Housing and transport policy in Europe

​We’re excited to invite you to a special Works in Progress event in Berlin, marking the opening of Stripe’s new Berlin office at Hallesches Ufer 40.

​Located at the heart of a major urban renewal project around the former Postbank Hochhaus right next to the U1 viaduct, this new space is a fitting setting for a conversation about one of the most pressing challenges facing Europe today: housing and urban development.

​Schedule

• ​5pm: Doors open

• ​5.30pm – 6.30pm: Short talks

• ​6.30-8pm: Drinks and networking

​Speakers

• ​Samuel Hughes on whether Europe’s housing debate should be Americanised. Samuel is an editor at Works in Progress.

• ​Frauke Stehr on German transport infrastructure. Frauke is an economist.

• ​Anya Martin on how local opposition to development can be turned into support. Anya is a housing economist.

• ​Dominik Hermle on building a German YIMBY coalition. Dominik is a Research & Business Analyst at SPRIND.

​Hosts

• ​Conor McNamara, EMEA CRO, Stripe

• ​Thomas Cser, Head of DACH, Stripe