Confirmed Speakers

Day 1

• Emily Brock, Director, Federal Liaison Center, GFOA
• Michael Decker, Senior Vice President, Bond Dealers of America – Federal Policy and Research
• David Erdman, Capital Finance Director, State of Wisconsin
• Manju Ganeriwala, State Treasurer, Commonwealth of Virginia
• Nicole Griffith, CPFO, Howard County - Department of Finance
• Mark Kim, CEO, MSRB
• Stacey Lewis, Partner, Pacifica Law Group
• Lisa Washburn, Chief Credit Officer and Managing Director, MMA
• Ben Watkins, Director, State of Florida ‒ Division of Bond Finance
• Rebecca Olsen, Director, Office of Municipal Securities, SEC

Day 2

• Natalie Cohen, President, National Municipal Research, Inc.
• Kristine Brock, Assistant City Administrator for Finance and Administration, City of Franklin, TN
• Jessica Giroux, Director of Governmental Affairs, NABL
• Tracy Gordon, Senior Fellow, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
• Kent Hiteshew, Deputy Associate Director, Office of Financial Stability, Federal Reserve Board
• Tom Kozlik, Head of Strategy and Credit, HilltopSecurities
• Amanda Albright, Reporter, Municipal Bonds and Public Finance Reporter, Bloomberg News
• Johanna Som de Cerff, Acting Branch Chief of Branch 5, IRS Office of Chief Counsel Financial Institutions and Products Division
• Evan Giesemann, Tax and Economic Policy Advisor for Representative Terri A. Sewell (AL-07)

Day 3

• Arlene Bohner, Head of US Public Finance, Fitch Ratings
• Karen Daly, Senior Managing Director, Kroll Bond Rating Agency
• Kathy Kardell, Senior Debt Administrator, Office of Budget & Finance, Hennepin County, Minnesota
• Jane Ridley, Senior Director & Sector Leader, S&P Global
• Marion Gee, Finance Director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
• Cindy Harris, Chief Financial Officer, Iowa Finance Authority
• Cynthia Evangelisti, Treasurer, Chicago Park District
• Kendel Taylor, Director of Finance, City of Alexandria, VA
• Kenton Tsoodle, Assistant City Manager, City of Oklahoma City, OK
• Noel Graczyk, Administrative Services Director, City of Chaska, MN
• Tim Blake, Managing Director, Moody’s Investors Service