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RedChip Companies, Inc., an international, small-cap research and financial public relations firm, today announced the start of its Small-Cap Equities Virtual Conference. The two-day conference will feature executive presentations from over a dozen emerging growth companies, beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT on April 19 and 8:00 a.m. EDT on April 20.

Stephen Moore and David Morgan will deliver the keynote addresses during the conference. Stephen Moore, a senior economics writer for The Wall Street Journal's editorial page, will discuss "The Fiscal Crisis and Its Impact on Financial Markets" on Tuesday, April 19 at 1:15 p.m. EDT. David Morgan of Silver-Investor.com is the author of "Get the Skinny on Silver Investing" and publisher of The Morgan Report, a monthly newsletter that covers economic news, the financial health of the global economy, currency problems and precious metal investing. He will speak on Wednesday, April 20 at 11:45 a.m. EDT.

Fourteen small-cap public companies from the U.S., China, Pakistan, Greece, Vietnam and Russia are scheduled to present during the conference. Investors will have the opportunity to participate in question-and-answer sessions with company executives following each presentation. The presentations and Q&A sessions will be webcast live at http://www.RedChip.com and will be archived for a minimum of 30 days. Presenting companies include the following:

• Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Ltd. (NYSE Amex:LPH)  
• Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq:SHIP)  
• Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:LTUS)  
• InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (OTCBB:NVIV)

To view a full show schedule, or to register to view the webcast presentations at their scheduled times, please click here. Start times are subject to change; please visit RedChip.com on the day of the event for a final show schedule.

RedChip's virtual investor conferences are offered throughout the year and feature publicly traded companies from a wide range of industries including oil and gas, alternative energy, biotechnology, manufacturing, industrial mining, basic materials, business software, construction, Internet services, consumer goods, and more.

About RedChip Companies, Inc.

RedChip Companies is an international, small-cap research and financial public relations firm headquartered in Orlando, Florida; with affiliate offices in Beijing, China; Paris, France; and Seoul, Korea. RedChip delivers concrete, measurable results for its clients through its extensive national and international network of small-cap institutional and retail investors. RedChip has developed the most comprehensive platform of products and services for small-cap companies, including: RedChip Research™, Traditional Investor Relations, Digital Investor Relations, Institutional and Retail Conferences, RedChip Small-Cap TV™, Shareholder Intelligence, Social Media and Blogging Services, Webcasts, and RedChip Radio™. To learn more about RedChip's products and services please visit: http://www.redchip.com/visibility/productsandservices.asp.

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