Top affordable housing developers and other industry leaders will dig into the challenges and opportunities ahead for the sector at AHF Live: The Affordable Housing Developers Summit.
Taking place just two weeks after the election, the conference will offer a preview of the critical changes that will be taking place in Washington, D.C., as well as the financial markets in 2025.
New Speakers Join AHF Live Lineup
AHF Live’s high-powered roster of speakers includes many new names this year.
Speaking at the annual conference for the first time include developers:
· Katessa Archer, senior development associate, Dominium;
· Kimberly Brown, director, asset management, Vitus;
· Allyson Carpenter, vice president of development and Northeast/Mid-Atlantic regional leader, McCormack Baron Salazar;
· Kunal Chothani, vice president, acquisitions, The Michaels Organization;
· Kevin Day, vice president, portfolio management, Conifer Realty;
· Alexis Dunfee, senior vice president, development, Wallick Communities;
· Veronica Gonzalez, development director, Midwest, The NHP Foundation;
· Ismael Guerrero, president and CEO, Mercy Housing;
· Jana Hageman, president, T&H Investments;
· Ken Lombard, president and CEO, BRIDGE Housing;
· Donald Nuzzio Jr., vice president of development, TM Associates;
· Alexander Marte, senior development manager, Gilbane Development Co.;
· Konrad Schlater, vice president of development finance, Preservation of Affordable Housing; and
· Ann Silverberg, CEO, Related California, Nor Cal Affordable and Northwest Divisions.
Approximately 1,700 for-profit and nonprofit developers, finance executives, housing officials, and other essential partners will gather at AHF Live, Nov. 18-20, in Chicago.
The State of the Industry Power Panel will weigh in on the most pressing issues that are hampering affordable housing production, the presidential election, the latest efforts on the federal front to increase supply, and what developers need to know about getting their deals done in the coming year.
The roundtable will feature developers Jeff Kittle, president and CEO of Kittle Property Group, and Alice Carr, CEO of April Housing, who will be joined by finance executives Mahesh Aiyer, managing director of Citi Community Capital, and Maria Barry, managing director and community development banking national executive at Bank of America, and industry leader and advocate Bob Moss, principal and founding partner of MG Housing Strategies.
Moderated by Christine Serlin, editor at Zonda, the power panel will set the tone for the rest of the conference.
AHF Live has updated its agenda with several new sessions this year, including:
· Utilizing Green Programs;
· 5 Strategies for Navigating Insurance Costs;
· Tapping Into Technology;
· Expand Your Finance Toolkit;
· Cutting-Edge Innovations in Affordable Housing;
· Delving Into Dispositions;
· Unlocking Housing for the Missing Middle; and
· Adapting Businesses for Modern Challenges.
The conference will also bring back several popular sessions, including:
· Capitol Hill Update;
· Bond Financing Update;
· The Women in Affordable Housing Luncheon;
· Developers’ Roundtable: Opportunities and Challenges;
· What’s Ahead at HUD;
· Partnering With State HFAs;
· Debt Financing Power Panel; and
· Tax Credit Equity Outlook Power Panel.
In addition, AHF Live will present two pre-conference workshops for more in-depth learning—Tax Credit and Tax-Exempt Bond Bootcamp and Nuts and Bolts of Deal Structuring.
The conference also provides important opportunities to network and recharge, meet with their peers, and work on deals.
For more information, visit www.ahflive.com.
