With SFVegas just hours away, Tom Lemmon sat down with Michael Bright, CEO of the Structured Finance Association (SFA) to hear how preparations for the huge annual gathering was going.

Around 9,000 attendees expected this year, which means Bright and the team at the SFA are constantly looking improve the offering at the Aria Hotel to keep the securitization market coming back. That included dealing with some of the nuances required for the most high-profile of guests.

Bright has had an extremely varied career, which includes stints at Wachovia Bank, BlackRock, Ginnie Mae and working for a US Senator.

Finally, Bright spoke about his constant desire to learn led him to explore different sections of finance and policy work.