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
John O’Connor, Chief Executive officer – Irish Housing Agency
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
Robert Lewis-Lettington
Chief of the Land, Housing and Shelter Section, UN-Habitat
09:30-09:50
Keynote Address
Josh Ryan-Collins
Head of Finance and Macroeconomics 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. Enjoy listening to the three new episodes 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
Virginie Toussain
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
Anna Kornecka
Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Technology
11:40-11:45
Summary of the day’s discussions
Elena Szolgayova
#Housing2030 Co-Chair
David Orr
#Housing2030 Co-Chair
11:45
Adjourn