Event Name: The SoHo Loft Capital Creation and Crowdfunding Conference (TSLCCAC)
Event Date: January 23, 2012, 1 pm to 8:30 pm
Event Location: Reed Smith NY Conference Center, New York, USA
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Cost: Registration costs USD 726 until January 19 with a rate of USD 932 available till January 22. The onsite registration rate is USD 1241. MicroCapital readers can use the code “TheSohoLoftMC” to receive a discount of 10 percent.
Summary of Event: This conference aims to provide investment bankers, fund managers, incubators, analysts, entrepreneurs and secondary stock buyers with insights into the marketplace for private company stock and the role of this marketplace in facilitating small business development and job creation. The conference will introduce the attendees to crowdfunding leaders, secondary private share buyers, private stock analysts, senior executives of private companies, private shares desks and exchange platforms. Session topics are to include:
– US-Congress Representative Patrick McHenry on his “Crowdsourcing Bill” and how it is intended to enhance capital formation and create jobs.
-The capital markets of tomorrow: the pioneers, regulatory landscape and infrastructure needs of crowdfunding.
– The evolution of capital markets with Dana Albright, founder of US-based NowStreet Media and co-founder of The SoHo Loft Capital Creation Event Series, and David Weild, chairman and chief executive officer of US-based Capital Market Advisory Partners.
– The relationship between social media and private markets with Lou Kerner, managing director of the Private Shares Group at LiquidNet, a US-based institutional equities marketplace.
On January 24, 2012, the organizers will also be hosting “The SoHo Loft Capital Creation Family Office Forum,” a networking and informational event to assist family offices in capitalizing on opportunities in private markets.
Background on Organizers: US-based LDJ Capital is an investment advisory and venture capital firm with a focus on energy, infrastructure, real estate and internet media.
NowStreet Media is an advisory firm for the private company marketplace that offers “innovative ways for companies to tap into capital markets.” With media, event production and consulting divisions, it includes the NowStreet Journal, which provides a “macro-economic perspective” on the role of private company marketplace in the capital markets ecosystem.
Event Website: http://tslccac.eventbrite.com/
For additional information, you may contact the organizers via email at events (at) soholoftevents.com or via telephone at +1 212 845 9652.
Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
By Nisha Koul, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources:
MicroCapital.org story, September 8, 2011, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in India Attempt to Raise Funds Using “Crowd Sourcing”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-microfinance-institutions-mfis-in-india-attempt-to-raise-funds-using-%E2%80%9Ccrowd-sourcing%E2%80%9D/
MicroCapital.org story, May 5, 2011, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: 17 Websites Now Allow Individuals to Commit as Little as USD 20 as Microfinance Loans,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-17-websites-now-allow-individuals-to-commit-as-little-as-usd-20-as-microfinance-loans/
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