Ivory Prize Summit Schedule

By breaking down and demystifying regulations, Eric finds ways to make great projects possible. Our keynote address will explore how the development approaches and regulations that shaped many of America's traditional neighborhoods also inherently created places that were economically productive, socially inclusive, and resilient over time. During the past 75 years, newer regulations have made these development patterns explicitly illegal. In response, we chart a practical path forward for communities of every size seeking to reform today's regulatory framework and create neighborhoods that are once again vibrant, inclusive, and lasting for generations.

Join us in honoring our inspiring 2026 Ivory Prize Winners!

Hot Seat 1: Leverage

Unlocking the capital stack: Using public and philanthropic funding to unlock private capital at scale. Featuring Boston Acquisition Fund, Illinois Housing Development Authority, and the ATL Community Foundation, with special guest Arizona Community Foundation

Hot Seat 2: Policy Redesign

Reimagining public policy: Redesigning common policy instruments to be more flexible, transparent, and impactful. Featuring city officials from Chattanooga, Tenn., New Rochelle, NY, PHL Housing+, with special guest the Morrison Institute for Public Policy

Hot Seat 3: Delivery

Reinventing how homes get built: Focusing on crucial new housing supply by addressing the design, factory, and labor. Featuring: BoulderMOD, TradesFutures, and the Colorado Innovative Housing Incentive Program

Hear from our Advisory Board and summit co-hosts — some of the top housing experts in the country — about emerging trends to watch in housing this year.

Modular and industrialized construction have repeatedly been presented as the future of housing and affordability: a way to build faster, more efficiently, and with less dependence on scarce construction labor. But what does it actually take for promising innovations in housing and construction to succeed, even when the underlying technology works?

The winners of Ivory Innovations' student pitch competition to solve the affordable housing crisis will present their solutions. Voting and a winner announcement will immediately follow.

Explore Arizona’s housing landscape through the 2026 State of Housing in Arizona report with Alison Cook-Davis, research director at ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy, and co-director of the Arizona Research Center for Housing Equity and Sustainability (ARCHES).

Learn how elected officials in Arizona are approaching housing innovation at a state and local level with Director of the Arizona Department of Housing Ruby Dhillon-Williams, our moderator, and panelists Arizona Senators Flavio Bravo and Shawnna Bolick.