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Panels and topics subject to change
Organized activities for attendees and their spouses start Monday noon, June 16
Official Arrival Day, Pre-Conference Networking
Your choice of pre-conference networking opportunities:
LI Wine Country Tour
Travel in style as you visit three popular North Fork vineyards. Enjoy lunch, tour
and sample 5 wines at each location. This 6 hour tour stops at one of the areas farmstands where you can purchase local produce and homemade baked goods.
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Noon – 5:30PM
Golf Outing at Long Island National, Riverhead.
This US Open practice course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. welcomes conference attendees starting with lunch at noon.
Additional Pre-Conference Options
- Wine Country Tours
- Walking tour of Southampton
- Spa Day
| 5PM - 7PM |
PRE-EVENT CHECK-IN
Southampton Inn
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| 7PM - 10PM |
WELCOME EVENT
HAMPTONS CLAM AND LOBSTER BAKE |
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Conference Opening Day
All conference events held at Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane, located within two-minute walk of Southampton Inn.
| 8 AM - 8:45 AM |
REGISTRATION OPENS
Exhibition Opens
Breakfast Service
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| 8:45 AM |
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| 8:50 AM - 9:15 AM |
Boom to Bust: Why Our Economy Is In Upheaval (And How To Thrive In Turmoil)
Harvey Miller, Partner, Business Finance and Restructurings
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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Called “the dean of bankruptcy lawyers” by The Deal, Harvey Miller opens our program with a bird’s eye view of what’s happening in restructuring in and out of Chapter 11. Warren Strugatch interviews Harvey Miller.
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
The playing field is changing; what do the changes mean?
MODERATOR:
Clifford E. Neimeth, Partner, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
PANELISTS:
Michael Bruder, Managing Director, Macquarie Capital Advisors
Rick Grubaugh, Principal, DF King
William A. Brewer III, Partner, Bickel & Brewer
Christopher Young, Head of M&A Research, Riskmetrics
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10:15 AM- 10:30 AM |
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
With Edward Braun, chairman, Veeco Instruments Inc
As chairman and chief executive of Veeco Instruments Inc., Ed Braun managed an MBO in 1990 and took Veeco public in 1994. Overall he has planned and executed 16 acquisitions of metrology and equipment companies, driving annual sales from $40M to $450M. Warren Strugatch interviews Ed Braun.
Exhibition Hall
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11:00 AM - 12 NOON |
Sovereign wealth funds, shifting economic dynamics and currency fluctuations are galvanizing cross-border deal making. Where are tomorrow’s opportunities?
MODERATOR:
Murray Beach, Managing Director and head of Technology Group, TM Capital Corp.
PANELISTS:
Savio Chan, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. China Partners Inc.
Mark J. Lerner, Partner, Morgen, Evan & Co.
Scott Mozarsky , Chief Operating Officer, United Business Media LLC
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NOON - 12:30 PM |
THE INTERVIEW
With Michael A. McManus Jr.
Meet Michael McManus, president and chief executive officer of Misonix Inc, medical device manufacturer. Topics include integrating acquisitions; meeting the challenges of cross-border regulatory requirements; and determining when acquiring makes more sense than licensing. Warren Strugatch interviews.
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12:30 PM - 2 PM |
Exhibition Hall
LUNCHTIME TALK
Dan Rattiner, Founder and Editor, Dan’s Papers; Author, In The Hamptons
For nearly 50 years Dan Rattiner has chronicled life behind the hedges in the Hamptons, as duck farms and fishing hamlets gave way to mansions for Hollywood celebrities and buy-out kings. Mr. Rattiner will read from his newly-published account of life, love, scandal, and celebrity in the Hamptons.
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2 PM - 2:50 PM |
PANEL: FINANCIAL VEHICLES: What’s Hot, What’s Not
How deals are structured today, and what’s in store for tomorrow.
MODERATOR: Thomas J. Friedmann, Partner, Dechert LLP
PANELISTS:
Carl Aloi, Vice President/Finance, Applabs, Inc
Ray Kane, Director, Houlihan Lokey
S. Craig Cognetti, vice president, Grail Partners LLP
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3 PM - 3:50 PM |
MODERATOR
Jeffrey Wurst, Partner, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
David L. Shrier, Chief Operating Officer, Ronco Acquisition Corp.
Warren H. Feder,Partner, Carl Marks Advisory
Marvin G. Davis, Partner, Grisanti, Galef & Goldress Inc. Group LLC
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| 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM |
Raymond McGraime shows how to manage your gestures, read the other guy’s body language and close more deals. Raise your non-verbal literacy rate in 20 minutes.
Raise your non-verbal literacy rate in 20 minutes.
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| 4:25 PM - 4:50 PM |
Allan Sloan, Senior Editor-at-large, Fortune
Well-known for his caustic wit and against-the-grain takes on investment trends, Allan Sloan joined Fortune as senior editor at large last July. He was previously Newsweek's Wall Street editor. Mr. Sloan is a six-time winner of the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award, business journalism's highest honor. In 2001, he received both the Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. He’s heard over Public Radio International on "Marketplace" Monday mornings, and frequently appears as a commentator on PBS’ "Nightly Business Report." Says Mr. Sloan: “I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way.”
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| 6 PM – 8 PM |
After the conference, please join us for an exciting evening at the-
Featuring The Caesar Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility
With Special Thanks
The M&A Forum offers a special thanks to the Southampton Cultural Center for hosting this conference. The Center helps provide opportunities to emerging artists in Eastern Long Island and provides arts programs for residents and visitors. Partial proceeds from this conference benefit the Center. |
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