ASPIRE Conference 2019 - Pittsburgh | Smart Business Dealmakers | 21 March 2019 | Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, 600 Commonwealth Pl, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA

Every year ASPIRE connects hundreds of Pittsburgh-area dealmakers, including middle-market CEOs, top PE and VC firms, major lenders and leading service providers. With sessions ranging from raising capital to buying and selling companies to liquidity events, ASPIRE covers the breadth of the M&A landscape. To experience ASPIRE, take a look at our event video.

2019 Speakers

Robert Aleksandrovic
General Manager, Element Material Technology

Thomas L. Bakaitus Jr.
Tax Partner And Operating Officer, Herbein + Company Inc.

Beth Bershok
Regional Marketing Director, Herbein + Company Inc.

Douglas P. Brosius
Partner, Pnc Mezzanine Capital

Dale Buckwalter
Managing Partner, 3 Rivers Capital

Gregory D. Cessna
Ceo, Consumer Fresh Produce

Jeffrey J. Conn
Member In Charge Of Pittsburgh Office , Clark Hill Plc

Brian Dobis
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking C&i Team Manager, S&t Bank

Ronald Donatelli
President- Pittsburgh Region, First National Bank

Michael J. Dougherty
Director, Cohen & Grigsby

Christian A. Farmakis
Shareholder; Chairman Of The Board, Babst Calland

Buddy Flerl
Executive Chairman & Ceo / Founder, Rdx / 21ventures

Jeffrey A. Ford
Partner, Grossman Yanak & Ford Llp

Patrick Gallagher
Chancellor, University Of Pittsburgh

Avi Geller
Founder & Ceo, Maven Machines

Thomas B. Grealish
President, Henderson Brothers

Stephen J. Gurgovits Jr.
Managing Partner, Tecum Capital

Mark Guterman
Vice President, Capital Markets, First National Bank

Matt Harnett
Partner, Tecum Capital

Craig Heryford
Partner & National Co-chair, Gordon & Rees

Buddy Hobart
Founder & Ceo, Solutions 21

Kevin Horner
Operating Partner, 3 Rivers Capital

Julie Fallon Hughes
Southwest Region President, Northwest Bank

Farnam Jahanian
President, Carnegie Mellon University

John Lewis
Partner, Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’keefe Llc

Michael J. Lewis
Ceo, Quick Med Claims, Llc

Tom Lombardo
President & Ceo, Adams Manufacturing Corp.

Petra Mitchell
President & Ceo, Catalyst Connection

Kenn Moritz
President, Stonewood Capital Management

B. Douglas Phillips
Partner, Pnc Mezzanine Capital

Dan Phlegar
Founding Partner, Oxer Capital

Milo Ritton
President And Owner, Superior Petroleum Company

Leon Rubinov
Senior Partner, Incline Equity Partners

Audrey Russo
President And Ceo, Pittsburgh Technology Council

Dan Sarver
Managing Director, Confluence Advisors Llc

Susie Shipley
Regional President, Huntington

Brian Sohocki
Corporate Banking Group Manager, First Commonwealth Bank

Suzy Teele
Co-chair / Founder, Weld / Advanced Robotics For Manufacturing (Arm)

Andrew Wiechkoske
Managing Director, Pnc Riverarch Capital

Darcie Zeliesko
Vp Of Talent Management, Michael Baker International

2019 Sponsors:

LEADING SPONSORS:
• First National Bank
• cohen&grigsby
• Huntington
• HENDERSON BROTHERS
• Northwest
• Babst Calland
• HERBEIN
• S&T Bank
• Confluence Advisors
• WALDRON
• GROSSMAN YANAK & FORD
• FIRST Commonwealth Bank
• CLARK HILL
• WYNDHAM GRAND

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• WELLS FARGO
• SCHNEIDER DOWNS