A New Era in Affordable Housing:

Philadelphia Marriott Hotel • 1201 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA • Wednesday, August 18, 2010
8:30am – 4:00pm

Angela Glover Blackwell and Preston D. Pinkett, III
to Speak

Register Online Before July 30

Can Sustainable Communities exist without affordable housing? Despite its role as a foundation of urban community sustainability, the transformative role — and impact investment potential — of “Affordable Housing” is too often given short shrift.

This symposium will spotlight the catalytic role affordable housing plays in creating more sustainable communities by surfacing the potential and actual social returns of such investments. An audience of experienced practitioners with national and local viewpoints will bring their experience and perspectives to a fast-paced exploration of how to gain more leverage from the social, environmental and economic value of affordable housing.

The objective of the day is to provide participants with the latest knowledge and strategies about methods for expanding investment in affordable housing as a complement to high-density, mixed-use community design. The highly interactive symposium will present real-world cases and cutting-edge research; you’ll hear from and ask questions of panels of experts on:

• the social returns of housing relevant to impact investors financially scalable investment models for preserving affordable housing
• new investment tools for private and public funding of social enterprises as stewards of housing infrastructure for sustainable communities
• planning/design strategies for including affordability in more dense, mixed use community planning, as existing development patterns evolve

Join us in this cutting-edge day that will bring together local and national leaders ready to:

• engage in the national dialogue about the full impact of affordable housing — economic, social and environmental
• hear about innovative research on the role of affordable housing in sustainable communities
• discuss new research on the social returns of housing, and the returns on investment most valued by impact investors
• learn about new investment tools being developed to bring housing and transit together
• consider how to expand investment in affordable housing through the mission-driven ownership entities that ensure long term excellence for communities and residents.

Register now for this important event —
it will fill quickly!

Post-Symposium Resources

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Monday, August 16, 4:30 – 6:00 PM

Tuesday, August 17, 4:30 – 6:00 PM

MORNING
8:30 – 9:45 am
OPENING PLENARY: Welcome and Framing Keynote Address
Kenneth D. Wade, CEO NeighborWorks America
Angela Blackwell, Founder and CEO, PolicyLink
Symposium Commentator:  Eric Belsky, Managing Director, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University

10:00 – 11:30 am
A NEW ERA SITUATION ROOMS (Concurrent Sessions)
Investing in Housing as Infrastructure
Consider the proposal for investing in the organizations that steward affordability
White paper presentation by David Smith, Chairman, Recap Real Estate Advisors
Moderator: Thomas Bledsoe, CEO, Housing Partnership Network
Discussants: Amy Anthony, CEO, Preservation of Affordable Housing; Lisa Hall, Executive Vice President, Calvert Foundation; Jackie Kohr, Managing Director, Imprint Capital Advisors; Daniel Letendre, CDFI Lending & Investing Executive, Bank of America

Designing Affordability as Infrastructure
Explore the proposal for designing in affordability
White paper presentation by Emily Talen, PhD, Professor, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Moderator: Jennifer Hurley, Principal, Hurley Franks & Associates, and Board Member, Congress for New Urbanism
Presenters of Lessons from Success: Lee Cochran, CFO, Charlotte Mecklenberg Housing Partnership; Joe Keeper, Director, Housing & Real Estate Development, Native American Connections; Rick Goodemann, CEO, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership; Michael Johns, General Manager, Program Development & Design, Philadelphia Housing Authority; Johns Welsh, Director, Multifamily Division, AHC Inc.
Discussants of CNU White Paper: James Mitchell, City Councilmember, City of Charlotte, NC, and second Vice President Board Member, National League of Cities; Stella Tsai, Planning Commissioner, City of Philadelphia, PA; Peter Fallon, Planning Commissioner, Arlington County, VA; Todd Prafke, City Administrator, Saint Peter, MN; Kurt Creager, Executive Director, ASU Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family

11:30 am – 1:00 pm
SYMPOSIUM LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Preston Pinkett, III, Sr. Vice President, Prudential Financial, and Board of Directors, Global Impact Investing Network
The Opportunity: Who Are These Impact Investors? Where Does Affordable Housing Fit In?

AFTERNOON

1:15 pm
AFTERNOON PLENARY
Framing & Situation Room Headlines: Eric Belsky

White Paper Presentation, Social Returns of Affordable Housing: Sara Olsen, Founding Partner, Social Venture Technology Group
Moderator TBD
DISCUSSION: How Can Understanding these Returns Influence Investor Decisions?

• How do these returns get worked into an investment model?
• How do different types of investors respond to this information?
• What guidance do investors and their advisors have for the affordable housing field?

Moderator: Nancy Andrews, CEO, Low Income Investment Fund
Discussants: Lisa Davis, Program Officer, Ford Foundation; Lisa Michelle Galley, Founder and Managing Principal, Galley Eco Capital; Daniel Nissenbaum, Chief Operating Officer, Urban Investment Group, Goldman Sachs; Barbara VanScoy, Founder & Senior Portfolio Manager, Community Capital Management

3:15 – 4:00 pm
Conclusion: The Challenge and Opportunity for Affordable Housing

• Does affordable housing need to better explain the returns?
• Are there new impact investors we need to reach?
• What changes do we need to make as an industry to attract these investments?
• Can we work with the new urbanists to build policy framework encouraging inclusion of affordability?

Moderator: Bill Kelly, CEO, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
Discussants: Shelley Poticha, Director & Senior Advisor for Sustainable Housing & Communities, Department of Housing & Urban Development; Janaka Casper, CEO, Community Housing Partners Corporation; Brian Shuman, CEO, Mercy Housing

3:15 – 4:00 pm
FINAL COMMENTARY: The New Era — Ways Forward
Eric Belsky, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
Eileen Fitzgerald, COO, NeighborWorks America

Networking Reception (5:30 – 7:00 pm)

PDF Version of Agenda
Presented by NeighborWorks America.

Symposium cost: $235 (includes materials, plenary session, workshops, keynote luncheon and networking reception)

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