Opportunity Zones



PD&R Quarterly/Stakeholder HUDdle
Thursday, June 20, 2019
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Brooke-Mondale Auditorium

Agenda


Welcome

Kurt Usowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Economic Affairs


Keynote Address

Secretary Ben Carson, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development


Update on U.S. Housing Market Conditions

Kevin Kane, Chief Housing Market Analyst, Economic Market Analysis Division


Panel Discussion on Opportunity Zones

Erika Poethig, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Urban Institute, Moderator

Michael Kressig, Partner, St. Louis office of Novogradac

Rachel Reilly, Director of Impact Strategy, Economic Innovation Group

Frank Dickson, Director, Strategic Business Initiatives, Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development

Fran Seegull, Executive Director, U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

Robert Stoker, Professor of Political Science, George Washington University


Question and Answer Session


Closing Remarks

Erika Poethig, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Urban Institute