In order to create the affordable housing of the future, a healthy built environment that works for all, our industry must incorporate innovation where construction, demographics, and government action meet. Construction including modular housing, 3-D printed housing, tiny houses—each of these tantalizing concepts represents a glimpse into the future of affordable housing. Demographically, U.S. population shifts—from the aging of Baby Boomers and Millennials to the influx of Generations Y and Z—bring new challenges in home design requirements and affordability. Finally, the constant threat to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and other housing finance programs sharpens our awareness of the vital role government policy and elected officials play.

This year’s Symposium asks all of us in the affordable housing industry to let our imaginations run free and explore the possibility of a future with abundant, resilient housing that is affordable to people at all income levels and appropriate to where they are in their lives. What else will this housing comprise? Build-to-rent single-family homes? “Missing middle” fourplexes and cottages? Amenity-laden “smart” apartments? The answer is probably yes to all, plus a number of innovations we haven’t yet imagined. The Symposium is an evening of lively discourse and expert opinion to help affordable housers draw up blueprints for a future filled with sustainable, inventive housing for generations to come.

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The NHPF 2023 Symposium

The Future of Affordable Housing:
Interconnecting Construction, Demographics, Government & Innovation

Thursday, October 19, 2023
Union Station, Washington, DC
4:00–9:30 pm

SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS
Glynna K. Christian, Head, Global Technology Transactions, Holland & Knight, LLP
Charu Singh, Managing Director, Portfolio Management, Emergent Capital Partners

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Wemimo Abbey
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Esusu

URBAN FUTURIST

Dr. Cindy Frewen, FAIA, PhD
Urban Futurist and Architect

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER

Ethan Handelman
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, HUD

AWARD PRESENTATIONS

2023 NHPF Affordable Housing Advocacy Award

Suzan DelBene, Representative (D-WA)

Brad Wenstrup, Representative (R-OH)

2023 NHPF Affordable Housing Trailblazer Award

Donahue Peebles III
Chairman of Legacy Real Estate Development

PRESENTERS

Philip Bump
National Columnist, The Washington Post and author, The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America

Roger Krulak
CEO, FullStack Modular

Garet Marr
Managing Director, Franklin Street Insurance Services

Donahue Peebles III
Chairman of Legacy Real Estate Development

SYMPOSIUM MODERATORS

Mansur Abdul-Malik
Senior Vice President, Development, The NHP Foundation

Camden Carpenter
Assistant Development Manager, The NHP Foundation

Proceeds of the event will benefit NHPF’s resident services subsidiary Operation Pathways. NHPF preserves and creates sustainable, affordable multifamily housing, and scattered-site communities where residents can access Operation Pathways’ onsite health and wellness, education, and financial stability programming via its unique Family-Centered Coaching principles. Residents of housing who harness the powers of these principles are a true demonstration that where, and how, you live matter.

We are grateful to our sponsors and attendees. You have chosen to embrace NHPF’s mission of providing pathways that residents can follow up and out of poverty. We hope you will join us as we continue to foster strong relationships essential to the success of our valuable work.

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