It has been four years since the last major Charlotte area affordable housing conference, and it was held near the peak of the last business boom cycle.

Now in 2011, the Charlotte area’s affordable housing needs are different, lessons have been learned and new strategies should be explored to guide new affordable and workforce initiatives for the next several years.

We’ll explore topics such as:

• Is there still an unmet need for affordable housing?
• Does NIMBY-opposition prevent affordable housing from expanding into “good” neighborhoods?
• Do affordable projects drag down host neighborhoods?
• How can the public and private sectors cooperate to stimulate more affordable housing in our region?
• Should mandatory inclusionary housing be a part of our region’s future housing strategy?
• What capital is available to support new or rehabilitated affordable housing?
• How can developers and sponsors make money from new affordable housing projects?

Keynote Presentation
Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr.
Director of the Urban Investment Strategy Center
William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr. is the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship and director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center. His research interests include community and economic development, the effects of demographic changes on the U.S. workplace, interethnic minority conflict in advanced industrial societies, urban poverty and public policy in urban America, and workforce diversity issues.

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