Texas Public Finance 2023 | The Bond Buyer | 12 April 2023 | Austin Marriott Downtown, 304 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701, USA

This is the event where experts convene to address the state’s most pressing municipal finance issues — and the macroeconomic impact on the nation. From infrastructure and the economy to ESG and resiliency planning, these are the critical crossroads your community of leaders will address.

2023 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Glenn Hegar
Texas State Comptroller, Texas

Mark Zandi
Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics

SPEAKERS:

Dwight Burns
Treasurer, Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Horatio Porter
Chief Financial Officer, NTTA

Janice Hofferber
MD, Head of US Public Finance, Moody’s Investors Service

Neil Crabb
Senior Portfolio Manager, One Oak Capital Management, LLC.

Adam Harden
Partner, Cantu Harden Montoya LLP

Adebola (Bola) Kushimo
Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, Moody's Investors Service

Ajay Thomas
Senior Managing Director & National Head of Public Finance, FHN Financial Capital Markets

Amanda Brownson
Associate Executive Director of Research and Policy, Texas Association of School Business Officials

Andrea Shields
Managing Director, Travis County Corporations

Asha Mathew
Director, Assured Guaranty

Barbara Goodson
Deputy Commissioner of Administration, State of Louisiana

Brian Church
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.

Brian Gardner Ph.D
Chief Information Security Officer, City of Dallas

Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria
Chief Financial Officer, Fort Worth Independent School District

Charisse Mosely
Deputy City Controller, City of Houston Office of the Controller

Chris Bergstrom
Executive Director, UBS Financial Services Inc.

Chris Brown
City of Houston, Controller

Chris Poinsatte
EVP and CFO, DFW International Airport

Dan Larkin
Senior VP, Loss Prevention and Detection, PNC Bank

David Blair
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Nuveen

David McIntyre
Chief Information Technology Officer, Build America Mutual

Devin Phillips
Senior Managing Director, Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc.

Donald Gonzales
Sr. Managing Director, Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc.

Donna McIntosh
Associate, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Doug Kilcommons
Managing Director, Public Finance, KBRA

Eduardo Ramos
Chief Financial Officer, Austin Independent School District

Emily Brock
Director, Federal Liaison Center, GFOA

George Peyton
Board Member, Texas Water Development Board

Glenn Hegar
Texas State Comptroller, Texas

Greg Pacifico
Managing Vice President Head of Texas, Build America Mutual

Gregg Bienstock
SVP, Group Head, Municipal Markets, Solve Fixed Income

Jill Jaworski
Managing Director, PFM Financial Advisors LLC

Jonathan Church
Senior Vice President, Masterson Advisors LLC

Jonathan Frels
Partner, Bracewell LLP

Jordan Perdue
Senior Financial Analyst, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority

Karen Pierog
Southwest Regional Editor, The Bond Buyer

Karl Biggers
Managing Director, Bancroft Capital

Kathy Masterson
Senior Director, Fitch Ratings

Kevin Connolly
Director, Assured Guaranty

Lee Deviney
Executive Director, Texas Public Finance Authority

Leslie Lukens Martin
Vice President, Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Cavanal Hill Investment Management

Mark Zandi
Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics

Matthew Cahill
AVP-Analyst, Moody's Investors Service

Matthew Lee
Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Melissa Dubowski
Deputy Director of Finance, City of Houston

Michael Ballinger
Publisher, The Bond Buyer

Michael Scarchilli
Editor-in-chief, The Bond Buyer

Nicholas Donias
Vice President, SMBC

Nicole Conley
Managing Director, Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC

Noé Hinojosa, Jr.
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Estrada Hinojosa & Co., Inc.

Omid Rahmani
Associate Director, Fitch Ratings

Orlando Juarez
Partner, McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P.

Paul Dyson
Director and Lead Analyst – U.S. Public Finance, S&P Global Ratings

Randy Gerardes
Managing Director, Assured Guaranty

Rich Saskal
National Editor, The Bond Buyer

Robert Dailey
Managing Director and Executive Vice President, PNC

Robert R. Puente
CEO, San Antonio Water System

Salvador Lopez
Chief Environmental Officer, North American Development Bank

Samantha Rachlin
Associate, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Stephen Doyle
Associate Director - U.S. Public Finance, S&P Global Ratings

Ted Chapman
Investment Banking Analyst, Hilltop Securities

Tim Alcott
Real Estate and Legal Officer, Opportunity Home

Tim Nelson
Managing Director, Hilltop Securities Inc.

William Kim
CEO, MuniPro

2023 Sponsors

CO-CHAIR:
• Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc.
• Moody’s Investors Service

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Assured Guaranty
• BAM

GOLD SPONSORS:
• McCall, Parkhurst & Horton LLP
• Citi

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Bancroft Capital
• Bank of America Securities
• Bracewell
• Cantu Harden
• FHN Financial
• Fitch Ratings
• Greenberg Traurig
• Hilltop Securities Inc.
• Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• KBRA
• MuniPro
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• PNC Financial Services
• Regions Bank
• Siebert Williams Shank
• S&P Global Ratings
• TD Securities
• Wilmington Trust, N.A.

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Computershare
• Masterson Advisors LLC
• PFM
• SMBC
• SOLVE
• The Red Book (The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace)
• UBS Financial Services, Inc.