2016 CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference
September 20-21, 2016
Columbus, OH
CDFA would like to thank the following organizations for sponsoring the 2016 CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference
For information about sponsoring the 2016 CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable, review the sponsor prospectus and complete our sponsorship agreement. For questions, please contact CDFA.
Join the CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable for the eighth annual conference on September 20-21, 2016. This event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the state discussing development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these can affect the Ohio economy going forward.
The conference will take place at The Renaissance in downtown Columbus and is supported by dozens of the state's finest development finance leaders. Register today to reserve your spot at the 2016 CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference.
| Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
| 1:00 - 4:00 pm | Ohio Workshop: Implementing Downtown Redevelopment Districts
Special Fee Event
Location: Offices of Bricker & Eckler LLP |
By popular demand! Following a webinar that CDFA and OEDA hosted earlier this year, this special workshop will look at Downtown Redevelopment Districts and how this new opportunity in Ohio could help provide financing to rehabilitate historic buildings, promote economic development, and advance innovation. Funds can be utilized for loans and grants to owners of historic and non-historic properties, contributions to special improvement districts or CICs, public infrastructure improvements, and grants and loans to technology oriented businesses, incubators and accelerators located in innovation districts. Join CDFA at the offices of Bricker & Eckler to learn how communities in Ohio can utilize these new tools. Case studies and example scenarios will be presented to help communities see opportunities for how Downtown Redevelopment Districts could work given their own parameters.
Moderator:
Price Finley
Partner
Bricker & Eckler LLP
Speakers:
Chris Schmenk
Of Counsel
Bricker & Eckler LLP
Rob McCarthy
Associate
Bricker & Eckler LLP
David Robinson
Principal
The Montrose Group, LLC
Jay Bennett
Director of Public Service and Community Development
City of Zanesville
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Opening Session: Ohio's Development Finance Legislative Update
Location: Offices of Bricker & Eckler LLP |
What development finance topics are being discussed on the state and federal levels? Is there recent legislation that will have an impact on the economic development industry? Join CDFA and your colleagues across Ohio during this opening session to the Ohio Financing Roundtable conference for a discussion on the latest from Columbus and Washington, DC.
Speakers:
Chris Slagle
Partner
Bricker & Eckler LLP
Rob McCarthy
Associate
Bricker & Eckler LLP
| 5:00 - 6:30 pm | Networking Reception
Location: Offices of Bricker & Eckler LLP |
Join the CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable during this opportunity to network and engage with other finance development professionals across the state.
| 7:00 pm | Dining Adventures in Downtown Columbus |
CDFA has secured several reservations at local downtown restaurants in Columbus for groups of 4-8.
To participate in CDFA’s Dining Adventures and experience some of the new additions to the local food scene in the city, indicate your interest when you register for the Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference.
Most reservations will occur at 7:00 PM. Please meet at the Bricker & Eckler offices immediately following the reception so that CDFA can help assemble your dinner group. All participants are required to pay for their own meal and transportation to and from the restaurant.
**Details on Restaurants Coming Soon**
| Wednesday, September 21, 2016 |
| 8:30 am | Registration Opens |
| 9:00 am | Welcoming Remarks & Introduction |
The CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable exists to spread knowledge of best practices within the state’s development finance industry. To kick off the annual CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference, CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner will deliver welcoming remarks.
Speakers:
Toby Rittner
President & CEO
Council of Development Finance Agencies
Price Finley
Partner
Bricker & Eckler LLP
Jennifer Price
Executive Director
Ohio Economic Development Association
| 9:30 - 10:00 am | Ohio Economy Market Watch |
How is Ohio’s economy fairing? What economic development trends are economists, bankers and other professionals experiencing throughout the state? Join industry experts and top development finance leaders as the Roundtable discusses the state’s economic development finance climate, with a special focus on refinancing and letters of credit.
| 10:00 - 10:45 am | Leveraging Resources - How Port Authorities are Working Together through their Bond Funds |
More than ever, Ohio port authorities are working together to complete deals and leverage their collective financing power. During this session, hear from several port authorities about their latest partnerships with a look at some recently financed deals using bond funds and other forms of capital. Learn how this new approach could benefit a project in your local community.
Moderator:
Jeffrey Bomberger
Counsel
Squire Patton Boggs
Speakers:
George Sarkis
Partner
Roetzel & Andress
Chris Burnham
President
Development Finance Authority of Summit County
Paul Toth
President & CEO
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
| 10:45 - 11:00 am | Networking Break |
| 11:00 - 12:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions (2)
A: Financing Large Scale Mixed-Use Development - The Latest Trends |
Mixed use development financing solutions are increasingly sought after to complete these large projects, and they often require a creative approach that involves combining multiple financing tools. This session will explore unique case studies and complex approaches to financing these projects in Ohio.
Speakers:
Caleb Bell
Partner
Bricker & Eckler LLP
Jake Wozniak
Director
KeyBanc Capital Markets
Michael DiPerna
President
DiPerna Economic Development Advisors
 | B: Small Business Access to Capital |
Ohio’s small businesses are essential to the state’s well-being, but often times overlooked and underutilized in many economic growth strategies and financing programs. This session will focus on how small businesses are financed, the various access to capital challenges they face, and the most innovative and effective access to capital tools available in Ohio.
Speakers:
Scot Hardin
Deputy District Director
U.S. Small Business Administration
Allen McConnell
Manager
Minority Business Development Division
Ohio Development Services Agency
Jerome Jones
Business Consultant
Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Keynote Lunch: Port of Cincinnati Impact Investing Fund |
The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority has raised $7 million from social impact investments to fund the acquisition of underutilized urban industrial sites to be repositioned for advanced manufacturing. This unique combination of locavesting and impact investing is a groundbreaking and innovative approach in achieving sustainable growth for Cincinnati. Join industry experts as they discuss the details behind the project and how it will affect the economic landscape going forward for Hamilton County and the surrounding area.
Speaker:
Susan Thomas
Executive Vice President
Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions (2)
A: The Financing Behind Wilmington Airpark’s JUMP Hangar Project |
The approval and creation of Wilmington Air Park’s JUMP hangar was a huge win for Clinton County, creating around 260 jobs. In order to fund the hangar, Clinton County Port Authority had to be extremely creative and utilize a unique mix of financing resources. This session will explore the details behind financing the project, and explore the economic growth that has surfaced as a result.
Speaker:
Dan Evers
Executive Director
Clinton County Port Authority
| B: Smart Cities - Financing Innovation and Infrastructure in Ohio |
Among seventy-eight cities to apply, Columbus, Ohio has received a $40 million Smart Cities grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. A new bus-rapid transit system and street-side mobility kiosks are among several tenets of the city’s innovative development plan. This discussion will feature the opportunities that the Smart Cities grant brings to Columbus and how other cities in Ohio could capitalize on this financing approach to build innovative and sustainable transit-oriented development.
| 2:30 - 3:00 pm | Perspectives from Development Finance Practioners |
The final session of the day will be an interactive conversation with development finance practitioners across the state as they share their thoughts about development finance opportunities and challenges. The discussion will include strategies for managing a development finance agency, opportunities for new investment, and thoughts about the pressing matters facing development finance agencies in Ohio.
Speakers:
Harry Eadon
President
Economic Development and Finance Alliance of Tuscarawas County
Jean Carter Ryan
President
Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority
The 2016 CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference Reception will take place at Bricker & Eckler LLP on September 20, 2016 at 5:00pm.
Bricker & Eckler LLP
100 S. 3rd Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-227-2300
Parking
Bricker & Eckler LLP is located within two blocks of The Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel. In addition to the $17 daily valet parking offered by The Renaissance, many parking lots and garages are available within walking distance of Bricker & Eckler LLP.
The 2016 CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference will take place at The Renaissance in downtown Columbus.
Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel
50 N. 3rd Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-228-5050
Parking
The Renaissance offers valet parking for $17 daily.
Additional nearby parking lots and garages are available within walking distance of the hotel.
To register for the 2016 CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference, click on the Register button below. Registration rates vary depending on whether or not you are a CDFA member.
Scholarships are available to attend this event. Learn more about the CDFA Scholarship Program, Presented by PFM and submit your application today.
| Standard Registration |
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| Member | $145.00 |
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| Non-Member | $195.00 |
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