Housing 2030 online workshop
Shaping investment pathways to deliver affordable housing
on 14 April 2021! 10 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. (CET)
The workshop is being organized by the #Housing2030 Initiative partners – the Housing Europe, UNECE and UN-Habitat – in partnership with the Housing Agency of Ireland. This fourth and final thematic workshop “Shaping investment pathways to deliver affordable housing” will address the topic of housing finance.
In association with the Housing Agency of Ireland
All time slots are Irish Standard Time (IST) / Central European Summer Time -1 (CEST-1)
09:00-09:05
Welcome & Digital Housekeeping
09:05-09:15
Opening address
Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government & Heritage, Ireland
09:15-09:30
#Housing2030 Partners Contribution on Financing for Affordable Housing
Doris Andoni
Chair of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management
Bent Madsen
President of Housing Europe
Christophe Lalande
Housing Lead Specialist – Land, Housing and Shelter Section, UN-Habitat
09:30-09:50
Keynote Address
Josh Ryan-Collins
Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
09:50-10:10
The ‘affordable housing finance’ toolkit
Michelle Norris
School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin
10:10-10:50
Q&A Session
moderated by David Orr #Housing2030 Co-Chair
The speakers on this panel have recorded three podcasts under the title ‘Shaping investment pathways to deliver affordable housing’. Attendees are encouraged to listen to these interventions in advance of the webinar, as this session will be a Q&A only. The podcasts will soon be accessible, HERE
Michelle Norris
School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin
Manuel Aalbers
KU Leuven School of Geography & Tourism
Grzegorz Gajda
European Investment Bank
10:50-11:00
Virtual coffee break
11:00-11:40
“How can we use finance and related regulations and institutions to improve affordable housing outcomes?”
moderated by Elena Szolgayova, #Housing2030 Co-Chair
Representatives of national and local governments, social and affordable housing providers and policy experts will share their experiences with innovative policies which have succeeded in generating funding for the delivery of affordable housing options.
Barry O’Leary
Housing Finance Agency of Ireland
Emmanuelle Cosse
l’Union sociale pour l’habitat (USH)
Solveig Råberg Tingey
The Danish Federation of Non-Profit Housing Providers (BL)
Javier Burón Cuadrado
Housing Division – Barcelona City Council
Jarosław Pucek
National Property Agency of Poland (KZN)
11:40-11:45
Summary of the day’s discussions
Elena Szolgayova
#Housing2030 Co-Chair
David Orr
#Housing2030 Co-Chair
11:45
Adjourn
The draft programme and registration information are available at
THE EVENT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PODCAST SERIES “MAKING A HOUSE A HOME”.
YOU MAY LISTEN TO THE PODCAST AT https://anchor.fm/housing-europe/?utm_source=mdirector[UNECE]&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HLMannouncement
Housing 2030 online workshop
Shaping investment pathways to deliver affordable housing
on 14 April 2021! 10 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. (CET)
The workshop is being organized by the #Housing2030 Initiative partners – the Housing Europe, UNECE and UN-Habitat – in partnership with the Housing Agency of Ireland. This fourth and final thematic workshop “Shaping investment pathways to deliver affordable housing” will address the topic of housing finance.
In association with the Housing Agency of Ireland
All time slots are Irish Standard Time (IST) / Central European Summer Time -1 (CEST-1)
09:00-09:05
Welcome & Digital Housekeeping
09:05-09:15
Opening address
Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government & Heritage, Ireland
09:15-09:30
#Housing2030 Partners Contribution on Financing for Affordable Housing
Doris Andoni
Chair of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management
Bent Madsen
President of Housing Europe
Christophe Lalande
Housing Lead Specialist – Land, Housing and Shelter Section, UN-Habitat
09:30-09:50
Keynote Address
Josh Ryan-Collins
Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
09:50-10:10
The ‘affordable housing finance’ toolkit
Michelle Norris
School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin
10:10-10:50
Q&A Session
moderated by David Orr #Housing2030 Co-Chair
The speakers on this panel have recorded three podcasts under the title ‘Shaping investment pathways to deliver affordable housing’. Attendees are encouraged to listen to these interventions in advance of the webinar, as this session will be a Q&A only. The podcasts will soon be accessible, HERE
Michelle Norris
School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin
Manuel Aalbers
KU Leuven School of Geography & Tourism
Grzegorz Gajda
European Investment Bank
10:50-11:00
Virtual coffee break
11:00-11:40
“How can we use finance and related regulations and institutions to improve affordable housing outcomes?”
moderated by Elena Szolgayova, #Housing2030 Co-Chair
Representatives of national and local governments, social and affordable housing providers and policy experts will share their experiences with innovative policies which have succeeded in generating funding for the delivery of affordable housing options.
Barry O’Leary
Housing Finance Agency of Ireland
Emmanuelle Cosse
l’Union sociale pour l’habitat (USH)
Solveig Råberg Tingey
The Danish Federation of Non-Profit Housing Providers (BL)
Javier Burón Cuadrado
Housing Division – Barcelona City Council
Jarosław Pucek
National Property Agency of Poland (KZN)
11:40-11:45
Summary of the day’s discussions
Elena Szolgayova
#Housing2030 Co-Chair
David Orr
#Housing2030 Co-Chair
11:45
Adjourn
The draft programme and registration information are available at
THE EVENT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PODCAST SERIES “MAKING A HOUSE A HOME”.
YOU MAY LISTEN TO THE PODCAST AT https://anchor.fm/housing-europe/?utm_source=mdirector[UNECE]&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HLMannouncement