UN Day 2021

On Monday, October 25 12:00PM EST, in celebration of United Nations Day, the Global Housing Foundation will facilitate a virtual program highlighting new and innovative solutions to solve workforce housing from around the world.

Tune in to hear from industry experts and become inspired by the groundbreaking solutions set to transform the affordable housing crisis for the better.

Introduction: Sharon Young, President, Global Housing Foundation

Moderator: Ellis Henican, Pulitzer Prize Journalist, Columnist with Dow Jones MarketWatch and the New York Times bestseller author of more than a dozen books

Mr. Christopher W. Williams, Ph.D.
Director, New York Office of UNHabitat
Reflections of the Future

Chris Lee
Founding Principal AIA • Design Associates Architects
Board of Directors • Global Housing Foundation
Solving the Global Workforce Housing Challenge with Disruptive Solutions

Zaigham M. Rizvi
Expert Consultant, Affordable Housing and Alternate Energy for Houses
Secretary General, ASIA PACIFIC UNION FOR HOUSING FINANCE (APUHF)
Resilient, Decent and Affordable Housing, Supply-Side and Finance-Side: Issues and Possible Answers

Andrew P. McCoy, Ph.D.
Beliveau Professor, Department of Building Construction
Associate Director, Myers Lawson School of Construction
Director, Virginia Center for Housing Research, Virginia Tech
Leveraging Technology Towards Affordable and Workforce Housing in the US Market

Richard Coutts
Director – FRIBA
Baca architects
Stimulus for Change. The Innovation License

Sam Ruben
Chief Sustainability Officer/Co-Founder, Mighty Buildings
3D Printed Construction: A Key Tool for a Sustainable Future

Christy Finsel (Osage)
Citizen of the Osage Nation
Executive Director, Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition, Inc
Innovations: Connecting Down Payment Assistance to Other Integrated Native Asset Building Programs