Programme

REGISTRATION AND ACCREDITATION

INAUGURAL SESSION

Address and remarks on the European Affordable Housing Plan

• Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director-General Energy and Head of the Housing Task Force, European Commission

Institutional welcome

• David Lucas, Secretary of State for Housing and Urban Agenda
• Eider Mendoza, General Deputy, Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa
• Denis Itxaso, Regional Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda, Basque Government

Conversation: Innovative housing policies in European capitals

• Jaume Collboni, Mayor of Barcelona and leader of the “Mayors for Housing” alliance
• Denis Itxaso, Regional Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda, Basque Government

ROUND TABLE: APPLYING SOLUTIONS IN STRESSED AREAS

Response from Basque-Navarrese Capitals

• Maider Etxebarria, Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz
• Juan Mari Aburto, Mayor of Bilbao
• Jon Insausti, Mayor of Donostia-San Sebastián
• Joseba Asiron, Mayor of Pamplona
• Moderator: Miguel de los Toyos, Deputy Regional Minister of Housing, Basque Government

COFFEE BREAK

PRESENTATION: CHALLENGES FOR PROMOTING AN AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL MARKET

• José García Montalvo, Professor and Economist

ROUND TABLE: IMPACT OF CAPITALS ON METROPOLITAN AREAS

• Amaia del Campo, Mayor of Barakaldo
• Cristina Laborda, Mayor of Irun
• David Quirós, Mayor of Hospitalet de Llobregat
• Candelaria Testa, Mayor of Alcorcón
• Aizpea Otaegi, Mayor of Errenteria
• Moderator: Azahara Domínguez, Deputy for Mobility, Tourism and Spatial Planning of Gipuzkoa

LUNCH BREAK

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room 1 – Technical Panel: Data for Public Action in Housing

• Julien Dijol, Deputy Secretary General & Policy Director of Housing Europe
• Aleix Arcarons, Co-director of O-HB, Barcelona Metropolitan Housing Observatory
• Mario Yoldi, Basque Housing Observatory. Director of Planning and Operational Processes, Basque Government
• Stephanie Jankel, Urban planner and Director of Studies at APUR
• Javier Martín, Director General of Housing and Land
• Moderator: Eva Silván, Political scientist, director of Silván & Miracle

Room 2 – Residential Exclusion and Social Action in Stressed Areas

• Eduardo Gutiérrez Sanz, General Director, Provivienda
• Rubén Méndez, spokesman for the Sareen Sarea Housing Commission
• Elga Molina, Director General of Housing, Government of Navarra
• Patricia Val, General Director, Alokabide, Basque Government
• Moderator: Aloña Velasco, Journalist

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room 1 – International Policies in Public Housing

• Maider Arosteguy, Mayor of Biarritz
• Veronika Iwanowski, International Affairs Manager, Wiener Wohnen
• Richard Ronald, Professor of Housing and Chair of Political and Economic Geographies, University of Amsterdam
• Pablo García Astrain, Director of Housing, Land and Architecture, Basque Government
• Moderator: Aloña Velasco, Journalist

Room 2 – Innovation in Housing Financing: Public-Private Collaboration

• Antonio Bandrés, Head of International Corporate Finance, ICO
• María Romano, Head of the Madrid Office of the European Investment bank (EIB)
• Javier Burón, Manager, Nasuvinsa, Government of Navarra
• César Cantalapiedra, Partner and Director of Public Finance, AFI
• Moderator: Patxi Arratibel, Chief of Staff, Department of Housing and Urban Agenda

ROUND TABLE: REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE REFORMS

• Begoña Alfaro, Third Vice-President and Regional Minister for Housing, Youth and Migration Policies, Government of Navarra
• Silvia Paneque, Regional Minister of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition, Government of Catalonia
• Ovidio Zapico González, Regional Minister Territorial Planning, Urban Development, Housing, and Citizen Rights, Government of Principality of Asturias

INSTITUTIONAL CLOSING

• Isabel Rodríguez, Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda, Government of Spain
• Denis Itxaso, Regional Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda, Basque Government