Amex CEO Wolkoff to Speak at Miami ValueRich Small-cap Expo.WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Please note the corrected spelling of Wolkoff in all instances. Should read: Wolkoff (sted Wolcoff). The corrected release reads: AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. WOLKOFF TO SPEAK AT MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. VALUERICH SMALL-CAP EXPO American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. (Amex) Chairman and CEO, Neal Wolkoff will be a featured speaker as the small-cap financial world gathers on March 8-9, 2006, at the Hotel InterContinental Miami The Hotel Intercontinental Miami is a hotel in downtown Miami, Florida. It belongs to the InterContinental Hotels chain. Located on Biscayne Bay, the hotel is in the form of a 35-story tower on the eastern edge of downtown in Bayfront Park. The address is 435 Chopin Plaza. , for a major small-cap public company exposition. Approximately 50 small-cap public companies such as Baby Universe, Inc. (AMEX:BUN), Milestone Scientific, Inc. (AMEX:MSS), Far East Energy (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :FEE), AGU AGU Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan AGU American Geophysical Union AGU Arabian Gulf University (Bahrain) AGU All Grown Up (TV show) AGU Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico Entertainment (OTCBB:AGUE ague (a´gu) 1. a chill. 2. old name for malaria. a·gue n. 1. ), will be presenting and exhibiting their products and services to an expected 1,500 financial professional attendees at the ValueRich Small-cap Expo. "We are very pleased to welcome the Amex as a silver sponsor of the ValueRich Small-cap Financial Expo again," said Joseph Visconti, event organizer and publisher of ValueRich magazine. "The Amex has been a regular sponsor at ValueRich Small-cap Financial Expos. ValueRich magazine and our expo-style events were created to help bring together all of the key elements necessary to support American small-cap public companies. Having the trading acumen of Amex at this event completes the picture." Slightly more than a year after breaking off from NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). and becoming an independent exchange, the Amex has continued fulfilling its promise to aggressively grow its exchange. Aside from plans to launch a state-of-the-art electronic platform to comply with SEC regulations, it also hopes to increase service to Tier 2 companies. The Winter 2006 issue of ValueRich magazine includes an article on new Amex initiatives. In the article, Wolkoff says, "We had a very strong year with 97 new companies in 2005. Everything is getting better ... so I think that companies that are smaller and companies that would otherwise get lost on the other exchanges will feel at home here." The Amex joins investment bank Maxim Group (Platinum Sponsor), the independent research firm Harbinger Research (Platinum Sponsor), the Web casting company Onstream Media (Gold Sponsor) and other industry stalwarts such as Standard & Poor's (Silver Sponsor) and Edgar Online (EDGR EDGR Emergency Diesel Generator Room ) at the large-scale event. The Hotel InterContinental, located in Miami's Brickell Avenue financial district, will host small-cap public company CEOs and their management teams in executive style suites on the floor of the Expo for two days of uninterrupted access. The event also features a Bankers' Row where investment banks specializing in small-cap public company financial services will be open for business. As of this date, the partner banks include Maxim Group, Stanford Group Company, GunnAllen Financial, Inc., and Baron International. Other sponsors for the event include Platinum Sponsor MedeFile (OTCBB:MDFI), Silver Sponsors Life-Exchange (Pink Sheets:LFXG), Lyons Capital, LLC, Cozen coz·en v. coz·ened, coz·en·ing, coz·ens v.tr. 1. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive. 2. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling. 3. O'Conner Attorneys and East Coast Jewelry. Steve Crowley's American Scene Radio will broadcast live interviews with small-cap CEOs on both days and tape additional interviews for future broadcast. Additional on site coverage will be provided by Wall Street Cast and Financial News USA (OTCBB:FNWU). "Our Miami event is designed specifically to help companies gain the market exposure they deserve, as well as access to much needed capital to help facilitate growth," said Visconti. "We attract the best and brightest money and fund managers, venture capitalists, analysts and institutional and private investors in significant numbers." Additional programming includes a speech by the CEO of Dolphins Enterprises, Joseph Bailey and appearances by the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders as well as a poolside "Mojito Party" with hand-rolled Torano cigars. For more information and to register, go to www.vrexpo.net. For tickets by phone or information regarding exhibiting, please call 561-832-8878. ValueRich Inc. 1804 N. Dixie Hwy., Suite A West Palm Beach, FL 33407 Industry professionals can register for a free subscription to ValueRich magazine at: http://www.valuerichonline.com/subscribe.htm. |
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