4-16-2013 - N.Y.C. Economic Development Corporation to hold 8th Annual Development Finance Conference

N.Y.C. Economic Dev. Corp. will hold their 8th Annual Development Finance Conference on April 16th, 2013. The conference will be held from 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St. Take advantage of a rare opportunity to meet top professionals in the development industry and learn how to utilize and benefit from key finance tools and incentives. They are offering a full day of thought-provoking and educational programming, followed by an evening of cocktails and networking. Opening Keynote: Robert Steel, deputy mayor for economic development, will open the conference to showcase key New York City Development Finance Programs and discuss the use of finance tools to rebuild and create a resilient N.Y.C. Agenda: With over 20 event speakers and panelists from top public and private institutions in the development industry, key agenda areas will feature: * Tax Credit Programs, such as New Market Tax Credits and Historic Tax Credits * New York City Industrial Development Agency programs * Build NYC tax exempt financing * FRESH * New York State Excelsior General topics which will be discussed throughout the day include: * New York City Development Finance Programs * Using Development Finance Tools to Rebuild and Create a Resilient NYC * A Decade of Change: Rebuilding a Burgeoning Lower Manhattan * Attracting and Accessing Capital * Trends and Innovations * Development Finance and the Federal Budget * NYC Development Finance Looking Forward Educational break-out sessions will cover the following topics: 1. Tax Credits Primer: * Overview of the New Markets Tax Credit, Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit, and Renewable Energy/Investment Tax Credit programs. 2. NYC & NYS Development Finance Tools * Workshop on accessing a variety of incentives and finance tools, including real estate tax abatement, sales and use tax waiver, and tax-exempt bond-financing, among others. 3. Food Retail: Initiatives to Promote Healthy Food Access * Learn about a number of tools available to support economic development and healthy food access across the City. Event speakers include: * Kenneth Adams, President & CEO, Empire State Development Corp. * John Alschuler, Chairman, HR&A Advisors * Margaret Anadu, Vice President, Urban Investment Group, Goldman Sachs * Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director, Center for an Urban Future * David Cheikin, Vice President of Leasing, Brookfield Properties * Neil Faden, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips * Michael Goldman, Partner, Nixon Peabody * Judith Kende, Senior Vice President, LIIF * En Jung Kim, Vice President, JP Morgan Chase * Mark Powers, CFO, JetBlue * Robert Poznanski, Senior Vice President, LISC * Larry Santoro, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Fairway Group Holdings Corp. * Leigh Ann Smith, Senior Vice President, Bank of America * Robert Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City * Mary Ann Tighe, CEO, CBRE * Cam Turner, Principal, United Fund Advisors * Laura Vowell, Business Development, US Bank * Carl Weisbrod, Partner, HR&A Advisors * Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO, Partnership for New York City See our NYC Development Finance Conference page for full agenda, speaker details, and a list of companies attending. PRICE: $150 for individual ticket(s)