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NYU ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE 2006

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08:00am - 09:00am
09:00am - 10:30am
10:45am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 01:45pm
01:00pm - 01:45pm
01:45pm - 03:00pm
03:15pm - 05:00pm
05:00pm - 06:00pm

Registration
Keynote speech
Morning Breakout Sessions: choice of one
Lunch
Negotiating Skills Workshop
Keynote speech
Afternoon Breakout Sessions: choice of one
Networking Reception


MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS 10:45am — 12:15pm
01 Financing Your Business: Where & How to Get Money
Denise Martin-Belser Financial Services Manager Seedco
Stephen T. Furnari Managing Partner, Corporate & Securities Group Furnari Levine LLP
Jed Katz Partner Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures
Beth Polish President The Critical Junctures Group
Daniel Vaccaro Vice President HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
02 Turning Your Business Idea into a Reality
Jeremy Wiesen Professor
Former Chairman & Co-CEO
NYU Stern School of Business

Financial News Network (Now CNBC)
03 Pricing & Profitability: Establishing Value & Understanding Costs
Liz Lynch Founder & CEO Liz Lynch Ltd.
04 Importing & Exporting: Circling the World for Profit
Lillian Chan Asst. Vice President,
Marketing & Asian Sales
TMI Food Group
Bill Deutsch Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
W.J. Deutsch & Sons Ltd.
Steve Kaplansky Director Brooklyn Goes Global,
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Shirley Leung Director Queens Community Network Office of Empire State Development
05 Your Own Consulting Firm: Share Knowledge & Generate Wealth
Ellen Easton Tea Consultant, Author & Publisher Red Wagon Press
Terri Lonier Founder WorkingSolo.com
Lisa Oliva President Essential Technologies Inc.
06 Sales Fundamentals: The Lifeblood of Your Business
Wendy Weiss The Queen of Cold Calling www.queenofcoldcalling.com
07 Hiring Employees, Subcontractors & Consultants for Growth
Beverly R. Daniel Partner
Foy, Schneid & Daniel,
Executive Search & Coaching Services
Craig James Founder & President
Sales Solutions
Erik Levitt President & COO AccessIT - Managed Services
Marisa Manley President & Founder Commercial Tenant Real Estate Representation, Ltd.
08 Franchising: Buying or Creating a Proven Business Model
Mitch Cohen & Seth Goldstein Franchisee Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins
Harold Kestenbaum Franchise Attorney  
Marc Shuman President GarageTek
Adam Torine Vice President,
Business Development
Villa Enterprises
09 Health Care & Not-for-Profits: An Entrepreneurial Approach
Vincent C. Ashton Executive Director HealthPass
Robert L. Cafone MPA, RPA-C,
Chief Executive Officer
Mid Coastal IPA
(Independent Physician Association)
Omer Mohammed Co-Founder &
President
Fitness and Nutrition for Kids
10 Real Estate: Identifying, Developing & Executing Projects
Alan J. Schnurman
Senior Partner Zalman & Schnurman
   


LUNCH WORKSHOP: Negotiating Secrets of the Big Guys   1:00pm - 1:45pm
An Interactive Session
Susan Onaitis President Global Learning Link
     


AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS    3:15pm - 5:00pm
11 Small Business Essentials: Don't Just Do It, Do It Right!
Scott G. Goldfinger Attorney/Owner Law Office of Scott G. Goldfinger
Roy M. Hilliard Senior Vice President Delta Dental
Seymour Jones Clinical Professor, Retired Sr. Partner NYU Stern School of Business
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Melvin Stein Partner, CPA Stein, Stein & Feit, PC
12 Writing an Effective Business Plan: Steps to Ensure Success
Beth Polish President The Critical Junctures Group
13 Brand Development, Advertising, Promotion & Internet Marketing
John Barker President DZP Marketing Communications
John Follis President/CD
Host/Producer
Follis Advertising, Inc.
The Marketing Show
Geoff Ledet President & Creative Director Letter 7
Douglas B. Stone CEO Abstract Edge Marketing Solutions
14 Getting Your Business Started: Strategic Alliances & Bootstrapping
Thomas V. Flood President Teamflood
Robert Levin Publisher The New York Enterprise Report
Jeremy Wiesen Professor Former Chairman & Co-CEO NYU Stern School of Business

Financial News Network (Now CNBC)
15 Food, Wine & Travel: The Business of Leisure
Mitchell Banchik Owner Down the Hatch, Off the Wagon
Chris Barish Founder The Barish Group
Brenda Elwell Gottschalk CTC, President & Founder Single Parent Tours
16 Networking Skills: An Interactive Session
Amanda Nissman Co-Founder & President Networking For Professionals
17 Arts & Media Businesses: Lights, Camera, Action, Money!
Jacques Boubli Program & Marketing Director Young Concert Artists, Inc.
Jeffrey Konvitz Lawyer Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Konvitz
Shara Victoria Mendelson President Plum Benefits
Geoff Rich Executive Director The New Group
18 Employee to Entrepreneur: Making the Transition
Peter Bouchard Vice-President Pioneer Telephone
Jason R. Finger Chairman & CEO SeamlessWeb
Dr. Harriet Katz DSW, LCSW Working Partnerships
19 Alternative Sources of Cash: Loan Programs & Govt. Incentives
Frank J. Dito Business Development Specialist,
Veteran Business Development Officer
U.S. Small Business Administration
Gil Goldberg District Director Cleveland District Office,
Small Business Administration
Irwin H. Nash Vice President New York Business Development Corporation
Jennifer Neil Community Relations Manager,
Director of Women's LINK
ACCION New York
Jose Sifontes District Director New York District Office,
Small Business Administration
20 Fashion, Apparel & Design: The Business of Looking Good
Elissa Bloom Accessories Designer & Owner Bloomin Designs Inc..
Andrea Masano Founder & President Masano Sportswear
David H. Sorblum President DHS & Company
Michael R. Toole   Vandegrift Forwarding Company, Inc.
   



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