While you walk around here at PROVADA, you experience the RAI as it was intended: a place that effortlessly brings together large flows of people, events and energy. What you don’t see is what it takes to make that happen—and what needs to change to keep it that way in the future.
Because an iconic location like the RAI does not stand alone. It is part of an area development, an energy system in transition, and a market in which flexibility, sustainability and experience are increasingly converging. That is where the real challenge lies.
In this session, Fred Betist (Director Real Estate, RAI Amsterdam) and Gerard Jansen (Leading professional sustainability in the built environment, Haskoning) will take you through how to further develop a well-functioning complex into a future-proof destination, without losing sight of day-to-day operations.
Not a technical story, but a strategic perspective on coherence: between the building and the surrounding area, between energy and operation, and between today’s decisions and tomorrow’s value. How do you establish control in an environment where everything is interconnected? And how do you make decisions that don’t just improve sustainability, but also add value—for users, the environment and the city?
For real estate owners and developers with complex challenges, this session offers recognition and perspective: how to enable existing buildings to grow in line with new requirements and, at the same time, strengthen their position within their broader context.
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.
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At PROVADA 2026, the Ministry of Defence features prominently on the agenda as a new player in the real estate market. The increased focus on national security has made the spatial and housing challenge more urgent than ever. This places additional pressure on the already scarce space, capacity and resources in the Netherlands. The Ministry of Defence faces a substantial scaling challenge. New barracks, training grounds and supporting infrastructure must be delivered at pace. In doing so, Defence is growing into a defining client within the real estate and construction sector. The central question: how do we deliver this in a country where pressure on space and capacity is already at its limit?