MEDFA 2024 Annual Conference

For hotel accommodations, please contact the Origin Kansas City Hotel directly at https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/hotels/56108?checkInDate=10/16/2024&checkOutDate=10/18/2024&groupCode=1016MED

If you wish to do a sponsorship, information can be found at www.medfa.com. Email me at [email protected] and I will send an invoice.

10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Board of Directors Meeting

11:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Conference Registration/Check-In

12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. Opening General Session & Lunch

Opening Remarks - Andy Struckhoff, MEDFA President

Recognition of Sponsors & Conference Host Committee

General Membership Meeting and Nominating Committee Report

Missouri Legislative Update & Forecast for 2025

Doug Stone

Attorney – Lewis Rice LLC

Chair - MEDFA Legislative Committee

Randy Scherr

MEDFA Legislative Relations Consultant

RJ Scherr & Associates

1:00 P.M. – 1:15 P.M. Break

1:15 P.M. – 2:15 P.M. General Session – The Future of Real Estate Development & Finance (Sponsored by Women in Public Finance)

Panelists will discuss their career trajectories, successes and stumbles as they each found success in the world of commercial real estate development and finance.

Sarah Granath

Attorney

Gilmore & Bell

Gina DiMartino

Director

Stifel

Audrey Navarro

Co-Manager - Clemons Real Estate Brokerage

Incoming District Chair - ULI-Kansas City

Debbie Shantz Hart

Owner

Housing Plus LLC

2:15 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. Break (Sponsored by Women in Public Finance)

2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. General Session – Utilizing Community Benefit Agreements - Democratized Development

A panel discussion covering topics related to the successful utilization of Community Benefit Agreements, as they relate to development projects large and small.

Tracey Lewis

President & CEO

Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City

Miles Sandler

Director of Policy & Engagement

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Emmet Pierson, Jr.

President & CEO

Community Builders of Kansas City

Clyde McQueen

President & CEO

Full Employment Council of Kansas City

Shonnah Paredes

Manager of Diversity Programs

St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District

3:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Break and Gather for River District Tour

4:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. River District Tour. The tour will start and end at the 90 acre Berkley Riverfront Development home of the CPKC Stadium (KC Current NWSL), Origin Hotel, the original flagship Bar K, 2 Birds 1 Stone Beer Garden, and Berkley Riverfront Park. The tour will take us through Kansas City’s oldest intact neighborhood Columbus Park, the connect through the bustling redeveloping River Market neighborhood, Walk down the Town of Kansas Pedestrian Bridge (weather permitting) and viewing the Missouri River 4 stories above. Weather permitting, tour goers will have the option by 15 minute walk to see Riverfront West, Sand Volleyball, and Riverfront Heritage Trail or to take the bus back to the Origin Hotel. Tour will highlight the impact of the streetcar expansion to the Riverfront, infill redevelopment of two historic neighborhoods, and will be a companion to the Berkley Riverfront Presentation.

5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. - Networking Reception - Origin Hotel

Richard A. King Award Presentation

7:00 P.M. Dinner on your own , or join one of our small group dinners (restaurants to be announced)

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7:30 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. Complimentary Breakfast for All Attendees

Optional - Economic Development Tools 101 (Q&A Roundtable Session)

For those that wish to participate, we will have a couple of tables reserved for a roundtable session on introductory economic development issues. Each table will be moderated by an experienced economic development professional.

8:45 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Break

9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M - General Session - After the Covid Era - Reshaping of Office Buildings/City Space in Missouri

This seasoned panel of developers, urban redevelopers and architects will discuss the retooling of vacant/outdated offices buildings, retail, and multi-family spaces. Discussion will include the challenges with historic and older buildings, redevelopment of vacant land in the urban core, and the economic tools necessary to make a new fabric in cities. Specific examples will be showcased.

Bob Mayer

President

MR Capital Advisors

Michael Collins

Founder & CEO

Grayson Capital

Caleb Buland

Managing Partner

Exact Architects

Kristie Bailey

Partner

Fireside Financial

10:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. Break and transfer to KC Current Stadium - Pitch Club

10:30 A.M. - Location - CPKC Stadium

Presentation on Riverfront Development Projects and Master Plan for Future Development

The Berkley Riverfront Development is an overnight success that took 27 years. After decades of site remediation and a series of plans that resulted in no vertical development, Port KC created a zoing overlay based on previous plans and began marketing lots rather than seeking a master developer. Twelve years later, the 90 acres is 1/3 developed, home to the first stadium in the world anchored by a women's sports team, and recently announced phased development by a joint venture of the owners of the KC Current and Marquee Development and designed by Perkins & Eastman. The panel discussion of principals will occur in the Pitch Club at CPKC Stadium.

Jon Stephens

President & CEO

Port KC

Chris Long

Co-Owner

KC Current Women’s Professional Soccer Team

12:00 P.M. Closing Remarks and Adjourn - New MEDFA P

Host or Publisher Missouri Economic Development Financing Association