Housing minister Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan is among the Dutch delegates attending this year's Expo Real trade fair in Munich in October. 

Flags outside the exhibition centre in 2025. Photo: Messe München GmbH

The Holland Metropole alliance is heading to Expo Real this October with 39 partners, ranging from national and local government officials, developers, investors and architects. The partners are taking part in several panel discussions as well as organising their own events.

A highlight of Day One of Expo is a special session on making European housing investable which will feature Dutch housing minister Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan. She has made attracting more international investors to the Dutch residential property market a key part of her strategy to slash the housing shortage. 

On Day Two, there will be a special focus on a new position paper focusing on the opportunities offered by Dutch residential investment market and why it is worth a more detailed look. The presentation is by Real Asset Media on the Insight Stage, Hall A1, stand 132 at 12.30.

Feel free to come and meet the Holland Metropole partners at our stand (Hall A2, stand 30) or join us for networking and drinks on Monday and Tuesday from 16.00.

The line up so far

City centre futures

Time: October 5, 10.00 – 10.50
Location: Decarb Arena - Hall A3
Rotterdam’s Chantal Zeegers, in charge of housing and development, joins the forum to discuss the new role of city centres.

Student housing

Time: October 5, 12.00-12.50
Location: Decarb Arena, A3
Utrecht’s urban development chief Linda Voortman is part of a panel sharing experiences with purpose-build student accommodation.

Policy, Risk & Returns: Making European Housing Investable

Time: October 5, 11.00 - 11.50
Location: Hall A2, exhibitor stage
Dutch housing minister Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan is among the panellists.

Capital in search of stability

Time: October 5, 14.00 – 14.50
Location: Hall A2, exhibitor stage
Dick Gort, chief executive of a.s.r. real assets, joins a discussion on which European markets currently offer the best outlook

Technology and data centres

Time: 14.00 – 14.50
Location: Decarb Arena, A3
Eindhoven’s head of development Stijn Steenbakkers is among the line-up to talk about tech real estate.

Heat and cooling cities

Time: October 5, 17.00 – 17.50
Location: Decarb Arena, A3
This key session on dealing with climate change includes Alexander Scholtes, in charge of spatial planning and construction in Amsterdam.

Networking drinks

Time: October 5, 16.00
Location: Holland Metropole stand, hall A2 A130

New ways of living

Time: October 6, 10.00 – 10.50
Location: Decarb Arena, Hall A3, TB78
Bouwinvest CEO Mark Siezen and The Hague’s social housing chief Kavish Partiman are part of the panel looking at changing demand for more specialised housing.

The case for investing in Dutch residential

Time: October 6, 12.30 - 13.15
Location: Real Asset Media Insight stage, Hall A1, stand 132
Presentation of new research on financing Dutch residential real estate, followed by panel discussion featuring Thomas Heijdendael, co-founder, Finance Ideas.

Networking drinks

Time: October 6, 16.00
Location: Holland Metropole stand, hall A2 A130

Subject to change. Please check the official programme