Speaking
Big housing challenges. Practical ways forward.
Ryan Kilpatrick brings nearly two decades of experience in housing, economic development, public finance, and local government to help communities understand what’s changing and what they can actually do about it.
Housing is complicated.
Talking about it doesn’t have to be.
Ryan makes complex housing and development issues understandable, relevant, and useful — whether he’s speaking to municipal officials, developers, business leaders, or community members.
Speaking Topics
The Alignment Advantage:
Public Purpose Meets Private Capital
Promising development projects often stall even when everyone agrees on the goal. Ryan breaks down the differences in timelines, risk, incentives, and expectations that can derail public-private partnerships — and shows how communities can create better alignment between public priorities and private investment.
Catalyzing Neighborhood Change:
Multi-Sector Partnerships That Work
Neighborhood revitalization takes more than funding. It takes coordination between local government, developers, philanthropy, residents, and other community partners. Drawing on real-world examples, Ryan explores what makes these partnerships work — and how to keep them moving through political change, market shifts, and community skepticism.
Manufactured Housing:
Breaking Barriers to Build What’s Next
Setting the Stage for Equitable Development
Promising development projects often stall even when everyone agrees on the goal. Ryan breaks down the differences in timelines, risk, incentives, and expectations that can derail public-private partnerships — and shows how communities can create better alignment between public priorities and private investment.
Communities across the country are looking for practical ways to produce more housing. In this talk, Ryan challenges the factory-built housing industry to become a more active partner to municipalities and developers — helping unlock housing supply and position the sector as a credible part of local housing strategies.
Housing, Explained
A Different Kind of Housing Conversation
Most housing conversations focus on one part of the problem. Ryan helps audiences see how policy, financing, development, and construction fit together and where the biggest barriers to building more housing actually are.