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:
Public-private collaboration (PPC) is making a clear comeback. The joint approach of governments and private parties in area development had a period of being less in the spotlight, but is now returning as an answer to the enormous spatial challenges facing the Netherlands. What is making PPC attractive again? What lessons have earlier projects taught us? And how do we give this form of collaboration a new interpretation that fits the complexity of today?
The rules of the game have changed. Where PPC used to revolve around tightly drawn contracts and fixed role allocation, flexibility, trust and a shared long-term vision now take centre stage. Theo Stauttener (Stadkwadraat) opens with a practical perspective, followed by a debate in which Debbie Ginter (gemeente Rotterdam), Rachel van Houwelingen (Ministerie van BZK | VRO) and Patrick Joosen (BPD) share their views on what PPC needs to succeed.
How do public and private parties bridge differences in interests and pace? Where are the boundaries of collaboration? And what conditions must be in place before you even sit down at the table? PROVADA offers the ideal setting to discuss this with the people who put PPC into practice every day.
Sprekers
Theo Stauttener
Partner / Senior Advisor Stadkwadraat
Debbie Ginter
Senior Area Developer Gemeente Rotterdam
Rachel van Houwelingen
Director of Housing Development Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties | Volkshuisvesting en Ruimtelijke Ordening
Patrick Joosen
Regional Director South-West Netherlands and Sustainability Ambassador BPD | Bouwfonds Gebiedsontwikkeling
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.