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14:00 - 17:00

Networking and fringe – Open to allHousing 2025 study tour to Talbot Mill and Embassy Village

18:00 - 23:30

Networking and fringe - tickets to be purchasedWomen in Housing and Housing Heroes Awards

No session available

09:30 - 10:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allRegulation: opportunity or overload? How to strike the right balance

Speakers

Alan Leicester

Director of housing and environment

West Lancashire Borough Council

Will Perry

Director of strategy

Regulator of Social Housing

Martin Hilditch

Editor

Inside Housing

09:30 - 10:15

Knowledge - Open to allCracking the eaves code: How insulation and ventilation can prevent damp and mould

Speakers

Dr Alex Boote

Production innovation manager

ARC Building Solutions

Kenny Maclachlan

Technical sales manager

ARC Building Solutions

Jim Parker

Reader

Leeds Beckett University

09:30 - 10:15

Insight - Open to allThe future is now: How AI is transforming housing services

Speakers

Amanda Grant

Chief product officer

OneAdvanced

Chris Whitehead

VP Government and housing

OneAdvanced

09:40 - 09:45

The fringe festival stage - Open to allVideo: Open Yer Eyes

09:45 - 10:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allOne year on: reflections on the racist riots

Speakers

Mushtaq Khan

Chief executive officer

Housing Diversity Network

Charmaine Simei

Chief executive

TunTum Housing, BME National

Lara Oyedele

Chief executive

Black on Board

Lorri Holding

Director of services

YMCA Downslink Group

10:00 - 10:45

PfH Live - Open to allExploring how technology and AI can support social housing providers

Speakers

Annmarie Roberts

Associate Director

Distruptive Innovators Network

10:15 - 11:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allNavigating policy standards to deliver warm and healthy homes

Speakers

Rob Wall

Assistant director

British Property Federation

Andrew Mellor

Partner

PRP

Branwen Evans

Group director of public policy

Places for People

10:30 - 11:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allOne size doesn't fit all: the importance of customer-centric service design

Speakers

Tom Robins

Chief executive

Switchee

Daniel Gatenby

Sustainability Manager

Haig Housing

Stewart Davison

Proptech Thought Provoker & Strategic Advisor

Elim Housing

10:30 - 11:15

Knowledge - Open to allMore than a sensor: The data that speaks before tenants do

Speakers

Emma Blackmore

Director Client Engagement

iOpt

10:30 - 11:15

Insight - Open to allDecarbonisation done right - The essential role of due diligence

Speakers

Nick Phillips

Technical advisor

Kier Places

Jon Moorhouse

Chief executive officer

Constructive Thinking

Ele George

Industry collaboration lead and founder

IndiNature and Elevate

10:45 - 11:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allDesigning accessible and inclusive housing

Speakers

Alison Benzimra

Head of research and influence

United St Saviour’s Charity

Christina Mcgill

Director of social impact and external affairs

Habinteg

Miles Lanham

Chief executive

CHISEL Housing

James Feetham

Inclusive services team leader

Great Places Housing Group

11:00 - 11:45

PfH Live - Open to allHow social housing providers can access funding for disabled facility grants

Speakers

Paul Smith

Director

Foundations

Laura Wood

Director of marketing

Invisible Creations

11:15 - 12:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allUnlocking private sector investment for retrofit

Speakers

Matthew Conroy

Head of impact propositions

Unity Trust Bank

Steven Reynolds

Managing director

Cyd Innovation

Anees Mank

Programme and policy lead - retrofit

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

11:30 - 12:15

Knowledge - Open to allBuilding resilient cyber defences: SOC investment vs technical debt elimination

Speakers

Stewart Hogg

Associate director – cyber

Waterstons

Jessica Hall

Head of security operations

Waterstons

Chris Rich

Senior technology consultant

Waterstons

11:30 - 12:15

Insight - Open to allBeyond repairs: Tackling damp and mould through a customer-first approach 

Speakers

Abigail Seward

Director of account management

Mobysoft

Mike Ryan

Head of Property Services

Raven Housing Trust

James Norton

Repairs & Maintenance Manager

Greatwell Homes

Suzy Thomas

Repairs Success Director

Mobysoft Ltd

11:45 - 12:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allBuilding futures: Shape the future of housing with the next generation

Speakers

Brendan Coyle

Training specialist for environmental services

Wheatley Group

Nikita Tavares

Organisational development business partner

Wheatley Group

William Chartres

Housing officer

Wheatley Homes Glasgow

12:00 - 12:45

PfH Live - Open to allAligning customer and asset segmentation

Speakers

Mike Craggs

Development and asset management innovation lead

Bromford

Kieran Poynton

Director of Data and Analytics

Bromford Housing Group

12:15 - 13:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allFuture-proofing new builds for a changing climate

Speakers

Gwilym Still

Director

Max Fordham

Ness Scott

Head of planning and sustainability

Greencore Homes

Kunle Barker

Writer, broadcaster, founder

Natural Places

Ross Holleron

Head of homes and construction

Future Homes Hub

12:30 - 13:15

Knowledge - Open to allBeyond the fix - Rethinking digital for Awaab’s Law and stairs

Speakers

Mark Gannon

Director Client Solutions

Netcall

Elaine Middleton

Strategic Consultant

Netcall

12:30 - 13:15

Insight - Open to allDelivering transformational change through outstanding customer and stakeholder engagement

Speakers

Matt Baird

Founder

The Social Housing Round Table

Christine Candlish

Director of living plus

Places for People Group

Benjamin Lambert

Head of Client Development

Alertacall

Robin Roberts

Chief Executive

Sutton Housing Society

12:30 - 13:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allRising repairs spend - is it time for service rethink?

Speakers

Peter Apps

Deputy editor

Inside Housing

Ian Johnson

Executive director of customer services

Karbon Homes

Deborah Fenton

Director of housing

Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils

Yvette Carter

Executive director of contract services

Southern Housing

12:45 - 13:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allIn conversation with Daniel Hewitt, ITV journalist behind investigative series Trapped: Britain's Housing Scandal

Speakers

Daniel Hewitt

Investigations editor

ITV

Katharine Swindells

Deputy features editor

Inside Housing

13:30 - 14:15

Insight - Open to allBeyond metrics: Making social value meaningful in housing and procurement

Speakers

Michael McLaughlin

Head of Social Value

LHC

Faye Whiteoak

Regional Managing Director

NPA

Richard Carroll

Chief procurement officer

Durham County Council

Matthew Grenier

Business Development Director

HACT

13:30 - 13:40

The fringe festival stage - Open to allVideo: Snakes and landlords. A story of homelessness, poverty and the courage to speak the truth

13:30 - 14:15

Knowledge - Open to allAsset management and repairs in social housing

Speakers

Alex Oldham

Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) Sales Specialist

Totalmobile

Nathan Ukachi-Lois

Account director – property and facilities management

Total Mobile

13:45 - 14:30

PfH Live - Open to allThe importance of measurement and social value with a sustainability perspective

Speakers

Andrew Van Doorn

Chief executive

HACT

13:45 - 14:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allIntegrating mental health, neuroinclusion and well-being in the housing sector

Speakers

Chloe Tilford

Senior consultant

Housing Diversity Network

Lilianna Vetter

EDI Specialist

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group

Christine Kiwanuka

Mental health liaison team leader

SNG

14:00 - 14:45

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allUsing data, insight and AI to improve the tenant experience

Speakers

Shaun Holdcroft

Chief growth officer

Legal & General Affordable Homes

Carolina Padovezi de Oliveira

Head of corporate services

Manningham Housing Association

Natalie Rose

Director of customer experience

Plus Dane

Pete Daykin

Chief executive

Wordnerds

14:15 - 15:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allScaling up retrofit by empowering local skills

Speakers

Cara Jenkinson

Co-chair workforce growth and skills development working group

National Retrofit Hub

Luke McCarthy

Programme lead - net zero careers

GoodPeople

Rebecca Waterfield

Executive director of business services

South and City College Birmingham

Emma Nicklin

Group commercial director

Sureserve Group

14:30 - 15:15

Knowledge - Open to allCyber security – Invest in prevention or invest in incident response?

Speakers

Ian Lever

Director - digital, data and technology services

Altair Ltd

Nick Hayes

Offensive security director

CSA Cyber

Sam Greaves

Senior consultant

CSA Cyber

14:30 - 15:15

Insight - Open to allNavigating change: Travis Perkins Managed Services supports your business transformation

Speakers

Catherine Castillo-Soto

Business development director

Travis Perkins

14:45 - 15:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allBreaking the cycle: reimagining prison reintegration for lasting change

Speakers

Helen Thompson

Deputy chief executive

Calico Group

Ruth Cox

Director of services

Justlife Foundation

Robbie Cowbury

Deputy chief executive officer

Back on Track Manchester

Kath Swindells

Deputy features editor

Inside Housing

14:45 - 15:30

PfH Live - Open to allContemporary homes for our ageing population

Speakers

Jeremy Porteus

Chief executive

HousingLIN

15:00 - 15:45

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allEmbedding an effective complaints handling culture

Speakers

Stuart Purcell

Corporate complaints manager

Rotherham Borough Council and National Complaint Managers Group

Brian Griffin

Tenant

Berneslai Homes

Yvonne Davies

Managing director

Cobalt Housing

15:15 - 16:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allTransitioning to net zero in an uncertain world

Speakers

Dominika Leitane

Legal officer

Opportunity Green

Jordan McKay

Associate director - UK and Europe

Forum for the Future

Steven Reynolds

Managing director

Cyd Innovation

15:30 - 16:15

Knowledge - Open to allFrom insight to impact: How Thirteen Housing Group revolutionised community engagement through automation

Speakers

Caroline Harraway

Housing Services Manager

Thirteen Housing Group

Lewis Murray

Account Manager

Voicescape

15:30 - 16:15

Insight - Open to allFireside chat: Navigating the warmth - heat network regulations and customer protection

Speakers

Richard Harrison

Chief executive

Switch2

Yanik Croston

Business Support Manager

Switch2

Ian Allan

Head of market strategy

Switch2

15:45 - 16:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allPet-friendly housing: the case for change

Speakers

Alasdair Fraser

Housing manager

Manor Estates Housing Association

Jennifer Leonard

Pet-friendly housing lead

Dog's Trust

Billy Thornton

Head of housing led services

St Martins Housing Trust

Coco Khan

Writer and presenter

Pod Save the UK

16:30 - 17:30

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allInside Housing editorial team drinks reception

Speakers

Martin Hilditch

Editor

Inside Housing

16:30 - 17:30

Networking and fringe – Open to allInside Housing editorial team drinks reception

Speakers

Martin Hilditch

Editor

Inside Housing

18:00 - 21:00

Networking and fringe - tickets to be purchasedCash for Kids - Sky high charity bash (open to public sector organisations only)

18:30 - 23:30

Networking and fringe - tickets to be purchasedUnlock Net Zero Awards

No session available

09:15 - 10:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allThe impact of incoming heat network regulations on the housing sector

Speakers

Gareth Gill

Senior policy manager

Ofgem

Nicholas Doyle

Director and co-founder

Chirpy Heat

Chris Paul

Partner

Trowers & Hamlins LLP

09:30 - 10:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allAdapting your governance structures to the new consumer standards

Speakers

Gemma Forshaw

Head of Housing

Wealden District Council

Nairn Davidson

Director of regulation

Places for People

Scot Reid

Head of Property Customer Services and Engagement

London Borough of Camden

09:30 - 10:15

Knowledge - Open to allTransforming housing training: The Locata Academy advantage

Speakers

Peter Riley

Managing Director

Locata Housing Services

09:30 - 10:15

Insight - Open to allWholeHouse: Revolutionising housebuilding with the power of the design freeze

Speakers

Lee Jackson

Whole House Director

Travis Perkins

10:00 - 10:45

PfH Live - Open to allAwaab’s Law: are you ready?

Speakers

Nadhia Khan

Director of Customer and Community

RBH

10:00 - 10:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allKeynote with Gail Porter

Speakers

Gail Porter

Advocate

Homewards

10:15 - 11:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allOvercoming barriers to high-quality retrofit

Speakers

Rowena Claydon-Smith

Low carbon retrofit manager

Abri

John Kolm-Murray

Domestic decarbonisation manager

Greater London Authority

Sarah McClelland

Retrofit information support and expertise (RISE) project director and sustainable communities team director

Turner & Townsend

10:30 - 11:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allHow is the sector preparing for Awaab's Law?

Speakers

Anna Highfield

Best practice editor

Inside Housing

Sophie Tuffin

Service manager - housing maintenance programmes and servicing

New Forest District Council

Sian Le Gallais

Head of planned maintenance and compliance

Fairhive Homes

Paul Smith

Head

Frameworx

10:30 - 11:15

Knowledge - Open to allData-driven decision making: Minimising risks in real-time

Speakers

Carl Knowles

Business Development Manager

Vericon Systems

10:30 - 11:15

Insight - Open to allHRB Fire Doorsets – Gateway 2 Compliance Considerations

Speakers

Fiona Critchley

Head of Communications

Gerda Security Products - GSP Group

10:45 - 11:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allHomes for Cathy: the impact of housing allocation schemes

Speakers

Louise Archer

Executive operations director

Broadland Housing Group

Susan Cake-Taylor

Amplius

Senior service manager - community and housing related support

Dr Mel Nowicki

Housing researcher

King's College London and Oxford Brookes University

Victoria McDonald

Homes for Cathy lead and social impact manager

Hightown Housing Association

11:00 - 11:45

PfH Live - Open to allThree months in: Is the Procurement Act fixing what it promised?

Speakers

Richard Brooks

Partner

Anthony Collins Solicitors

11:15 - 12:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allEquity in decarbonisation: co-designing affordable and sustainable solutions

Speakers

Josiah Lockhart

Chief executive

ChangeWorks

Oliver Baker

Chief executive

Ambion Heating

Ben Nixon

External consultant

Baily Garner

11:30 - 12:15

Knowledge - Open to allBuilding efficient organisations with digital technology

Speakers

Hannah Francis

Executive data & AI consultant

Waterstons

11:30 - 12:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allBeyond bricks and mortar: supporting financial inclusion and wellbeing for tenants

Speakers

Nicola Clannachan

Head of housing community services

Portsmouth City Council

Sahil Khan

Director of community strategy, partnerships and funding

Peabody

Mia Carter

Operations Manager

EnergyAngels

Dominic Watters @SingleDadSW

Lived experience fuel and food poverty speaker and writer, founder

Food is Care

11:30 - 12:15

Insight - Open to allMoving from data to smarter data

Speakers

Engin Yilmaz

Director of product innovation

Mobysoft

Jason Wickens

Founder & CEO

Incito Solutions

Rebecca Taylor

Exec Director of Business Change

Golding Homes

Chris Fleck

Chief technology and product officer

Mobysoft

11:45 - 12:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allThe flooring crisis: no more bare boards

Speakers

Claire Donovan

Director

End Furniture Poverty

Pia Honey

Founder and charity lead

No Floor No More CIC

Alison Inman

Chair

Tpas

12:00 - 12:45

PfH Live - Open to allCybersafe communities: Defending social housing in the digital age

Speakers

Zain Javed

Chief technology officer

Citation Cyber

12:15 - 13:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allIncorporating biodiversity and green infrastructure into housing developments

Speakers

Oliver Harmer

Chief officer, strategy

Dr Delia Garratt

Chief executive

Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust

Kunle Barker

Property expert, writer, broadcaster and founder of

Barker-Walsh

12:30 - 13:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allHow to successfully engage residents in retrofit and regeneration

Speakers

Matt Hickman

Refurbishment partnerships director

Lovell Renew

Maggie Cornall

Director of operations

Blackpool Coastal Housing

Akshita Lakhiwal

Net zero engagement officer

Tpas Cymru

Jenny Danson

chief executive

Healthy Homes Hub

12:30 - 13:15

Knowledge - Open to allWhat a difference a year makes: Tackling the planning hurdles to deliver 1.5 million new affordable homes across tenures

Speakers

Sian Griffiths

Director

RCA Regeneration Ltd

Robert Csondor

Managing director

RCA Regeneration Limited

12:30 - 12:40

The fringe festival stage - Open to allVideo: Boiling frogs. Growing up in the shadow of domestic violence, by BAFTA award-winning screenwriter

12:30 - 13:15

Insight - Open to allBiodiversity Literacy for Business

Speakers

Clare Rooney

Biodiversity training programme manager

Field Studies Council

13:30 - 14:15

Insight - Open to allRethinking repayment agreements: Reducing break rates, unlocking income, strengthening tenancies

Speakers

Gary Haynes

Managing Director

Voicescape

Steven Johnson

Director

Considered Associates Ltd

Helen Bruce

Customer accounts manager

Onward Homes

13:30 - 14:15

Knowledge - Open to allThe development dilemma: How can housing associations build again with confidence?

Speakers

Rory Marsden

Chief operating officer

Hometrack

Dilys Jones

Assistant director affordable housing growth

Homes England

Jeff Astle

Executive director, development and sales

bpha

13:30 - 14:15

The fringe festival stage - Open to allInclusive ageing: improving housing services for diverse needs

Speakers

Nazia Azad

Programme manager

Centre for Ageing Better

Steve Loveland

Head of age-friendly housing

Clann

Paul McDermott

Director

Tonic Housing

13:45 - 14:30

PfH Live - Open to allEvaluating the landscape post-consumer regulation implementation

Speakers

Angela Holden

Director of regulatory engagement

Regulator of Social Housing

14:00 - 14:45

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allMaking engagement inclusive and accessible to all

Speakers

Nahim Ahmed MBE

Head of strategic engagement, youth and community

Poplar HARCA

Kai Jackson

Chair of tenant scrutiny panel

Black Country Housing Group

Edith Stokes

Associate consultant

Housing Diversity Network

14:15 - 15:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allData-driven decision making to future-proof retrofit works

Speakers

Prof Tadj Oresczczyn

Professor of energy and environment

UCL Energy Institute

Libby Kerman

Sustainability manager

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership

Laura Morgan Forster

Innovation lead - net zero heat programme

Innovate UK

James Riding

Living markets and sustainability editor

Inside Housing Living

14:30 - 15:15

The fringe festival stage - Open to allThe meaning of home

Speakers

Kieran Yates

Author

All the Houses I’ve Ever Lived in

Tom Fisher

Head of GM Good Landlord Charter implementation unit

The Good Landlord Charter

Jenny Steele

Implementation lead

Centre for Homelessness Impact

14:30 - 15:15

Knowledge - Open to allScaling with confidence: Unlocking the power of sensor data when preparing for Awaab's Law

14:30 - 15:15

Insight - Open to allNavigating the Procurement Act: Implications and opportunities for the housing sector

Speakers

John Hudson

Business Development Manager

Kier Places

Elizabeth Maguire

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland

Alan Rotherham

Lead Category and Supplier Relationship Manager

The Riverside Group

15:00 - 15:45

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allModernising tenant engagement and increasing participation

Speakers

Maureen Bristow

Chair

Hull City Council

Nia Evans

Engagement Producer

Play:Disrupt

Paul Smith

Head

Frameworx

15:15 - 16:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allBuilding stronger partnerships for a sustainable housing sector

Speakers

Louise Shooter

Head of heat decarbonisation

Energy UK

Rod Brasington

Chief executive

Prosper

James Ealey

Executive director

Northern Housing Consortium

Rowley Maggs

Strategic advisor

Ambue

15:30 - 16:15

The fringe festival stage - Open to allTrans people and homelessness: creating inclusive support systems

Speakers

Dean Marsh

Senior operations manager

Phoenix project

Hayley Speed

Director of services

akt

Ged Mcloughlin

Member

Rainbow Roofs

Anna Highfield

Best practice editor

Inside Housing

15:30 - 16:15

Knowledge - Open to allAgentic AI & Copilot for Housing 101

Speakers

Nathan James

Client director – housing

Inciper

Dawn Kelso

Data solution director

Kerv

Jon Hay

Director of enterprise applications

Clarion Housing

Caimon Stafford

Digital Specialist

Microsoft

15:30 - 16:15

Insight - Open to allDelivering Social Value Differently: Thinking Outside the Box, doing what’s right, not always what’s easy!

Speakers

Julie Baker

Social Value Manager

Keepmoat

Katie Dean

Land and partnership director

Keepmoat

Aleks Stojkovic

Head of People Development and Engagement

Keepmoat

Jeff Murphy

Managing Director

Sterling Plastering & SPL Change Academy

16:30 - 17:30

Networking and fringe – Open to allInside Housing and Leadership 2025 drinks reception

Speakers

Kunle Barker

Writer, broadcaster, founder

Natural Places

John Barnes MBE

Former England and premier league footballer

Jenny Messenger

Senior Reporter

Inside Housing

Edith Stokes

Interim Director

Leadership 2025

19:00 - 23:30

Networking and fringe - tickets to be purchasedHousing Rocks, charity fundraiser

No session available

09:00 - 09:40

The fringe festival stage - Open to allWelcome social for all the Futures at Housing

Speakers

Jamie Ratcliff

Co-founder

Place Base

Alyson Heald

Partnerships director, NW

L&Q

Michele Steel

Chief executive

Regeneration Brainery

Anna Highfield

Best practice editor

Inside Housing

09:15 - 10:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allRetrofit in a devolved, place-based environment

Speakers

Steven Reynolds

Managing director

Cyd Innovation

Gemma Voaden

Senior manager net zero

Together Housing

Ellie Brown

Reporter

Inside Housing

Patrick Murray

Executive director (policy & public affairs)

Northern Housing Consortium

09:30 - 10:15

Knowledge - Open to allDomestic energy billing: Why is data quality so important?

Speakers

Ash Burd

General Manager

Energy Angels

Brad Goodfellow

Chief Executive Officer

Energy Angels

Carl Jones

Empty Homes and Lettings Manager

Hyde Housing

09:30 - 10:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allAchieving more together through community partnerships

Speakers

Rachel Payling

Head of service stronger communities

Barnsley Council

Kate Shone

Managing Director

Torus

Rebecca Rieley

Head of communities and projects

HACT

Nikita Smith

Senior community partnership manager

The Guinness Partnership

09:30 - 10:15

Insight - Open to allTransforming Homes with Affordable Retrofit Vacuum Glazing

Speakers

Ian Henderson

Director

The Vacuum Glazing Network Ltd

09:50 - 10:30

The fringe festival stage - Open to allBuilding Futures: accelerating careers and creating opportunity

Speakers

Lara Oyedele

Chief executive

Black on Board

Yẹmí Aládérun

Head of development

Meridian Water, Enfield Council

Jen Radcliffe

Board member

Women in Social Housing North West

Rebecca Royle

Partner - head of central government and housing

Odgers

10:15 - 11:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allBeyond grants: developing long-term asset management strategies

Speakers

Andrew Tod

Head of net zero carbon

Sureserve Group

James Quy

Managing Director

Mears Group PLC

Loreana Padron

Head of sustainability

ECD Architects

Louise Archer

Executive operations director

Broadland Housing Group

10:30 - 11:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allAccelerating the pace of building safety remediation and addressing the funding challenge

Speakers

Stephen Delahunty

deputy news editor

Ocean Media Group

Helen Fisher

Director, cladding safety scheme

Homes England

Symon Sentain

Director for property services

Newlon Housing Trust

10:30 - 11:15

Insight - Open to allRe-defining heat pump applications to support a stable, renewable energy grid

Speakers

Philip Ord

Chief executive

Qvantum Energy Technology

10:30 - 11:15

Knowledge - Open to allSupporting vulnerable tenants with easy tech solutions

Speakers

Alistair Carruthers

Enterprise business sevelopment manager

Helpthemove

Marc O'Driscoll

Head of sales

Helpthemove

Stephen Cunningham

Marketing & communications manager

Helpthemove

10:40 - 11:20

The fringe festival stage - Open to allImpact of temporary accommodation on children’s safety

Speakers

Samia Badani

Chief executive

The SPACE Health and Wellbeing Hub

Dr Laura Neilson

Founder and chief executive

Shared Health Foundation and Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC

Christa Maciver

Director of campaigns and social change

Justlife Foundation

Martin Hilditch

Group editor

Inside Housing and Social Housing

11:15 - 12:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allEnhancing water efficiency in housing for sustainability and affordability

Speakers

Jon Chappell

Head of water resources and planning

Water UK

Dan Lintell

Sustainability manager

Triton Showers

Phillip Dixon

Principal - charges and developer services

Ofwat

Jenny Messenger

Senior Reporter

Inside Housing

11:30 - 12:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allCase study: Taking a place-based approach to delivering housing services

Speakers

Paul Taylor

Innovation coach

Bromford

11:30 - 12:15

Knowledge - Open to allPlanning your technology roadmap for success

Speakers

John Airey

Head of advisory services

Waterstons

11:30 - 12:15

Insight - Open to allIn Conversation with….. ’Beyond Arrears: The Real Cost of Inaction

Speakers

Liza Crowther

Income Maximisation Director

Mobysoft Ltd

Tola Adesemowo

Director housing operations

Progress Housing Group

11:40 - 12:20

The fringe festival stage - Open to allHousing is our health

Speakers

Ailsa Dunn

Executive Director Insight & Group Services

Prima Group

Matthew Hick

Children’s respiratory nurse team leader

Leeds Childrens Hospital

Andrew van Doorn

Chief executive

HACT

Jo Hannan

Head of foundation

Fusion21

12:15 - 13:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allFrom disruption to deployment: innovative models for net zero in action

Speakers

Jack Brayshaw

Head of group technical and innovation

Vistry Group

Chris Perry

Operations director

ALT HAN

Luke Hurd

Chief operating officer

CHIC

12:30 - 13:10

The fringe festival stage - Open to allHow can the housing sector better support people experiencing domestic violence?

Speakers

Lucy Campbell

Head of multiple disadvantage

Single Homeless Project

Emma Storey

Director of housing

DAHA

Bridget Symonds

Interim director of services

Galop

Lara Oyedele

Chief executive

Black on Board

12:30 - 13:15

Tenant voice and housing quality stage - Open to allStop Social Housing Stigma: learning from the sector's pioneers

Speakers

Nic Bliss

Campaign director

Stop Social Housing Stigma

Fiona Brown

Involved resident

Progress Housing

Diane Nash

Customer voice manager

Progress Housing Group

12:30 - 13:15

Knowledge - Open to allEmpowering tenants, Enhancing Lives: Housing associations and the future of energy advice

Speakers

Ben Dhesi

CEO

Hugo Technologies Ltd

Lina Stankovic

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

University of Strathclyde

Vladimir Stankovic

Professor, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering,

University of Strathclyde

Apostolos Vavouris

Researcher, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

University of Strathclyde

13:15 - 14:00

Unlock Net Zero stage - Open to allInnovative community engagement methods for a sustainable future

Speakers

Georgina Patel

Independent sustainability consultant

Sustainability Centric

Mhari Coxon

Head of Marketing

Sureserve

Clare Rooney

Biodiversity training programme manager

Field Studies Council

Lee Fazal

Head of eco delivery

Next Energy

13:30 - 15:00

The fringe festival stage - Open to allThe Good Landlord Charter launch

Speakers

Andy Burnham

Mayor

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

2025 Visitor programme open to all attending

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