FEI and DFCG to host conference in Paris.

• Position: Special Event

On Friday, May 14, FEI will co-host with the French FEI Institute (DFCG) an important one-day conference in Paris entitled "Old and New World: Working Together?" A milestone in the history of the two financial associations, the event represents a unique networking opportunity for global financial executives.

Sponsors of the program include Oracle Corp., Ernst & Young, Hyperion and Mazars. The full day will be dedicated to education, exchange of ideas and sharing of best practices with simultaneous translation into both French and English. Lunch will be provided on-site, and a closing reception and dinner will conclude the conference.

The conference focuses on global convergence. Some topics to be discussed include:

* US GAAP-IFRS Convergence

* Multicultural Management

* M & A

* Capital Investment and Growing Companies

* Sarbanes-Oxley and French Financial Security Law

* Similar Models, Different Practices

FEI has put together a...