Mark Olson to Address CFOs and Treasurers at Global Corporate Treasurers Forum

WASHINGTON, May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mark W. Olson, co-chairman for Corporate Risk Advisors and former Federal Reserve governor, will discuss the corporate regulatory landscape with CFOs and treasurers at the Global Corporate Treasurers Forum, which takes place May 17 in Washington, DC.  

His keynote address will cover new and proposed legislative regulations and how they will positively or negatively shape treasury and finance. As we emerge from one of the worst financial crises in history, Olson will focus on how regulatory changes will influence corporate risk management initiatives.

"The New Shape of the Legislative Regulatory Landscape" is the subject of the luncheon address at the 2010 Global Corporate Treasurers Forum, hosted by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the exclusive sponsor of this event.

Mark Olson is co-chairman of Corporate Risk Advisors, based in Washington, DC, a multi-disciplinary consulting and strategic advisory firm for the financial services industry.

Mark Olson's distinguished career in financial services has spanned over 40 years, including top-level executive positions in the public and private sectors. Olson joined Corporate Risk Advisors after three years as Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, five years as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee, and after serving as staff director of the Securities Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban affairs. Olson is also a past President of the American Bankers Association. He spent more than a decade as a partner with Ernst & Young LLP (formerly Arthur Young & Company), where he became national director of the financial services Regulatory Consulting Practice.

WHEN: Monday, May 17, 12:45 - 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: 2010 Global Corporate Treasurers Forum

The Four Seasons Washington DC

2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20007

MEDIA COVERAGE AND PRESS REGISTRATION: Press must pre-register with the Association for Financial Professionals, the host of this event.

Press registration:  www.afponline.org/gctfpress for details

Press questions: pr@afponline.org

Register to attend the forum: www.afponline.org/gctf

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The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) serves a membership network of more than 16,000 treasury and finance professionals. Headquartered outside Washington, DC, AFP provides members with news, economic research and data on the evolving world of treasury and finance, as well as treasury certification programs, networking events, financial analytical tools, training, and public policy representation to legislators and regulators.

AFP's global reach extends to over 150,000 treasury and financial professionals worldwide, including AFP of Canada, London-based gtnews, an on-line resource for the treasury and finance community, and bobsguide, a financial IT solutions network.

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