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RBC Capital Markets Exec to Keynote CED's Engage: Finance
20-Year Industry Veteran Joe Morea Will Speak at Jan. 27 Program; Seven Concurrent Panels to Explore Funding Options and Trends
December 9, 2004, Research Triangle Park, NC – The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) today announced that Joe Morea, managing director and head of U.S. Equity Capital Markets for RBC Capital Markets, will keynote CED's Engage: Finance. This upcoming event - the first in CED's 2005 Engage series - will be held at the RTP Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on January 27.
Morea joined RBC Capital Markets in mid 2003 from UBS, where he ran the U.S. Equity Capital Markets. At Paine Webber (the predecessor firm), Morea was COO of the Investment Banking Division. Prior to UBS, Morea co-headed the U.S. Equity Capital Markets at Smith Barney. With over 20 years of Equity Capital Markets experience, Moreaa has been responsible for the origination and execution of several hundred lead managed transactions in a variety of industries, including technology/telecom, healthcare, financials, real estate, energy, and industrial companies.
In addition to Morea's keynote address, Engage: Finance will also feature concurrent panel sessions that delve into subjects such as financing options, growth alternatives and exit strategies. Confirmed session topics at Engage: Finance include the following:
- Financial Systems - How Far Will QuickBooks Take You?
- The Ins and Outs of Angel Financing
- Positioning Your Company for a Successful Exit
- Corporate Funded R&D - Protecting Your Assets
- How to Present Your Financials and Yourself as a Start-Up
- What's Negotiable - Current Term Sheet Trends
- Strategic Planning - The Buy Side of M&A
These concurrent panels will feature successful entrepreneurs, attorneys, bankers, investors and other financial experts. As panel speakers are confirmed, CED will add them online at www.cednc.org/engage.
Beyond Engage: Finance, CED will host Engage: Human Capital on March 15, 2005, and Engage: Sales and Marketing in June 2005.
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, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2004, is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 3,500 members representing 1,000 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org
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