General Session
May 27, 2016
Friday

Registration & Breakfast
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Location: Georgian Foyer
Technical Track

LIHTC Acq/Rehab Issues Part II
9:00-10:00 a.m.
A continued discussion of the issues associated with acquiring existing residential rental real estate for the purpose of rehabilitating it under the LIHTC program.
Location: Elizabethan D

Speakers:
  • Thomas Stagg, Novogradac & Company LLP (Moderator)
  • Brad Bullock, City Real Estate Advisors Inc.
  • Levi Brooker, JLL
  • Eugene Cowan, Bocarsly Emden Cowan Esmail & Arndt LLP
Hot Topics Track

Combining LIHTC and RAD Transactions - Staying Ahead of the Curve
9:00-10:00 a.m.
HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program is a crucial part of public housing’s future. Learn about what has happened with developments already underway, the next step for those that are newly authorized and what the latest HUD guidance means for the future.
Location: Grand Ballroom

Speakers:
  • Rebecca Arthur, Novogradac & Company LLP (Moderator)
  • Orlando Cabrera, Squire Boggs (U.S.) LLP
  • Jim Gillespie, Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC
  • Monica Sussman, Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Jeff Weiss, Alden Capital Partners LLC
  • Robin Zimbler, Related California

By Maria Barry, Bank of America Merrill Lynch 
Originally Published in the October 2015 Journal of Tax Credits
Break
10:00-10:05 a.m.
Location: Italian/Georgian

What's in Store for Affordable Housing
10:05-11:00 a.m.
Join this Q&A session where panelists will draw from and expand on topics covered during the conference’s other panels. Bring questions that haven’t yet been answered during the conference.
Location: Grand Ballroom

Speakers:
  • Peter Lawrence, Novogradac & Company LLP (Moderator)
  • Ronne Thielen, R4 Capital
  • Anthony Zeto, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee
  • Lauryn Alleva, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Doug Shoemaker, Mercy Housing California