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GC Dinner in Menlo Park with TechNet NCVA and Congressman Mike Bishop
On September 20, Congressman Mike Bishop (R-MI) joined Nasdaq, TechNet and National Venture Capital Association for a dinner with the General Counsel community from public and private companies in Silicon Valley. -
Nasdaq's Brad Peterson and Brenda Hoffman with U.S. Representative Bill Foster
Brad Peterson, EVP and CIO was joined by Brenda Hoffman, SVP of Nasdaq Market Systems on his visits to meet with Washington Policymakers. Brad and Brenda met with Congressional Offices and staff of the SEC to discuss various issues including; Blockchain, cybersecurity, market structure, and resiliency. In this photo, Brad and Brenda meet with U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL), a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Mr. Foster is also high-energy physicist and businessman.
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Nasdaq Hosts Cuba Opportunity Summit
Nasdaq MarketSite hosted the second Cuba Opportunity Summit on March 17, 2016, in conjunction with Knowledge @Wharton. CNBC Chief International Correspondent Michele Caruso-Cabrera was onsite to lead discussions about the political economy of U.S.-Cuba relations. Featured speakers included former U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Caribbean economist Marla Dukharan, and Alex Lee, U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for South America and Cuba. Topics included: Real World Perspectives on the State of Entrepreneurship in Cuba; Connecting Cuban Culture with Entertainment, Content and Technology Opportunities; and, Responding to Increasing Demand for Payment and Banking Solutions.
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Representative John Delaney (D-MD) visited Nasdaq’s Rockville location.
Representative John Delaney (D-MD) visited Nasdaq’s Rockville location. Rep. Delaney is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and is the former CEO of two publicly traded companies; the first of which went public on Nasdaq. After a discussion on regulatory issues with OGC staff led by Senior Vice President John Zecca, Mr. Delaney was given a brief demonstration of our market surveillance techniques and then held a mini town hall meeting with approximately 45 employees. -
MarketSite Bell Ceremony with the Times Square Alliance, Gale Brewer, and Letitia James
On December 31, 2015, the Times Square Alliance, an organization dedicated to improving and promoting Times Square by cultivating the creativity, energy and edge that have made the area an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life for over a century, visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in celebration of the Times Square New Year’s Eve event. They were joined by Letitia James, New York City Public Advocate and Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President. -
Representative Juan Vargas Visits Nasdaq MarketSite
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, visited to the Nasdaq MarketSite on November 20th, 2015 to learn more about the Nasdaq business model and our policy concerns. Along with observing the opening bell ceremony with recent IPO Match.com, Mr. Vargas spent time at the Market Intelligence Desk with Jay Heller to discuss our IPO process and then met with Bill Siegel, the head of the Nasdaq Private Market to discuss Nasdaq’s support of privately held growth companies. -
Representative Donna Edwards and Adena Friedman, President of Nasdaq
On Friday October 16th, 2015 Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) visited the Nasdaq Office in Rockville. EVP Ed Knight and SVP John Zecca gave her an overview of Nasdaq’s market responsibilities as a self-regulatory organization. She had an opportunity to visit with Market Watch a see a demonstration of the SMARTS program and addressed a large group of Rockville employees regarding federal policy issues that affect Maryland. -
Consulate General of Mexico
The Consulate General of Mexico in New York, serving Mexican communities in the states of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. In honor of the occasion, Ambassador Sandra Fuentes-Berain rang the Closing Bell. The Consulate General of Mexico in New York is Mexico's primary foreign mission in the Tri-State area. It is part of a network of 50 consular offices in 25 states of the U.S.A. and the largest any country has within another. Its mission is to provide services, assistance and protection to Mexican nationals, and to help them better integrate the socio-economic tissue of their places of residence.
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GC Dinner in Menlo Park with TechNet NCVA and Congressman Mike Bishop
On September 20, Congressman Mike Bishop (R-MI) joined Nasdaq, TechNet and National Venture Capital Association for a dinner with the General Counsel community from public and private companies in Silicon Valley. -
Nasdaq's Brad Peterson and Brenda Hoffman with U.S. Representative Bill Foster
Brad Peterson, EVP and CIO was joined by Brenda Hoffman, SVP of Nasdaq Market Systems on his visits to meet with Washington Policymakers. Brad and Brenda met with Congressional Offices and staff of the SEC to discuss various issues including; Blockchain, cybersecurity, market structure, and resiliency. In this photo, Brad and Brenda meet with U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL), a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Mr. Foster is also high-energy physicist and businessman.
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Nasdaq Hosts Cuba Opportunity Summit
Nasdaq MarketSite hosted the second Cuba Opportunity Summit on March 17, 2016, in conjunction with Knowledge @Wharton. CNBC Chief International Correspondent Michele Caruso-Cabrera was onsite to lead discussions about the political economy of U.S.-Cuba relations. Featured speakers included former U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Caribbean economist Marla Dukharan, and Alex Lee, U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for South America and Cuba. Topics included: Real World Perspectives on the State of Entrepreneurship in Cuba; Connecting Cuban Culture with Entertainment, Content and Technology Opportunities; and, Responding to Increasing Demand for Payment and Banking Solutions.
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Representative John Delaney (D-MD) visited Nasdaq’s Rockville location.
Representative John Delaney (D-MD) visited Nasdaq’s Rockville location. Rep. Delaney is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and is the former CEO of two publicly traded companies; the first of which went public on Nasdaq. After a discussion on regulatory issues with OGC staff led by Senior Vice President John Zecca, Mr. Delaney was given a brief demonstration of our market surveillance techniques and then held a mini town hall meeting with approximately 45 employees. -
MarketSite Bell Ceremony with the Times Square Alliance, Gale Brewer, and Letitia James
On December 31, 2015, the Times Square Alliance, an organization dedicated to improving and promoting Times Square by cultivating the creativity, energy and edge that have made the area an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life for over a century, visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in celebration of the Times Square New Year’s Eve event. They were joined by Letitia James, New York City Public Advocate and Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President. -
Representative Juan Vargas Visits Nasdaq MarketSite
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, visited to the Nasdaq MarketSite on November 20th, 2015 to learn more about the Nasdaq business model and our policy concerns. Along with observing the opening bell ceremony with recent IPO Match.com, Mr. Vargas spent time at the Market Intelligence Desk with Jay Heller to discuss our IPO process and then met with Bill Siegel, the head of the Nasdaq Private Market to discuss Nasdaq’s support of privately held growth companies. -
Representative Donna Edwards and Adena Friedman, President of Nasdaq
On Friday October 16th, 2015 Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) visited the Nasdaq Office in Rockville. EVP Ed Knight and SVP John Zecca gave her an overview of Nasdaq’s market responsibilities as a self-regulatory organization. She had an opportunity to visit with Market Watch a see a demonstration of the SMARTS program and addressed a large group of Rockville employees regarding federal policy issues that affect Maryland. -
Consulate General of Mexico
The Consulate General of Mexico in New York, serving Mexican communities in the states of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. In honor of the occasion, Ambassador Sandra Fuentes-Berain rang the Closing Bell. The Consulate General of Mexico in New York is Mexico's primary foreign mission in the Tri-State area. It is part of a network of 50 consular offices in 25 states of the U.S.A. and the largest any country has within another. Its mission is to provide services, assistance and protection to Mexican nationals, and to help them better integrate the socio-economic tissue of their places of residence.