Special Briefing Series: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Fiscal Outlook for State and Local Governments

Special Briefing on state budgets: The Big Squeeze

• Jonathan Womer, Director, Rhode Island Department of Administration
• Emily Brock, Director, Government Finance Officers Association Federal Liaison Center
• Shelby Kerns, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers
• Vikram Rai, former Head of Municipal Markets Strategy, Wells Fargo
• Teryn Zmuda, Chief Economist, National Association of Counties

Special Briefing: The Future of Mass Transportation Under Trump and the GOP

• Leslie S. Richards, CEO and 11th General Manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
• Kurt Forsgren, Managing Director and Sector Lead for Transportation, S&P Global
• Randy Iwasaki, President and CEO of Iwasaki Consulting Services, Inc.
• Polly Trottenberg, former Deputy Secretary of Transportation under Pete Buttigieg
• David Greising, President and CEO, Better Government Association

Special Briefing: The Road Ahead for the Economy, States, and Localities as Donald Trump and the GOP Take Charge

• Torsten Slok, Partner and Chief Economist, Apollo Global Management
• Annie Linskey, Wall Street Journal White House Reporter
• Former US Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA)
• Eric Kazatsky, Head of Municipal Strategy, Bloomberg LP
• Teryn Zmuda, Chief Research Officer and Chief Economist, National Association of Counties (NACo)

Special Briefing: Year Ahead for America's States and Municipalities

• Vikram Rai, head of municipal markets strategy, Wells Fargo
• Jane Ridley, managing director and local government sector leader, S&P Global
• Matthew Stitt, managing director, PFM's Management and Budget Consulting team
• Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody's Analytics

Special Briefing: Doom Loop or Boom Loop—Work from Home and the Challenges Facing US Cities

• David Stanek, vice president, Econsult Solutions, Inc.
• Dick Voith, founding principal, Econsult Solutions, Inc.
• Jose Maria Barrero, assistant professor, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico
• Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, professor of real estate, Columbia Business School
• Kathryn Wylde, president and chief executive officer, Partnership for New York City

Special Briefing: America's Hot Growth States

• New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
• Alex Adams, chief budget officer, state of Idaho
• Shatakshee Dhongde, professor of economics, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Thomas Doe, president, Municipal Market Analytics, Inc.
• Torsten Slok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management

Special Briefing: 2024 Fiscal Outlook for States and Cities

• Clarence Anthony, CEO and executive director, National League of Cities
• Mayor Kim Norton of Rochester, Minnesota
• Mark Ferrandino, director, Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting
• Eric Kim, senior director, Fitch Ratings
• Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody's Analytics

Special Briefing: Rolling Out the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act - What's Being Built and What's in the Pipeline

• Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
• Samantha Silverberg, deputy infrastructure implementation coordinator at The White House
• Alison Premo Black, senior vice president and chief economist, American Road & Transportation Builders Association
• Leah Brooks, professor, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
• Jessica Jennings, legislative director for transportation and infrastructure, National Association of Counties
• Vikram Rai, lead strategist, Wells Fargo municipal division

Special Briefing: The Future of Mass Transportation as US Pandemic Aid Comes to an End

• Janno Lieber, chair and chief executive officer, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
• Anthony Foxx, former US Transportation Secretary
• Kurt Forsgren, managing director and sector lead for transportation in US Public Finance, S&P Global
• Frank Jimenez, senior fiscal policy analyst, California Legislative Analyst's Office
• Leslie Richards, general manager and chief executive officer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Special Briefing: Avoiding Municipal Distress

• Rob Dubow, director of finance, Philadelphia, PA
• Heather Gillers, the Wall Street Journal
• Stephanie Miner, former mayor, Syracuse, NY
• Richard Ravitch, former lieutenant governor, NY
• David Schleicher, Yale Law School

Special Briefing: Revitalizing Downtowns by Turning Offices Into Homes

• Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, NYC Economic and Workforce Development
• Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business
• Amy Cotter, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Heather Long, Washington Post

Special Briefing: The Future of Downtowns

• Howard Cure, Evercore Wealth Management
• Steven J. Davis, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
• Tracy Hadden Loh, Brookings Metro
• Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University's Graduate School of Business
• Romy Varghese, Bloomberg News

Special Briefing: Big Cities, Big Challenges

• Greg David, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
• Shirley Clarke Franklin, former mayor, Atlanta, Georgia
• Heather Gillers, the Wall Street Journal
• Farhad Omeyr, National League of Cities

Special Briefing: Stagflation Ahead? Inflation and Recession

• Dr. Alison Premo Black, American Road and Transportation Builders Association
• Beth Ann Bovino, S&P Global Ratings Services
• Hughey Newsome, Wayne County, Michigan
• Gabriel Petek, Legislative Analyst, California
• Mark M. Zandi, Moody's Analytics

Special Briefing on States Cutting Taxes: Relief Now, Shortfalls Later?

• Alex Adams, State of Idaho
• Beverly S. Bunch, School of Public Management and Policy, University of Illinois Springfield
• Howard Cure, Evercore Wealth Management
• Shelby Kerns, National Association of State Budget Officers

Special Briefing on Inflation and Recession Risks for States and Cities

• Welcoming Remarks: Chair Jerome H. Powell, Federal Reserve System Board of Governors
• Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics
• Matt Gress, Arizona Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting
• Natalie Cohen, National Municipal Research
• Les Richmond, Build America Mutual Assurance

Special Briefing on New York City: New Mayor, Federal Aid, Challenges to Recovery

• Ronnie Lowenstein, New York City Independent Budget Office
• Ray McGuire, Citigroup
• Richard Ravitch, former Lieutenant Governor, New York
• Kathryn Wylde, Partnership for New York City

Special Briefing on State and City Spending of Federal Infrastructure Funds

• Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-OR
• Patrick Brett, Citi
• David Glick, Boston University
• Controller Rebecca Rhynhart, City of Philadelphia

Special Briefing on the Biden Infrastructure Plan: Unmet Needs and State of Play

• Carolyn Coleman, League of California Cities
• Andy Haughwout, Household and Regional in the Research and Statistics Group
• Annie Linskey, Washington Post
• Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management

Special Briefing on the Biden Infrastructure Plan: Resilience, Equity, and Federal Investment

• Governor Brad Little, Idaho
• Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, Georgia
• Laura Curran, Nassau County
• Thomas Doe, Municipal Market Analytics

Special Briefing on the $2.3 Trillion American Jobs Plan and State and Local Infrastructure Needs

• Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
• Marc Morial, National Urban League
• Robert Poole, Reason Foundation
• Richard Ravitch, retired attorney, businessman, public official
• Polly Trottenberg, US Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Special Briefing on the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout and the Impact on States and Municipalities

• Greg Brown, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
• Matthew D. Chase, National Association of Counties
• Toluse “Tolu” Olorunnipa, Washington Post
• Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management

Special Briefing on Working with the Cares Act and What May Come Next

• Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-GA
• Julie Demuth, Pierce County, WA
• Mark Funkhouser, Funkhouser & Associates
• Fitzroy Lee, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
• Brandom McComas, Peter G. Peterson Foundation
• Richard Ravitch, retired attorney, businessman, public official

Special Briefing on State and Local Infrastructure Spending Cutbacks Amid the COVID-19 Recession

• Alison Premo Black, PhD, American Road & Transportation Builders Association
• Norman E. Brown, New York State Council of Machinists
• Howard Cure, Evercore Wealth Management
• Robert Poole, Reason Foundation

Special Briefing on How Cities and Counties Are Coping with COVID-19's Fiscal Shock

• Natalie Cohen, National Municipal Research
• Elizabeth Kellar, International City/County Management Association
• Chuck Reed, Hopkins & Carley

Special Briefing on COVID-19, State and Local Fiscal Stress, and the Politics of Federal Aid

• Norman J. Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute
• Robin Prunty, S&P Global Ratings
• Richard Ravitch, retired attorney, businessman, public official
• Frank H. Shafroth, George Mason University

Special Briefing on COVID-19 and the Outlook for Cities as State Economies Reopen

• Bruce J. Katz, Nowak Metro Finance Lab
• Stephanie Miner, former Mayor, Syracuse, NY
• Kim Norton, Mayor, Rochester, MN

Special Briefing on COVID-19 and the Future of US Aid to States, Counties, and Cities after the CARES Act

• Rep. Earl Blumenauer, (D-OR)
• William A. Galston, Brookings Institution Governance Studies Program

Special Briefing on COVID-19 and Federal Aid to States and Municipalities: Federal Dollars, State and Local Needs

• Bill Haslam, former Governor of Tennessee
• Robert P. Inman, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• Stephen Klein, Vermont Legislature’s Joint Fiscal Office
• Joe Torsella, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Special Briefing on Stress-Testing State Budgets and the Critical Role of Rainy Day Funds

• Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Barrett & Greene, Inc.
• Scott Pattison, University of Ottawa
• Dan White, Moody’s Analytics