CDIAC-Welcome and Opening Remarks

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Michael Ballinger (00:05):

Good morning. I'm Mike Ballinger, Publisher at The Bond Buyer. My pleasure to welcome you to the CDIAC Pre-Conference Workshop. Exploration of Potential Cost Saving Tools and Strategies CDIAC has put together our outstanding program. In addition to excellent panels, we're delighted that California State Treasurer Fiona Ma will speak at both CDIAC and Bond Buyer conferences today, the Bond Buyer partnership with CDIAC is now in its 22nd year, and both parties have benefited. As a result. CDIAC's reputation as a provider of educational programming has encouraged California issuers to attend the Bond Buyer Annual Conference. Kick off the conference, it's my pleasure to introduce Robert Barry, Treasurer Fiona MA appointed Roberts the position of Executive Director of CDIAC in January, 2020. Prior to his appointment and since joining CDIAC in late 2010, he served as Deputy Executive Director during a time of unprecedented upheaval from the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert led a team that achieved some very notable milestones, which included development and deployed the CDIAC data portal.



(01:08)

One of the first natively developed cloud-based database projects in state government collected and distributed issuance and annual transparency data. In successive years that levels never before achieved by CDIAC produced more than a dozen online educational programs that attract thousands of participants from hundreds of different agencies throughout the state. Launched a California Debt Financing Guide app and externally hosted cloud-based customized desk reference on the issuance and administration of Debt in California produce. Highly recognizable original research guidance on topics of climate change, risk disclosure, COVID disclosure, lease finance among other topics, and finally ushered in new area of CDIAC online education with the deployment of an externally hosted learning management system, known as the CDAC Education Portal. Please join me. A warm welcome for Robert Barry.
Michael Ballinger (00:05):

Good morning. I'm Mike Ballinger, Publisher at The Bond Buyer. My pleasure to welcome you to the CDIAC Pre-Conference Workshop. Exploration of Potential Cost Saving Tools and Strategies CDIAC has put together our outstanding program. In addition to excellent panels, we're delighted that California State Treasurer Fiona Ma will speak at both CDIAC and Bond Buyer conferences today, the Bond Buyer partnership with CDIAC is now in its 22nd year, and both parties have benefited. As a result. CDIAC's reputation as a provider of educational programming has encouraged California issuers to attend the Bond Buyer Annual Conference. Kick off the conference, it's my pleasure to introduce Robert Barry, Treasurer Fiona MA appointed Roberts the position of Executive Director of CDIAC in January, 2020. Prior to his appointment and since joining CDIAC in late 2010, he served as Deputy Executive Director during a time of unprecedented upheaval from the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert led a team that achieved some very notable milestones, which included development and deployed the CDIAC data portal.

(01:08)

One of the first natively developed cloud-based database projects in state government collected and distributed issuance and annual transparency data. In successive years that levels never before achieved by CDIAC produced more than a dozen online educational programs that attract thousands of participants from hundreds of different agencies throughout the state. Launched a California Debt Financing Guide app and externally hosted cloud-based customized desk reference on the issuance and administration of Debt in California produce. Highly recognizable original research guidance on topics of climate change, risk disclosure, COVID disclosure, lease finance among other topics, and finally ushered in new area of CDIAC online education with the deployment of an externally hosted learning management system, known as the CDAC Education Portal. Please join me. A warm welcome for Robert Barry.