ECONOMY/BUSINESS

April

9

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2018

Building for a New Age

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Housing has become a political flash point.

Rents are rising, and homelessness is up in cities across the country. Home ownership is declining rapidly, with many in the middle class priced out of the market. Segregation and discrimination based on income, race, age, and ability leave many unable to access housing in the first place.

And as the baby boomer generation begins to retire, finding housing solutions to encompass the unique needs of the elderly becomes even more paramount.

What changes need to be made to make a housing economy that is accessible and affordable for all?

The Atlantic convened leaders in the housing world to explore potential solutions to this bubbling crisis.

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Speakers

Mark Calabria

Director, Federal Housing

Finance Agency

Daryl Fairweather

Chief Economist,

Redfin

Melvina Ford

Executive Director,

Equal Rights Center

UNDERWRITER SESSION*

Rohit Gupta

President and CEO,

U.S. Mortgage Insurance, Genworth

Rodney Harrell

Vice President of Livable

Communities, AARP

Kathleen Koch

Journalist

Sarah Mickelson

Senior Director of Public Policy, National Low Income Housing Coalition

UNDERWRITER SESSION*

Soledad O'Brien

Journalist and Host,

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

UNDERWRITER SESSION*

David O'Leary

President and CEO, U.S. Life Insurance, Genworth

Andre Perry

David M. Rubenstein Fellow,

The Brookings Institution

Deborah Pierce

Author, The Accessible Home:

Designing for All Ages and Abilities

Lisa Rice

CEO, National Fair

Housing Alliance

Susan Saulny

Journalist

Agenda

9:00 a.m.

Welcome

Margaret Low, President, AtlanticLIVE

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Government’s Role in Home Ownership

Mark Calabria, Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency

WITH Kathleen Koch, Journalist

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Fighting Discrimination

Melvina Ford, Executive Director, Equal Rights Center

Sarah Mickelson, Senior Director, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Andre Perry, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Lisa Rice, CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance
WITH Susan Saulny, Journalist

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Genworth Presents: There’s No Place Like Home

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Rohit Gupta, President and CEO, U.S. Mortgage Insurance, Genworth
David O'Leary, President and CEO, U.S. Life Insurance, Genworth
WITH Soledad O'Brien, Journalist and Host, Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

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Aging in the Right Place

Deborah Pierce, Author, The Accessible Home

Rodney Harrell, Vice President of Livable Communities, AARP
WITH Kathleen Koch, Journalist

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The Rental Revolution

Daryl Fairweather, Chief Economist, Redfin

WITH Susan Saulny, Journalist

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10:45 a.m.

Closing Thoughts

Margaret Low, The Atlantic

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Event Details

8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. E.T.

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