Ira Sohn Conference:  Speeches

The Ira Sohn Research Conference Foundation, dedicated to the treatment and cure of pediatric cancer and other childhood diseases.The Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference was founded in 1995 after the untimely passing of Ira Sohn. Sohn was a successful trader on Wall Street who battled cancer and passed away at the age of 29. His courageous battle with cancer inspired his colleagues and friends to launch the annual Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference.Proceeds from the conference are donated to organizations dedicated to the care and treatment of children with pediatric cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The organizations served include Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Tomorrows Children’s Fund at Hackensack University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and ArtWorks, an art therapy program that allows children fighting diseases to express themselves through art. Wall Street Journal coverage. See also: April 2008: The Gotham Prize September 18, 2007: Robert Goldstein & Joel Greenblatt's Gotham Prize

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