The 5th Annual Green Investing Conference 2017 | Information Management Network (IMN) | 27 April 2017 | New York, NY, United States

The year 2017 marks a critical juncture for this 5th annual event. Originally billed as the “Sunshine Backed Bonds Conference”, this event has been renamed to reflect the growing number of renewable energy and green assets ripe for securitization. Solar, in particular distributed solar, remains one of the most promising sectors in terms of potential securitization deal volume. However, the latest surge in the issuance of green bonds and property assessed clean energy loans makes it clear that ABS investors with a sustainable mandate now have a multitude of new investment opportunities.

This event will expand upon its roots in commercial and residential solar to delve deeper into the PACE and green bonds sectors. We will explore which states are adopting PACE programs, and even the potential for PACE expansion overseas. We will also take a deep dive into the concept of a ‘green bond’, including how and when the label is applied and which issuers are seeking the label.

Given this expanded reach and coverage, we are expecting the 2017 gathering to grow even larger as green investing and improved solar, PACE, and green issuer access to capital becomes a priority amid global action.

Securitization will serve as the catalyst to propel green financing forward, and to help realize important global environmental goals. This event is a must attend for those seeking to meet the key stakeholders and leaders who are at the very heart of this movement.

Speakers :

MAX ADAMS
Global Securitization Editor
GlobalCapital

RASOOL ALIZADEH
Head of Capital Markets & ABS
Ygrene Energy Fund

DAVID ARFIN
Chief Executive Officer
First Energy Finance

KATYA BARON
Managing Director
Mosaic

BRUCE BEDWELL
Partner
Chapman and Cutler LLP

ELIZABETH BELLIS WOLFE
Counsel & Director of Finance Programs
Energy Programs Consortium

GARY BLITZ
Senior Managing Director
Aon Transaction Solutions

RONALD BOROD
Senior Counsel
DLA Pipe

CRAIG BRAUN
Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets
Renovate America

JEFFREY BROWN
Managing Director
J.H. Whitney Investment Management LLC

JASON CAVALIERE
Vice President, Project Finance
Sunrun

ROGER CLARK
Director of Clean Energy and Loan Officer
Reinvestment Fund

ALEXANDRA COOLEY
Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer
Greenworks Lending, LLC

ANDREW CORONIOS
Partner
Chadbourne & Parke LLP

TODD CORT
Lecturer in Sustainability
Yale School of Mgmt, Forestry & Environmental Studies

TREVOR D'OLIER-LEES
Director
S&P Global Ratings

TOM DENKLER
Managing Director, Head of Structured Products
AIG

CISCO DEVRIES
Chief Executive Officer
Renew Financial

CHRIS DIAZ
Principal
Seminole Financial Services

JEAN DUNN
Founder & CEO
Structured Finance Associates

BRIAN FEIT
Managing Director, Investment & Portfolio Management
NY Green Bank

CAITLIN FITZPATRICK
VP, Investor & Issuer Relations
Information Management Network

BRIAN FOLEY
Managing Director
Macquarie Group

HARALD FRANCKE LUND
Senior Climate Finance Specialist
CICERO

NATHAN GABIG
Managing Director
KPMG LLP

DAVID GABRIELSON
Executive Director
PACENation

CHARLIE GAY
Director, Solar Energy Technologies
U.S. Department of Energ

MELANIE GNAZZO
Partner
Chapman and Cutler LLP

CHRISTIAN HAESSLEIN
Director
DZ Bank AG

GREG HALE
Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Energy & Finance
Office of the Governor, State of New York

BILL HALLISEY
Managing Partner
New World Capital

AMY HAUTER
ESG Research Analyst
Brown Advisory

STACEY HUGHES
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Sunlight General

BERT HUNTER
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Connecticut Green Bank

ANADI JAUHARI
Senior Managing Director
Emerging Energy & Environment Investment Grp

JOHN JOSHI
Director of Financing Solutions
NYSERDA

STACEY LAWSON
Executive Vice Chairman
Ygrene Energy Fund

DAVE LEVY
Vice President
State Street Bank and Trust Company

GILBERT LIU
Partner
Kramer Levin

ALBERT LUU
Principal, Global Capital Markets
Tesla

RHYS MARSH
Director, Energy
CIT

KEITH MARTIN
Partner
Chadbourne & Parke LLP

ARI MATUSIAK
EVP of Market Development and External Affairs
Renovate America

PAT MCCOY
Director, Finance
Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York City

MICHAEL MENDELSOHN
Senior Director of Project Finance and Capital Markets
Solar Energy Industries Association

PRASHANT MUPPARAPU
Senior Managing Director
Macquarie

THOMAS PLAGEMANN
Executive Vice President
Vivint Solar

ALFRED POLLARD
General Counsel
Federal Housing Finance Agency

MICHAEL RUEHLMAN
President & Chief Operating Officer
Sunlight Financial, LLC

ROBERT SANDERS
Senior Finance Director
Clean Energy Group

DANA SANDS
Managing Director
Energy Infrastructure Partners

GREG SAUNDERS
Chief Executive Officer
CleanFund Commercial PACE Capital, Inc.

JEFFREY SCHUB
Executive Director
Coalition for Green Capital

JIGAR SHAH
Co-Founder
Generate Capital Inc

ARUN SHARMA
Chief Investment Officer, Global Financial Markets
IFC

HENRY SHILLING
SVP, Environmental, Social & Governance, Ratings/Research
Moody’s Investors Service

ADAM SHOR
Principal
Shor Power

CECIL SMART
Senior Director
Kroll Bond Rating Agency

PAUL SPENCER
President and Founder
Clean Energy Collective (CEC)

LAURA STERN
President
Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC

TOM TANSY
Chairman
SunSpec Alliance

DAVID TRAVERSO
Director
Cortland

GUY VAN SYCKLE
Associate
Hannon Armstrong

JAMES VERGARA
Director, PACE Financing
Spruce Finance

STEPHEN VISCOVICH
Managing Director
Credit Suisse

CHUCK WEILAMANN
Managing Director
DBRS, Inc.

JEFF WEISS
Co-Chairman & Managing Director
Distributed Sun

ERIC WHITE
Chief Executive Officer
Dividend Solar

KENT WILLIAMS
Vice President Asset Management
Vivint Solar

PHOEBE XU
Senior Vice President - ABS
Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC

SCOTT ZAJAC
Chief Executive Officer
Rockwood Group

MARIAN ZUCKER
President, Finance & Development
New York State Homes & Community Renewal

Lead Sponsor :

Macquarie

Partner Sponsors :

Chadbourne

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Credit Suisse AG

Associate Sponsors :

Aon

Cortland

DBRS

Deloitte

DLA Piper

KPMG

Kramer Levin

KBRA

Moody's Investors Service

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC

Rockwood

S&P Global Ratings

Exhibitors Sponsors :

TMF Group

Wilmington Trust

Cocktail Sponsor :

DZ BANK's