Opening
Welcome and keynote
10:00 AM to 10:20 AM
- Tom RossmanWelcome
- Ian JenningsKeynote: Land Value Return and Recycle, Promise and Challenges
2026 Conference
Global Perspectives onLand ValueReturn and Recycle
Thursday, October 29, 202610:00 AM to 5:40 PM ET · Online via Zoom
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This year’s theme
Global Perspectives on Land Value Return and Recycle
The conference will convene leading researchers and practitioners to examine how land value capture can help finance public infrastructure. The discussion will connect economic theory with practical experience, highlighting the policy, technical, and institutional conditions needed for effective and equitable implementation.
Key discussion areas
01
Implementation challenges
Identifying legal, political, administrative, and institutional barriers that can limit the adoption and long-term effectiveness of land value capture tools.
02
Valuation and financing approaches
Exploring methods for assessing land-value increases, designing reliable revenue mechanisms, and aligning public investment with development outcomes.
03
Equity and public benefit
Considering how land value return and recycle can support transit, affordable housing, climate resilience, and more inclusive urban development.
04
Lessons from practice
Comparing real-world applications across cities and regions to identify effective strategies, transferable models, and common pitfalls.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Agenda
Morning10:00 AM to 1:10 PM
10:00 AM
Word of welcome
SpeakersTom Rossman Watch recording
10:10 AM
Keynote: Land Value Return and Recycle, Promise and Challenges
SpeakersIan Jennings Watch recording
10:20 AM
Land Value Return and Recycle in Theory and Practice
SpeakersJosh Vincent, Professor Larry Walters Discussant / ModeratorDan Sullivan Watch recording
12:00 PM
Break
12:10 PM
Implementing Land Value Return and Recycle: Valuation and Assessment Challenges
SpeakersLars Doucet Discussant / ModeratorDr. Marty Rowland Watch recording
1:10 PM
Lunch break
Afternoon2:30 PM to 5:40 PM
2:30 PM
Implementing Land Value Return and Recycle: Urban Land Leasing as Strategic Value Capture in Ethiopia, a Case Study of Bahir Dar City
SpeakersDr. Seid Hussen Yimam Discussant / ModeratorDr. Ibrahima Dramé Watch recording
3:30 PM
Break
3:35 PM
Social Impacts of Land Value Return and Recycle
SpeakersDr. Lauren Ames Fischer, Dr. Oscar Pérez-Moreno Discussant / ModeratorEdward J. Dodson Watch recording
4:35 PM
Break
4:40 PM
Land Value Return and Recycle for Transport Oriented Development
SpeakersReed Schwartz Discussant / ModeratorJosh Vincent Watch recording
5:40 PM
Close
All times Eastern (New York). The Zoom link is sent to registered attendees.
Recordings and slides
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Panel 1
Land Value Return and Recycle in Theory and Practice
10:20 AM to 12:00 PM
- Josh Vincent
- Professor Larry Walters
Discussant / ModeratorDan Sullivan
Panel 2
Implementing Land Value Return and RecycleTwo sessions, with a lunch break between
12:10 PM to 3:30 PM
- Lars Doucet · 12:10 PM to 1:10 PMValuation and Assessment Challenges
- Dr. Seid Hussen Yimam · 2:30 PM to 3:30 PMUrban Land Leasing as Strategic Value Capture in Ethiopia: A Case Study of Bahir Dar City
Discussant / ModeratorDr. Marty Rowland (12:10 PM) · Dr. Ibrahima Dramé (2:30 PM)
Panel 3
Social Impacts of Land Value Return and Recycle
3:35 PM to 4:35 PM
- Dr. Lauren Ames Fischer“Tax Discrimination District”: The Intersection of Race and Transit Value Capture
- Dr. Oscar Pérez-MorenoUrban Inequality and the Social Function of Land Value Capture: The Credibility Thesis, Financing Tools and Planning in Latin America
Discussant / ModeratorEdward J. Dodson
Panel 4
Land Value Return and Recycle for Transport Oriented Development
4:40 PM to 5:40 PM
- Reed SchwartzNew York: A Land Value Tax to Fund the Interborough Express
Discussant / ModeratorJosh Vincent
Who you’ll hear from
Speakers and moderators
Tom Rossman
Welcome
Henry George School of Social Science
Ian Jennings
Keynote
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Josh Vincent
Panel 1 · Moderator, Panel 4
Center for the Study of Economics
Professor Larry Walters
Panel 1
BYU Marriott School of Management
Dan Sullivan
Moderator, Panel 1
Saving Communities
Lars Doucet
Panel 2
Center for Land Economics
Dr. Marty Rowland
Moderator, Panel 2
Henry George School of Social Science
Dr. Seid Hussen Yimam
Panel 2
Bahir Dar University
Dr. Ibrahima Dramé
Moderator, Panel 2
Henry George School of Social Science
Dr. Lauren Ames Fischer
Panel 3
University at Buffalo
Dr. Oscar Pérez-Moreno
Panel 3
Land Value Capture and Urban Finance Specialist
Edward J. Dodson
Moderator, Panel 3
Henry George School of Social Science
Reed Schwartz
Panel 4
Institute for Progress
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Serving New York since 1932 · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Online via Zoom