CDFA Federal Financing Webinar Series: Opportunity Zones 2019 (C) | Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) | 24 October 2019 |
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| Event Date | Thu Oct 24 EDT (about 5 years ago) |
| Region | All |
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The CDFA Federal Financing Webinar Series: Opportunity Zones is an exclusive, four-part online offering that will convene finance experts, federal agencies, and local development finance practitioners to discuss how federal financing tools can be used to leverage the Opportunity Zones incentive. The series will highlight the variety of ways federal grants, loans, guarantees and credit enhancements can be used to attract greater investment in Opportunity Zones, with a particular emphasis on rural development, infrastructure projects, affordable housing, environmental remediation and small business development.
Federal agencies are actively considering ways they can support projects in Opportunity Zones and encourage Opportunity Fund investments into the most highly distressed areas around the country. CDFA is working hand-in-hand with many of these agencies as they consider the shape and scale of their involvement with Opportunity Zones, and CDFA encourages all stakeholders to participate in the webinars and bring project questions and ideas to our expert panelists.
Speakers
2019 Speakers
Geoffrey Armes
Community Programs Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
David Foster
Acting Chief of Staff, Rural Business Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Arielle Gerstein
Program Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jon Grosshans
Community Planner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jacqueline Ponti-Lazaruk
Chief Innovation Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Susan Woolard
Acting Branch Chief, U.S. Department of Agriculture
James Carras
Principal, Carras Community Investment, Inc.
Spencer Chretien
Special Policy Assistant, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Martha E. Hanson
Finance and Loan Analyst, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Roger Bohnert
Director, Outreach and Project Development, U.S. Department of Transportation
Gail Lewis
Director, Office of International Affairs and P3 Initiatives, Arizona Department of Transportation
Doug Lynott
Director, Economic Development Integration, Economic Development Administration
Peter Mancauskas
Financial Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration Office of Innovative Program Delivery
Korb Maxwell
Shareholder, Polsinelli
MODERATORS:
Tim Fisher
Director, Government & External Affairs, Council of Development Finance Agencies
Malcolm Guy
Coordinator, Government & External Affairs, Council of Development Finance Agencies
Sponsors & Partners
2019 Sponsors
• Stifel
• US Bank
• Wells Frago
• Wilmington Trust
• Official Media Sponsor The Bond Buiyer
• Adea
• Bakertilly
• BNY Mellon
• Bricker & Eckler
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner BCP
• Business Oregon
•Cohn Reznick
• FBT Project Finance Advisors
• Fifth Third Bank
• Frost Brown Todd
• Hawkins Dela Field & wood LLP
•ICE Miller Legal Counsi
• KeyBanc Capital Markets
• KutakRock
• Mc Carter & English
• McGuireWOODs
• Municap, INC.
• NW, Financial Group, LLC
• SB Friedman
• Stern Brothers