Agenda 

8:00 am
Registration & Networking

8:30 am 
Conducting Due Diligence

• Determining shell hygiene
• Investigating shell pedigree – scrutinizing the principals
• Choosing an accounting firm
• Choosing legal representation

Speaker: Jeff Jenson, Tryant Capital

9:15 am
Structuring the Deal

• Manufactured shells versus acquired shells
• Tax loss carryforwards
• Tax advantages for founders
• Appropriate use of warrants
• Rule 144 transfer restrictions
• Optimum levels of insider owned stock vs. trading stock
• Tax implications of stock-for-stock reorganization
• Understanding structural valuation 

Moderator: Jason Rimland, Seior Associate, Gottbetter & Partners, LLP

Panelists: Adam Stern, Managing Director, Spencer Trask
                Arthur Bingham, Senior Investment Banker, Kaufman Bros., L.P.
                Brian Friedman, Director of Corporate Finance, National Securities
                Louis W. Zehil, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
               

10:00 am
Coffee & Networking Break

10:30 am
Legal Considerations and Regulatory Requirements

• A review of recent regulatory action
• Blind pools registered under Rule 419
• SEC/NASD no action letters with regard to restricted securities
• Maintaining registrations
• Firm commitments
• Accelerated filings
• Filing and responding to inquiries relative to Definitive Merger Agreements
• Best efforts
• Lock-up periods

Moderator: Rich Tullo, Senior Analyst, Gateway Research

Panelists: Spencer G. Feldman, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
                Ralph V. De Martino, Vice-Chair of Cozen O'Connor Securities Offerings and
                            Regulations Practice Group, Senior Partner, Cozen O'Connor

11:15 am
Case Studies of Reverse Merger Success

• Reverse mergers as appropriate exits for venture capital investors
• Reverse mergers as appropriate vehicles for companies not willing to do traditional IPOs

Speakers: David C. Bukzin, CPA, P.C., Partner In Charge SEC Practice Group,
                      Marcum & Kliegman LLP
                Bob Maggiacomo, Synergy Advisors, LLC

12:15 pm
Luncheon & Networking

1:30 pm
Post Reverse Merger Financing Options

• 505 offerings
• 506 offerings
• Shareholder rights offerings
• Exercising warrants
• Institutional private placements
• PIPEs

Moderator: Andrew Pickup, The Wall Street Transcript

Panelists: Lester Wigler, Financial Consultant, Smith Barney
                Philip Marchal, Principal & Head of Equity Private Placements, ThinkEquity
                Robert A. Bonelli, President, Northeast Securities
                 

2:30 pm
An Analysis of Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations

• What is a SPAC?
• When is a SPAC favorable to a reverse merger?
• What are the funding characteristics of SPACs?

Moderator: Sarah Hewitt, Partner, Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP

Panelist: William Sprague, Head of Investment Banking, Sanders Harris Morris Group
               Stephen Goldstein, Director, Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
               Richard Prins, Senior Investment Banker, Ferris Baker Watts

3:15 pm
Coffee Break & Networking

3:30 pm
Post Reverse Merger Considerations

• Achieving a stable price quote
• Mining legacy shareholder lists
• Obtaining research coverage
• Selecting the appropriate investor relations professionals

Moderator: Rich Tullo, Senior Analyst, Gateway Research

Panelists: David Wanetick, Gateway Reports
                Andrew Kaplan, Barry Kaplan Associates
                Timothy Keating, Keating Investments, LLC

4:15 pm
China’s Obsession with Reverse Mergers

• Why are the Chinese enamored with Reverse Mergers?
• Where do the transparency land minds lie?
• What are the related-party risks?
• What are the governmental and political risks?
• How hindered are Chinese companies in executing investor relations campaigns?

Moderator: Stan Wunderlich, KCSA Public Relations Worldwide

Panelists: Darren L. Ofsink, Partner, Guzov Ofsink LLC
                James Hahn, China Private Equity Partners, LP
                Timothy Halter, Halter Financial Group, Inc.
                Timothy Keating, Keating Investments, LLC

5:00 pm
Adjournment & Cocktail Reception

*agenda subject to change