Summit Agenda 2026

8:30am

Coffee & Networking

9:00am

The National Housing Supply Landscape

Where does the structural supply deficit stand? What are the critical metrics we should be looking at?  Are there regional variations? What does the next year potentially look like for production? Is there differentiation between multifamily and single-family start rates?

·        Mischa Fisher, Chief Economist, Zillow

9:30am

Tackling the Bottlenecks of Zoning, Permitting, & Codes: State & Local Playbooks for Action

If it is widely acknowledged that the administrative side of housing construction is slowing down production, what is being done to address it?  Four national playbooks have been developed with a variety of “plays” that can be used in all types of jurisdictions and at different governmental levels.  Insights into what is working and what policy frameworks are available off-the-shelf to integrate into any market.

·        Emily Hamilton, Mercatus Center

·        Colin Higgins, National Housing Crisis Taskforce

·        Amy Tomasso, Ivory Innovations

·        Tobias Peter, AEI

·        Asa Fleming, National Association of REALTORS

10:30am

Technology Innovations Enabling System-level Change

What are some examples of how technology is being used in the marketplace to overcome challenges related to zoning, permitting, and site selection?  What are some of the challenges that these emerging solutions are facing when it comes to adoption by the public and private sectors?

·        Ruby Bolaria, Terner Center for Housing Innovation

·        Sara Bronin, National Zoning Atlas

·        Jenny Song, CEO, Infilla

·        Tomas Garcia, Arx

11:15am

Building Better/Faster/Cheaper: Innovations in Development & Construction

Tons of ink has been spilled on the low productivity growth in the residential construction sector as well as the promise of automated technologies such as 3D printing.  This panel will explore innovations that are being used in the field today to increase production enabled by the four mainstream methodologies to build a house: manufactured (factory-built), modular, panelized, and site-built.

·        Jim Heid, Building Small

·        Steve Glenn, Plant Prefab

·        Jenna Louie, Villa Homes

·        Dennis Michaud, Certainteed

·        Lance Manlove, Schell Brothers

12:05

LUNCH

·       Networking & Themed Table Talks

·       Film Screening & Discussion: How Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Can Help Make Housing Affordable

1:00pm

Paying for Production: Innovations in Development & Construction Finance

What are the innovations that are making capital lower cost and easier to access for developers and builders of all sizes and building all typologies of housing?

·        Ken Willis, FHLBank of Boston

·        David Williams, Lafayette Square

·        Jonathan Lawless, Bilt Rewards

·        Paul Williams, Center for Public Enterprise

·        Kimberlee Cornett, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

1:45pm

Innovative Business Models for Rental and For-Purchase Housing

Building more housing that people can’t afford is pointless.  What are the emerging innovative business models that are unlocking how people can access housing that may have been otherwise unaffordable to rent or buy?

·        Dan McPheeters, Point Digital Finance

·        Brian Elbogen, Jubilee Homes

·        Tamara Knox, Frolic

·        Atticus Leblanc, PadSplit

·        Yuliya Panfil, New America

2:30pm

Who will build it: Innovations in Workforce Development & Talent Supply

How are we bringing the next generations of workers into the construction field and what skills do they need to have? How is real-time learning and robotics changing the required skillsets?

·        Erik Forman, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

·        Chelle Travis, Skills USA

·        Marina Zhavoronkova, TradesFutures

·        Paul Cardis, On3

·        Ramtin Attar, Promise Robotics

3:45pm

Innovations in AI & Data Analytics

What effect is AI and powerful data analytic software having on housing production? What are some of the barriers to adopting these technologies in the public and private sectors and what can we expect to change in the next few years with regard to how these tools are used? 

·        Isabelle Granahan-Field, Camber Creek

·        Aaron Fairchild, Helix

·        Michael Broder, RckrBx

·        Ben Miller, Fundrise

·        Isabelle Hirschy-Reyes, Exygy

4:15pm

HUD’s Innovation Agenda to Increase Housing Supply

·        John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD Office of Policy, Development, & Research

4:30pm

How the Public Sector & Industry Will Build the Supply We Need by 2030

Optimistic perspectives and practical recommendations from public and private sector veterans about how we can overcome the housing supply deficit 

·        Laurel Blatchford, Delivery Associates

·        Alex Horowitz, Pew Charitable Trust

·        Clayton Collins, HousingWire

·        Bryan Kuhn, Vestra Advisors

·        Solomon Greene, Lincoln Institute

5:15pm

Reception