The Alaska World Affairs Council Presents

Bill Taylor
Former VP of Citibank/Citigroup,
Current CEO of William Taylor & Associates

Friday, 11th April, 2008 – Hilton Hotel
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. - Program begins at 12:00 p.m.
For Reservations
RSVP by Wednesday, 9th April to the Alaska World Affairs Council
by telephone 276-8038 or by email to AlaskaWorldAffairs.org .
Lunch Program $20 for Members - $25 for Non-Members - $6 for Coffee Only

Bill Taylor
CEO of William Taylor & Associates
Former VP of Citibank/Citicorp/Citigroup

"50 Years Traveling the International Finance Highway with a Few Detours and Back Roads"

In a 33 year career with Citicorp, Bill Taylor has worked in five different continents. He has held senior management positions in all three of the major sectors of Citigroup: Institutional Bank (corporate), Individual Bank (retail) and Investment Bank (capital markets). He was appointed an Executive Director of Citibank International in the UK from 1982 to 1994 and Vice President for Citibank Global Asset Management, responsible for the Middle East, Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, Africa and Brunei.

After retiring from Citicorp, Bill joined the Bankers Trust as Managing Director. In 1995 he established William Taylor and Associates based in the UK which specializes in investment advisory, financial consulting, and merchant banking activities primarily dedicated to clients in the Middle East.

During his program with the Alaska World Affairs Council, Mr. Taylor will give the audience the opportunity to choose from a variety of topics. His presentation will be based on the audience’s choices. The topics up for discussion are:

• Credit Contraction and Declining Asset Valuation
• Hedge Funds-Five key, critical and surprising facts
• Investment Outlook for 2008
• China and Energy
• Sovereign Wealth Funds
• Micro Finance Market- Size and Scope
• Future for the Middle East