NYSSA's Career Committee presents Career Chat: Careers in Corporate Development and Strategy The CEO and senior management team rely heavily on various advisors to capitalize on opportunities and create value for their organizations. These internal and external teams of advisors include Corporate Development and Strategy, and Investment Bankers. These key advisors help senior management determine the optimal path to profitability, whether organic, through alliance/partnership, joint venture or M&A. M&A rationale and approach also varies significantly, with some firms focusing on strategic and operational metrics while others act as financial sponsors. In today’s global economy, the landscape for strategic buyers continues to evolve with tightening credit conditions and changing industry valuations. Our panel of professionals will offer their expert opinions on these topics as well as key trends, case studies and insights into their careers. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to learn about strategic buyer perspectives and opportunities for career development. DATE: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 TIME: 5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m. | Networking 6:15 p.m.-7:45 p.m. | Presentation LOCATION: NYSSA 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor (between 45th and 46th Streets), NYC (Directions)Photo ID required for access to the building. SPEAKERS: Chris Schulitz, CFA, VP Global Business Development, Pitney Bowes Alan J. Scharfstein, President, DAK Group Dr. Hagen Wenzek, Senior Strategist, IBM Corporate Strategy Christopher Nguyen, VP Corporate Strategy, Deutsche Bank FEES: Members Free | Nonmembers $20 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Chair Krystian Cieplucha, CFA   Speaker Biographies Chris Schulitz, CFA, is the Vice President of Global Business Development, Mail Services, a $500 million business unit of Pitney Bowes. He is responsible for driving the international expansion of the company’s mail services business. Since 2001 Pitney Bowes has completed over 70 acquisitions, including the recent acquisition of MapInfo that Schulitz managed and recently finished integrating. Schulitz’s previous roles included leading acquisition and integration efforts for the company’s enterprise solutions business as well as with corporate development. Prior to Pitney Bowes, he held multiple finance roles at General Electric, including planning and audit. Alan Scharfstein founded DAK in 1984 based upon his belief that mid-market firms deserved the same high level of investment banking expertise that large public corporations received from Wall Street firms. He has personally been involved in negotiating over 250 transactions in a wide range of industries for over 20 years. Prior to founding DAK, Scharfstein served in several executive financial and manufacturing positions with PepsiCo. In addition, he was a senior executive with Universal Folding Box, a privately-held packaging manufacturer and founded, grew, and successfully sold a high tech CAD_CAM manufacturing company. Mr. Scharfstein has been quoted and written about in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Financial Times and Time Magazine. Dr. Hagen Wenzek is a Senior Strategist in IBM's Corporate Strategy and drives the major emerging growth businesses of IBM on a global basis. Dr. Wenzek creates market insight and outlines the response of IBM, its clients and competitors on global challenges to develop the strategic guidance to the corporation. His priorities are in the areas of cloud computing, energy & environment, services science, healthcare, emerging markets, and the impact of globalization. Other position held by Dr. Wenzek at IBM include: leader of global electronics team of the Institute for Business Value; e-business on demand practice in EMEA; and responsible for the Aerospace & Defense services unit in the German speaking countries, developing business in close cooperation with the Aerospace & Defence practices across Europe and with the U.S. Christopher Nguyen is a Vice President in the Corporate Strategy group, Office of the CEO, at Deutsche Bank based in New York. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 2006, Mr. Nguyen spent five years in management consulting as a Senior Manager at A.T. Kearney. He led growth strategy, M&A and post-merger integration consulting engagements primarily in the Technology and Financial Services sectors. Mr. Nguyen also spent seven years in corporate and investment banking focusing on Emerging Markets particularly in Asia and Latin America. He has held position in the M&A advisory group at Banc of America Securities based in Hong Kong.