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9th Annual TMA Northeast Regional ConferenceAugust 28-29, 2013Gideon Putnam Spa ResortSaratoga Springs, New YorkHosted by the Connecticut, Long Island, New Jersey, New York City,Northeast, and Upstate New York TMA ChaptersEvent SponsorsGolf SponsorsGolf and Tennis LuncheonKeltic Financial Services LLCRaffle PrizesSummit Financial Resources LPOpening ReceptionBlackbird Asset Services, LLCBest Ball CompetitionNorth Mill Capital LLCDinnerHilco Appraisal ServicesBeverage CartFreed Maxick & Battaglia CPA PCDessert ReceptionFerrari Search GroupBiggest TurnaroundPhoenix Management ServicesBreakfastBond, Schoeneck & King PLLCTranzon Auction PropertiesClosest to the Pin: WomenFirstMerit Business CreditCoffee BreakBlackbird Asset Services, LLCLongest Drive: MenHealth Capital Investors, Inc.Golf CartsJust Inventory SolutionsGolf HolesAloStar Business CreditBerkshire BankNext Point LLCO'Connell & Aronowitz PCPeople’s United Business CapitalRockland Trust CompanySalus Capital Partners, LLCSummit Financial Resources LP4

AgendaWednesday, August 2810:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Conference RegistrationGideon Putnam Hotel10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Golf & Tennis Check-InSaratoga Spa Golf Course11:00 a.m. - NoonLuncheon: Welcome!Saratoga Spa Golf Course12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Golf Outing (shotgun start)Saratoga Spa Golf Course1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Tennis TournamentSaratoga Golf & Polo Club6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Opening ReceptionGideon Putnam HotelSponsored by Blackbird Asset Services, LLC7:30 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.Dinner/AwardsGideon Putnam HotelSponsored by Hilco Appraisal ServicesThursday, August 298:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Buffet BreakfastGideon Putnam HotelSponsored by Tranzon Auction Properties& Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.PanelGideon Putnam Hotel"Odds-on Favorite: Why Chapter 11 Still Works"Moderator: Teresa C. Kohl, SSG Capital AdvisorsBrian L. Davies, Jr., CIRA, Capstone Capital, LLCVincent J. Harper, M&T BankLeonard C. Walczyk, Esq., Wasserman, Jurista & Stolz, P.C.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge - TBD10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Refreshment BreakGideon Putnam HotelSponsored by Blackbird Asset Services LLC10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.Keynote Speaker: Jim “The Rookie”MorrisSubject of the Hit Movie, The Rookie Gideon Putnam Hotel11:45 a.m.Adjourn to Saratoga Race Track1:00 p.m.Post Time at Saratoga Race TrackThe Rail Pavilion Tent[Buffet lunch will be served trackside]**Please note track tickets will be limited to the first 60 registrants.A wait list will be compiled.5

Jim “ The Rookie” MorrisSubject of the Hit Movie, The RookieJim "The Rookie" Morris' inspirational and motivationalmessage about following through on your dreams andpromises to others connects with all audiences, youngand old, male and female. His life story is also the inspiration behind the Walt Disney blockbusterfilm, The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid. This family film won the ESPY for best sports film of the yearand was recently recognized by Sports Illustrated as one of the 50 best sports films of all-time.Morris is much more than just a sports personality. Imagine having Tom Hanks or Jimmy Stewartover for a cup of coffee and that's what it's like to bring Morris to your corporate meeting, church,school, or fundraiser. A school teacher by trade, Morris is a polished speaker but never slick.Audiences connect with him because he's one of them. In a world lacking in real-life heroes, Morris'smessage about following your dreams and keeping your promises resonates with audiences.Morris's childhood dream of becoming a major league baseball player was derailed by injuries and,admittedly, a lack of maturity. Eleven years after his retirement from baseball, Morris's dream was reignited by his then rag-tag high school team, when he was trying to inspire them to follow theirdreams. They made each other the following bet: If they won a District Championship, Morris wouldhave to try out for a major league team. In case you didn't see the movie, Morris's team won theDistrict Championship and Morris followed through on his promise, going to a tryout where he threw12 consecutive pitches at 98 mph! Three months later in front of familyand his high school team, Morris achieved his dream of pitching in the bigleagues by striking out all-star Royce Clayton with a 98 mph fastball!6

Panel Discussion"Odds-on Favorite: Why Chapter 11 Still Works"Teresa C. Kohl is a Director of SSG Capital Advisors. Teresa is a knowledgeable restructuringprofessional with over 15 years of experience specializing in crisis management and turnaroundadvisory. She has completed over 75 restructuring matters including refinancing and saletransactions for middle market companies in bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court workouts.Prior to her transition to investment banking, she led financial and operational restructuringengagements at Bridge Associates, LLC and NHB Advisors, Inc.Past clients include publicly traded, privately held, private equity sponsored and family ownedcompanies in healthcare, retail, manufacturing, building products and financial services. Teresa hasconducted numerous presentations on financial and operational restructuring issues and serves as aspeaker on restructuring topics for industry and trade groups.Teresa is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Association for Corporate Growth, theAssociation of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors and the International Women’s Insolvency andRestructuring Confederation. She is very active in the Turnaround Management Association havingserved on the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia chapter and as a Director and Vice President ofProgramming for the New York City chapter, where she is the first woman to lead TMA’s largestglobal chapter as President.Education: Villanova University, B.S., Alpha Sigma LambdaVince J. Harper is an Administrative Vice President and Regional Manager with M&T Bank’s SpecialAssets Group based in Buffalo & Rochester N.Y who has 25 years of experience in commercial loanrestructuring and workouts, inclusive of dealing with publicly held companies, syndication facilitiesas Agent and in a variety of industries and lending structures. Vince holds an MBA degree from St.John Fisher College and a Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY Brockport. He is a current boardmember of the Upstate NY Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (“TMA”), along withhaving been a founding member and past President of the chapter. He has served as the Chairmanof the Editorial board for the TMA Corporate Journal publication supporting the organization’s8,000 members and has served as a board member for the TMA’s Certified TurnaroundProfessional (“CTP”) accreditation program. Vince, his wife Cindy and their three children reside inPittsford N.Y.Leonard C. Walczyk, Esq. is a member of the law firm of WASSERMAN, JURISTA & STOLZ, P.C., ofMillburn, New Jersey and has nearly twenty five years of experience in bankruptcy and insolvencylaw, representing debtors, creditors, committees, trustees, buyers, landlords, franchisors, and otherparties in bankruptcy, workout and state court insolvency proceedings. He has represented debtors,secured lenders and unsecured creditors in all aspects of debtor-creditor relationships. In 2012 hewas selected by his peers and colleagues to be included The Best Lawyers in America, a publicationuniversally regarded, both by the legal profession and by the media as the definitive guide to legalexcellence in the United States. Mr. Walczyk has also been recognized by Corporate Counselmagazine, New York’s Best Lawyers, and New Jersey’s Best Lawyers, in the field of bankruptcy anddebtor/creditor rights law. He has served on the Board of the New Jersey Chapter of the TurnaroundManagement Association and the New York City Alumni Association of Syracuse University’s7

Whitman School of Management. Mr. Walczyk has served as a member of the American BankruptcyInstitute’s Subcommittee on Individual Chapter 11 Cases, and as a Master of the Bankruptcy Inns ofCourt. Mr. Walczyk is a frequent lecturer for NJ Institute of Continuing Legal Education and otherprofessional organizations. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 1982 andhis Juris Doctorate from New York Law School in 1989, and is admitted to practice before the UnitedStates Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the state and federal courts of NewJersey.Brian L. Davies, Jr., CIRA is Managing Director, Practice Head – Corporate Restructuring & SpecialtyM & A Transactions at CRS Capstone Capital LLC. Mr. Davies has approximately 16 years ofprofessional experience working extensively in the fields of corporate recovery, businessreorganization and interim management services. He has provided financial advisory services tolenders, debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees and equity holders in out-of-court restructurings,bankruptcy matters and distressed transactions. Mr. Davies has provided assistance to underperforming businesses, potential acquirers of distressed assets / entities, and advised clients ongeneral business issues. He has advised and worked with financially distressed companies todevelop cost containment and asset rationalization plans, improve liquidity, re-engineer financial andother back-office functions, and enhance cash flow. His industry experience includes retail, realestate, manufacturing, restaurant, distribution, automotive, environmental testing laboratories,aviation, food/beverage, mining and healthcare.Mr. Davies has served as an Operating Partner in a leading global private equity firm focused onmanagement buyouts and recapitalizations of middle market companies as well as growth equityinvestments. His primary objective was managing all distressed/challenged operations of anyportfolio company experiencing performance issues, liquidity concerns, covenant breaches,availability diminution, management voids and synergy attainment. He has served as an interim “C”level manager, sat on the boards of portfolio companies, and partnered with deal teams on both buyand sell side diligence and negotiations ensuring the portfolio companies are running efficiently andaccreting maximum value through strategic planning, cost cutting and operational assessments.Mr. Davies was also a Managing Director and Co-Head of Mesirow Financial Consulting’s NewEngland Practice. He spearheaded national large-scale projects that ranged in size from 10 millionto over 30 billion in total revenue focusing on the overall turnaround of at-risk operations withindiverse and industry leading clientele platforms. Davies also coordinated full project lifecycle,including planning, budgeting, reporting, field operations, negotiations, contract administration, andrisk management.8