The "2001 Entrepreneurial and Investment Symposium" will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 24, and from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 25, at the Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas Hotel. This event will present professional service providers and business owners with an opportunity to participate in a series of discussions concerning asset diversification and best business practices critical to any successful profit-oriented organization. The symposium presenters will include, among others, native Virgin Islanders who have distinguished themselves in the business arena on the U.S. mainland. We know the sessions will prove informative to anyone with an interest in business and/or the private sector. A tentative agenda for the symposium follows, along with a one-page symposium pre-registration sheet and presenter bios. Early registration is encouraged.
The 2001 Symposium is organized by Virgin Islands Capital Resources, Inc. ("VI Cap") in collaboration with the Virgin Islands Community Foundation. VI Cap provides investment capital to expansion stage or relocating businesses in the Virgin Islands, and seeks to offer investment capital in a more flexible format than is otherwise available through more traditional financing intermediaries. The Virgin Islands Community Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for the people of the Virgin Islands through various programs that make a positive difference in the community, and addresses the needs of the community in a creative, sensitive and timely manner.
Registration space is limited. Therefore, please indicate your interest in attending by reserving space early. Reservations can be made by calling 340-776-0677 by e-mailing Marcia V. Moore-Smith at sesmarcia@erols.com or by completing the attached pre-registration form and mailing to the address indicated.
2001 Entrepreneurial & Investment Symposium
Date(s): May 24 and May 25, 2001
Time(s): 7:00 – 9:00PM (Thursday, May 24)
8:30AM – 3:30PM (Friday, May 25)
Venue: Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas, USVI
(Subject to Change)
Thursday, May 24, 2001
7:00PM – 9:00PM Stock and Bond Market Outlook: "The New Paradigm for Financial Assets has Ended"
Lou Holland, Managing Partner, Holland Capital Management
Friday, May 25, 2001
8:15AM – 9:30AM Registration
8:45AM – 9:00AM Invocation and Welcome
9:00AM – 10:40AM Planning for Success
Strategy • Marketing • Technology
John L. Moorhead, President, Bestfoods Affiliates
Auguste Rimpel, Partner (Retired), PriceWaterhouseCoopers
William DeLone, Associate Professor, Kogod School of Business, American University
10:40AM – 10:55AM Break
10:55AM – 12:35PM Maximizing Utilization of Resources
Financial Issues • Strategic Issues • Legal Issues
Thomas Conk, Certified Public Accountant, Private Practice
Daniel Hogue, Associate Director, UVI Small Business Development Center
Marjorie Roberts, Attorney, Private Practice
12:30PM – 1:45PM Lunch – Sweat, Tears and Exhilaration
Reginald Hudlin, award-winning writer/producer/director, co-founder of Black Filmmakers Foundation
1:50PM – 3:30PM Raising Capital
Banking and Debt • Angel Investing • Venture Funding
Cassam Pancham, General Manager, Chase Manhattan Bank
Shawn Marcell, Adjunct Professor, The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
Sydney de Jongh, Vice President, UBS Warburg
3:30PM – 3:45 PM Wrap-Up
Date(s):
May 24 and May 25, 2001
Time(s):
7:00PM – 9:00PM (Thursday, May 24)
8:30AM – 3:45PM (Friday, May 25)
Venue:
Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas, USVI
Costs
$25 – Thursday, May 24, 2001 only
$70 – Friday, May 25, 2001 only
$85 – Both days of Symposium
Send registration information and payments to:
Attn. Symposium Registration
Virgin Islands Capital Resources, Inc.
#7A Crystal Gade
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Make checks payable to:
Virgin Islands Capital Resources, Inc.
For more information:
Please call (340) 776-0677 and ask to speak with Marcia Moore-Smith.
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Please fax to: (340) 774-3666
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Please transmit or mail pre-registration payment as early as possible. On-site registration will be accepted only if space is available.
Thomas E. Conk
Tom Conk is a Certified Public Accountant in public practice. He serves a diversified client base of small businesses, from individuals to midsize corporations, providing financial statements, budgeting, consulting and tax return preparation. Mr. Conk is also a member of the Board of Directors of a Savings Bank in New Jersey where he chairs the loan committee. He currently teaches accounting at the Adult School of Montclair and was formerly an assistant professor of accounting at Montclair State College.
Sydney de Jongh
Sydney de Jongh is a Vice President in UBS Warburg's Global Industrials Group. He focuses on advising middle-market and large capitalization companies and institutional private equity investors in building products manufacturing, distribution and services sectors. He has worked on acquisitions, divestitures and financings ranging from $50 million to over $1 billion in transaction value.
William Delone
Dr. Delone is an Associate Professor at American University, Kogod School of Business. His teaching specialties include management information systems, strategic management of information technology and enterprise resource planning systems. His primary areas of research include the assessment of information systems' effectiveness and value, the implementation and use of information technology in small and medium-sized businesses, and the global management of information technology in higher education.
Daniel Hogue
Mr. Hogue is the Associate Director of the University of the Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center. In this capacity, he helps small businesses plan and reach their financial, strategic, marketing, and operational goals.
Louis Holland
Lou Holland is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Holland Capital Management; President and Chief Executive Officer of HCM Investments Inc., and Portfolio Manager of the Lou Holland Growth Fund. Mr. Holland has been a special guest on "Wall Street Week With Louis Rukeyser" and the Financial News Network, and is currently a panelist on "Wall Street Week With Louis Rukeyser." He has also appeared on the "MacNeil/Lehr Newshour," CNN's "Moneyline," CNBC, and is a frequent guest on "Chicago Tonight." Mr. Holland frequently speaks at Investment Seminars for institutional and individual investors.
Reginald Hudlin
Credited with two of the most successful urban features to date, "House Party" and "Boomerang," award-winning writer/producer/director Reginald Hudlin has played a significant role in paving the way for the black filmmaking community. Currently, he is directing Matthew Perry and El
izabeth Hurley in "Servicing Sara," a romantic comedy by Mandalay pictures. Most recently, Mr. Hudlin directed "The Ladies Man," starring Tim Meadows, Will Farrell, Julianne Moore, Billy Dee Williams and Karyn Parsons.
Shawn Marcell
Mr. Marcell is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, where he teaches in the Entrepreneurial Management Program. He is also Senior Vice President of the Corporate Finance Group at Bolton Capital Corp., a specialty investment bank located in Wayne, Pa., which provides a broad range of corporate finance services to middle market companies. He advises a diverse range of companies on strategy, marketing, finance and capital sourcing. Mr. Marcell's experience and clients include biotechnology, telecommunications, Internet, news media and entertainment companies.
John L. Moorhead
Mr. Moorhead is President of Bestfoods Affiliates, with responsibility for: Bestfoods Specialty Products in the U.S.; Specialty and Grocery Products in Canada; Ethnic Markets in the U.S. and Canada; and North American Exports and Bestfoods in the Caribbean. Mr. Moorhead joined Bestfoods in 1992 as Vice President, Business Management & Marketing Services. In that regard, he was responsible for all established business management including Hellmann’s/Bestfoods mayonnaise, Mazola oil, Mueller’s pasta and Skippy peanut butter brands, and oversaw all marketing services functions.
Auguste Rimpel
Recently retired (June 30), Dr. Rimpel was a Senior Partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers with two major responsibilities. First, he served as the Managing Partner for the International Consulting Services Practice, which carried out assignments in developing or emerging markets, funded by the bi-lateral or multilateral development finance institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and USAID. Second, Dr. Rimpel served as the Lead Partner for the Corporate and Business Strategy Practice for the Services Sector including Government. Dr. Rimpel is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the University of the Virgin Islands.
Marjorie Rawls Roberts
Attorney Roberts is a tax, investment, and offshore funds attorney in private practice on St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. Attorney Roberts has written a number of articles on international taxation, investment issues, and offshore and mutual funds, and has spoken at conferences on issues concerning taxation in Central America and the Caribbean, Virgin Islands Investment Law, Captive Insurance Companies, International Estate Planning, Foreign Sales Corporations, Offshore and Mutual Funds, and Utilization of Offshore Centers. She is also the U.S. Virgin Islands correspondent for Tax Notes International and serves on the Board of Advisors for the Council on International Tax Education (CITE) and the International Tax News, Trusts and Trustees, and Insurance Tax Review. Attorney Roberts is admitted to practice law in California, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands, and before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
