Time

Session

Speaker

7:40 – 8:00

Breakfast

8:00 – 8:05

Welcome

Natalie Brown, CEO, Mesirow

Mark Whitaker, Head of Municipal Research, Mesirow

8:05 – 9:00

Economic Outlook

Satyam Panday, US Chief Economist, S&P Global

9:00 – 9:50

Chicago Transit Authority

Jeremy Fine, CFO, Chicago Transit Authority

9:50 – 10:00

Break

10:00 – 11:00

Chicago Board of Education

Wally Stock, Treasurer, Chicago Board of Education

11:00 – 11:50

Municipal Strategists’ Update

Vikram Rai, Head of Municipal Strategy, Wells Fargo

Mikhail Foux, Head of Municipal Research & Strategy, Barclays

11:50 – 12:10

Break for Lunch

12:10 – 1:10

Luncheon Speaker: City of Chicago

Jill Jaworski CFO, City of Chicago

1:10 – 2:00

Market Panel: Buyside Perspective

Dan Close, Head of Municipals, Nuveen

Elizabeth Funk, Managing Director, Mesirow

2:00 – 2:55

State of Illinois

Alexis Sturm, Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, State of Illinois

2:55 – 3:00

Break

3:00 – 4:00

Municipal Analyst Scrum

Moderated by Mohammed Murad, Director of Municipal Credit Research, PT Asset Management

4:00 – 5:30

Cocktail Reception