Bálint Misetics
Bálint Misetics is a Hungarian social policy specialist whose work integrates research, advocacy and fieldwork. He co-founded A Város Mindenkié (The City Is For All), a community organization dedicated to empowering homeless people and advancing housing justice. He also set up and supervises an emergency service combining social work, activism and nonviolent resistance to prevent […]
Samuel Mabala
Samuel Mabala is the Country Urban Adviser working with the Cities Alliance / UNOPS based in the Uganda Country Office. He formerly served in the Government of Uganda as the Director for Housing in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. He attended post graduate training at the Institute of Housing and Urban Development […]
Csaba Jelinek
Csaba Jelinek is an urban sociologist based in Budapest, a co-founder of Periféria Policy and Research Center, and one of the initiators of the first rental housing cooperative in Hungary. His academic work has been focusing on urban regenerations, housing policy and collaborative housing solutions. Currently he is working on a post-doctoral research project on […]
Gerald Kössl
Gerald Koessl is a sociologist and he works as a researcher at the Austrian Federation of Limited-Profit Housing Associations, based in Vienna. His work focuses on the topics of affordable housing, housing finance and European affairs. He has previously worked at the National Housing Federation in London. He has studied Sociology and Political Sciences at […]
Frosina Antonovska
Frosina Antonovska is a cabinet advisor to the Minister of Environment and Physical Planning of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Head of the Unit for EU Acquis Transposition and Negotiations within the Ministry. She is a qualified lawyer and holds an LL.M. in International Environmental Law from the Queen Mary University of London […]
Sumedha Malaviya
Sumedha works at the World Resources Institute (WRI) which is a global research organization that works with governments, businesses, multilateral institutions, and civil society groups to develop practical solutions that improve people’s lives and protect nature. WRI and its partners advance green growth through initiatives like the NDC partnership, the Buildings Efficiency Accelerator, Science-based targets […]
Peter Robl
Peter Robl has 20+ years of experience as communications and external affairs professional mainly in the construction industry with additional insights into other segments of business and NGOs. Most recently, Peter has worked for Knauf Insulation as Public Affairs Manager Eastern Europe. He has focused on developing systematic and active participation of the company in […]
Inés Fabregas
Inés Fabregas is an Architect & Urban planner with, master’s degree in Urban Research, postgraduate degrees in Pathology and structural study of existing constructions and in project management. Inés has more than 10 years of professional experience in different project scales and in international contexts. Last years, Inés focused on energy renovation and green solutions […]
Arthur Acolin
Arthur Acolin is an assistant professor of real estate in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. His research focused on understanding market and policy barriers to providing adequate and affordable housing for all income segments, particularly in the context of economies with constrained mortgage markets.
Edmond Vardumyan
Edmond Vardumyan is the Chief Executive Officer of National Mortgage Company, a financial institution established by the Central Bank of Armenia to provide stability and affordability to the mortgage market in Armenia. Working closely with international institutions, such as the EU, AFD, KfW, and UNDP, the Company aims to make mortgage loans affordable for low- […]
Irena Križ Šelendić
Irena Križ Šelendić graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb. Before joining the ministry she worked in the building industry on project development of residential and tourist settlements, sports halls, hotels and apartment villages. Since 2009, she has been employed at the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets of the […]
Puja Sawhney
Puja Sawhney is the People-Public-Private Partnerships (P4) Associate Director at Habitat for Humanity. She leads the formulation of a global P4 framework that will build upon and help to accelerate Habitat’s P4 multilateral existing initiatives. She also leads in developing and establishing national, regional and global coalitions focusing on addressing affordable and adequate housing challenges. […]