Winter 2023 Conference

Registration is open!

MD GFOA invites you to attend the 2023 Winter Conference taking place on Friday, January 27, 2023 at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum, MD! Check-in begins at 8:00 AM and the meeting adjourns at 4:30 PM. See below for our ticket prices and tentative agenda.

Ticket Pricing

$85 Retired Member 

$185 MD GFOA Member 

$225 Govt Employed Non-Member 

$235 Associate Non-Member

Agenda

9:00 am – 9:10 am: Introduction and Welcome

• Speaker: Rob Burk, President, MDGFOA

9:10 am – 10:50 am: GASB Update

• Speaker: Paulina Haro, Supervising Project Manager, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
• Description: This session covers an update on recent GASB pronouncements and projects

10:50 am – 11:10 am: Break

11:10 am – 12:00 pm: Federal Legislative Update

• Speaker: Speaker Pending, Government Finance Officers Association
• Description:  This session will examine what the third year of President Biden’s administration and the 118th Congress brings, and how that will impact local government finance officers.  

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: Networking Reception

12:30 pm –1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:20 pm: State Legislative Update

• Speaker: Kevin Kinnally, Legislative Director, Maryland Association of Counties
• Speaker: Angelica Bailey Thupari, Director – Government Relations, Maryland Municipal League
• Description: This session will preview the new Governor’s Administration and what the 2023 Maryland General Assembly holds for government finance officers.

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm: Break

2:40 pm – 3:30 pm: Economic Update

• Speaker: Stephen Juneau, Vice President, US Economic Research Team, Bank of America
• Description: This session will examine the state of the national and local economies and the prospects for long-term growth. Forecasts for interest rates, job creation, inflation, and other economic indicators will be discussed.

3:30 pm – 4:20 pm: State of Maryland Pension Update

• Speaker: Andrew Palmer, Chief Investment Officer, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
• Description:  Overview of the portfolio and the strategy State of Maryland employs. Discussion on economic uncertainty and what that means for the portfolio.

Adjourn