Anna Acquistapace is a North Oakland-based housing operator and emerging infill developer with more than 15 years of experience owning and managing multifamily housing in the East Bay. She focuses on small-scale, design-conscious housing that adds gentle density to established neighborhoods.

Sarah Akkoush is a San Francisco-based real estate developer focused on low-density infill projects in walkable, transit-oriented locations. She participates in the Women's Development Collaborative and is a contributing writer for Dwell Magazine covering architecture and design stories.

Bridget Basham is an emerging real estate developer drawing on more than 25 years of experience as an architect and firm leader at Plenum Architecture. She is now expanding into full-cycle small-scale infill development with a focus on capital planning, pro forma literacy, and community-serving housing in the Bay Area.

Amber Cox is a supply chain professional and emerging developer with over a decade of experience in procurement and complex project logistics. Since 2019, she has served as an Executive Board Member for the Alliance for West Oakland Development, where she helps oversee affordable housing developments in Oakland.

Anna Curry is a real estate broker, mortgage loan originator, and Director of Business Development at 4DIFY, a company specializing in 3D-printed concrete homes. She is also the owner of Dreamerica Homes, a real estate development company focused on new construction and infill projects.

Adam Garrett-Clark has spent over a decade helping landowners, builders, and dreamers navigate off-grid energy, water systems, ADU permitting, and tiny home community design across California. In 2015, he co-founded Neighborship, one of the longest-running off-grid tiny home communities in Oakland, and today works across housing through the Tiny Logic podcast, property management consulting, and partnering with municipalities on co-governed transitional housing.

Dr. MaryJean (MJ) Koontz is the CEO of Inclusive Investments, an emerging developer focused on building duplex-style homes designed by and for people with visible and invisible disabilities. She holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from Golden Gate University, an MBA from the University of South Carolina, and a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown.

Cheryl Lima is the founder of Terra Nova Design Co., a residential design practice serving the San Francisco Bay Area. She works with homeowners, contractors, and investors on ADUs, remodels, and infill housing, and is now expanding into architect-led development focused on attainable housing.

Hugh Martinez is the Vice President of Development for WPH Holdings, LLC, with more than 20 years of experience in affordable housing. He has developed over 1,750 units of LIHTC housing and holds a Masters of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California.

Meris Ota is the founder of Menlo Project Partners LLC, focused on ground-up development and real estate project management. She previously served as SVP at Trammell Crow Company, has delivered approximately 15 million square feet across her career, and serves as President of the HIP Housing Board of Directors.

Dalisa Porche is a Bay Area real estate professional with 28 years of experience in real estate sales, a glazier by trade, and a former Assistant Project Manager in commercial construction development. She is a graduate of the Emerging Developers Program and is currently helping lead planning for a 92-unit affordable housing development through her church.

Namit Raisurana is a real estate investor and developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, focused on small-scale urban infill housing including duplexes, condos, and other missing middle housing. He is transitioning from a 20-year career in the technology industry and is also working on proptech concepts to help developers and cities better understand zoning and development feasibility.

Nelson Yuan is the founder and managing partner of Gentle Homes, an urban residential infill developer focused on building homes at attainable prices by partnering with existing homeowners. He previously worked for 20 years in private credit and investment banking and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.