Wednesday, March 5, 2008

7:00

Continental Breakfast
Network with attendees and meet with our sponsors and exhibitors.

7:50

(GS) Opening Remarks

8:00

(GS) Highlights from Recent Accounts Payable Research
Andy Dzamba, Editor Managing Accounts Payable
IOMA
Learn about recent trends and results of recent surveys and research from IOMA that affect accounts payable.

8:15

(GS) What You Need to Know about E-Invoicing and E-Payment
David Hay, Independent Consultant
Formerly with Hewlett-Packard and General Electric
Understanding the challenges and priorities of your CFO, your current processes and the options that are available to you are key to selecting the appropriate approach to Electronic Invoicing and Presentment. Find out what you need to know and how to achieve success from a practitioner with experience at HP and GE.

9:00

Concurrent Sessions - please choose one

(APP) An AP Automation Implementation Strategy that Works
Darien Pate,Director of Financial Operations
Sonepar, USA
Darien Pate will discuss how he successfully implemented the AP automation system at Cameron and Barkley, and then at Hughes Supplies. He is now leading implementation of another AP automation system at Sonepar USA. He will share his knowledge and experience on streamlining and automating AP departments with the use of OCR, Workflow, and e-invoicing. He will also share the lessons he has learned along the way.

(API) AP Tools for Today and Tomorrow: Making Sense of the Automation Landscape
Henry Ijams, Managing Director
PayStream Advisors
Get answers to some key questions:
- Which tools are the most effective to automate your
  :procure-to-pay process?
- How can technologies streamline your process?
- What pains and gains can you learn from other adopters?
Learn where the automation market is heading:
- The convergence of imaging and electronic invoicing;
  :who will win the horse race?
- What are the strategic benefits from today's tools?
- Does an integrated end-to-end p-t-p solution provide a faster
  :ROI?

(APS) Presentation by Metafile Information Systems

(APS) Presentation by PeladonSoftware

9:45

Refreshment Break Network with attendees and meet with our sponsors and exhibitors.

10:15

Concurrent Sessions - please choose one

(APP) Automating and Standardizing our Accounts Payable Process
Midegssa "Dex" Beyene, APM, Accounts Payable Manager
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
The Dallas FRB did a detailed review of their manual accounts payable processes and developed an approach to automating many additional steps from receiving, routing, approving, processing and paying. This model process is being rolled out to the other Federal Reserve districts. Learn how they accomplished their goals, lessons learned and how you can apply their approach to your own organization.

(API) Escheatment - Best Practices for Accounts Payable
Robert Murray, Vice President
ACS Unclaimed Property Recovery and Reporting (ACS UPRR)
Every state and several jurisdictions require annual due diligence and reporting and remitting of the value of uncashed checks and more. A/P departments can be proactive in minimizing their liability...find out how! Learn from an escheatment industry veteran, who will provide basics, best practice guidance, tips for avoiding and navigating audits, plus updates on the ever-changing state escheat laws and regulations.

(APS) Presentation by SourceNet Solutions

11:00

(APP) Concurrent Session - please choose one

(APP) Taking Control of Our Vendor Master File
Doug Johnson, Director of Disbursements
Stanford University
Purchasing and Payables were both allowed to add and update information about vendors. In addition, when we converted to Oracle, we brought over all vendors from multiple legacy systems without regard to activity or data quality. Now, Accounts Payable has the final say on additions and changes to the file. Find out how we cleaned up our vendor file, eliminated duplicates and set up procedures to keep it clean.

(API) -Immigration Issues for Accounts Payable and Other Financial Operations Professionals
Linda Dodd-Major, JD, Attorney at Law
The status of most foreign persons present in the United States is restricted and does not permit unrestricted or self employment. Since payees for independent personal services complete tax withholding certificates, the payor entity may have actual or constructive knowledge of the limitations upon their authorization to work. Learn about mismatch notice issues, impact of immigration status on taxpayer identification numbers/documents, and immigration issues that impact accounts payable processing.

11:45

Prize Drawings
Drawings by IOMA, our Sponsors and Exhibitors

12:00

Luncheon

1:00

(GS) Accounts Payable Town Hall
Moderated by Andy Dzamba, Editor Managing Accounts Payable
IOMA
Our accounts payable practitioners and subject matter experts answer your questions.

2:00

(GS) Beyond AP - Planning for Your Future
Jon Casher, APM, President
Casher Associates, Inc.
As accounts payable becomes move visible and more strategic, Accounts Payable Managers and Accounts Payable Professionals are being promoted and given new opportunities. Learn how former Accounts Payable Professionals have moved into bigger and broader roles within their organizations.

2:30

Networking