The 17th edition of the Africa International Housing Show (AIHS), promises to be a great hit, the Convener, Festus Adebayo has said.
The expo which has been scheduled for 24th to 27th July, 2023 in Abuja, Adebayo said will make a significant impact on the economy as well as the housing sector,
He also announced the launch of a mobile application to keep participants updated.
The AIHS, which happens to be the largest housing and construction expo in Africa, Adebayo said, will witness an influx of both local and International Chief Executive Officers of elite companies in the building and construction industry.
He also said that the expo will provide “an avenue for CEOs to network, and share the latest trends in the housing, mortgage, construction, and real estate industry at large.”
He outlined the programme of activities to include planned sessions with CEOs and also financial experts.
He said “On Monday, 24th of July will feature very important personalities from across Africa and the world. Immediately after the opening ceremony, Adebayo said there shall be an all-important CEOs’ forum, which is a convergence of elite chief executives from Nigeria and across the world, to devise the most effective solutions to the challenges in the housing and construction industry.
He said day two of the event will feature an international-finance session, which will focus on how the International Finance Corporation, IFC can assist real estate developers in the area of affordable housing.
“The session will focus on various opportunities that are available at IFC to finance the housing deficit in Nigeria,” he said.
He also revealed that there would be a session that will look into the issue of Edge building or Green Housing. “The effect of climate change on affordable housing development will not be left out by international experts that have been invited,” he said.
The IFC edge building which is one of the major partners for AIHS 2023, Adebayo said “will use the platform to issue certificates of certification to some organisations who have passed through the Edge Building program from different parts of Nigeria.
“We shall also be having the University of Lagos’s master class powered by the Center for Housing and Sustainable Development CHSD under the leadership of Prof. Timothy Gbenga Nubi. This session will draw participants from not less than 18 countries who are partners to Unilag in the area of research and development for habitable cities.
“The session will last for several hours. Participants in this year’s AIHS will go through master class training and will be issued certificates by UNILAG at the end of the event.”
He added that the 17th edition of AIHS will be used to showcase international success stories in the area of housing.
According to him, “We are going to use AIHS 2023 to showcase success stories, so people can gain, learn new lessons, and get new ways things can be done.”
