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
