; Yaron Dekel, Search Media Analyst, Microsoft; Carolyn Glassberg, Retail Sales Administration Analyst, Elizabeth Arden; Francois Guillon, Director of Business Planning and Reporting, Tiffany & Co.; and Rachel Jacobs, Associate Client Manager, ACNielsen/The Nielsen Company.

The event takes place on September 25, 2007, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

A panel of professional consultants speaks about their career paths, job responsibilities, experiences within the consulting industry, and skills and qualifications necessary to land a job and succeed in consulting.

The event is hosted by the Graduate Career Management Center and moderated by Professor Moshe Banai, Department of Management at the Zicklin School of Business.

Panelists include: Suneet Dua, Director, Financial Management Analysis, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Jennifer Restivo, Director, Consultant, Strategyx; and Suvir M. Shahani, Manager, Systems Integration and Technology Platform, Finance Group, Accenture.

The event takes place on September 27, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-270.

A panel of accounting professionals discusses the accounting field, their careers and job functions, and reflects upon the skills and qualifications necessary to be successful in accounting.

The event is hosted by the Graduate Career Management Center (GCMC) and moderated by Tracy Chamard Handler, director of the GCMC at the Zicklin School of Business. Baruch students Joohee Seo and Haris Bajwa introduce the event.

Panelists include: Jacqueline Ferrari, Tax Associate, Wealth and Tax Advisory Services; Erika L. Mitchell, Manager, Quality and Risk Management, Ernst & Young; Vidya Murali, Manager, Finance and Operations, Corporate Responsibility, Time Warner; Marc Nadritch, Vice President, Transaction Advisory Services, Duff & Phelps; and Denislav Todorov, Associate Finance Manager, Supply Chain Finance, Unilever.

The event takes place on September 24, 2007, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

Joseph M. Leone (BBA '75), Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer, CIT Group Inc., talks about his career experience and shares four messages that shaped his career, life and beliefs: the significant experience and consequences that come with it, the opportunities and challenges that globalization presents, leadership, and to help lift those who are less fortunate. A Q&A session follows.

Mr. Leone is introduced by Baruch student Greg Domres.

The event takes place on September 19, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220, as part of the Zicklin Graduate Leadership Speaker Series.

IT specialists Alina Shah, RTTS, and Joseph Bonelli, Citigroup discuss their college and career experiences and offer advice and tips to students interested in CIS. Topics include: their roles at job; how they chose CIS program in the college; technical skills vs. soft skills; highlights from college days; the role of internship, etc. The event is moderated by Professor Karl Reiner Lang, Information Systems, Baruch College. The panelists answer questions from the audience at the end.

The event takes place on September 24, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-270.