FEI Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
4:30 p.m. Optional CPE Program
5:30 p.m. Social Hour | 6:30 p.m. Dinner | 7:00 p.m. Speaker
Fort Worth Club | Horizon Terrace
306 West 7th Street | Fort Worth, TX 76102
www.fortworthclub.com | Business attire
Pre-Meeting Professional Development Session | 1 CPE credit available | AI & Cybersecurity Panel Discussion
4:30-5:30 p.m. Program
Dinner Meeting | Keynote Presentation | 1 CPE credit available | Unbiased: How to Manage Risk in the Gray Zone
5:30-6:30 p.m. Networking Social
6:30-7:00 p.m. Seated Dinner
7:00-8:00 p.m. Program
Unbiased: How to Manage Risk in the Gray Zone
Andy Fastow was the Chief Financial Officer of Enron Corp. from 1998 – 2001. In 2004, he pled guilty to two counts of securities fraud and was sentenced to six years in federal prison. He completed his sentence in 2011, and now lives with his family in Houston, Texas. Andy currently consults with management, directors, attorneys, and hedge funds on how to best identify potentially critical finance, accounting, compensation, and cultural issues.
Today he will discuss risk in the “gray zone”, where decisions that may technically be allowed give rise to risks that are not properly considered. He will help better understand the limited role of auditors and attorneys, how technically-correct but ethically challenged decisions may be interpreted by the market, and the steps they can take to become more self-aware and able to identify, price, and manage these risks.
Andy is the only Enron executive that has taken full responsibility for his actions and has both repeatedly and publicly expressed remorse. In addition to serving his prison sentence, Andy forfeited far more money than he ever earned at Enron. He is credited with being the individual most responsible for helping recover $6 billion for Enron shareholders.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about business ethics.
- Learn how the ambiguity and complexity of laws and regulations breed opportunity for problematic decisions.
- Learn how technology can be used to potentially illuminate such opportunities.
Field of study: Specialized Knowledge
AI & Cybersecurity—OakTruss Group Panel Discussion
Speakers:
Marla Beckham, President & CFO—OakTruss Group
Clay Gooch, Senior Director—OakTruss Group
Michael Perdunn, Senior Director– OakTruss Group
Sarah Mohrle, Senior Advisor– OakTruss Group
The panel will explore today's evolving threat landscape, examining cyber threats, AI concerns, IT challenges, insider and external risks, and where financial executives should direct their focus. We will address pressing topics, including real-world examples of threats affecting organizations globally and their responses – both successful and unsuccessful.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify Key Threats Facing Financial Executives Today
- Understand the Financial and Operational Impact of Security Incidents
- Recognize the Role of Financial Leadership in AI & Cyber Risk Management
- Build Awareness of AI-Related Threats and Opportunities
- Formulate Key Questions to Ask Security Leaders and Risk Committees
Field of study: Information Technology
This event is open to members and Chapter Sponsors, one attendee per firm. Guests must be pre-approved. Eligible pre-approved prospective members may attend one meeting at no charge as approved guests of chapter members and sponsors.
To request guest approval, contact Dessie Cunningham at feifortworth@gmail.com with the following information:
- Full name
- First name for nametag
- Company name | Job title
- Address | City, State, Zip
- Phone number
- Email address
Questions about registration? Contact:
Dessie Lou Cunningham
FEI Fort Worth Chapter Administrator
feifortworth@gmail.com