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Advocacy Day and Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 Peer Forum Conference: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 and Thursday, June 5th, 2025 Meeting Location: National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium at: 1201 15th St NW, 1st floor, Washington, DC 20005 Attire: Business casual for all Peer Forum activities
Hotel Information: The National Housing Center is located in downtown, Washington D.C., within walking distance of a variety of hotels offering rooms at a wide range of price points. We invite you to explore some of the options in our “Hotel Options List.” Please note that CDBA has not arranged a room block at any individual hotels for this event.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding Advocacy Day, please email Joey Zeldin at zeldinj@pcgloanfund.org.
Schedule:
June 3: Advocacy Day & Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception at 5:30 pm ET
June 4: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET
Cocktail reception at 6:00 pm ET followed by dinner at 7:30 pm ET at Zaytinya
Jeannine Jacokes is the chief executive of the Community Development Bankers Association (CDBA) and the Executive Director of Partners for the Common Good.
Tuesday June 3, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Capitol Hill
Back by popular demand, this interactive session showcases the latest innovations from CDBA banks and partners. Engage with peers presenting rapid-fire pitches on groundbreaking products, services, and systems, then delve deeper in small groups. A unique opportunity to exchange feedback and spark collaborations.
Moderator: Brian Blake (CDBA)
Innovators (In formation):
Nontraditional mortgage underwriting to promote LMI homeownership, Citizens National Bank, (Tra Alford)
Affordable modular home construction lending, First Eagle Bank, (Michal Kornecki)
Guarantee pool for GGRF eligible loans, (Amir Kirkwood)
Small dollar loan program, One United Bank (Bob Cooper)
AI/ML based Data Analytics Platform, National Community Investment Fund (NCIF), (Saurabh Narain)
