Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business Advisory Council Member (CFO - Barnes Group, Inc.) Christopher Stephens will facilitate our next Breakfast Roundtable:

Increasing Profitability - Beyond Cost-Cutting, What can the CFO Really Do?

During this interactive Breakfast Roundtable, we will focus on identifying and sharing strategies and tactics developed and utilized to promote growth and enhanced corporate performance over the past 12 months. What worked, what didn't?

As a way to facilitate a lively CFO discussion, Chris will offer his personal experiences on what he and his companies have considered and done to drive profitability given the current uncertainty that is tempering the economic, capital, and job market climates.

Some of the questions Chris will focus on include:

* When Do You Start to Re-Invest to Drive Profitable Growth?

* How Long Do You Leverage a "Temporary Workforce"?

* How do Companies Maintain Financial Flexibility?