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The PFS Program thanks all of the following individuals and their respective institutions for sharing their expertise at PFS Program events in 2002. Each presentation can be found on the NEWS UPDATE page (left menu, under PFS Program) or the respective substantive page - ACCOUNTING - AUDIT - BANKING - CAPITAL MARKETS - INSURANCE - PENSION REFORM & REGULATION (blue banner across the top of the screen).


ACCOUNTING - INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Mr. David Cairns
Director
International Financial Reporting
Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
(Warsaw, Poland - February 27, 2002; Riga, Latvia - March 6, 2002; Prague, Czech Republic - April 9-10, 2002; Budapest, Hungary - May 8, 2002)
Mr. Cairns’s survey of the implementation of International Accounting Standards proposed by the European Union for introduction in 2005 is noted in the article entitled, “Europe slow to embrace rules on reporting” published in the Financial Times on Tuesday, March 20, 2001.
Mr. Cairns’s opinion on convergence of accounting standards were noted in an article in the Economist on February 9, 2002.

Ms. Rita Ilisson
Member, IASC Standards Advisory Council
Tallinn, Estonia
(Riga, Latvia - March 6, 2002)


BANKING - FINANCING OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE ENTERPRISES (SMES)

Ms. Ewa Balcerowicz
Vice-President
Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
Warsaw, Poland
(Budapest, Hungary - September 26, 2002)

Mr. Philip L. Bylund
Director of International Strategy and Special Initiatives
Community Development Venture Capital Alliance
New York, United States
(Budapest, Hungary – September 26, 2002)


BANKING - PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING

Mr. Bernard Bailor
Partner
Caplin & Drysdale
Washington, DC; United States
(Riga, Latvia – October 30, 2002)

Mr. Andrej Baraga
District State Prosecutor
Member of the Group of State Prosecutors dealing with Special Matters
State Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

His Excellency Brian E. Carlson
Ambassador
Embassy of the United States of America to Latvia
Riga, Latvia
(Riga, Latvia – October 30, 2002)

Mr. John M. Casanova
Partner
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
London, United Kingdom
(Riga, Latvia – October 30, 2002)

Ms. Zdenka Cerar
General State Prosecutor
State Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Mr. Christopher Convey
Barrister
Furnival Chambers
London, United Kingdom
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Mr. Mitja Deisinger
President of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Ms. Vida Seme Hocevar, LL.M.
Counselor to the Government
Office for Money Laundering Prevention of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Mr. John Howell
John Howell & Co.
London, United Kingdom
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Ms. Andreja Lang
Counselor to the Government
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Mr. Janko Marinko
Secretary General
Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Judge Dennis E. Milton
United States Bankruptcy Judge
United States Bankruptcy Court, EDNY
New York, United States
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Mr. Ivan Pearce
Barrister
Furnival Chambers
London, United Kingdom
(Riga, Latvia – October 30, 2002)

Mr. Richard T. Preiss
Assistant District Attorney
Senior Investigative Counsel
New York County District Attorney’s Office
New York, United States
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Mr. Richard N. Seaman
Regional Advisor
Financial Crimes Law Enforcement
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Budapest, Hungary
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Mr. Roger Stanley
Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ceska Republika s.r.o.
Prague, Czech Republic
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Mr. Klaudijo Stroligo LL.B.
Director
Office for Money Laundering Prevention of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Portoroz, Slovenia – September 26-27, 2002)

Mr. Teodors Tverijons
President
The Association of Latvian Commercial Banks
Riga, Latvia
(Riga, Latvia – October 30, 2002)

Mr. James P. Witkins
Technology and Operations Officer
FleetBoston Financial
Boston, United States
(Riga, Latvia – October 30, 2002)

His Excellency John Young
Ambassador
Embassy of the United States of America to Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Ljubljana, Slovenia - September 26-27, 2002)


BANKING – REGISTERED PLEDGE SYSTEMS

Mr. Libor Basl
Attorney
Baker & McKenzie v.o.s.
Prague, Czech Republic
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)

Mr. Thomas Carson, Ph. D.
TC Group Research Consultancy Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)

Ms. Wade Channell
Project Manager
Commercial, Legal and Institutional Reform
Booz Allen Hamilton
McLean, Virginia, United States
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)

Ms. Frederique Dahan
Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
London, United Kingdom
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)

Mr. Jon Birger Fjalestad
Director
Norway Registers Development as
Oslo, Norway
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)

Mr. Georgi Mihaylov
Financial Sector Analyst
Center for Economic Development, CED
Sofia, Bulgaria
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)

Ms. Ledia Muco
Research Director
Albanian Center for Economic Research, ACER
Tirana, Albania
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)

Ms. Marta Penczar
The Gdansk Institute for Market Economics
Gdansk, Poland
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)

Mr. Gyula Toth
Analyst
International Center for Economic Growth – European Center, ICEG
Budapest, Hungary
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)

Mr. Ugnius Trumpa
President
Lithuanian Free Market Institute
Vilnius, Lithuania
(Gdansk, Poland – June 4, 2002)


CAPITAL MARKETS – FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Mr. Guenter Faschang
Head of Eastern European Equities
Vontobel Asset Management AG
Vienna, Austria
(Vilnius, Lithuania – March 21-22, 2002)

Mr. Michael P. Golden
New York, United States
(Vilnius, Lithuania – March 21-22, 2002)

Mr. Roderick H. Rumreich
Independent Consultant and Trainer
New York, United States
(Vilnius, Lithuania – March 21-22, 2002)


CAPITAL MARKETS – INVESTOR RELATIONS

Mr. Nick Bradley
Managing Director, Corporate Governance Service
Standard and Poor’s
London, United Kingdom
(Warsaw, Poland – February 27, 2002; Budapest, Hungary – May 8, 2002)

Mr. David Dando
Director
Institutional Shareholder Services
London, United Kingdom
(Bratislava, Slovak Republic – March 26, 2002, Portoroz, Slovenia – May 17, 2002)

Ms. Barbora Lazarova
Deputy Secretary General
Bratislava Stock Exchange
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
(Bratislava, Slovak Republic – March 26, 2002)

Ms. Elaine Leong
Commissioning Editor
Investor Relations Magazine
Cross Border Publishing Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
(Bratislava, Slovak Republic – March 26, 2002)

Mr. Frantisek Okrhulica
Economics University
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
(Bratislava, Slovak Republic – March 26, 2002)

Ms. Krisztina Bende
Polish Securities and Exchange Commission
Warsaw, Poland
(Warsaw, Poland – February 27, 2002)

Mr. Jacek Sobczak
Director
Digital Strategies Group, Inc.
Newton, Massachusetts, US; Warsaw, Poland
(Warsaw, Poland – February 27, 2002; Bratislava, Slovak Republic – March 26, 2002; Portoroz, Slovenia – May 17, 2002)

Mr. Hans-Detlev Speckmann
German Shareholders’ Association DSW
Dusseldorf, Germany
(Portoroz, Slovenia – May 17, 2002)

Mr. Neil Stewart
Editor-in-Chief
Investor Relations Magazine
Cross Border Publishing Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
(Portoroz, Slovenia – May 17, 2002)

Mr. Andrew Thomas
Associate Publisher
Investor Relations Magazine
Cross Border Publishing Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
(Warsaw, Poland – February 27, 2002; Budapest, Hungary – May 8, 2002)

Dr. Ilona Török
Attorney
Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – May 8, 2002)

Mr. Michael Tschugg
Managing Partner
ECC Kohtes Klewes GmbH
Frankfurt, Germany
(Warsaw, Poland – February 27, 2002; Budapest, Hungary – May 8, 2002)

Mr. Marc Tuengler
Attorney
DSW - German Shareholders’ Association
Dusseldorf, Germany
(Bratislava, Slovak Republic – March 26, 2002)
An article in The Wall Street Journal Europe published on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 notes that Mr. Tuengler helped Deutsche Boerse develop a New Code for IPO Conduct.


INSURANCE SUPERVISION

Ms. Agnes Agsten
Federal Insurance Supervisory Office, Germany
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Mr. Raoul Berglund
Vakuutusvalv onta
Helsinki, Finland
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Mr. Antonio De Pascalis
Head of Financial Department
ISVAP
Rome, Italy
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Dr. Robert Gibbons
President
International Insurance Foundation IIF
Washington, DC; United States
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Mr. Jurij Gorisek
Director
Insurance Supervision Agency
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Ms. Judit Gyongy
Financial Supervisory Authority
Budapest, Hungary
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Ms. Catherine Lezon
Principal Administrator
International Association of Insurance Supervisors, IAIS
Basel, Switzerland
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Mr. Antoine Mantel
French Insurance Supervisory Authority
Paris, France
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Mr. Flemming Petersen
Advisor
Financial Supervisory Authority, Finanstilsynet
Copenhagen, Denmark
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Mr. Per Simonsen
Assistant Director
Kredittilsynet
Oslo, Norway
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Ms. Eret Vosa
Financial Supervisory Authority
Tallinn, Estonia
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)

Mr. Ian Webb
Director of Research
International Insurance Foundation IIF
Washington, DC; United States
(Warsaw, Poland – March 14-15, 2002)


PENSION REFORM & REGULATION

Mr. Zoran Anusic
The World Bank
Zagreb, Croatia
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Nenad Bakic
CFA, Adviser for Investments
Helios Obligatory Pension Company
Zagreb, Croatia
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Iain Batty
Partner
CMS Cameron McKenna
Warsaw, Poland
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Scott J. Budde
Director, Equity Portfolio Analytics
TIAA-CREF
New York, United States
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Gyula Bunna
Vice President
Citibank Rt.
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Thomas Carney
The Pensions Board
Dublin, Ireland
(Bratislava, Slovak Republic – December 12, 2002)

Ms. Agnieszka Chlon
The Gdansk Institute for Market Economics
Warsaw, Poland
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Linards Cudars
Financial and Capital Market Commission
Riga, Latvia
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Koen De Ryck
Pragma Consulting
Brussels, Belgium
(Bratislava, Slovak Republic – December 12, 2002)

Prof. Antal Deutsch
Professor
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002; Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Jamie Durack
President
Cutter Associates Europe Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Mihaly Erdos
Senior Advisor to the President
Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Istvan Farkas
Managing Partner
FI-AD Financial Advisory Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Vicente Corta Fernandez
President
National Commission for the Retirement Savings System - CONSAR
Mexico
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Ms. Elaine Fultz
Senior Specialist in Social Security
International Labour Organization - Eastern European Team
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Robert Gal
Senior Researcher
TARKI Social Research Centre
Budapest, Hungary
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Russell Galer
Administrator
OECD Secretariat
Paris, France
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002; Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. David Ganz
Supervisory Pension Examiner
Pension and Welfare Benefit Administration, Department of Labor (PWBA/DOL)
San Francisco, United States
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Volker Henke
Head of Central and East European and Foreign Affairs Division
German Insurance Association
Berlin, Germany
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Ms. Heather Hesik
Pension Examiner
Pension and Welfare Benefit Administration, Department of Labor (PWBA/DOL)
San Francisco, United States
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Peter Holtzer
Director
OTP Investment Fund
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Zsolt Horvath
CEO
Budapest Stock Exchange
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Ms. Mary Hutch
Head of Information and Training
The Pensions Board
Dublin, Ireland
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Javier Beristain Iturbide
General Director
AFORE XXI
Mexico, Mexico
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Arbo Kalk
Senior Specialist
Financial Supervisory Authority
Tallinn, Estonia
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Valdemaras Katkus
Senior Consultant
Lithuanian Banking, Insurance and Finance Institute
Vilnius, Lithuania
(Vilnius, Lithuania – December 17, 2002)

Mr. Sotirios Kollias
European Commission of the European Union
Brussels, Belgium
(Bratislava, Slovak Republic – December 12, 2002)

Prof. Nada Korac-Kakabadse
Professor in Management and Business Research
University College Northampton, Business & Management
Northampton, United Kingdom
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Romas Lazutka
Director
Social Policy Studies Center, Vilnius University
Vilnius, Lithuania
(Vilnius, Lithuania – December 17, 2002)

Mr. David Lindeman
Principal Analyst
OECD Secretariat
Paris, France
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Stephen Lumpkin
Principal Administrator
OECD Secretariat
Paris, France
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Ms. Agnes Matits
International Training Centre for Bankers
Budapest, Hungary
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Jefferey Monhart
Pension Examiner
Pension and Welfare Benefit Administration, Department of Labor (PWBA/DOL)
Washington, DC; United States
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Prof. Jan Monkiewicz
Chairman
Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Commission
Warsaw, Poland
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Csaba Nagy
President
“Stability” Pension Fund Association
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Michal Nemec
PDDP Tatry – Sympatia
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002; Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Michael Orszag
Head of Research
Watson Wyatt
Surrey, United Kingdom
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Martin Pajasalu
Association of Estonian Insurers
Tallinn, Estonia
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Blaise Pasztory
Partner
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Worldwide
Budapest, Hungary
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Krzysztof Pater
Undersecretary of State
Ministry of Labor and Social Policy
Warsaw, Poland
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Ms. Lainie Patterson
Pension Examiner
Pension and Welfare Benefit Administration, Department of Labor (PWBA/DOL)
Seattle, United States
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Trevor Petch
Financial Analyst (European Financial Sectors)
Alecta Investment Management
London, United Kingdom
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002; Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Ryszard Petru
Economist
The World Bank
Warsaw, Poland
(Vilnius, Lithuania – December 17, 2002)

Mr. Priit Poldoja
Head of Investment Management Division
Hansapank
Tallinn, Estonia
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Vladimir Puskaric
Pension Board of Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
(Bratislava, Slovak Republic – December 12, 2002)

Mr. Andras Rez
General Manager
Government Debt Management Agency Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Joe Robertson
Regulatory Director
Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA)
Brighton, United Kingdom
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Istvan Salgo
Managing Partner
ING Broker, NYUSZOSZ
Budapest, Hungary
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Kurt Schneiter
Member of the Board
Federal Office of Supervision of Private Insurance
Bern, Switzerland
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Ole Beier Sorensen
ATP Denmark
Hilleroed, Denmark
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Jarl Symreng
Head of Department
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
Stockholm, Sweden
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Michal Szczurek
President of the Management Board
ING Nationale-Nederlanden Polska PTE S.A.
Warsaw, Poland
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Veiko Tali
Ministry of Finance
Tallinn, Estonia
(Tallinn, Estonia – February 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Igor Tomes
Partner and Director
Personnel Consulting, Praha
Prague, Czech Republic
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – November 7-8, 2002)

Mr. Zoltan Vajda
Consultant – Private Pensions
OECD Secretariat
Paris, France
(Budapest, Hungary – April 11-12, 2002)

Mr. Rudite Zvirgzdina
Managing Director
Closed Private Pension Fund LatTelecom
Riga, Latvia
(Vilnius, Lithuania – December 17, 2002)