Breakout Sessions

11:00am (Choose 1 of 2 )

TCAP & Tax Credit Exchange - Auditorium
This session will discuss TCAP program funding, regulatory restrictions, accounting issues (?) and what a likely allocation will look like.  The exchange program possibility will also be discussed in detail.

Moderator:   
George M. Hezel, Esq., The University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York, Affordable Housing Clinic

Speakers:     
Duncan Barrett, OMNI Housing & Development
Sean Fitzgerald, NYS DHCR
David Walsh, nyhomes
Charles A. Rhuda, III, Novogradac & Co.

Syndicating Deals Upstate – Clifton Hall
This session will discuss the obstacles and best solutions to syndicating upstate projects.

Moderator:   
Susan Sturman Jennings, Conifer Realty LLC

Speakers:     

(Panel in formation)

2:30 PM (Choose 1 of 2)

Lending Upstate – The New Environment – Auditorium
This session will discuss the challenges in getting projects funded in Upstate New York and will provide insight as to the best ways to conquer these challenges.

Moderator:     
Brian Lawlor, Esq., NYS DHCR

Speakers:     
Joseph Eicheldinger, KeyBank Community Development
R. Scott Schmid, JPMorgan Chase Community Development
(Panel in formation)

Upstate Housing Preservation and Community Redevelopment – Clifton Hall
This session will exhibit three case studies in the Upstate New York region and discuss how each achieved trendsetting goals in green building, energy efficiency, cultivating resources, community redevelopment and weatherization.

Moderator:   
Steven Weiss, Esq., Cannon Heyman & Weiss LLP

Speakers:     
Kevin Grinwis, OMNI Housing & Development
Ben Lockwood, Housing Visions Unlimited
Larry Regan, Regan Development
(Panel in formation)