Event Spotlight: HIA Hosts 24th LI Business Trade Show

The Hauppauge Industrial Association will hold the 24th annual Long Island Business Trade Show and Conference Thursday at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature more than 400 exhibitors with more than 4,000 businessmen are expected to attend. 

“Each year we hear from our sponsors and exhibitors that the HIA-LI Trade Show and Conference is a key event for prospecting and sales,” said HIA-LI President Terri Alessi–Miceli said in a statement. “Seventy-eight percent of our attendees are decision makers from service providers, technology companies, distributorships, manufacturers and education—all key industries on Long Island.”

The event starts with an executive breakfast at 7:30 a.m. featuring keynote speaker Brian Parsley, a leadership trainer and motivational speaker who will talk about "Creating Strategies to Increase Your Business." 

Patch will be among the more than 400 exhibitors with a booth on the Business Trade Show Floor, which is open from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Stop by to learn more about Patch, meet us in action and learn about opportunities to connect to the community via our website. Other companies will also be offering a variety of free services and displays. 

This will be followed by an executive luncheon from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. that will discuss "Forging a New Future - Long Island Economic Development Projects," a roundtable discussion moderated by John Kominicki, publisher of Long Island Business News. 

Admission is $10 for access the trade show floor with additional fees for the executive breakfast, executive luncheon and executive lunch program.