INVESTOhio announces company presentation lineup, expert roundtables

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Aug. 15, 2013 - PRLog -- BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL EDITORS

INVESTOhio Equity Conference announces presentation lineup, expert roundtables 

COLUMBUS (August 15, 2013) –  Columbus-based utility American Electric Power and Cincinnati-based payment processor Vantiv, Inc. are among the many Ohio public companies that will be making investor presentations at the 2013 INVESTOhio Equity Conference.

The event, to be held Thursday, Sept.12, on the campus of The Ohio State University, features public companies from all across Ohio. It is a forum for analysts, fund managers and other professional investors to interact face to face with senior executives.

Companies of various sizes and industry sectors will be represented, including banking, financial support services, food products, healthcare, insurance, logistics, manufacturing and specialty coatings. Also, expert roundtables will examine energy and healthcare issues affecting Ohio.  

Following the 7:45 a.m. breakfast and 8:25 a.m. conference opening, the schedule is as follows: 

Great Hall 1, First Floor

9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. --  Expert Roundtable, Energy – “What the frack is going on with Ohio energy?”

Panelists: Suken Patel, CFA, Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc., Energy Analyst; Mark James, VP, Economic and Business Development, AEP; Joel K. Havard, Hilliard Lyons, energy analyst;  Representative, Energy Development Industry.  Moderator: R. Travis Upton, CFA, FRM, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer, The Joseph Group.  Continuing education credit available.

9:55 – 10:30  -- American Electric Power Company, Inc. , Columbus. Julie Sloat, Senior VP & Treasurer.  Industry: Energy utility.

10:35 – 11:10—RPM International, Inc. , Medina. Barry M. Slifstein,  VP, Investor Relations & Planning. Industry: High-performance coatings, sealants and specialty chemicals.

11:15 – 11:50 – Vantiv, Inc. , Cincinnati. Nathan Rozof, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Industry: Payment processing/Financial technology.

1:10 p.m. -1:45 p.m. -- Lancaster Colony Corporation , Columbus. John B. "Jay" Gerlach, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. Industry: Food and consumer products.

1:50 - 2:25 – Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (NYSE MKT; CMT), Columbus. Kevin L. Barnett, CEO.  Industry: Manufacturing.

2:30 – 3:05 – Pacer International, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: PACR), Dublin. John J. Hafferty, Chief Financial Officer; Steve Markosky, VP, Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations. Industry: Logistics/Transportation.

Great Hall 2, First Floor                      

9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. – Expert Roundtable, Healthcare: The latest take on healthcare and the Affordable Care Act.

Panelists: Clay B. Marsh, MD, Senior Associate VP and Chief Innovation Officer, IDEA Studio;  Igor Golalic, CFA, Healthcare Analyst, Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.; Christopher Sears, Partner, healthcare focus, Ice Miller LLP. Moderator: Rick Clemens, President, Hawk100 investment advisory company.  Continuing education credit available.

9:55 – 10:30  -- AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK), Springfield, Ohio/Roswell, Ga.  David A. Tenwick, Chairman. Industry: Healthcare/senior living.

10:35 – 11:10—National Interstate Corporation , Richfield. David Michelson, President and CEO; Gary N. Monda, VP and Chief Investment Officer. Industry: Insurance.

11:15 – 11:50 – Farmers National Banc Corp., Canfield.  John S. Gulas, President and CEO; Carl D. Culp, Executive Vice President, CFO. Industry: Banking.

1:10 p.m. -1:45 p.m. – Cortland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ OTC- CLDB), Cortland. James M. Gasior, CPA, President and CEO. Industry: Banking.

1:50 - 2:25 – First Citizens Banc Corp. (NASDAQ OTC- FCZA), Sandusky. James O. Miller, President and CEO; Richard J. Dutton, VP and COO. Industry: Banking.

In addition to attending the formal presentations, investors can meet separately with the participating company executives. Meeting requests can be made online at or after registration.

How to attend

Qualified institutional investors, fund managers, analysts and financial/investment professionals can attend INVESTOhio as its guests, with associated costs (admission, continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon activities) underwritten by the conference.  Advance registration online is required. Use the registration code included in the conference invitation or call the conference for information regarding qualifications.

Other business professionals may also attend the conference. Advance registration is discounted to $75 until August 31, after which the regular $150 registration fee applies.  To pay by credit card and receive a confirmation code for registration, download a payment form from the registration page (http://www.invest-oh.com/registration.html) or call or email INVESTOhio for instructions. Registration ends on Friday, Sept. 6.   

Sponsors and supporters

INVESTOhio’s title sponsors are the professional services firms Crowe Horwath LLP (http://www.crowehorwath.com), and Ice Miller LLP (http://www.icemiller.com).   The event is also supported by Ohio chapters of leading professional organizations representing senior corporate executives, investor relations officers and professionals in the analyst community, including the Financial Executives International chapter in Columbus; the Central Ohio chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute and the National Association of Corporate Directors (Three Rivers chapter).

In addition to Crowe Horwath and Ice Miller, sponsors include Platinum Sponsor Hilliard Lyons, a financial services and wealth management firm with more than 70 offices in 12 states; and gold sponsors NASDAQ OMX, the Wall Street Transcript, Fahlgren Mortine Investor Relations, mergermarket.com, Wall Street Calendar, Optimum Printing, O’Neil Arnold Photography and Mozaic Investor Relations. The Ohio State University – Fisher College of Business is the educational sponsor. More information can be found at http://www.invest-oh.com/sponsors.html. 

The general public can view live webcast presentations by visiting the INVESTOhio home page. Click on “Listen to webcasts of corporate presentations” to register and to choose a presentation.

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For more information (www.invest-oh.com):

Media:

Terry McWilliams, Chairman, INVESTOhio, President, Mozaic Investor Relations, Inc. 614-364-4224, terrym@mozaicir.com. 

Investors:

R. Travis Upton, CFA, FRM, CAIA, The Joseph Group Capital Management,  614-228-4300, travis.upton@josephgroupinc.com

Kevin Fix, President, FEI – Columbus, 614.372.5430, kfix@newhavencap.com 

Sponsors:

Mark Baer, Partner, Crowe Horwath LLP, 614.469.0001, mark.baer@crowehorwath.com

Lori Anger, Ice Miller LLP, 614.462.2700, lori.anger@icemiller.com