Economic Development Through Innovation: TSL Participates in NAPEC Innovation Conference

NEW YORK - April 18, 2013 - PRLog -- In its continuing endeavor to support innovation in business, The Soho Loft sponsors the NAPEC Innovation Conference on April 22, 2013, Monday at 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM (EST) at the Hilton Hotel, New York.

The North American Professionals & Entrepreneurs Council (NAPEC) symbolizes the infinite possibilities of a global network of professionals and entrepreneurs.​
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This network for professionals and entrepreneurs allows participants to develop connections within the business community to create strategic partnerships with other accomplished business people.

The NAPEC Innovation Conference is a premier networking event that brings together experts and pioneers in the field of innovation. The conference will look at the latest trends and innovations encompassing business and finance industries. The event will allow top innovators to share ideas, cutting edge innovations and opportunities to a broader audience.

“We are facing a new kind of revolution in business and it involves all of us,” says, David Drake, founder and chairma of The Soho Loft. “We need to innovate new paths towards building economic sustainability.”

David Drake will speak in the conference panel.  He will be joined by Kevin McGovern, Chairman and CEO of McGovern Capital and Founder of SoBe Beverages; Ahmet Calik, Chairman of Calik Holding; Ibrahim M. Turhan, Chairman and CEO, Istanbul Stock Exchange; Ryan Feit, Co-founder and CEO of SeedInvest.com,  and other well-respected people in the business community. Also included among the conference speakers is Mohamed Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in microfinance.

Reaching greater acceptance for sustainable practices and technologies requires collaboration and cooperation. “We are in a time of individualization, both personal and at the governmental level — and that is not good,” McGovern said. “To create lasting, sustainable solutions we have to have cooperation. We have to find leadership through cooperation.”

Kevin McGovern, current trustee at Cornell University, has taken a board advisory position with The Soho Loft. The intent is to build TSL into a financial media company and thereby allow capital creation such as SME policy and crowdfunding to thrive and help many. McGovern’s current work is in eliminating water pollution in the whole world through his company The Water Initiative.

Jouko Ahvenainen, chairman of Grow VC, investor and entrepreneur across the US, Europe and Asia says, “The next great venture will significantly change the business world and finance cannot avoid that change. Now is the time to create new open models to accelerate early phase company funding.” The Soho Loft and Grow VC have seen a lot of excellent synergies together. Both companies believe this cooperation will give an exceptional source of information new investment models that will help businesses grow.

Over 500 guests from all over the world are expected to join the NAPEC Innovation Conference on April 22.

At the event, students from the top business schools in the United States will present projects about innovative ideas that can shape the future of products and services.

The finalists of The NAPEC Innovation Challenge will also have the chance to showcase their innovative business ideas, products or services to business people, investors and venture capitalists during the conference.

The afternoon program will also feature panels and speakers that will discuss and exhibit their recent innovations in business and finance. Innovation has been significant for an ever changing economic model and the expansion of the global economy. This conference will open up the role of innovation in achieving business growth.

Check out the Innovation Conference at www.napecinnovation.com and register at  
http://entrepreneur-innovation-conference-newyork-april22...

About The Soho Loft (www.thesoholoft.com)

The Soho Loft Capital Creation Events (”TSL”) is a corporate strategy  and advisory services company specializing in financial innovation. Through its global events and media platform TSL advances diligent and innovative investing for start-up entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises. TSL provides visionary leadership and relevant education in the areas of capital formation, crowdfunding, angel networking, non-conventional funding, eb5 green card programs, micro-finance, venture capital, private equity and hedge funds.

TSL is a subsidiary of LDJ Capital based in New York USA. Its founder and Chairman, David Drake, is a founding member of Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) and of Crowdfunding Professional Association (CFPA). He played a key role in the passing of the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) in the United States. His advocacy for financial innovation has taken him to the global stage when he joined the U.S Commerce Department’s delegation to Brussels and Rome at the Transatlantic Economic Forum for SME Policy last July 2012 where he met with European ministers and national legislators. He is an international speaker and prolific writer on these topics.

Overall, TSL’s mission is to bring global awareness and develop infrastructure to facilitate innovative capital formation/access and spur job creation. As such, The Soho Loft operates as a leading global corporate strategy adviser on financial and economic policy.

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