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:
BPD Woningfonds organises at the innovation café a panel discussion on multi-generational living, a residential concept currently under development in Nijmegen where people consciously live together across all life stages, from young to old. A concept that addresses current societal challenges: ageing populations, loneliness, rising care costs and the need for liveable communities.
We would be pleased to invite you as a panellist to contribute to the discussion from your expertise. Key questions include: How do we scale multi-generational living? What role do the national government, municipalities and market parties play? How can we make this concept even more attractive?
BPD Woningfonds will provide a short introduction to Living Inn, a multi-generational living concept under development in Nijmegen, after which the panel discussion will take place under the guidance of Tak Lam, fund director at BPD Woningfonds.
Sprekers
Hendrik Roozen
Living-Inn
Nils Kok
Professor in Real Estate Finance Maastricht University
Daniek van der Zanden
Sector Manager Residential, Commercial Real Estate Rabo Real Estate Finance
Frans Merks
BPD Woningfonds
Joosje Lugard
Asset Manager Healthcare BPD Woningfonds
Jeske de Lint
Director of Housing Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties | Volkshuisvesting en Ruimtelijke Ordening
Noël Vergunst
Alderman Gemeente Nijmegen
Moderators
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.