Wednesday, Aug. 28 | 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. CT
*subject to change
8:30 a.m. - Welcome to Pittsburgh and the NeighborWorks Symposium
Symposium Welcome
Land Acknowledgment
- Brandon Primus, Sr. Director, Race, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, NeighborWorks America
- Vickie Oldman, Seven Sisters Community Development Group
8:45 a.m. - Opening Remarks
- Marietta Rodriguez, President and CEO, NeighborWorks America
9 a.m. - Fireside Chat: Looking Back to Look Forward
- Marietta Rodriguez, President & CEO, NeighborWorks America
- Maria Garciaz, CEO, NeighborWorks Salt Late
- George McCarthy, President and CEO, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Don Chen, President, Surdna Foundation
10 a.m. - Break
10:15 a.m. - Building Future Readiness
- Rachel Hatch, Chief Operating Officer, Institute for the Future
- Teff Teffera, Digital Experiences Manager, Institute for the Future
10:35 a.m. - Plenary Panel
Moderator
- Michael O’Bryan, Distinguished Resident Fellow, Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation
Panel:
- Khalil Shahyd, Senior Strategist, Environmental Equity, Green Finance & Economic Development, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- Chris Herbert, Managing Director, Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University
- Vedette Gavin, Principal, Verge Impact Partners
- Emily Yu, Founder AI PRIORI, Chief Partnerships
11:35 p.m. - Lunch
Remarks:
- Stacy Spann, Head of Housing Access and Affordability Philanthropy, Wells Fargo Foundation