Welcome

Charles Bromley | Founder and Director, Ohio Fair Lending and Vital Communities Coalition

Opening

Dr. Roland Anglin | Dean, Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University

Speaker Introduction

Frank Ford | Senior Policy Advisor, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research

Update on CRA Regulations

Megan Cheney | Professional Staff, United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Update on Home Mortgage Lending in Cuyahoga County: Who's Lending and Where?

Frank Ford | Senior Policy Advisor, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research

Break

Cleveland's "Housing for All" Initiatives

Moderator: Keith Benjamin | Community Service & Development Director, City of South Euclid

Alyssa Hernandez | Director of Community Development, City of Cleveland

Break

New Approaches to Affordable Housing

Moderator: Dennis Keating | Emeritus Professor, Urban Studies, Cleveland State University

Shawn Carvin | Executive Director, Ohio Land Bank Association

Erik Churchill | Founder & CEO, BLDGWORKS

Ilya Palatnik | Rebuild Cleveland

Jim Rokakis | Senior Advisor, Ohio Land Bank Association

Break

Lunchtime Keynote Panel: Legislative initiatives to curb exploitative investor activity and preserve homeownership opportunities

Moderator: Frank Ford | Senior Policy Advisor, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research

Louis W. Blessing, III | Senator, Ohio State Senate

Patrick Grogan-Myers | Director, Planning and Development Department, City of Euclid

Sally Martin-O'Toole | Director of Housing and Building, City of Cleveland

William M. Ondrey Gruber | Director of Law, City of Shaker Heights

Henry Stoudermire | President, McMullan Realty, Inc.

Break

Housing issues in the Ohio Legislature

Moderator: Ayonna Blue Donald | Vice President, Ohio Market, Enterprise Community Partners

Shawn Carvin | Executive Director, Ohio Land Bank Association

Torey Hollingsworth | Executive Director, Ohio CDC Association

Michele Reynolds | Senator, Ohio State Senate

Shawn Smith | Executive Director, Ohio Housing Finance Agency

Jason Warner | Director of Strategic Engagement, Greater Ohio Policy Center

Gina Wilt | Advocacy Director, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio

Break

Tenants' Rights: Current efforts to improve housing conditions for tenants

Moderator: Philip D. Star, Esq. | Former Director, Cleveland Tenants Association

Kristopher Harsh | Council Member - Ward 13, City of Cleveland

Ron James | Tenant Leader, Morelands Group

Chris Knestrick | Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Housing in Ohio

Jennifer Kons | Strategic Initiatives Director, Community Investment, United Way of Greater Cleveland

LaTonia Morgan | President, Winton Manor Tenant Organization

Barbara Reitzloff | Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Closing Remarks

Conclusion of Conference