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