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Schedule 1st day

Schedule 17 October 2007

9.30 – 10.00

Reception with coffee and tea, distribution of the congress documents. Opening of the exhibition

10.00 – 10.15

 The moderator gives the welcoming address and opens the congress

Prof Dr Stephan Paul, Chair of Financing and Credit Services, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

10.15 – 10.30

 Opening address by the host

Hans-Werner Scherer, Chairman of the Board of Directors,  KG EOS Holding GmbH & Co

10.30 – 11.15

 Keynote: Changing values

Ulrich Wickert, journalist, author and TV presenter

11.15 – 11.30

Questions and discussion

11.30 – 12.00

Break with coffee and tea

12.00 – 12.30

 Déjà-vu – Has the German financial sector already overcome its crisis?
  • Key empirical figures from the German banking industry
  • The debate about the three-pillar structure
  • Looking for new strategies for banks to carve out a clear identity
  • Homework for the corporate financial sector

Prof Dr Stephan Paul

12.30 – 13.00

 The impact of good credit management across the entire business
  • ‘Best practice’ credit management can add value at every stage of the business cycle
  • From finding the right customers, to maximizing potential sales, to delivering business efficiency
  • Empowered credit management is much more

Philip King,  General Director, The Institute of Credit Management.

13.00 – 13.15

Questions and discussion

13.15 – 14.45

Aperitif and lunch

14.45 - 18:15

 Parallel forums

Programme 2nd day

Forums past 14.45

Forum A:
Risk- and Information Management

Forum B:
Outsourcing of Receivables Management

Forum C:
Cash Flow Management

Complete programme as PDF:

EOS Congress 2007.pdf