AGENDA #VAGHC

2023 Conference Agenda

Wednesday, Nov 15

9 a.m.- 4: 30 p.m. 

REGISTRATION

10 a.m.-Noon

PROSPERITY SUMMIT PRE-CONFERENCE 
Grand Ballroom A-C

10 A.M.-NOON

HOUSING FORWARD VIRGINIA SPECIAL PRESENTATION 
Conference Room A-B

NOON-1: 30 P.M.

FOOD TRUCKS - Support Local Businesses

• Hangry's
• B&B Boil Company
• Dutchman's Treasure
• Sun’s Yum’s Korean Food Truck
• Grouchy B’s Southwestern Food
• Lickin Lipps Catering

1:30 -3 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• Economic Development for Tribal Lands
• A Discussion of the Latest Developments in the Manufactured Housing Industry: Innovation, Renovation and Accommodation
• The Keys to Affordable Rental Housing: More Supply and New Ways of Thinking
• Access, Affordability, Adoption: Virginia's Broadband Progress and the Work Ahead
  

SNAP SESSIONS

• Homeless Services Can't Stop at Homelessness - How Providers can Address Industry Shortages
• Credit Inequality and Housing Access
• First-Time Homebuyer Programs: Layering Programs to Ensure Affordability
• A Swiss Army Knife Approach: Comprehensive Redevelopment of Public Housing in Richmond

3-3:30 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:30 -4:30 p.m.

KEYNOTE PLENARY | TOM BARKIN

Grand Ballroom A-C

4:30-6 p.m.

OPENING RECEPTION | BEYOND THE SEA

Exhibit Hall

Thursday, Nov 16

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

REGISTRATION 

7:30-8:30 a.m.

BREAKFAST

Exhibit Hall

8:30-9:30 A.M.

MORNING PLENARY
Grand Ballroom A-C

9:30 - 9:45 A.M.

TRANSITION BREAK

9:45 - 11:15 A.M.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• Finding the Nexus Between Housing and Economic Development
• Hazard Mitigation at Work in Virginia
• Reentry Housing: The Need, The Challenges, The Outcome
• Affordable Housing and Institutional Partners
  

 SNAP SESSIONS

• Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Supportive Housing in Rural Communities
• Increasing Impact through Partnerships with Rural Development
• Strengthening the Affordable and Supportive Housing Workforce in Virginia
• StressLESS Strategies for Human Service Professionals

11:15 - 11:25 A.m.

TRANSITION BREAK

11:30 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

VAGHC HOUSING AWARDS LUNCHEON

Grand Ballroom D-G

1:15 - 1:30 P.M.

TRANSITION BREAK
Exhibit Hall

1:30-3 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 

• An Interior Designer's Guide to Affordable Housing, PART 2
• Aligning Economic Development Objectives with Housing Strategies
• Meaningful Community-Centered Participatory Engagement
  

 SNAP SESSIONS

• Housing and Justice: Best Practices in Tenant Screening
• Zoning Atlas: Views from Across the Nation
• Opening Doors with Zoning
• Shared Learnings for Eviction Prevention
• Strategies for Successful Local Housing Summits
• Community Land Trusts in Virginia
  
  

3 -3:30 P.M.

NETWORKING BREAK
Exhibit Hall

3:30-4:30 p.m.

SNAP SESSIONS

• All In: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
• The Disrupter's Map: New paths for approaching longstanding challenges
• Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Developers and Affordable Housing
• EV Charging for Your Multifamily Project
• Lessons from North Hill: A Study in Partnership and Innovation
•  RISE to the Challenge: Unlocking the Future of Community Resilience
  

6-9 P.M.

NETWORKING RECEPTION | CASINO NIGHT

Exhibit Hall

Friday, Nov. 17

8-9 a.m.

REGISTRATION

8-9 a.m.

BREAKFAST

Exhibit Hall

9-10:30 a.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• Office to Housing Conversion: Context, Challenges and Opportunities
• Affordable Housing Preservation
• Comprehensive Development: Single Site Focus to a New Built Environment
• Patient Capital: The Role of CDFIs in Affordable Housing
• Green Multifamily Development Incentive, Renovation Tips and Heat Pumps

SNAP SESSIONS

• The 10% Transformation
• Obstacles and Opportunities Transforming Public Housing

10:30-10:45 a.m.
TRANSITION BREAK

10:45 A.m.-12:15 P.M.

CLOSING PLENARY | Steph Davis

Grand Ballroom A-C