13 - 16 OCTOBER 2025 | RADISSON BLU UPPERHILL, NAIROBI, KENYA
WELCOME TO NAIROBI
Welcome to the 41st Annual Conference and AGM of the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF). As the premier event for Africa’s affordable housing ecosystem, #AUHF2025 brings together key leaders, innovators, and investors from across the continent and globally.
Be part of the continent’s premier affordable housing forum—where capital meets opportunity, and ideas turn into action.
Venue: Radisson Blu Upperhill, Nairobi
Dates: 13 – 16 October 2025
Format: In-Person event
WHY ATTEND?
✔ Africa’s top platform for housing investment
✔ Four days of insights, partnerships & high-impact deals
✔ Drive change with blended capital solutions
✔ Exclusive sponsorship & expo opportunities
✔ Engage with housing financiers, developers, policymakers & investors
✔ Shape blended finance solutions tailored to Africa’s housing realities
2025 SPEAKERS

Aakif Merchant
Director & Head of Africa
Convergence

Joan M. Larrea
CEO
Convergence

Mudassir H. Khan
Managing Director/CEO
Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company

Paul Jackson
Founding CEO
TUHF

Palesa Mkhize
CEO
SAMRRA

Thierno-Habib Hann
CEO
Shelter Afrique Development Bank

Oscar Mgaya
Managing Director/CEO
Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company Limited

Kehinde Ogundimu
CEO
Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company

Azola Mayekiso
CEO
National Housing Finance Corporation

Oumar Sylla
Director, Regional Office for Africa
UN-Habitat

Seeta Shah
Senior Affordable Housing Specialist
FSD Kenya

Olu Olanrewaju
Director
Altair International

Daniel Mhina
Associate Director: Housing Finance
Habitat for Humanity International

Debra Erb
Founder
DLE Advisors, LLC

Jumoke Akinwunmi
Co-founder
Alitheia Capital

Vymala Thuron
Head of Fund Management Group
Shelter Afrique

Stefan Atchia
Manager: Urban Development Division
African Development Bank

Hassan A. Hassan
CEO
ADHI Africa Holdings Ltd

Soleman Abdi Idd
Chairman
ADHI Africa Holding Ltd

Njambi Macharia
Green Building Lead-Kenya
IFC

Kecia Rust
Executive Director and founder
Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF)

Johnstone Oltetia
AUHF Treasurer and CEO
Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company

Kioi Wambaa
Managing Director
International Housing Solutions – Kenya






















