OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE SUMMIT

  • Emmanuel Grégoire, First Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of urban planning, architecture
  • Bent Madsen, President of Housing Europe

HIGH LEVEL ROUND TABLE

Speakers
  • Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Affairs
  • Olivier Klein, Minister Delegate for Urban affairs and Housing, France
  • Ivan Bartoš, Minister of Regional Development, Czechia
  • Christophe Collignon, Minister of Housing, Local Powers and the City, Wallonia, Belgium
  • Marina Gonçalves, Minister of Housing, Portugal
  • Anna Athanasopoulou, Head of Unit, Proximity, Social Economy and Creative Industries’, European Commission Directorate General of Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • Emmanuelle Cosse, President of l’Union Social pour l’Habitat

INTERVIEW ON THE ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT BANKS

Speakers
  • Sandrine Gaudin, Vice-Governor of CEB
  • Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President of EIB

FINDINGS OF STATE OF HOUSING 2023

Speakers
  • Alice Pittini, Research Director, Housing Europe
  • Laurent Ghékière, Chair of Housing Europe Observatory, Head of EU Affairs, l’Union Social pour l’Habitat, France
  • Christian Krainer, Vice-Chair of Housing Europe Observatory, Representative of GbV, Austria

WHAT ROLE CAN FINANCE AND EU FUNDING PLAY TO ADVANCE INTEGRATED DISTRICT RENEWAL & THE FAIR ENERGY TRANSITION IN HOUSING?

1st panel – the perspective of the European Union and investors:

Speakers
  • Jonathan Denness, Head of Unit, Financial instruments Unit, Directorate-general Regional and Urban Policy
  • Edouard Perard, Head of Urban development Division, EIB
  • Carlos Sanchez Rivero, Team Leader Financing for Energy Efficiency, DG ENER, European Commission
  • Laurent Zylberberg, European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI)

2nd panel - The perspective of the housing providers and cities:

Speakers
  • Donal McManus, CEO of Irish Council for Social Housing
  • María Montes Miguel, Director General, AVS, Spain
  • André Sobczak, Secretary General of EUROCITES

WHERE FINANCE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE MEET: WHAT WORKS TO ATTRACT FUNDING?

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Speakers
  • The European Alliance for Social Housing in France (Representative of Caisse des Depots, Tanguy Desrousseaux, Head of Division, Public Sector and Infrastructure) Western Europe Department, EIB & Christophe Mróz, Principal Country Manager, CEB
  • The Estonian housing governance system, Andres Jaadla, CEO, EKYL
  • The European Housing Finance Working Group: Representative of EIB, Peter Surek, Head of Social finance, Erste Group, Sorcha Edwards, Secretary General of Housing Europe

INVENTING THE WHEEL: FINANCING MECHANISMS THAT SUIT INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO RENOVATION

Funding mapping: guiding developers to potential sources of financing

Speaker
  • Juan Alario, Senior Consultant at GNE Finance, Former EIB Associate Director, Scientific Coordinator SUPER-i and SUPERSHINE projects, Associate Professor, Economics Department, University of York, UK

What needs to be changed? Discussion with practitioners about barriers to access funding:

Speakers
  • Pierfrancesco Maran, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Neighbourhoods, City of Milan
  • Paola Zerilli, Scientific Coordinator SUPER-i and SUPERSHINE projects, Associate Professor, Economics Department, University of York, UK
  • Sven Buch, Development manager, Himmerland Boligforening; External censor, Aalborg University, Denmark

BEYOND FINANCE: THE LABOUR SHORTAGE IN CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION

Speakers
  • Ozgur Oner, Head of EU Affairs, Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies
  • Kristina Hultgren, City of Stockholm, Labour Market Department
  • Jean-François Gore, Director General of the French Building Federation
  • Roman Horvath, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Pact for Skills

CLOSING SPEECHES

  • Jacques Baudrier, Maire adjoint de Paris en charge de la construction publique, du suivi des chantiers, de la coordination des travaux sur l’espace public et de la transition écologique du bâti.
  • Bent Madsen, President of Housing Europe