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:
Europe sets stringent requirements for the energy performance of homes and other buildings – and this is not without consequences. That is why the Rijk has now developed the National Building Renovation Plan (NBRP), which translates these ambitions into concrete guidelines that directly feed into real estate strategy. This is not only about homes, but specifically about offices, healthcare, education, logistics and other commercial real estate. If you understand what this plan entails now, you will be better able to steer on costs, quality and long-term resilience.
The plan will set out which buildings are given priority, which minimum energy performance levels will apply, and how progress will be monitored. It will set the direction for everything that will be done around existing buildings in the coming years.
During this panel discussion, we bring together different perspectives: from the Rijk and municipalities to financiers, real estate investors and housing associations. What does the concretisation of the European requirements from EPBD IV mean in practice for the Netherlands? What choices must property owners and managers make already now? And how do you ensure that sustainability remains achievable, affordable and deliverable?
A session packed with interpretation, practical insights and sharp questions about what the NBRP means for your real estate – today and towards 2050.

Chair of the Board of Dutch Green Building Council and CEO Ballast Nedam Development

Director of Residential Asset Management Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties | Volkshuisvesting en Ruimtelijke Ordening

Portfolio Renewal Director Stichting Ymere

Sectormanager Commercial Real Estate - Sustainability Rabo Real Estate Finance

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:

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.

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?

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.'

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.

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.