2007 MIT Sloan CFO Summit to Feature a Luncheon Keynote Address by Robert Greifeld, President and Chief Executive Officer, NASDAQ.

This Year's Event to Focus on Maximizing Shareholder Value, and the Increasing Leadership Responsibilities of Today's CFO 

NEWTON, Mass. -- The MIT Sloan School of Management, in conjunction with the school's Alumni Club of Boston, today announced the fifth annual MIT Sloan CFO Summit. More than 500 CFOs and financial executives are expected to attend the 2007 event, which will take place Thursday, November 29 at the Boston Marriott Newton in Newton, MA. This premier CFO event brings together financial executives from around the world and leading faculty from MIT for a day of interactive learning and thought-provoking discourse on the future of finance, accounting, and business that is not available anywhere else.

The 2007 MIT Sloan CFO Summit will feature a luncheon keynote address by Robert Greifeld, President and Chief Executive Officer, NASDAQ. Other keynoters include David Elkins, Vice President and CFO, AstraZeneca US; Dennis Powell, Executive Vice President and CFO, Cisco Systems; Frank Edelblut, President, Control Solutions; Carol Tome, CFO and Executive Vice President - Corporate Services, Home Depot; and David Schmittlein, Dean, MIT Sloan.

This year's theme--"Maximizing Shareholder Value"--explores how business growth is increasingly at the core of a CFO's responsibilities. Workshops and panels addressing this topic include "Managing Corporate Overhead for Higher Returns," "The Agile CFO--Finance Function of the Future," "Making the Transition from CFO to CEO," "Ethical Choices in Good Economic Times," "The Emerging Perspective," and "We're Public, Now What?"

"The role of the CFO is changing dramatically," said Jeremy Seidman, Co-Chair of the event and Vice President, Credit Suisse. "Now more than ever, the CFO needs to be multi-faceted, positioned to maximize company growth and flexible enough to step into the role of the chief executive. Our workshops and panels will provide insights and practical information to help CFOs meet these challenges."

"The MIT Sloan CFO Summit is designed by alumni volunteers using our own business expertise to create a concise, informative, one-day program that focuses on the issues facing today's leaders," said Jack McCullough, Co-Chair of the MIT Sloan CFO Summit and Business Development Officer, CCR Group. "We have access to vital information and a network of expert business leaders to draw from, which allows us to foster thought-provoking discussions and facilitate peer networking."

For more information and registration details, including special early registration pricing until October 1, please visit www.mitcfo.com. Press who would like to register should contact Dawn Ringel ([e-mail]) or Elissa Rogovin ([e-mail]), Warner Communications.

About the MIT Sloan CFO Summit

The MIT Sloan CFO Summit is the nation's premier CFO event. Each year, the event offers a day of cutting-edge programming that addresses the changing role of the CFO. The event is rich with opportunities for practical education and peer networking in a time-efficient format.

The summit is part of the CXO Series produced by the MIT Sloan School of Management, one of the world's leading academic sources of innovation in management theory and practice, and the MIT Sloan Alumni Club of Boston. The annual events are organized 100% by alumni volunteers. By promoting the MIT philosophy of "mens et manus", or "mind and hand," they are able to bring together the academic research from MIT Sloan with today's corporate financial leaders in order to foster debate and provide informative discourse. More information is available at www.mitcfo.com.