CRF March Forum 2018 | Credit Research Foundation | 19 March 2018 | Marriott Riverwalk, 889 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA

Incorporated in 1949, the Credit Research Foundation is an independent non-profit consisting of a dynamic community of like-minded senior/executive business professionals with a vested interest in maintaining a competitive advantage in the disciplines and processes related to credit and accounts receivable management. CRF is widely recognized as the foremost educational and research organization dedicated to the credit, accounts receivable and financial management community. The foundation provides access to education, research, best practices and dynamic solution sets through multiple distribution channels.

The agenda for March covers the following topics:
• Tax Reform and its Implications: Insights into the potential impacts and downstream effects
• Benchmarking the Credit Risk Management Discipline: An overarching review of the outputs of a comprehensive study/survey being conducted in early Q1 2018
• Privacy and Cyber Security: What everyone should be aware of from both an individual and company perspective; how to protect your data and business
• Robotics in a Credit Operation: What technology is available, what are the advantages and what are the trends in its application
• Shared Service Centers: Demystifying them and whether or not they are applicable to you
• eCommerce and Legal Considerations: Topics, concerns and considerations in an e-commerce world
• Tax Exempt Certificate Process: Hear the latest current requirements, best practices and trends
• An Economic Update Provided by the Federal Reserve
• CRF Open Forum: Real Time Peer-to-Peer Exchange of Needs and Experiences

2018 Speakers

Christian McBurney
Partner, Arent Fox LLP

Erik B. Weinick
Esq, Otterbourg PC

Adam Cohen
Managing Director, Berkley Research Group, LLC

Keith Cowart
Product Marketing Manager, FIS

Cliff Struhar, Sr.
Director, Corporate Executive Board (CEB, now Gartner)

Jay Indyke
Partner, Cooley LLP

Seth Van Aalten
Partner, Cooley LLP

Michael Klein
Associate, Cooley LLP

Ken Cruz
Vice President, Global Order to Cash OneSource, Estee Lauder

Rob Hanus
Credit Manager, Carhartt Inc

Mark Storey
Sr. Financial Services Mgr., Acushnet Company

Silvia Aguirre
GM Exemption Certificate Management, Avalara

Dihan A. Fernando
Managing Director, Accenture

William Strauss
Sr. Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

2018 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• ABC-Amega
• AGA Adjustments
• Creditntell.com
• Billtrust
• Cforia
• Commercial Collection Agencies of America, Inc.
• Cortera
• Credit2B
• Credit & Management Systems, Inc. (CMS)
• CreditRiskMonitor
• Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
• Equifax, Inc.
• Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
• FIS
• HighRadius
• IAB Solutions LLC.
• ICTF
• International Risk Consultants
• NCS
• Protiviti Inc.