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CED Announces Money & Markets 2002
"Not Your Business As Usual Conference"
November 29, 2001, Research Triangle Park, NC - CED is pleased to announce its newest conference, Money & Markets 2002, being held January 25 at the Sheraton Imperial in RTP. Money & Markets was created to reflect the current state of the rapidly changing economy. The conference offers guidance to the entrepreneurial sector on how to be proactive in today's marketplace, including a glance at some financial industry experts' 2002 "crystal ball."
"Top speakers from a variety of financial sectors ranging from investment banking to angel investing will give advice to entrepreneurs on timely issues," said Monica Doss, CED president. "Money & Markets will also provide unbeatable networking opportunities for individuals and companies at all stages of entrepreneurial growth from early stage to recently public companies."
Featured speakers for Money & Markets include:
- Rana DiOrio, managing director, GCIB Technology Group, Bank of America
- Robert Palumbo, director, Technology Group, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown
- Rod Smith, vice president, Emerging Technologies, IBM
- Richard D. Tadler, managing director, TA Associates
- Richard Vieira, principal, Broadview
- William L. Yang, vice president business development, Silicon Valley Bank
"I am delighted that significant players in the financial markets from the West coast and Boston will be joining us at this conference," said David Bookhout, partner at Maupin Taylor & Ellis, P.A. and chairman of Money & Markets, "It speaks highly of the Research Triangle to be able to assemble such a stellar group of speakers."
Session topics include: What Happens When You Get Out of the Venture Valley; Valuation: Estimating a Company's Real Worth; Overview of the M&A Process; The Pleasures and Pitfalls of the Strategic Partnership; Making the Cash Last While Keeping Your Good Name.
More information on the conference and speakers can be found at www.cednc.org/mm.
About CED
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park,
NC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation
and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region.
CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and
existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops
and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest
entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 5,000 members
representing 1,300 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms.
www.cednc.org