2024 CCEDA Policy Conference Experience

Monday, June 3rd, 2024 5:30pm – 7:00pm at The Citizen Hotel

Opening Speech (5:45pm-6:10pm) – TBA

Tuesday June 4^th, 2024 at 8:30-9:30 am at The Citizen Hotel

8:30am-9:30am

Speaker:

CEO Neil Chase, CalMatters

9:30am-10:30am

A panel of government agency/department leadership and elected officials will discuss the opportunity for support of low-income communities in the state’s implementation of recent federal climate investments (i.e. GGRF, IIJA, IRA, etc.). The discussion will include increasing accessibility to renewable technologies, leverage affordability, and addressing the energy needs of low-income communities and communities of color.

Panelists:

Moderator – Founder, José Hernández, IDEATE California

Executive Director, Lynn Von Koch-Liebert, Strategic Growth Council

Assemblymember, Cottie Petrie-Norris, Chair of Energy

Commissioner, Karen Douglas, CPUC

Regional Administrator,  Martha Guzman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

10:45am-11:45am

A panel of bankers and funders will discuss their work and collaboration with CAAs/CAPs and CDCs in bringing equity to low-income communtities and communities of color. The discussion will include examples of successful collaborations and information about funding programs and opportunities for organizations doing work that improves access to resources and capital for these communities.

Panelists

Moderator CEO Kerry Doi  (PACE LA)

Senior VP CA Market Manager, Community Development Banking,  Agnes Ubalde, PNC Bank

SVP Head of CRA, Adey Tesfaye, City National Bank

VP Relationship Manager, Community Finance Solutions, Diana Cárdenas, U.S. Bank

12:00pm

Lunch will be provided.

FDIC (12:15pm-12:30pm)

Speaker

Regional Manager, San Francisco Community Affairs, Luke Reynolds, FDIC

12:30pm-1:15pm

Speaker TBA

1:30pm-2:30pm

A panel of CDFIs will discuss their role within the CDFI ecosystem in bringing equity and resources to low-income communities of color. The discussion will include the advantages of CDFIs led by people of color, the opportunities presented by the newly launched Cal Investment & Innovation Program, and what challenges these BIPOC CDFIs currently face. Panelists will expound on what can be done to uplift and support CDFIs who look like their communities.

Panelists:

Moderator – Resilience Loan Fund Program Director Yehwroe Martyn, Rise Economy

Cal IIP Grants Program Manager Andrea Gonzalez, California Pollution Control Financing Authority/State Treasurer’s Office

CEO Juan Hernandez, Creser Capital

President Hilda Kennedy, AmPac Business Capital

CEO Tate Hill, Access Plus Capital

2:45pm-4:00pm

A panel of elected officials will discuss their efforts to bring equity and access to low-income communities of color through support of community economic development. The panel will inform of current and future legislative efforts to support CED, as well as discuss how CED orgs can support these efforts and work with electeds to advance CED goals.

Panelists

Assemblymember Juan Carrillo, 39th District