Event Emcee: Thomas Watson, Managing Director, Rural Support Partners

12:30 PM – 01:00 PM

Welcome and Fireside Chat with President Tom Barkin, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond – (Video)

• Donna Gambrell, President and CEO, Appalachian Community Capital
  
• Tom Barkin, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
  

01:00 PM – 01:50 PM

Investor Panel – Investor Considerations for Project Finance – (Video)
Moderator: Ray Daffner, Opportunity Appalachia

• Amanda Bloomberg, Senior Acquisitions Manager, National Trust for Historic Preservation – Community Investment Corp – HTCs – (Slides)
  
• Monica Blanton, Director, Bright Bridge Capital – NMTC CDE – (Slides)
  
• Sara Morgan, President, Fahe – CDFI – (Slides)
  
• Courtney Watson, Chestnut Fund QOF – OZ Fund – (Slides)
  
• Jonny Price, Vice President, WeFunder – Crowdfunding Platform

01:50 PM – 02:20 PM

Successful Projects – Examples of Impact – (Video)
Moderator: Donna Gambrell, President and CEO, ACC

• Gayle Manchin, Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission
  
• Dave Clark, Executive Director, Woodlands Development and Lending, Elkins, WV – (Slides)
  
• Karen Sorber, CEO, Micronic Technologies, Bristol, VA – (Slides)
  
• Kathryn Coulter, Program Manager, Opportunity Appalachia – (Slides)

02:20 PM – 02:30 PM

Break

02:30 PM – 02:40 PM

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond – Investment Connection – (Video)

• Carrie Cook, CAO and VP Community Development

02:40 PM – 03:40 PM

Project Pitches Plenary Round 1 – (Video)
Moderator: Ray Moeller, Economic Redevelopment Specialist, WV Brownfields Assistance Center

• Catawba Vale Innovation Market, Old Fort, NC
  
• Blue Mountain Therapy Expansion, Abingdon, VA
  
• Spark Innovation Center, Knoxville, TN
  
• New River Gorge Ag and Culinary Center, Fayetteville, WV
  
• Pioneer School Redevelopment Project, Zanesville, OH

03:40 PM – 03:50 PM

Break

03:50 PM – 04:40 PM

Project Pitches Round 2A and 2B
Round 2A – (Video):
Moderator: Matt Raker, Executive Director, Mountain BizWorks

• Blue Note Junction – A Community Health and Business Incubator, Asheville, NC
  
• 20 Federal Place, Youngstown, OH
  
• N.600 Boutique Hotel, Beckley, WV
  
• Mountain Empire Community College Outdoor Amphitheater, Big Stone Gap, VA

Round 2B – (Video):
Moderator; Katy Farber, Vice President, Ohio Southeast

• The Blue Church Redevelopment Initiative, Wheeling, WV
  
• Ashland Holding Project, Morristown, TN
  
• High Country Meats Value-Added Facility, Zionville, NC
  
• Exchange Realty Building Redevelopment, Steubenville, OH

03:50 PM – 04:40 PM

Closing Remarks and Observations – (Video)

• Donna Gambrell, President and CEO, ACC
• Daniel Wallace, Chief Investment Officer, CEI Inc.

12:30 PM – 01:00 PM

Welcome: Reflective Remarks and Discussion – (Video)

• Donna Gambrell, President and CEO, ACC
  
• Karama Neal, Administrator, USDA Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
  
• Ellen Fitzsimmons, Chief Legal Officer, Truist Financial Corporation

01:00 PM – 01:50 PM

Funders Panel-Priorities for Public Funding – (Video)
Moderators: Monica Miller, Main Street America
Welcome – Sen. Joe Manchin D-WV

• Brian Anderson, Executive Director, White House Interagency Working Group on Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization – (Slides)
  
• Arlisa Armstrong, State Director, USDA RD (TN) – (Slides)
  
• Tamarah Holmes, Division Director, Virginia Dept of Housing and Community Development
  
• Susan Insetta Spielberger, Branch Chief Mid-Atlantic Region, US EPA – (Slides)
  

Closing – Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA (recorded message)

01:50 PM – 02:50 PM

Project Pitches Plenary Round 3 – (Video)
Moderator: Lamont Price, Innovation Director, TN Department of Economic & Community Development

• Whistle Pig Farmers Market & Country Store Project, Ewing, VA
  
• The Wilt Building, Elkins, WV
  
• Grier Village – Building the Outdoor Economy, Old Fort, NC
  
• Inn on the Park, Gallipolis, OH
• Roane Custom Beef and Pork, Harriman, TN

03:40 PM – 03:50 PM

Break

03:05 PM – 04:00 PM

Project Pitches Round 4A and 4B
Round 4A – (Video):
Moderator: Ray Moeller, Economic Redevelopment Specialist, WV Brownfields Assistance Center

• Shawnee Renaissance, Shawnee, OH
  
• The Mills Building, Caldwell, OH
  
• 820 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV
  
• Kefauver Hotel, Madisonville, TN

Round 4B – (Video):
Moderator: Vickie Ratliff, Opportunity Appalachia Project Lead, UVA Wise

• Scott-Griffin Hotel and Rooftop Restaurant, Franklin, NC
• The Hotel Charles, Shelby, NC
  
• Sylva Stay, Sylva, NC

04:00 PM – 04:50 PM

Closing Discussion on Community Impact – (Video)
Moderator: Donna Gambrell, President and CEO, ACC

• Shannon Blevins, Vice Chancellor, UVA-Wise
  
• Lamont Price, Innovation Director, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
  
• Katy Farber, Vice President, OhioSE
  
• Matt Raker, Executive Director, Mountain BizWorks, NC
  
• Carrie Staton, Director, Brownfields Assistance Center, WV

Closing – Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-WV (recorded message)