Learn how to take advantage of the massive opportunities presented in New Jersey’s Opportunity Zones through comprehensive panel discussions and workshops.

AGENDA (Tentative)

8:30 – 8:45am Registration, Breakfast & Networking

8:45 – 9:00am Welcoming Remarks

9:00 – 9:35am PLENARY SESSION #1: OPPORTUNITY ZONES (OZ)

Introduction & Details

The Opportunity Zones (OZ) program is a federal program designed to drive long-term capital investments into low-income rural and urban communities. This session helps you understand how you can participate in the OZ program.

9:45 – 10:25am PLENARY SESSION #2: OPPORTUNITY FUNDS (OF)

Introduction & Details

The OZ program provides opportunities for private investors to support investments in distressed communities through participation in Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOF). This session helps you understand how Opportunity Funds factor into the OZ program.

10:35 – 11:20am PLENARY SESSION #3: OF: INVESTING & THE INVESTORS

Understanding How to Participate in Capital Gains

Investors can defer paying federal taxes on capital gains reinvested in QOFs that invest in low-income communities, under rules released by the U.S. Dept. of Treasury. This session helps you understand how you can benefit from the capital gains incentives in the OZ program.

11:30 – 1:00pm Keynote Lunch: TBA

1:10 – 1:55pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

Workshop #1: Investor Opportunities - The Overview

Workshop #2: Working with Municipalities & Investors

Workshop #3: The Real Estate - Real Opportunities Ready to Invest In

Workshop #4: OZ - Understanding “The Marketplace”

2:05 – 2:50pm PLENARY SESSION #4: QOZs & QOFs - THE BIDS & PROJECTS

Procurement in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ) and Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOF)

Understanding the QOZ rules is critical to a successful QOZ bid and project delivery. While the QOZ program provides incentives for investors, the program presents challenges and opportunities for contractors. This session helps you understand the rules contractors and how can add value to client projects and prevent QOZ projects from failing to qualify for the program.

2:55 – 3:00pm Closing Remarks