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Housing in Focus: Monday 8 September 2025
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Housing in Focus: Tuesday 9 September 2025
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Housing in Practice: Monday 8 September 2025
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Housing in Practice: Tuesday 9 September 2025
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Stakeholders Corner: Monday 8 September 2025
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Stakeholders Corner: Tuesday 9 September 2025
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Fringe Events: Monday 8 September 2025
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Fringe Events: Tuesday 9 September 2025
5:00pm
Duration: Sunday 7 September, 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Exhibition Centre Liverpool: Atrium
6:00pm
Duration: Sunday 7 September, 18:00 - 20:00
Location: Nova Scotia Liverpool, 25a Mann Island, Liverpool L3 1BP
8:00am
Registration and exhibition opens
Location: Exhibition Centre Liverpool: Atrium
9:00am
Duration: 09:00am - 09:30am
Location: Exhibition: NHF / CIH stand
Speakers:
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Kate Henderson
National Housing Federation -
Gavin Smart
Chartered Institute of Housing
9:10am
Duration: 09:10am - 09:50am
Speakers:
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Stephen Teagle
Vistry Group -
Bronwen Rapley
Onward
Duration: 09:10am - 09:50am
Speakers:
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Annie Owens
National Housing Federation -
Haider Al-Qaddo
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Tom Davies
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Chair:
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Kevin Garvey
National Housing Federation
10:00am
Duration: 10 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
10:10am
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Speaker:
Senior Government Minister
10:45am
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Speakers:
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Ruth Curtice
Resolution Foundation -
Rory Stewart
Writer and Broadcaster -
Kate Henderson
National Housing Federation -
Gavin Smart
Chartered Institute of Housing
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
11:30am
Duration: 35 minutes
Location: Exhibition
12:10pm
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Speakers:
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Rachel Blake MP
Labour Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster -
Sarah Elliott
Shelter -
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Communities and Local Government -
Gary Orr
Abri -
Pat Ritchie CBE
Homes England
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
1:05pm
Sub-plenaries (please select one option)
Duration: 1:05pm - 1:45pm
Speakers:
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Kate Josephs
Sheffield City Council -
Steve Partridge
Savills -
Jonathan Wilson
Citu and Academy of Urbanism -
Chris Williamson
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Chair:
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Jess Mullins
National Housing Federation
Duration: 1:05pm - 1:45pm
Speakers:
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Camron Aref-Adib
Resolution Foundation Brenda Canham
Flagship-
Peter Baffoe
Peabody
Chair:
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Jo Allen
National Housing Federation
Duration: 1:05pm - 1:45pm
Speakers:
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Millie Brown
Centre for Ageing Better -
Martyn Craddock
United St Saviour’s Charity Southwark -
Anna Dixon MP
Member of Parliament for Shipley
Chair:
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Abdul Ravat
NHF’s Older Person Housing Group
Duration: 1:05pm - 1:55pm
Speakers:
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Deborah Casey
Homes England -
Nick Atkin
Yorkshire Housing -
Charlotte Norman
Mosscare St Vincent's Housing Group and Northen Housing Consortium -
Paul Fiddaman
Karbon Homes -
Vic Shannon
National Housing Federation
Duration: 1:05pm - 1:45pm
Speakers:
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Chris Pitt
First Direct and Shelter -
Nick Apps
BCHA -
Kanika Selvan
Incommunities -
Daniel Klemm
Together Housing
Chair:
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Bethan Buck
National Housing Federation
Duration: 1:05pm - 2:15pm
Location: Housing in Focus: Balcony
Speakers:
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Dr Guy Marshall
Fuza and One Manchester -
Heena Prajapat
Platform Housing Group -
Cara Green
National Housing Federation -
Mark Shephard
Yorkshire Housing -
Neil Topping
Data Futurists
Duration: 1:10pm - 3:10pm
Location: Meeting point: Speaker registration desks
1:45pm
Lunch and networking
Duration: Lunch available 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Exhibition
Duration: 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Speaker:
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Anita Boateng
Portland & Former Government Special Adviser
Chair:
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Alex Diner
National Housing Federation
2:45pm
Sub-plenaries (please select one option)
Duration: 2:45pm - 3:25pm
Speakers:
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Tom Arey
Places for People -
Elly Hoult
Peabody and CIH -
Josh Nicholson
The Centre for Social Justice
Chair:
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Simon Nunn
National Housing Federation
Duration: 2:45pm - 3:25pm
Speakers:
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Rose Bean
Abri -
Caroline Withey
Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero -
Paul Massara
Sovereign Network Group
Chair:
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Kevin Garvey
National Housing Federation
Duration: 2:45pm - 3:25pm
Speakers:
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Dr Laura Neilson
Shared Health Foundation -
Prof Nadia Svirydzenka
De Montfort University -
Shaun Flook
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Chair:
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Tarah Welsh
BBC News
Duration: 2:35pm - 3:25pm
Speakers:
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Dave Lockerman
Stonewater -
Dawn Hendon
whg -
Rachel McFarlane
Golding Homes -
Jo Allen
National Housing Federation
Duration: 2:45pm - 3:25pm
Speakers:
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Cllr Liam Robinson
Liverpool City Council -
Louise Bassett
Gentoo Michael Jones
Broadacres-
Councillor Bev Craig
Manchester City Council
Chair:
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Shahi Islam
Homes England
Duration: 2:45pm - 3:25pm
Speakers:
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Peter Merchant
Octopus Investments -
Matthew Waters
Devonshires -
Mark Washer
SNG -
Ruth Ryan
Homes England
Chair:
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Imran Mubeen
Stonewater
3:25pm
Duration: 35 minutes
Location: Exhibition
Duration: 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Speaker:
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Pavan Dhaliwal
Revolving Doors
Chair:
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Claudia Esseen-Jayes
National Housing Federation
Duration: 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Speaker:
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Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani
Bishop for Housing and Bishop of Chelmsford
Chair:
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Rhys Moore
National Housing Federation
4:05pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Speakers:
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Ali Akbor OBE
Grenfell Tower Enquiry -
Joe Powell
Labour MP for Kensington and Bayswater -
Fiona Fletcher-Smith
L&Q
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
4:50pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Speaker:
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Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon OBE
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
5:30pm
Duration: 5 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
5:30pm
Duration: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: Exhibition
7:30pm
Duration: 7:30pm until late
Location: Revolution, Albert Dock, L3 4AE
7:30am
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Meeting point: Speaker registration desks
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Meeting point: Speaker registration desks
8:00am
Location: Exhibition Centre Liverpool: Atrium
9:00am
Chair’s opening remarks
Duration: 5 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
9:05am
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Speakers:
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Rachael Dennis
Incommunities Group -
Akash Paun
Institute for Government -
Steve Rotheram
Liverpool City Region
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
9:55am
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Speakers:
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Mel Barrett
Metropolitan Thames Valley -
Nick Walkley
Avison Young -
Jonathan Walters
Regulator of Social Housing -
Jess Tomlinson
Lloyds
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
10:40am
Refreshments and networking
Duration: 35 minutes
Location: Exhibition
11:15am
Sub-plenaries (please select one option)
Duration: 11:15am - 11:55am
Speakers:
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Felicity Cox
BLMK Integrated Care Board and Regional Population Health Equity Board -
Gill O'Neill
Northumberland County Council -
Maggie Galliers CBE
National Housing Federation
Chair:
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Trina Chakravarti
Healthy Homes Hub
Duration: 11:15am - 11:55am
Speaker:
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Prof David Miles CBE
Imperial College, London
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4 News
Duration: 11:15am - 11:55am
Speakers:
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Charlaine Nkum
Southern Housing -
Paul Dolan
Riverside -
Julie Guildford Smith
Honeycomb Group
Chair:
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Jo Allen
National Housing Federation
Duration: 11:15am - 11:55am
Speakers:
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Dr Louise Brooke-Smith OBE
L&Q -
Dr Victoria Hills
Royal Town Planning Institute -
Sophie Metcalfe
Institute for Government
Chair:
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Emily Cox MBE
Lloyds Banking Group and Gentoo
Duration: 11:15am - 11:55am
Speaker:
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Fiona MacGregor
Regulator of Social Housing
Chair:
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Alistair Smyth
National Housing Federation
Duration: 11:15am - 11:55am
Speakers:
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Shahi Islam
Homes England -
Craig Moule
Sanctuary
Chair:
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Jess Mullins
National Housing Federation
12:05pm
Sub-plenaries (please select one option)
Duration: 12:05pm - 12:45pm
Speakers:
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Lynne Shea
Salvation Army Homes -
Heather Thomas
Sapphire Independent Housing -
Eryl Balazs
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Chair:
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Sue Ramsden
National Housing Federation
Duration: 12:05pm - 12:45pm
Speakers:
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Michelle Meldrum
Berwickshire Housing Association -
Laura Seebohm
Wearside Women In Need -
Dame Nicole Jacobs
Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales -
Anneka Gill
Addressing Domestic Abuse
Chair:
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Dr Kelly Henderson
Addressing Domestic Abuse
Duration: 12:05pm - 12:45pm
Speakers:
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Sir Michael Lyons
Independent New Towns Taskforce -
Kate Henderson
National Housing Federation
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
Duration: 12:05pm - 12:45pm
Speakers:
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Amy Nettleton
Aster Group -
Allister Young
Coastline Housing -
Gavin Smart
Chartered Institute of Housing
Chair:
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Will Jeffwitz
National Housing Federation
Duration: 12:05pm - 12:45pm
Speaker:
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Emma Haddad
St Mungo’s
Duration: 12:05pm - 1:15pm
Location: Housing in Focus: Balcony
Speakers:
Kim Hayman
Poplar HARCAColin Leggett
The Guinness Partnership-
Daisy Armstrong
Southern Housing and G15 Residents’ Group -
Kai Jackson
Black Country Housing Group
Duration: 12:10pm - 2:10pm
Location: Meeting point: Speaker registration desks
12:45pm
Lunch and networking
Duration: Lunch available 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Exhibition
1:35pm
Sub-plenaries (please select one option)
Duration: 1:35pm - 2:15pm
Speakers:
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Priya Khullar
Orbit Group -
Liz Robson
Orbit Group -
Frank Manoharan
Lincolnshire Housing Partnership
Chair:
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Andrew van Doorn OBE
HACT
Duration: 1:35pm - 2:15pm
Speakers:
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Jimm Reed
Leeds Community Homes -
Catherine Ryder
PlaceShapers -
Alison Navarro
Liverpool City Region
Chair:
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Polly Toynbee
Guardian Columnist and Broadcaster
Duration: 1:35pm - 2:15pm
Speakers:
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Paul Smith
Foundations -
Kate Smith
Connexus -
Llewellyn Graham
Nehemiah Housing Association
Chair:
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Chris Seeley
ARK Consultancy
Duration: 1:35pm - 2:15pm
Speakers:
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Sally Thomas
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations -
Seamus Leheny
Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA) -
Kate Henderson
National Housing Federation -
Stuart Ropke
Community Housing Cymru
Chair:
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Rachael Williamson
Chartered Institute of Housing
Duration: 1:25pm - 2:15pm
Speakers:
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Greg Reed
Places for People -
Will Jeffwitz
National Housing Federation -
Kate Wareing
Soha Housing -
Ed Barber
National Housing Federation -
Jo Allen
National Housing Federation
Duration: 1:35pm - 2:15pm
Speakers:
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Richard Blakeway
Housing Ombudsman -
Alistair Smyth
National Housing Federation
Chair:
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Tracey Gore
Steve Biko Housing Association
2:15pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Exhibition
2:45pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Speakers:
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Paul Crawford
LiveWest -
Liz Bisset
Committee on Fuel Poverty -
Cllr Adam Hug
LGA and Westminster City Council
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
3:25pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
3:55pm
Duration: 5 minutes
Location: Housing in Focus: Hall 1A (main stage)
Chair:
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Kirsty Wark
Journalist
5:00pm
Duration: Sunday 7 September, 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Exhibition Centre Liverpool: Atrium
6:00pm
Duration: Sunday 7 September, 18:00 - 20:00
Location: Nova Scotia Liverpool, 25a Mann Island, Liverpool L3 1BP
8:00am
Registration and exhibition opens
Location: Exhibition Centre Liverpool: Atrium
9:00am
Location: Exhibition: NHF / CIH stand
Speakers:
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Kate Henderson
National Housing Federation -
Gavin Smart
Chartered Institute of Housing
9:10am
Duration: 9:10am - 9:40am
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 2 - Housing management and engagement
Speakers:
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James Fellowes
Bridge of Hope -
Chance Bleu-Montgomery
Bridge of Hope
10:00am
Sponsor Welcome: Cardo Group
Duration: 10:00am - 10:05am
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 1 - The big picture: Asset management and development
Speaker:
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Mike Turner
Cardo Group
Sponsor Welcome: ARK Consultancy
Duration: 10:00am - 10:05am
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 2 - Housing management and engagement
Speaker:
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Helen Scurr
ARK Consultancy
Sponsor Welcome: Plentific
Duration: 10:00am - 10:05am
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 3 - Artificial intelligence (AI) and technology
10:05am
10:10am
11:00am
Duration: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Exhibition: Fringe Stage
Speakers:
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Professor Vikki McCall
University of Stirling -
Ian Wardle
A2Dominion Group -
Dan Hawthorn
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea -
Elly Shepherd
London Borough of Camden
11:05am
12:00pm
12:50am
12:55pm
2:05pm
Duration: 2:05pm - 2:45pm
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 2 - Housing management and engagement
Speakers:
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Josie Parsons
Local Space -
Alison Stewart
Learning and Work Institute and Women of Newport -
Katie O'Connor
Greater Change
Chair:
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John Hannigan
Circle Voluntary Housing Association and CIH Governing Board
3:00pm
3:55pm
4:50pm
Duration: 4:50pm - 5:30pm
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 2 - Housing management and engagement
Speakers:
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Faith Abudu
Diversity and Inclusion in Construction -
James Feetham
Great Places Housing Group -
Pedro Cameron
Tenants Information Service and The Equality in Social Housing Podcast
Chair:
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Callum Chomczuk
CIH Scotland
5:30pm
Duration: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: Exhibition
7:30pm
Duration: 7:30pm until late
Location: Revolution, Albert Dock, L3 4AE
7:30am
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Meeting point: Registration desks
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Meeting point: Registration desks
8:00am
Location: Exhibition Centre Liverpool: Atrium
9:00am
Sponsor Welcome: Cardo Group
Duration: 9:00am - 9:05am
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 1 - The big picture: Asset management and development
Speaker:
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Mike Turner
Cardo Group
Sponsor Welcome: ARK Consultancy
Duration: 9:00am - 9:05am
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 2 - Housing management and engagement
Speaker:
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Tim West
ARK Consultancy
Sponsor Welcome: Plentific
Duration: 9:00am - 9:05am
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 3 - Artificial intelligence (AI) and technology
9:05am
9:10am
10:00am
Duration: 10:00am - 10:40am
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 1 - The big picture: Asset management and development
Speakers:
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Trish Harrington-Dicks
Abri -
Linsay Baverstock
Settle Group -
Sarah Dunkerley
Chartered Institute of Housing -
Nikkie Pullen
Abri
Chair:
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Gavin Smart
Chartered Institute of Housing
10:55am
11:45am
Duration: 11:45am - 12:25pm
Location: Exhibition: Theatre 1 - The big picture: Asset management and development
Speakers:
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Anthea Chilton
Housing Ombudsman Service Emily Bond
West Lindsey District Council-
Rebecca Ward
West Lindsey District Council -
Sandy Jones
East Devon Council
Chair:
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Dr Eve Blezard
Chartered Institute of Housing
12:40pm
12:45pm
1:35pm
2:25pm
3:15pm
3:55pm
Duration: 5 minutes
9:00am
Duration: 9:00am - 9:45am
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speaker:
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Halisha Kaur
CIH Futures
10:00am
Duration: 10:00am - 10:45am
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speakers:
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Ian Rutherford
Methodist Central Hall Manchester -
Lesley Penton
The Regenda Group
11:00am
Duration: 11:00am - 11:45am
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speaker:
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Nazia Azad
Centre for Ageing Better
12:00pm
Duration: 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speaker:
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Kai Jackson
Black Country Housing Group
1:00pm
Duration: 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speaker:
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Jack Mason
Stonewall Housing
3:00pm
Duration: 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speaker:
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Francesca Albanese
Crisis UK
4:00pm
Duration: 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speaker:
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Giulia Dallera
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
10:00am
Duration: 10:00am - 10:45am
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speaker:
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Hilary Burkitt
Independent Age
11:00am
Duration: 11:00am - 11:45am
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speaker:
Ellen Vernon
Local Government Association
1:30pm
Duration: 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speakers:
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Nic Bliss
Stop Social Housing Stigma Campaign -
Dr Mercy Denedo
Durham University
2:30pm
Duration: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Location: Exhibition: Stakeholders Corner
Speakers:
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Nicki Clarke
Standing Together Against Domestic Violence -
Lisa Clarke
Clarion Housing
11:10am
Duration: 11:10am - 12:00pm
Location: Exhibition: Fringe Stage
Speakers:
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Professor Vikki McCall
University of Stirling -
Ian Wardle
A2Dominion Group -
Dan Hawthorn
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea -
Elly Shepherd
London Borough of Camden Evie John
Inner Circle Consulting
11:30am
Duration: 11:30am - 12:00pm
1:00pm
1:45pm
Duration: 1:45pm - 2:45pm
Location: Room 23/24
4:00pm
Duration: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Exhibition: Fringe Stage
Speakers:
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Sarah Maguire
Fusion21 -
Richard Tyrie
Good People -
Nic McGrath
Newground Together
Chair:
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Lynsey Sweeney
Communities that Work
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