VI-LAB
Investment and Development Strategies in Social Rental: Challenges and Solutions
August 15th, 2024 | Barranquilla, Colombia
An event organized by the Urban Habitat and Housing Practices Platform (UHPH), CAF, Habitat for Humanity, and Fundación Santo Domingo, where crucial topics will be discussed, such as financial and regulatory incentives for the construction of real estate developments aimed at social housing rental, the specific steps governments can take to facilitate impact investment in social rental, and how governments can effectively collaborate with investors and non-profit organizations to develop and execute social rental projects.
The video is in spanish
Agenda
8:30 a 9:00 Welcome and General Introduction
5 min Juan Diego Céspedes Henao, Director of Urban and Real Estate Development, Fundación Santo Domingo, Colombia.
5 min Adriana Llorca, Associate Director of the Programmatic Experts Unit, Habitat for Humanity LAC, on the relevance of the model from Habitat for Humanity's perspective.
15 min Pablo López, Housing Coordinator of the Urban Development and Creative Economies Division, CAF, on the relevance of the model for the region. Context and affordability.
9:00 a 9:10 Presentation of the ViLab Methodology and Agenda: "Impact Investment to Enable Social Rental" by Marina Muñoz, Coordinator, The Urban Housing Practitioners Hub (UHPH).
9:10 a 9:40 Keynote Lecture - Context of Social Rental and International and Regional Practices: Anya Brickman, President, Affordable Housing Institute.
Coffee break 10:00 a 11:40
Discussion Panel: Social Rental Initiatives in the Region
Moderator: Adriana Llorca, Associate Director of the Programmatic Experts Unit, Habitat for Humanity LAC, Costa Rica.
Alberto Pizarro, Executive Director, Corporación Innova Recoleta, Chile.
Marcela Cuervo, Demand Management Lead at Habitat, Comfama, Colombia.
Paula Ayala, Deputy Director of Institutional Development, Habitat for Humanity, Argentina.
Discussion and Q&A session
11:50 a 13:30 Discussion Panel: Financing and Entry Barriers in Social Rental
Moderator and Impact Investment Relevance: María Elvira Tamayo, General Manager, GSG - NAB Colombia.
Juan Diego Céspedes Henao, Director of Urban and Real Estate Development, Fundación Santo Domingo, Colombia.
Sebastián Muñoz, Managing Director, Hasta Capital, Colombia.
KC Hardin, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Conservatorio, Panama.
Eva Campos, Executive Director, Metropolitan Housing and Urban Development Company, Municipality of Guatemala.
Discussion and Q&A session