Event Calendar
Prev MonthPrev Month Next MonthNext Month
LPPC Financial Conference: Fueling America's Growth with Public Power
Wednesday, October 01, 2025, 8:00 AM to Thursday, October 02, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
Category: Events

The NFMA is a sponsor of the LPPC 2025 Financial Conference. To learn more about this event, click here. To register, click here.

All events are held at The Westin NYC Times Square, 270 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036, unless otherwise noted.

    Tuesday, September 30, 2025

                Welcome Reception
                Sponsored by Deloitte

     Wednesday, October 1, 2025
     Conference Day One

                Power Panel: CEO Strategies for Surging Demand, Markets,
                and Infrastructure

                Moderated by Will Frymann, Executive Director, JP Morgan
                Speakers include Javier Fernandez, Omaha Public Power District (NE);
                Dan Sullivan, Grand River Dam Authority (OK); Jim Pratt, Salt River
                Project (AZ); Phil Wilson, Lower Colorado River Authority (TX)
                Sponsored by JP Morgan

                Featured Speaker: The Effects of Trade, Regulation,
                and Policy on the Markets

                Sponsored by KPMG

                Issuers Spotlight: LPPC Members Share Current and Forecast Portfolios
                Followed by audience Q&A

                Lunch Speaker: The State of Play—Politics, Policy,
                and the Path to 2026

                Featured speaker: Patrick Ruffini, Founding Partner of Echelon Insights
                Sponsored by Ramirez, Introduced by Ted Sobel

                Power Panel: Investor Insights on Navigating Current Public Power
                Trends 

                Moderated by Dan Aschenbach, AGVP Advisory Group
                Panelists include Patricia Healy, Cumberland Advisors;
                John Murphy, PFM Financial Advisors;
                Jason Pollack, Wells Fargo
                Sponsored by National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA) and
                the Municipal Analysts Group of New York (MAGNY)

                Issuers Spotlight: LPPC Members Share Current and Forecast Portfolios
                Followed by audience Q&A

                Fireside Chat: A Shifting Energy Landscape Shaping Public Power
                Credit Performance

                Moderated by Tom Falcone, President, LPPC
                Speakers include Dennis Pidherny, Managing Director, US Public
                Finance, Fitch Ratings; Kathy Masterson, Senior Director, Public
                 Power Sector Head, Fitch Ratings
                Sponsored by Fitch Ratings

     Thursday, October 2, 2025
     Conference Day Two

                Power Panel: Balancing the Portfolio—Planning for Clean, Firm
                Power for the Long Run

                Moderated by Mike Mace, PFM 
                Panelists include Justin Driscoll, New York Power Authority (NY);
                Jim Fuller, MEAG Power (GA); Janisse Quinones, Los Angeles
                Department of Water & Power (CA); and Jimmy Staton, Santee Cooper (SC)
                Sponsored by The PFM Group

                Featured Speaker:  McKinsey Insights on the Industry,
                including Utilities’ Growth, M&A, and Operational Trends

                Featured speaker is Humayun Tai, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

                Power Panel: Resilience Under Pressure—Addressing Cybersecurity,
                Regulation, and Organizational Risk 

                Moderated by Joey Natoli, Goldman Sachs

                Panelists include Clint Bullock, Orlando Utilities Commission (FL);
                 Vickie Cavey, JEA (FL); Travas Deal, Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU); and
                 Tom Kent, Nebraska Public Power District (NE)
                Sponsored by Goldman Sachs

Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions or would like additional information.