Palm Beach Financiers To Lunch With CNBC's Kenny Polcari -1/29

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As hedge funds, investors and financial services firms continue to migrate to Palm Beach County, FL, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County is hosting a special luncheon for financial professionals on Thursday to discuss the emergence of Palm Beach County as a financial hub. Thursday's event will feature an all-star panel moderated by Wall Street pro and CNBC market analyst and contributing editor, Kenneth Polcari.

In addition to Polcari, who is director of the NYSE Equities Division at O'Neil Securities, panelists include John Castle, managing director at Branford Castle, Inc., Michael Falk, chairman, co-founder and managing partner at Comvest Partners, Kirby Resplock, founder and principal of Tamarind Partners, Inc., and Euclid Walker, managing partner of Parkway Investment Management, LLC.

"Palm Beach County is among the nation's leaders for business and financial services including wealth management, banking and investment services, company headquarters, incubators, investors, venture capital and corporate finance firms. 300 private equity groups and hedge funds now call South Florida home," said Kelly Smallridge, CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County.

Thursday's luncheon will attract financial services executives from across Palm Beach County and across the U.S. Details of this event:

    Date:                  Thursday January 29, 2015

    Time:                  11:30 am - 1:15 pm

                           Kravis Center

                           701 Okeechobee Boulevard

                           West Palm Beach, FL 33401

    Price:

                              $55.00 - Business Development Board members

                                                     $75.00 - non-members

                                                   $550.00 - table of ten

                                              $1,000.00 - corporate table


    For Tickets, Contact:

                           Sarah Marcadis

                           1-561-651-4101

                           [e-mail]

About the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County is the official public/private economic development organization for Palm Beach County and Enterprise Florida. Founded in 1982 as a not-for-profit corporation, its primary purpose is to attract and retain new industry, business investment, high quality jobs and workforce development through corporate relocations, expansions and international trade. During the past five years, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County has assisted companies that have created more than 12,650 direct jobs with average salaries greater than $62,900, resulting in more than $615 million in capital investment to Palm Beach County and an economic impact that exceeds $4.9 billion. Additional information can be found at http://www.BDB.org.

CONTACT
Elizabeth Arevalo
1-561-835-1008, ext. 4124
[e-mail]

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SOURCE Business Development Board of Palm Beach County