Breakout – Expert Roundtable: The Rise of Unconventional Capital in Economic Development

When did money become so hard to find for our local companies? And why are our communities struggling to fund needed infrastructure? How are we supposed to take part in “nation building projects” and “rethinking trade relations” when we have no funds? Join a panel of international experts to explore how communities and companies are finding new ways to fund economic development projects. Presenters include:

• Brock Dickinson, EcD. (F), host and facilitator on “Why is money is so hard to find.”
• Taylor Putnam, Head of Policy, Strategy & Partnerships at the Building Ontario Fund (Toronto) on “How provinces are mobilizing billions in new funding.”
• William Revene, CEO of CR Community Solar (Boston) on “Innovative uses of Tax Increment Financing.”
• Robert Richardson, Managing Partner of Stonebridge Solutions (Buffalo) on “Family Offices and other high net worth funders.”