CDFA National Development Finance Summit 2019 | Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) | 6 November 2019 | Hilton Tampa Downtown, 211 N Tampa St, Tampa, FL 33602, USA

Join CDFA in Tampa, Florida for the 2019 National Development Finance Summit! The CDFA National Summit brings together the leaders and dealmakers in the development finance industry to discuss best practices, trends, and project financing solutions.

Who You'll Meet?
The CDFA National Summit is designed for both public and private sector participants from all areas of the country. Attendees represent a diverse cross section of the development finance industry and bring unique perspectives, creative financing approaches, and interesting conversation to the event.

What You'll Experience?
The CDFA National Summit is a dealmaking event at its core with a program built to encourage networking and individualized learning about all types of development finance tools and programs. At the CDFA National Summit, you will meet industry experts, connect with financing, learn about the latest approaches, and discover development finance solutions to bring to your local community.

• CDFA Dealmakers Lounge: Your hub for networking and dealmaking, featuring Project Marketplace presentations and exhibitors.
• Project Showcase: Targeted sessions that highlight creative projects in the U.S. with discussions about structuring and sources of capital.
• Technology Showcase: Experience demonstrations of new technologies and software programs designed to support development finance authorities and initiatives.
• Training Courses: Targeted training featuring timely presentations and important trends in development finance.

2019 Speakers

Rob Brown
Administrative Vice President, Wilmington Trust, N.A.

Ramiro Albarran
Managing Director, Preston Hollow Capital

Steve Johnson
Director, Community Development, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

Seth Kirshenberg
Partner, Kutak Rock LLP

Joseph Baietti
Community Planning and Development Specialist, U.S. Department of Housing and urban Developmen

Russell Goings III
Senior Vice President, IFS Securities, Inc

Brian Farnen
General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer, Connecticut Green Bank

Debra Reyes
President & CEO, Neighborhood Lending Partners

Toby Rittner
President and CEO, Council of Development Finance Agencies

Ira Weinstein
Office Managing Principal, CohnReznick LLP

Norman E. Barnum IV
Chief Financial Officer, New Orleans Business Alliance

Alejandra Guzman
Vice President of Performance Management & Strategy, New Orleans Business Alliance

Jong Sook Nee
Member, Nee Plata Law LLC

Lillian Acosta Plata
Member, Nee Plata Law LLC

John Wooten
Head of Municipal Placements, Wells Fargo Securities

Philip Angelo
Director, Public Finance, Huntington Capital Markets

Colin Kalvas
Associate, Bricker & Eckler LLP

Ryan Kozak
Managing Director, Huntington Capital Markets

Dennis Reilly
Executive Director, Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority

Price Finley
Partner, Bricker & Eckler LLP

Lance Gilliam
Partner, Waterman Steele Real Estate Advisors

Heather Lepeska
Manager, City of Dallas

Jenny Osman
FRESH Director, New York City Economic Development Corporation

Rachel Davis
Senior Vice President - Sales, Petros PACE Finance, LLC

Jerry Brunswick
President and Executive Director, Dayton Montgomery County Port Authority

Frances Mennone
Development Director, Cross Street Partners

Scott Ringlein
President, The Energy Alliance Group of North America

Cassie Polhemus
Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority

Eric Clement
Senior Vice President, New York City Economic Development Corporation

Jen Risley
Marketing Manager, Monadnock Food Cooperative

Michael Tsahalis
Associate, New York City Economic Development Corporation

Kim Vincent
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, The Local Crowd, LLC

Keenan Rice
President, MuniCap, Inc.

Lindsay Banner
Associate Director, ORIX

Alan Cason
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Jeffrey Rink
Managing Director, KeyBanc Capital Markets

Patrick Terranov
Senior Director, Baltimore Development Corporation

Kip Wahlers
Partner, Ice Miller LLP

Linda Matkowski
Chief Operating Officer, Stern Brothers

Caleb Bell
Partner, Bricker & Eckler LLP

Andrew Brossart
Partner, Bradley Payne Advisors

Kevin Gremse
Senior Director, National Development Council

Martin Russell
Executive Director, Warren County Port Authority

John Saris
Business Services Manager, Business Oregon

Bob Isaacson
Executive Director, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Sayer Jones
Director of Mission Related Investing, Meyer Memorial Trust

Nathan Lillegard
Program Manager, Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, Instructor of Management, University of Oregon

Katie Kramer
Vice President, Council of Development Finance Agencies

Emily Metzler
Senior Vice President, MuniCap, Inc.

Shana Mueller
Shareholder, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A.

Chris Sheehan
Director, Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

William Spivey
Executive Director, Florida Development Finance Corporation

James Hockaday
City Manager, City of Conneaut

William Judge
Mayor, City of Barberton

Emil Liszniansky
Principal, Envision Group LLC

Jennifer Syx
President, inSITE Advisory Group, LLC

Tony Portuondo
Managing Director, The Bank of New York Mellon

Dena Bell
Lead Developer, Housing, IFF

Damon Burns
President & CEO, Finance Authority of New Orleans

Geoff Dickinson
Senior Vice President, SB Friedman Development Advisors

Joseph Baietti
Community Planning and Development Specialist, U.S. Department of Housing and urban Development

Tammie Hoy Hawkins
Project Manager, Northside Development Corporation

Jean Richardson
CPD Representative, City of Livermore

David Rogers
Member, Frost Brown Todd, LLC

Laura Brunner
President & Chief Executive Officer, The Port - Cincinnati, Ohio

Todd Castellini
Vice President of Public Finance, The Port - Cincinnati, Ohio

Nate Green
Director of Economic Development, The Montrose Group, LLC

Bob Lamb
Economic Development Director, Delaware County Finance Authority

Rob Platte
Economic Development Administrator, Delaware County Finance Authority

Brad Elmer
Managing Director, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Carlos Mello
Chief Risk Officer, Finance Authority of Maine

Jonathan Tower
General Partner, Arctaris Capital Partners

Karl Marschel
Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Russell Goings III
Senior Vice President, IFS Securities, Inc.

Emily Dolatowski
Planner I, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council

James Gray
MPA Student, University of Central Florida

Luis Nieves-Ruiz
Economic Development Manager, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council

David Safer
Managing Director, U.S. Bank

Kerry O'Neill
Vice President of Residential Programs, Connecticut Green Bank

Michelle Stephens
Program Director, California Association for Local Economic Development

2019 Sponsors

• ADEA
• Bakertilly
• BNY Mellon
• Bricker and Eckler
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
• Business Oregon
• CohnReznick
• FBT Project Finance Advisors
• Fifth Third Bank
• Frost Brown Todd
• Hawkins
• Ice Miller
• Keybanc Capital Markets
• Kutak Rock
• McCarter & English
• McGuire Woods
• Minicap
• New Financial Group
• Petros Pace Finance
• SB Friedman
• Stern Brothers
• Stifel
• US Bank
• Wells Fargo
• Wilmington Trust