Native American Indian Finance Conference

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NAIFC 2004
Native American Indian Finance Conference
2nd Annual
Native American
Indian Finance
Conference
May 26-27, 2004
The Seminole Hard Rock
Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
SMITH's Research & Ratings is hosting its 2nd annual Native American Indian Finance Conference at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino in Hollywood, Florida on May 26-27, 2004.
SMITH’s two-day event will allow market participants to see how to finance a world-class facility using municipal bonds. SMITH’s is
privileged to, once again, host the event that builds on the foundation of our inaugural 2003 Native American Indian Finance program,
held at the Foxwoods Casino. Investors and Native Americans will have the opportunity to meet —face-to-face — in a facility their shared
vision has made a reality.
Build It Better With Bonds.
Register Today By Calling Toll-Free: 1-888-466-8647
Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors
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2004
Native American
Indian Finance
Conference
11:00am CURRENT STATUS OF
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
qRecent Court Decisions.
qStructuring Sovereign
Immunity Waivers.
qOther Legal Factors Affecting Credit
& Financing Structures.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
8:00am CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by:
Holland & Knight, LLP
9:00am CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
Jeffrey Carey
Managing Director
Merrill Lynch & Co.
9:15am NATIVE AMERICAN FINANCING:
THE INDIAN LAW BACKDROP
qEssentials of Indian Law.
qWhat Lenders and Investors Should
Understand About Tribes and Tribal
Sovereignty.
qThe Mashantucket Pequot
Financings as an Illustrative Model
Robert Gips
Of Counsel
Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon
9:45am FINANCING ALTERNATIVES IN
PLAIN ENGLISH
qLegal Aspects.
qSovereign Lending.
qTribal Perspective.
Gavin Clarkson
Larry Bragg
Partner
Ropes & Gray
11:30am CASE STUDY OF A HIGH YIELD
TRANSACTION:
INN OF THE MOUNTAIN GODS
qLegal Aspects.
qSovereign Lending.
qTribal Perspective.
qInvestor Perspective.
Aviv Laurence
Vice President
Citigroup/Smith Barney
Richard L. Pearson
President
R.L. Pearson and Associates
Frank Reddick
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Richard Williams (Invited)
Chief Financial Officer
Inn of the Mountain Gods
12:30pm LUNCHEON
Sponsored by:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
1:00pm LUNCHEON ADDRESS
Philip Hogen
Chairman
National Indian Gaming Commission
Assistant Professor, Univ of Michigan Native American Studies
1:30pm WHAT TYPE OF PARADIGM ARE
Chief Legal Officer
WE DEVELOPING?
Red-Horse Securities, LLC
qBorrowing at Corporate Level
Jeffrey M. Fleischer
qBorrowing on Municipal Level
Senior Vice President, Acquisitions
qWrestling with the Bigger, More
Spirit Finance, LLC
Theoretical Questions.
Pat Ray
qIRS Audits of Tax Exempt Bonds
Managing Partner
qHow Should Tribes Be Thinking of
Kutak Rock LLP
Themselves?
Valerie Red- Horse
Chairman & CEO
Red-Horse Securities, LLC
10:30am MORNING BREAK
Perry Israel
Partner
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
2:00pm INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS PANEL
qPerspectives on Investing in Native
American Indian Financings.
qFactors For Purchase Decisions.
qWhy Some Investors Are Reluctant
to Invest.
Kurt van Kuller - Moderator
Director
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Paul Jungquist
Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Sit Investment Associates
Chad Rach
Analyst & Co-Portfolio Manager
Strong Capital Management
Richard Stein, CFA
Director - Credit Research
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Stephen Whalen
Vice President
Eaton Vance Management
2:45pm AFTERNOON BREAK
3:00 pm CASINO UPDATE
James Allen
Chief Executive Officer
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Gaming Operations
Olisaeloka Dallah
VP, Compliance & Internal Audit
Greektown Casino
G. Michael Brown
President, Chief Executive Officer
Seneca Niagara Casino
John O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer
Foxwoods Resort Casino
4:00 pm HOW TO GET YOUR CASINO UP
& RUNNING AND KEEP IT FINANCED
qTribal Economic Development Phases.
qWhen to Use Taxable Bonds vs.
Bank Financing.
qLegal Review.
Timothy J. Cope
President, CFO
Lakes Entertainment, Inc.
Randy DelFranco
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP
Kristi K. Jackson
Principal, Corporate & Investment Banking
Banc of America Securities
Allyson Saunders
Partner
Holland & Knight, LLP
5:30pm COCKTAIL RECEPTION
10:45am FUNDING NATIVE AMERICAN
Sponsored by:
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS WITH
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
TAX EXEMPT $
qUsing Conduit Financings For
6:30pm DINNER
Economic Development.
Sponsored by: Merrill Lynch & Co.
qThe Seminoles as Case Study.
qIRS Audit
Eric Dorsky, P.A.
Perry Israel
Thursday, May 27, 2004
7:30am REGISTRATION
Continental Breakfast
8:15am OPENING REMARKS
8:30am LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN
TRIBAL FINANCINGS
Townsend Hyatt
Partner
Additional Panel Members to be
Announced
9:15am CLASS II MACHINES
q Regulatory Qualifications.
qHistory of Legal Developments.
qWhat Does It Mean For Investors.
Todd Elsasser
Partner
Lee Shannon
Partner
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Jerry Straus
Partner
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
11:30am AFFORDBLE HOUSING IN
INDIAN COUNTRY
qHousing Infrastructure Needs.
qLeveraging Federal Funds.
qLow Income Tax Credits.
Dr. Sheila Harris
Executive Director
Arizona Department of Housing
Craig Nolte
Senior Community Affairs Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco
Gregory Sample
Shareholder
Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon
Executive Director,
Engineering & Testing
Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. 12:30pm LUNCHEON
Knute Knudson
Vice President of Administration
Sodak Gaming, Inc.
Judith Shapiro
Attorney
Nelson W. Westrin
Vice Chairman/Commissioner
National Indian Gaming Commission
10:15am MORNING BREAK
Sponsored by: Faegre & Benson LLP
LUNCHEON ADDRESS
Speaker to Be Announced
1:45pm COMPARING & CONTRASTING
TRIBES AS GOVERNMENTS &
TRIBES AS BUSINESSES
qLooking At Tribes as Governments.
qLooking At Tribes as Businesses.
qAccessing Capital Markets
Kent Richey
Partner
Faegre & Benson
Gary Kashar
Partner
Latham & Watkins
2:30pm RATINGS PANEL
qCredit Factors.
qAnalyzing the Business Enterprise.
qWhat Should Potential Investors
Be Looking For.
Jeffrey Lamb - Moderator
Director
Banc One Capital Markets
Keith Foley
Vice President/Senior Analyst
Leveraged Finance
Moody's Investors Service
Fabian Ramirez
Associate Director
FitchRatings
Panel Member to be
Announced
Standard & Poor's
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3:15pm SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL
& CASINO SITE VISIT
5:00 pm CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
2004
Native
American
Indian Finance
Conference
TRIBAL MEMBERS
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$950 per person Standard.
$650 per person for Investors.
$175 per person Tribes
Registration fee includes course
materials, breakfast, lunch, and
breaks during the conference and
dinner on May 26.
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May 26-27, 2004 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
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the Conference in order to receive
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reduced rate of $855 per person, .
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