CIT Speakers Bureau Archive
- AFCA 2012 (April 25, 2012 – Barcelona, Spain) John Leenane – Vice President, Aerospace participated in a panel discussion on ”Looking beyond the bank markets – Assessing the relative Benefits & pitfalls of Alternative forms of Structured Finance”.
- 2012 Competitive Carriers Global Expo (March, 28 - 30, 2012 - Orlando, FL) Tom Westdyk, Managing Director, Communications, Media & Entertainment Finance participated in a panel to discuss Finance Solutions for Carriers - Dealing with Economic Downturn.
- TMA Panel on Retail Finance (March 27, 2012 - Tampa, FL) William Kearney, Managing Director, Corporate Finance participated on a panel discussion. Lee Diercks from Clear Thinking Group chaired the panel.
- FIMA Conference 2012 (March 19 - 21, 2012 - Bridgewaters, NY) Thomas Crimmins, Director, Credit Risk Management participated on a panel to discuss and share his insights around the topic of Data Quality and Risk.
- 13th Annual Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum (February 9, 2012, Miami, FL) Nelson J. Chai, President, and Scott T. Parker, Chief Financial Officer, presented at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Conference.
- Home Care 100 - Executive Management Conference (February 4 - 7, 2012, Grand Lakes, FL) Wesley Smith, Managing Director, CIT Healthcare participated in a panel to discuss M&A Forecast for Home and Hospice Care. In that session, experts provided insight into the status of the M&A scene as well as their forecast for the future.
- Greater New York Data Center Summit (November 29, 2011, New York, NY) Joe Junda, Senior Director, Communications, Media & Entertainment Finance participated in a panel that discussed Financing of Data Centers: Who are the Active Debt Players and are Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms Poised to Become More Active?
- Latin American Leasing Conference (November 17-18, 2011, Miami, FL) Luis Schmied, Chief Sales Officer, CIT Vendor Finance Latin America participated on a panel discussion entitled "Vendor Programs, Residual value risks and other challenges".
- Directions in Healthcare 2011 (November 7, 2011, Nashville, TN) Steve Warden, President, CIT Healthcare participated in a panel entitled “Financing the Future: Options and Outlook for Not-For-Profit and Investor-Owned Providers” and moderated by Rob Harris of Waller Landsen.
- 12th Annual Asia Pacific Airfinance Conference (November 4, 2011, Hong Kong) Tony Diaz, Executive Vice President of CIT’s Aerospace and Commercial Airlines, will participate in a Lessors panel discussion and will focus on demand of lessors in Asia..
- Aviation Finance Summit (October 20, 2011, New York) Chris Cantwell, Managing Director and Group Head, CIT Leveraged Finance, Transportation, will speak on a panel entitled "Private Capital: Investment Strategies and the Next Wave of Opportunities". This panel will discuss the latest in private capital trends, including a discussion on new buyers in the market, high yield and mezzanine strategies, new vs. used equipment, and a closer look at the next wave of distressed debt opportunities.
- Commercial Finance Association’s Annual Convention (October 17, 2011, New York) Jon Lucas, Chief Sales Officer, Commercial Services will speak on a panel focused on factoring at the New York Marquis.
- ITA Conference (October 3, 2011, San Diego, CA) Nick Pastushan, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for CIT Transportation Finance, will give an overview of aircraft finance markets and an assessment of commercial aircraft supply and demand.
- ISTAT Europe Conference (September 20, 2011, Barcelona, Spain) Jeffrey Knittel, President of CIT Transportation Finance is moderating a Lessors panel at the conference.
- 18th Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference (July 22, 2011, Newport, Rhode Island) Andrew Giangrave, Managing Director in CIT Problem Loan Management group, participated in a panel to discuss "Accidental Ownership: The Cautionary Tale of the Economic Cycle"
- Restaurant Finance & Development Conference (November 8-10, 2010, Las Vegas, NV) Bob Bielinski, Managing Director, Corporate Finance- Restaurant Industry Practice, will speak on a panel entitled "Private Equity and Restaurants: New Ways In For Some; What's The Way Out?"
- American Bankers Insurance Association Annual Conference (September 22-24, 2010, Phoenix, AZ) – Paul Petrylak, President, Insurance Services will be presenting the association president's welcome address as well as serve as conference moderator at the American Bankers Insurance Association (ABIA) Annual Conference
- Lease and Finance Accountants Conference (September 13-15, 2010, Nashville, TN) -
- 8th Annual Russia & CIS Airfinance Conference (June 28, 2010 in Moscow Russia) - Markus Weinseiss, Chief Credit Officer and Managing Director, Aerospace spoke on the Russian leasing panel
- 28th Annual World Leasing Convention (June 10-11, 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey) – Luis Schmied, Vice President, Vendor Finance Latin America spoke on a panel entitled “Key growth markets: Outlook for leasing in Russia and Brazil”
- International Franchise Association's Multi-Unit Franchise Best Practices Conference (May 24, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV) - Bob Bielinski, Managing Director, Corporate Finance - Restaurant Industry Practice, spoke on a panel titled "Obtaining Capital to Grow Your Business"
- National Restaurant Association Show 2010 (May 22, 2010 in Chicago, IL) - Bob Bielinski, Managing Director, Corporate Finance - Restaurant Industry Practice, spoke on the lender's panel
- NYU Pollock Center for Law and Business' 2010 Directors' Institute (May 7, 2010 in New York, NY) - John Thain, Chairman and CEO, presented on corporate governance
- Auburn Theological Society presents "Is Good Business Good Business?" (April 7, 2010 in New York, NY) John Thain , Chairman & CEO, keynote speaker
- China Financial Leasing Development Forum 2010 (March 19, 2010 in Beijing, China) – Dan Mahoney, Managing Director, Vendor Finance, presented a keynote on global vendor financing
- Navigating through Crisis (March 16, 2010 in New York, NY) – Bob Ingato, General Counsel, spoke on a panel that addressed lessons learned during crisis management
- ISTAT 27th Annual Conference (March 14, 2010 in Orlando, FL) – Jeff Knittel, President, Transportation, moderated the lessors’ panel
- 31st Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference (February 10, 2010 in New York, NY) – Nicholas Pastushan, Chief Investment Officer, Transportation Finance, presented an aircraft defense industry overview
- MIT N+3 Meeting (December 2, 2009 in Cambridge, MA) – Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, Vice President, CIT Aerospace, presented a keynote entitled “Investor Perspectives on New Airplane Development Programs”
- Real Estate and Alternative Investments: 2009 and Beyond (October 26, 2009 in Hempstead, NY) – Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, Vice President, Fleet Management, Aerospace, spoke on the alternative investments panel
- Aircraft Asset Management Training School (October 19, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland) - Damon D’Agostino, Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, Aerospace, presented a keynote on Aircraft Sourcing and Re-Marketing
- 2009 International Women’s Aviation Association Conference (October 14, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium) – Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, Vice President, Fleet Management, Aerospace spoke on the aviation financing panel
- Film Finance Forum East (September 16, 2009 in New York, NY) – Wade Layton, Managing Director, Communications, Media and Entertainment, spoke on a panel titled “Financing Strategies in a Changing Economy”
- 2009 ABIA Annual Conference (October 5, 2009 in Washington, DC) – Paul Petrylak, President, Insurance Services, presented a keynote on mortgage debt cancellation
- Meet the Grantmakers (September 23, 2009 in New York, NY) – Stacy Papas, Vice President, Corporate Giving, Community and Employee Affairs, spoke on a corporate giving panel
- Film Finance Forum East (September 16, 2009 in New York, NY) – Wade Layton, Managing Director, Communications, Media and Entertainment, spoke on a panel titled “Financing Strategies in a Changing Economy”
- 7th Annual Healthcare M&A and Corporate Development Conference (September 9, 2009, Atlanta, GA) – Michael Young, Managing Director, Capital Markets, spoke on the panel “Debt Market Uncertainty: Key Developments and Implications for Healthcare Financing”
- 7th Annual China AirFinance Conference (June 25, 2009 in Beijing, China) -Robert Lamoureux, Vice President and Senior Director, CIT Aerospace Asia will speak on a panel assessing opportunities in the Chinese leasing market
- Turnaround Management Association Retail 2009 Webinar (February 18, 2009 in New York, NY) – Burt Feinberg, Managing Director, Retail Finance, spoke on the panel “Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?”
- Capital Roundtable MasterClass on How to Stabilize Restaurant Portfolio Companies & Finance Opportunities – Despite Falling Demand and Rising Costs (January 22, 2009 in New York, NY) – Robert Bielinski, Managing Director within Corporate Finance spoke on a panel titled “Working with your portfolio companies: how to help your management teams survive the recession”
- 2008 Furniture Today Leadership Conference (December 3-5, 2008 in Naples, FL) – Terry Oelschlaeger, Executive Vice President, CIT Commercial Services spoke on the credit connection panel
- HCAP Healthcare Capital Conference (November 19-21, 2008 in Washington, DC) – Kathryn Burton Gray, Managing Director, CIT Healthcare, moderated the creative financing panel
- Restaurant Finance & Development Conference (November 9-11, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV) – Robert Bielinski, Managing Director within Corporate Finance, will introduce the panel “Mavericks that Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win”
- 9th Annual Asia Pacific Air Finance Conference (November 6-7, 2008 in Hong Kong, China) – Graham Niven, Vice President, Marketing, North Asia, CIT Aerospace spoke on the panel “Operating leases: how will they grow?”
- ISTAT 15th Annual European Conference (October 5, 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic) – Jeffrey Knittel, President, Transportation Finance, spoke on the financier panel
- Titanium 2008 (September 21-24, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV) – Nick Pastushan, Chief Investment Officer, CIT Transportation Finance, spoke on the economics panel
- The Hosting Transformation Summit (September 15-17, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV) – Joseph E. Junda, Senior Director, CIT Communications, Media, and Entertainment, spoke on the panel “’Buddy, can you spare me $20 million?’ Hosting and the Credit Crunch”
- Corporate Aircraft Symposium & Exhibition (July 17-18, 2008 in NYC) - David Davis, SVP and General Manager, CIT Aerospace-Business Aircraft participated in a panel about financing trends.
- Center for NonProfit Success' New York Fundraising Summit (July 1-2, 2008 in NYC) - Stacy Papas, VP, Corporate Giving, Community & Employee Affairs, spoke on a panel about best practices in securing grants.
- IQPC's 9th annual Call Center Week (June 23-27, 2008 at the Flamingo in Las Vegas) -- Steve Sullivan, Vice President, Call Center Technologies, CIT, discussed the benefits and challenges of proactive customer contact via the voice channel.
- Global Financial Services Centres Conference (June 16-17, 2008 at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland) - Damon D'Agostino, Chief Sales Officer, CIT Aerospace International, participated in the aviation finance roundtable.
- 26th Annual World Leasing Convention (June 5-6, 2008 in Amsterdam, Holland) - Luis Schmied, Vice President, Vendor Finance Latin America, discussed "The Increasing Sophistication of Vendor Programmes".
- 3rd Annual IDC IT Forum (June 4-5, 2008 in Boston, MA) - Neelesh Prabhu, Global Resource Manager, spoke at on the topic of "Captives Vs Outsourcing."
- CIO Executive Summit (May 14, 2008 in NYC) - Michael Baresich, EVP & Chief Information Officer, and Kelley Gipson, EVP & Director, Brand Marketing & Communications, discussed the CIO/CMO relationship and how a strong partnership can prove beneficial to both groups and an organization overall.
- 12th Annual New York Magazine Day (April 16, 2008 in NYC) - Dan Infanti, Vice President, Brand Marketing, spoke on a panel entitled "Breakout Brands"
- Turnaround Management Association's Breakfast Panel: 2008 Outlook on Healthcare (April 16, 2008 in Baltimore, MD) -- John Sawn, VP, CIT Healthcare, spoke on the breakfast panel entitled, "2008 Outlook on Healthcare - Where are the opportunities & will an ambulance be needed"
- Air Transport Research International Forum, (March 20, 2008 in Los Angeles) -- Nick Pastushan, Chief Investment Officer, Transportation Finance, discussed the impact of the credit crisis in aviation financing.
- U.S. Clay Producers Traffic Association (March 17-19, 2008 in Hilton Head, SC) - Mike Keasling, SVP, CIT Rail, spoke about transportation-related issues.
- International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading 25th Annual Conference (March 9-11, 2008 in Orlando) - Jeff Knittel, President, Transportation Finance, spoke on the Financiers and Lessors panel.