Are you joining us, looking beyond today and across national borders?
At the Zuid-Limburg+ stand, we show how our region is developing into a dynamic, cross-border engine for innovation. In South Limburg, we don’t think in borders, but in opportunities. With a border that is ‘just’ 7 km away from the Netherlands and no fewer than 222 km with our Belgian and German neighbours, our region is at the heart of Europe. We make full use of this unique position: cooperation does not stop at the national border, but actually starts there. One of the most striking examples of this cross-regional way of thinking is the Trans Regio Express (TRE): a cross-border daily urban system within the Euregio Meuse-Rhine. This project shows how infrastructure not only connects people, but also strengthens regions, creates economic opportunities and opens up new perspectives for spatial development and real estate. In South Limburg, we are building the future—together with partners, public authorities and market players.
But we are also looking firmly ahead. That’s why we invite students to think along with us. What will the region of tomorrow look like? What role does mobility play in that development? And how do you translate big ambitions into concrete, achievable plans? We challenge you to look beyond today. To think across borders. And to build together with us a region where it really happens.
You are warmly invited to our stand 11.19, where staff and students from the region will be happy to speak with you. And if you’re lucky, there will be another piece of Heuvelland cake waiting for you!
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.