Doris Andoni
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, and Chair of the Steering Board of the National Housing Agency. Doris Andoni studied architecture and urban planning and had several specializations and trainings in the field of […]
Julie Lawson
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 is principle author of the comprehensive study #Housing2030, which examines a range of policy tools and best practices to promote affordable, low carbon and energy efficient housing. Julie […]
Rick Hathaway
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 and Middle East. Previously Rick served as the Vice President for Asia-Pacific – with 25 plus years of Asia experience. Hathaway joined Habitat for Humanity in 1989 as […]
Jonathan Reckford
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 Housing Advisory Council. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Urban Steering Committee for the World Economic Forum. He graduated from the […]
Joseph Muturi
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 dwellers in Kenya. Joe joined Muungano in 1998 after demolitions and forced evictions in Nairobi’s Toi market. Muungano is the largest social movement in Kenya, which for over 20 years […]
Anacláudia Rossbach
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 communities of practice, advisory services, transfer & knowledge exchange, and technical assistance in housing and urban public policies in the global south through projects such as the Urban […]
Ronita Bardhan
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 Studies (MAUS) and leads the Sustainable Design Group at the Martin Centre: Sustainable buildings and cities, Department of Architecture. Dr Bardhan is an architectural engineer and urban studies […]
Alessandro Rancati
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 design for policy, strategic design, design direction, service design, group facilitation and participatory leadership. Alessandro Rancati is interested in bridging design and complexity theory while contributing to the […]
Johann Baar
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 of pioneering technical solutions helping families in need improve their housing situation as a basis to start their journey into a better, self-determinant life. To achieve its goals, […]
Grzegorz Gajda
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 outside of the EU. Previously, while he was with the IFC he lead Ukraine Residential Energy Efficiency Project. Prior to the IFC, he was with European Bank for […]
Edoardo Concari Coppola
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 active in 38 European countries, representing over 1.500 NGOs and more than 47 million citizens. In his role, Edoardo advocates for fair and progressive policies to accelerate the […]
Andrew Popelka
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 reform agenda and energy efficiency programs in Southeast Europe and in Eastern Partnership countries. He holds a MSME degree from the Technical University in Brno, Czech Republic. Prior […]