Rating Agency Webinar Series

Overview

Series Description

This two-part series is designed to help educate public power utilities on current trends and issues affecting utility bond ratings. Through these webinars, you will learn the ins and outs of how rating agencies evaluate a utility’s bond rating, and hear what actions public power utilities can take to maintain or improve their bond ratings.

Each webinar take place from 2 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The series includes two webinars, which can be purchased individually or as a series for a discounted rate:

Rating Agency Outlook for Public Power: March 13
Maintaining or Improving Your Utility's Bond Rating: May 22

Speakers

Dan Aschenbach, Senior Vice President, Global Project & Infrastructure Finance, Moody’s Investors Service, New York, N.Y.
David Bodek, Senior Director, U.S. Public Finance Infrastructure, Public Power Sector Leader, Standard & Poor’s Rating Service, New York, N.Y.
Russ Hissom, CPA, CIA, CISA, Partner, Energy and Utilities Group, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, Madison, Wis.
Dennis Pidherny, Managing Director, Public Finance, Sector Head – U.S. Public Power, Fitch Ratings, New York, N.Y.

Registration Information

Individual webinars: $99 for members; $199 for nonmembers

Click on the webinar titles above to register individually.

The 2-part series (discounted rate): $150 for members; $300 for nonmembers

Register for the series.
Webinars are recorded and available for playback, in case you miss the live version.

Username/password

You will need a username and password to register. If you need assistance, please contact us.

Log-In/Call-In Information

Log-in information for each webinar will be sent out the morning of the event (around 10:30 a.m. Eastern). If you do not receive the reminder email, please call 202-467-2965 or email EducationInfo@PublicPower.org.
Registration is for one phone line and one computer. If you have multiple employees participating in this webinar from the same organization and all are in the same location, you can have multiple people listen in via speaker phone.
You may use voice over internet protocol (VoIP) instead of a phone line. This option allows you to listen to the webinar audio through your computer’s microphone and speakers.

Accreditation

Each webinar is worth 1.5 CPEs/.2 CEU/1.5 PDH credits
CPE Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
The completion certificate is only available to the person who registered for the webinar and attendance is confirmed by the webinar report log.
Links to all handouts and an audio recording will be sent out shortly after the webinar.

Submit Questions in Advance

We encourage registrants to submit topics and questions prior to the webinar—email them to EducationInfo@PublicPower.org. Questions may also be submitted online via chat during the webinar.