“Keeping Businesses and Families Connected”            August 2009 Vol 1

  

8th Annual Wealth Management Seminar

 May 8, 2009

featuring
 

 Assistant Dean of the A. B. Freeman School of Business and Economist
Peter Ricchiuti

 


Mr. Peter Ricchiuti will be the keynote speaker at the 8th Annual Tulane Family Business Wealth Management Seminar. Peter will discuss the current economic conditions and what investors, individuals, and businesses can anticipate throughout 2009 and 2010.


Peter started his career with the investment firm of Kidder Peabody and later managed over three billion dollars as the assistant treasurer for the State of Louisiana.  In 1993, he founded Tulane’s highly acclaimed BURKENROAD REPORTS stock research program. 
He has been featured on CNN and CNBC as well as in The New York Times, BARRON’S, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. Peter has presented to a wide variety of audiences throughout the world.

 

This exciting Wealth Management Seminar will begin with the presentation: Ten Minute Briefing on New Orleans' Recovery by Allison Plyer, Co-Director of Greater New Orleans Community Data Center.  The topic will focus on population, housing, economy and the city's infrastructure post Katrina. In addition, Ms. Plyer will examine the scale of the Katrina rebuilding effort compared with the economic stimulus bill, and the importance of a White House level federal coordinator for Gulf Coast recovery.
 

The event will be held Friday, May 8th, 12:30 - 6:00 p.m., at the Westin New Orleans at Canal Place, 100 Rue Iberville, New Orleans LA. Registration to begin at 12:30 p.m. with light refreshments. The awards gala and reception, honoring the Rhodes Family of Businesses, will begin at 5:00 p.m. For full program schedule see below.

 

Register Early via email or call (504) 862-8482.

 

2009 Outstanding Family Enterprise Award

Rhodes Family of Businesses

 

2009 Wealth Management Schedule

 

Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. – Light refreshments served.

 

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. - The program begins at 1p.m. with moderator Dr. John B. Elstrott, Director of the Tulane Family Business Center, followed with video presentation by Allison Plyer of the Greater N.O. Community Data Center.  The video is titled, “Ten Minute Briefing on New Orleans Recovery.”

 

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. –  Peter Ricchiuti, Economist and Associate Dean of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, will speak about the current financial market and short and long term investment strategies. 

 

2:15 p.m. -  2:30 p.m. - Break

 

2:30 p.m. -  3: 30 p.m. - Panel Discussion (Part 1)/ “Achieving Success with Your Succession Strategy.”

 

3:30 p.m. -  3:45 p.m. - Break

 

3:45p.m -  4:45 p.m. -  Panel Discussion (Part II)/ “Achieving Success with Your Succession Strategy.”

 

4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. -  2009 Outstanding Family Enterprise Award presentation to Rhodes Family of Businesses.

 

5:15 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. - Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

 

 

Register early by calling (504) 862-8482 or email familybiz@tulane.edu


 

ABOUT OUR SPONSORS

J. P. Morgan Chase -  is Louisiana's largest bank. It provides a full-range of services to consumers, small businesses, medium-sized companies and large corporations.
 

Jones Walker - is a full-service law firm offering the highest degree of professionalism and dedication to client needs.
 

Chaffe & Associates -  is an investment banking firm that provides independent valuation and corporate finance services to businesses and financial institutions.  Clients include publicly traded companies & family-owned businesses in a variety of industries and banks and other financial institutions. 

 

Laporte Sehrt Romig Hand -  established in 1946, is one of the largest independent accounting and business-consulting firms in southeast Louisiana with offices in Metairie, Covington and Baton Rouge.  LSRH has developed a reputation as the local firm with national capabilities.
 

The Greater New Orleans Foundation - a 501(c)(3) public charity, is a community foundation serving donors in Southeast Louisiana.
 

Zehnder Communications - is a full-service advertising agency and public relations firm.

ACG (Association of Corporate Growth) - a regional chapter of ACG Global,  a non-profit organization created to facilitate the networking of business professionals in Louisiana and the surrounding areas.

 

 

 

 A. B. Freeman School of Business

Angelo DeNisi, Dean

Peggy Babin, Associate Dean


FBC Staff

Director

John B. Elstrott, PhD

 

Assistant Director

Rosalind G. Butler

Corporate Sponsors
 

 

Odom Heebe, Jr.

John Jeremiah

John Kallenborn

Katie LeGardeur

Steve Martin

Holly Nichols

Lizette Terral

 

 

David Edwards
Miriam Henry

William H. Hines

Charles A. Landry

Rudolph R. Ramelli

 

Vanessa Claiborne

Frank deVay

Marc Katsanis

Gay LeBreton

 


William Mason

Chav Pierce

Bruce Pendergast

Steve Romig

Holly Sharp

 

 

Martha Landrum

 


Jeff Zehnder

 


 
Lester F. Alexander, III
Robert B. Brickman
Vanessa Claiborne
O. Taylor Davis
Phillip E. Gordillo
Shana Guilbeau-Warren
William H. Hines
Roselyn Koretzsky
Kenneth J. Najder
Leon Rittenberg, III
Nemo J. Viso
Scott Whittaker
Luis C. Zervigon