Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Featured Speakers
SENATOR JAMES E. RISCH(R-IDAHO)
Committee on Small Business, Energy & Natural Resources, Foreign Relations
DONALD LAVOY
Deputy Under Secretary
USDA – RD
BETTE BRAND
Administrator
Rural Business Services
USDA – RD
BRUCE lAMMERS
Administrator
Rural Housing Services
USDA – RD
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The purpose of the roundtable will be to increase Rural America’s access to capital, discuss USDA’s loan programs, Capital Markets, New Market Tax Credits, Rural Health Matters and the Secondary Market. We will discuss how to leverage resources and expertise to better manage credit risk, ensure project sustainability and share best practices and lessons learned. Speakers of note include Senator James E. Risch, Deputy Under Secretary DJ Lavoy and USDA’s National Office.
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Opening Introduction
8:00 – 8:05
Opening Remarks
Thomas Kimsey
National Rural Lenders’ Roundtable
8:05 – 8:15
The Secretary’s Initiatives
DJ Lavoy
Deputy Under Secretary, USDA
8:15 – 8:30
One RD
Bruce Lammers
Administrator, RHS, USDA
USDA Program Introduction
8:30 – 9:00
Rural Business-Cooperative Services
Bette Brand
Administrator, RHS, USDA
B&I Loan Program
9:00 – 9:15
Energy Programs
Aaron Morris
Assistant Deputy Administrator, RBS, USDA
9:15 – 9:35
Community Facilities, RHS
Rich Davis
Deputy Administrator, RHS, USDA
9:35 – 9:50
Water & Environmental Programs
Edna Primrose
Assistant Deputy Administrator, WEP, USDA
9:50 – 10:00
Questions & Answers
10:00 – 10:20
Public Rail, Street Improvements, Airports
DJ Mehigan
Raymond James
10:05 – 10:15
Role of OMB with USDA
Jennifer Bell
Nora Stein
Office of Management & Budget,
White House
10:20 – 10:30
Refreshment Break
10:30 – 11:00
OneRD
Jacki Ponti
Chief Innovation Officer, USDA
11:00 – 11:20
REAP/9003 Programs
Glenn Farris
Lee Enterprises Consulting
11:20 – 11:40
Capital Markets
Bob Pennington
Nick Roederer
Raymond James
Raymond James
11:40 – 12:40
Luncheon Key Note Speaker
Senator James E. Risch
(R-Idaho)
Commitee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Energy & Natural Resources, Foreign Relations
12:40 – 12:50
Break
12:50 – 1:20
Lenders Panel
Thomas Kimsey (Moderator)
Trae Dorough
Jordan Blanchard
William Stump
Nick Roach
National Rural Lenders’ Roundtable
Touchmark National Bank
Live Oak Bank
CB&T – West GA
Stone Bank
1:20 – 2:05
Rural Health Matters
Michelle Rathman
Impact!Communications, Inc.
2:05 – 2:25
New Market Tax Credits
Rogelio Carrasquillo
Jorge Salichs
Carrasquillo Law Group, P.C.
2:35 – 2:45
Refreshment Break
2:25 – 2:35
Questions & Answers
2:45 – 3:05
Borrower of the Year
Mike Couch
Central State Hospital LRA
3:05 – 3:35
Secondary Market
Vasu Srinivasan
President & CEO, Thomas USAF Group
3:35 – 3:55
2019 Legislative Update
Bill Broydrick
Broydrick & Associates
3:55 – 4:00
Closing Remarks
Trae Dorough
National Rural Lenders’ Roundtable
