AGENDAAGENDA37 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & AGMTH
DAY 1 | TUESDAY, 02 NOVEMBER 2021 MARRIOTT HOTEL, KIGALI
Master of Ceremonies Charles Haba, Managing Director, Century Real Estate
08h00 - 09h00 CAT REGISTRATION | NETWORKING
SESSION 1: WELCOME
09h00 CAT (15min) WELCOME ADDRESS: WELCOME TO KIGALI!
09h15 CAT (15min) WELCOME ADDRESS: NEW FRONTIERS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING - WELCOME FROM THE AUHF Presented by Andrew Chimphondah, AUHF Chairperson & CEO Shelter Afrique
09h30CAT (15min) KEYNOTE ADDRESS: TOWARDS VISION 2050 AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL IN RWANDA Presented by Minister Amb. Gatete, Minister of Infrastructure
09h45 CAT (15min) KEYNOTE ADDRESS: NEW FRONTIERS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN RWANDA Presented by Phillipe Watrin, Deputy DG - Fund Management - Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB)
10h00 CAT (30min) BREAK
SESSION 2: TOWARDS VISION 2050 AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL IN RWANDA
10h30 CAT (30min) Presentation
RWANDA’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY AND PROGRAMME
Presented by Felix Nshimyumuremyi, Director General, Rwanda Housing Authority
11h00 CAT (45min) Panel Discussion
EFFECTIVE MODELS FOR SCALE DELIVERY: Reflections on the million houses promise and opportunities for Rwanda
Moderator: Andrew Chimphondah, AUHF Chairperson & CEO Shelter Afrique
In conversation with: Mustafa Njie, GMD/CEO, TAF Africa Global Derrick Rwitare, Founder & Managing Director, Gr8 Creations Ltd Soleman A. Idd, Chairman, ADHI-Rwanda and ADHI Corporate
11h45 CAT (30min) Presentation
PROGRESS WITH THE RWANDAN HOUSING FINANCE PROGRAMME
Presented by Emmanuel Ahabwe, Co-ordinator, Rwanda Housing Finance Project
12h15 (45min) Panel Discussion
EXPERIENCES OF MORTGAGE REFINANCE COMPANIES IN AFRICA
Kecia Rust, AUHF Secretariat and Executive Director, Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF)
Panelists: Oscar Mgaya, CEO, Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company Johnstone Oltetia, CEO, Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company Christian Agossa, CEO, CRRH Kehinde Ogundimu, Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company
13h00 CAT (60min) LUNCH
SESSION 3: NEW FRONTIERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN RWANDA
14h30 (45min) CAT NICHE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT IN RWANDA’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTOR
Moderator: Kecia Rust, AUHF Secretariat & Executive Director, Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF)
Panelists: Jean Bosco Iyacu, Chief Executive Officer, Access Finance Rwanda Fatou Dieye, Expert Advisor, Affordable Housing, Green Industrialization and Sustainable Urbanization in Africa Illana Melzer, Founder & Lead Consultant, 71point4
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15h15 CAT (20min) Panel Discussion
INNOVATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DELIVERY IN KIGALI
Presented by Merald Mpabwanamaguru, Vice Mayor, City of Kigali
15h35 CAT (25min) Panel Discussion
PROGRESS WITH THE RWANDAN HOUSING FINANCE PROGRAMME
Presented by Emmanuel Ahabwe, Co-ordinator, Rwanda Housing Finance Project, BRD
16h00 CAT (45min) Panel Discussion
LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO REALISE AFFORDABILITY
Moderator: Eddy Kyazze, Director General, Urbanization, Human Settlements and Housing Development, Ministry of Infrastructure
In discussion with: Enrico Morriello, Managing Director, SKAT Consulting Limited Christian Benimana, Senior Principal and Managing Director, MASS Design Group Georges Dinga, Managing Director, Nextgen Developers Gayatri Datar, Co-founder and CEO, EarthEnable
16h45 CAT (45min) Panel Discussion
COUNTDOWN 2050: REALISING THE OPPORTUNITY IN AFFORDABILITY
In discussion with: Micky Padway, Board Director & Acting CEO, See Far Housing Derrick Rwitare, Founder & Managing Director, Gr8 Creations Ltd Eric Salongo Kalisa, Director of Operations, See Far Housing Joe Nsano, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, Izuba City
17h30 CAT (15min) Panel Discussion
AUHF: BUILDING A NETWORK OF AFRICAN HOUSING PRACTITIONERS
Presented by David Akinin, AUHF Membership Committee Chair & CEO Atenu Developments
17h45 CAT END OF DAY 1
18h00 CAT GALA DINNER
AGENDAAGENDA37 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & AGMTH
DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY, 03 NOVEMBER 2021 VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON
Master of Ceremonies Kecia Rust, Executive Director & Founder, Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF)
08h00 - 08h30 CAT REGISTRATION | NETWORKING
SESSION 1: WELCOME
08h30 CAT (15min) WELCOME ADDRESS: Welcome from the AUHF Presented by May Abdel-Hamid, AUHF Vice Chairperson & CEO Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund
08h45 CAT (15min) KEYNOTE ADDRESS: NEW FRONTIERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AFRICA Presented by Patrick Domingos-Tembwa, Director of Africa and Asia Partnerships, Reall
09h00 CAT (15min) Keynote Address
HOUSING COMPACT FOR AFRICA Presented by: Oumar Sylla, Acting Director Regional Office for Africa, UN Habitat
09h15 CAT (10min) AUHF YEARBOOK LAUNCH Presented by Alison Tshangana, Head: Research & Market Intelligence, Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF)
09h25 CAT (5min) IREBS Dupuis Award for Affordable Housing
Presented by Holger Adam, Director of the Management Board, IREBS Foundation for African Real Estate Research
VIRTUAL STREAM SESSIONS - MC: Kecia Rust IN-PERSON STREAM SESSIONS - MC: Charles Haba
09h30 CAT (45min) Dialogue
NEW PARTNERSHIPS: Developing Micro Insurance Solutions For Incremental Housing
Moderator: George Mugweru, Housing Finance Systems Manager, Habitat For Humanity, Terwelliger Centre For Innovation In Shelter
Panelists: Lisa Morgan, Technical Specialist, The ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility, Social Finance Programme, International Labour Organization Saurabh Sharma, Director: Emerging Consumers Business, Britam Group Naeem Razwani, Director, Global Financial Inclusion & Capital Markets Terwilliger Center Habitat for HumanitySitara Merchant, Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Capacity Building Facility, Zurich Switzerland
NEW TARGETS: Low Value Mortgages For Low Income Earners
In conversation with: Beatrice Chege, Head Mortgages, KCB Bank Rwanda PlcMfundo Mabaso, Growth Head, FNB Mildred Mutesa, Managing Director, Zambia National Building Society
10h15 CAT (15min) BREAK
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10h30 CAT (60min) Panel Discussion
NEW TECHNOLOGIES: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: High Tech For Low Income
Moderator: Karsten Popp, CEO & Co-founder, iLima Digital Foundary
Panelists: Anthony Modena, Chief Executive, iLima Digital Foundary Ronald Omyonga, Co-Founder & Chief Relationship Officer , iBuild Global Glen Jordan, Co-founder, Empowa Francois Perrot, Managing Director, 14 Trees Ltd Chukwuemeka Ndukwe, Co-founder & CEO, Cofundie
(30 min) NEW INTELLIGENCE: Interrogating Housing Affordability with The New Housing Affordability Calculator
Presented by Dr Muhammad Gambo, Manager: Policy, Research and Partnerships Shelter Afrique
11h30 CAT (45min) Panel Discussion
NEW THRESHOLDS: HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? What it Takes to Build the $10,000 House
In discussion with: Femi Adewole, Managing Director/CEO, Family Homes Fund Robert Hornsby, Co-founder & CFO, Jobomax Wolf Behrens, Founder & CEO, Easy Housing Winnie Gitau, Co-founder, Kwangu Kwako Limited, Kenya
12h15 CAT (45min) Panel Discussion
NEW MARKETS: EFFECTIVE DEMAND? Understanding Earners of Informal Incomes
Moderator: Louisa Waddingham, Head of Operations Africa, Reall, UK
Panelists: Sumedha Naik, CEO, Syntellect, IndiaProsper Akoto, Head of Retail Lending and Credit Cards, Absa Bank GhanaJames Maclean, Director of Real Estate, Fusion Capital Limited, Kenya
13h00 CAT (45min) LUNCH
13h45 CAT (15min) Presentation
NEW INVESTMENTS: Realizing Affordable Housing through REITs
Presented by Olu Olanrewaju, Director, Altair
NEW FUNDING APPROACHES: FundRoof
Presented by Samuel Akinin, Director of Operations, FundRoof Homeloans (Pty) Ltd
14h00 CAT (45min) Panel Discussion
NEW NEIGHBOURHOODS: INVESTABLE INNER CITY: Building The Investment Case For Affordable Rental Housing
In conversation with: Ilaria Benucci, Head of Construction & Real Estate, CDC Group Carel Kleynhans, CEO, Divercity Urban Property Fund Paul Jackson, CEO, TUHF
NEW SUPPLIERS: Profiling Rwanda’s Supply Side Sub-Markets
Presented by Fatou Dieye, Expert Advisor, Affordable Housing, Green Industrialization and Sustainable Urbanization in Africa
AGENDAAGENDA37 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & AGMTH
14h45 CAT (45min) Panel Discussion
NEW INVESTMENTS: Investment in Kenya with The Open Access Initiative
Moderator: Kecia Rust, AUHF Secretariat & Executive Director, Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF)
Panelists: Anne-Marie Chidzero, Chief Investment Officer, FSDAi Kioi Wambaa, Managing Director, Credit & Portfolio Management, IHS- Kenya Ben Atkinson, Research, Evidence and Learning Manager, Reall Christoph Garbers, Data Analyst, 71point4 Allan Mutuma, Senior Transactions and Portfolio Manager, Centum Real Estate
NEW CAPACITY: Recognizing and Leveraging the capacity of Small-Scale providers
Moderator by Fatou Dieye, Expert Advisor, Affordable Housing, Green Industrialization and Sustainable Urbanization in Africa
Panelists: Eng. Richard Habimana, Managing Director Modern Affordable Construction Company Ltd.Ramba Méthode, CEO, ImaliEphrem Rutagarama, Intervention Manager - Data Analytics, Access to finance Rwanda (AFR)
15h30 CAT (30min) Presentation
NEW INVESTMENT: Mobilizing Capital to Support Affordable Housing and Mortgage Market Development in Rwanda
Presented by Michael Bookstaber, CFA, Partner, Africa Housing Partners
16h00 CAT (15min) BREAK
16h15 CAT (45min) Panel Discussion
NEW PRIORITIES: Mainstreaming Climate Resilience and Green in Support of Affordable Housing
Moderator: Seeta Shah, Senior Affordable Housing Specialist, FSD Kenya
In conversation with: Dennis Quansah, Green Building Lead: Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya, IFC Edge Emmanuel Stefanakis, Chief Sustainability Officer, Echostone Olivia Nielsen, Associate Principal, Miyamoto Corporation Etta Madete, Architectural Designer, BuildX
17h00 CAT (15min) Presentation
NEW BORROWERS: Driving financial inclusion with rent-to-own options
Presented by: Cassidy Curls, Policy Development and Research Consultant, Altair
17h15 CAT (15min) Presentation
NEW PRIORITIES: Championing Affordable Housing in Cities as A Key Economic Growth Strategy
Presented by Alice Nabalamba, Infrastructure, Cities and Urban Development Department, African Development Bank
17h30 CAT (15min) Presentation
NEW PARTNERSHIPS: Aligning PPPs in Mexico
Presented by Camilo Galvis, CEO, Imperative Fund
17h45 CAT (15min) Presentation
NEW PARTNERSHIPS: Anchored by Pension Funds in Promoting Affordable Housing
Presented by Mercy Thuo, Director, Laser Property Services Limited
18h00 CAT (15min) Vote of Thanks
AUHF: CHAMPION OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGENDA ACROSS AFRICA
Presented by Mildred Mutesa, AUHF Lobbying & Advocacy Committee Chairperson & Managing Director Zambia National Building Society
18h15 CAT END OF DAY 2
AGENDA37 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & AGMTH
DAY 3 | THURSDAY, 04 NOVEMBER 2021
09h00 – 12h00 CAT MASTERCLASS: PROPTECH ADOPTION IN AFRICA
Presented by Dr Roland Igbinoba, Founder, Pison Housing Company & President, Proptech Nigeria
Panelists:Josemaria Agulanna, Co-founder, MyyinvestTunde Balogun, CEO, Rent SmallsmallChukwuemeka Ndukwe, Co-founder & CEO, CofundiePrecious Lwanga, Chief Growth Officer, CutStrut, Creators of LiveVendSean Godoy, Co-founder of the SA Proptech and Proptech Africa associations Cullum Ashton, General Manger, Proptech HuB WAJames Dearsly, Co-founder, Unissu
AUHF ANNUAL AGM
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