ADVISORY/Nasdaq President to Speak At Innovest.Business Editors & Analysts ADVISORY...for May 4 (Thursday Thursday: see week. ) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Alfred Berkeley Alfred R. Berkeley is an American businessman who served as President and later Vice-Chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., from June 1996 until August 2003. Before Nasdaq, Berkeley was a General Partner and then a Managing Director of Alex. Brown & Sons, an investment bank. , III, president of the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. , will speak to an audience of 300 investors and companies seeking financing at the Innovest '00 conference luncheon on May 4 at the Adam's Mark Adam's Mark is a chain of five upscale hotels in the United States. The chain was founded in the early 1970s by Fred Kummer and the chain is currently owned by HBE, Inc., which was also founded by Kummer. Hotel in Columbus. WHAT: Mr. Berkeley will address the recent volatility of the Nasdaq and how it will affect companies that plan to go public in the near future. This is a topic of special interest to the audience at Innovest, the annual statewide venture capital conference, because the venture capitalists Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. who invest in the companies presenting their business plans at the conference have specific expectations. WHO: Alfred R. Berkeley, III was appointed the President of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. on May 9, 1996. Prior to joining Nasdaq, Al was a Managing Director and Senior Banker in the Corporate Finance Department of Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated, where his primary expertise involved large computer software and electronic commerce companies. WHEN: Thursday, May 4, 2000, 1:15 p.m. Mr. Berkeley will be available for a short time after the luncheon on May 4 for press interviews. WHERE: Adam's Mark Hotel 50 N. Third Street Columbus, OH 43215 |
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