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Public Finance 360° Seminar

February 22, 202412:30 pm ESTWebinar

Please join us for FBT’s annual Public Finance 360° webinar hosted by our esteemed Public Finance team on February 22, 2024. FBT’s Public Finance team will first be joined by a panel of underwriters and later by a panel of issuers from various sectors to discuss what to expect in 2024. Register here.

Agenda

12:30 – 1:30 pm – Underwriters Panel 

Hear from a panel of underwriters focusing on bond transactions across different sectors as they discuss their expectations for the municipal bond market in 2024.

Panelists:

Patrick King, Managing Director at Stifel

Romy McCarthy, Managing Director of Senior Living and Structured Housing Team at D.A. Davidson

Adam Gentzel, Director & Co-Head of Higher Education and Nonprofit Investment Banking at BofA Securities

1:35 – 2:05 pm – What’s Old is New 

Hear from FBT Public Finance team members about the possible resurgence in 2024 of once common financing features such as swaps, VRDOs, credit enhancement, etc.

Panelists:

John Egan, Counsel at Frost Brown Todd

Amy Condaras, Partner at Frost Brown Todd

Carrie Cecil, Partner at Frost Brown Todd

2:05 – 3:00 pm – Issuer Panel 

Hear from a panel of representatives from frequent issuers about how their approach to the market has changed and lessons learned over time.

Panelists:

Chip Sutherland, Managing Director at Baird

Ryan Barrow, Executive Director at Commonwealth Kentucky, Office of Financial Management

Todd Castellini, Sr. Vice President of Public Finance and Capital Strategy at The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority

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