``MIT Sloan CFO Summit - Leading from the Eye of the Storm''.

Business Editors/Education Writers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003

MIT Sloan:

With an expected attendance of over 250 CEOs, CFOs, controllers, academics, regulators and senior business leaders, the MIT Sloan Alumni Club presents its annual CFO Summit

"MIT Sloan CFO Summit - Leading from the Eye of the Storm" will be held at the Tang Center, on November 8, 2003. Hear how C-level executives are addressing concerns around corporate governance and how their teams are effectively identifying and managing the inherent risks of business, responding to ever-increasing demands of regulators, Sarbanes-Oxley, governments, and shareholders. Discover how they navigate the choppy waters of a nagging economic situation that is precariously influenced by the threats of terrorism and rising security concerns.

Summit keynote addresses by Robert Herz, Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Howard I. Smith, Vice Chairman and CFO, American International Group, Inc., Jay Sidhu, CEO of Sovereign Bank Group, Chuck Hill, Head of Research at Thomson Financial, and Professor Lester Thurow of the MIT Sloan School will be on the leading edge of these discussions sharing their insights on these important issues. Additionally, the nation's and region's top C-level executives such as John Mahoney, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Staples, Inc., William Teuber, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, EMC, and Brad Singer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, American Tower, to name a few, will speak about the global challenges ahead for American business in the aftermath of three years of economic downturn, scandal, and regulatory reform. No time in our past has arguably been more important for the financial minds that shape and drive American business.

These and other timely topics, such as how to sell technology solutions to CFOs, are to be covered in the day-long conference by a stellar set of keynote speakers and panels organized by the MIT Sloan Alumni Club of Boston and the MIT Sloan School of Management, with co-sponsors from the leading business school alumni groups in greater Boston such as Harvard, Wharton, Duke, and Chicago. Network with leading thinkers and practitioners in a day of learning, discussion and networking.

Special thanks to the MIT Sloan Club of Boston yearly sponsors Gadsby Hannah LLP and Monderer Design, gold level sponsor: Sovereign Bank, and silver level sponsors: FTI Consulting, Huron Consulting, Long Jewelers, OpenPages, PeopleSoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ripple Effect Communications, and SAS, Inc.,

In addition to the panel discussions and keynote speeches, the symposium will include a luncheon/networking hour and a end-of-day networking cocktail hour. The event is open to all interested parties.

Registration is required at www.mitsloancfosummit.com.

For additional information, please contact: Andrew Nelson, 617-342-4329 / [e-mail].

Event Details:
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    Date: November 8, 2003
    Time: 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
    Place: MIT Sloan School, Tang Center, E51, 70 Memorial Drive,
           Cambridge
    Price: SACB and partner members - $100; non-members - $200
    Parking: Free on Saturdays in MIT "Sloan" and "Amherst" lots