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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 2003. 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
(Vilnius, Lithuania – February 19, 2003; Poznan, Poland – April 14, 2003; Warsaw, Poland – April 15, 2003; Katowice, Poland – April 16, 2003; Horny Smokovec, Slovak Republic – October 2-3, 2003)

Ms. Rita Ilisson
Member, IASC Standards Advisory Council
Tallinn, Estonia
(Vilnius, Lithuania – February 19, 2003)

Ms. Laimute Kazlauskiene
Director
Accounting Institute of Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania
(Vilnius, Lithuania – February 19, 2003)


BANKING – PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING

Judge Wlodzimierz Brazewicz
Circuit Court
Gdansk, Poland
(Gdansk, Poland – May 22-23, 2003)

Mr. Stephen Hellman
Barrister
Furnival Chambers
London, United Kingdom
(Krakow, Poland – October 16 – 17, 2003)

Ms. Beata Hlawacz
Prosecutor
Circuit Prosecutor’s Office
Krakow, Poland
(Krakow, Poland – October 16 – 17, 2003)

Judge Warren R. King
Washington, DC, United States
(Gdansk, Poland – May 22-23, 2003; Krakow, Poland – October 16 – 17, 2003)

Mr. Wojciech Michalczuk
Prosecutor
District Prosecutor’s Office
Bialystock, Poland
(Gdansk, Poland – May 22-23, 2003)

Mr. Ivan Pearce
Barrister
Furnival Chambers
London, United Kingdom
(Gdansk, Poland – May 22-23, 2003)

Mr. Mariusz Pieczek
Prosecutor
District Prosecutor’s Office
Warsaw, Poland
(Gdansk, Poland – May 22-23, 2003)

Mr. Richard N. Seaman
Regional Advisor, Financial Crimes Law Enforcement
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Budapest, Hungary
(Krakow, Poland – October 16 – 17, 2003)

Mr. Klaudijo Stroligo LL.B.
Director
Office for Money Laundering Prevention of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Gdansk, Poland – May 22-23, 2003, Krakow, Poland – October 16 – 17, 2003)

Mr. Kennedy Talbot
Barrister
Furnival Chambers
London, United Kingdom
(Gdansk, Poland – May 22-23, 2003)

Ms. Anna Wisniewska
Prosecutor
District Prosecutor’s Office
Szczecin, Poland
(Krakow, Poland – October 16 – 17, 2003)

Mr. Krzysztof Zimonski
Prosecutor
District Prosecutor’s Office
Kielce, Poland
(Gdansk, Poland – May 22-23, 2003)


BANKING – REGISTERED PLEDGE SYSTEMS

Mr. Jon Birger Fjalestad
Director
Norway Registers Development as
Oslo, Norway
(Budapest, Hungary – December 11, 2003)

Mr. Pawel Ignatjew
Attorney-at-Law
Baker & McKenzie Law Offices
Warsaw, Poland
(Budapest, Hungary – December 11, 2003)

Mgr. Marian Kovac
Chamber of Notaries of the Slovak Republic
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
(Budapest, Hungary – December 11, 2003)

Dr. Miloslav Kovac
Notary
Chamber of Notaries of the Slovak Republic
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
(Budapest, Hungary – December 11, 2003)

Dr. Blazej Lepczynski
Researcher
The Gdansk Academy of Banking
Gdansk, Poland
(Budapest, Hungary – December 11, 2003)

Dr. Svetlana Saksonova
Researcher
Association of Latvian Commercial Banks
Riga, Latvia
(Budapest, Hungary – December 11, 2003)


CAPITAL MARKETS – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Mr. Jean-Nicolas Caprasse
Managing Partner
Deminor Rating
Brussels, Belgium
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – March 26, 2003)

Mr. Colin Melvin
Director of Corporate Governance
Hermes Pensions Management Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – March 26, 2003)

Mr. Hans-Detlev Speckmann
Financial Advisor
German Shareholders’ Association DSW
Dusseldorf, Germany
(Ljubljana, Slovenia – March 26, 2003; Portoroz, Slovenia – May 16, 2003)


CAPITAL MARKETS – INVESTOR RELATIONS

Mr. Jacek Sobczak
Director
Digital Strategies Group, Inc.
Newton, Massachusetts, US; Warsaw, Poland
(Warsaw, Poland – July 11, 2003; Tallinn, Estonia – September 18, 2003)


PENSION REFORM & REGULATION

Mr. Mihály Erdős
Senior Advisor to the President
Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority
Budapest, Hungary
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Mr. István Farkas
Partner
FI-AD Financial Advisory Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Mr. Miklós Farkas
General Manager
FI-AD Financial Advisory Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Mr. Csaba Fehér
The World Bank
Washington, DC, United States
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Mr. Evan Giller
Senior Counsel
TIAA-CREF
New York, United States
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Mr. Klaus Grünbaum
Chief Actuary
Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet)
Frederiksberg, Denmark
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Dr. Fritz Janda
CEO
Association of Austrian Pensionkassen
Vienna, Austria
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. William Jeffers
Director
USAID Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. Jim Kernan
Senior Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Warsaw, Poland
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. Dragan Kovacevic
Director
Agency for Supervision of Pension Funds and Insurance (Hagena)
Zagreb, Croatia
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. Jiri Kral
Director of Social Insurance Department
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Prague, Czech Republic
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Ms. Denise Lamaute
Senior Pension Reform Advisor
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Washington, DC, United States
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003; Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Mr. Andrew Latto
Private Pensions Team Leader
UK Department for Work and Pensions
London, United Kingdom
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. David Lindemann
Principal Analyst
OECD Secretariat
Paris, France
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Ms. Kadi Oorn
Chief Specialist
Ministry of Finance of Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Ms. Lainie D. Patterson
Researcher
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Bainbridge Island, United States
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. Bisser Petkov
Deputy Chairman, Pensions and Social Insurance
Financial Supervision Commission
Sofia, Bulgaria
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. Vladimir Puskaric
Assistant Director
Agency for Supervision of Pension Funds and Insurance (Hagena)
Zagreb, Croatia
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. Jean-Marc Salou
Project Analyst, Pension and Insurance Statistics
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Paris, France
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Dr. Ante Simonic
Vice President of the Government of Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. Zdanek Skromach
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Prague, Czech Republic
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Ms. Barbara Smith
Principal Analyst, Financial Education
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Paris, France
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Mr. Ole Beier Sorensen
ATP Denmark
Hilleroed, Denmark
(Prague, Czech Republic – December 4-5, 2003)

Mr. Dubravko Stimac
President of the Management Board
PBZ Croatia Osiguranje d.d. Mandatory Pension Fund Management Company
Zagreb, Croatia
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. Cherry Thompson-Senior
Chief, Information System and Databases
International Social Security Association
Geneva, Switzerland
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)

Mr. Bartosz Wojno
Specialist
Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Commission
Warsaw, Poland
(Zagreb, Croatia – May 27-28, 2003)