Agenda
| Registration | |
| 9:15 | Welcome and Overview of CDFIs (Community Development Financial Institutions) Todd Greene, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta April Atkins, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) |
| 9:30 | State of the CDFI Industry Presentation of national industry trends, insights, and emerging issues Moderator: Michael Swack, University of New Hampshire Annie Donovan, CDFI Fund, U.S. Treasury Lisa Mensah, Opportunity Finance Network |
| 10:30 | Florida's Economy and CDFIs in the Southeast Florida's economy: broad economic trends and forecast, followed by a presentation of data on CDFIs in the Southeast drawing from the Richmond Fed's biennial survey of the industry Moderator: April Atkins Sean Snaith, Institute for Economic Competitiveness, University of Central Florida Emily Wavering, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| 11:30 | Lunch and networking |
| Noon | Small Business Survey: Findings from Florida, Federal Reserve Banks Karen Leone de Nie, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 12:15 p.m. |
Capitalizing and Sustaining CDFI Loan Funds: Challenges and Opportunities Short Ted-talk style presentations from a range of CDFI and industry leaders on best practices and promising approaches for capitalization, expansion, and creation of sustainable operations Moderator: Will Lambe, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Aaron Seybert, Kresge Foundation Clint Gwin, Pathways Lending Donna Gambrell, Appalachian Community Capital and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Lenwood Long, Carolina Small Business Development Fund Lori Chatman, Enterprise Community Partners |
| 1:15 | Florida CDFI Loan Funds: Response from Florida's industry leaders Each Florida-based CDFI represented will have the opportunity to take three to four minutes to describe their business, opportunities and challenges they are facing, and partnership interests Moderators: April Atkins, Lisa Mifflin, Will Lambe |
| 2:00 | Evaluating Bank Investment in CDFIs Participants will engage in dialogue with regulatory experts from the FDIC, Federal Reserve, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on policy, risk management, and Community Reinvestment Act considerations related to CDFI investments Moderator: Lisa Mifflin, OCC |
| 3:00 | Wrap Up and Next Steps for Effective Partnerships |
| 3:15 | Adjournment |