2025 Annual Summit for Housing Changemakers
September 18, 2025
Featured speakers:
The Honorable Mike Flood (R-NE 1)
Chairman, HFSC Housing & Insurance Subcommittee
The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO 5)
Ranking Member, HFSC Housing & Insurance Subcommittee
Marc J. Dunkelman
Author and Fellow at The Watson Institute at Brown University
Agenda
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
8:00am
Doors Open and Breakfast
Begin the day by connecting with housing policymakers, industry leaders, and key advocates in an engaging breakfast session. Concludes with opening remarks from Mike Kingsella, Founder & CEO of Up for Growth and Up for Growth Action, to set the stage for strategic conversations ahead.
Mike Kingsella
Founder & CEO, Up for Growth and Up for Growth Action
8:30am
Fireside Chat: What's Next for the House Housing Agenda
With the ROAD to Housing Act now successfully advanced by the Senate Banking Committee, attention shifts to the House of Representatives. Join Housing & Insurance Subcommittee Chairman Mike Flood and Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver for an insightful conversation on the House’s housing agenda and the legislative pathway ahead.
Judy Martinez-Faye
SVP and Head of U.S. Government Affairs at Equity Residential
The Honorable Mike Flood
Chairman, HFSC Housing & Insurance Subcommittee
The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver II
Ranking Member, HFSC Housing & Insurance Subcommittee
Bryan Greene
Vice President of Policy Advocacy at National Association of REALTORS®
9:30am
Bricks & Bucks: Financing and Building Housing Abundance
Panelists will explore targeted federal policies designed to lower construction costs, unlock investment capital, and accelerate housing production. Discussion will highlight actionable legislative and regulatory proposals aimed at overcoming financial barriers and scaling up housing supply.
Jenn Jones
Vice President, Government Affairs, AARP
Paul Williams
Executive Director, Center for Public Enterprise
Sarah Brundage
President and CEO, National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders
Genger Charles
Managing Director, Head of External Affairs and Impact Strategies, Amherst
Jenny Raitt
Executive Director, Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
10:30am
Land & Labor: Unlocking Capacity for Growth
An in-depth discussion on land-use, public lands, and workforce policy needed to significantly expand housing construction capacity. Panelists will discuss legislative proposals focused on streamlining regulations, reforming zoning practices, and strengthening the housing labor pipeline to address critical barriers to growth.
Jennifer Butler
Vice President of Government & Community Relations, Zillow
Salim Furth
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Bailee Brown
Head of Government and External Affairs, Inclusive Abundance
Laura Arce
Senior Vice President, UnidosUS
Jenny Schuetz
Vice President of Housing, Arnold Ventures
11:15am
Breaking Through: Marc Dunkelman on the Politics of Housing Abundance
In a closing session you won't want to miss, APA's Jason Jordan and Marc Dunkelman peel back the layers on what's really keeping America’s from achieving housing abundance. Unpacking entrenched political barriers, they make the compelling case that bipartisan, practical federal solutions—focusing on smart incentives, strategic reforms, and targeted investments—can overcome gridlock and finally unlock housing abundance nationwide.
Sue Schwartz, FAICP
Board President, American Planning Association
Marc J. Dunkelman
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute at Brown University
Jason Jordan
Public Affairs Director, American Planning Association
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Venue
home Yours Truly Hotel DC, Ballrooms 7&8
1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW
