William Paterson Students Will Have Unique Opportunity to Meet 14 Insurance, Financial Services and Banking Leaders at Industry-Focused Boot Camp from August 3 to 6, 2015 An innovative, four-day intensive workshop in the Cotsakos College of Business at William Paterson University offers students an opportunity to learn about jobs in insurance, financial services and banking and meet industry leaders. More than 70 students are registered for the free event to be held from August 3 to 6, 2015 on the University’s campus at 1600 Valley Road, in the cafeteria, in Wayne. Siamack Shojai, dean, of the Cotsakos College of Business, developed the idea of the Crux of Industry Niche (COIN) Boot Camp to supplement the College’s existing experiential programs and expose students to various industry niches. This first boot camp will focus on banking, financial services, and insurance. “I am pleased to present so many talented leaders from these industries to share their expertise with both our students and faculty,” says Shojai. The event is planned to offer motivated students access to the most recent ideas in the fields that they plan to pursue and to provide opportunity for networking within the industry. Business leaders who are scheduled to participate are: Marlon Addison of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ Jeffrey Buonforte of Lakeland Bank Hugo Carvajal of Emerald Financial/Mass Mutual Matt Coppola of Valley National Bank Lori Epstein of MetLife Premier Client Group Jai Gulati of TD Ameritrade Noorus Khan of Smolin, Lupin & Co., P.A. Toqeer Kazmi of Pentax Medical Lauren Locker of Locker Financial Services Jeffrey Millar of Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Jennifer Santiago of Enterprise Rent-a-Car Saul Simon of Simon Financial Group Bill Valone of Insurance Decisions Vladislav Zherenovsky of Kraner, LLC Topics include: Reflections on a Career in Commercial Banking, Personal Branding, Path to Your Success, Being True to Yourself in Any Industry, Simplifying the Complicated: How a Certified Financial Planner Helps People Manage Their Money and Improve their Lives, What Every Financial Advisor Should Know About Insurance, Oh, The Places You Will Go!, and Business of Accounting. 07/29/15
