California Public Finance 2023

Session archives
2023
What are the latest developments with the Inflation Reduction Act? What’s the status of ESG, given political divisions? Where do things stand with the IIJA and what money is left on the table? CALIFORNIA PUBLIC FINANCE is your destination for answers to the most critical questions. The Bond Buyer brought the industry’s brightest minds together for three days of insights, projections and strategic conversations. This is where experts and innovators address the sector’s biggest challenges and opportunities — from regulation and legislation to ESG and infrastructure.
Keynote Sessions
Networking-Keynote Luncheon-Impact of the Population Shift -on California

The founding Executive Director of the California Policy Lab. He co-founded the California Policy Lab because he believes that government can and should be the strongest force for good in society.

November 16
Keynote-San Francisco-The Outlook

Introduction By: Kevin Kone, Assistant Chief Financial Officer – San Francisco International Airport.

November 15
CDIAC-Luncheon & Preconference Keynote

The portfolio averaging over 200 billion serves as the agent for sale for all state bonds and trustee of billions of dollars of state indebtedness.

November 14
General sessions
Induction of Tim Schaefer into The Bond Buyer Hall of Fame

At this year's event, we will induct late Tim Schaefer, Deputy State Treasurer for California, into The Bond Buyer's Hall of Fame. Daniel Wiles, Assistant Treasurer at the Los Angeles County, will provide a few remarks.

November 19
Latest on the Water Front

Water situation in California and management through some pretty complex situations and options for that, including desalination.

November 17
Pension Funding- How Are We Doing in CA and Around the Country

Common wisdom held that people who work in the public sector might not earn salaries on par with private sector peers, but they could retire after 30 years with a bulletproof pension that would ensure security in their retirement years.

November 17
Nuts and Bolts of Financial Data Transparency Act and Disclosures for Issuers

The law, as Emily was explaining, it covers eight different agencies and each agency is represented the same way in the language. And so for this piece of it, it's very vague, just municipal reporting.

November 17
Staring Down the Transit-Abyss and Coming Up with-Innovative Solutions

Taken up countless pages in both mainstream media as well as the Bond Buyer has been the transit fiscal cliff that's affected agencies around the country and certainly here in California.

November 17
State of the Union: Latest Trends in Public Finance, Market Developments and Projections from the Industry Veterans

Our first session of the conference is the State of the Union latest trends in public finance market developments and projections from the industry veterans.

November 17
The Tech Update for Muni Industry

From a dramatic rise in interest rates, market volatility to plummeting bond volume, massive municipal bond outflows, which among other factors have put a lot of stress on this industry.

November 17
Leveraging Dollars from Washington

Environment that really is at the forefront for many and that is the impact of the landmark bipartisan infrastructure and energy packages that we're passed in 2021 and 2022.

November 16
K-12 Education–Addressing the Challenges

K-12 school districts panel facing the challenges for TK-12 education

November 15
How to Do DEI When Times Are Tough

Statistics and studies have consistently shown that diversity in the workplace leads to better outcomes, not only in terms of the financial bottom line, but also with respect to innovation, with respect to coming up with new and different ways of solving problems with respect to a fair and inclusive society.

November 15
Fireside Chat

Esteemed state treasurer, The Honorable Fiona MA

November 15
CDIAC-Welcome and Opening Remarks

Exploration of Potential Cost Saving Tools and Strategies CDIAC has put together our outstanding program.

November 14
CDIAC-Application and Execution of Cost-Saving Strategies

Program will shift to putting theory into practice with our second session application and execution of cost saving strategies.

November 14
Breakfast Briefing-AI's Evolving Role in Public Finance

Briefings on practical topics giving precise instructions and essential information.

November 14
Alternate Financing Products-The New Economic Reality of High Interest Rates

As the muni market participants look to adapt to the higher rate environment, how is that affecting how the industry is doing business nowadays? As a result, what innovative financing ideas have been popping up? Derivatives? Swaps? 

November 14
Examining the Future of Commercial Downtowns

As we all look to understand what the post-Covid cities will look like, among the biggest concerns for the cities is making up the loss of business tax revenues in commercial downtowns. We will examine the current situation and some suggested solutions.

November 9
Investor Perspective_Especially Secret Guidlines- Secret Revealed!

In this panel we share the "revelio" charm with you. We will talk about that fact that here isn't just one answer, because there isn't just one type of ESG investor.  We have assembled a panel of ESG portfolio managers and credit analysts to help differentiate the unique types of ESG investors and the varied information needs.

October 30
The ESG Evolution – A Look at Industry Sentiments

Given the considerable divisions in the country on the issue of ESG

October 30
Live Market Survey

Attendees of The Bond Buyer California Public Finance Conference 2023 will have the opportunity to vote in a live market survey at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on October 19, 2023.

October 30