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Issuers and other sector experts will explore the unique risks facing water and wastewater agencies and how they are using and structuring debt to mitigate a dynamic collection of risks in this sector.

Fiona Ma, CPA, California State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

As the West isolates Russia with sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine, policymakers are using the global financial system as a weapon to help stop the war. What will the impact be on banks?

As the crisis in the Ukraine unfolds, markets have been upended creating a volatile environment for all asset classes, including the municipal market.

Join Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas for an update on the state's economic forecast.

The massive snowstorm that hit Texas in February 2021 brought to light the state's unique energy challenges. It also gave the rest of the country a glimpse of the trouble that climate change could bring for power grids all over the U.S. As climate change accelerates, many electric grids will experience severe weather events that are well beyond the historical conditions for which they were built, which places them at risk of catastrophic failure. In this session, we will investigate the risks and solutions that will have an impact on this sector.

Our panel of issuers will share their insights into the current state of the public finance sector and the road ahead. Topics of discussion will include the economic growth, total issuance, taxable municipals, state and local government credit conditions, growing focus on ESG factors and more.

Considering the feds’ activity, current inflation levels and the pandemic, how does the buy-side view investing under these circumstances?

The panel discussion will focus on the growing frequency of cyber-attacks and the serious risks they pose to public finance agencies. One of those serious risks is the financial risk that could have an effect on municipal credit quality. Our panel of experts will examine the tangible and intangible costs of cyber breaches and potential risk-mitigation strategies that municipalities can implement.