NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Investment professionals have until Thursday, May 20, to register to attend the INVEST Tennessee Equity Conference.
The May 27 event at the Nashville Convention Center features presentations from and individual meetings with executives of publicly traded companies headquartered in Tennessee. Among the participating companies are Memphis-based AutoZone and Fred's; Chattanooga-based Astec Industries; Greeneville-based Forward Air Corporation; Knoxville-based Miller Energy; and Nashville-area companies Biomimetic Therapeutics, Corrections Corporation of America, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Delek US Holdings, HealthStream, Kirkland's, Tennessee Commerce Bancorp and Tractor Supply.
Other conference speakers include corporate board governance expert T.K. Kerstetter from Corporate Board Member Magazine, Nashville Metro Mayor Karl Dean, and Barron's Wall Street journalist Michael Santoli.
Attendance is limited to available slots on a first-come basis, with online registration at http://www.invest-tn.com. Qualified professionals can obtain the required registration code by contacting the CFA Society of Nashville (Ward Cullum, 615-835-2792 or ward.g.cullum@db.com ) or INVEST Tennessee. Admission to the conference, continental breakfast and lunch have been underwritten by the conference and its sponsors.
The public can hear webcasts from participating companies by visiting the INVEST Tennessee website.
Organizing sponsors of the event are the CFA Society of Nashville and the CFA Society of Memphis. They are joined by title sponsors Crowe Horwath LLP and Corporate Communications, Inc.; platinum sponsors PNC Bank and Hilliard Lyons; gold sponsors NASDAQ OMX, the Frost Brown Todd law firm, Wall Street Transcript and contributing gold sponsors Curran & Connors, Optimum Print Solutions, Makespace Media, Corporate Board Member magazine, NovaCopy, Inc.,The Document Solutions Specialists, and O'Neil Arnold Photography.
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