Novogradac 2023 Fall Renewable Energy and Environmental Tax Credits Conference
Agenda
Agenda is subject to change.
Please note: Agenda is set to Eastern Time
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2023
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Project Finance Primer - (in-person only)
Tracks:
Speaker: Matt Yunker, Manager, Novogradac
Speaker: Neil Winward, CEO, Dakota Ridge Capital
Speaker: Chris Diaz, Co-CEO, Seminole Financial Services LLC
Speaker: Tony Grappone, Conference Chair & Partner, Novogradac
Speaker: James Duffy, Partner, Nixon Peabody
Speaker: Forrest Milder, Partner, Nixon Peabody
Speaker: Steve Varady, Principal, Novogradac
Speaker: Nick Ives, Principal, Novogradac
Speaker: Tori Roessler, Senior Counsel, Foley & Lardner
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2023
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Conference Welcome
Tracks:
9:15 am - 10:40 am
Washington Report
Tracks:
Speaker: Jeremy Woodrum, Senior Director of Congressional Affairs, Solar Energy Industries Association
Moderator: Michael Novogradac, Managing Partner, Novogradac
Speaker: Alice Lin, Tax Policy Advisor, U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Speaker: JC Sandberg, Chief Advocacy Officer, American Clean Power
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Networking Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tax Equity: Direct Investors
Tracks:
Speaker: Daniel Berger, Senior Vice President, Head of Tax Insurance, Lockton Companies
Speaker: Eric J. Heintz, Managing Director of Renewable Energy Finance, M&T Bank
Speaker: Mario Salandra, Managing Director, Aon
Speaker: Darren Van't Hof, Managing Director of Environmental Finance, U.S. Bank
Speaker: Scott Gubbels, Executive Director, NelNet
Moderator: Noah Pollak, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Networking Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Monetizing Tax Credits: Tax Equity, Transferability, More
Tracks:
Speaker: Timmi Kloster, Syndications Business Development Officer, U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance
Speaker: Alfred Johnson, Co-Founder and CEO, Crux Climate
Speaker: Mark Williams, Managing Director, PNC Bank
Moderator: Jordan Tamchin, Senior Vice President and Tax Insurance Practice Leader, CAC Specialty
Speaker: Andrew Bernstein, Managing Partner, Kearsarge
Speaker: Adam Schurle, Partner, Foley & Lardner
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Networking Break
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
The View from Sponsors, Developers
Tracks:
Speaker: Katherine Ross, Partner, Parker Poe & Bernstein LLP
Speaker: Catherine Griffin, Director of Investments, Soltage
Speaker: Sam Julien, Director of Operations, Green Street Power Partners, LLC
Speaker: Nick Addivinola, Executive Director, M&A, Nautilus Solar Energy
Moderator: Yonatan Tammam, Vice President, Brown & Brown
Speaker: Jake Compton, Senior Director, Project Finance, Summit Ridge Energy
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Networking Break
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Technical Hot Topics
Tracks:
Speaker: Alejandra Garcia Earley, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Speaker: Louis Jenull, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Moderator: Forrest Milder, Partner, Nixon Peabody
Speaker: Antony Joyce, Managing Director, Tax Insurance Specialist, Marsh
Speaker: Scott Cockerham, Partner, Allen & Overy
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Networking Reception
Tracks:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2023
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:55 am
Lenders in Time of Change
Tracks:
Moderator: Justin Berutich, Managing Director and Head of Tax , Euclid Transactional
Speaker: Keith Phillis, Partner, DarrowEverett
Speaker: Aaron Klein, Managing Director , KeyBanc Capital Markets
Speaker: Rene Ramirez, Senior Vice President, Environmental Finance - New Business, U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance
Speaker: Craig Robb, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, City National Bank
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Networking Break
10:00 am - 10:55 am
Syndicators Speak Out
Tracks:
Moderator: Nicholas J. Irmen, Attorney, Kutak Rock LLP
Speaker: Karin Berry, Managing Director, NT Solar
Speaker: John Marciano, Board Member, Redball Energy
Speaker: Bryan Didier, Partner & Managing Director of Renewable Energy, Monarch Private Capital
Speaker: Bryen Alperin, Managing Director, Foss & Co.
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Networking Break
11:00 am - 11:55 am
Emerging Technologies Insight
Tracks:
Moderator: Jerry Smith, Managing Director, Head of Tax Insurance, Atlantic Global Risk
Speaker: Julian Torres, Chief Investment Officer, Scale Microgrids
Speaker: Izzet Bensusan, Managing Partner and Founder, Captona Partners
Speaker: Andy Moon, Co-Founder and CEO, Reunion