2027 Emerging Issues Forum: Future Forward Housing
The finale of the three-year Future Forward Infrastructure series, the 2027 Emerging Issues Forum will bring together industry experts, researchers, policymakers and community leaders to examine North Carolina's housing challenges.
As North Carolina's population continues to grow, housing affordability, supply shortages and a shrinking skilled workforce pose challenges for meeting residents' needs. Nationally, the United States faces a similar housing challenge.
The 2027 Emerging Issues Forum: Future Forward Housing will bring thought leaders together to examine these challenges and identify innovative, actionable solutions that address these concerns. Sessions will focus on cross-sector partnerships, housing policy, land use, housing affordability and supply, workforce demands and much more.
Forum Details
When
Feb. 17, 2027
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Registration Rates
Ticket prices include all sessions, breakfast, lunch and refreshments.
$275
Early Bird Admission
Ends Dec. 31, 2026
$75
Student Admission
Will be required to present a valid student ID
General admission will increase to $300 starting Jan. 1, 2027
Future Forward Infrastructure
With 14 million people expected to call the Old North State "home" by 2050, the economic opportunities from this growth will be significant, but so will the strain on the state's existing infrastructure. The 2025-2027 Emerging Issues Forum series, "Future Forward Infrastructure," engages leaders from across North Carolina to examine key infrastructure needs, identify solutions that meet those needs and take advantage of the economic development opportunities the new infrastructure generates.
2025 | Future Forward Energy
Kicking off the series, the 2025 Emerging Issues Forum focused on the state's energy landscape.
2026 | Future Forward Water
The second installment in the series, the 2026 Emerging Issues Forum focused on the state's water infrastructure.
About the Emerging Issues Forum
The Institute for Emerging Issues serves as a nonpartisan connector, bringing North Carolinians together to find solutions to the state’s emerging and most critical policy issues.
Since 1986, the Emerging Issues Forum has attracted leaders in business, education, public policy and other sectors to discuss issues with profound implications for North Carolina’s future prosperity. It has helped catalyze policy reforms, public investments and other proactive responses required to build an enduring capacity for progress in North Carolina.
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