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Keynote speaker
Kathleen Wilhide, research director for corporate compliance applications and business performance management software research for IDC
To learn how your company can beat the competition, please
view the archive of the
second in a series of Webcasts hosted by SAS and CFO.com, Building
Successful Compliance Initiatives. Keynote speaker Kathleen Wilhide
is research director for corporate compliance applications and business performance
management software research for IDC. She shares strategies for establishing
successful compliance practices and building investor confidence. Topics include:
- Business performance management technologies to help you achieve corporate governance goals and renew trust among shareholders, employees and the media.
- Emerging best practices that will create the new standard for succeeding in business.
- How to parlay Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and operational risk management into better business processes, corporate governance, continuity planning and financial transparency.
Wilhide describes how technology forms the foundation of a compliance solution – one
that integrates people, processes and information to arrive at a single, reliable
version of the truth. In addition, she explains how a framework of analytic
applications can contribute to your company's success by providing:
- A single version of the truth based upon repeatable, searchable and auditable processes.
- The ability to accurately report and certify financial information within mandated timeframes.
- The confidence executives need to certify financial statements and related internal controls.
- The flexibility to expand your technology solution as new regulations and requirements emerge.
Phil Strand, global strategist and program director for SAS corporate governance
and financial intelligence solutions, joins the discussion to explain what
key technologies your corporate governance initiatives should include to ensure
compliance and achieve sustainable financial transparency while gaining predictive,
analytic insight into planning and budgeting. Strand also discusses technology
requirements companies should adopt today for greater flexibility in adapting
to changing legislation and investor demands.
This is a must-see Webcast for anyone responsible for corporate compliance!
About the keynote speaker
 Kathleen
Wilhide is the director for financial compliance applications and business performance management software research at IDC, a worldwide research firm with headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts. Wilhide directs IDC’s research efforts on compliance, focusing specifically on the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on CFOs and the requirements for solutions addressing financial compliance. She has published a series of studies for IDC on this subject.
Wilhide also directs research for analytic applications for business performance management and participates on teams related to general financial software applications research. She has spent the past 18 months consulting with various software solution providers on next-generation performance management applications, particularly on software solutions supporting financial compliance. A CPA, Wilhide has related experience as a controller and financial reporting specialist.
Before joining IDC, Wilhide worked more than 15 years in a variety of management positions at SAP America, where she specialized in financial, business intelligence, and analytical applications. There she developed expertise in enterprise applications and helped launch SAP’s strategic enterprise management solution.
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