Hamershlag Attends and Co-Sponsor's Cornell's 7th Annual E@C Celebration

New York, NY, April 14, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Hamershlag, Sulzberger & Borg, headquartered in New York, NY, is co-sponsoring and attending Cornell University’s annual Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration. The 2-day entrepreneurship conference takes place on Cornell University’s Ithaca, NY campus, attracting more than 700 students, university alumni, faculty, staff, and participants. Among some of the event features include a symposia covering a wide array of topics on entrepreneurship, various business competitions, and networking opportunities for students and experienced professionals. This year’s keynotes are Cornell alumni Susan Danziger, Founder and CEO of Ziggeo, and Adam Slutsky, President of Tough Mudder, Inc. The University is honoring Leland C. Pillsbury, Founder and Chairman of Thayer Lodging Group as Entrepreneur of the Year. 
Hamershlag will be attending the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration for the 7th year in a row and has been supporting the University as a corporate platinum sponsor for the last three years. Theodore “Chris” Rogers, the firm’s Senior Managing Director, serves on the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Advisory Council and directs Hamershlag’s commitment to the University’s entrepreneurial endeavors, a commitment he has spearheaded for nearly a decade. Rogers is a ‘73 Cornell alumnus with over 30 years of experience in insurance, marketing, and advisory services. He co-pioneered the initiative to create the council’s corporate roundtable and serves as the roundtable representative for financial advisory issues. Also registered to attend the event are Melanie Sweet, Executive Chairman and Dudley Brown, CEO of Hamershlag, Sulzberger & Borg Capital Markets, Mychal Jefferson, Chairman of Hamershlag, Sulzberger & Borg Inc., Crystal Hines, ‘12 Cornell alumna, of Hamershlag, Sulzberger & Borg Capital Markets and Clarence Ali, of Hamershlag, Sulzberger & Borg Inc.

Entrepreneurship at Cornell is an innovative, university-wide program supported by every school and college at Cornell University and a dedicated core of faculty, staff and alumni. Both undergraduate and graduate students benefit from studying and working within Cornell’s world-class programmatic, research and clinical environments to develop the technical, business, and leadership skills that position them for success in their entrepreneurial endeavors. With its broad array of programs and services, Entrepreneurship at Cornell is the gateway to everything entrepreneurial at Cornell University.
Entrepreneurship at Cornell Office
375 Warren Hall
Ithaca, NY, 14853
Phone: (607) 255-1576 Fax: (607) 255-9330
E-Mail: [email protected]
For more information, please visit http://eship.cornell.edu/

Celebration at Cornell is a 2-day entrepreneurship conference that is conducted annually on the Ithaca campus to bring together more than 700 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community participants. Multiple colleges and programs collaborate to provide an eLab Demo Day, recognize the Entrepreneur of the Year, and conduct a symposia on a wide range of topics including family business, social entrepreneurship, health administration, etc., among other events, honors, and networking opportunities. For more information, visit http://eship.cornell.edu/entrepreneurship-at-cornell-celebration/#.

The Entrepreneurship at Cornell Advisory Council gathers several times a year to discuss the program’s progress and initiatives. Alumni and other business leaders who are interested in fostering the growth of entrepreneurship actively participate in the Advisory Council activities. For more information, please visit http://eship.cornell.edu/advisory-council-for-entrepreneurship-at-cornell/#.

Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Corporate Roundtable is a select coalition of corporate sponsors in separate industries. These sponsors gather to discuss and support the University’s entrepreneurial interests.

 
Hamershlag Sulzberger Borg provides merger and acquisition, debt and equity financing, restructuring, strategic partnering, and other financial advisory services to both publicly held and privately owned and family controlled businesses, and to private equity funds, hedge funds, and other principal investors. 
2 Park Ave 
20th floor 
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 718-880-8014
Fax: 972-421-1737
For more information, please visit www.hamershlag.com

Contact 
Crystal Hines, Media and Protocol Liaison 
Hamershlag, Sulzberger & Borg Capital Markets
2 Park Ave 
20th floor 
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 718-880-8014

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