JOINT S.I.G. MEETING for:
*** Private Equity
*** Family Business & Office
*** Risk Management

1.1 - INTRODUCTION OF LEADERSHIP TEAM (Ignacia, Carola, Tim, Aldo and Tom)

2.1 - Thanking our Host: Matthew Reinhart (JP Morgan Securities)

3.1 - 60 SECOND ELEVATOR PITCH


4.1 - PRESENTATION DISCUSSION – (Moderators: Ignacio and Tom)

TOP TEN LIST of RISK ISSUES FACING – Private Equity (PE) Firms, PE Portfolio Companies and Family Offices:

*** 10 *** Underinvestment in next level of technology for Finance and Accounting Reporting

*** 9 **** Unwillingness to hire best & brightest up & down the food chain (being foolishly cheap on staff hiring levels and compensation)

*** 8 **** Delaying in setting up infrastructure (Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, FP&A, Cash Manager, etc.) to compete with the big boys & girls

*** 7 **** Poor or nonexistent documentation of Accounting procedures, Operational procedures, Business Continuity Planning

*** 6 **** Compliance Process looking good on paper, but not actually functioning as intended

*** 5 **** Not being open, sharing and transparent with External Auditors

*** 4 **** Hiding, covering up or delaying the communication of financial transaction problems, operational problems or legal problems to the Stakeholders

*** 3 **** Cash Flow problems: Not collecting A/R timely & always building up large A/P balances since they are short of cash

*** 2 **** Cybersecurity Awareness training and execution

*** 1 **** Operational Risks (General Controls – Tone at The Top)


5.1 - JOB CLUB Updates

6.1 - OPEN NETWORKING