Attainable Housing Summit

Attainable housing is the number one focus for Pensacola Mayor, D.C. Reeves, as it goes hand in hand with economic development. Join us at the Attainable Housing Summit hosted by Gulf Coast Energy Network, on April 28, 2023 to network with industry professionals and subject matter experts, and gain knowledge on key factors to allow residents more choices when it comes to finding homes that are the right sizes, locations, and price points to meet the needs of the community.

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Attainable Housing Summit

The one-day Summit will be packed with informative technical sessions, insightful keynotes presentations, and networking opportunities. The Summit will bring together professionals from sectors across the housing spectrum and will feature vendor exhibits showcasing the latest technologies and construction methodologies. We will gather a wide range of industry professionals from affordable housing advocates, lenders, developers, administrators, policy makers, and building suppliers, so we hope you will consider this invitation.

Speakers

Mr. Kerrith Fiddler

City Administrator, City of Pensacola, Office of the Mayor

Lumon May

Commissioner Lumon May

Escambia County, D3

Senator Doug Broxson

Senator Doug Broxson

Florida Senate (Invited)

Alexandra Cary

Ms. Alexandra Cary

Executive Director & Fortified Manager, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)

Ford Kirkland

Mr. Ford Kirkland

Concrewall USA

Michael Wymant

Mr. Michael Wymant, Sr.

LEED AP, VP of Building Innovation, National Ready Mix Concrete Association

Jennifer Grove

Ms. Jennifer Grove

Vice President of External Affairs, Baptist Health Care

Dr. Jennifer Languell

President, Trifecta Construction Solutions

Marcie Whitaker

Ms. Marcie Whitaker

Housing Director, City of Pensacola

Ms. Heather Schexnider

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

Ms. Angela Hermenitt

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

Mr. Curtis Reed

AIA, LEED AP, Director of VDC, Bear General Contractors

Dave Robau

Mr. Dave Robau

Executive Director, Gulf Coast Energy Network

Agenda

  • Registration + Vendor Networking 8:00 am
  • Welcome Message and Opening Remarks 9:00 am

    Mr. Dave Robau,
    Executive Director, Gulf Coast Energy Network

  • Welcome Address 9:10 am

    Mayor D.C. Reeves,
    City of Pensacola (Invited)

  • Speaker 9:30 am

    Florida Housing Coalition

  • Speaker 10:00 am

    Property Assessed Clean Energy

  • Construction Resiliency Panel 10:30-11:30am

    Ms. Alexandra Cary
    Executive Director & Fortified Manager, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
    Mr. Ford Kirkland
    Concrewall USA
    Mr. Michael Wymant, Sr.
    LEED AP, VP of Building Innovation, National Ready Mix Concrete Association

  • Lunch Keynote Speaker 12:00pm

    Doug Broxson
    Florida Senate (invited)

  • Speaker 1:00pm

    Mr. Trey Moore
    Executive Director, Florida Finance Housing Corporation

  • Speaker 1:45pm

    Escambia County Affordable Housing Initiatives Representative

  • Speaker 2:30pm

    Dr. Chris Gray. PE
    RENU Communities, LLC

  • Closing Remarks and Call to Action 2:30pm

    Mr. Dave Robau
    Executive Director, Gulf Coast Energy Network

Sponsor Info

Each Sponsorship includes a set number of Attendee Passes, which must be added during registration. You may only add as many Attendee Passes as the chosen Sponsorship allows, if more passes are added than allowed they will not be valid.

  • Lunch Sponsor $3,000

    • 3 Attendee Passes
    • Logo on Event Signage and Lunch Display
    • Full Page Ad in Program Guide
    • Exhibitor Table

  • CoHost Sponsor $2,500

    • 3 Attendee Passes
    • Prominent Logo Placement on Event Signage
    • Social Media Post on all GCEN Platforms
    • Exhibitor Table

  • Breakfast/Coffee Sponsor $750

    • 2 Attendee Pass
    • Logo on Event Signage and Breakfast/Coffee Display
    • Exhibitor Table

  • PM Sponsor $750

    • 2 Attendee Pass
    • Logo on Event Signage and PM Break Display
    • Exhibitor Table

  • Table Sponsor (Exhibitor) $500

    • 2 Attendee Passes
    • Exhibitor Table

  • Community Champion $300

    • 1 Attendee Pass
    • Logo on Event Signage
    • Social Media Post on all GCEN Platforms

Accommodations.

Sheraton Panama City Beach Golf & Spa Resort.

Government and standard room block rates are available. Click the links below to visit the Bluegreen’s Bayside Resort & Spa registration page.

Bluegreen’s Bayside Resort & Spa
4114 Jan Cooley Drive
Panama City Beach, FL  32408

Power Up Energy Expo is the largest industry training event for design, construction, and sustainable energy professionals along the Gulf Coast.

Need assistance with registration?

Contact: Emily DeVore at emily@gulfcoastenergynetwork.org

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