Unlocking Capital & Accelerating Housing: Hear from those leading the way
| | | THIS WEEK FOLLOWING THE SUMMIT
Unlocking Capital & Accelerating Housing: Hear from those leading the way Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. ET | Live Zoom Webinar | | Join CityTalk for a conversation with the CEOs from Build Canada Homes and the Canada Infrastructure Bank on how to get more built, faster. Ana Bailão, CEO of Build Canada Homes and Ehren Cory, CEO of the Canada Infrastructure Bank will share their thoughts on how to leverage strategic financing and other tools to develop much-needed housing and housing-enabling infrastructure. Coming at the end of a tumultuous year for Canada and immediately following the State of Canada’s Cities Summit, this session will situate housing within the broader economic and infrastructure agenda, examining what it will take to align public investment, institutional capital, and industry capacity. This CityTalk is essential viewing for public officials, housing providers and developers, investors, and community leaders who need a clear picture of where Canada’s housing system is headed and how emerging institutions like Build Canada Homes and the CIB intend to deliver results. | | | | | |
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| | As the Chief Executive Officer of Build Canada Homes, Ana Bailão leads Canada’s new national housing agency in its mandate to accelerate supply, strengthen affordability, and modernize the housing industry. Her focus is on building homes at scale in partnership with governments, Indigenous communities, industry, and the non-profit housing sector. Ana brings more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning the private sector and public service. She served 12 years on Toronto City Council, including as Deputy Mayor, and led nationally through her work with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Most recently, she led Affordable Housing and Public Affairs at Dream Unlimited. |
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| | CEO | Canada Infrastructure Bank Ehren Cory, CEO of the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), is a leader in sustainable finance and infrastructure investing in Canada. He joined the CIB in 2020 with a focus on accelerating new infrastructure investment through partnerships with the private and public sectors. Previously, he was the CEO of Infrastructure Ontario, one of North America’s largest public infrastructure developers. Ehren also serves on the Boards of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships and Unity Health Toronto, and is involved in a number of leading sustainable investment organizations including the Institute for Sustainable Finance at Queen’s University. |
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