NEW ORLEANS – On Sept. 18, New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity will host a day-long housing summit featuring experts in the most challenging areas affecting housing today: insurance, financing, design/construction, policy, health and climate challenges. Organizers share the event is designed to discuss and develop solutions in real time to meet these challenges, utilizing the knowledge and experiences of both speakers and attendees. Still Rising: A Forum for Housing Innovation takes place at Nieux Society. 2040 St. Charles Avenue, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18. Tickets are $150.00 and available here.
“In the 20 years since Katrina, we’ve seen how the availability of affordable and reliable housing affects the overall health of New Orleans,” said Marguerite Oestreicher, executive director of New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity. “Skyrocketing insurance, weather events and high mortgages are making affordable home ownership out of reach, not just in New Orleans but nationally and internationally. Still Rising: A Forum for Housing Innovation will explore how cross-sector collaboration and emerging technologies can drive bold solutions in housing.”
Still Rising will bring together civic, corporate and non-profit leaders for meaningful discussions and insights. Speakers include:
- Jonathan Reckford, CEO Habitat for Humanity International
- Kevin Goldsmith, Managing Director, CDFI, JPMorgan Chase
- Eric Kronberg, Principal at Kronberg Urbanists + Architects
- Kara Murray-Badel, Housing Venture Lab Director, Terner Labs
- Josh Fleig, Chief Innovation Officer, Louisiana Economic Development
- Full list here: https://habitat-nola.org/give/special-events/still-rising-forum/
Habitat will utilize A.I. technology at the summit to empower facilitation and help attendees identify challenges and prototype ideas. “A.I. will give attendees at Still Rising: A Forum for Housing Innovation actionable insights geared towards their areas of interest or business sectors,” said Tim Williamson of technology provider Nieux Edge.