Learn and be inspired by leaders from across the Purpose Built Communities Network and field

The conference assembles a diverse array of speakers, panelists, and facilitators, each hand-selected for their deep knowledge and forward-thinking.

Check back frequently for ongoing additions to the speaker roster.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Tiffany Manuel
TheCaseMade Incorporated
CEO
Michele Norris
MSNBC
Senior Contributing Editor
Soledad O’Brien
Soledad O’Brien Productions
Founder

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Anne Whitlock
Connect Community
Executive Director
Armando Orduña
Inspira, Ltd Co
President & CEO
Carol Naughton
Purpose Built Communities Foundation
President and CEO; Board Member
Dr. Douglas Jutte
Connecting Science + Community
Senior Strategic Advisor
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice
Morehouse School of Medicine
President and CEO
Edward Pollard
City of Houston
Council Member
Ilham Askia
East Lake Foundation
President & CEO
Jose Antonio Vargas
Undocumented LLC
Media/Comms Strategist + President of Define American
Lesley Briones
Harris County Precinct 4
Commissioner
Sandra Rodríguez
Gulfton Super Neighborhood Council
President
Shannon Heath-Longino
Truist Bank
Senior Vice President

SESSION SPEAKERS

Alan Cohen
Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL)
Founder and CEO
Alexandra Wiggins Quettan
Purpose Built Communities
Senior Vice President, Network Member Success
Alfield Reeves
Alfield Reeves Photography & AmplifyGR
Freelance Photographer
Alison Novak
Upside Collaboration Company
CEO
April Callen
Purpose Built Communities
Vice President, Narrative Strategy
Breauna Dorelus
Focused Community Strategies (FCS)
Lead Trainer and Consultant
Brett Theodos
Urban Institute
Senior Fellow and Director, Local Growth and Finance Initiative
Cali Slepin
Trust Neighborhoods
Senior Project Manager
Carey Rothschild
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
System Director of Community Health Policy & Strategy
Carson Bryant
East Colfax Community Collective
MINT Director
Cassandra Webb
Russell: A Place of Promise
Interim Co-Executive Director
César Garcia
Canopy South
Executive Director
Christopher Miller
National Coalition for Community Capital
CEO
Curtis Minter, Jr.
ThirdSpace Action Lab
Senior Fellow, Community of Practice & Convenings
Davon Gray
Purpose Built Communities
Vice President, Policy
Derek Mallow
East Savannah United Inc
Exective Director
Dionecia "Dee" Warr
Low Income Investment Fund
Program Manager
Efrain Segundo Orozco
Mission Asset Fund
Director of Partnerships
Elaine Yee
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
Vice President, Community Real Estate
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