Sunday
October 17th

Monday
October 18th

Kay Rice
AMCEA President

Peggy Schiff
VP, Controller/Personnel, Admin./Operating Services
The Washington Post

Stephen Hills
President & General Manager
The Washington Post

John Powers

The art and the science of leadership. Strong leaders know that we are all teachers, whether we want to be or not, constantly teaching everyone around us who we are and what we believe life is all about. At the same time, we are students only when we choose to be—learning from those around us. A strong leader is a great sales person—knows how to sell a philosophy of management, a product, a standard of ethics, a sense of caring. A strong leader is not the focus of attention but rather is the source of it for others. A true leader is a Wizard who gives people faith in themselves. No organization, no company has ever succeeded without great leadership, without great wizards.

Howard Wilson
(facilitator)

• Tips to motivate credit staff and improve numbers
• Keys to a successful career

Joe Frank
Attorney at Law
Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Joseph Frank, with Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP is a lead attorney representing several major newspaper groups regarding the K-Mart Bankruptcy and has been involved with this case starting with the first day proceedings. Mr. Frank will summarize the K-Mart Bankruptcy case explaining all the different legal turns that have taken place that directly affect our industry. Learn how the Critical Vendor status for newspapers were approved and then denied and the legal path it took. What’s next? This is one legal review the
credit executive and your newspaper can’t afford to MI$$.
 

Tuesday
October 19th

Kent Treadwell and
Kathy Peyton
 

Michael Nulty
New York Times – Facilitator

Participants from major advertising agencies will discuss working relations with the credit executives and what you should and should not be doing to enhance relationships with our media partners. They will also discuss tips that can improve your company’s bottom line.

Steve Reynolds

Wednesday
October 20th

Gary Bügge
Screening for Profit – Facilitator

CIA, Federal Trade Commission, States Attorney Office

Gary Bügge, $creening for Profit, will lead a discussion with a group of fraud experts representing government organization such as the CIA, Federal Trade Commission, and the States Attorney’s Office. Learn how to save your company real dollars that were never going to be paid. One ad saved could pay for your conference expense, and thousands of these ads are placed every year.

Joe Astino – Facilitator

Hear what the advertisers and agencies are saying about all the e-commerce technology. Major agency and advertising representative will give you their input on what is working and not working. Who benefits and is it worth pursuing for your company? Real user feedback you can’t afford not to hear.