Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Peter Buffa joined the Barclays public finance team in 2011 after serving more than 25 years as a policy maker with a number of Southern California transportation agencies. In addition to 12 years as a Mayor and Council Member of the City of Costa Mesa, California, Peter served 11 years as a Director and Chair of the Transportation Corridor Agencies and 5 years as a Director and Chair of the Orange County Transportation Authority.Peter served on the finance committee of each of those agencies, directing the financing of transportation improvements using both traditional and innovative public-private financing strategies, such as the SR91 Express Lanes and the Orange County Toll Roads.In 2011, Peter was named the �Public Sector Leader of the Year� by Mobility 21 for his leadership in developing the �Breaking Down Barriers� initiative at OCTA � a strategy for accelerating project funding and approvals at the federal level � major elements of which were incorporated into the 2012 Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill (MAP-21).Peter is the son of Italian immigrants, was born and raised in the Bronx and served as a United States Air Force officer after graduating from the University of Arizona and graduate work at USC.

Jason Sisney is Deputy Legislative Analyst at California�s Legislative Analyst�s Office (LAO), the nonpartisan fiscal and policy advisory office of the California Legislature. At the LAO, Jason oversees development of the office�s widely-cited California economic and budget outlooks. He is also an expert on public employee pay and benefits. Prior to joining the LAO, Jason worked for a decade as a state and local bond analyst at Fitch Ratings in New York. He also worked in the Governor�s Office of West Virginia, his native state. Jason�s degrees are from the University of Virginia and the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. �

Ila Afsharipour joined U.S. Bancorp�s Municipal Securities Group in 2010 and leads the firm�s Education and Nonprofit practice providing investment banking and capital markets advisory services to borrowers nationally. Ila has been involved in over $10 billion of tax-exempt and taxable financings, private placements, un-enhanced and unrated bonds, third-party tender option bond programs, structured trades and interest rate derivatives.Prior to joining U.S. Bancorp, Ila was a member of the Public Finance department at Banc of America Securities and the Debt Capital Markets department at Credit Suisse First Boston.Ila has served on the Board and advisory committees of several nonprofit organizations and is currently serving on the Board of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.Ila received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Nick Boyle is a Managing Director in MUFG’s Public Finance Group. Based in the Bank’s Dallas, TX, Agency Office, Nick joined the group early in its development and has helped expand MUFG’s credit facility and lending offerings in Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Tennessee.Nick has been in the municipal markets for more than 28 years. Before joining MUFG, he was a Public Finance Investment Banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. and Jefferies, Inc. Prior to then, he ran Financial Security Assurance Inc.’s Southern Marketing Office for more than 15 years. He also was a bond insurance marketing officer for the San Francisco-based Capital Guaranty Insurance Co., which was acquired by FSA.Throughout his career Nick has underwritten and structured the full breadth of municipal credits. MUFG’s Power Utility clients include Austin CUS, Houston CUS, San Antonio CPS, the Lincoln (NE) Electric System, and the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, which is a 22.7% owner of two nuclear power plants currently under construction.Nick has a BA from Kenyon College and an MA from the University of Virginia, and he holds FINRA Registrations 7, 63, and 79.

Mr. Malas joined Siebert Brandford Shank in 2009 after 10 years at UBS Securities and Bank of America. Mr. Malas manages Siebert�s national transportation finance group and has served as a senior banker on over $15 billion of transportation-related financings nationally. Since joining Siebert Brandford Shank in 2009, Mr. Malas has served as the lead banker on approximately $9.4 billion of transportation financings for issuers including Los Angeles World Airports, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, San Francisco International Airport, North Texas Tollway Authority, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Michigan DOT, New York MTA, Houston Metro, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Massachusetts Port Authority, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Detroit Airport, Cleveland Airport and DFW Airport. Prior to joining Siebert Brandford Shank, Mr. Malas spent 10 years at UBS Securities and Bank of America, where he served as the lead banker on over $6.0 billion of transportation financings for issuers including San Francisco BART, Utah Transit Authority, Port of Seattle, Massachusetts Port Authority, Houston Airport System, Chicago O�Hare International Airport, St. Louis Airport and Philadelphia Airport. Mr. Malas received a B.S. from Northwestern University and a M.P.A. from Columbia University. He holds a FINRA Series 7, 52 and 63 securities registration.

Executive Director, National Association of Municipal Advisors

Michael T. Burke, senior vice president and vice dean, corporate chief financial officer, oversees the hospital and medical school�s finance departments and played an instrumental role in the transformation of the financial performance and profitability of NYU Langone Medical Center. Since joining the Medical Center in 2008, he initiated an assessment and overhaul of the institution�s existing business processes, systems, and organization. As a result of his approach, funds for capital investment have increased and the institution�s investment grade was raised by all ratings agencies.

June Matte, Managing Director and head of PFM�s Higher Education Group, located in the firm�s Boston office.Ms. Matte serves as financial advisor to numerous higher education institutions across the country where she provides advice in the areas of strategic planning, governance, credit strategies and risk management in addition to traditional transaction management services. Among the institutions she has serviced are: University System of Maryland, the University of Illinois, Georgetown University, Boston College, and the University of Richmond. Prior to joining the firm in 1988, Ms. Matte was a Vice President in the Public Finance Department of a major Wall Street firm.Ms. Matte earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Boston University.

Michael Papadakis - Vice President and Treasurer at The Ohio State University is responsible for the overall leadership of Ohio State's Financial Services Office, including Treasury Management, Risk Management, Debt Management, the Office of the University Bursar. He serves on The OSU Medical Self-Insurance Board of Directors and the Oval Limited Board of Directors.His accomplishments include the issuance of the University Century Bond, issuance of Subordinated Housing Bonds, completion of a 20 Year Wind Power Purchase Agreement, Huntington Bank Affinity Agreement and the Campus Parking Concession. Mr. Papadakis has an MBA in Finance and International Business from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University and a BBA in Accounting, from the University of Cincinnati. Mike currently resides in New Albany, Ohio with his wife, Kennia and two daughters, Gabriela and Anna.