The 20th Annual Mayoral Housing, Transportation & Jobs Summit

April 13, 2022

Los Angeles and the State of California are at a crucial inflexion point.

With record breaking amounts of funding having been provided by the state and federal government, and a multitude of plans being proposed to address housing ,homelessness, traffic, and the economy, the 20th Annual Mayoral Housing, Transportation & Jobs Summit will bring together the leading minds on these issues. Top government ,business, non-profit and civic leaders will debate and discuss how we should best approach and implement solutions to improve the livability and economic competitiveness of Los Angeles and California.

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Day-of Agenda

8:00 a.m.

Host Welcome Antonio Bernardo, Dean and John E. Anderson Chair in Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management

8:05 a.m.

LABC Welcome Richard Ziman, Founding & Vice Chair, Los Angeles Business Council & Chairman, NYSE Rexford Industrial Realty

Transportation Keynote

8:10 a.m.

Introduction Tyler Bonstead, Vice President, Transportation & Infrastructure, STV

8:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker Stephanie Wiggins, CEO, LA Metro

8:25 a.m.

Panel: Modernizing the Regional Transportation System Ahead of LA28

Moderator: Phil Recht, Partner, Mayer Brown Panelists: Christopher Coes, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation David Grannis, Partner, pointC, LLC & Transportation Consultant, Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Charlene Palmer, Vice President, Area Manager, TRC Companies David Warner, Vice President, Southern California-Nevada District Lead, WSP Stephanie Wiggins, CEO, LA Metro

9:35 a.m.

Small Business Spotlight Session Mikal Quarles, Executive Director, Chase for Business Minority Entrepreneurs, JPMorgan Chase

9:45 a.m.

Special Conversation Economic Recovery, Homeownership, and Infrastructure

Moderator: Mary Leslie, President, LABC Panelists: U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Teresa Bryce Bazemore, President & CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

10:15 a.m.

Presentation The Impacts of Eviction Moratoria Stuart Gabriel, Distinguished Professor of Finance and Arden Realty Chair, Director, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate

State Keynote

10:25 a.m.

Introduction Amanda Gattenby, Vice President, Development, CRATE Modular

10:30 a.m.

Keynote Speaker Lourdes M. Castro Ramírez, Secretary, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, State of California

10:45 a.m.

Panel: Meeting LA’s Housing Requirements & Driving Down the Cost of Housing

Moderator: Brad Cox, Senior Managing Director, Trammell Crow Company Panelists: Amy Anderson, Senior Vice President, Housing Affordability Philanthropy, Wells Fargo Vince Bertoni, Director of Planning, Los Angeles City Planning Robin Hughes, President & CEO, Abode Communities David Kersh, Executive Director, Carpenters/Contractors Cooperation Committee Jen McElyea, President and Managing Partner, Ethos Real Estate Thomas L. Safran, Chairman, Thomas Safran & Associates

Mayoral Keynote

11:55 a.m.

Introduction Lew Horne, President, Greater LA, Orange County & Inland Empire, CBRE

12:00 p.m.

Keynote Speaker Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles

12:10 p.m.

Lunch

12:50 p.m.

Homelessness Governance Spotlight Session Miguel Santana, President & CEO, Weingart Foundation & Peter Laugharn, President & CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

1:00 p.m.

Panel: Recalibrating Our Approach to Homelessness

Moderator: Ben Oreskes, Staff Writer, LA Times Panelists: Sarah Dusseault, Co-Chair, LA County Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness Doug Guthrie, President & CEO, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Doug Shoemaker, President, Mercy Housing California Mayor Darrell Steinberg, City of Sacramento Jimar Wilson, Vice President & SoCal Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partners

2:10 p.m.

Federal Update U.S. Senator Alex Padilla

2:15 p.m.

Introduction Garrett Gin, Market Executive, Greater Los Angeles, Local Markets Organization, Bank of America

2:20 p.m.

Closing Keynote Council President Nury Martinez, City of Los Angeles

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