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Vanessa Alexandra Velasco Bernal

Vanessa Alexandra Velasco Bernal | District Habitat Secretariat of the Mayors Office of Bogota Bogota, Colombia
Vanessa Alexandra Velasco Bernal

Biography

Vanessa Velasco Bernal, Bogotá's Secretary of Habitat, leading housing, urban revitalization and sustainable development policies. She chairs the boards of RenoBo and Bogotá's Water and Sewer Company and brings nearly nine years of experience at the World Bank in urban development and territorial finance

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14:35h
Thematic Roundtable | | HOWS BARCELONA | Housing - Renovation, Retrofit, Reuse

Place, People, Policy: Regenerating Neighbourhoods to Live and Belong in

Glòria Viladrich
Glòria Viladrich Barcelona Municipal Institute of Urban Planning (IMU) General Manager Speaker
Josefina del Rio
Josefina del Rio Municipalidad de Rosario President of the Public Housing and Habitat Service Speaker
Vanessa Alexandra Velasco Bernal
Vanessa Alexandra Velasco Bernal District Habitat Secretariat of the Mayors Office of Bogota Habitat Chief Secretary Speaker
Layanne Paixão
Layanne Paixão TETO Brazil General Director Speaker
Maíta Fernández-Armesto Sánchez
Maíta Fernández-Armesto Sánchez Barcelona City Council Director of Strategic Projects Moderator

#Dignified Housing, #Public Housing Rehabilitation, #Scalable Retrofit Solutions, #Social Housing Upgrades, #Urban Regeneration, #Vulnerable Neighborhoods

2026-11-05 14:35 2026-11-05 15:20 Europe/Madrid Place, People, Policy: Regenerating Neighbourhoods to Live and Belong in

The most challenging housing conditions are often concentrated in specific neighbourhoods, where poor building quality, limited services, social vulnerability, and urban disconnection overlap. Addressing them requires more than physical rehabilitation and construction investment: it calls for integrated regeneration strategies that combine housing, public space, services, mobility, community engagement, and long-term public investment. The session will focus on how cities can design and deliver neighbourhood-scale regeneration that addresses both the physical and social dimensions of urban vulnerability, improving living conditions, strengthening local communities, and avoiding displacement.

 Stage: HOWS Barcelona
Thu 5
14:35h - 15:20h Stage: HOWS Barcelona All Passes
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