Honoring the top businessmen of Queens for their outstanding leadership and their contributions to the community, the 2012 Kings of Queens: A Champions Breakfast Awards & Networking Event will take place on Thursday, November 15 at 8:30 a.m.
This event, which will be held at Terrace on the Park, is the ultimate networking opportunity and also includes a business expo followed by a breakfast and awards ceremony.
There will also be a raffle, with all proceeds going to Sandy relief.
Attracting 500 of the top business leaders in the borough, Kings of Queens has featured Mayor Michael Bloomberg as keynote speaker as well as a recipient of the “King of Kings” award, and Borough President Helen Marshall as the recipient of the “Queen of Queens” award.
This year, honorees include John Antzoulis, small business relationship manager, TD Bank; Sal Bacarella, president, Garden Works; Gerard X Brogan Jr., MD, medical director, Forest Hills Hospital; John Careddu, retail banking regional executive, New York Community Bank; Don Cato, Co-Director & Programmer, Queens World Film Festival; Sam Chang, chair, McSam Hotel Group; Dr. Michel Cohen, founder, Tribeca Pediatrics; Brother Leonard Conway, principal, St. Francis Prep; Michael Davidov, attorney, Davidov Law Group, PC; Jack Friedman, executive director, Queens Chamber of Commerce; Carl Goodman, executive director, Museum of Moving Image; Paul Goodman, CEO, NY Waterway; Kirk Haltaufderhyde, 2011 Graduate of York College/2012 National Science Foundation Graduate Research; Dr. Gerard McNeil, associate professor of Biology, York College; Alan Kaufman, CEO, Melrose Credit Union; Mortimer A. Lawrence, Esq, The Lawrence Law Group, LLC; Dr. Adam Lublin, Co owner, Dynamic Dental; Douglas MacLaury, SVP of real estate development, Mattone Group; Hossam Abdel Maksoud, Founder & Chief Executive, Maksoud Pharm, Inc.; Eric S. Martinez, JD, CPA, audit partner, Grassi & Co; Richard Mazda, founding artistic director, The Secret Theatre; John A. Messer, VP/counsel, DC Solar Solutions; Vincent Riso, managing member, The Briarwood Organization; John E. Roe, Sr., chair of the board of Flushing Financial; Hal Rosenbluth, president, Kaufman Astoria Studios; Frank Russo, owner, Russo’s on the Bay; Edward Sadowsky, Trustee, Queens Library; George Schmidt, president, Eastern American Data Voice; John Venaziano, General Manager, Douglaston Yacht Club; Mathew Xenakis, president, Woodhaven Business Improvement District; Daniel Zausner, Chief Operating Officer, National Tennis Center
TD Bank, Delta Airlines, Flushing Bank, CUNY, Con Edison, Sandwire, Crystal Window & Doors Systems, NY Daily News, NY1, Queens County Savings Bank and Sandwire are sponsoring the event.
$70 per person or $650 for a table of 10
You can also call 718-224-5863 x 226 or email mromero@queenscourier.com for tickets or sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
