Time Name Speakers Session Type Location Name More Info
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PMCreative Placemaking Service Project  
10:00 AM - 11:30 AMStrategic Code Enforcement Training Mills Studio 3
11:00 AM - 6:00 PMRegistration Open 4th Floor
11:00 AM - 6:30 PMExhibitor Area Open 4th Floor - Exhibit
11:00 AM - 6:30 PMartVP Open 4th Floor - Exhibit
1:00 PM - 2:30 PMWelcome & Opening Plenary Grand Ballroom DE
2:45 PM - 4:45 PM(Cancelled) The Brickline Greenway: Connecting Community through Public-Private PartnershipsMobile WorkshopOffsite
2:45 PM - 4:45 PMCommercial Corridors as Open Doors: A Tour of The Delmar DivideMobile WorkshopOffsite
2:45 PM - 4:45 PMMiddle Neighborhoods Spotlight: Revitalization in South CityMobile WorkshopOffsite
2:45 PM - 4:45 PMVibrancy in Old North St. Louis: The Sunflower+ ProjectMobile WorkshopOffsite
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMUpdates on Tyler v. Hennepin County: Reforms from Key CommunitiesBreakout SessionBallroom G
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMAddressing Building Re-occupancy in Urban Commercial DistrictsBreakout SessionBallroom A
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMUsing Data to Match Supply of Vacant Property with Demand for Housing and RevitalizationBreakout SessionBallroom H
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMPartnerships and Pipelines: Data-Driven Strategies for Innovation and Impact Breakout SessionBallroom C
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMLand Banks and Land Banking 101Breakout SessionBallroom B
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMTransforming Vacant City Lots Into an Urban Farm NetworkBreakout SessionBallroom F
4:30 PM - 5:00 PMBreak 4th Floor - Exhibit
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMLeveraging Philanthropic Resources to Tackle Residential Vacancy Ballroom H
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMStrategies for Investor-Owned Rental PropertiesBreakout SessionBallroom C
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMUsing Receivership for Strategic Code Compliance to Address Nuisance PropertiesBreakout SessionBallroom G
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMTapping the Potential of Vacant Land for Community and Climate ResilienceBreakout SessionBallroom F
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMDeteriorating Condo Buildings and Community ResilienceBreakout SessionBallroom A
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMUsing Behavioral Science to Improve Community OutcomesTraining SeminarMills Studio 6
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMHow Land Banks can Practice Intentional, Authentic Community EngagementTraining SeminarMills Studio 3
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMEconomic Justice and Vacancy: The City of St. Louis's Strategy in ActionBreakout SessionBallroom B
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMWelcome Reception 4th Floor - Exhibit
Thursday, October 10, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMOH State Breakfast Mills Studio 3
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMMO State Breakfast Gateway East
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMAL State Breakfast Mills Studio 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMNY State Breakfast Mills Studio 6
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast Grand Ballroom DE
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMSponsored Breakfast: Fannie Mae Mills Studio 5
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMJPMC Breakfast Mills Studio 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMCommunity Revitalization Fellowship Breakfast Mills Studio 4
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMSponsored Breakfast: Third Space Mills Studio 7
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMMI State Breakfast Gateway West
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration Open 4th Floor
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMartVP Open 4th Floor - Exhibit
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMExhibitor Area Open 4th Floor - Exhibit
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMHow Regional Land Banks Can Combine Services and Programs for Maximum ImpactBreakout SessionBallroom A
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM(Cancelled) Supply Side Solutions for the Housing Affordability Crisis: Federal Policy Proposals and Advocacy StrategiesBreakout SessionBallroom G
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMStrategies for Affordable Housing Advocacy in Conservative-Led Legislatures Breakout SessionBallroom F
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMNon-Governmental Legal Programs to Reduce Vacancy and Promote Equitable DevelopmentBreakout SessionBallroom B
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMReusing Vacant Properties to Promote Art and Culture in Historically Marginalized CommunitiesBreakout SessionBallroom C
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMUsing Vacant Land to Anchor Community PowerBreakout SessionBallroom H
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMBreak 4th Floor - Exhibit
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMDelinquent Tax Enforcement Systems: Legal, Policy, and Practice Reforms that Promote RevitalizationBreakout SessionBallroom B
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMHow to Leverage Civic Participation in Community Planning and Building Climate-Resilient PlacesBreakout SessionBallroom C
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMInnovation and Entrepreneurship in Vacant Property RedevelopmentBreakout SessionBallroom F
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMCommunity-Informed Demolition: Developing a Prioritization Algorithm from Resident InputBreakout SessionBallroom A
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMMeasuring Land Bank Impact: Lessons from Cook County and New YorkBreakout SessionBallroom H
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMLeveraging ARPA Funds to Redevelop Vacant Properties and Transform NeighborhoodsBreakout SessionBallroom G
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMSaving Wellston's Affordable Housing: Lessons in Advocacy and Coalition BuildingMobile WorkshopOffsite
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMCommunity Recovery and Rebuilding: West Florissant Avenue 10 Years After FergusonMobile WorkshopOffsite
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMEast St. Louis TourMobile WorkshopOffsite
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMTraining Seminars (Lunch Provided)  
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMRural Land Bank Learning Exchange Lunch Mills Studio 1
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMLunch on Your Own  
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMRealtors Lunch Mills Studio 5
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMDevelopers of Color Lunch Mills Studio 2
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMPlenary Session Grand Ballroom DE
3:30 PM - 4:00 PMBreak 4th Floor - Exhibit
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMTax Liens, Tax Credits, and Sales Tax: Unexpected Tools for Equitable Community RevitalizationBreakout SessionBallroom G
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMHow Communities and Universities Can Work Together to Green Neighborhoods Without Displacing NeighborsBreakout SessionBallroom C
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMAffirmative Litigation to Address Problem PropertiesBreakout SessionBallroom B
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMAchieving Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction in Property Rehab Ballroom A
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMThe Role of Local Government in Addressing Heirs’ PropertyBreakout SessionBallroom H
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMHow to Center Community Needs in Brownfields RedevelopmentBreakout SessionBallroom F
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMCreative Partnerships to Reactivate Vacant Land in College Hill, Hyde Park, and Old North St. LouisMobile WorkshopOffsite
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMArts and Innovation in the Gravois-Jefferson Historic Neighborhoods Mobile WorkshopOffsite
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMMega Makeovers: Transforming Huge Vacant Spaces into Community PlacesMobile WorkshopOffsite
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMVIP Reception Off-site (McCormack Baron Salazar)
Friday, October 11, 2024
8:00 AM - 10:15 AMExhibitor Area Open 4th Floor - Exhibit
8:00 AM - 10:15 AMRegistration Open 4th Floor
8:00 AM - 10:15 AMartVP Open 4th Floor - Exhibit
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMApproaches to Expanding Access to Home Repair ProgramsBreakout SessionBallroom A
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMTransforming Vacant Spaces in Upstate New York Through Arts and CultureBreakout SessionBallroom H
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMPreventing Illegal Dumping through Community-Based Environmental DesignBreakout SessionBallroom F
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMPreserving Middle Neighborhoods for Future GenerationsBreakout SessionBallroom C
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMEminent Domain as an Equitable Development Tool?Breakout SessionBallroom B
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMTaking an “All At Once” Approach to Vacant Lot ReuseBreakout SessionBallroom G
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMGenesee County Land Bank Documentary  Gateway East (18th Floor)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMBrunch and Closing Performance