Managing business, investments and risk in time of financial instability

19th February 2009. Hotel Westin, Zagreb

Main speaker:
Dan Galai

Prof. dr. Sc. Dan Galai

• Professor of Finance,  Business Administration at the Hebrew University in Israel
• Principal of Sigma P.C.M. investment banking company
• Dr. Galai has consulted for the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the American Stock Exchange
• Co-author of the bestselling book “ The Essentials of Risk Management”

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Main topics:

• Financial instability and recession on global market and implications on managing costs, investments and risk in companies
• Overview on current situation of world's financial market and projections of possible movements
• Situation in croatian and regional financial market and how companies should manage costs, investments and risk in those markets
• Contemporary models to manage costs, investments and risk, and their implementation
• Specificity for croatian and regional market, and specificities for individual industries (with examples)
• Global trends and risk mangaement: finacial markets, geopolitical instabilities, mergering, acquisitions, tehnological changes, energy prices
• Growth achieving and business development in time of financial instability
• How to mange costs and investments in companies in a way of not eliminating activities neccessary for longterm business development
• How to invest on financial market in situation of incertainty in future financial movements

Forum is intended to:

• Higher and medium-sized management of companies and everyone that faces the challenge of managing budgets and costs
• Financial managers and those who manage risk in companies
• Bank and financial institution managers
• Capital market investors

Dan Galai, Ph.D., is the Abe Gray Professor of Finance,  Business Administration at the Hebrew University and visiting professor on INSEAD and University of California, Los Angeles. In 2006 he was visiting professor on Stern University, NYU. He also teached on University of Chicago and Berkley in California. Dr. Galai got his Ph.d. on University of Chicago, and his graduate and masters degree on Hebrew University in Israel.
Dr. Galai has consulted for the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. He was the winner of the First Annual Pomeranze Prize for excellence in options research presented by the CBOE. Principal of Sigma P.C.M. investment banking company and co-author of the bestselling book “ The Essentials of Risk Management”.

Other speakers:

Vinko Belak, Ph.D.
Vinko Belak, Ph.D. is a scientist who comes from practice. The first half of his working life he worked in various enterprises in sectors of construction, services and production. He works at Faculty of Economics in Zagreb. Before joining the Faculty of Economics in Split, he worked at the Institute of Shipbuilding Industry Split as a researcher and Head of Department for economic research and development. That way he gained rich practical experience, which he later used in a merger of science and practices which confirmed through a number of projects in which he participate. In the second half of his working life prof. Vinko Belak works at the Faculty of Economics in Split but additionally, for many years lectures at graduate studies in Organization and Management and MBA from the Economics Faculty in Zagreb. Organized by the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, he participate in the education programs for managers of large companies and especially in Podravka, Koncar and the INA. The last fifteen years he works as consultant for teams on business improving projects.
Prof. Belak is the author of many expert articles and books on management accounting topics and efficient companies management on the basis of adequate indicators for monitoring operations. Recently, he released the book „Secrets of Capital Market“, which covers topics such as the one that is extremely actual today - how to estimate the actual value of a company, and accordingly, invest wisely.

Fritz Kroeger, Ph. D.
Dr. Fritz Kroeger, vice president of cosulting company A.T. Kearney, one of the leading world companies for global top management consulting. During his 30 years of consulting career he led more than 400 projects of merger & acquisition, strategy and organisation in companies in Europe, North America and Asia. He is author and coauthor of several books: "The Value Growers", "Merger Endgames", "Stretch!", and "Wachen in Nischen". In 2004., Consulting Magazine included him on its list of “25 most influential consultants”.

Drago Klobučar

Drago Klobučar is director of insurance in Kvarner Vienna Insurance Group. He is the author of  the book “Risk Management and Insurance” and by now he published around thirty articles in risk field. His book “Risk Management and Insurance” is the crown of his work.

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