Conference Registration

February 18, 2022, at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum, MD. Check-in begins at 8:30 AM and the meeting closes at 4:30 PM.

Agenda:
9:00 am – 9:10 am: Introduction and Welcome
Speaker: Eric Jackson, President, MDGFOA

9:10 am – 10:50 am: GASB Update
Speaker: Dean Mead, Assistant Director of Research and Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
Description: This session covers the most recent GASB pronouncements and projects.

10:50 am – 11:10 am: Break

11:10 am – 12:00 pm: Federal Legislative Update
Speaker: Michael Belarmino, Senior Policy Advisor, Government Finance Officers Association
Description: This session will examine what the second year of President Biden’s administration and the 117th 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, Maryland Association of Counties
Speaker: Angelica Bailey, Maryland Municipal League
Description: This session will examine what the eighth year of Governor Hogan’s administration and what the 2021 Maryland General Assembly holds for government finance officers.

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm: Break

2:40 pm – 3:30 pm: Rating Agencies’ Update
Speaker: Nora Wittstruck, S&P Global Ratings
Speaker: Tatiana Killen, Moody’s Investors Services
Speaker: Kristen Reifsnyder, Fitch Ratings
Description: Ratings agencies are increasingly considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks in assigning bond ratings for local governments and municipalities. This session will provide an overview on what the rating agencies are looking for and how local governments can improve their ESG scores. In addition, this session will also provide an update on other key information respective rating agencies are looking for.

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Cyber Security Update
Speaker: Andrew Hartridge, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, M&T Bank

Adjourn