Legendary Bank stock investor Warren Marcus launched the company in 1985, compiling annual returns averaging 30% for himself and clients. In 2024 the company ceased managing outside accounts to focus on itself as a single family office. This was the completion of an orderly transition that began in 2022. As a SFO, the Company's focus is rebalancing risk and allocating to attractive sectors such as Africa, AI, alternatives, cannabis, climate, and real estate.

Green Table convenes prominent influencers, investors, entrepreneurs, educators, legislators and media over exclusive dining experiences and investor only presentations, to advance the rapidly evolving cannabis industry. The private events are rigorously organized to coincide with important global conferences and gatherings, concentrated mostly in North America. Green Table has established an excellent reputation for world class networking and expanded to Canada and London in 2019. Visit www.greentableglobal.com for more information including a short video

Leaders on Purpose is a community of purpose-driven corporate leaders promoting an inclusive and sustainable economy that puts purpose at the core and leaves no one behind. What began as a research collaboration between business leaders and experts from Harvard University, Unilever, The World Bank, and The London School of Economics has evolved into a platform that connects the CEO agenda with the global agenda.

Founding Partner. Only One Degree provides consulting to companies from pre-revenue start ups, early growth, and maturity. Emphasis is on leveraging our vast network of unique exclusive relationships to rapidly achieve well defined end goals. The investment portfolio and advisory services is focused on fintech, hedge funds, technology and media companies.

Start up lifestyle and performance athleisure clothing brand. Company is publicy traded on the TSXV Canada exchange. I am an investor and also serve on the Board of Directors. Website RYU.com.

Young America Capital is a New York based FINRA/SEC licensed independent investment bank that provides capital raising, M&A, and financial advisory services to meet the needs of middle market companies and family businesses. We also offer placement agent services to advance the institutional marketing efforts of alternative investment fund managers. The firm is comprised of a diverse group of senior investment banking professionals with experience across telecom, media, technology, lifesciences, consumer, infrastructure, cleantech and real estate.SpecialtiesInvestment Banking, Mergers & Acquisition, Equity Capital Raise, Financial Advisory, Debt Capital Raise, Private Placement, Cross Border Transactions, Middle Market, Family Businesses.Please visit www.yacapital.com for more information.

Cogni is a digital banking app that puts the power to spend and save money in the users hands.

The Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation (FEHSF) is a non-profit corporation formed to assist Federal Agents and law enforcement officials by supporting them and their families with emergency funding, financial assistance and community outreach. In particular, FEHSF provides monetary support to families of Agents and officers who are seriously injured or killed on duty protecting the nation’s citizens or enforcing our laws. Additionally, FEHSF supports those Agents or Agents' families during times of personal difficulties.I first joined the Board in 2011 and became Vice-Chairman in 2013. As an Executive Comittee member I help decide upon grant requests; raise funds for operations; manage Board meetings and plan special events.

HedgeCoVest replicates the portfolio and trading strategies of third party hedge fund managers directly in the brokerage account of its investors. HedgeCoVests goal is to provide investors, including RIA's, wealth managers, family offices and idividuals; with more security, access, liquidity, and transparency than investing directly into traditional commingled funds. The platforms award winning technology eliminates many of the traditional barriers and drawbacks for investing in hedge funds as an asset class. More than $80 billion has been entrusted to firms managing strategies on HedgeCoVest.

Since 1972, the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has presented cutting edge cinema to an annual audience of 80,000. The Film Center’s programming includes annual film festivals that celebrate diverse voices and international cultures, premieres of trailblazing work by today’s independent filmmakers, restorations and revivals of essential films from cinema history, and insightful, provocative discussions with filmmakers and media artists. Altogether, the Film Center hosts over 1,500 screenings and 100 filmmaker appearances every year. The Film Center was renamed the Gene Siskel Film Center in 2000 after the late, nationally celebrated film critic, Gene Siskel.

Dreamit Capital Partners LP is a venture capital fund investing in traction stage startups, with emphasis on social impact, selected to participate in the Dreamit accelerator program. Please visit LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamit-venturesSpecialtiesVenture Capital, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investing, Capital, Venture, Angel InvestingWebsitehttp://www.DreamitCapital.comIndustryVenture Capital & Private EquityPrivately HeldHeadquarters116 W Houston St New York, New York 10012 United StatesFounded2016

Founder and member of both the Management and Advisory Committees, my work included: hiring/managing staff; sourcing website developers; participating in design and architecture decisions; raising capital and sales; daily and strategic planning; and, content acquisition.The company name was change in July 2016 to nRapt Enterprises, LLC. In Q1 2020 nRapt was converted from an LLC into a corporation and was re branded as Stage Access. In 2021 there are hundreds of unique global performances -- ranging from livestreams, historic performances and documentaries to interviews, behind-the-scenes access and educational content -- instantly available at www.StageAccess.com.

Asset Alliance (AAC) is a multi-faceted investment management firm, specializing in alternative investment management - specifically hedge funds and hedge fund products. Founded in 1996, AAC and its affiliated managers have raised over $5.0 billion in assets. The company offers strategic opportunities for hedge fund managers; provides advisory services worldwide; and manages investment products for high net worth, institutional investors and the world's largest financial institutions. The focus is on bringing leading and innovative hedge fund products to the global investment community. Through wholly-owned Hedge Harbor Inc., we provide investment placement services to institutions, corporate, not for profit, family offices and high net worth investors. As a member of the executive management team l helped: build new products; raise capital for all business lines; manage investor sales and relationships; and, participate daily in all major company initiatives.

Full time member of the Executive, Credit, Supervisory, and eSolutions Committees. Responsible for day to day management of Americas front office sales staff of 460 located in 5 major cities. Hired multiple salesmen and production teams from competition and integrated them into the salesforce. Coordinated marquee conferences and special client events globally between the salesforce and marketing. Managed front office interaction with the MFA and FIA 2009 at request of the Global Head of Sales established and managed a team to develop business and manage relationships from trader to C level of our top 50 current clients and our biggest prospects. Increasingly focused on relationship management in 2010, with excellent growth among top 50 institutions. Further developed long standing, senior trader and management relationships with financial institutions, asset managers, hedge funds, CTA's, investors, professional trading groups, corporations, governments and family offices.2008 at request of Global Deputy CEO, selected to travel the world as head speaker and leader of cross selling campaign. Visited 21 offices in 12 countries meeting with our top 500 salespeople to establish and promote behavioral norms, policies and cross selling goals. This successful seven week Global campaign was widely credited with immediate and long-term geometric sales increases. Member of the Senior Management Team responsible to the global CEO for the successful merger integration.

Global Cross Marketing Head as well as Sales Head NA

Head of Global Sales. Joined as architect and leader of sales plan. Executed the plan and grew revenues, net income and staff, contributing significantly to the company's success over my five years running the team.

Co-founder of Chicago Institutional Futures sales desk reporting to Global Head of Futures. Developed clearing and execution business with global institutional accounts, including hedge funds, banks, CTAs, corporates, and many others. Recruited and developed staff upstairs and on the trading floors

Moved from NYC to start up the Institutional Equities Desk. Successfully grew the desk adding many prominent marquee hedge fund relationships with multi-product trading activity. Went from joining to being the largest producer in less than two years.

Joined as a summer intern and rapidly promoted to Assistant Head Trader. Later promoted to Manager of the Stock Index Futures Department. Developed many large institutional relationships in index and fixed income hedge funds, as well as stock options and derivatives OTC. Resigned to pursue launching a new desk in Chicago at DCNYF.