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:
The transformation into a real manufacturing city is very much in the spotlight. In an increasing number of area development projects, the question is coming to the fore of how we can combine living and working in a smart, future-proof and affordable way. The key issue is: how do we prevent residential development from pushing out the urgently needed business activity in the city? Amsterdam-based projects such as Draka, Shipdock and de Hamerkop illustrate this tension. They are all places where manufacturing, urban densification and quality of life must come together, amid growing spatial and financial pressure.
During PROVADA, Fresh Professionals is therefore organising an in-depth panel discussion on the manufacturing city, led by Ruben Maes. What does it mean to give production businesses a place within high urban densities? Which types of economic activity are well suited to being integrated with residential uses? How do we keep space for makers affordable? And what innovative financing and operating models are needed to make the manufacturing city financially viable as well? From the perspectives of designers, developers, public authorities and entrepreneurs, we will explore the opportunities and obstacles of this urban transformation.
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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.