Wednesday April 14, 2:30 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: ProNetLink
Industry Leaders to Participate in ProNetLink's Live
Netcast Of the 1999 International Business Expo April
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NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- ProNetLink.com®, (OTC Bulletin Board: PNLK - news)
pronetlink.com (PNL), the Global Trade Internetwork e-commerce portal and World Trade Magazine are proud
to announce the preliminary roster of guests that will be appearing on the live ProNetLink netcast of the 1999 International
Business Expo. This event will be presented on April 21st from the Javits Convention Center in New York City and ''aired''
exclusively on www.pronetlink.com. The International Business Expo is the largest one-day gathering of the International
business community on the East Coast.
During the IBE netcast, the on-air guests will address key business and trade related issues in addition to answering viewer
questions sent in over the Internet. Viewers are invited to email questions, in advance or during the netcast, to
live@pronetlink.com. Please address each question to a specific guest.
The event will be broken down into two live shows. One at 10:30 a.m. New York EDT and the second starting at 2:00 p.m.
EDT. Both shows will be archived on ProNetLink for on-demand viewing.
ProNetLink's Global Trade Internetwork launches on Friday, April 16th and the IBE netcast represents the inaugural broadcast
of the special event division of the company. ProNetLink will be presenting special live trade related events from around the
world, as well as company infomercials, as a regular part of its Internetwork.
ProNetLink is honored to present Mr. Davis P. Goodman as the on-air host of the show.
Davis P. Goodman
Editor in Chief
World Trade Magazine
Mr. Goodman directs the research team and selects developments of interest
to the readership, adding his unique analysis and insight. Mr. Goodman has
extensive experience in all aspects of international business. He has owned
and operated a successful international manufacturing company and worked as an
international business attorney, negotiating complex trade agreements and
developing far-reaching international strategies for firms in many industries.
He consults on international business and legal issues for market-leading
firms and emerging companies. Mr. Goodman graduated from Harvard College and
holds an LL.M. from Cambridge University, England, where he studied
international law, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School, as well as an M.B.A.
from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
The ProNetLink IBE Netcast will include the following highly respected guest speakers:
Ron Bernard
President
NFL Properties
Mr. Bernard is the Keynote Speaker of the International Business Expo.
One of the main themes of the 1999 IBE show is helping businesses grow into
the global marketplace. Accordingly, Mr. Bernard, one of the most prominent
executives in the professional sports marketplace, will be speaking about the
NFL's global expansion initiatives. Can the NFL become a Global Football
League? How do you attract an international audience to a sport that is so
connected to the American market? How is the NFL expanding its merchandising
and branding around the world? Tune in to hear Mr. Bernard's answers.
Joachim C. Bartels
Senior Vice President - Global Business Development
Dun & Bradstreet
Mr. Bartels is responsible for Dun & Bradstreet global business
development. He is also D&B's representative to the Credit Insurance
Industry, a major customer segment.
Mr. Bartels has been a frequent speaker at numerous conferences and has participated in a number of seminars and workshops
on a worldwide basis. He is a visiting Fellow at DePaul University in Illinois. As executive editor he initiated a book on ''China,
Economy in Transition -- Opportunity and Risk'' published by D&B. Joachim Bartels is also a monthly contributor to ''The
Exporter,'' a US-based trade magazine on subjects of country risk and commercial risk.
John LaVelle
Regional Director
Ex-Im Bank of the United States
John Lavelle has been the northeast regional manager for the Export Import
Bank of the United States since March 1993. The Northeast regional office
markets and underwrites Ex-Im Bank's programs in the 12 states of the
Northeast.
Prior to joining the bank, Mr. Lavelle worked for the Foreign Credit Insurance Association for eight years where his last
position was Senior Underwriter, underwriting commercial and political risk insurance for U.S. exporters.
Philip W. Remig
Vice President
Aon Risk Services -- Philadelphia
Philip Remig is a Vice President and Middle Market Practice Leader of Aon
Risk Services, Inc. He specializes in advising clients in Property and
Casualty Risk Management strategies. Mr. Remig has specific expertise in
global trade, environmental exposures and alternative risk financing. Mr.
Remig works with a wide variety of clients including technology, and chemical
companies.
Prior to joining Alexander & Alexander (a predecessor company of Aon) in 1994, Mr. Remig worked for a national insurance
brokerage and a major property insurer for a total of 17 years.
Bob Ryan
CEO
DXI Incorporated
Mr. Ryan is Chief Executive Officer of DXI Incorporated, which he
co-founded in 1987. DXI's suite of products and services link participants in
industrial shipping transactions. DXI's software and databases form the hub
that links the logistics departments of large manufacturing companies with
ocean-going steamship lines, regional and international air cargo carriers and
forwarders, railroads, and trucking companies. DXI's clients include 48 of
the 50 largest ocean cargo carriers in the world.
Through Ryan's leadership, DXI was ranked in Inc. Magazine's annual listing of 500 of America's fastest growing, privately
held companies in 1994 and 1995. The company moved up from a ranking of 425 in 1994 to 249 in 1995. In addition, Ryan
was honored as a finalist in the High Technology category of the 1995 and 1996 Western Pennsylvania Entrepreneur of the
Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP.
Stewart B. Hauser
President
Hauser Air Corp.
Mr. Hauser entered the customs brokerage and foreign freight forwarding
business upon graduation from Brown University, joining his family's business
at D. Hauser Inc., a firm founded by his father in 1942.
Early in his career, Mr. Hauser achieved an MBA in management from New York University, as well as licenses in both
customs brokering and insurance brokering. He eventually took over leadership of D. Hauser and in 1971 founded Hauser Air
Corp. -- to specialize in airfreight -- which in 1991 was merged into the parent company, where he still serves as President.
Through the years, Mr. Hauser has played an active role in both the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association
(NCBFAA) and the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association, serving as President of the
latter. Currently director of the NCBFAA's education institute, he is also AES representative to Washington Customs. Mr.
Hauser is also an adjunct professor at New York University and a professor at Northampton Community College in Allentown,
PA.
Glenn Zagoren
Chairman
ProNetLink.com
Mr. Zagoren is Chairman of the Board of ProNetLink and President of
Zagoren-Zozzora, Inc. the strategic development and marketing company that has
been working with ProNetLink since its inception. He has been involved in
international business development and award winning marketing programs for
over 20 years. He has produced marketing projects for the Principality of
Monaco (SBM) and the Government of Israel as well as many global corporations.
In 1984 he was awarded the "Billboard Magazine Trendsetter of the Year Award"
for his involvement in the launch of CD technology and in 1986 he was Knighted
by the Knights of Malta. Most recently, he has been consulting on the
production of Millennium Events at the Statue of Liberty. Mr. Zagoren has
also been Executive Producer on a number of Network Television Specials.
The IBE99 will be netcast exclusively on ProNetLink at www.pronetlink.com and will be available free of charge to anyone
who wishes to ''tune in.'' ProNetLink will be using RealVideo software to broadcast the event. In order to watch the event you
will need to have RealPlayer on your system. You can download it from RealNetworks, free of charge, at
real.com. The netcast will also be archived on the ProNetLink site for on-demand viewing.
Additional guests may be added to the show. Guest speakers and broadcast times are subject to change without notice. For a
complete listing please refer to the ProNetLink site.
To add your company information to the Global Trade Internetwork free of charge, please visit pronetlink.com.
For more information, please contact: ProNetLink, 645 Fifth Avenue, Suite 303, New York, New York, 10022 --
212-688-8838 or e-mail info@pronetlink.com. For strategic alliance or marketing information please contact Glenn Zagoren at
212-629-6220 or email gz@pronetlink.com .
This release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect
PNL's current judgments of those issues. However, because those statements are forward-looking and apply to future events,
they are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's results to differ materially.
SOURCE: ProNetLink
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