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

TheCaseMade Incorporated
CEO
MSNBC
Senior Contributing Editor
Soledad O’Brien Productions
Founder

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Connect Community
Executive Director
Inspira, Ltd Co
President & CEO
Purpose Built Communities
President and CEO; Board Member
Purpose Built Communities
Sr. Vice President Education Initiatives
Purpose Built Communities
VP, Education Initiatives
Morehouse School of Medicine
President and CEO
City of Houston
Council Member
East Lake Foundation
President & CEO
Define American
Media/Comms Strategist + President of Define American
Harris County Precinct 4
Commissioner
Woodlawn United
CEO
Boston-Thurmond United (BTU)
Executive Director
Gulfton Super Neighborhood Council
President
Truist Bank
Senior Vice President

SESSION SPEAKERS

Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL)
Founder & CEO
Purpose Built Communities
Senior Vice President, Network Member Success
Alfield Reeves Photography & Amplify GR
Photographer
Upside Collaboration Company
CEO
Purpose Built Communities
VP, Network Member Success
Purpose Built Communities
VP, Narrative Strategy
Focused Community Strategies
Lead Trainer and Consultant
Urban Institute
Senior Fellow and Director, Local Growth and Finance Initiative
Trust Neighborhoods
Senior Project Manager
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
System Director of Community Health Policy & Strategy
East Colfax Community Collective
MINT Director
Russell: A Place of Promise
Interim Co-Executive Director
Canopy South
Executive Director
National Coalition for Community Capital
CEO
ThirdSpace Action Lab
Senior Fellow, Community of Practice & Convenings
Purpose Built Communities
Vice President of Policy
East Savannah United Inc
Exective Director
Mission Asset Fund
Director of Partnerships
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
Vice President, Community Real Estate