Date: Apr 07, 2011

The Frank G. Zarb School of Business to Host Socratic Panel on Crisis Management

Observe a Panel of Experienced Professionals Respond to a Corporate Crisis

Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York – A panel of experienced corporate leaders will demonstrate the process of effectively responding to a corporate crisis during a Socratic Panel on April 11, 2011 at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Theater, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, north campus.

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The Socratic Panel is unique in that the audience learns how to effectively respond to a crisis by observing a panel of experienced professionals in action. The program moderator is Richard Torrenzano, chief executive of The Torrenzano Group, a global expert in crisis communications. He will provide an opening keynote address on crisis communications, and then lead the discussion by describing a crisis to which panelists react.

The specific topic for the discussion is related to recent news events and is a surprise to the panel, so that the panelists’ responses are spontaneous and authentic. This process allows the audience to see all the different roles people play within a corporation, the types of questions they ask, the kind of processes they employ, and how they interact. No other forum provides this degree of insight to an audience.

Panelists include notables who hold, or have held, senior positions in their organizations:

The CEO - Thomas S. Johnson, Retired Chairman and CEO
                    GreenPoint Bank

The CFO - Douglas L. Main, Former CFO
               IBM and MCI Communications

The Independent Director   -  Cono R. Fusco, Retired Managing Partner,
                                          Strategic Partnerships, Grant Thornton

The Lawyer - Scott E. Mollen, Partner
                   Herrick Feinstein LLP

The PR Counsel - Edward A. Orgon, President and COO
                         The Torrenzano Group

The Journalists         
          Broadcast - Dan Colarusso, US, Bloomberg Television
          Wire Service - John McCorry, Executive Editor, Bloomberg News


This event is free and open to the public. For more information and to register please visit hofstra.edu/regsocraticpanel.

Hofstra University
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