CDFA: Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance Course | Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) | 6 August 2018 | Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel, 107 6th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA

The Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance Course is the foundation for all of CDFA’s educational offerings. This course helps attendees understand the variety of development finance tools available, from bonds, tax credits and TIF, to federal financing programs, RLFs, and access to capital lending resources.

The Fundamentals Course is based on CDFA's Practitioner's Guide to Economic Development Finance, the only comprehensive reference guide dedicated to building and utilizing the development finance toolbox. The Practitioner’s Guide provides the insight and practical information needed to critically understand how economic development is financed and the tools, strategies and techniques used to build strong communities.

This course qualifies for the CDFA Training Institute's Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Participants may register for one, two, or three courses during CDFA Summer School. Complete three courses, and attendees fulfill half of the requirements for the DFCP Program. Join us in Pittsburgh, and start down the road to personal and professional advancement today.

The schedule for CDFA Summer School is outlined below.
Monday
August 6, 2018 - Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance Course

Tuesday & Wednesday
August 7-8, 2018 - Intro Bond Finance Course, Intro Tax Credit Finance Course

Thursday & Friday
August 9-10, 2018 - Intro Revolving Loan Fund Course, Intro Tax Increment Finance Course

Course Objectives:
• Learn the fundamentals of development finance
• Interact with leading development finance professionals from around the country
• Discuss best practices and case studies that can be implemented in your community
• Gain a greater understanding of the diversity of development finance tools
• Establish a foundation for attending future in-depth financing courses
• Receive a copy of the Practitioner's Guide to Economic Development Finance

Topics Covered:
• Understanding development finance
• The financing spectrum
• Building the development finance toolbox
• Bedrock tools: bonds and the basics of public finance
• Targeted tools: tax increment and special district financing
• Investment tools: tax credits, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
• Access to capital lending tools: revolving loan and mezzanine funds, loan guarantee, innovation finance and microenterprise programs
• Support tools: federal, state, incentive and grants programs
• Implementing the toolbox approach
• Trends in development finance
• Development finance challenges and policy considerations

Who Should Attend?
• Bond Issuers
• Economic Development Professionals
• Community Development Professionals
• Broker/Dealers and Underwriters
• Elected Officials
• Government and Nonprofit Finance Officers
• Attorneys
• Accountants
• Financial Advisors
• Policy Makers

2018 Speakers

Toby Rittner
President & CEO, Council of Development Finance Agencies

Rich Frampton
Executive Vice President, Illinois Finance Authority

Price Finley
Partner, Bricker & Eckler LLP

Kayla Gross
Principal, CohnReznick LLP

Samuel Bozzolla
Business Development Specialist, Allegheny County Economic Development

Robert Swanger
Managing Director, Stern Brothers

Tom Link
Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh

2018 National Sponsors

• Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority
• Baker Tilly
• Virchow Krause
• Ballard Spahr LLP
• BNY Mellon
• Bricker & Eckler LLP
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
• Business Oregon
• CohnReznick
• FBT Project Finance Advisors LLC
• Frost Brown Todd, LLC
• Grant Thornton LLP
• Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
• Ice Miller LLP
• KeyBancCapital Markets
• Kutak Rock LLP
• MB Financial Bank, NA
• McCarter & English, LLP
• McGuireWoods
• NW Financial Group, LLC
• SB Friedman Development Advisors
• Squire Patton Boggs
• Stern Brothers
• Stifel Nicolaus
• U.S. Bank
• Wells Fargo Securities
• Wilmington TrustZ.
• The Bond Buyer