Neoedge Launches Cost Effective Loyalty Club Card

Neoedge to offer limited offers, rewards and club points to its global loyal customers through its first loyalty card – The Edge ClubCard

Singapore City, December 2012 – Neoedge launches its loyalty card globally today, rolling out the scheme to all its customers all across the continents, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and South America. This announcement of the launch of their loyalty card gives users better value for money as loyal companies send its staff to attend events organised by Neoedge. Neoedge customers may redeem their club points for course fees, air tickets and/or hotel accommodation.

According to Rilla Eas, The Edge ClubCard’s Project Manager said: “This project was born with having our frequent delegate attendees in mind as they are the lifeline of our business and it is also a good timing for the launch as the holidays are just around the corner.”

“The Edge ClubCard is more than just a loyalty card. It may earn your company rewards when you sign up for our events. Rewards such as discounts, airfare, hotel accommodation, et cetera. It is specifically designed not just to increase customer retention but also our way to give back to those companies who have been our loyal attendees.”

Rilla Eas added: “This unique customer loyalty programme is the first in the events industry. We foresee an estimate of about two hundred The Edge ClubCard members in circulation by the end of the project’s first full year. While our team is working hard for encouraging results, we are more excited on what we can offer to our customers.”

This new addition to Neoedge’s marketing efforts is not like any other loyalty cards, it has been made easier for companies to accomplish its yearly learning and development requirements and at the same time get rewards and instant discounts on course fees.

The Edge ClubCard will have three tiers of membership, namely: Diamond, Emerald and Sapphire. The membership tiers depend on how frequent the companies send delegates to attend Neoedge events. The Edge ClubCard tiers holding the Emerald and Sapphire memberships may move up to become Diamond Members as companies register to more workshops and conferences.

“Neoedge has made its massive list of past delegates and this is our way to reward them back. Our frequent delegates, so much so as our potential delegates, deserve the kind of training journey that fit their needs. We are delighted to expand our company portfolio through this project while we help our clients further expand their growth.”, Rilla Eas, ended.

For more information on The Edge ClubCard, visit www.neo-edge.com/rewards or email: member@neo-edge.com.

ABOUT The Edge ClubCard:

Neoedge’s The Edge ClubCard is the first loyalty programme in the events services industry. The Edge ClubCard is open to all Neoedge delegates globally. This loyalty card gives users better value for money as loyal companies send its staff to attend events organised by Neoedge.

Find out more about its membership tiers and its unique and exclusive benefits in store.

Website: http://www.neo-edge.com/rewards

Contact: member@neo-edge.com

ABOUT NEOEDGE:

Neoedge is a top-notch business media and consulting company that aims to serve the corporate world with integrity and excellence by providing cutting edge business intelligences and creating high value networking opportunities.

Neoedge identifies pressing issues that the corporate world is facing. Neoedge events are developed based on careful and original research including extensive and direct interactions with potential participants in the market. Neoedge events are distinguished by delivering premier value to customers in a sustainable means.

Neoedge is headquartered in Singapore, Neoedge has been organising premier events all around the world including in Hamburg, Dubai, Accra, Johannesburg, Trinidad & Tobago, Cape Town, Brazil, Mumbai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Buenos Aires, Perth, Manila, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai etc.

Neoedge is your long term reliable corporate business partner.

Press enquiries:

Eugene Azucena, +65 6557 9185, email: eugene@neo-edge.com

Event Announcement: Drafting, Negotiating, Re-Negotiating Mining Agreements

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DRAFTING, NEGOTIATING, RE-NEGOTIATING MINING AGREEMENTS

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | 30 JULY TO 01 AUGUST 2012

Trends and perspectives on the development of mineral resources in many African nations have varied substantially over the last fifty years.  In some cases this had led to a review, and potentially a re-negotiation of, mining agreements that were originally intended to survive for extended durations.  Understanding the divergence of objectives and the relative negotiating leverage of each party, whether discussing a new contract or re-negotiating an existing contract, can help to avoid common pitfalls and frustrating delays.

The workshop will cover traditional dispute resolution and termination provisions, but will focus on practical realities and identify contractual mechanisms to avoid situations where the only remedy is to arbitrate or terminate. 

The workshop will cover basic concepts of contract law with a view towards identifying and managing risk, maximizing profits, adapting to changing circumstances and resolving disagreements.

Delegates will consider these issues in the context of typical contracts used in the mining industry and particularly contracts that are intended to endure over long periods, such as joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements and long-term product sale agreements.

Delegates will follow the contract cycle from negotiation through drafting and execution of the contract, implementation of the agreement, default, disputes and termination or expiration of the contract.

About your World-Class Trainer

The trainer’s practice focuses on government affairs, project finance and infrastructure development in emerging markets with a focus on Africa and South Asia. She also has experience representing clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, financings, joint ventures and strategic alliances, including negotiating, documenting and structuring contracts for mining projects, power generation projects, and oil refineries.

Registration is still open for the upcoming “Drafting, Negotiating, Re-Negotiating Mining Agreements” taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 30 July to 01 August 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.

Event Announcement: Principles of & Procedures for Negotiating, Drafting and Managing Oil & Gas Contracts

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

PRINCIPLES OF & PROCEDURES FOR NEGOTIATING, DRAFTING & MANAGING OIL & GAS CONTRACTS

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | 23 TO 26 JULY 2012

Due to the new trends in the contemporary Oil & Gas industry, particularly in the complicated upstream & offshore projects and as a result of the dynamic changes experienced nowadays in the relationship between different players in the industry such as International Oil Companies / National Oil Companies /Service Oil Companies, varieties of cooperate formula such as Joint Venture, Public Private Partnership, Purchase Agreement, Joint Operating Agreement, Alliances, and Consortium as well as different models of contracts such as EC, EP, EPC, BOT, GC, MC, PSC, TSA, PSAC, concession and service contracts have been introduced and/or optimized in the nowadays Oil & Gas industry.

To manage the new dynamic Oil & Gas industry, it is not sufficient just to manage the Oil & Gas project but a duty of care and great considerations should also be granted to the concerned Oil & Gas contract(s). That’s why nowadays the Oil & Gas contract management becomes as prominently important as the project management. However, this unruly horse of Oil & Gas contract cannot be administered or controlled on a partial basis or timely manner without having a proper vision and mission for its lifecycle and chain of activities commencing from feasibility study to negotiation, conclusion, execution and close out of the Oil & Gas Contracts. Without being engaged in the strategic and tactical issues of industry Oil & Gas contracts, and without implementing a long term A-Z comprehensive Oil & Gas contract management plan, every efforts of the conventional approach of project management will be regretfully destined to the total failure.

The aim of this course is to achieve the above mentioned purposes through comprehensive TEFCEL* Strategic Management. The course leader Dr Ebrahimi shall assure that inputs and outputs of the professionalism resulted from the outside Oil & Gas world; driven from the actual experiences and practices; based upon the true knowledge and fact finding cases; and illustrated from varieties of cases encountered in the Oil & Gas industry, will be relayed to the Workshop’s participants, making sure everyone will be ultimately satisfied acquiring handful of new thoughts and knowledge that could change his/her own Oil & Gas industry.

* TEFCEL stands for Technical, Economic, Financial, Commercial, Contractual, Environmental and Legal. The concept of TEFCEL has been introduced and developed by Dr Ebrahimi since 2005 and is considered to be his Doctrine ever since.

This program will be led by Dr. S N Ebrahimi, Ex-Director of Legal & Contractual Affairs, PEDEC/NIOC and Professor of Oil and Gas Laws & Contracts, Tehran University.

Registration is still open for the upcoming “Principles of & Procedures for Negotiating, Drafting and Managing Oil & Gas Contracts” taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 23 to 26 July 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.

Event Announcement: Rolling Forecasts, Budgeting & Performance Measurement Master Class

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

ROLLING FORECASTS, BUDGETING & PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT MASTER CLASS

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL | 17 TO 19 JULY 2012

For organizations operating in a world of continuous change, traditional budgeting has become out of date. Today, managers are turning to rolling forecasts to inspire and lead their organisations to superior performance.

Rolling forecasts offer greater visibility into future operating performance. Unlike budgets, they reflect the fact that operations don’t switch off at year-end. Making good business projections isn’t as hard as it sounds. Implemented correctly, rolling forecasting can be the single most valuable tool for identifying where changes need to be made in order to maximize profitability and minimize losses. Well-established forecasting techniques can take some of the guesswork out of operational decision making and put the focus back on optimizing profitability, rather than putting out fires.

This high value practical workshop will:

• Illustrate the principles of business planning and rolling forecasts with examples and case studies drawn from a variety of industries
• Identify the process for implementing rolling forecasts in your business
• Equip you with the best practice techniques for designing an integrated business planning and rolling forecast process
• Highlight how management can use rolling forecast information to improve existing performance analysis processes

About your World-Class Trainer

He is a visiting lecturer and program director at the Graduate School of Business at the University of the Witwatersrand, a top Africa business school. He has also run courses for the Manchester Business School and Henley Management College in UK, and other business schools in Africa. He previously lectured for many years on the Continuing Professional Education programme of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Malawi, and was a keynote speaker at the International Congress of Accountants in Africa in 2008. His book on rolling forecasts is used by organisations in the USA, the UK, Mexico, Holland, Dubai, Hong Kong, Indonesia and South Africa.

Registration is still open for the upcoming “Rolling Forecasts, Budgeting & Performance Measurement Master Class” taking place in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 17 to 19 July 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.

Event Announcement: Master Class on Successful Strategy Execution Supported by the Balanced Scorecard

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

MASTER CLASS ON SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY EXECUTION SUPPORTED BY THE BALANCED SCORECARD

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | 23 TO 26 JULY 2012

Traditionally, the business world has failed in strategy execution. But in more recent times the application of the Balanced Scorecard combined with the disciplines such as Change Management, Accountability, Communication and a Performance Culture have had major positive impact.

This unique programme combines the methodology of developing Balanced Scorecards throughout an organisation with the challenges of effective management usage, combined with the wider disciplines of strategy execution. The underlying theme is the careful selection and usage of Strategic Performance Measures at the heart of the Balanced Scorecard. The course combines a mixture of presentations, discussions and hands-on exercises (from which attendees will be expected to present their outcome to the course as a whole).

Course Highlights

• Identify the current challenges in implementing strategy by learning how to undertake relevant strategic analysis prior to establishing a future business strategy
• Understand the importance of setting flexible and explicit objectives to provide clear direction for your organisation
• Develop realistic and competitive strategies that will enable your organisation to achieve its chosen objectives
• Manage the “softer” issues of communication, buy-in and willingness to change – factors that are crucial to successful strategy execution

About your World-Class Trainer

Alan Fell is a highly experienced specialist in corporate performance management having spent more than thirty years involved in a wide range of performance management disciplines – both in policy formulation and practical application roles and more recently as a consultant and trainer. Alan’s experiences covers an extensive range of management disciplines from strategic  planning and execution, through the Balanced Scorecard, to a range of financial management subjects, especially cost management. Alan brings a highly pragmatic style and approach to the whole subject of Making Strategy Happen: the challenges of successful strategy execution.

Registration is still open for the upcoming “Master Class on Successful Strategy Execution Supported by the Balanced Scorecard” taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 23 to 26 July 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.

Event Announcement: Negotiating Successful Gas & LNG Contracts

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

NEGOTIATING SUCCESSFUL GAS & LNG CONTRACTS

SINGAPORE | 02 TO 05 JULY 2012

Effective training in today’s global gas and LNG market has become an essential need for relevant executives in both the public and private sectors. The worldwide market in Pipeline Gas and LNG has grown rapidly as result of demand and deregulation, bringing tremendous business opportunities and challenges for all stakeholders including government entities, producers, sellers, transporters and buyers etc. High contract value, complicated commercial terms, volatile prices, cultural differences and many other unpredicted risks have made contract negotiating, dispute resolution and risk management more and more challenging.

In response to such industry dynamics, Neoedge is bringing back “Negotiating Successful Gas & LNG Contracts” which will be held in Singapore from 02 to 05 July 2012. This advanced course provides practical and detailed training, in workshop format, and provides effective guidance in the critical considerations and conditions for successfully concluding Gas and LNG Sales Agreements. The course will enable participants to gain an insight into the way in which Buyers and Sellers view and negotiate Gas and LNG Sales Agreements, and will give participants a detailed understanding of the terms that are important in these transactions.

The course goes on to examine the inherent risks in a Gas or LNG Project, and how these risks are addressed within the Gas and LNG Sales Agreement. Risk assessment is a complex issue, and this course examines it from a commercial perspective, looking at the project structure and identifying how the commercial terms deal with risk in a satisfactory manner.

It will be led by Mr Anthony Way, Director and Managing Partner of The Energy Contract Company, an international consultancy to the deregulated energy industry. In this role, he has worked extensively as advisor to several major oil and gas companies and on a large number of energy projects worldwide. In his 30 years experience in the industry, he has led the negotiation of more than fifteen gas/LNG sale and purchase agreements in Asia, Europe and Africa and been involved, with a senior role, in many project financings.

Registration is still open for the upcoming “Negotiating Successful Gas & LNG Contracts" taking place in Singapore from 02 to 05 July 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.

Event Announcement: Flow Assurance Management

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

FLOW ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA | 02 TO 04 JULY 2012

Flow assurance has been recognized by many operators as a critical technical activity, present in all the phases of planning, project execution, operation, and production surveillance of deep water developments.

Competency in flow assurance is critical to companies that get involved in oil and gas development in deep water. Current and future developments in deep water challenge the industry to progress flow assurance technologies to enable successful and profitable development of an ever increasing portfolio of oil and gas accumulations in both deepwater and ultra-deep water around the world.

The following key themes will be addressed in depth with Real Examples and Case Studies:

• Principles of Oil & Gas Processing and Flow Assurance Principles

• Fluid Composition and PVT

• Thermal Management Strategy

• Flow Assurance Challenges

• Multiphase Flow Behavior - Slugging

• Transient Operation

• Pipeline Integrity Management in consideration of Flow Assurance

• Solids deposition: Hydrates and Wax

• Management of Field Operation

• Subsea Processing Technologies to improve Oil & Gas Recovery

• Flow Assurance through the project life-cycle

• COLD flow

• Flow Assurance Technology and use of appropriate tools

• Case studies on various design methodology and managing field operations of Oil & Gas field development

Presented by Internationally Renowned Expert

The trainer has 33 years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry. His interests lie in thermal and hydraulic management of multiphase transportation systems, the development of long distance deepwater subsea tieback solutions including Subsea Processing and the economic development of marginal fields. He have consulted various field development projects in Asia and have worked on some of the most critical deepwater and ultra deepwater field developments in Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and Europe.

Registration is still open for the upcoming "FlowAssurance Management" taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 02 to 04 July 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.

Event Announcement: 3rd Annual Africa Gas & LNG Summit 2012

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

3RD ANNUAL AFRICA GAS & LNG SUMMIT 2012

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE | 03 TO 06 SEPTEMBER 2012

"Keeping pace with the growing economies in Africa as well as opportunities for investments, developments, expansions and growth - An up-to-date analysis."

Neoedge is proud to announce the return of Africa Gas & LNG Summit for the year 2012. This summit comes after a successful roll out of Neoedge's premier event in the year 2010 and has been running annually ever since. This year's summit will feature expert speakers from the African and global gas & LNG market, exploring in-depth insights of the growing economies in Africa as well as analysis of the best strategies, practices, opportunities, techniques and innovation to get you ahead of the pack! This summit will also serve as a platform for all national, international and independent companies to network and share business ideas and experiences.

What you can expect from the 3rd Africa Gas & LNG Summit 2012:

• Stand Alone Case Presentations by Key Experts in the Gas & LNG Industry
• Open Q & A portions
• Interactive Panel Discussions - Key Themes
• Pre and Post Conference Workshops on the 3rd and 6th September 2012
• Networking platform for Regional and International Gas & LNG Players
• Exhibition Area
• Cocktail Networking Reception
• Lucky Draw and Champagne Round Table
• Awards for Best Speaker, Best Delegate & Chairperson

Past Attendees to Neoedge's 2nd Annual Africa Gas & LNG Summit 2011 includes:

• ALNAFT
• Angola LNG Limited
• Couto, Grace & Associate Law Firm
• Eduardo Mondlane University
• Electricity Company of Ghana
• Electricity Control Board (Namibia)
• Eskom
• Eskom Holdings SOC Limited
• Luke & Associates
• National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Pty) Ltd
• Orbital & Oranges Nigeria Limited
• Petromoc, SA
• Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc
• Pricewaterhouse Coopers
• Societe Nationale D'electricite
• Sumitomo Corporation
• Vale Mozambique
• Volta River Authority
• Absa Capital
• Ayedan Global
• DelArz Projects Pty Ltd
• Afromead
• Department of Energy
• Equity Bank Limited
• Fundo Fomento A Pequena Industria
• Industrial Development Corporation
• Ministere des Hydrocarbures
• Ministry of Energy
• Parliament of South Africa
• Petroleum Agency SA
• Sal & Caldeira Advogados Limitada
• Sasol Infrachem
• Sasol New Energy Holdings
• SGS Emoyeni Qualitest (Proprietary) Limited
• Shell Markets (M.E.) Ltd
• University of Western Cape
• Webber Wentzel
• Deloitte Consulting (Pty) Ltd
• SAMSA
• Statoil Oil & Gas Mozambique

Some of the Key Themes and topics that will be addressed at the 2012 Africa Gas & LNG Summit are:

• Foreseeing & anticipating the future of gas & LNG trade movements with external elements - natural disasters, political unrest, economic changes and financial crisis
• Bridging civil responsibility through education, employment and domestic economy contributions
• Overcoming manpower issues through effective planning and management of local authorities thus lowering unemployment rate
• Large scale gas developments with export of LNG to regional, international market and domestic consumptions for power generation
• Effective cross border trading with Asia as the primary buyer of gas & LNG and securing long-term contracts to help cushion price volatility and security of energy supply
• Monetizing and commercializing stranded gas through small to mid scale LNG plants
• Potential developments of offshore production facilities
• Life-cycle greenhouse gas analysis of LNG & Global Gas Flaring Reduction
• Role of HSE in ensuring the safety and performance of LNG activities
• Best techniques for contracts negotiation - sales, purchase, concession, joint operating, storage & transportation agreements
• Gas to Liquid (GTL) versus LNG

Pre-Conference Workshop on 03 September 2012 

“Upstream to LNG – An Overview of the Technology & Development Issues”
Led by Leading LNG Trainer and Practitioner:
David Haynes
Principal LNG Consultant, GL Noble Denton, UK
LNG Process Engineer, BG Asia (former)

Post-Conference Workshop on 06 September 2012

“LNG: Meeting The Energy Challenge”
Led by Leading LNG Trainer and Practitioner:
Malcolm Johnson
Director, eMJay LNG Limited, UK
Strategy and Planning Manager – Natural Gas Business, Shell UK and Germany (former)

Registration is now open for the upcoming "3rd Annual Africa Gas & LNG Summit" taking place in Maputo, Mozambique from 03 to 06 September 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com. 

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Live interviews by CNBC Africa for selected speakers and delegates of 2nd Annual Africa Gas & LNG Summit 2011 which was held in Johannesburg in July 2011.

Mr Soji Awogbade, Aelex on Regional Roundup, CNBC Africa

Mr Kofi Ellis, Volta River Authority on Beyond Markets, CNBC Africa

Mr Sandeep Kohli, International Finance Corporation on Regional Roundup, CNBC Africa

Event Announcement: Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) Master Class

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACTS (PSC) MASTER CLASS

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN | 11 TO 14 JUNE 2012

Effective training in today’s fast developing petroleum market is essential if relevant executives in both the public and private sectors are to create and implement the optimum regulatory and commercial environment for revenue and profit maximisation. Nowhere is this more important than in the development and negotiation of Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs), a critical part of global petroleum exploration, production and commercialization.

The purpose of a PSC is to facilitate the finding and commercialisation of deposits of oil and gas. However, production sharing is not the only regime used for that purpose, nor, within a production sharing regime, is the PSC the only instrument used; and, as with all such regimes, production sharing, and each individual PSC, exists within a historical, geopolitical and legal framework, and a global market, that informs its principles and its detailed implementation. It is imperative for relevant executives in both government and private sectors to understand the ever-changing impact of these forces on the PSC, and the PSC’s position and role among the many key factors needed for successful oil and gas commercialisation.

About your trainer:

He is a partner in the London office of Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP, one of the world’s leading energy law firms.  He has over 40 years experience in the structuring, negotiation  and documentation of upstream and downstream oil and gas, electricity and mining projects and investments, and related acquisitions, disposals, financings, sales and other transactions, and of the legislative, regulatory and investment regimes and structures required for them, acting for both governments and investors.

His assignments have involved more than 70 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, the CIS, Europe and the Middle East, as well as Australia (including the North-West Shelf and Cooper Basin) and the United Kingdom (including the North Sea).  

Registration is still open for the upcoming "Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) Master Class" taking place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 11 to 14 June 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.

Event Announcement: Project Portfolio Management

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT:

PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL | 07 TO 10 MAY 2012

As organizations reach higher levels of maturity in managing projects individually, they shift their focus to manage them collectively as project portfolios using project portfolio management (PPM) process. This transition seems to occur when the organization realizes that projects are investments – not expenditures – requiring justification that they are aligned with organizational goals and will create value for the owners and other stakeholders of the organization. Managing project investments collectively brings coherence to implementing the strategic as well as operational initiatives and helps the organization create sustainable value in the long run. This course provides you with the tools, techniques, and best practices for managing project portfolios. It offers a “how to” methodology to design, build, and manage a portfolio.

You can receive 28 PDUs (Professional Development Units) from this four-day course.

About your trainer:

He is a speaker, coach, author, and inventor with more than 25 years of professional experience. He has spoken in 40 countries, and his clients include 20+ Fortune 100 companies (e.g., Abbott, Boeing, Chrysler, Kraft Foods, IBM, Motorola, Sprint, UTC). He is a co-author or contributing author of seven books and more than 40 articles.

Registration is still open for the upcoming "Project Portfolio Management" taking place in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 07 to 10 May 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.

Event Announcement: Mastering Advanced Financial Analysis for Financial Institutions

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT:

MASTERING ADVANCED FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 

FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

ACCRA, GHANA | 07 TO 10 MAY 2012

Develop critical knowledge and practical skills in the analysis of financial statements to make more informed credit and investment decisions. Led by a world-class practitioner and expert on IFRS, interpretation of financial reports and financial management, who has 30 years of experience in professional practice and consulting for leading organizations globally.

Reasons Why You Must Attend

• Extremely practical workshop analysing real accounts produced under IFRS
• Work in small groups to analyse financial statements
• Understand and appreciate the more challenging accounting presentation and disclosures
• Discuss how companies manipulate their results (both legally and illegally)
• Discuss the warning signs in financial statements of dubious accounting practices
• A full day spent on the case study review of a real set of IFRS financial statements of a mid-tier company
• Increase productivity by learning and developing analysis models in Excel

Practical and Extensive Computer work will be conducted on Excel spreadsheets. Data from real IFRS accounts will be considered and created for precise analysis. The course will make use of Excel to conduct ratio analysis and model performance.

About your trainer:

He is an accounting and finance professional with thirty years’ experience. For the past twenty years he has specialised in consulting and the delivery of in-house and public financial training delivering programmes in IFRS, interpretation of financial reports and financial management.

Registration is still open for the upcoming "Mastering Advanced Financial Analysis for Financial Institutions" taking place in Accra, Ghana from 07 to 10 May 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.

Event Announcement: Corporate Information Security Master Class

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT:

CORPORATE INFORMATION SECURITY MASTER CLASS

SINGAPORE | 21 TO 24 MAY 2012

Millions of messages, data files and transactions flow through business networks and across the Internet each day, collectively driving the world economy. Our dependence on this vast electronic infrastructure is unquestioned; certainly few businesses can survive without safe networks and reliable Internet access.

At the same time, companies are increasingly at risk from cyber attack. Malicious intruders can bring business to a halt, as in a distributed denial-of-service attack that renders a system temporarily inoperable; or they can create thornier problems, as when a hacker unleashes data-destroying code or downloads proprietary secrets. In addition, attacks are seldom isolated: a breakdown in one company can reverberate throughout an entire economic sector, disrupting the flow of vital goods and services to many end-users.

Most businesses understand that cyber security is critical to their operations. Unfortunately, the information assurance community has yet to develop the risk analysis tools needed to understand the economic complexities that influence companies’ security purchases. Deciding how much to spend on what level of protection depends on numerous variables, many of them poorly understood.

 Through This Course You Will

• ANALYZE current issues surrounding Information Security today
• UNDERSTAND mitigation technique for your organisation
• BENCHMARK your organisation against best practices worldwide
• BE AWARE of present and future threat to your Information
• UNDERSTAND Cloud Security, Hacktivism, Social Engineering, Penetration Testing, and more
• STRUCTURE your organisation capabilities against present day threat
• REALIZE your organization capabilities to the fullest in meeting attack intelligently

About your trainer:

• Consultant to 3 of the 4 armed services of the US Department of Defense, US Department of the Interior, US Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security, Lehman Brothers, Sony, Estee Lauder, Viacom, and many more. 
• Forged successful relationship and strategic partnership with Dell Computer, Verisign, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, and EMC.
• Practitioner, personality, and writer on current corporate and information security matter; he is closely followed within the industry.

Registration is still open for the upcoming "Corporate Information Security Master Class" taking place in Singapore from 21 to 24 May 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com. 

Event Announcement: LNG Operations & Management Master Class

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT:

LNG OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT MASTER CLASS

PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 14 TO 17 MAY 2012

Effective training in today’s fast-paced global LNG market is imminent with emerging dynamics and paradigm shifts seen in demand and supply. Therefore having a strong technical and operational team with extensive knowledge of the LNG value chain, both onshore and offshore is crucial. This course is designed for an intensive training in all operational elements of the upstream and downstream Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business.

Throughout the course, participants would have the opportunity to engage in highly interactive discussions and acquire critical operational processes and techniques. This will be achieved by examining the current trends and issues in the industry and by breaking down the whole value chain from end-to-end liquefaction processes to shipping and storage and from LNG import terminals to regasification. Practical key studies will also be presented and analyzed during the course of training and the importance of delivering value through LNG operations and management best practices will be highlighted.

This comprehensive and up-to-date course will be valuable both to those who already have experience in natural gas as well as to new comers to the operational and technical sector of the industry.

This course will be led by two experts.

The first trainer has worked extensively as advisor to several NOCs, major oil and gas companies on a large number of oil, gas and energy development projects, worldwide. He has worked on several integrated gas & LNG projects for a major European and African oil and gas company, including negotiation of all the commercial agreements required for project development.

The second trainer has 25 years experience as a process engineer working in the energy industries of which the past 15 years have been in LNG with BG Group, Advantica and Germanischer Lloyd as Principal Consultant. He has worked on 19 LNG import terminals and 7 LNG liquefaction plants all around the world. He focus is primarily on technical aspects but also has been involved in commercial contracts. Roles have also included marine, commercial, reliability/availability, safety and environmental aspects of projects.  Recent major projects have included the design and management of preFEED studies for both an onshore and a floating liquefaction plant and technical leadership of 4 import terminal developments in Europe. These latter have considered both conventional onshore designs and a variety of offshore options.

Registration is still open for the upcoming "LNG Operations & Management Master Class" taking place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago from 14 to 17 May 2012.

Kindly contact Rilla Eas at telephone +65 6557 9183 or via email: rilla.eas@neo-edge.com.