Speakers

Hear from over 500+ senior leaders across the sector including representatives from government, professional bodies, investors, funders master developers and builders and political commentators.

Leadership Symposium speakers

Yẹmí Aládérun

Head of development

Meridian Water, Enfield Council

Shamez Alibhai

Managing director and head of community housing

Man Group

Mario Ambrosi

Chair

Housing and Ageing Alliance

Phil Andrew

Chief executive

Orbit Group

Pete Apps

Contributing editor

Inside Housing

Nick Atkin

Chief executive

Yorkshire Housing

John Barnes MBE

Former England and premier league footballer

Mel Barrett

Chief executive

Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Henrietta Blackmore

National director

Habitat for Humanity GB

Richard Blakeway

Housing Ombudsman

Nic Bliss

Campaign director

Stop Social Housing Stigma

Eamonn Boylan

Interim chief executive

Homes England

Tracy Brabin

Mayor

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Paula Broadbent

Managing director

Lovell Later Living

Andy Burnham

Mayor

Greater Manchester

Jenny Buƫerchi

Partner

PRP

Lisa Cairns

Business development and improvement manager

Mears

Jo Causon

Chief executive

The Institute of Customer Service

Helen Collins

Principal, national head of affordable housing

Avison Young

Kate Dodsworth

Chief of regulatory engagement

Regulator of Social Housing

Gillian Douglas

Executive director of housing

London Borough of Lewisham

Candida Dutiro

Chair of resident representative team

Red Kite Community Housing

Kane Emerson

Head of housing research

YIMBY Alliance

Helen Fadipe MBE

President

Royal Town Planning Institute

Katherine Fairclough

Chief executive

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Shelagh Fogarty

Presenter, journalist

LBC

Susan Fulton

Executive director of customer, people and engagement

Gentoo

Amanda Garrard

Chief executive

Berneslai Homes

David Hampton

Tenant board member, Southway Housing Trust and board member

Tpas

Hannah Harvey

Executive director of operations - customer and community services

Housing Choices Australia

Sarah Healey

Permanent secretary

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Steven Henderson

Chief executive

Wheatley Group

Daniel Hewitt

Investigations editor

ITV

Gaby Hinsliff

Columnist and commentator

The Guardian

Shahi Islam

Director of affordable housing

Homes England

Kate Josephs CB

Chief executive

Sheffield City Council

Suki Kalirai

Chair

PA Housing

Chan Kataria OBE

Chief executive

EMH Group

Satvir Kaur MP

Labour MP

Southampton Test

Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs

Chair of regeneration

London Legacy Development Corporation

Mushtaq Khan

Chief executive officer

Housing Diversity Network

Vivienne King

Founder

Impactful Places

Lindsay Lauder

Director of development and regeneration

Wheatley Group

Melanie Leech

Chief executive

British Property Federation

Martina Lees

Senior property writer

The Times

Fiona MacGregor

Chief executive

Regulator of Social Housing

Kate Markey

Chief executive

Nationwide Foundation

Colette McCormack

Partner

Winckworth Sherwood

Ian McDermott

Chief executive

Peabody

Kim McGuiness

Mayor

North East Combined Authority

Professor Julienne Meyer CBE

Chair

Older People's Housing Taskforce

Clare Miller

Group chief executive

Clarion Housing Group

Paul Moat

Chief executive

Nottingham Community Housing Association

Hashi Mohamed

Barrister, broadcaster and author of "People Like Us"

David Morgan

Executive managing director

Wates Property Services

Fara Muneer

Head of

Centre for Accessible Environments

Dr Laura Neilson

Founder and chief executive

Shared Health Foundation and Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC

Setareh Neshati

Director of regeneration and development - delivery and operations

Westminster City Council

Amanda Newton

Chief executive

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

Charlie Norman

Chair

Greater Manchester Housing Providers

Alexandra Notay

Award-winning expert on housing, placemaking and ESG

Cllr Anthony Okereke

Leader, Royal Borough of Greenwich and executive member for communities

London Councils

Hakeem Osinaike

Strategic director of housing

Southwark Council

Lucy Parish

Head of operations

Hopestead

Richard Parker

Mayor

West Midlands

Gail Porter

TV personality, advocate, Homewards and patron

Fair for You campaign

Jeremy Porteus

Chief executive

HousingLIN

Cath Purdy

Chief executive

South Lakes Housing

Bronwen Rapley

Chair

Homes for the North

Vic Rayner

Executive director

National Care Forum

Tom Robins

Chief executive

Switchee

Annaliese Rogers

Head of housing practice

Odgers Interim

Joan Rutherford

Chair

Older People's Housing Champions

Cem Savas

Co founder and chief executive officer

Plentific

Alyson Scurfield

Chief executive officer

TEC Services Association

Tom Shaw

Investment director

Man Group

Mike Shepherd

Investment director

Man Group

Caroline Simpson

Group chief executive

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Michele Steel

Chief executive

Regeneration Brainery

Steve Stride

Chief executive

Poplar HARCA

Stephen Teagle

Chief executive partnerships & regeneration

Vistry Group

Aidan Thatcher

Director of place

Wigan Council

Robin Tuddenham

Chief executive

Calderdale Council and president, Solace

Chris Twomey

Acting chief executive

West Lancashire Borough Council

Elaine Unegbu

Chair

Age Friendly Manchester Older People’s Board and Greater Manchester Older People’s Network Steering Group

Andrew Van Doorn

Chief executive

HACT

Michael Voges

Chief executive

ARCO

David Walker

Bishop of Manchester

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group

Matthew Walker

Chair

PlaceShapers

Jonathan Walters

Deputy chief executive

Regulator of Social Housing

Claire Ward

Mayor

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Mark Washer

Chief executive

SNG

Philip White

Director of building safety

Health & Safety Executive

All speakers

George Agyekum-Mensah

Head of division of construction, property and surveying

LSBU

Yẹmí Aládérun

Head of development

Meridian Water, Enfield Council

Jon-Thorbjorn-QBCTFC Alansbur-W-Macbyrne

Disability consultant and Stockport social housing tenant

Shamez Alibhai

Managing director and head of community housing

Man Group

Jacque Allen

Chief executive

Your Housing Group

Matthew Allen

Head of sales - building finishing

Sika Ltd

Mark Allnutt

Senior managing director

Louise Alter

Head of energy innovation

EQUANS

Paul Ancill

Customer services consultant

Omfax Systems Limited

Kieran Anders

Operations manager

Dad Matters

Phil Andrew

Chief executive

Orbit Group

John Angus

Managing director

Switch Hospitality Management Limited

Pete Apps

Contributing editor

Inside Housing

Charlie Ash

Sector lead, housing associations

NHBC

Samia Badani

Chief executive

The SPACE Health and Wellbeing Hub

Claire Bailey

Head of innovation

Places for People

Janette Ball

Tenant and scrutiny partner

ForHousing

Nigel Banks

Technical director

Octopus

Henri Baptiste

Founder and board member

Pathway Housing Solutions

Roli Barker

Chair

Jigsaw Homes

Edward Barnes

Strategic advisor

Cenergist Ltd.

Peter Barnett

Head of libraries and migration

Coventry City Council

Helen Bartlett

Project manager

Four Million Homes

Baljit Basra

Partner

Devonshires Solicitors

James Batchelor

CEO and Founder

Alertacall

Jacqui Bateson

Managing director

HACT

Gary Beddow

Business development director

Digital Space

Nazmina Begum

Chair

Brunswick Tenant and Residents Association

Rob Beiley

Partner

Trowers & Hamlins

Gemma Bell

Partner

Devonshires

James Bell

Head of data & AI

Waterstons

Natalie Bennett

Green Party member of the House of Lords

Suzanne Benson

Partner and head of real estate

Trowers & Hamlins

Alison Benzimra

Head of research and influence

United St Saviour’s Charity

Brian Berry

Chief executive

Federation of Master Builders

Clive Betts

MP for Sheffield South East and former chair Commons Select Committee on Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities

Charis Beverton

Partner

Winckworth Sherwood LLP

Jaimini Bharakhada

Chair

Belgrave Neighbourhood Co-operative Housing Association (BNCHA)

Osama Bhutta

Director of campaigns, policy and communications

Shelter

Claire Blacka

Engagement specialist

Tentacles Consultancy

Henrietta Blackmore

National director

Habitat for Humanity GB

James Blakey

Planning and engagement director

Moda Living

Suzanne Blakley-Taylor

Specification manager

Sika Ltd

Andrew Blance

Innovation consultant

Waterstons Ltd

Nic Bliss

Campaign director

Stop Social Housing Stigma

David Bogle

Chief executive

Hightown Housing Association and chair, Homes for Cathy

Yinka Bolaji

Executive director, property and development

Wandle

Steve Bolton

Investment manager

L&G

Alex Bookless

Technical director

Watersons

Dr Alex Boote

Production innovation manager

ARC Building Solutions

Jason Bowden

Technical manager

Sika Ltd

Eamonn Boylan

Interim chief executive

Homes England

Nicholas Boys Smith

Chair of advisory board

Office for Place

Tracy Brabin

Mayor

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Woodren Brade

Policy officer

Refugee Council

Rod Brasington

Chief executive

Prosper

James Brass

Decarbonisation and environment manager

Wakefield and District Housing

Jack Brayshaw

Head of group technical and innovation

Vistry Group

Maria Brenton

Senior co-housing ambassador

UK Co-housing Network

Emma Briggs

Director of procurement & sustainabilty

Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Maureen Bristow

Chair of tenants’ forum

Hull City Council

Richard Brooks

Partner

Anthony Collins Solicitors

Lynne Brosnan

Chair

Stop Social Housing Stigma National Committee

Fiona Brown

Associate

Northeast ADASS

Nicola Brown

Head of account management

Voicescape

Rob Brown

Deputy chair

Arawak Walton

Andrew Buckels

Sector specialist in social housing

Waterstons

Andy Burnham

Mayor

Greater Manchester

Lesley Burrows

Executive director

Regenda Group

Jenny Buƫerchi

Partner

PRP

Nicki Butterworth

Corporate director of neighbourhoods and housing

Liverpool City Council

Toria Buzza

Head of community and tenant engagement

ForHousing

Michael Cameron

Chief executive

Scottish Housing Regulator

Andy Cameron-Smith

Editorial director

Unlock Net Zero

Olivia Campbell-Cavendish

House of Stonewall ambassador and human rights and civil liberties lawyer

Ernest Capener

ASB officer

Barcud

Andrew Carpenter

Chief executive

Structural Timber Association

Chris Carr

President

Federation of Master Builders

Mairead Carroll

Senior specialist

RICS

Trina Chakravarti

Director

Building Better

Colin Challenger

Product lead

Totalmobile

Tom Chance

Chief executive

Community Land Trust Network

Hayley Charlesworth

Founder

Harry’s Pledge

Earl John Charlton

Support worker and lived experience speaker

Denise Chevin MBE

Editor, writer and policy advisor in the built environment

Anna Clarke

Director of policy and public affairs

The Housing Forum

Nicki Clarke

Senior programmes manager

Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance

Adam Clayton

Service manager

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Isabel Clouting

Customer success manager - housing lead

Esri UK

Shannon Conway

Co-founder

Picture This

Charlotte Cook

Partner

Winckworth Sherwood

Ian Copeman

Business director

HousingLIN

Michael Cottrell

Global product & partnership director

Octopus

Hannah Courtney-Adamson

Strategic housing lead (people)

Rochdale Borough Council

Jonathan Cox

Director of data and business intelligence

Housemark

Jonthan Cox

Director of data and business intelligence

Housemark

Michael Crick

Broadcaster and journalist

Julie Cridland

Helping to create an amazing employee experience at Aster Group UK

Aster Group

Fiona Critchley

Head of Communications

Gerda Security Products - GSP Group

Cian Cronin

Consultant

31ten Consulting

Visitor speakers

George Agyekum-Mensah

Head of division of construction, property and surveying

LSBU

Jon-Thorbjorn-QBCTFC Alansbur-W-Macbyrne

Disability consultant and Stockport social housing tenant

Matthew Allen

Head of sales - building finishing

Sika Ltd

Mark Allnutt

Senior managing director

Louise Alter

Head of energy innovation

EQUANS

Paul Ancill

Customer services consultant

Omfax Systems Limited

Kieran Anders

Operations manager

Dad Matters

John Angus

Managing director

Switch Hospitality Management Limited

Samia Badani

Chief executive

The SPACE Health and Wellbeing Hub

Claire Bailey

Head of innovation

Places for People

Janette Ball

Tenant and scrutiny partner

ForHousing

Nigel Banks

Technical director

Octopus

Henri Baptiste

Founder and board member

Pathway Housing Solutions

Edward Barnes

Strategic advisor

Cenergist Ltd.

Peter Barnett

Head of libraries and migration

Coventry City Council

Helen Bartlett

Project manager

Four Million Homes

James Batchelor

CEO and Founder

Alertacall

Jacqui Bateson

Managing director

HACT

Gary Beddow

Business development director

Digital Space

Nazmina Begum

Chair

Brunswick Tenant and Residents Association

James Bell

Head of data & AI

Waterstons

Charis Beverton

Partner

Winckworth Sherwood LLP

Jaimini Bharakhada

Chair

Belgrave Neighbourhood Co-operative Housing Association (BNCHA)

Claire Blacka

Engagement specialist

Tentacles Consultancy

Suzanne Blakley-Taylor

Specification manager

Sika Ltd

Andrew Blance

Innovation consultant

Waterstons Ltd

Yinka Bolaji

Executive director, property and development

Wandle

Alex Bookless

Technical director

Watersons

Dr Alex Boote

Production innovation manager

ARC Building Solutions

Jason Bowden

Technical manager

Sika Ltd

Woodren Brade

Policy officer

Refugee Council

Rod Brasington

Chief executive

Prosper

James Brass

Decarbonisation and environment manager

Wakefield and District Housing

Maria Brenton

Senior co-housing ambassador

UK Co-housing Network

Maureen Bristow

Chair of tenants’ forum

Hull City Council

Richard Brooks

Partner

Anthony Collins Solicitors

Lynne Brosnan

Chair

Stop Social Housing Stigma National Committee

Nicola Brown

Head of account management

Voicescape

Rob Brown

Deputy chair

Arawak Walton

Andrew Buckels

Sector specialist in social housing

Waterstons

Lesley Burrows

Executive director

Regenda Group

Toria Buzza

Head of community and tenant engagement

ForHousing

Andy Cameron-Smith

Editorial director

Unlock Net Zero

Olivia Campbell-Cavendish

House of Stonewall ambassador and human rights and civil liberties lawyer

Andrew Carpenter

Chief executive

Structural Timber Association

Trina Chakravarti

Director

Building Better

Colin Challenger

Product lead

Totalmobile

Hayley Charlesworth

Founder

Harry’s Pledge

Earl John Charlton

Support worker and lived experience speaker

Nicki Clarke

Senior programmes manager

Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance

Adam Clayton

Service manager

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Isabel Clouting

Customer success manager - housing lead

Esri UK

Michael Cottrell

Global product & partnership director

Octopus

Hannah Courtney-Adamson

Strategic housing lead (people)

Rochdale Borough Council

Jonathan Cox

Director of data and business intelligence

Housemark

Jonthan Cox

Director of data and business intelligence

Housemark

Julie Cridland

Helping to create an amazing employee experience at Aster Group UK

Aster Group

Fiona Critchley

Head of Communications

Gerda Security Products - GSP Group

Cian Cronin

Consultant

31ten Consulting

Luke Cross

Director

Social

Robert Csondor

Managing director

RCA Regeneration Limited

Deepak Dagar

Chief technology officer

Neo Technology

Connor Dalton

Director of ESG & sustainability

City Electrical Factors

George Danzey-Smith

Director of commercial & technical

ARC Building Solutions

Stuart Darroch

Director of communications and marketing

The Wheatley Group

Liz Davenport

Property sustainability director

Anchor

Kara Davies

Peer researcher

Partnership for Young London

Kieran Davies

Business manager of domestic abuse, sexual violence and prevention hub

Wigan Council

Rob Davies

Head of customer accounts & money advice

Onward

Pete Daykin

Chief executive

Wordnerds

Sasha Deepwell

Chief executive

Irwell Valley Housing Association

Stephen Delahunty

News editor

Inside Housing

Arturo Dell

Associate consultant

Convene ESG

Dr Mercy Denedo

Associate professor in accounting and co-author of 'Challenging and tackling social housing stigma'

University of Durham

Joseph De-Ville

Chair

A Voice for Tenants Steering Group

Stephen Devine

Director of assets and sustainability

Wheatley Group

Ailsa Dunn

Executive director of insight and group services

Prima Group

James Ealey

Executive Director

Northern Housing Consortium

Ben Earl

Head of sustainability

Abri

Paul Earnden

Managing director

Fuelius

Aileen Edmunds

CEO

Longleigh Foundation

Debra Edwards

Resident and co-production champion

London Borough of Haringey

Hazel Edwards

Head of Customer Voice and Value

Wrekin Housing Group

Marc Edwards

Director of assets and sustainability

Gentoo Group

Professor Amanze Ejiogu

Co-author of 'Challenging and tackling social housing stigma'

Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University

Austin Entonu

Head of energy

Greater London Authorith

Sherelle Fairweather

Digital strategy lead

Manchester city council

John Fisher

Chief executive

CHIC

Heidi Flack

Director of Compliance & Building Safety

Anchor Hanover Group

Chris Fleck

CT&PO

Mobysoft

Emma Fletcher

Low carbon housing director

Octopus Energy

Jonathan Fletcher

Director of property services

Karbon Homes

Martin Fletcher

Senior research fellow

Leeds Sustainability Institute

Matt Foreman

Executive director of customer service

L&Q

Kathryn Fox Rogers

Managing director

Johnnie Johnson housing

Hannah Francis

Executive data and analytics consultant

Waterstons

Darryn Frost

Co-founder

Own Merit CIC

Steve Gallant

Author of "The Road to London Bridge" and co-founder

Own Merit CIC

George Garrad

Associate director of strategy

Look Ahead Care & Support

Mike Garry

Poet