BitPay's Tony Gallippi To Address Bitcoin At Retail Food Industry Asset Protection Conference
Tony Gallippi, founder and CEO of BitPay, will speak on "Bitcoin: The Basics for You and Your Business" during the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Asset Protection Conference on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Peabody Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. Gallippi will speak from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on the second day of the conference, which runs March 9 to 12. The FMI is one of the nation's largest organizations for food retailers and suppliers. Its Asset Protection Conference gives food retailers and suppliers a chance to learn about the key asset protection and payment challenges they face.....
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