WASHINGTON, D.C. – The final day of the 2025 Prosperity Summit convened leaders from finance, policy, housing, and the arts to explore practical ways to strengthen financial stability for families and communities. From rethinking how households save and own homes to celebrating creativity and connection, the day reflected the Summit’s theme: Together, We Thrive.

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The morning plenary: Building Prosperity by Design: Rethinking Taxes for Future Generations, invited attendees to consider how modern tax tools can help families save earlier and more consistently. Speakers discussed approaches such as Baby Bonds, Trump Accounts, and the Child Tax Credit, emphasizing how early investments can help households plan for key milestones and strengthen the broader economy.

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Moderated by Robin McKinney, CEO of the CASH Campaign of Maryland, panelists included Ray Boshara (The Aspen Institute), Pete Sepp (National Taxpayers Union), and Emily Wielk (Bipartisan Policy Center).

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“If it takes 35 years at 2% growth to double a living standard but only 23 years at 3%, that’s the difference between a generation that thrives and a lost generation. We need to understand how family-focused tax policy contributes to growth the same way we study business taxes,” said Sepp.  

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“We’ve learned that saving behavior has less to do with how families behave and more with how institutions behave. Anyone, at any income level, can save if given access to structured, automatic systems,” said Boshara.  

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Following the plenary, guests experienced a multimedia art installation titled American Latinos 1935–1945 by award-winning artist Alberto Ferreras. Through film, photography, and sound, the exhibit illustrated the depth and diversity of American identity and the role of storytelling in shaping shared understanding.

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“This project is about showing the Latino presence in American history. The images were there all along, but no one had taken the time to look. These photographs remind us that our stories have always been part of America’s story—they were just waiting to be seen,” said Ferreras.

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Throughout the afternoon, participants joined breakout sessions on topics such as homeownership, small business growth, financial technology, child and family support, workforce development, and community lending.

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The closing plenary, Homeownership Reimagined – Innovation, Opportunity, and the American Dream, featured athletes, entrepreneurs, and housing leaders – including Commanders legends Doug Williams and Sheldon Day, Olympian Kellie Wells Brinkley, and D.C. United’s Jacob Murrel – discussing new models that expand access to ownership, such as modular construction, co-buying, and shared appreciation approaches.

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"I want to give people, women, girls that look like me, boys that look like me – the dream that you can do more. I lost my mom when I was 16, with no direction. So providing direction for the next generation, those are the ones that are going to take care of us, and that’s how you pour back into your communities, by actually working with the people,” said Brinkley.  

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The Summit concluded with Club Prosperity, an evening of connection and celebration featuring a live performance by TLC ahead of their upcoming musical CrazySexyCool. Their performance echoed the Summit’s central message: that progress happens when people come together to create, collaborate, and build the future they want to see.

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