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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 from 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM (ET)
Industry leaders, CEOs, experts, and leading recruiters will share information and insights on business and career opportunities in growth and emerging industries, new ventures, and social enterprises.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
MARIA GOTSCH
CEO & President, NEW YORK CITY INVESTMENT FUND
SETH PINSKY
President, NEW YORK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
OPPORTUNITY CREATION ROUNDTABLE SPEAKERS:
WHY ATTEND:
The Forum is focused on answering these questions:
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Keynote:
Maria Gotsch - President, NEW YORK CITY INVESTMENT FUND
The New York City Investment Fund is a private fund with a civic mission. The Fund has raised in excess of $110 million. Its investments typically range in size from $1 million to $5 million. The Fund provides equity or debt, structured to meet the needs of the project. It will invest at any stage of business development, but is seeking to exit in about five years. To date, the Fund has invested in over eighty projects. Maria is the President and CEO at the New York City Investment Fund and also serves as President of the Fund's Civic Capital Corporation, which manages the Fund's charitable investments.
Keynote:
Seth Pinksy - CEO/President, NY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
New York City Economic Development Corporation's mission is to invest in the economic growth of New York City, providing the financial tools that allow local businesses and not-for-profits to grow and new jobs, and funding projects that help increase employment and generate revenue. Seth has overseen projects that will eventually lead to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs, thousands of units of new housing, and millions of square feet of commercial, cultural, and community space. Seth is also working to retain and grow the City’s financial services sector, while spearheading economic diversification efforts into growth areas like the green sector, fashion, new media, and bioscience.
Lisa Baird – Partner, SPENCER STUART
Spencer Stuart is one of the world's leading executive search consulting firms, the advisor of choice among top companies seeking guidance and counsel on senior leadership needs, with clients ranging across industries, from the world's largest companies to medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurial start-ups. Lisa Baird is a Partner in the firm’s Global Financial Services and Marketing Officer practices, with areas of focus including asset management (long only and alternative), sales and marketing of financial service products, and risk management on both the buy- and sell-side.
Sarah Beatty – CEO & Founder, GREEN DEPOT
Green Depot is a leading supplier of environmentally friendly and sustainable building products, services and solutions. Its primary goal is to facilitate green living and building in communities so that it is accessible, affordable and gratifying. Green Depot has showrooms in Brooklyn, Newark, Philadelphia, Boston, Greenport, Chicago, Albany (2009) and Newark, DE (2009), a new flagship retail location in Manhattan, and 10 additional distribution centers spanning the Northeast. Prior to Green Depot, Sarah spent ten years at MTV: Music Television, where she was Vice President of Trade Marketing and Global Branding.
Karen Karniol-Tambour – Macroeconomic Overview of Investment and Business Growth;
Investment Research, CT Hedge Fund Manager
Nancy Ploeger – President, MANHATTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to business development in New York City for small and medium-sized companies, and represents the voice of over 100,000 companies in Manhattan and partner with over 300 diverse business organizations in the city. Locally, member companies have over 165,000 employees, and, collectively, member companies account for over $630 billion dollars in annual revenues.
Alison Seanor – Managing Director, GLOCAP SEARCH
Glocap Search is a premier search firm dedicated to serving the specialized recruiting needs of clients in various industries, partnering with select private equity funds, hedge funds, investment banks, fund of funds, consulting firms and other industry clients to fulfill their human capital needs across most functional areas. Glocap has dedicated, specialized teams of search consultants who place investment, marketing, compliance, IT, and legal professionals as well as COOs, CFOs, bankers, consultants, programmers, risk managers and administrative assistants.
Kim Slicklein – CEO & Founder, ENCLAVE RISING
Enclave Rising is an international portfolio of companies rooted in environmental and social consciousness, each dedicated to developing and pioneering best practices in net zero carbon development, alternative energy, conservation, and true sustainability. Committed to environmental and cultural sustainability and responsible construction and resort management, Enclave Rising is redefining eco-conscious (or "green") hospitality and real estate development.
[More speakers' bios will be added shortly.]
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
PROGRAM & SCHEDULE
3:00 - 7:00PM Inaugural Forum on Opportunity Creation
Keynotes by:
SETH PINSKY - President, New York Economic Development Corporation MARIA GOTSCH - CEO & President, New York City Investment Fund
1st Roundtable on Opportunity Creation:
Macroeconomic Overview and Growth Sectors in the Economy, including Green/Energy, New Media/Online Media, Life Sciences and Special Sectors in Financial Services
2nd Roundtable on Opportunity Creation:
Growth Sectors of the Economy & New Career/Leadership Opportunities - Creating Opportunities and Positioning Yourself for Leadership
7:00 - 9:00PM
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