MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 7, 2016-- Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE:PJC), a leading investment bank and asset management firm, is scheduled to host its 36th annual Consumer Conference, June 14-15, 2016 in New York.

Industry participants and investors will hear from a diverse group of 60 high-profile restaurants, off-mall and mall-based retailers, consumer brands and food companies, and consumer electronics companies. The conference is expected to draw more than 800 attendees.

"As the longest-running conference at Piper Jaffray, we look forward to hearing directly from management teams of top consumer companies on their growth strategies and the current state of the consumer," said Michael Cox, director of Piper Jaffray equity research. "One of our most anticipated presentations will be the disruptor panel, which features four leading companies that have reinvented the value proposition within their respective industries. We are also hosting a variety of real-time food demonstrations to give attendees an up close and personal experience of how leading restaurants operate.”

The event is comprised of panel discussions, fireside chats and keynote speakers. Participants have the opportunity to meet senior executives and engage in one-on-one and group meetings.

Highlighted speakers include:

• Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the National Restaurant Association’s Research & Knowledge Group
• Noah Glass, founder and chief executive officer of Olo
• Darren Tristano, president of Technomic, Inc.
• Frederic Fox, chief executive officer and co-founder of Planalytics, Inc.

In addition, there will a panel discussion with a group a teens moderated by senior research analysts Neely Tamminga and Steph Wissink who lead the firm’s biannual Taking Stock With Teens survey. The panel offers an insightful look into how and where millennials are spending their time and money.

Follow the conversation using the event hashtag #PJCC16.

Company and investor participation in the conference is by invitation only. Clients interested in attending should contact their Piper Jaffray representative. General and research-related media inquiries should be directed to analystmediarelations@pjc.com. All other media inquiries should be directed to Pamela Steensland at pamela.k.steensland@pjc.com.

Information as of June 7, 2016. Subject to change.

About Piper Jaffray
Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE: PJC) is a leading, international investment bank and asset management firm. Securities brokerage and investment banking services are offered in the U.S. through Piper Jaffray & Co., member SIPC and FINRA; in Europe through Piper Jaffray Ltd., authorized and regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and Simmons & Company International Limited, authorized and regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the Dubai Financial Services Authority; in Hong Kong through Piper Jaffray Hong Kong Limited, authorized and regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission. Asset management products and services are offered through four separate investment advisory affiliates―U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered Advisory Research, Inc., Piper Jaffray Investment Management LLC and PJC Capital Partners LLC; and Guernsey-based Parallel General Partners Limited, authorized and regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.

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