2026 Housing Solutions & American Success Summit

Speaker announcement series for LinkedIn — one per day, June 9–23, counting down to the event.

Wed, June 24, 2026 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University · Hosted by the Center for Demographics & Policy

How to use: Post one card per day in the order below. Copy the matching caption, attach the PNG, and put the registration link in the first comment — LinkedIn limits reach on posts with outbound links in the body. Replace [REGISTRATION LINK] with the live URL when ticketing goes live.

Posting schedule

DateSpeakerSessionFile
Mon, Jun 9Marshall ToplanskyMaster of Ceremonies01_Toplansky.png
Tue, Jun 10Lisa AnsellWelcome & Sponsor Remarks02_Ansell.png
Wed, Jun 11Karla López del RíoFeatured Presentation03_LopezdelRio.png
Thu, Jun 12Joel KotkinModerator · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem04_Kotkin.png
Fri, Jun 13Claudia ZakerPanelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem05_Zaker.png
Sat, Jun 14Noerena LimónPanelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem06_Limon.png
Sun, Jun 15Chad LonskiPanelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem07_Lonski.png
Mon, Jun 16David CisnerosPanelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem08_Cisneros.png
Tue, Jun 17Elizabeth HansburgPanelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem09_Hansburg.png
Wed, Jun 18Anders EngnellFeatured Presentation10_Engnell.png
Thu, Jun 19Richard GreenModerator · Panel 2: Innovation Within Constraint11_Green.png
Fri, Jun 20Ryan SearsPanelist · Panel 2: Innovation Within Constraint12_Sears.png
Sat, Jun 21Joel FarkasPanelist · Panel 2: Innovation Within Constraint13_Farkas.png
Sun, Jun 22Nora MendezPanelist · Panel 2: Innovation Within Constraint14_Mendez.png
Mon, Jun 23Nora GuerraPanelist · Panel 2: Innovation Within Constraint15_Guerra.png

Graphics & captions

Marshall Toplansky
Mon, Jun 9

Marshall Toplansky

Master of Ceremonies
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Meet your host for the 2026 Housing Solutions & American Success Summit.

Marshall Toplansky, Research Fellow at the Chapman University Center for Demographics & Policy, will emcee an evening built around one question: how do we actually deliver the housing California needs?

He'll guide us through a proclamation, two expert panels, and featured presentations — all in one focused evening.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #HousingSolutions #AmericanSuccess #Demographics #OrangeCounty
Lisa Ansell
Tue, Jun 10

Lisa Ansell

Welcome & Sponsor Remarks
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We're honored to welcome Lisa Ansell, Director of Academic Programming at the USC Casden Institute, to open the 2026 Housing Solutions & American Success Summit.

The Casden Institute's research on housing and the regional economy sets exactly the right tone for the night ahead — rigorous, data-driven, and focused on what works.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #USCCasden #HousingPolicy #OrangeCounty
Karla López del Río
Wed, Jun 11

Karla López del Río

Featured Presentation
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What does it take to turn housing challenges into pathways for American success?

Karla López del Río, Senior Fellow at the Chapman University Center for Demographics & Policy, opens the program with a featured presentation on practical, scalable housing solutions — and why expanding access to homeownership is one of the surest routes to opportunity.

Followed by live audience Q&A.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #HousingSolutions #AmericanSuccess #AffordableHousing
Joel Kotkin
Thu, Jun 12

Joel Kotkin

Moderator · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem
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Few people have shaped the conversation on cities and the middle class like Joel Kotkin.

The Presidential Fellow and Executive Director of the Chapman University Center for Demographics & Policy moderates Panel 1 — "The Delivery Problem" — a frank look at why housing is so hard to build, and what it would take to change that.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #JoelKotkin #HousingSupply #Urbanism
Claudia Zaker
Fri, Jun 13

Claudia Zaker

Panelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem
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Homeownership is where housing policy meets real families.

Claudia Zaker, Vice President and Broker Associate at Realty of America, brings a front-line view to Panel 1 — "The Delivery Problem" — on how buyers actually move from priced-out to keys-in-hand, and where the system breaks down along the way.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #Homeownership #RealEstate #OrangeCounty
Noerena Limón
Sat, Jun 14

Noerena Limón

Panelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem
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The "missing middle" doesn't have to stay missing.

Noerena Limón, Chief Executive Officer of the Casita Coalition, joins Panel 1 — "The Delivery Problem" — to talk ADUs, small-scale infill, and the policy fixes that let communities add homes without remaking neighborhoods.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #ADUs #MissingMiddle #HousingPolicy
Chad Lonski
Sun, Jun 15

Chad Lonski

Panelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem
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Before a single home is built, someone has to find the land and make the numbers work.

Chad Lonski, Land Acquisition Manager at Storm Western Development, brings the developer's-eye view to Panel 1 — "The Delivery Problem" — on what really moves a project from raw site to finished housing.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #LandDevelopment #HousingSupply #RealEstate
David Cisneros
Mon, Jun 16

David Cisneros

Panelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem
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What does it take to deliver housing that pencils — and lasts?

David Cisneros, Executive Director of Romulus Development, joins Panel 1 — "The Delivery Problem" — to unpack the development realities behind every new community: cost, capital, and the long road through entitlement.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #RealEstateDevelopment #HousingSupply #OrangeCounty
Elizabeth Hansburg
Tue, Jun 17

Elizabeth Hansburg

Panelist · Panel 1: The Delivery Problem
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Change happens when residents organize for more homes, not fewer.

Elizabeth Hansburg, Cofounder and Director of People for Housing OC, brings the advocate's perspective to Panel 1 — "The Delivery Problem" — on building the political will that makes housing possible.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #ProHousing #YIMBY #OrangeCounty
Anders Engnell
Wed, Jun 18

Anders Engnell

Featured Presentation
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What if we could build a new community from the ground up — and get it right?

Anders Engnell, Chief of Staff at California Forever, delivers a featured presentation on one of the most ambitious community-building efforts in the country, and the lessons it holds for housing everywhere.

Followed by live audience Q&A.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #CaliforniaForever #CityBuilding #HousingSolutions
Richard Green
Thu, Jun 19

Richard Green

Moderator · Panel 2: Innovation Within Constraint
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When you can't change the constraints, you innovate within them.

Richard Green, Director and Chair of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate and one of the nation's leading housing economists, moderates Panel 2 — "Innovation Within Constraint" — on the financing and policy ideas moving housing forward today.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #USCLusk #HousingFinance #RealEstate
Ryan Sears
Fri, Jun 20

Ryan Sears

Panelist · Panel 2: Innovation Within Constraint
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Sustainable homeownership is built on good policy and good data.

Ryan Sears, Head of Policy & Research at Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, joins Panel 2 — "Innovation Within Constraint" — on the research-backed strategies that help families reach and keep their homes.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #Homeownership #HousingPolicy #NPHS
Joel Farkas
Sat, Jun 21

Joel Farkas

Panelist · Panel 2: Innovation Within Constraint
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Great communities are designed, not just developed.

Joel Farkas, Founder of Fruition Communities, joins Panel 2 — "Innovation Within Constraint" — on building housing that performs financially and works for the people who live there.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #RealEstateDevelopment #HousingInnovation #CommunityBuilding
Nora Mendez
Sun, Jun 22

Nora Mendez

Panelist · Panel 2: Innovation Within Constraint
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Mission-driven housing meets real-world constraints — and finds a way.

Nora Mendez, Executive Director of the OC Community Housing Corporation, joins Panel 2 — "Innovation Within Constraint" — on delivering affordable homes and services in one of the country's most challenging markets.

📅 Wed, June 24 · 5:00 PM · Bush Conference Center, Chapman University

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#HousingSummit2026 #ChapmanUniversity #AffordableHousing #Nonprofit #OrangeCounty
Nora Guerra
Mon, Jun 23