2020
Just Economy Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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April 27-29, 2020
The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community, policy, government and business leaders who work for fairness in lending, housing and business.
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2019 Featured speakers:
Mehrsa Baradaran
Law Professor, University of Georgia
Rep. Al Green
House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, (D-Texas)
Lael Brainard
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Jose Antonio Vargas
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, filmmaker, author and immigrant dignity activist
Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay
House Financial Services Subcommittee for Monetary Policy and Trade, (D-Missouri)
Kat Taylor
Co-founder and CEO of Beneficial State Bank
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
House Subcommittee on Consumer Protections and Financial Institutions, (D-NY)
The conference features:
- A wide range of sessions on community organizing and advocacy, housing, access to capital and credit, workforce and community development, fair lending, and business
- Experts and advocates sharing new developments, best practices, and innovative ideas for community reinvestment
- Keynote addresses from prominent officials and leaders
- NCRC’s Hill Day
- The 2019 NCRC National Achievement Awards Dinner
2019 Conference Schedule
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
BREAKFAST
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, filmmaker, author and immigrant dignity activist
9:30 AM – 12:45 PM
HC113: Preparing housing counselors for the HUD certification exam
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Advocating for transparency: Small business lending disclosures legislation
Community control of land & housing
Community Reinvestment Act basics
So you want to start a Community Development Finance Institution?
Special Initiatives convening
The new politics of housing finance reform
Connecting founders of color to capital and community
10:15am – 11:15am
Mobile Session: Evicted tour at the National Building Museum
11:15am – 12:15pm
Mobile Session: Evicted tour at the National Building Museum
11:15am – 12:45pm
Building economic security for women
Technology hubs and the impact on communities
Yep, predatory lending still exists
The Latino movement comes of age
What’s next in Community Reinvestment Act reform? (Session 1)
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
LUNCHEON
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Brian Montgomery, Acting Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jesse Van Tol, Chief Executive Officer, NCRC
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
HC122: Student loan lending: Understanding the basics and managing the debt
Affordable housing and the 2020 election cycle
DENIED: The economic barriers faced by minority entrepreneurs
Disaster recovery triage: Assess, plan, execute
Health equity and anchor institutions
Shifting neighborhoods: Gentrification and cultural displacement in American cities
The future of fair housing
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
NCRC Annual Membership Meeting
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
NCRC NATIONAL AWARDS DINNER
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:
John Taylor, President and CEO, NCRC
Congressman G K Butterfield, Energy & Commerce Committee, (D-North Carolina)
Stella Adams, Housing Chair, North Carolina branch of NAACP
Special Announcement:
Video address from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
BREAKFAST
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:
Lael Brainard, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
9:30 AM – 12:45PM
HC122: Student loan lending: Understanding the basics and managing the debt
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
CDFIs and CRA: Refreshing the roots of our movement to democratize capital
With our powers combined: Integrating housing and workforce development agreements
How fines, fees and the criminalization of debt strip wealth
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Mobile Session: Equity in Art
Opportunity Zones: Whose opportunity is it?
Q&A: Community Reinvestment Act
Rewriting the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule
There is no wealth without mental health
11:15am – 12:45pm
Walk like we talk: Addressing racial inequality in your work and work culture
Affordable homeownership: Organizing to create inventory and preserve affordability
How states are stepping up for consumers
Improving health and financial well-being in retirement
Strategies for preventing displacement
What’s next in Community Reinvestment Act reform (Session 2)
Winning small business contracts in an uncertain environment
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
LUNCHEON
How can banks better serve their communities?
SPEAKERS:
Kat Taylor, Co-founder and CEO of Beneficial State Bank
Mehrsa Baradaran, Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives, University of Georgia
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Everybody under one roof: Multigenerational housing
Land banks on steroids: How to disrupt speculation in your community
Looking beyond the EPA for environmental justice.
Organizing against hate
Organizing stakeholders for CRA advocacy
The CFPB 2.0
The racial wealth divide continues to grow
2:15 PM – 5:00 PM
HC113: Preparing housing counselors for the HUD certification exam
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Hill Day Preparation Meeting
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Chairman’s Reception
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
HILL DAY VISITS
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
HILL DAY CONGRESSIONAL LUNCHEON
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, House Subcommittee on Consumer Protections and Financial Institutions, (D-NY)
Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay, House Financial Services Subcommittee for Monetary Policy and Trade, (D-Missouri)
Rep. Al Green, House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, (D-Texas)
HILL DAY MEETINGS:
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
HC113: Preparing Housing Counselors for the HUD Certification Exam
HC121: Managing a successful Housing Counseling program
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Housing Counseling Luncheon
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Sixth Age-Friendly Banking convening
March 11-13, 2019
Washington Hilton Hotel
1919 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20009
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