Where has he been? (Speeches and Presentations)
Speeches & Presentations
Highlights from the professiona archive of Rodney Harrell
2026 Keynote & Press
Build for a Changing America: Product Strategy for Evolving Age & Household Trends
NAHB International Builders’ Show | Orlando, FL | Feb 2026
2025 - 2024 Highlights
Policy Changes to Bring Housing Pluralism to Scale
Beyond YIMBY, Johns Hopkins University Center for Economy and Society | Albuquerque, NM
7 Housing Megatrends Shaping the Future of Housing
National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) International Builders Show | Las Vegas, NV
The Future of Mobility: Designing Inclusive Infrastructure
2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) | Las Vegas, NV
Shaping the Future: The New National Agenda
National Housing Conference’s Solutions for Affordable Housing | Washington, DC
Keynote: Housing Challenges in an Aging America
Village to Village Network Virtual Conference | September 2024
Accessory Dwelling Units: Supporting a Changing Demographic
National Building Museum | Washington, DC | September 2024
- APA National Planning Conference: Closing Session Remarks | Denver, CO [cite: 67]
- CES 2025: The Future of Mobility: Designing Inclusive Infrastructure | Las Vegas, NV [cite: 68]
- Virginia Housing Alliance: Affordable Housing Development for Older Adults | Oct 2024 [cite: 73]
- Village to Village Network: Housing Challenges in an Aging America (Keynote) | Sept 2024 [cite: 76]
2023 - 2020 Engagements
- Renaissance Weekend: America’s Laboratories of Governance | Charleston, SC | Dec 2023
- NAR NXT: Addressing Housing Affordability and Supply | Anaheim, CA | Nov 2023
- Keynote: Unveiling the Latest AARP Livability Index | National Housing Conference | Oct 2023
- Keynote: The Future of Housing in an Aging America | SNEAPA Conference | Oct 2023
- White House EOP: Making It Easier to Build Accessory Dwelling Units | Feb 2022
- SXSW: Are We Building an Age-Friendly World? | Austin, TX | 2020
The Livability Index & Global Policy (2019-2015)
AARP Livability Index Solutions Forums (2015-2018): Delivered over 30 keynote addresses in major cities including Miami, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and West Sacramento.
- UMD Commencement Speech: School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation | Dec 2018
- Aspen Ideas Festival: Reimagining Elder Care | Aspen, CO | 2018
- European Commission Peer Review: Livability Index as an International Model | 2016
- Future of Housing Keynote: AARP Future of Housing Summit | Washington, DC | Dec 2015
Formative Presentations & Academic Lectures
• Urban Land Institute MN: AARP Policy Recommendations | Minneapolis, MN | 2012
• APA National Conference: Housing for the Boomers and Beyond | Los Angeles, CA | 2012
• Elder Homelessness: National Alliance to End Homelessness | Washington, DC | 2011
• Sustainable Communities: Northwestern Colorado Council of Governments | Vail, CO | 2010
• PHD Dissertation Defense: Schools, Shopping and Amenities in Black Middle Class Suburbs | 2007
• Heritage Tourism: Maryland Preservation & Revitalization Conference | 2004
Academic Guest Lectures
• Texas A&M University: Introduction to Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning | Oct 2022 [cite: 60]
• University of Maryland: Suburban Development and Continuing Racial Segregation | 2007 [cite: 61]
• University of Maryland: Housing Segregation in the Modern American City | 2006-2007 [cite: 62]
• University of Maryland: Maryland’s Heritage Areas and Economic Development | 2004 [cite: 64]
Historical Archive (2023 - 2004)
2023: Renaissance Weekend (Charleston), NAR NXT (Anaheim), GSA Annual Meeting (Tampa), Build the Middle (San Diego), Age Boom Academy (Columbia Journalism School) [cite: 95, 96, 100, 101, 105]
2022: The White House EOP (ADU Briefing), MIT AgeLab Aging and Equity Series, Urban Land Institute [cite: 110, 114, 117]
2015-2018: Over 30 Livability Index Solutions Forums Keynotes (Miami, LA, Philly, West Sacramento, etc.) [cite: 122, 123]
2016-2017: European Commission (Peer Review), German Government (Aging Dept Briefing), Zócalo Public Square, German Marshall Fund BUILD Conference [cite: 125, 137, 140, 141]
2010-2014: International Aging Summit (São Paulo, Brazil), Brookings Institute Roundtable, National Alliance to End Homelessness, HUD Policy Development Meeting [cite: 182, 191, 197, 198, 205]
2004-2009: Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (Milwaukee & Ft. Worth), Maryland Preservation & Revitalization Conference, Home-Free USA National Conference [cite: 228, 234, 237, 245]
* Scroll above for highlights of over 200+ professional engagements.
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