Key Note Speakers
Led by Seth Pinsky- President of the NYC Economic Development Corporation, the Keynote Luncheon will discuss The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and how it relates to your businesses and how to get access to stimulus money.
12:00- 1:15 pm at Polytechnic Institute of NYU.
Seth Pinsky - President of NYC Economic Development Corporation
During his first year as President of NYCEDC, Seth has overseen projects that will eventually lead to creation of tens of thousands of jobs, thousands of units of housing, and millions of square feet of commercial, cultural, and community space. Seth is leading some of the City's most ambitious area-wide projects, including Hunter's Point South, Willets Point, and the revitalization of Coney Island alongside the Department of City Planning. Other projects underway include a 3.5 million square-foot commercial development in Long Island City; renovation of the High Line on Manhattan's West Side; and a million square-foot multi-level shopping center at the Bronx Terminal Market. Seth is also working to retain and grow the City's financial services sector
During his tenure at NYCEDC, Seth has administered many of the City's discretionary incentive programs and structured and negotiated the City's involvement in large development projects, including the World Trade Center, Hudson Yards, and the New Yankees and Mets Stadium projects.
An attorney by training, prior to joining NYCEDC, Seth was an associate at the law firm of Cleary Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and a financial analyst at James D. Wolfensohn Incorporated. Seth is a graduate of Columbia College and Harvard Law School.
