Novartis International AG

Compliance, governance and the impact of regulatory change are just some of the issues that will no doubt be on the agenda at the CFO Summit Europe 2011, which takes place from 13-15 September at The Oitavos, Cascais in Portugal. This closed-door summit, hosted by GDS International, features some of the leading voices in the European CFO sector, including Ramon Zapata, Head of Finance Operations at Novartis (NYSE:NVS); Olivier Klaric, VP Treasury at Sanofi Aventis Group (NYSE:SNY); Erik Ter Horst, CFO EMEA and VP of Finance for BT (NYSE:BT); and Clive Parrit, Vice President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

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