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Venue

Hyatt at the Bellevue
200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Tel: (215) 893-1234

Conference Agenda

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

2:00 PM -
REGISTRATION OPENS
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Michael Stanton, Publisher, THE BOND BUYER
Dean Kaplan, Managing Director, THE PFM GROUP
William C. Rhodes, Partner and Chair of the Public Finance Department, BALLARD SPAHR
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
IDENTIFYING AND DIAGNOSING DISTRESS
Moderator: Richard Sigal, Adjunct Professor UCONN Law School, PARTNER, HAWKINS DELAFIELD & WOOD LLP
Naomi Richman, Managing Director, Public Finance, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
Shannan Wilson, Head of Credit Research, TRIDENT MUNICIPAL RESEARCH
Ben Winter, Social Science Analyst, Office of Policy Development, PD&R, HUD
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ROUNDTABLE: VIEWS FROM THE BOND MARKET
William Rhodes, Partner, BALLARD SPAHR LLP
Natalie Cohen, Managing Director Municipal Securities Research, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES
David Penchoff, Chief Credit Officer Municipal Finance, ASSURED GUARANTY CORP.
Yaffa Rattner, Managing Director, PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.
Jon Schotz, Co-Portfolio Manager - Investment Committee, SAYBROOK CAPITAL
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Tony Williams, Former Mayor, District of Columbia, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL GOVERNMENT PRACTICE, CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD
5:30 PM - 5:50 PM
Keynote Remarks
Edward G. Rendell, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PARTNER, BALLARD SPAHR LLP
5:30 PM -
COCKTAIL RECEPTION

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

7:30 AM -
REGISTRATION OPENS
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
OPENING REMARKS
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
STATE OVERSIGHT STRUCTURES AND INTERVENTIONS
Moderator: Barbara Flickinger, Managing Director, NATIONAL PUBLIC FINANCE GUARANTEE CORPORATION
Robert Dakers, Executive Finance Officer, OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Timothy Frey, Partner, SAUL EWING LLP
Karl Jacob, Senior Director, State and Local Government Group, STANDARD & POOR'S
Sam Katz, Chairman, PICA OVERSIGHT BOARD
Fred Reddig, Executive Director, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVT. (ACT 47)
Timothy Sullivan, Deputy County Executive for Finance, NASSAU COUNTY
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
ROUNDTABLE: LIFE UNDER RECEIVERSHIP
Moderator: Amy Laskey, Managing Director - U.S. Public Finance, FITCH RATINGS
Joseph Harris, Emergency Fiscal Manager, CITY OF BENTON HARBOR, MI
Joyce Parker, Emergency Fiscal Manager, CITY OF ECORSE, MI
Robert Stout, Finance Director, CITY OF VALLEJO
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENT BREAK

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11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
ROUNDTABLE: RECOVERY STORIES
Moderator: Dennis Tupper, Director, Municipal Structuring, DEUTSCHE BANK
Jillian Barrick, City Administrator, CITY OF EAST ORANGE, NJ
Natwar Gandhi, CFO, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Nancy Winkler, Treasurer, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Luncheon with Welcoming Remarks
Michael Nutter, Mayor, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
The Politics of Restructuring
Moderator: John Filan, Vice President, DSI CIVIC
Mark Funkhouser, former Mayor of Kansas City, DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNING INSTITUTE, GOVERNING MAGAZINE
Robert Kurtter, Managing Director, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
Scott Martin, Chairman, LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Eric Sedler, CEO, ASGK PUBLIC STRATEGIES
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
THE EVOLVING CHAPTER 9 LANDSCAPE
Moderator: John Bonow, CEO, THE PFM GROUP
Hon. Robert Flanders, Jr., Partner, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, RECEIVER, CENTRAL FALLS, RI
Eric Schaffer, Partner, REED SMITH
Gavin Wilkinson, Vice President, WELLS FARGO CORPORATE TRUST
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking Refreshment Break

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3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
PENSION REFORMS AND WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY
Moderator: Patrick Harvey, Partner, BALLARD SPAHR LLP
Tim Blake, Managing Director, State Ratings & Municipal Supported Products Group, US Public Finance, MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE
Girard Miller, Senior Strategist, PFM STRATEGIC CONSULTING
Michael Nadol, Managing Director, THE PFM GROUP
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
ECONOMIC RECOVERY OUTLOOK
Moderator: G. Edward DeSeve, Consultant, Task Force on the State Budget Crisis, FORMER SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT, ARRA
Don Boyd, Executive Director, TASK FORCE ON THE STATE BUDGET CRISIS
Catherine Califano, Associate Director of Policy Solutions, THE REINVESTMENT FUND
Salin Geevarghese, Senior Advisor, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
John Kromer, Senior Consultant, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S FELS INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT