New Ideas on the Future of Home

On Thursday, November 8th, 2018, the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley and Fannie Mae will convene leading innovators, journalists, policymakers, builders, designers and investors to explore disruptive ideas to solve our nation’s housing supply and affordability challenges.

Confirmed Topics

• Reducing High Construction Costs Through New Technologies

• Increasing Density Through Design and Policy

• Venture Capital Trends in Housing

• Digital, Data-Driven Financing Techniques and Products

Keynote

Jeff Hamel, Director of Energy and Enterprise Partnerships at Google

Google’s Jeff Hamel will offer the company's vision for how user-centered design, connectivity and data will advance housing affordability and sustainability.

Confirmed Speakers + Moderators

• California State Senator Scott Wiener

• David Benson, President of Fannie Mae

• Carol Galante, Faculty Director of the Terner Center

• Brian Brooks, Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase

• Laura Kusisto, Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

• Adhi Nagraj, San Francisco Director of SPUR

• Liam Dillon, Reporter at the Los Angeles Times

• Amanda Daflos, Director of Los Angeles’ Innovation Team

• Nima Ghamsari, CEO of Blend

• Cory Weinberg, Reporter at The Information

• Steve Glenn, CEO of Plant Prefab

• Dan Parolek, Founding Principal at Opticos Design

• Rick Holliday, CEO of Factory_OS

• Melissa Koide, CEO and Director of FinRegLab

• Adam Jiwan, CEO of Spring Labs

• Sam Ruben, VP of Compliance and Sustainability at MightyBuildings

• Shawn Hill, Venture Partner at Moderne Ventures

• Vik Chawla, Principal at Fifth Wall Ventures

• Stonly Baptiste, Partner at Urban Us