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The World Habitat Awards engage with external advisors and experts with a wide range of experience in the field of housing, who contribute to the selection of Award winners.
The Advisory Group select the finalists of the World Habitat Awards, and has a changing membership, to include new members every year.
In 2025 the Advisory Group consists of:
- Dr Alexandre Aspan Frediani – Principal Researcher at the Human Settlements Group, International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED)
- David Ireland OBE – Chief Executive, World Habitat
- Francesca Lionetti – Associate Expert – Housing rights, diversity and inclusion presso at UN-Habitat
- Gabriela Arrastua – COO of TECHO (LatAm)
- Geert de Pauw – Project Leader, Community Land Trust Brussels
- Professor Jo Richardson -Professor of Housing and Social Inclusion and Associate Dean (Research), Nottingham Trent University
- Julie LaPalme – Secretary-General, Co-operate Housing International
- Julieta Perucca – Deputy Director, The Shift
- Ombretta Tempra – Chief of the Land, Housing and Shelter Section at UN-Habitat
- Terrie Alafat CBE – former Chief Executive of the Chartered institute of Housing (CIH). Chair of Riverside, Chair of the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, Vice-Chair of Crisis (non-executive positions
