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WHEDA Conference 2024

November 18-19, 2024
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center - Madison, Wisconsin

The Annual WHEDA Conference connects developers, property managers, financial specialists, lenders, housing advocates, state representatives, municipal leaders, and many others under the same roof to learn about industry changes from experts, gain new knowledge and insights through a wide array of highly engaging sessions, and collaborate to find creative ways to expand safe, affordable housing throughout Wisconsin.

WHEDA strives to make this two-day, in-person conference at Madison's Monona Terrace a valuable learning and engagement opportunity. Sessions and speakers will cover innovative practices and cutting-edge projects that are advancing equity in housing and economic opportunities.

Join us in Madison on November 18 and 19 to gain inspiration and be a partner in How Housing Happens!

Questions? Email WHEDAConference@wheda.com

Agenda

 

Keynote Speaker

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Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big, Building Small to Respond to Today's Housing Crisis

Jennifer leads the newly established Chicago office of Opticos Design and brings over 15 years of experience in transforming the built environment to enhance people’s everyday lives. In her career, she has led numerous community design charrettes and played a critical role in neighborhood, city, and regional master planning projects. These visions formed the basis for innovative comprehensive and zoning plan overhauls, as well as the future build-out of important development sites. She holds the unique ability to craft projects from broad scale thinking to concrete built form. Jennifer advocates for intentional communities and neighborhoods that provide diverse housing choices, closely collaborating with cities to better calibrate their regulations to enable Missing Middle Housing. Before rejoining Opticos in 2022, she led the zoning code update for the City of South Bend, winner of the 2021 Richard Driehaus Form-Based Code Award, followed by the creation of a pre-approved building catalog to help implement infill housing in South Bend neighborhoods. Under her direction, the Chicago team of Opticos recently completed a Missing Middle Housing Study for Asheville, NC and a zoning code update for the Mixed-Use corridors of Columbus, Ohio.

Visit Opticos Design for more information.

Featured Speakers

Registration is now open!

Check out our video on WHEDA Conference 2023 to see why this is your must-attend affordable housing event of the year.

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Pricing*

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*Please note we do not offer single-day registration options. Registration refunds are available upon request through September 1, 2024, by contacting WHEDAConference@wheda.com. A processing fee is associated with all refunds.

 

 

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Accommodations at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace

WHEDA has a preferred conference rate hotel room block available for WHEDA Conference attendees at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace. A limited number of rooms are reserved under this block and are open on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

Is your company interested in becoming a sponsor and/or exhibitor in our Vendor Marketplace at WHEDA Conference 2024? Learn more about our valuable sponsorship opportunities below.

Sponsor & Exhibitor Tiers

 

Thank you to our 2024 conference sponsors!

 

 

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