Wednesday, May 12th; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presenters TBD

Presentation Style - Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study - Business Management & Organization

Intermediate # 500 - New Session

Learn how a large U.S. beverage manufacturer that processes payments for 15 million invoices annually implemented an automated AR document and data capture solution. Hear how the compoany easily and automatically captures data from tens of thousands of unique cusotmers' remittances. In addition, the solution automates the process of manually matching the captured remittance data to the appropriate invoice data contained in the company's Oracle Financials system. Time and money is saved by reducing the amount of time required to process incoming payments and by applying cash faster.

Cash Application Automation in the Transportation Industry

Monday, May 10th; 9:45 - 10:45 AM

Chris Webb, Canadian National Railway Company

Paul Bogen, Senior Relationship Manager, J&B Software

Presentation Style - Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study - Business Management & Organization

Intermediate # 505 - New Session

This presentation is an in-depth case study relating to how a major transportation company obtained significant ROI, process improvements and enhanced cash flow using state-of-the-art cash processing techniques and technologies. Learn how a large railroad used intelligent document recognition, electronic clearing and enterprise content management solutions to gain impressive results on day one of implementation. You will learn how to:

• Capture and apply payments and remittances regardless of channel or format: lockbox, check, check image, EDI, wire, ACH, credit card, e-mail.
• Leverage new technologies to recognize data on semi-structured and unstructured documents.
• Reduce the number of payments that require manual intervention.
• Achieve faster and more accurate processing and posting.
• Post all electronic payments...automatically.
• Interface to SAP and legacy systems.

Challenges and Opportunities in Liquidity Management

Tuesday, May 11th; 2:15 - 3:15 PM

Nicolas Perkin - Co-Founder and President

The Receivables Exchange - Business Services

Presentation Style - Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study - Business Management & Organization

Basic # 510 - New Session

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The recent credit crisis has taught CFOs the value of creativity and the importance of efficient liquidity management. Liquidity concerns are the core of small businesses. Yet for most, more than 60 percent of their working capital is tied up in outstanding invoices. In fact, most failed businesses say that most of their failure was due to cash flow problems. Unlike large corporations, most small and midsize businesses are unable to tap commercial paper markets. At the end of the day, companies have to adopt innovative solutions to accessing capital rather than rely on one source of funding. Liquidity is not only the key to survival, but also allows businesses to take advantage of growth opportunities.

As a result, businesses are able to emerge stronger and more profitable.

This presentation will address how companies can optimize their working capital and liquidity management and more importantly take control of their financial future - regardless of economic conditions - by unlocking the value in their receivables to improve cash flow. Discuss barriers that currently exist in AR financing, as well as recent trends in alternative sources of financing and risk mitigation. Receivables financing is taking off as a means for increasing short-term liquidity and improving working capital management.

Electronic Payments Made Easy with a Streamlined Standard (STP 820) for B2B Remittance Information and the UPIC (Universal Payment Identification Code)

Monday, May 10th; 9:45 - 10:45 AM

Sharon Jablon, Product Specialist, The Clearing House

Angeline Depauw, Director, Electronic Remittance/Payments Agents, Verizon Communications

Presentation Style: Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study: Business Management & Organization

Intermediate # 515

Today, businesses are more empowered than ever to effectively and safely automate the straight-through processing of both incoming and outgoing electronic payments. At this session, you will learn how companies like Verizon are successfully utilizing [STP 820] - a streamlined, easy-to-use format for sending electronic payments with remittance information directly from accounts payable and cash management systems. You will also hear about UPIC (Universal Payment Identification Code), one of the strongest weapons for protecting your sensitive banking bank account information from electronic payments fraud.

Specifically, you will enjoy a robust discussion of:

• What types of remittance data can accompany electronic payments in the STP 820 format.
• Software options for enabling straight-through processing of electronic payments between accounts payable and accounts receivable systems.
• How to bridge the A/P and A/R automation gap between small or mid-size companies and large corporations.
• How UPIC can protect your banking information and make requesting electronic payments easier.

Thursday, May 13th; 8:45 - 9:45 AM

John Booker - VP / Controller

Ken Erdner - VP of IT

Old Dominion Freight Lines -Transportation Industry

Presentation Style - Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study - Business Management & Organization

Advanced # 520 - New Session

Old Dominion Freight Line, a leading less-than-truckload (LTL) super regional carrier, needed a better way to process its multitude of remittance statements. As is the norm for trucking companies, ODFL's remittance statements often contain 50 to 150 different lines of numbers that need to be correctly validated in its homegrown AS/400 financial system. Expand your knowledge about accounts receivable automation and how it can be used to address the issue of processing complex remittance statements. During this session you will hear about:

• The impact the manual process was having on the AR department.
• The selection and implementation process - lessons learned.
• The expected and actual efficiency gains using automation.
• The working capital management impact post-implementation.

Sales Tax Exemption Governance

Tuesday, May 11th; 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Philip Hodge - CEO

Imaging Science and Services, Inc. - Business Services

Presentation Style - Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study - Taxes

Basic # 525 - New Session

The AR department has enough on its plate. Adding the burden of collecting sales tax exemption forms can seem daunting. A proper program of corporate governance for managing the sales tax exemption process can ease the burden that sales tax and exempt transactions pose in today's corporation. Such a program can reduce the workload and improve the productivity of everyone handling exempt transactions and related documentation while improving overall compliance. Furthermore, it can mitigate the risk and exposure of downstream sales tax audits and related assessments, interest and penalties. Lastly, it will help ensure that the overall process can deliver the transparency and management control necessary for competent oversight that will support regulatory scrutiny including Sarbanes-Oxley.

This seminar will cover the following topics and best practices useful in defining and implementing a successful sales tax exemption governance program:

• Aligning sales tax exemption strategy with the overall business strategy and departmental objectives.
• Defining sales tax exemption processes and responsibilities.
• Ensuring transparency and regulatory compliance.
• What role does IT play?
• Optimizing the request for and collection of complete and correct exemption certificates.
• When and how to track and determine taxability status.
• How does the tax department share expertise without strain?
• Defining a framework that makes sense

Three Opportunities for Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency and Control in your SAP Accounts Receivable Process

Tuesday, May 11th; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Brian Shannon - Principal Process Strategist

Dolphin - Business Services

Presentation Style - Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study - Business Management & Organization

Intermediate # 530 - New Session

Green may be the color of cold, hard cash, but it is not reflective of many of the inefficient, paper-based processes prevalent in accounts receivable organizations today. The invoice-to-cash cycle is burdened by lethargic, paper-based invoicing, costly remittance processing and ineffective dispute management, responsible for sluggish cash flow and an expanding corporate environmental footprint.

Learn how to turn inventory more quickly into cash by taking days (and weeks!) out of the process cycle with three advanced accounts receivable techniques - all the while being good to Mother Earth! Discover how to calculate the cost and benefits of automating the outbound invoice process. Electronic invoices not only save your organization money, they bypass time-consuming mail steps and save your customers' money as well. Applying discount payment terms to your electronic invoices can also speed up your customers' payment. Gain insight into efficient payment processing, including workflow for remittance exceptions. See how your organization can take advantage of the latest regulatory opportunities to cut costs and take back control. Explore strategies to reduce costs and credit risks by effectively tracking deductions and other exceptions, and learn how to minimize customer nonpayments and credit holds.

1. Electronic invoice networks will be highlighted that can provide a useful option for reducing cycle time, eliminating paper, and possibly accelerating customer payments.
2. A lockbox optimizer will be presented to showcase workflow exception handling, remittance image processing and transparency to the process.
3. An approach will be outlined to quickly bundle sales orders, proof of deliveries and billing documents to reduces days sales outstanding by efficiently managing payment discrepancies.
4. The role of key metrics and other analytics will be discussed, providing the AR processor with greater control of the exception handling process for customer payments.

Streamlining AR with Four Emerging Technologies

Thursday, May 13th; 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Daniel Chapman - Director, Business Development

Lori Lucas - Director, Account Management

HighRadius

Presentation Style - Traditional Power Point Presentation

Field of Study - Business Management & Organization

Basic # 535 - New Session

As technology expands and changes, it is ever important for professionals to understand what are emerging trends that are applicable to their business. This session will cover 4 key emerging technologies that can be implemented to increase automation, lower costs and drive efficencies. These technologies include:

• Cloud Technologies
• Web Aggrigation
• Optical Character Recognition
• Autopopulation