28th Annual Ohio Fair Lending & Vital Communities Conference 

SThe 28th Annual Ohio Fair Lending & Vital Communities Conference will be held on October 27, 2017 at Cleveland State University's Levin College of Urban Affairs and will focus on our yearlong theme of "Rebuilding the Community." CLEs pending. 

Registration and continental breakfast begin at 7:45 and the conference will start promptly at 8:30 with a speech from Mark Schweitzer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

We are pleased to have Dr. Tom Bier, Senior Fellow at CSU's Levin College, as our keynote speaker. He will be discussing his new book, Housing Dynamics in Northeast Ohio: Setting the Stage for Resurgence, in his address to the conference. Dr. Bier has spent a quarter of century studying housing trends and how public policy affects cities. His areas of expertise include housing markets, population movement, urban sprawl, and urban development. 

In addition to Dr. Bier's keynote address, we will have four panel discussions surrounding our theme of "Rebuilding the Community". The topics include community benefits agreements, new approaches to urban transportation, and the future role of community development corporations. In addition, we will also host a response panel to the keynote address.

This is sure to be an informative day filled with great speakers. Please RSVP by October 26, 2017 to ensure our registration records are up to date. 

Keep up with the latest information by following us on twitter (@ofl_conference) and using the hashtag #oflc2017. 

Agenda

07:45 - 08:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast

08:30 - 09:00 Welcome and Introductory Speaker                                                                                                                         ~ Charles Bromley, Founder & Director, Ohio Fair Lending                                                                                      ~ Mark Schweitzer, Senior Vice President for Community Developmet,                                                                      Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

09:00 - 10:15 PANEL: Community Benefits Agreements                                                                                                            Moderator: Lou Tisler, NCRC & Director of Housing Counseling Network                                                                  ~ Bruce Murphy, Executive Vice President, Key Bank                                                                                              ~ Staci Glenn-Short, Senior Vice President for Fair & Responsible Banking, Huntington Bank                              ~ Stefanie Steward-Young, Senior Vice President, Regional Director, Community & Economic                                Development, Fifth Third Bank

10:15 - 11:15 PANEL: Connecting People and Opportunity: Transit in Northeast Ohio                                                         Moderator: Hunter Morrison, Director, Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communitites                                                  Consortium                                                                                                                                                                   ~ Joyce Braverman, Director, Planning Department - City of Shaker Heights                                                          ~ Jose Feliciano, External Affairs Administrator, RTA

11:15 - 12:15 PANEL: The Future Role of CDCs & Neighborhood Development                                                                    Moderator: Dennis Keating, Emeritus Professor of Urban Studies & Law,                                                               Cleveland State University                                                                                                                                            ~ Robert Jaquay, Associate Director, The Gund Foundation                                                                                   ~ Joel Ratner, President & CEO, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

12:15 - 12:30   Lunch

12:30 - 01:00   Keynote Address: Thomas Bier, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Levin College of Urban Affairs                                       Author, Housing Dynamics in Northeast Ohio: Setting the Stage for Resurgence

01:15 - 02:15   PANEL: Response to Keynote                                                                                                                               Moderator: Steve Litt, The Plain Dealer                                                                                                                       ~ Matt Zone, Cleveland City Council, Ward 15                                                                                                         ~ Peter Rubin, The Coral Company                                                                                                                          ~ Chase Ritenauer, Mayor of Lorain                                                                                                                          ~ Jim Rokakis, Western Reserve Land Conservancy/Thriving Communities

02:15 - 02:30   Closing Remarks