Sponsors
A select number of unique sponsorship opportunities remain available for the Annual Corporate Governance Conference and Director of the Year Awards Banquet. Download a copy of the 2008 Sponsorship Prospectus for details and availability.
For information on sponsorship and other marketing opportunities contact:
Donna Vaught
Manager of Conferences and Events
202-775-0509, ext. 2086
sponsorship@nacdonline.org
Platinum Sponsor
KPMG's Audit Committee Institute (ACI) is committed to providing audit committee members with the information they need to provide effective oversight of their organizations' financial reporting process.
Contact: auditcommittee@kpmg.com
Gold Sponsors
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 3,000 professionals located in most major business centers in the world, we work closely with clients every day to anticipate, illuminate, and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring. More information can be found at www.fticonsulting.com.
Contact: Connie Haeder
connie.haeder@fticonsulting.com
Watson Wyatt is the trusted business partner to the world's leading organizations on people and financial issues. Our client relationships, many spanning decades, define who we are. They are shaped by a deep understanding of our clients' needs, a collaborative working style and a firm-wide commitment to service excellence. Our consultants bring fresh thinking to client issues, along with the experience and research to know what really works. They deliver practical, evidence-based solutions that are tailored to your organization's culture and goals.
Contact: Sandra Gaffin
sandra.gaffin@watsonwyatt.com
Silver Sponsors
Crowe Horwath LLP www.crowehorwath.com , is one of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the United States . Crowe assists clients in reaching their goals through services ranging from assurance and financial advisory to performance, risk, and tax consulting. Crowe's risk consulting practice offers a broad range of services on topics including corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley, audit committee issues, enterprise risk management, internal audit outsourcing/co-sourcing, as well as data privacy/protection and other technology risk services. With 23 offices and more than 2,300 personnel, Crowe has been recognized by a number of organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as the leading independent member of Horwath International. www.crowehorwath.com
Contact: Vicky Ludema
Phone:
800-599-2304 or
vicky.ludema@crowechizek.com
Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 130,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve potential. For more information, please visit www.ey.com.
Contact: Thomas F. Flannery |
Contact: Marc Andersen |
Bronze Sponsors
The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) is an autonomous public policy organization serving investors, public company auditors and the capital markets. The CAQ's mission is to foster confidence in the audit process and to aid investors and the markets by advancing constructive suggestions for change rooted in the profession's core values of integrity, objectivity, honesty and trust. Based in Washington, D.C., the CAQ is affiliated with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Contact:info@thecaq.org
phone: (202) 609-8120
www.thecaq.org
Duff & Phelps Corporation (NYSE: DUF) is a leading provider of independent financial advisory and investment banking services, supporting client needs principally in the areas of valuation, transactions, financial restructurings and disputes. With more than 1,100 employees serving clients worldwide through offices in North America, Europe and Asia, Duff & Phelps is committed to fulfilling its mission to protect, recover and maximize value for its clients. Investment banking services are provided by Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC. Duff & Phelps Securities, Ltd. is authorized and regulated by The Financial Services Authority.
Contact: Phil Wisler
philip.wisler@duffandphelps.com
Thomson Reuters helps companies worldwide - including 93% of the Fortune 500 - reach their business objectives. Our suite of solutions includes Thomson BoardLink, designed to improve the flow of timely information between your company and your Directors. With integrated Thomson First Call research, BoardLink is the industry's only board portal that empowers strategic decision-making through improved insight.
Contact: Greg Radner
greg.radner@thomsonreuters.com
Stout Risius Ross, Inc. (SRR) is a highly skilled, multi-disciplinary financial advisory firm serving a global list of clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to closely-held private companies. SRR provides investment banking, valuations & financial opinions, and dispute advisory & forensic services from offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, New York, and Washington D.C. As an independent financial advisor, SRR provides services to corporate boards, special committees, and other fiduciaries without conflict, either real or perceived. These services include: fairness and solvency opinions; corporate strategic reviews; shareholder and post-M&A disputes; fraud and forensic accounting investigations; and audit committee support.
Contact:Jeffrey S. Phillips
Managing Director
Phone: (703) 637-3700
Email: jphillips@srr.com
Media Sponsors
Financial Week is edited for the "C-Suite" and other decision-level financial executives in the top U.S. companies. Every issue gives readers the news that is important to them in one concise, easily-digested weekly package, making Financial Week the indispensable source for intelligence on the issues affecting corporate money.
Contact: Diane Kearns, Marketing
dkearns@financialweek.com
