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:
Rotterdam, Eindhoven and Groningen are working within the Samenwerkingsagenda on future-proof area development.
Cities are renewing their ways of working and taking concrete steps towards digitalisation, with the aim of making housing delivery faster, smarter and better implementable. In doing so, cities and the central government work closely together to scale up successful approaches nationwide.
The focus is on the practical deployment of digital support for area development and urban planning. Think about 3D models, digital area dossiers and support for design, participation and permitting processes. Cities are also working on better insight into the programming, planning and delivery of housing assignments.
In this session, the cities share short practical stories about their approach, the use of digital twins, collaboration between stakeholders and the lessons they learn along the way. Not standalone pilots, but examples of an integrated approach that provides the basis for nationwide scaling.
The Samenwerkingsagenda is made possible in part by Agenda Stad (BZK), the DMI ecosystem (IenW, BZK, cities and businesses), and the Innovatie- en Opschalingsprogramma Woningbouw (BZK/VRO)
Sprekers
Hiske van den Broek
Project leader MultiRoofs Gemeente Rotterdam
Liese Vonk
Head of Department, Spatial Planning, Housing & Environment Gemeente Rotterdam
Roland van der Heijden
Chief Citiverse Officer Gemeente Rotterdam
Daniël de Klein
Business Development Manager Digital City Gemeente Helmond
Shervin Azadi
PhD Researcher TU Eindhoven
Mary Jorritsma - Lammeree
Gemeente Groningen
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.