WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Surgical Safety Products, Inc. (OTCBB:SSDP) has been invited to participate in the CEO Summit '02, scheduled September 25th, in Washington, DC. All CEO Summit attendees have also been invited to participate in the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Small Business Capital Formation Forum scheduled September 26-27th.
Timothy S. Novak, CEO and R. Paul Gray, CFO will represent Surgical Safety Products, Inc. http://www.c5health.com.
The CEO Summit's theme is "Public Companies - Trying Harder in Trying Times," and is an effort by the CEO Council, representing responsible small- and mid-cap public company executives, to establish "Best Practices" to assure shareholders and investors of full disclosure and accessibility.
Information about the Summit and the SEC Forum is available at http://www.ceocouncil.net.
Keynoters include David John, Research Fellow, the Heritage Foundation, speaking on "Should the SEC Acts be Overhauled Now?", and Alan Reynolds, Senior Fellow, the Cato Institute and syndicated financial columnist, addressing the topic, "Executive Stock Options - Good for the USA?"
Other speakers include Charles Terry, CEO, Comtex News (OTCBB:CMTX); Robert Pettit, Presidio Risk; Marty Horwitz, Repath, McAuley and Woods; James B. Parsons, Esq., Parsons Law Firm; Timothy Ryan, Issuers Services Manager, BBX, Nasdaq (invited); Michael T. Williams, Esq., Williams Law Group and Counsel; MCS Group; Wayne Jenkins, President, IR Select; John Lefebvre, Author, "Investor Relations for the Emerging Company"; Dr. Jan Greeson, CEO, Samaritan Pharmaceuticals (OTCBB:SPHC); Mark Angelo - Managing Director,Cornell Capital Partners, LP; Raj S. Nanvaan - Managing Director, Monarch Equities; Frank Jones, Esq., Whiteford Taylor & Preston; Rhoda Anderson, RhodaAnderson.com; Stephen Bers, Esq., Whiteford Taylor & Preston and Steven Crane, CEO, CorpHQ (OTCBB:COHQ).
Topics include investor relations practices, D&O insurance, corporate governance, disclosure alternatives, executive compensation, the BBX exchange, costs of compliance, the SEC Small Business Forum, and acquiring capital in a difficult market.
The chair of the Host Committee is Stephen Day, , and the vice chair is Scott Carroll, President, Investrend Broadcast. The CEO Council's directors include Gerald Kern, CEO, Meditech Pharmaceuticals (OTCBB:MDCH); Steven Crane; Steve Day; Dr. Janet Greeson; Gayle Essary, CEO, Investrend Communications, Inc.; Richard Mangiarelli, CEO, Cybertel Communications (OTCBB:CYTP) and Timothy S. Novak, CEO, Surgical Safety Products (OTCBB:SSPD).
PrimeZone Media Network is the official newswire of the Summit.
Contact & Information at: http://www.ceocouncil.net.