Vincent Caprio

In addition to his current responsibilities at Opus Group Financial, Mr. Caprio is a co-founder of The Water Innovations.
He is one of the foremost advocates for government funding of emerging technologies at both the State and Federal levels.
He is the founder and event director of the 8th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference which was held in Chicago, IL September, 2009.
In addition, he has appeared on numerous Connecticut TV and radio stations discussing the impact of Water and Nanotechnology.
He is the Executive Director of the NanoBusiness Alliance.
He sits on the Alliance’s Board of Directors, as well as the Board of Directors of the Emerging Industries Alliance of New York State.
Mr. Caprio is a twenty year publishing and tradeshow industry veteran with an impressive track record of launching events focusing on emerging technology markets.
He joined the NanoBusiness Alliance Conference as the founder and event director in 2002, to steer the launch of the highly successful NanoBusiness Alliance event series.
Before joining the NanoBusiness Alliance, he was event director for Red Herring Conferences, producing the company’s Venture Market conferences and Annual Summit reporting to Red Herring Magazine founder and publisher Tony Perkins.
In 2003 & 2004, he served as the event director in the launch of The Emerging Technologies Conference in association with MIT’s Technology Review Magazine.
Mr. Caprio graduated from Villanova University in 1979 with a B.S in Accounting and completed an MBA from Northeastern in 1987.
He is a member of Villanova University’s Financial Club and serves as an active member of Villanova’s President Club.
He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Easton Community Center in Easton, CT.
In the summer of 2008, he was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Fabricators & Manufactures Association Communications, Inc. based in Rockford, IL.