Conference programme 2024

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NO SESSION AVAILABLE

14:00 - 17:00

Networking and fringe – Open to allStudy tour

18:00 - 00:00

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

NO SESSION AVAILABLE

08:30 - 09:25

Keynote - Delegate onlyBreakfast welcome with Greater Manchester housing providers

09:30 - 10:30

Future of Living - Delegate onlyOpening plenary: Place, people and communities

Speakers

Nicholas Boys Smith

Chair of advisory committee

Office for Place

Tracy Harrison

Chief executive

Northern Housing Consortium

Yẹmí Aládérun

Head of development

Meridian Water

09:30 - 10:30

Masterclass - Delegate onlyPermanent solutions to the temporary accommodation crisis

Speakers

Nicki Butterworth

Corporate director of neighbourhoods and housing

Liverpool City Council

Emma Haddad

Chief executive

St Mungo’s

Rick Henderson

Chief executive

Homeless Link

Derek McGowan

Service director, housing and homelessness

The City of Edinburgh Council

09:30 - 10:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allMaintaining a net zero transition plan amid economic uncertainty

Speakers

Tim Weightman

Chief investment officer

Places for People

Jacqui Bateson

Managing director

HACT

Andy Cameron-Smith

Editorial director

Unlock Net Zero

09:30 - 10:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allCo-production and how to achieve meaningful power sharing

Speakers

Toria Buzza

Head of community and tenant engagement

ForHousing

Janette Ball

Tenant and scrutiny partner

ForHousing

Helen Wild

Tenant and scrutiny partner

ForHousing

09:30 - 10:00

Keynote - Delegate onlyMinister of state welcome address

Speakers

Lee Rowley MP

Minister of state for housing

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Gaby Hinsliff

Columnist and commentator

The Guardian

09:30 - 10:15

Knowledge - Open to allData & AI to improve productivity & tenant engagement.

Speakers

Jon Portlock

Cloud director

Digital Space

Akanksha Sheoran

AWS for Data & EMEA Public Sector

Amazon Web Services

09:45 - 10:30

The Fringe - Open to allSupporting each other through tough times

Speakers

Maff Potts

Founder

Camerados

10:00 - 10:30

Keynote - Delegate onlyWelcome address from Andy Burnham

Speakers

Andy Burnham

Mayor

Greater Manchester

Gaby Hinsliff

Columnist and commentator

The Guardian

10:30 - 11:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allIntegrating retrofit within strategic asset management

Speakers

Richard Hughes

Partnership development director

Mears Group

Liz Davenport

Property sustainability director

Anchor

Stephen Devine

Director of assets and sustainability

Wheatley Group

10:30 - 11:15

Knowledge - Open to allWater and nutrient neutrality for planning permission

Speakers

Caroline Gray-Mason

Director of water services

Cenergist Ltd

Edward Barnes

Strategic advisor

Cenergist Ltd.

10:30 - 11:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allSupporting tenants through the cost of living crisis – what interventions are making a difference?

Speakers

Tom Robins

Chief executive

Switchee

Eadaoin Kelly

Senior community partnership manager

The Guinness Partnership

10:45 - 11:30

The Fringe - Open to allKeynote address: Darren "Loki" McGarvey on poverty and power

11:00 - 11:55

Future of Living - Delegate onlyExit 106: but what next?

Speakers

Charlie Ash

Sector lead, housing associations

NHBC

Shahi Islam

Director of affordable housing

Homes England

Helen Town

Group director of property and partnerships

Watford Community Housing

11:00 - 11:55

Keynote - Delegate onlyBeyond bricks and mortar: the role of housing as a community anchor

Speakers

Cem Savas

Co founder and chief executive officer

Plentific

Kieran Yates

Journalist, broadcaster and author, ‘All The Houses I’ve Ever Lived In’

Catherine Ryder

Chief executive

PlaceShapers

Pam Smith

Chief executive

Newcastle City Council

11:00 - 11:55

Masterclass - Delegate onlyAchieving a sector-wide professionalism boost

Speakers

Mairead Carroll

Senior specialist, property

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Elaine Johnson

Director of people

Great Places Housing Group

Helen McHale

Chief executive

Stockport Homes

Paul Fiddaman

Chief executive

Karbon Homes

11:30 - 12:00

UnlockNetZero - Open to allHow can I become a climate solutionist?

11:30 - 12:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allHow can tenant board members add value to the governance of an organisation?

Speakers

Alison Inman

Board member

Saffron Housing Trust, Tpas and HDN

Maureen Bristow

Chair of tenants’ forum

Hull City Council

James Heneghan

Tenant scrutiny panel member

Torus

11:30 - 12:15

Knowledge - Open to allFuture-proofing Housing: Strategies for Strategic AI investment in Social Housing

Speakers

Andrew Buckels

Sector specialist in social housing

Waterstons

Alex Bookless

Technical director

Watersons

James Bell

Head of data & AI

Waterstons

Hannah Francis

Executive data and analytics consultant

Waterstons

11:45 - 12:30

The Fringe - Open to allHow to attract thousands of tenants to be part of your customer engagement programme

Speakers

Alan Glasgow

Managing director of Wheatley Homes South, part of

Wheatley Group

Conor Lanigan

Stronger voices manager

Wheatley Group

12:00 - 13:00

Future of Living - Delegate onlySpecialist housing: designing homes that generations thrive in

Speakers

Kate Franklin

Chief executive

Gateway Housing Trust

Jeremy Porteus

Chief executive

Housing Learning and Improvement Network

Owen Jarvis

Chief executive officer

UK Cohousing Network

12:00 - 13:00

Masterclass - Delegate onlyIn conversation with the building safety regulator

Speakers

Mark London

Partner

Devonshires

Sarah Stevenson-Jones

Director of building safety & compliance

Stonewater

Tanya Stewart

Head of higher risk building regulation

Health and Safety Executive

12:00 - 13:00

Keynote - Delegate onlyNavigating the political and economic landscape

Speakers

Vicky Spratt

Journalist, author, and housing rights advocate

Rachel Cunliffe

Associate political editor

New Statesman

Gaby Hinsliff

Columnist and commentator

The Guardian

Ranvir Singh

Award-winning presenter and political editor

12:15 - 13:00

UnlockNetZero - Open to allDigging into property data to deliver carbon and cost savings

Speakers

Julie Godefroy

Head of net zero policy

CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers)

Arturo Dell

Associate consultant

Convene

John Fisher

Chief executive

CHIC

12:30 - 13:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allExploring innovative methods of resident engagement

13:30 - 14:15

The Fringe - Open to allRemoving barriers to accessing homes and services for people at greater risk of homelessness

Speakers

Steven McIntyre

Chief executive

Stonewall Housing

Maame Esi Yankah

Lived experience speaker and Crisis Venture Studio entrepreneur

Victoria McDonald

Homes for Cathy lead and social impact manager

Hightown Housing Association

13:30 - 14:15

Knowledge - Open to allEnsuring best value on your energy contracts: the challenges facing housing associations

Speakers

Dan Pardesi

Chartered energy manager

Inenco

13:45 - 14:30

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allAmplifying the voice of ethnically diverse communities

Speakers

Suresh Lal

Partner, head of social housing

Odgers Interim

Jaimini Bharakhada

Chair and resident

Belgrave Neighbourhood Co-operative Housing Association

Tanique Daley

Resident engagement officer

Mosscare St Vincent's Housing

Patrick Penny-Annang

Community development and engagement officer

London Borough of Brent

14:00 - 15:00

Keynote - Delegate onlyTenant voice and influence at the heart of strategic decision making

Speakers

Kai Jackson

Chair of tenant scrutiny panel

Black Country Housing Group

Jenny Osbourne

Chief executive

Tpas

Jacque Allen

Chief executive

Your Housing Group

14:00 - 15:00

Masterclass - Delegate onlyCrunch point: learning from the past to fix a broken system

Speakers

Nic Bliss

Campaign director

Stop Social Housing Stigma

Kate Davies

Managing director, Buena and former chief executive,

Notting Hill Genesis

Phineas Harper

Writer on housing and architecture

The Guardian

Charmaine Simei

Chief executive

Tuntum Housing Association

14:00 - 15:00

Future of Living - Delegate onlyThe role of repurposing and regenerating to create healthy new homes and places

Speakers

Henrietta Blackmore

National director

Habitat for Humanity GB

Ellen Vernon

Programme director

One Public Estate

Ian Copeman

Business director

HousingLIN

Jenny Buterchi

Partner

PRP

14:15 - 15:00

UnlockNetZero - Open to allMaking space for nature in the public realm

Speakers

James Glass

Director of NHG places

Notting Hill Genesis

Jo Gay

Head of environment

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Andy Cameron-Smith

Editorial director

Unlock Net Zero

14:30 - 15:15

The Fringe - Open to allLove is not abuse: challenging assumptions about domestic abuse to improve the sector's response

Speakers

Kieran Davies

Business manager of domestic abuse, sexual violence and prevention hub

Wigan Council

14:30 - 15:15

Insight - Open to allLofty Ambitions: Forget About Insulating Your Eaves Junction

Speakers

Dr Alex Boote

Production innovation manager

ARC Building Solutions

Jim Parker

Leeds Beckett University

Reader

Kenny Maclachlan

Technical sales manager

ARC Building Solutions

14:45 - 15:30

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allDifferent not less: improving understanding of neurodiversity to better engage residents

Speakers

Jon-Thorbjorn-QBCTFC Alansbur-W-Macbyrne

Disability consultant and Stockport social housing tenant

Chloe Tilford

Senior consultant

Housing Diversity Network

15:15 - 16:00

UnlockNetZero - Open to allDefining the golden thread of retrofit across the whole built environment

Speakers

Charis Beverton

Partner

Winckworth Sherwood LLP

Claire Hedley

Head of climate change

Historic England

Jade Lewis

Chair

Energy Capital

15:30 - 16:30

Masterclass - Delegate onlyWhere's next for devolution? In conversation with the metro mayors

Speakers

Tracy Brabin

Mayor

West Yorkshire

15:30 - 16:30

Keynote - Delegate onlyHousing an ageing population

Speakers

Sir David Pearson

Chair

TEC Quality

Joan Rutherford

Chair

National Network of Older People’s Housing Champions

Kathryn Fox-Rogers

Managing director

Johnnie Johnson Housing Trust

Nick Sanderson

Chair

Associated Retirement Community Operators

15:30 - 16:15

Knowledge - Open to allHow to get planning consent for your affordable housing scheme and why it's so difficult to achieve'

Speakers

Robert Csondor

Managing director

RCA Regeneration Ltd

Sian Griffiths

Director

RCA Regeneration Ltd

15:30 - 16:15

The Fringe - Open to allA live poetry performance of "Traders" - a validation and celebration of housing's social purpose

Speakers

Mike Garry

Poet

Helen Thompson

Deputy chief executive

Calico Group

15:30 - 16:30

Future of Living - Delegate onlyClosing plenary: How can the next government guarantee a nation of YIMBYs?

Speakers

Wyn Evans

Director

Shared Voice

Tom Chance

Chief executive

Community Land Trust Network

Bronwen Rapley

Incoming chair

Homes for the North

15:45 - 16:30

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allClosing the loop: demonstrating the results of effective tenant engagement

19:15 - 00:00

Networking and fringe – tickets to be purchasedHousing Rocks charity fundraiser

NO SESSION AVAILABLE

08:00 - 08:55

Keynote - Delegate onlyPolitical breakfast briefing with SNG

09:00 - 17:30

Networking and fringe – Open to allHousing 2024 Jobs Fair

09:00 - 09:30

Keynote - Delegate onlyShadow secretary of state keynote address

09:00 - 09:30

Future of Living - Delegate onlyIn conversation with Cathy Frances and Fiona Fletcher Smith

Speakers

Cathy Francis

Director of places, infrastructure and housing delivery

DLUHC

Fiona Fletcher-Smith

Chair

G15

09:30 - 10:30

Future of Living - Delegate onlyOpening plenary: A nation of homeowners

Speakers

Dr Syreeta Robinson-Gayle

Head of Affordable Housing

Barratt London

Suzanne Benson

Partner and head of real estate

Trowers & Hamlins

Anette Simpson

Director of development and partnerships

L&G Affordable Homes

09:30 - 10:15

Knowledge - Open to allThe data governance timebomb… and the 10 golden rules for defusing it

Speakers

Colin Sales

Chief executive officer

3C Consultants

Amit Patel

Executive director strategy, transformation and culture

Gateway Housing

09:30 - 10:30

Keynote - Delegate onlyIn conversation with the UK social housing regulators

Speakers

Fiona MacGregor

Chief executive

Regulator of Social Housing

Michael Cameron

Chief executive

Scottish Housing Regulator

09:30 - 10:30

Masterclass - Delegate onlyIntegrating housing, health and social care: how can we afford to do more?

Speakers

Holly Holder

Deputy director for homes

Centre for Ageing Better

Jon Rouse CBE

City director

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Alyson Scurfield

Chief executive

TSA The Voice of Technology Enabled Care

Sarah Roxby

Executive director of housing

Wakefield and District Housing

09:30 - 10:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allWhere does the climate crisis sit on the political agenda?

Speakers

Ioanna Mytilinaiou

Programme director, sustainability

BusinessLDN

Charles Wood

Deputy director, policy

Energy UK

James Ealey

Executive director

Consortium Procurement

09:45 - 10:30

The Fringe - Open to allThe impact of furniture poverty on tenants' lives and what we can do about it

Speakers

Stuart Darroch

Director of communications and marketing

The Wheatley Group

10:30 - 11:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allNudge theory: shifting the way people live, work and socialise

Speakers

Geoff Parkinson

Director of procurement

Fortem

Libby Kerman

Sustainability manager

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership

Hannah Howard-Jones

Director of asset management

Home Group

10:30 - 11:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allDebate: should you incentivise tenant engagement through financial or other rewards?

10:45 - 11:30

The Fringe - Open to allEmpowering the voice of LGBTQ+ tenants and colleagues

Speakers

Ged Mcloughlin

Stockport Homes tenant and member of

Rainbow Roofs

Kevin O'Neill

Tenant and member of

Rainbow Roofs

Lilianna Vetter

EDI specialist at Wythenshawe Community Housing Group and co-chair

HouseProud North West

Miles Lanham

Chief executive of CHISEL Housing and board member

HouseProud

11:00 - 11:55

Future of Living - Delegate onlyThe Lyons Review: then and now

Speakers

Sir Michael Lyons

Chair

English Cities Fund

11:00 - 11:55

Masterclass - Delegate onlyImproving existing homes through joined up policy, strategy and funding

Speakers

Phil Andrew

Chief executive

Orbit Group

11:00 - 11:55

Keynote - Delegate onlyThe long-term impact of underinvestment in social housing

Speakers

Steven Henderson

Chief executive

Wheatley Group

Tom Stannard

Chief executive

Salford City Council

Kate Wareing

Chief executive

Soha Housing

Priya Sahni-Nicholas

Co-executive director

The Equality Trust

11:30 - 12:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allTurning insight into improvement

Speakers

Pete Daykin

Chief executive

Wordnerds

11:30 - 12:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allLocal approaches to heat decarbonisation

Speakers

Brian Horne

Senior insights & analytics consultant

Energy Saving Trust

Ellis Maginn

Head of specification & business development

Recoup

11:30 - 12:15

Knowledge - Open to allPioneering innovation – Doing radically different things at north star housing group

Speakers

Alex Waterston

Associate director of innovation and leadership

Waterstons

Andrew Blance

Innovation consultant

Waterstons Ltd

Sean Lawless

Assistant director of technology and innovation

North Star Housing Group

11:45 - 12:30

The Fringe - Open to allUnsung heroes or forgotten, neglected and burnt out? How to better support unpaid carers in the workplace

Speakers

Lynn Stubbs

Executive director of people and performance

Longhurst Group

Juliet Andrew-Orji

Senior business development manager for Employers for Carers

Carers UK

12:00 - 13:00

Future of Living - Delegate onlyPutting health in to place

Speakers

Ceri Theobald

Group director of strategic partnerships and growth and board member

Futures Housing Group and Green Spaces Advisory Board

Fiona Howie

Chief executive

TCPA

Rebekah Paczek

Director of public affairs, social impact and communities

Earl's Court Development Corporation

12:00 - 13:00

Keynote - Delegate onlyDelivering low carbon neighbourhoods in partnership with local communities

Speakers

Shamez Alibhai

Managing director and head of community housing

Man Group

Smith Mordak

Chief executive

UK Green Building Council

Madeleine Gabriel

Mission director, a sustainable future

Nesta

Steven Wilding

Head of net zero neighbourhoods and green economy

London Borough of Hounslow

12:00 - 13:00

Masterclass - Delegate onlyA place to call home: the long-term plan to end homelessness

Speakers

David Bogle

Chief executive

Hightown Housing Association and chair, Homes for Cathy

Seyi Obakin

Chief executive

Centrepoint

Baljit Basra

Partner

Devonshires Solicitors

Alice Lamb

Deputy chief executive

LandAid

12:30 - 13:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allBoard level engagement and environmental risk mitigation

Speakers

Jon Slade

Director

Campbell Tickell

Donna Williams

Group director - sustainability

Sanctuary

Arturo Dell

Associate consultant

Convene

12:30 - 13:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allAwaab's Law: what are the implications for landlords and tenants?

Speakers

Andrew Sturgess

National specification manager

Aico

Charlotte Todd

Property director

Eastlight Community Homes

Joanne Jackson

Eastlight resident and resident design officer

Eastlight Community Homes

12:30 - 13:15

Insight - Open to allHow to improve two-way engagement with vulnerable customers - know your customers better

Speakers

James Batchelor

CEO and Founder

Alertacall

Kate McArdell-Broome

Assistant Director of Customer and Neighbourhoods

Johnnie Johnson Housing

Claire Bailey

Head of innovation

Places for People

13:30 - 14:15

The Fringe - Open to allThe refugee crisis and coping with rising demand for housing

Speakers

Woodren Brade

Policy officer

Refugee Council

Fuad Mahamed

Chief executive

Ashley Community Housing

Zain Hafeez

Expert by experience public speaker and refugee rights campaigner

13:35 - 14:05

UnlockNetZero - Open to allSocial Housing Decarbonisation Fund: Looking ahead to Wave 3

Speakers

Selvin Brown MBE

Director, net zero building domestic

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

13:45 - 14:30

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allEngaging disabled tenants and empowering independence through accessible housing

Speakers

Marcus Keys

Executive director of growth, development and assets

Longhurst Group

Cathy Smith

Resident and chair of joint strategic impact group

Habinteg Housing Association

14:00 - 15:00

Masterclass - Delegate onlyPower of purpose: strengthening workplace culture and employee experience

Speakers

Patrick Ricketts

Non-executive director

Great Places Housing Group and author, "bias Impacts: how culture and diversity affects the leadership journey"

Jo Fry

Group HR director

Mears Group

Karen Mitchell

Chief executive

Southway Housing Trust

Suresh Lal

Partner, head of social housing

Odgers Interim

14:00 - 15:00

Keynote - Delegate onlyThe case for building social

Speakers

Peter Denton

Chief executive officer

Homes England

Osama Bhutta

Director of campaigns, policy and communications

Shelter

Stephen Teagle

Chief executive partnerships & regeneration

Vistry Group

14:00 - 15:00

Future of Living - Delegate onlyThe Future Homes Standard: investment, skills, supply chains and how we can join up with retrofit

Speakers

Catherine Adams

Director of net zero and greener buildings

DLUHC

John Palmer

Deputy director of building performance and net zero

DLUHC

Tom Shaw

Investment director, communities housing team

Man GPM

14:15 - 15:00

UnlockNetZero - Open to allMeeting the demand for retrofit skills and supply chains

Speakers

Rebecca Rieley

Head of communities and projects

HACT

Brian Berry

Chief executive

Federation of Master Builders

Stewart Little

Chief executive

IRT Surveys

David Pierpoint

Chief executive

The Retrofit Academy CIC

14:30 - 15:15

The Fringe - Open to allMoving from "not racist" to anti-racist

Speakers

Ben Laryea

Chair of BME London Landlords and chief executive

Ekaya Housing Association

14:30 - 15:15

Knowledge - Open to allWater and nutrient neutrality for planning permission

Speakers

Steve Johnston

Head of business development - water services division

Cenergist Ltd

Edward Barnes

Strategic advisor

Cenergist Ltd.

14:45 - 15:30

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allHow will Artificial Intelligence transform the resident experience in 5-10 years time?

Speakers

Andrew Teacher

Advisor, entrepreneur and host of PropCast

Gareth Iveson

Regional specification manager

Aico

Sherelle Fairweather

Digital strategy lead

Manchester City Council

15:15 - 16:00

UnlockNetZero - Open to allA clean and sustainable water supply for all

Speakers

Dan Lintell

Sustainability manager

Triton Showers

Ben Earl

Head of sustainability

Abri

15:30 - 16:30

Keynote - Delegate onlyWhat can UK housing learn from international best practice?

Speakers

Mukhtar Latif

Chief executive and chief housing officer

Pomegranate Housing Consultancy

Sorcha Edwards

Secretary general

Housing Europe

Solveig Råberg Tingey

Vice chief executive

The Danish Federation of Non-Profit Housing Providers (BL)

15:30 - 16:30

Masterclass - Delegate onlyAwaab’s Law and effective complaint handling

Speakers

Richard Blakeway

Housing Ombudsman

Elizabeth Froude

Chief executive

Platform Housing Group

15:30 - 16:15

Knowledge - Open to allYou’ve got some feedback, so what?

Speakers

Sam Walker

Senior account executive

Upland Rant & Rave

Andy Scott

Principal solutions consultant

Upland Rant & Rave

15:30 - 16:15

The Fringe - Open to allThe temporary accommodation crisis and its impact on children

15:30 - 16:30

Future of Living - Delegate onlyMeeting housing need v hitting targets

Speakers

Ian McDermott

Chief executive

Peabody

Lindsay Lauder

Director of development and regeneration

Wheatley Group

Mike Woolliscroft

Group business improvement director & London divisional chair

Vistry Group

15:45 - 16:30

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allCommunity-led housing developments

Speakers

Claude Hendrickson

Community led housing advisor and ambassador

Community Land Trust

16:30 - 17:30

Networking and fringe – Open to allInside Housing's 40th birthday celebration

18:30 - 00:00

Networking and fringe – tickets to be purchasedUnlock Net Zero Awards hosted in partnership with the British Property Federation (BPF)

NO SESSION AVAILABLE

08:00 - 08:55

Keynote - Delegate onlyBPF ‘Building More Homes’ breakfast

08:30 - 08:55

The Fringe - Open to allFutures@Housing welcome session: navigating career progression in housing

09:00 - 09:45

Masterclass - Delegate onlyDigitally enabled futures: the risks

Speakers

Kate Jones

Non-executive director, Onward Homes and chief information officer

Cadent

09:00 - 09:30

Keynote - Delegate onlyShadow housing minister keynote address

09:30 - 10:30

Keynote - Delegate onlyTackling racial inequality in housing

Speakers

Mushtaq Khan

Chief executive

Housing Diversity Network

Zoë Hingston

Head of inclusion

Newcastle United Football Club

09:30 - 10:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allSupporting the mental health and wellbeing of tenants

09:30 - 10:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allSocial Housing Decarbonisation Fund: lessons learnt from delivery to date

Speakers

Caroline Withey

Programme director for Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Rod Brasington

Chief executive

Prosper

Ian Cartledge

Business development manager

E.ON

Anees Mank

Programme and policy lead - retrofit

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

09:30 - 10:15

Knowledge - Open to allDelivering retrofit: what approaches are making it happen?

Speakers

Anne-Marie Ratcliffe

Key relationship manager

Sero

Kathryn Hulkes

Programme lead

Sovereign Network Group

09:30 - 10:30

Future of Living - Delegate onlyWho is investing in our sector, in what, and why?

Speakers

Tim Reid

Customer relationship director

NHBC

Mike Shepherd

Investment Director

Man GPM

Rebecca Taylor

Managing director of multifamily

Long Harbour

Hayley Rees

Managing director

PIC Capital

09:30 - 10:15

Insight - Open to allProactive in passive fire protection: How fire stopping fits into retrofit

Speakers

Dr Alex Boote

Production innovation manager

ARC Building Solutions

Neil Weeks

CEO

ARC Building Solutions

George Danzey-Smith

Director of commercial & technical

ARC Building Solutions

09:45 - 10:30

Masterclass - Delegate onlyDigitally enabled futures: the opportunities

Speakers

Adam Hunt

Business transformation and technology director

Mears Group

Alisha Morenike Fisher

Founding director, Migrant's Bureau and chief executive officer

SIS INNOVATES

Andrew Van Doorn

Chief executive

HACT

10:30 - 11:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allUnderstanding whole life cycle carbon in a changing climate

Speakers

George Agyekum-Mensah

Head of division of construction, property and surveying

LSBU

Andrew Carpenter

Chief executive

Structural Timber Association

10:45 - 11:30

The Fringe - Open to allHow to support staff going through menopause (or risk losing their skills and experience)

11:00 - 11:55

Future of Living - Delegate onlyGetting comfortable with for-profits

Speakers

Rizwan Khan

Head of Investment and Partnerships

Sage Homes

Catherine Webster

Chief executive officer

Thriving Investments

Helen Collins

Head of affordable housing consultancy

Savills

Rob Beiley

Partner

Trowers & Hamlins

11:00 - 11:55

Masterclass - Delegate only10 years of devolution: lessons from Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Speakers

Eamonn Boylan

Chief executive

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

11:00 - 11:55

Keynote - Delegate onlyThe new consumer regulation regime: what have we learnt so far?

Speakers

Kate Dodsworth

Chief of regulatory engagement

Regulator of Social Housing

Jamie Ratcliff

Chief communities & sustainability officer

SNG

Jahanara Rajkoomar

Director of customer service

Gateway Housing Association

11:30 - 12:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allMinimum energy efficiency standards: improving health outcomes through decarbonisation

11:30 - 12:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allIntegrating the resident voice into building safety

11:30 - 12:15

Insight - Open to allUsing location and GIS to drive insight in social housing

Speakers

Isabel Clouting

Customer success manager - housing lead

Esri UK

11:45 - 12:30

The Fringe - Open to allProfessionalism in housing: how to raise ambition without restricting entry

Speakers

Yinka Bolaji

Executive director, property and development

Wandle

12:00 - 13:00

Future of Living - Delegate onlyA planning roadmap for the next government

Speakers

Ian Fletcher

Director of policy

BPF

Michael Keaveney

Director Of Land & Development

Grainger Plc

Tom Dobson

Managing director

Quod

12:00 - 13:00

Keynote - Delegate onlyUnlocking investment and institutional capital

12:00 - 13:00

Masterclass - Delegate onlyUp-skilling boards

Speakers

Roli Barker

Chair

Jigsaw Homes

Gemma Bell

Partner

Devonshires

Annaliese Rogers

Principal, housing practice

Odgers Interim

12:30 - 13:15

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allEngaging and supporting younger residents and care leavers

Speakers

Meghan Roach

Director of operations

New Horizon Youth Centre

12:30 - 13:15

UnlockNetZero - Open to allDudley: net zero neighbourhood case study

Speakers

Louise Alter

Head of energy innovation

EQUANS

12:30 - 13:15

Knowledge - Open to allDramatically improving the handling of Repairs enquiries

Speakers

Jim Perren

Technical relationship manager

Omfax

Paul Ancill

Customer services consultant

Omfax Systems Limited

13:30 - 14:15

Insight - Open to allA masterclass: The benefits of external wall insulation (EWI)

Speakers

Matthew Allen

Head of sales - building finishing

Sika Ltd

Suzanne Blakley-Taylor

Technical manager

Sika Ltd

Jason Bowden

Specification manager

Sika Ltd

13:45 - 14:30

UnlockNetZero - Open to allDecarbonising the energy system

Speakers

Tom Woolley

Smart product and strategy director

SMS

13:45 - 14:30

Tenant and Resident Engagement - Open to allThe role of campaigning in tenant engagement

14:00 - 15:00

Masterclass - Delegate onlyFinancial resilience – weathering the perfect storm

Speakers

Imran Mubeen

Director of treasury

Bromford Group

14:00 - 15:00

Keynote - Delegate onlySecretary of state closing keynote address

15:00 - 17:00

Networking and fringe – Open to allBuild to rent - Study tour

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