Speakers at the 2021 Europe Housing Forum

Doris Andoni is Chair of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management,  Director of Housing at the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Albania,…
Dr Julie Lawson is Honorary Associate Professor with the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University (Australia, based in Europe 2023) and a leading international housing researcher. She…
Rick Hathaway is a vice president for Habitat for Humanity International, responsible for the overall success of Habitat’s affordable housing activities in dozens of countries throughout Europe,…
Jonathan Reckford is Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity International. Jonathan is also the chair of Leadership 18 and is a member of the Freddie Mac…
Joseph Muturi, Chair of the Slum Dwellers International (SDI) Board of Directors, is a social activist and leader of Muungano wa Wanavijiji, the national federation of slum…
Anacláudia Rossbach is the Regional Manager for Cities Alliance in LAC and Manager of the Global Programme on Informality. She supports the design of programs, leverage of…
Ronita Bardhan is Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Built Environment at the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge. She is Director of MPhil in Architecture and Urban…
Alessandro Rancati is a member of the New Bauhaus Unit at the European Commission´s Joint research Centre. He is an architect and designer with extensive experience in…
Johann Baar is Member of the Executive Board at the Hilti Foundation, where he leads the work on safe and affordable housing. A priority is the promotion…
Grzegorz Gajda is Senior Urban Specialists at the European Investment Bank. He appraises projects submitted for the EIB financing both from the European Union countries and from…
Edoardo Concari Coppola is the Buildings Policy Coordinator at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, Europe’s leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change, with over 170 member organisations…
Andrew Popelka is a Senior Energy Advisor in the Europe & Eurasia Bureau of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), supporting the agency’s energy sector…
Alina Muzioł-Węcławowicz, PhD, urban geographer, researcher and consultant specializing in housing economy and housing policy, especially social and affordable housing, urban renewal and local development issues. She…
Kecia Rust is the Executive Director and founder of the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF). She is a housing policy specialist and has worked with…
Barbara Steenbergen is the Head of International Union of Tenants (IUT) EU liaison office, which she also established in 2008. She has been committed to tenant protection…
Julian Baskin works at the Cities Alliance Secretariat as the Principal Urban Advisor supporting the design and implementation of country programmes including Uganda, Mozambique, Ghana, Burkina Faso…
As Senior Manager for the Middle East and North Africa at Habitat for Humanity International, James Schell oversees and supports Habitat’s programs & country offices across the…
Mariangiola Fabbri is Head of Research at BPIE and has over 15 years of experience in energy efficiency and climate change policy analysis and a deep understanding…
Patrick Canagasingham is Chief Operating Officer at Habitat for Humanity International. Drawing on 25 years of leadership in nongovernmental organizations and the private sector, Patrick Canagasingham oversees…
Mathabo Makuta is the National Director for Habitat for Humanity Zambia since 1st October 2019 and responsible for overall oversight and management of Habitat Zambia operations and…