News Feature | August 3, 2016

ASCII IT SMB Success Summit 2016 To Feature Speaker Ken Feinberg

Christine Kern

By Christine Kern, contributing writer

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Session addresses the worth of individual lives for business decision-makers.

The ASCII group, which helps solution providers refocus efforts back on revenue generating activities, is hosting a series of Success Summits across the United States to provide MSPs and VARs a chance to hear presentations on market opportunities and growth strategies from thought leaders, software vendors, and hardware makers who target small and midsized businesses (SMBs).

The one-and-a-half day event has or will be held in eight regional markets throughout the U.S., including Anaheim, Austin, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Columbus, and Rhode Island. This year’s Summits feature members of the SMB partner community discussing career turning points and major business challenges.

The Summit Series is in at least the 10th year, according to ASCII president Jerry Koutavas, who said, “We’re pulling off an event that at this point is almost a national event but held at a regional level.”

One such challenge will be addressed by Attorney Ken Feinberg in his session, When Business Decisions Are Life Changing, What Is A Life Worth?, at the New Jersey event scheduled for Thursday, August 18. Feinberg specializes in mediation and alternative dispute resolution, and has served as special Master of both the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and TARP Executive Compensation. He also recently served as the government-appointed administrator of the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Victim Compensation Fund.

Feinberg’s biggest life challenge was the burden of determining restitution for the victims of 9/11. After the attacks on September 11, 2001, he was faced with the challenge of determining the value of individual lives lost by calculating different amounts of compensation for each and every victim. Following the law meant giving more money to the stockbroker, the bond trader, and the banker than to the waiter, the policeman, the fireman, and the soldier at the Pentagon. This experience helped shape his growing belief that our system functions in direct conflict with the natural equality of life. He will be recounting his experiences in this session.

For registration and other event information, click here.