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2018 SIEDC ANNUAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE April 17, 2018 from 8 AM to 6 PM at the Hilton Garden Inn Presented by Investors Bank FREE TO ATTEND Trevi Tent Lobby Lounge Teahouse Garden Trevi Tent Lobby Teahouse Garden Lobby Wine Room Wisteria Room Cherry Willow Suites Ballroom Brittons Oak 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Keynote Breakfast (Ticketed Session) Presenting Sponsor Remarks by Domenick Cama, Investors Bank Congressman Dan Donovan Transportation Panel: • Adam Zellner, Greener By Design Eugene Flotteron, Cetra Ruddy • Rebecca Karp, Karp Strategies 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Natural Gas Home Safety Tips Hosted by National Grid 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Scaling Up Small Business Hosted by Center for an Urban Future 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Borough Five Pictures Press Conference 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM “Staten Island Attractions” 570 AM Radio Borough Hall Tourism Broadway Stages Casa Belvedere Catholic Charities at the Mount Destination St. George Alice Austen House Empire Outlets Lighthouse Point NY Wheel Snug Harbor St. George Theatre Staten Island Museum Staten Island Children's Museum Staten Island Yankees Freshkills Park Greenbelt Conservancy Hilton Garden Inn Industry Magazine Ocean Breeze Athletic Center Sandy Hook Pilots SI Gondola Staten Island Advance Tibetan Museum The Vanderbilt at South Beach 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Non-Profit "Speed Networking" Hosted by Staten Island Not-For-Profit Association 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Safety and Health Travel Seminar Hosted by Contrino Travel 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM How to capitalize on Staten Island's tourism and commuter market Hosted by FerryAds.com 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM All day vending in Exhibition Room Featuring over 100 vendors! 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Over 70 Job Opportunities Industrial Employment Pre-screening Business Incentive Plans Industrial Lending Assistance MWBE Information Table Real Estate Intake Information Table College of Staten Island, St. John's University and Wagner College Career Development Information Tables 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM SIEDC “20 Under 40” and “Top 31 Small Business” Awards Ceremonies 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Opportunity Staten Island Magazine 6 Press Conference 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM SIEDC Marketing Club Meeting 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Overcoming the Fear Of Business Planning - The Business Model Canvas Hosted by SCORE 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MWBE Issues and Opportunities Forum Hosted by Small Business Development Center and SIEDC 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Industry Indicators and What They Mean for the Economy Hosted by the NY Building Congress 11:30 PM - 12:00 PM Start-Up Station Press Conference 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Women at the Top Symposium Featuring: Commissioner Loree Sutton, M.D, &. Marie Elizabeth Pasinski, M.D. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Disability Ally Initiative Hosted by Person Centered Care Services 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Google Analytics Presented by Staten Island Advance 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM WE SI Press Conference 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM SIEDC Executive Women’s Council Mentoring Panel 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Careers in Entertainment and Media Hosted by Borough Five Pictures 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Long term financial, insurance, and estate planning featuring Richard Corash, Liam Gilroy and Joseph Torres 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Keynote Lunch. (Ticketed Session) Opening Remarks by NYC Councilman Steven Matteo Moderated by Jill Kaplan, formerly of Crain's, now of United Airlines Powerful NY Women in Business Panel: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Why Now Is The Time To Franchise Your Business Hosted by Internicola Law Firm 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Empire Outlets Press Conference & Broadway Stages Press Conferences 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM SIEDC Creative Council Meeting 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM How the Tax Reform Bill will Affect the Investor Hosted by Wall Street Access 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Managing Substance Misuse in Your Business: The Opioid Epidemic and Beyond Hosted by Community Health Action of Staten Island, Tackling Youth Substance Abuse, and Camelot 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Staten Island Business Partnership Meeting 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM College of Staten Island, St. John’s University and Wagner College Student Entrepreneurial Competition 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Richmond County Black & Minority Chamber of Commerce Mixer 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Cyber Security Breaches and How they Affect You Hosted by Tekie Geek 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Speed Networking Hosted by Executive Club of Staten Island 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Staten Island Business Partnership Press Conference 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM SIEDC Executive Women’s Council Meeting 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Richmond Road Expansion Information Session 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Demystifying Grants and Proposal Writing for Your Business or Community Hosted by Greener by Design Cocktail Reception @ Above Rooftop from 4 PM to 6 PM Hampton Inn - High School Students - Investors Bank Financial Literacy and HS Lunch 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 1 Kathryn Wylde The Partnership for NYC Sheena Wright, The United Way of NYC Karen Ignagni Emblem Health Suri Kasirer Kasirer • • • • • • • • • • • • • Moderated by Brian Laline, Staten Island Advance
