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CHAIRMAN Nathan Benson Chief Executive Officer Tidewater Finance Company, Inc. Virginia Beach, VA 2006 INDEPENDENTS ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR ELECT Douglas R. Jones President & CEO World Acceptance Corporation Greenville, SC VICE/PAC CHAIR Robert T. Rawl President & CEO Regency Finance Company Warren, OH Andre P. Bohy Executive Vice President Omni Financial Corporation New Rochelle, NY Rex J. Ellison President & COO Republic Finance, LLC Baton Rouge, LA David S. Harwood Consultant ABC Financial Services Tyler, TX Marcus W. Holling Executive Vice President United Finance Co. Portland, OR Morris R. Marshburn Managing Director RSM McGladrey, Inc. Raleigh, NC Sharon Y. Moore Chief Executive Officer Titan Financial Group, LLC Atlanta, GA W. Alvin Owens Chairman Owens Financial Center Alexandria, LA Timothy L. Stanley President & CEO Heights Finance Corporation Peoria, IL David Stuck President & CEO Finance and Thrift Company Porterville, CA TUESDAY, MARCH 28 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Independents Advisory Board (By invitation) 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Independents Advisory Board Dinner (By invitation) 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Mortgage Lending Advisory Board Dinner (By invitation) PROGRAM (Always subject to change – check www.afsaonline.org for updates) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. AFSA Registration Center 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Associate Member Advisory Board/Breakfast (By invitation) 8:00 a.m. - noon Operations Committee (By invitation) 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mortgage Lending Advisory Board (By invitation) 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Executive Committee (By invitation) 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Board of Directors Luncheon (By invitation) 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshops (Complimentary to all registrants) 1) Funding Workshop (2 p.m. - 3 p.m.) Facilitator: Terry Keating, Senior Vice President, Donald J. Keating & Sons, Inc., Chicago, IL 2) Technology Workshop (3 p.m. - 4 p.m.) Facilitator: Marcus Holling, Executive Vice President, United Finance Company, Portland, OR 3) Operations Workshop (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.) Facilitator: Rex Ellison, President & COO, Republic Finance, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. AFSA Board of Directors Meeting (By invitation) 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. V.I.P. Reception (By invitation) 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Independents Conference Welcoming Reception & Exhibitors Marketplace Welcome to San Antonio! Enjoy an evening of networking with your peers for the kick-off of the 23rd Independents Conference. The AFSA Board of Directors and Mortgage Advisory Board are invited to attend the opening reception. EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT
PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 (cont’d) 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. AFSA Board of Directors Dinner (By invitation) 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. AFSAPAC Dessert Reception & Auction (For all attendees) THURSDAY, MARCH 30 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. AFSA Registration Center 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Opening General Session Independents Section Chairman’s Address Nathan Benson Chief Executive Officer Tidewater Finance Company, Inc. Virginia Beach, VA AFSA/Industry Update Thomas B. Hallman AFSA Chairman of the Board and Vice Chairman, Specialty Finance CIT Group Inc., Livingston, NJ Legislative Update Bill Himpler Senior Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, American Financial Services Association, Washington, DC 2006 Outstanding Independent Award Presentation 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Refreshments in Exposition Center 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Keynote Address "Doing Well and Doing Good: Serving Something Larger Than Ourselves" Speaker: Fred Grandy (R-IA) Former Member of Congress and Television Star Washington, DC Former CEO of Goodwill Industries and Political Commentator, Fred Grandy has lived a life most people can only fantasize about. As an actor he starred on the wildly successful TV series The Love Boat, which not only required him to visit the world's most romantic ports of call, but actually PAID him to do it. Yet at the height of his show business success he abandoned Hollywood, returned to his native Iowa, launched a campaign for Congress, and served for eight years. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. General Session RSM McGladrey Annual Financial Survey Results RSM McGladrey, Inc. will present the results of their annual financial performance survey for AFSA Independents and other independently held finance companies across the United States. The results will include current trends with respect to growth, funding, leverage, profitability, income and expenses. RSM McGladrey consultants will help you identify areas for improved profitability for your company based on the survey results. (continued on next column) Speakers: William N. Alexander Managing Director RSM McGladrey, Inc. Robert Eash Audit Director RSM McGladrey, Inc. Morris Marshburn Managing Director RSM McGladrey, Inc. 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon with Exhibitors 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception with Exhibitors FREE EVENING FOR SUPPLIER ENTERTAINING Upcoming Independents Conference & Exposition March 21-24, 2007 Walt Disney’s Yacht Club Resort • Lake Buena Vista, FL March 26-29, 2008 Sheraton Wild Horse Pass • Chandler, AZ EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT
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