2026 Global Cities Forum on Homelessness – Institute of Global Homelessness

November 10, 2026 | Virtual Conference

The Global Cities Forum on Homelessness brings together city leaders, policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and people with lived experience from around the world to share knowledge, exchange solutions, and accelerate action. Organized by the Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH), the convening will highlight the diversity of approaches being developed around the world and the lessons that can be exchanged across contexts to prevent, address, and end homelessness.

Featuring four sessions throughout the day on preventing homelessness before it starts, building housing solutions that work, creating effective national and city frameworks, and harnessing the power of data, this virtual Forum will explore how cities are transforming responses to homelessness and creating systems where everyone has a place to call home.

Interpretation will be provided.

Session 1 - Preventing Homelessness: Lessons Across Contexts

8:00 – 9:00 Central time | 14:00 – 15:00 UK

The session will explore approaches and strategies to prevent homelessness before it occurs. Building up on national and local experiences, this session will examine how prevention can address different pathways into homelessness, including multiple forms of exclusions and vulnerability.

Session 2 - Housing Development and Finance

9:15 – 10:15 Central time | 15:15 – 16:15 UK

Speakers will discuss how cities and communities can expand housing supply to include innovative approaches to housing development, financing, and private – public partnerships. The session will highlight strategies for developing public, private, and philanthropic investment to create sustainable housing solutions on scale.

Session 3 - National Frameworks and City Action on Homelessness

10:30 – 11:30 Central time | 16:30 – 17:30 UK

This session will examine national frameworks and city-level strategies to address and ultimately end homelessness across different economic and sociopolitical contexts. Speakers will share perspectives on the development and implementation of strategies, including key policy elements, the roles of national and local governments, system coordination, and the importance of translating policy frameworks into effective action.

Session 4 - The Power of Data in Preventing and Ending Homelessness

November 10 | 17:00 – 18:00 Central time | 23:00 – 00:00 UK

November 11 | 8:00 – 9:00 Tokyo | | 10:00 – 11:00 Sydney time

Panelists will examine how data is a key lever in understanding drivers into homelessness, understanding at-risk populations, identify gaps in services, and target resources where they are needed most. During the session, they will examine how stronger data systems and predictive analytics can support prevention, improve coordination across sectors, inform policy, improve outcomes, and track progress toward ending homelessness.

Confirmed Speakers

A clinical psychologist with extensive experience working alongside highly vulnerable groups, including people experiencing homelessness, people who use psychoactive substances, and migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. He brings more than 25 years of professional practice in designing and coordinating Harm Reduction projects within multidisciplinary teams. In recent years, Américo has focused increasingly on social businesses, leading initiatives that support training and labour-market inclusion for people facing vulnerability, as well as other innovative projects rooted in the principles of Harm Reduction, all developed through CRESCER, where he serves as Executive Director and founding member.

Américo Nave, CRESCER

Program Design and Training Consultant with more than two decades of frontline and leadership experience in supporting youth and families. She provides training, coaching, program implementation support, and fidelity reviews across Canada and internationally, with expertise in Housing First for Youth, Family and Natural Supports, and youth homelessness prevention. Heidi also works under contract with the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness as part of its national training and fidelity review team. She is a co-author of the Housing First for Youth Program Model Guide, Housing First for Youth Operations Manual, and Family and Natural Supports Operations Manual, and is co-authoring a youth shelter diversion guide.

Heidi Walter, A Way Home Canada

Daniel leads the team supporting social enterprises and charities prepare for investment in a variety of transactions including real estate acquisition and development, community share issues and direct venture capital investments. He has seen Resonance flourish as it has created demand-led, impact investment funds.

Daniel founded Resonance in 2002 having spent several years in manufacturing as an engineer and leading a political lobbying campaign on the UK poverty trap.

Daniel Brewer, Resonance

Daniel founded Resonance in 2002 having spent several years in manufacturing as an engineer and leading a political lobbying campaign on the UK poverty trap.

Karinna Soto, Juntos en la Calle

Join the Conversation

Whether you are working to strengthen homelessness policy, deliver services, improve data and evidence, develop housing solutions, or build stronger local systems, the Global Cities Convening offers an opportunity to connect with peers and learn from experiences across the world.