Inspiration Award 2026 - Cast Your Vote!
The nominees for the PROVADA Inspiration Award 2026 have been announced! Three inspiring professionals who are truly making a difference in the industry are competing for the title. Meet the nominees:
About the shortage of strategic area developers and the growing gap between urgency, knowledge, leadership and delivery capability.
The Netherlands needs to build 100,000 homes each year, but area development projects get stuck due to long lead times, increasing complexity and a growing shortage of strategic professionals. There is a gap between the urgency of the task and the knowledge, collaboration and leadership available as prerequisites for delivery. The question is not whether we need to train integrated leaders, but whether we can afford not to do it.
As the challenges pile up, organisations are swallowed by the frenzy of day-to-day work. Less experienced employees take on complex files, pressure on delivery increases and temporary solutions can at best provide temporary relief. Without a sustainable talent pipeline, delivery capacity remains vulnerable.
During this panel discussion, pioneers from government, the market and education will address the question of how we can close this gap. What knowledge, competencies and collaboration are needed to connect, steer and accelerate complex area development projects? And who will take the lead?
Panel members
- Hettie Politiek, programme director for Large-Scale Housing, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
- Helma Born, general director, BPD | Bouwfonds Gebiedsontwikkeling
- Jantine Schrader, Manager Education Programmes, Amsterdam School of Real Estate
- Sanne Uiterwaal, programme director Master City Developer, TU Delft / Erasmus University
Chair
- Hermen Borst, director Urban Planning and Public Realm, Municipality of Rotterdam
Opening PROVADA 2026: Connecting Defence and Real Estate
On Tuesday 9 June at 10:00 AM, PROVADA will be officially opened by Lieutenant General Dick van Ingen, Deputy Director-General of Policy at the Ministry of Defence. Through his contribution, PROVADA underlines the current and growing intersections between Defence and the real estate sector.
At the Innovation Café, applicable innovations in area development take centre stage
During PROVADA, BouwLab R&Do and The Green Village will be providing the content programming for the Innovation Café. In collaboration with partners BPD, COD and VORM, and the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and the DMI Ecosystem, one central question takes the lead: how do we move innovation faster from idea to application?
Foreign capital needed to meet housing construction targets
The fiscal threshold for foreign pension funds and insurers to invest in the Dutch housing market must be significantly lowered. That is the view of Mark Siezen, CEO of asset manager Bouwinvest. 'Foreign capital is absolutely essential to meet the enormous housing construction challenge. That requires a stable housing policy and fiscal climate. I am hopeful: the new minister recognises this and will act on it.'
International Investment Day at PROVADA: programme announced
Following the earlier announcement of the launch of the International Investment Day, PROVADA now presents the full programme for Thursday, 11 June 2026. As the largest real estate exhibition in the Netherlands, PROVADA brings together leading market parties for a day of insights, discussion and networking. The newly introduced international investment programme—developed in collaboration with INREV, Holland Metropole and the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning—offers international investors direct access to key developments, policy perspectives and investment opportunities in the Dutch market.
Parking during PROVADA
Visiting PROVADA? Please be aware that it can get busy around the RAI. Due to multiple large events taking place at the same time, the RAI parking facilities often fill up early.