Conference Opening Remarks & Keynote Address by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)

Opening Remarks by Sarah Brundage, NAAHL and Joy Hoffmann, Morgan Stanley

Keynote: Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), House co-lead of the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

  • Introduction: Nikki Holsopple, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

New Administration Forecast: The Role of the Federal Government & the Future of Housing Policy

Speakers:

  • David Dworkin, President and CEO, National Housing Conference
  • David Lipsetz, President and CEO, Housing Assistance Council
  • Erika Poethig, Executive Vice President for Strategy and Planning, Civic Committee and Commercial Club of Chicago
  • Gisele Roget, Founding Principal, Overbrook Square Group

Moderator: Sarah Brundage, President and CEO, NAAHL

 

Housing Supply Solutions

Speakers:

  • Andrew Jakabovics, Vice President for Policy Development, Enterprise Community Partners
  • Priya Jayachandran, President, National Housing Trust
  • Matt Reilein, President and CEO, National Equity Fund
  • Celia Smoot, Senior Vice President, Team Lead for Fund Investments, KeyBank

Moderator: Emily Badger, The New York Times

 

 

Where We Live Still Matters: A Fresh Look at Wealth-Building Opportunities and Racial Equity in America

Speakers:

  • Shanti Abedin, Vice President for Housing and Community Development, National Fair Housing Alliance
  • Laura Arce, Senior Vice President for Economic Initiatives, UnidosUS
  • Julia Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Michael Neal, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

Moderator: Jada S. Grandy-Mock, Senior Vice President, Chief Community Impact Banking Officer, Fifth Third Bank

 

 

2025 Tax Superbowl: What to Expect and Can Housing Be a Win for All?

Speakers:

  • Kimberly Arndt, Tax Counsel, Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR)
  • Jamie Cummins, Senior Tax Counsel, Office of Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID)
  • Kathryn Chakmak Reed, Tax Policy Adviser, Office of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO)
  • Beverly Weshnak, Tax Counsel, Office of House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA-1)

Moderator: Bryan Blom, Partner, Porterfield, Fettig & Sears

 

 

Fireside Chat: The NAAHL Alliance of Public, Private, and Nonprofit Lenders Shaping Equitable Communities 

Speakers:

  • Sarah Brundage, President and CEO, NAAHL
  • Brandee McHale, Head of Community Investing and Development at Citi and President of the Citi Foundation
  • Tia Boatman Patterson, President and CEO, California Community Reinvestment Corporation