In 2015, keynote speaker Kent Hiteshew, director of the Office of State and Local Finance, shared observations on the role of the new office. Hiteshew also explored the new and upcoming federal activities addressing local governments’ rebound from the recession.

Longtime business journalist and former managing editor at Bloomberg News, William Glasgall, led the opening panel discussion on public finance and how his team at Volcker Alliance is addressing the State Budget Crisis Task Force.

Other sessions brought experts from around the country to share insight and lessons learned working in the public finance space.

The closing panel was devoted to sports and cultural amenities financing with notable guests Paul Dolan, CEO of the Cleveland Indians, Jeffrey Patchen, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, Simon Farbrother, city manager of Edmonton, Canada, and Mark Rosentraub, director of the University of Michigan Center for Sports Management.

Download the 2015 program:  public_finance_conference_program_2015.pdf.