The Ohio Urban University Program

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Join the Ohio Urban University Program (UUP) for the first in a series of discussions with experts on timely topics affecting the State of Ohio's fiscal future. The forum will review the effect of the credit crisis on the municipal bond market and local government access to capital. The speakers will also explore innovative financing tools and credit enhancements, and how new bond fnancing tools and strategies can bring greater efficiencies to a post-credit crunch bond market and boost economic opportunities in Ohio.

Athletic Club, Columbus, OH | Crystal Room
136 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215
4:00-5:30 p.m. with reception immediately following
Check in for forum begins at 3:30 p.m.

Invited Participants: Lee Fisher, Lt. Governor, State of Ohio
Paolo DeMaria, Executive Vice Chancellor, University System of Ohio

Invited Panelists:

George H. Butcher, Managing Director, Butcher Mark Financial Advisors LLC, and former Managing Director in the Municipal Bond Department of Goldman, Sachs, and Company. He has more than 30 years of municipal finance experience as a bond lawyer and investment banker. His expertise covers a broad range of municipal finance topics, including airports, transportation, water, sewer, and general governmental financings.
Michael Curley, Founder and Executive Director, International Center for Environmental Finance. A pioneer in the financial guaranty insurance industry, working nationally and internationally to develop financial systems for environmental infrastructure. A member of the U.S. EPA Environmental Finance Advisory Board.
Raymond C. Headen, Bond, Structured, and Public Finance Practice Group, Brickler & Eckler L.L.P., Columbus, Cincinnati, and throughout the state. General counsel to the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT), an umbrella association of state elected or appointed chief financial officers, and bond, underwriters' and disclosure counsel to issuers and investors of municipal bonds.
Kevin O'Brien, Executive Director, Great Lakes Environmental Finance Center, Center for Public Management, Ohio Urban University Program, College Fellow, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University. Professional expertise in the areas of public and environmental finance, public management, and economic development. A member of the U.S. EPA Environmental Finance Advisory Board, and formerly with Moody's Investors Service on Wall Street in New York.

Registration to the forum is now closed.