Session will focus on rural housing challenges in the Southern Tier and Upstate NY, the intersection of housing with other community issues, and housing challenges in urban and rural contexts.

• Michael Borges – Executive Director of the Rural Housing Coalition of New York
• Mayor Hal McCabe – Executive Director of the NY State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources and Mayor of the Village of Homer
• Shelly Johnson-Bennett – Director of Planning for Delaware County

Moderator: Shane Butler – Director of Planning for Chenango County

Session will focus on homelessness, direct/exclusionary displacement, and equitable development.

 Speakers to be announced.

 Moderator:  Beth Lucas - Director of Planning for Broome County

Session will focus on financing housing projects, public grant opportunities and federal housing priorities, place-based development programs, and more.   

Speakers:

• James Carras – Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
• Lisa Pugliese – Buffalo Field Office Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Megan McDonald – Deputy Commissioner, Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability

Moderator: Shelly Johnson-Bennett – Directo

Speakers:

• Nick Goldsmith – Sustainability Planner, Town of Ithaca
• Paul Hoole – Mitigation Planner, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Moderator: Trisha Jesset – Director of Planning, Cortland County

Topic areas: flood risk management, municipal energy code supplements, and smart growth strategies.

Responses to neighborhood opposition, inclusionary housing programs, and equitable community development.  

Speakers:

Sue Kimmel – President, Two Plus Four Management and Two Plus Four Construction 

Lisa Kaseman – Regional Vice President, Conifer Realty, LLC

Moderator:

Elaine Jardine – Director of Planning, Tioga County 

Details coming soon.