Venue

Doral Golf Resort & Spa
4400 N.W. 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33178

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Conference Agenda

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Golf Tournament

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3:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Registration Open
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Opening Cocktail Reception

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6:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Local Welcome

Thursday, March 18, 2010

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Area

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7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Michael Stanton, Publisher, THE BOND BUYER
Michael Nicholas, Chief Executive Officer, RBDA
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Keynote Address
G. Edward DeSeve, Special Advisor to President Barack Obama, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Implementation
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
The State of The Market – The Leadership Roundtable
Moderator: Amy Resnick, Editor-in-Chief, THE BOND BUYER
Bernard Beal, CEO, M. R. BEAL & COMPANY
Phil Culpepper, Deputy Executive Director, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Darlene Green, Comptroller, CITY OF ST. LOUIS
Michael Imhoff, Managing Director, STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
James Lebenthal, Director, LEBENTHAL & CO.
Lyle McCoy, Managing Director, Group Head Public Finance, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
Theodore Sobel, Managing Director, SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ & CO., INC.
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
ARRA: One Year Later
Moderator: Bill Daly, Senior VP for Government Relations, RBDA
Peter Coffin, President, BRECKENRIDGE CAPITAL ADVISORS INC.
Kemp Lewis, Managing Director, MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, INC
Bill Hogan, Senior Managing Director, ASSURED GUARANTY CORP.
James E. Pass, Managing Director, Municipals Portfolio Manager, GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS
Mitchell Rapaport, Partner, NIXON PEABODY LLP
Ben Watkins, Director of Bond Financing, STATE OF FLORIDA
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area

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11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Presentation: Identifying Today’s Muni Buyer
J.R. Rieger, Vice President, Fixed Income Indices, STANDARD & POOR
Bill Sherman, Global Head of Data Strategy and Analytics, IPREO
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Distribution Roundtable
Peter Clarke, Chairman, MSRB
Jim Colby, Senior Municipal Strategist/Portfolio Mgr, VAN ECK
Peter Delahunt, National Trading Manager, RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Steve Pulley, First Vice President, CREWS & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Richard Ryffel, Managing Director Investment Banking, EDWARD JONES
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Luncheon Keynote
Alan Krueger, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Credit Outlook Panel
Moderator: Peter Bianchini, Senior Managing Director, Senior Municipal Strategist, MESIROW FINANCIAL
Patrick Early, Chief Municipal Analyst, WELLS FARGO ADVISORS LLC
John Hallacy, Head of Municipals Research, BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
Robin Prunty, Senior Director, STANDARD & POOR’S PUBLIC FINANCE RATINGS
Gail Sussman, Group Managing Director, Public Finance Group, MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Chapter 9: Entering a New Era?
Moderator: Ted Molin, Managing Director, RANGEMARK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Richard Ciccarone, Managing Director and Chief Research Officer, MCDONNELL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
Eric Friedland, Managing Director, FITCH RATINGS
James Spiotto, Partner, CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area

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4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Signal vs. Noise: Using Quantitative Analysis to Improve Efficiency
Moderator: Dennis J. Enright, Principal, NW FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC
Andy Kalotay, Ph.D., President, ANDREW KALOTAY ASSOCIATES INC.
Brian Mayhew, CFO & Treasurer, BAY AREA TOLL AUTHORITY
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Comeback Story? The Outlook for the Tax-Exempt Floating Rate Markets and Municipal Finance Products
Moderator: Peter Shapiro, Managing Director, SWAP FINANCIAL GROUP
Euriah Bennett, Vice President Head of Municipal Derivatives Group, DEXIA
Daniel McManus, Jr., General Counsel, NATIONAL PUBLIC FINANCE GUARANTEE CORP.
James Moncur, Deputy Director, MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY OF HOUSTON
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Area

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7:15 PM -
Speakers' Dinner

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Friday, March 19, 2010

7:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Registration Opens
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Area

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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Keynote Address
Mark Vitner, Senior Economist & Managing Director, Securities and Investment Group, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
The Challenge of Transparency in a Thinly Traded Market
Jon Barasch, Senior Manager, Municipal Evaluations, INTERACTIVE DATA PRICING AND REFERENCE DATA
Robert Nelson, Managing Analyst TM3/MMD, THOMSON REUTERS
Michael O'Connor, Director, STANDARD & POOR'S SECURITIES EVALUATIONS
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Re-Regulation and Municipals
Alexandra MacLennan, Partner, SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P.
Michael Marz, Vice Chairman, Capital Markets and Structured Products, FIRST SOUTHWEST COMPANY
Mary N. Simpkins, Esq., Senior Special Counsel, OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
10:30 AM -
Conference Concludes