Just Economy Conference 2025

March 26-27

Washington Hilton  •  Washington, D.C.

Hill Day • March 25

Hill Day Registration Deadline • February 21  

Featured Speakers

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Pulitzer Prize Finalist; Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University

Adreinne Harris

Adrienne Harris

Superintendent, New York State Department of Financial Services

S. Mitra Kalita

S. Mitra Kalita

CEO, URL Media 

Joe Goldman

President, Democracy Fund 

Sonya Harper

Sonya Harper

State Representative, Illinois

Elizabeth Embry

Elizabeth Embry

State Delegate, Maryland

Steve Waldman

Steve Waldman

CEO, Rebuilding News

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Washington Hilton
Washington, D.C.

1919 Connecticut Ave., Washington, DC

Book your room here at a discounted rate in the Washington Hilton.
Space is limited.

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WHY A JUST ECONOMY?

The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community, business, foundation, policy and government leaders who want a nation that not only promises but delivers opportunities for all Americans to build wealth and live well. National and local luminaries, visionaries and changemakers gather to network, share ideas, learn and ask hard questions to chart out a better future.

Along with keynote speakers and conversations on the main stage, the conference includes a wide range of conversational sessions and workshops.

Here are highlights from
2024, 2023 and 2022

Topics include:

community organizing and advocacy
fair housing
fair lending
access to capital and credit
workforce and community development
business
education
climate change
healthcare
impact investing
civil and human rights
and others

A big thank you

to all those who applied to be a part of the
2025 Just Economy Conference Program Committee!

And congratulations to the 2025 Program Committee members:

  • Bethany Sanchez, Senior Administrator, Fair Lending Program, Metro Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Co-chair
  • Aaron Miripol, President & CEO, Urban Land Conservancy, Co-chair
  • Scenario Adebesin, Senior Vice President/Senior Managing Director, CRA Compliance & Exam Management, Truist
  • Evette Banfield, Chief Economic Development Officer, CNHED
  • Julia Maria Delgado, Executive Vice, Urban League of Portland
  • Steve Dubb, Senior Editor, Economic Justice, Nonprofit Quarterly
  • Grant Duffield, Neighborhood Improvement Manager, City of Greensboro – Housing and Neighborhood Development Department
  • Matthew Emery, Senior Policy Advisor, National Association of REALTORS
  • DeMario Greene, Director, Policy and Government Relations, Chicago Community Loan Fund
  • Suzanne Gunther, Communications Director, Community Opportunity Alliance
  • Steve Hayes, Partner, Relman Colfax PLLC
  • Willie  Jordan, Community Investment Manager, Justine Peterson
  • Armen Meyer, Co-founder, American Fintech Council
  • Teresa Miranda, Senior Vice President, Prestamos CDFI, LLC
  • Michael Roush, Director, Center for Disability-Inclusive Community Development, National Disability Institute
  • Adam Rust, Director of Financial Services, Consumer Federation of America
  • Kristina Shaw, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
  • Lillian Singh, SVP Family Economic Mobility, Share Our Strength
  • Moyah Smith, Retail Mortgage CRA Manager, M&T Bank
  • Brian  Stromberg, National Policy Director, Grounded Solutions Network
  • Edwith Theogene, Racial Equity and Justice, Center for American Progress
  • Stephanie Watkins-Cruz, Director of Housing Policy, NC Housing Coalition
  • Bob Zdenek, Senior Advisor, CCRH and CCEDA

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