The 2025 Florida Housing Summit is here!

James Museum, St. Petersburg • Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

The Florida Housing Summit: Blueprint for Better Outcomes, hosted by the Florida Policy Project (FPP), is a premier event that brings together industry leaders, policymakers, experts, and stakeholders to discuss the pressing issues and solutions in housing today. The summit aims to address challenges, share innovative solutions, and pave the way for a brighter future for Floridians.

2025 Agenda

This Florida Housing Summit will host expert speakers as they discuss innovative solutions, including zoning, incentivizing Cities and Counties, RDU/ADU, vouchers, up-zoning, and more. Attendees can expect a day of knowledge sharing, innovative policy discussions, and networking opportunities.

To see a full agenda for this year’s Summit and for a full background on our expert speakers, please visit the speaker and agenda page here.

2025 Speakers

Matt Walsh
Founder, CEO and owner The Observer Media Group Inc.

Michelle Dennard
Vice President, Regional Executive of the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Kevin Erdmann
Author; Affiliated Scholar

Patrick Slevin
NIMBY Crisis Expert, SL7 Consulting Founder

Jim Ayotte
CEO of Florida Manufactured Housing Association (FMHA)

Domonic Purviance
Subject Matter Expert within the Supervision Regulation and Credit Division at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Adrian Moore, Vice President of Policy, The Reason Foundation

Doug Wheeler, Director of the George Gibbs Center for Economic Prosperity, The James Madison Institute.

Bryan Eastman, Mayor Pro Tempore & Commissioner, City of Gainesville

Zayne Smith, Senior Director of Advocacy, AARP Florida

Charles Gardner, Research Fellow, Mercatus Center

Jake Cremer, Shareholder, Stearns Weaver Miller

Ilana Blumsack, Economic Policy Analyst, Americans for Prosperity

Scott Macdonald, Partner, Blue Sky Communities

Bemetra Simmons, President and CEO, Tampa Bay Partnership

Kody Glazer, Chief Legal and Policy Officer, Florida Housing Coalition

Christina Mojica, Land Use and Housing Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation

Félix De Portu, Urbanist Policy Advocate, AURA: An Austin for Everyone

Dr. Elizabeth Strom, Associate Professor, University South Florida

Jeff Brandes, Florida Policy Project Founder & President, Former Florida State Senator

2025 SPONSORS

Thank you to our generous 2025 Florida Housing Summit sponsors that allow us to host this insightful and important day. Sponsorships are still available. More information can be found here.