Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Jon D. Sawyer Appointed to Board of Directors TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMEX), pioneers in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, today filed a quarterly report with the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing results of the Company's third quarter 2009 and announced the appointment of Jon D. Sawyer to the Board of Directors. For the third quarter of 2009, Odyssey reported revenue of $0.8 million, compared to $2.2 million in the third quarter 2008. Odyssey also reported a net loss of ...

Google and PepsiCo CEOs join panel at The New York Public Library NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Is capitalism broken? Will a new business ethic emerge in the aftermath of the financial meltdown? And is the financial crisis actually a crisis of failed leadership? The Aspen Institute Business & Society Program will explore these questions with thought leaders from business, government, religion and the nonprofit sector in a two-day program modeled after the successful Aspen Ideas Festival, held each summer in Aspen, Colorado. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090612/DC31512LOGO-a) The two-day program begins with an evening panel on Tuesday, November 3rd at The New York Public Library, as part of the Live From the ...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX), pioneers in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, has entered into a letter of intent with Robert Fraser & Partners LLP. Under the terms of the proposed arrangement, Odyssey will provide services related to the exploration and recovery of shipwrecks and other deep-ocean resources to syndicates formed by Robert Fraser & Partners to engage in deep-ocean exploration. Under the proposed structure, Odyssey will be compensated for search, survey and archaeological excavation as well as development of research files on specific shipwreck and other deep-ocean ...

Featuring world renowned keynote speakers Marc Lasry and Nassim Taleb GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Family Office Association (FOA) will hold their 2nd annual FOA Fall Global Summit on Thursday, November 5th, at the Delamar Hotel in Greenwich, CT. "This day-long event is packed with critical information that single family offices (SFOs) and families of wealth must have to increase their wealth in these uncertain times and build multi-generational strategies for legacy sustainability," stated Angelo Robles, CEO and founder of FOA. ...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMEX), pursuant to an agreement reached with the UK Government, has filed a motion to dismiss and vacate the warrant for the arrest which was filed in the U.S. District Court on Admiral Balchin's HMS Victory, a 100 gun ship of the line lost in 1744 in the English Channel (case number 8:08-cv-1045). The UK Government has agreed to pay Odyssey a salvage award of 80% as compensation for the artifacts which have been recovered from the site and submitted to the UK Receiver of Wreck. A valuation of approximately ...