Speakers

Michael Novogradac

Managing Partner
Novogradac

Jason Watkins

Conference Chair & Partner
Novogradac

Kevin Salinger

Keynote Speaker, Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Kevin Hassett

Keynote, Director
National Economic Council

Axel Adler

Investment Adviser
Centennial Advisers

Graham Allison

Founder and CEO
Opportunity Zone Development Group (OZDG)

Dan Altman

Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Jimmy Atkinson

CEO
OpportunityZones.com

Tracy Bender

Principal
Novogradac

Nathan Berrett

Principal
Novogradac

Dawn Bidne

Senior Analyst
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Garett Bjorkman

Principal, Co-Head of Opportunity Zones
CIM Group

Roy Chou

Partner
Novogradac

Brad Cohen

Partner
Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell

Jason Cross

Managing Director, Capital Markets, Head of Investor Relations
Redbrick LMD

Alex M. Denault

Partner
Bilzin Sumberg

Andrew Doup

Attorney
SponsorCounsel LLC

Dwight Dunton

Founder and CEO
Bonaventure

Shay Hawkins

Senior Advisor
U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Office of Community and Economic Development

Robert Hutchins

Founder and Executive Chairman
Ellavoz Impact Capital

Rick Firmine

Partner
Argosy Real Estate Partners

Jill Homan

Deputy Director – Economy & Trade
America First Policy Institute

BJ Kuula

Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Kinect Real Estate Partners

James O. Lang

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Catherine Lyons

Director of Policy and Coalitions
Economic Innovation Group

Jessica Millett

Partner, Tax
Hogan Lovells US LLP

Jon Mullet

Principal
Novogradac

Robert Myers

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications and Advisor for Opportunity Zones
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Brent Parker

Partner
Novogradac

Nicolo Pinoli

Partner
Novogradac

Sandy Presant

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig

Coni Rathbone

Of Counsel
Vial Fotheringham LLP

Michael Richards

Head of Fund Administration – US
JTC

Andrew Rudy

Managing Director
Ackman-Ziff

Don Sabine

Partner
Novogradac

Marc Schultz

Partner
Snell & Wilmer

Doug Sellers

Principal
Novogradac

Ja'Ron Smith

Executive Director
Opportunity Funds Association (OFA)

Michael Tillman

CEO & Founder
PTM Partners

Michael Treiman

President & Chief Executive Officer
Standard Management

Ashley Tison

CEO & Founder
OZPros

Charles Wismer

CEO
OZfile.com

Josh Zamansky

Founder & CEO
OZXpro