Thursday, March 7 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Opening Plenary Session – Pacific Ballroom
Celebrating Successes and Shaping the Future: Building a System and Movement to Achieve Housing Justice
Sponsored by Chase Bank
Achieving a housing system that truly meets the needs of low-income Californians will require a paradigmatic shift, both in terms of our strategies and our allies. How can we build on our existing infrastructure for delivering affordable housing, while also creating space to reimagine and actualize a future where government, residents, developers and service providers are working together? And how do we build a movement with real power – one that extends beyond traditional housing stakeholders to people with lived experience and groups that are part of the broader movements for racial and economic justice? Panelists will discuss a future of housing that is grounded in both pragmatism and the systemic change that this crisis demands.
Plenary Speakers
![Chione_2023 Chione Flegal](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chione_2023.jpg)
Chione Flegal – Moderator
Housing California, Executive Director
![Diane_plenary2024 Diane Yentel](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Diane_plenary2024.jpg)
Diane Yentel
National Low Income Housing Coalition, President and CEO
![Tomiquia_plenary2024 Tomiquia Moss](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tomiquia_plenary2024.jpg)
Tomiquia Moss
Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, Secretary
![William_plenary2024 William Goodwin](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/William_plenary2024.jpg)
William Goodwin
Hope Solutions, Housing Policy Consultant
Thursday, March 7 | 4:05 PM – 5:00 PM
Afternoon Plenary Session – Pacific Ballroom
Financing Our Future: Campaigns to Grow our Revenue for Affordable Housing
Plenary Speakers
![Jennifer_plenairy2024 Jennifer Martinez](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Jennifer_plenairy2024.jpg)
Jennifer Martinez – Moderator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Policy Director
![Alicia_plenary2024 Alicia Sebastian](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Alicia_plenary2024.jpg)
Alicia Sebastian
California Coalition for Rural Housing, Executive Director
![Sabrina_plenary2024 Sabrina Smith](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sabrina_plenary2024.jpg)
Sabrina Smith
California Calls, Chief Executive Officer
![Amie_plenary2024 Amie Fishman](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Amie_plenary2024.jpg)
Amie Fishman
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, Executive Director
![Isela_plenary2024 Isela Gracian](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Isela_plenary2024.jpg)
Isela Gracian
Senior Deputy, Homelessness and Housing Organization: Office of Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell
Friday, March 8 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Opening Plenary Session – Pacific Ballroom
Tackling California’s Housing Crisis through Innovation, Collaboration, and Visionary Leadership: A Conversation with State Housing Leaders
Opening Remarks
![Rob_plenary2024 Rob Bonta](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rob_plenary2024.jpg)
Attorney General Rob Bonta
California Department of Justice
Panel
![Bernadette_plenary2024 Bernadette Austin](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bernadette_plenary2024.jpg)
Bernadette Austin – Moderator
CivicWell, Chief Executive Officer
![Gustavo_plenary2024 Gustavo Velasquez](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Gustavo_plenary2024.jpg)
Gustavo Velasquez
California Department of Housing and Community Development, Director
![Lynn_plenary2024_2 Lynn Von Koch-Liebert](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Lynn_plenary2024_2.jpg)
Lynn Von Koch-Liebert
Strategic Growth Council, Executive Director
![Tiena_plenary2024 Tiena Johnson-Hall](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tiena_plenary2024.jpg)
Tiena Johnson-Hall
California Housing Finance Agency, Executive Director
![Dhakshike_plenary2024 Dhakshike Wickrema](https://conference.housingca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Dhakshike_plenary2024.jpg)
Dhakshike Wickrema
BCSH, Deputy Secretary