HOUSING ABUNDANCE ROADSHOW: PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL GROWTH
Friday, June 26, 2026 | Dallas, TX
Hilton Anatole Hotel, The Stemmons Ballroom
Dallas, TX 75207
Agenda & Participants
8:30 a.m. CDT
Networking Breakfast & Registration
8:45 a.m. CDT
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Brad Cheves, President and CEO, Dallas Regional Chamber
Commissioner Merle Heatwole, National Commander, The Salvation Army
Makinizi Hoover, Senior Director, Housing Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Edward J. Pinto, Codirector, AEI Housing Center
9:15 a.m. CDT
Panel I: Unlocking Housing Supply
The Strong Foundations Playbook and practical solutions to increase housing supply
Arthur Gailes, Research Fellow, AEI Housing Center
Tobias Peter, Codirector, AEI Housing Center
Edward J. Pinto, Codirector, AEI Housing Center
10:00 a.m. CDT
Panel II: Data-Driven Solutions to Homelessness
Good Neighbors Market Intelligence
Arthur Gailes, Research Fellow, AEI Housing Center
Ethan Frizzell, Area Commander, Fort Myers, Florida, Salvation Army
10:45 a.m. CDT
Break
11:00 a.m. CDT
Fireside Chat With Ross Perot, Jr., Chair of Hillwood and Chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
11:30 a.m. CDT
Panel III: The Business Case for Housing Solutions
Beth Bowman, President and CEO, Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
Pat Doughtery, James Hardie Industries
Ferrell Fellows, Managing Broker, Kingdom Legacy Company
Makinizi Hoover, Senior Director, Housing Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chris Wallace, President and CEO, North Texas Commission
12:15 p.m. CDT
Q&A
12:30 p.m. CDT
Lunch & Adjournment
