Keynote Speaker
Dr. Farrah Gray has recently been featured by AOL Black Voices as making Black History 2008. He was also named as one of the most influential Black men in America by the National Urban League's Urban Influence Magazine. Ebony Magazine recognized him as an entrepreneurial icon, business mogul and best-selling author. More
Special Presentation
As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Sandra Pianalto has both national and local leadership responsibilities. She participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy, and oversees 1,450 employees in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh. More
State Housing Plenary
Leah Pappas, serving as Chair of the Government Relations and Legislation group at Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP, focuses on government relations and legislation, representing clients before legislative and administrative branches of state government. More
Federal Policy Plenary
Richard Cordray was elected Ohio Attorney General in November 2008. He previously served as Ohio Treasurer of State, Franklin County Treasurer, State Representative, and as Ohio's first Solicitor General. More
Ohio Economic Forecast
Beth Siville is a Senior Vice President with George K. Baum & Company's Housing Group based in Denver, Colorado and is a Senior Banker for Ohio Housing Finance Agency. She brings more than 17 years experience in mortgage lending. More
Welcome
Join the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing for the 11th annual Ohio Housing Conference, "Opportunities. Insights. Solutions." This year's conference, held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center November 17-19, promises to be exciting and stimulating as the housing industry remains at the forefront of state and federal policy agendas. Connect with those who influence affordable housing policy in Ohio, attend informative sessions, and engage in timely discussions about current housing issues.
Don't miss this opportunity to network with over 1,400 industry professionals, including investors, government officials, nonprofit organizations, lenders, developers and property managers, as they all gather in one location for two and a half days. Take advantage of over 45 industry training sessions, and continue your networking at a reception on Tuesday, November 17 in our exhibit hall and an off-site reception at Nationwide Insurance Atrium on Wednesday, November 18. Attend the conference to hear what local, state and national speakers have to say about the future of the affordable housing industry.
This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Farrah Gray, celebrity, entrepreneur, philanthropist, best-selling author and syndicated columnist. Dr. Farrah Gray has been named as one of the most influential Black men in America by the National Urban League's Urban Influence Magazine. Raised in the impoverished south side of Chicago, Dr. Gray defied the odds and became a self-made millionaire by the age of 14. At eight, Gray became co-founder of Urban Neighborhood Enterprise Economic Club (U.N.E.E.C.) on Chicago's south side. U.N.E.E.C. was the forerunner of New Early Entrepreneur Wonders (NE2W), the flagship organization he opened on Wall Street. NE2W enlisted, educated and engaged "at-risk" youth by creating and developing legal ways for them to acquire additional income. Gray is the youngest person to have an office on Wall Street.
Dr. Gray's sense of social responsibility motivated him to create the nonprofit organization, The Farrah Gray Foundation. Among other programs and initiatives, his foundation focuses on inner city community-based entrepreneurship education and provides scholarship and grant assistance for students from at-risk backgrounds to attend HBCU's (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Dr. Gray continued his philanthropic work, signing on as the spokesman for the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Marrow Donor Program.
We hope you will join us for one of the largest and most informative housing conferences in the country.
In Partnership,
| Doug Garver Executive Director Ohio Housing Finance Agency |
Hal Keller President Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing |
