International Conference on Evolving Landscape of Housing Finance — Agenda

International Conference on
Evolving Landscape of Housing Finance

Inclusivity • Stability • Sustainability
February 11, 2026 • 06:00 PM onwards
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi


February 11, 2026 - India Habitat Centre, New Delhi — Day 0
Time (hrs) Session Details Speakers
18:00 – 19:30 APUHF Advisory Board Meeting
19:30 onwards Welcome Dinner
February 12, 2026 - Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi — Day 1
Time (hrs) Session Details Speakers
09:00 – 10:00 Registration & Networking
10:00 – 11:00 Inaugural Session
11:00 – 11:15 Tea / Coffee
11:15 – 12:15
(Speaker Session / Presentation)
Session I Inclusive Mortgage Finance: Cross‑country Experiences: Policies, Products and Practice
  • Mr. Loic Chiquier Chief Technical Advisor, Finance, World Bank
  • Ms. Coleen Volk President & CEO, CMHC
  • Ms. Kecia Rust ED, CAHF & Secretary, AUHF(TBC)
  • Mr. Date Yaju Director General, Japan Housing Finance Agency
  • Mr. Luca Bertalot Secretary General, European Mortgage Federation & Chairman, ISMMA
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00
(Speaker Session / Presentation)
Session II Making Housing Affordable and Accessible and the Role of Government: An Indian Perspective
  • Speakers from Govt. of India
  • DFS
  • MoHUA
  • MoRD
14:00 – 14:20
(Speaker Session / Presentation)
14:20 – 15:00 (Panel Discussion)
Session III Multilateral Institutions’ Role in Promoting Inclusive Mortgage Finance and Micro Mortgages
  • Mr. Mark Weinrich Secretary General, IUHF
  • Mr. Paul Procee Country Director, World Bank
  • Ms. Lingsu Liu Regional Industry Manager, IFC
  • Mr. Patrick McAllister Director, Habitat for Humanity International
  • Ms. Mio Oka Country Director, India ADB (TBC)
  • Mr. Thierno‑Habib Hann MD & CEO, Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB)
  • Mr. Emaad Siddiqui Unit Head Financial Institute/PSOD, ADB
15:00 – 15:15 Tea / Coffee
15:15 – 16:15
(Panel Discussion)
Session IV Role of PEs in Promoting Housing and Housing Finance
  • Ms. Renuka Ramnath
  • Mr. Amit Jain MD, Carlyle India (TBC)
  • Mr. Sanjaya GuptaFormer MD&CEO, PNB Housing Finance Company Ltd.
  • Mr. Naren Ostawal MD, Warburg Pincus, India
  • Mr. Mukesh Mehta Senior Director, Blackstone India
16:15 – 17:15
(Panel Discussion)
Session V Designing Housing Finance Policies & Product Programs for Women
  • Ms. Mona Kachhwaha
  • Ms. Shilpa Kumar MD, India, BII
  • Ms. Mai Abdel Hamid CEO, Social Housing Fund, Egypt (TBC)
  • Ms. Lise Breuil Country Director, AFD (TBC)
  • Ms. Anya Brickman Raredon CEO, AHI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Nisan Abdulkader Director, External Affairs and Communications
  • Ms. Renana Jhabvala Chair, SEWA
* TBC(To Be Confirmed)
February 13, 2026 - Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi — Day 2
Time (hrs) Session Details Speakers
09:30 – 09:50
(Speaker Session / Presentation)
09:50 – 10:30 (Panel Discussion)
Session VI Addressing Gaps in Sustainable Housing Development through Public / Private Partnership
  • Mr. P.S. Jayakumar Former MD & CEO, Bank of Baroda
  • Mr. Vikram Raju MD, Morgan Stanley, London
  • Mr. Rohan Parikh Founder, Enspar Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  • Mr. Wolf Muth Country Director, KfW Development Bank (TBC)
  • H.E. Dr. Kao Thach Chairman ADFIAP (TBC)
10:30 – 11:15 Tea / Coffee
11:15 – 12:15
(Speaker Session / Presentation)
Session VII Future of Housing Finance: Trends and Opportunities
  • Mr. Loic Chiquier Chief Technical Advisor, Finance, World Bank
  • Mr. P.R. Seshadri MD & CEO, South Indian Bank
  • Mr. Hyuck Shin Kwon Deputy Director, Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG) (TBC)
  • Ms. Hala Ghazi El Helali (Under Secretary, International Cooperation, Research and Guarantee Department) (TBC)
  • Mr. Robert Kibaara Group CEO, HF Group, Kenya
  • Mr. Oscar Mgaya CEO, Tanzania MRC
  • Ms. Coleen Volk President & CEO, CMHC
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00
(Speaker Session / Presentation)
Session VIII Risk Mitigants for a Robust Mortgage Finance Ecosystem: Institutions and Products
  • Mr. Kameel Abdul MD & CEO, Cagamas
  • Mr. Stuart Take Chairman, IMGC
  • Mr. Sanmoy Chakraborty CRO (TBC)
14:00 – 14:20
(Speaker Session / Presentation)
14:20 – 15:00 (Panel Discussion / Presentation)
Session IX Technology Driven Transformation: Redefining Mortgage Finance for the Future
  • Mr. Koushik Chakraborty EVP, Maybank, Malaysia
  • Mr. Ratan Kumar Kesh COO, Bandhan Bank
  • Mr. Abhishek Singh Additional Secretary, MeitY & CEO, IndiaAI Mission
  • Ms. Carmeen VicelichFounder and Global CEO, Valocity
  • Ramesh Laxminarayan HDFC Bank (TBC)
15:00 – 15:15 Tea / Coffee
15:15 – 16:15
(Panel Discussion)
Session X Harnessing Green Technology for Sustainable Infrastructure and Housing
  • Mr. Rohan Parikh Founder, Enspar Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (TBC)
  • Mr. Benjamin Hickman Programme Manager, UNEP
  • Prof. Pradeep Kumar Ramancharla CBRI
  • Mr. Christian KönigManaging Director, European Federation of Building Societies
  • Ms. Mili MajumdarGBCI, U.S Green Building Council
  • Ms. Carmeen VicelichFounder and Global CEO, Valocity
16:15 – 17:15 Session XI Concluding Session
* TBC(To Be Confirmed)
February 14, 2026 — Day 3
Time (hrs) Session Details
Fellowship Tour Taj Mahal, Agra — Uttar Pradesh, India
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