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Event Date |
Mon Sep 12 MST - Wed Sep 14 MST (over 2 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon Sep 12 3:00am - Wed Sep 14 3:00am |
Location |
InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, an IHG Hotel
900 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA |
Region | Americas |
Insights, ideas, and networking muni leaders rely on
No other conference offers this kind of interactive deep dive into the most pressing issues impacting the world’s fifth-largest economy and beyond: legislation, regulation, infrastructure, climate change, ESG, and more. This is your chance to take part in the most important conversations and gain invaluable insights as the muni community continues to navigate change and uncertainty with shrewd resilience.
Conference insights:
• The big deal
What does an infrastructure package mean for climate change, transportation, and higher education in California?
• Critical changes
What are the challenges and opportunities that accompany major legislative and regulatory changes?
• ESG demystified
How does ESG factor into the current municipal bond market and what are projections for the future?
An audience of influencers:
• 750+ Leaders attended
representing, issuers, municipal advisors, other sell-side leaders, and institutional investors.
• 65% of Senior-level professionals
including Managing Directors, CEOs, Vice Presidents, and more.
2022 Speakers
Kirsten L. Adelhock
Director; Institutional Municipal Sales, BofA Securities
Daniel Adler
Deputy Director for Climate Finance, California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
Raul Amezcua
Senior Managing Director, Ramirez & Co., Inc.
Daniel Backhouse
Digital and Blockchain Strategist, RBC Capital Markets
Margie Backstrom
Managing Director ,Morgan Stanley
Michael Ballinger
Publisher, The Bond Buyer
Marc Bauer
Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Esther Berg
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Robert Berry
Executive Director, CDIAC
Colin Bettis
County Debt Officer, County of Sacramento
Gregg Bienstock
CEO, Lumesis, Inc.
Marla Bleavins
Deputy Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, Port of Los Angeles
Paul Bloom
Vice President, Co-Head of Transportation Group, Goldman Sachs
Devin Brennan
Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Emily Brock
Director, Federal Liaison Center, GFOA
Sara Oberlies Brown
Managing Director, Stifel
Geoffrey Buswick
Managing Director, State Sector Leader, U.S. Public Finance, S&P Global Ratings
Mark Capell
Managing Vice President, Public Finance, West Region, Build America Mutual
Ben Ceja
Assistant City Administrative Officer, City Of Los Angeles
Henry Cisneros
Chairman & Co-Founder, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
Kevin M. Civale
Shareholder, Stradling
Julia Cooper
Director of Finance, City of San Jose
Helen Cregger
Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Public Projects & Infrastructure Finance, Moody's Investors Service
Rob Dailey
EVP, Head of Public Finance, PNC Bank
Karen Daly
Senior Managing Director, KBRA
Greg Dawley
Managing Director & Manager - West Coast Municipal Banking, RBC Capital Markets
John Deleray
Vice President, Director, Western United States - Wilmington Trust
Alexander Domenick
Vice President – Underwriting Desk & Electronic Trading, RBC Capital Markets
Frank Doyle
Director, SMBC
Edward Fierro
Senior Counsel, Bracewell LLP
Jamiyl Flemming
Senior Vice President, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
Lynne Funk
Executive Editor, The Bond Buyer
Samantha Funk
Managing Director, PNC Bank
Susan Gaffney
Executive Director, National Association of Municipal Advisors
Roni Gannon
CEO, MyTrustMe.com LLC
Jay Goldstone
Chief Operating Officer, City of San Diego
Andrea Nicole Greenwald
Senior Associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Jonathan Guz
Shareholder, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Gary Hall
Partner - Head of Investment Banking (Infrastructure & Public Finance), Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
Derek Hansel
Chief Financial Officer, Metropolitan Transportation Commission/Bay Area Toll Authority
Julia Harris
Managing Director & Head of Higher Education, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
Stepan Haytayan
Senior Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright
Eric Hoffmann
Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Investors Services
Michael Hoffmann
Senior Director, Head of Risk Division Operations, BitSight
Sarah Hollenbeck
Managing Director, PFM Financial Advisors LLC
Tim Hsu
Director, Citi
Tony Hughes
Managing Director, Barclays Capital
Rodney Johnson
Deputy Executive Officer, Finance, LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Chris Jumper
Director, Assured Guaranty
Katano Kasaine
Assistant General Manager/Chief Financial Officer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Douglas J. Kilcommons
Managing Director, Public Finance, KBRA
Sandra Kim
Managing Director, UBS
Rick Kolman
Managing Director, Head of Municipal Securities Group, Academy Securities, Inc.
Brian Luke
Senior Director, Head of Fixed Income Indices, Americas, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Abhishek Lodha
Vice President, Assured Guaranty
Fiona Ma CPA
California State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Joseph Manoleas
Analyst, Moody's Investors Service
Marcus Martin
Managing Director, Head of ESG, Commercial Products, U.S. Bank
Glenn R. McGowan
Managing Director, Municipal Syndicate, RBC Capital Markets
Tim Mengle
Deputy Executive Officer, Finance, LA Metro
Priya Misra
Global Head, Rates Strategy, TD Securities
Scott Monroe
Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
Christopher Mukai
Managing Director, Citigroup
Andy Nakahata
Managing Director and Regional Head of the Public Finance West Region, UBS
Brian Olson
Director & Underwriting Desk Credit Analyst, RBC Capital Markets
Jyothi Pantulu
Assistant Director, City Of San Diego
Ian Parker
Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets
Phillip Peña
Associate Director – Cross Analytical Practice, S&P Global
Lindsey M. Piegza, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Chief Economist, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Jenny (Jennifer) Poree
Sector Lead, Utility Revenue, S&P Global
Mark Price
Head of Portfolio Implementation and Overlay Management, UBS
Valerie Pryor
General Manager, Zone 7 Water Agency
Diane K. Quan
Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Tarik Rahmani
Deputy City Manager, City of Carson
Aude Rajonson
Head of Fixed Income Origination - Americas, London Stock Exchange Group
Yaffa Rattner
Senior Managing Director, Hilltop Securities Inc.
Rosa H. Renaud
Director, Long Term Finance, Office of the Chancellor, California State University
Karen Ribble
Senior Director, State and Local Governments, Fitch Ratings
André Rivera
Director – Centralized Treasury & Securities Management Division, California State Treasurer's Office
Rich Saskal
Managing Editor, The Bond Buyer
Michael Scarchilli
Editor-in-Chief, The Bond Buyer
Angelia Schmidt
Managing Director, Head of Public Finance Underwriting, UBS
Kevin Scott
Chief Financial Officer, Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Nikolai J. Sklaroff
Capital Finance Director, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Sophia Skoda
Director of Finance, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Ira Smelkinson
Managing Director, Loop Capital Markets
Pascal St. Gerard
Senior Director and the Western Regional Manager, Fitch Ratings
Tatiana Starostina
Chief Financial Officer, Los Angeles World Airports
John Stoecker
Financial Advisor, CMFA
Monika Suarez
Managing Director, Public, Nonprofit and Affordable Housing Finance, Western Alliance Bank
Jade Turner-Bond
Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
Alex Vaisman
Managing Vice President; Head of Higher Education, Build America Mutual
Carmen Vargas
Director, Barclays
Daniel Wiles
Assistant Treasurer and Tax Collector, County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector
Galen Wilson
Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Stephen Winterstein
Head of Capital Markets, Alphaledger
Alex Zaman
Director and Co-Head of National Transportation, Citi
2022 Sponsors
• Assured Guaranty
• BAM
• Orrick
• Citi
• Moody's Investors Service
• Munite
• PFM
• Pricing Direct
• RBC Capital Markets
• Siebert Williams Shank
• UBS
• Bank of America
• BOK Financial
• BNY Mellon
• Fitch Ratings
• London Stock Exchange
• Nixon Peabody
• PNC Bank
• S&P Global
• Stifel
• Stradling
• US Bank
• Wells Fargo
• Wilmington Trust
• Morgan Stanley
• Chapman
• KBRA
• Western Alliance Bank
• Goldman Sachs
• Hilltop Securities
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Ramirez
• SMBC
• IBank
• Hawkins
• S&P Dow Jones
• TD
• Academy Securities
• Jefferies
• MyTrustMe
• Barclays
• Lumesis
• RWG Law
• UMB
• CMFA
• Squire Patton Boggs
• LexisNexis