Compliance Week To Host Webcast With Ford Motor Co.'s Global Compliance Leader.

BOSTON -- On July 28, Compliance Week will host a free Webcast with Ford Motor Company's assistant general counsel and director of global legal compliance, Robert Biskup. The Webcast is sponsored by Cognos, and will begin at 2 p.m. EST. Participants can register at http://events.complianceweek.com.

The session, moderated by Compliance Week editor Scott S. Cohen, is the latest in a series of monthly Webcasts with governance and compliance officers at public companies. Recent Webcasts have included Tyco SVP Corporate Governance Eric Pillmore, Schering-Plough SVP Compliance Brent Saunders, Cendant Chief Compliance Officer Richard Wolf, and others.

Biskup is responsible for coordinating and overseeing worldwide legal compliance programs for Ford, the $171.7 billion auto manufacturer based in Dearborn, Mich.

Prior to his current position, Biskup served as assistant general counsel for transactions and financing matters. In that capacity, he was responsible for all legal matters related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and other business associations. Biskup has also served as assistant general counsel for environmental, safety and regulatory matters.

Biskup has held a variety of other senior legal positions, including the coordination of Ford's litigation strategy in class action and other complex commercial litigation matters.

Before joining Ford in 1995, Biskup was a member of the international law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, where he oversaw a diverse portfolio of business transactions, litigation and regulatory matters.

Compliance Week's monthly Webcasts provide a unique opportunity for corporate executives to hear how other companies are structuring and addressing the compliance function. During the live Webcast, Biskup and Cohen are expected to discuss a variety of governance and compliance issues that are critical to boards and directors; conversations often explore the guests' responsibilities, reporting structure, priorities, board interaction, technology acquisition strategy, whistleblowing programs, ethics training regimen, and more.

Compliance Week's upcoming schedule of Webcasts is as follows:

--July 28, 2005 - Robert Biskup, Compliance Director, Ford Motor Co.

--Aug. 25, 2005 - Ed Holland, EVP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Southern Company

--Sept. 29, 2005 - David Aronowitz, EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

--Oct. 27, 2005 - Michelle Banks, VP, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Compliance & Governance, Gap Inc.

--Nov. 17, 2005 - Charles Brock, VP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Abbott Laboratories

All Webcasts are free and can be accessed at http://events.complianceweek.com.

Call (888) 519-9200 for more information.

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