CNBC’s Financial News Anchor, Ron Insana, to Speak at 2004 Regents Business Symposium

Jersey City, NJ (August 19, 2004) – Ron Insana, anchor of CNBC’s financial news programs “Business Center,” and “Street Signs,” will speak at the 33rd Annual Regents Business Symposium. The event will be held on Thursday, November 4, at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City.Mr. Insana will be joined by morning speakers Frank A. D’Amelio ’79, Executive Vice President and CFO of Lucent Technologies; Maiya Furgason, First Vice President, Investments, at SmithBarney; and William F. Jaenike, retired Chairman and CEO of Depository Trust Company. This year’s Symposium will focus on state of the domestic and global economy.Tickets to the event are $75 for the general public, $60 for alumni, and include breakfast, lunch and valet parking. Please contact Leah Leto (201-915-9166, lleto@spc.edu) to reserve tickets or for more information.Verizon is the lead sponsor of the 33rd Annual Business Symposium. AIG Small Business, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Fidelity Investments are major sponsors of the event. The following companies and organizations have also provided assistance: CIGNA HealthCare, Citibank, Lucent Technologies, The Provident Bank Foundation, Bardack Realty Company, Credit Suisse First Boston, Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C., R.J. Goldstein & Associates, Madison Consulting Group, PNC Bank, The Port Authority of NY & NJ, PSEG, DeWitt Stern Imperatore, Ltd., Lehman Brothers and Schwab Soundview Capital Markets.