STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –The Staten Island Economic Business Corporation (SIEDC) has announced its annual 21st Business Conference, which will take place on April 16.
The free conference will take place at The Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is open to the public. The keynote breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception will be the only ticketed events.
“The SIEDC Business Conference is a unique event that brings together professionals from small businesses to large organizations,” said SIEDC Business Conference Ambassador Barrington Burke-Green, of the Staten Island Visiting Nurse Association. “There’s no place a local professional can go to learn this much from so many, all in one day.”
The Staten Island Advance, a corporate sponsor for the event, will be hosting a seminar on search engine optimization and marketing. The seminar will provide insight on how to navigate online marketing and how to take a print brand online.
The conference — focused on discussing the economic future of Staten Island — is expected to attract 2,500 participants to 125 different seminars, networking sessions and career workshops.
The conference will also offer various student/education workshops for high school and college students.
The event will be presented by Investors Bank with host sponsor Staten Island University Hospital.
Educational sponsors include: ADCO Electric; Borough President James S. Oddo; Councilman Steven Matteo; Councilman Joseph Borelli; Puddin’ Kids First; United Activities Unlimited.
Corporate sponsors include: Capital One; Chase; Con Edison; Conduent; National Grid; Northfield Bank; New York Building Congress; Pratt Industries; Richmond County Savings Bank; Sandy Hook Pilots Association; Staten Island Visiting Nurse Association; Kimco; The Angiuli Group; Island Auto Group.
For more information, visit the SIEDC’s website or call the SIEDC office at 718-477-1400.