Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Drawing on decades of experience at the highest political level, former Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen will reflect on the vital role of housing in the Nordic welfare society – and its importance for social cohesion, equal opportunities and resilient communities.

Kathrine Richardson

One of the world's leading climate scientists, Katherine Richardson will explore how planetary boundaries and the climate crisis are redefining the conditions for housing, cities and societal resilience.

Bent Madsen

CEO of BL - the Danish federation of affordable Housing and chair of NBO. Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for the role of affordable housing sector as a cornerstone of the welfare society – providing not only affordable homes, but also stability, opportunity and strong communities.

Morten Rask gregersen

Architect and partner at NORD Architects, Morten Rask Gregersen has extensive experience in designing for an ageing population. His work explores how architecture, housing and shared spaces can support independence, wellbeing and social connections later in life

Åsa Schelin

Åsa Schelin is an expert on housing and social issues at Sveriges Allmännytta. Among other she works with social sustainability, housing for the elderly, eviction prevention work and how municipal housing companies can handle housing and social challenges in practice.

Sanna Mäkinen

Has a long-term experience on putting the principle of ageing in place into practice. She works as an Executive Director on non-profit organisation which provides housing and services for older people and other special groups in Lahti, Finland

Cecilie Gøtterup Hansen

Economist at BL, the Danish Federation of affordable housing will introduce key points from NBO's own work on the preparedness agendas.

More speakers to be announced