SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct. 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wedbush Securities, one of the nation's leading financial services providers and award-winning equity research firms, will host its Private Company Technology Innovation Conference in San Francisco on October 09, 2014. The conference offers exclusive investor access to some of today's largest disrupters and innovators in the technology sector with a substantial lineup of 38 speakers back to back on a single track.
In addition to a series of company spotlights and fireside chats, Bloomberg's Cory Johnson will be interviewing Adam Draper of boost.vc, as well as a panel of Food Technology companies disrupting conventional models of artisanal food creation and distribution. Wedbush analysts will moderate nine topic-specific panels highlighting discussions from industry thought leaders and CEOs. Attendees will receive insights from today's emerging growth companies and nascent markets, and interface directly with leading startups, established industry experts, and visionaries defining today's key investment trends in Crowd, Cloud and Big Data, Peer-to-Peer frameworks and Fin Tech, the Sharing Economy, the Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, Cryptocurrency, Ad Tech and Digital Media, and Social Commerce.
"We are proud to present an intellectually charged day of keen insights from today's top visionaries, business leaders and our award winning analyst" said Sheri Kaiserman, Head of Equities, Wedbush Securities, "It is within the private companies that we see the major influx of technology innovation which we believe will greatly impact enterprises, consumers and, in turn, the market."
The presenting companies are highly ranked on Fast Company's Top 50 List, CNBC's Disrupter 50 List, the Inc. 5000, Deloitte's Tech Fast 500, and Moneyfacts. Companies scheduled to attend and present at the Private Company Technology Innovation Conference include: AgLocal, Bill.com, Bitglass, BitPay, boost.vc, Buttercoin, Caviar, Chefs Feed, CircleUp, CloudOn, CoinDesk, Drizly, Dynamic Signal, FiscalNote, Funding Circle, Fundrise, GainSpan, General Assembly, IgnitionOne, Kiip, KIN Community, Life360, Mocana, Motif Investing, Pose, Prosper, Quid, Realty Mogul, TeamSnap, Trusper, Twitch, Unified Social, Valley VC, WideOrbit, and Xapo. The conference's morning keynote will be delivered by Ron Suber, the President of peer-to-peer lender, Prosper Marketplace.
The Private Company Strategies Group of Wedbush Securities is a leader in providing research and trading to the rapidly-growing industry of privately traded securities, with an emphasis on companies in the social media space. PCSG assists companies in raising growth capital through traditional private placements and provides liquidity options for existing and former employees through tailored selling programs. The group endeavors to understand the underlying industries of the private companies it trades in order to help clients make informed decisions about their investments. It strives to provide discreet, customized solutions for institutional and accredited private clients through a team of professionals located in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Wedbush Private Company Technology Innovation Conference is by invitation only. Please contact the Wedbush Equity Research team at (213) 688-4529 for additional information.
About Wedbush Securities
Founded in 1955, Wedbush Securities is a leading financial services firm that provides brokerage, clearing, investment banking, equity research, public finance, fixed income sales and trading, and asset management to individual, institutional and issuing clients. Headquartered in Los Angeles, with over 100 registered offices, the firm focuses on relentless service, client financial safety, continuity, and advanced technology. Wedbush Securities is the largest subsidiary of holding company WEDBUSH, Inc., which also includes affiliated firms, Wedbush Asset Management, Wedbush Capital Partners, Wedbush Opportunity Partners, and Lime Brokerage LLC. Follow us on Twitter @Wedbush and @WedbushPCSG.
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