- 9–10 featured voices open with brief, pre-shared prompts
- not a conference
- Moderated discussion focused on decisions, accountability, and next steps
- Structured Q&A and curated networking to drive follow-through
- Capped at 20 senior leaders to keep the room candid and action-oriented
- Post-session Executive Brief distilling key insights, alignment points, and practical next steps for participants and select stakeholders.
Built for people actively shaping housing outcomes, not observing them.
We curate a cross-sector table, including:

Recovery only works if households can remain financially intact while rebuilding. We will spotlight housing strategies that stabilize residents after disasters, addressing temporary housing, insurance gaps, income disruptions, and affordability pressures so families can return and stay.

Speed cannot come at the cost of displacement. We will examine delivery models that protect existing residents, including right-to-return pathways, adaptive reuse, and community stewardship structures that preserve affordability, deter predatory acquisition, and maintain neighborhood identity.

Los Angeles needs a capital stack that moves at the pace of urgency. This working room will focus on how policy tools and land strategies can pair with private and philanthropic capital to de-risk delivery, unlock off-market pathways, and accelerate equitable rebuilding.

Recovery systems are only as fair as the decisions they enable. We will explore how data and AI can streamline permitting, target resources, and increase transparency - while setting guardrails that protect residents, reduce bias, and ensure efficiency advances equity rather than exclusion.
Request the Firm Allocation Brief, or apply for an Executive Seat
Confirmed participants receive the full event brief and official access pass required for entry
Request the Firm Allocation Brief or Executive Seat Access
Email: globalhousingsummit@gmail.com
Participants receive a post-session Executive Brief capturing:
One year ago, the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history tore through southern California killing at least 31 people and with communities still recovering. Video courtesy of ABC News Live.

Detroit has a way of reminding you what’s possible when grit meets imagination.
Interested in being interviewed for our Continuing Information Series?
Contact: globalhousingsummit@gmail.com
On May 22, 2025, architects, developers, investors, and housing advocates gathered in Central Hong Kong for the Housing Summit’s first hybrid roundtable, hosted at the offices of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Asia Limited.
Smart Growth, Inclusive Design: The Future of Urban Living in Asia Pacific.
Interested in being interviewed for our Continuing Information Series?
Contact: globalhousingsummit@gmail.com

Blair Smith’s article examines the systemic barriers driving the U.S. workforce housing crisis and offers bold policy solutions—like subsidy reform, improved transit access, and equitable financing—to make housing more affordable and accessible for working families.
Contact: globalhousingsummit@gmail.com
In this conversation, I sit down with Mark J. Bennett, Detroit-based real estate developer, attorney, and urban pioneer, to unpack Community Land Trusts (CLTs): what they are, how they started, and how they fit into the affordable housing conversation. About my guest: Mark J. Bennett is a developer and attorney known for mission-driven projects in Detroit that blend economic vitality with community benefit. Contact: The Housing Summit Team – globalhousingsummit@gmail.com
Reach out to our Housing Summit Team with any questions about speaking opportunities, sponsorships, or other ways to participate and contribute.

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