Just Economy Conference 2025

March 26-27

Washington Hilton • Washington, D.C.

Hill Day • March 25

Request for Proposals

Add your voice to the 2025 Just Economy Conference by submitting your session proposals by September 13!

The conference includes a wide range of breakout sessions and workshops. So what do you want to talk about? Whose voices do you want to include? What new ideas, best practices or insights can you share?

Click here for all the submission guidelines, but we generally favor conversations and interaction, and workshops designed to instruct and convey best practices. For additional information about the session submission process, watch this webinar.

We look forward to reading your proposals!

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

2024 Conference Recap

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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.

Washington Hilton
Washington, D.C.

1919 Connecticut Ave., Washington, DC

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