Program

8:30–9:00        Arrival & Coffee

9:00–9:10        Welcome & Land Acknowledgment

9:10–10:05      Panel 1: The Housing Affordability Crisis – Data & Policies

Andrew Crosby, Carleton University, Geography & Environmental Studies

Sajidul Quayum, Policy Analyst, Supportive Housing Policy Directorate

Mack Long, National Coordinator, National Indigenous Homelessness

10:05–10:15    Break

10:15–11:15    Panel 2: Lived Experience & Community Solutions

Rob Boyd, Chief Executive Officer, Ottawa Inner City Health

Sahada Alolo, Director of Community Engagement, Multifaith Housing Initiative

John Heckbert, Executive Director, Operation Come Home

Lucky Dykstra-Santos, MSW Graduate Student, Carleton University

11:15–11:20    Break

11:20–12:00    Panel 3: Action Roundtable – Pathways Forward, Policies & Partnerships

Jacqueline Kennelly, Director, A Safe and Affordable Place to Call Home, Professor, Carleton University

Sara Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity, Ottawa

Michele Biss, Executive Director, The National Right to Housing Network

12:00–1:00      Networking Lunch

1:00–1:20        Collective Insights & Recommendations

Facilitated table discussions to capture participant recommendations.

1:20–1:50        Keynote Address

Kaite Burkholder Harris, Executive Director at the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa

1:50–2:00        Closing Remarks & “What We’ll Do Next”