“Understanding the Impact of Opportunity Zones for Small Businesses and their Communities”

• Wilson Lester, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Partners in Equity
• Jonathan Goldstein, Managing Director, Advantage Capital

“All Aboard: Developing Small Business Coalitions in Response to Transit Planning”

• Kathryn Howell, PhD, Director, National Center for Smart Growth (Moderator)
• Sheila Somashekhar, Director, Purple Line Corridor Coalition, Maryland/DC Metro
• Charlie Barba, Coalition Organizer, Business Resource Collective, The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, Minneapolis
• Ricardo Perez, Coalition Organizer, The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability & Blue Line Coalition, Minneapolis)

“Local Approaches Keeping Small Businesses in Place Alongside New Housing Development”

• Ritu Estes, Directing Attorney at Public Counsel (Moderator)
• Kim Dietz, Principal Planner for the Creative Economy and Small Business Permitting, City of Redmond, WA
• Lauren Myerscough, Senior Advisor on Business Retention and Expansion, City of Denver, CO

“How to Work with Developers to Prioritize Small Business Needs”

• Bobby Boone, Founder & Chief Strategist, &Access and SBAN Senior Practitioner
• Derek Peebles, Founder, Common Good Alliance
• David Palmer, Founder & CEO, Kite and Key Partners