Monday, February 6, 2012

Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference

Images from The 2012 Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference held at the Hyatt at the Bellevue Philadelphia on February, 3, 2012. Joseph P. Landy, Co-President of Warburg Pincus LLC, delivered the Opening Keynote Address. The conference, themed "Finding the Edge: Succeeding in a Turbulent and Increasingly Competitive Global Landscape," provided opportunities to discuss and debate key issues and topics impacting private equity and venture capital firms, investors, and portfolio companies.







Sunday, November 13, 2011

Wharton Africa Business Forum

Images from The Wharton Africa Business Forum held at John M. Huntsman Hall and the Inn at Penn on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania on November, 4, 2011, through November, 6, 2011. First hosted in 1981, the forum was the first Ivy League MBA conference dedicated to Africa. The goal of the forum is to increase dialogue on business in Africa by engaging companies operating on the continent, prominent business professionals, investors interested in the region, and leaders of academic thought. The conference included over 500 speakers, professionals, and MBA's from Africa, Europe, and the United States.









Sunday, October 16, 2011

First Communion

Images from a First Communion reception held at the Philmont Country Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pa.











Saturday, August 15, 2009

Images from my work published in The Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer.


Jacqueline Kowalik of South Philly and Delores Galloway of Philadelphia discuss healthcare reform at a Town Hall meeting with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Senator Arlen Specter about health-insurance reform at the National Constitution Center on Sunday, August 2, 2009. Kowalik said, "We just want our questions answered."
Photo by Alyssa Cwanger /Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News


Roscoe Draper, 90, center, a member of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen gives the thumbs up following a mural dedication in front of the mural, "The Tuskegee Airmen, Great American Heroes; 'They Met the Challenge'" by Lead Artist Marcus Akinlana Sunday, June 14, 2009. The mural was a project of the Mural Academy, a partnership between the School District of Philadelphia and the Mural Arts Program and is located at 16 S. 39th Street (39th and Chestnut Streets).
Alyssa Cwanger / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News


Gabrielle Longchamp, 12, of New Jersey, eats ice cream at the 11th annual Super Scooper All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival on Great Plaza at Penn's Landing Sunday, July 5, 2009, to benefit the Joshua Kahan Fund to fight pediatric leukemia and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Oncology Division.
Alyssa Cwanger /Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News


Theresa Sautter and her daughter, Skylar, 6, of Northeast Philadelphia, kneel at a memorial for Theresa's daughter and Skylar's sister, Marylee Otto, who was killed at the age of 15 in a hit-and-run accident while she was walking across this intersection of Rhawn Street and Lexington Ave. on March 28, 2008.
Alyssa Cwanger / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News


A 1-year old girl, Sierra Figueroa, suffered from a seizure Monday afternoon on Shelbourne Street in Philadelphia. Her cousin, Jose, left, plays with a basketball outside the home with his mother, Amanda Porter. Behind is the girl's father, Wilkins Figueroa.
Alyssa Cwanger / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News


Swift Temper, far right, under handling by jockey Alan Garcia, takes the lead at the start of the 72nd Running of the Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park Sunday, July 19, 2009. Swift Temper grabbed an early lead then pulled away when challenged leaving the second turn and went on to a 2 1/2-quarter length upset in the $1,000,000 Grade II Delaware Handicap.
Alyssa Cwanger /Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News


Pastor Edgar Edwards of South Philadelphia and of Little David Baptist Church looks at Michael Vick Jerseys at Modell's Sporting Goods located at 15 Snyder Avenue Sunday, August 16, 2009.
Photo by Alyssa Cwanger / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News


President and Chief Operating Officer of Comcast-Spectacor Peter Luukko, left, Paul Holmgren, Philadelphia Flyers' General Manager, center, left, and Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider, right, present Chris Pronger, the team's new defenseman, with a jersey at the end of a press conference where he was introduced, Monday, July 6, 2009, in Voorhees, N.J.
Alyssa Cwanger / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News


U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano speaks with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter at left, as U.S. Senator Bob Casey speaks with U.S. Congressman Patrick Murphy following a press conference at which Secretary Napolitano announced $26 million in Recovery Act Funding for screening technology at Philadelphia International Airport Monday afternoon, June 15, 2009.
Alyssa Cwanger / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News



Jorge Cruz-Tellez, left, originally of Mexico, carries blueberries to a truck to be taken to the packing house Monday, July 13, 2009, at Atlantic Blueberry Co., located at 6200 Black Horse Pike in Mays Landing, NJ.

Juan Gonzalo, left, originally of Mexico, eats a taco served in the dining area Monday, July 13, 2009, at Atlantic Blueberry Co., located at 6200 Black Horse Pike in Mays Landing, NJ.
Alyssa Cwanger / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News



A double rainbow appears above 30th Street Station as a woman walks down Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.