IFG Annual Meeting, Istanbul 2007IFG Annual Meeting, Istanbul 2007

Peter BrinsleyPeter Brinsley

Education Committee reportEducation Committee report

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2006 Rio comments2006 Rio comments

• Jean-Francois Phan Van Phi:Jean-Francois Phan Van Phi:“our intention is to implement regional “our intention is to implement regional seminars (not exclusively in Western seminars (not exclusively in Western Europe)”Europe)”

• John Jenkins (GE):John Jenkins (GE):“factoring is all about people. Get the right “factoring is all about people. Get the right people, train the right people”people, train the right people”

2006 Rio comments2006 Rio comments

• ““Role of IFG as trade association is to Role of IFG as trade association is to create awareness, ‘noise’…Education create awareness, ‘noise’…Education forums are part of this and an important forums are part of this and an important marketing element”marketing element”

• Martin WardMartin Ward: “Trade association label has : “Trade association label has led to increased attendance”…“Sponsors led to increased attendance”…“Sponsors as educators”as educators”

Added Value strategyAdded Value strategy

• Networking opportunityNetworking opportunity

• Knowledge and CompetenceKnowledge and Competence

• Professional trainingProfessional training

• Experienced industry practitionersExperienced industry practitioners

Added Value strategyAdded Value strategy

• Real & practical contentReal & practical content

• Presentations of past events available on the Presentations of past events available on the IFG websiteIFG website

• Exit satisfaction surveys give high scoresExit satisfaction surveys give high scores

Excellent

Good

Mixed

SatisfactionLevels

Added Value strategyAdded Value strategy

• Emerging markets through EBRD Emerging markets through EBRD

• Working with CFA and FDAWorking with CFA and FDA

• FDA’s e-learning Foundation CourseFDA’s e-learning Foundation Coursewill be available through IFG websitewill be available through IFG website

Reaching outReaching out

DateDate EventEvent DelegatesDelegates CountriesCountries

09/0609/06 Intn’l ClubIntn’l Club 4444 1717

10/0610/06 Fndtn WarsawFndtn Warsaw 4141 1717

11/0611/06 Legal/If-exchLegal/If-exch 5151 1717

02/0702/07 GM ClubGM Club 6363 1818

03/0703/07 Audit/FraudAudit/Fraud 2424 1212

05/0705/07 Sales ClubSales Club 3030 1010

06/0706/07 Fndtn BeijingFndtn Beijing 160160 66

Most frequent users of Education Most frequent users of Education events in last 9mevents in last 9m

• Lloyds TSB (UK) and NFC (Russia)Lloyds TSB (UK) and NFC (Russia)

• Garanti (Turkey), Garanti (Turkey), Midt Factoring (Denmark),Midt Factoring (Denmark),IFN NetherlandsIFN Netherlands

• Pekao (Poland) & Tekstil (Turkey)Pekao (Poland) & Tekstil (Turkey)

Who is attending ?Who is attending ?

AttendingAttending TotalTotal

MembersMembers 4242 8383 51%51%

SponsorsSponsors 1010 1616 63%63%

‘‘Outsiders’Outsiders’ 2020

2007 remaining 6m schedule2007 remaining 6m schedule

20072007

• 09/07: International Club (France)09/07: International Club (France)

• 10/07: Foundation Course (Hungary)10/07: Foundation Course (Hungary)

• 11/07: Operations & Legal (Brussels)11/07: Operations & Legal (Brussels)

2008 schedule 2008 schedule (preliminary)(preliminary)20082008

• 01/08: GM Club (France)01/08: GM Club (France)

• 02/08: Risk Management (Germany)02/08: Risk Management (Germany)

• 03/08: ABL Finance introduction (Portugal?)03/08: ABL Finance introduction (Portugal?)

• 04/08: Asian Foundation Course (China)04/08: Asian Foundation Course (China)

• 05/08: Sales Club (Croatia)05/08: Sales Club (Croatia)

2008 schedule 2008 schedule (preliminary)(preliminary)20082008

• 06/08: Annual Meeting06/08: Annual Meeting

• 08/08: Africa Mid-East Foundation (Dubai?)08/08: Africa Mid-East Foundation (Dubai?)

• 09/08: International Club (North Africa)09/08: International Club (North Africa)

• 10/08: Foundation Course (Vienna?) 10/08: Foundation Course (Vienna?)

• 11/08: Operations & Legal Workshop (Brussels)11/08: Operations & Legal Workshop (Brussels)

TargettingTargetting

• Person responsible for training in your Person responsible for training in your companycompany

• Pre-registration formsPre-registration forms

• We want your ideas; your needsWe want your ideas; your needs

• We need presenters from different We need presenters from different countriescountries

• We need to target outside the GroupWe need to target outside the Group

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