Community Access Agenda | Housing Community Summit

Day one - Tuesday 8 September 2026 ( Community)
Day two - Wednesday 9 September 2026 ( Community)

8:00am

9:10am

Duration: 40 minutes

Speaker:

Elaine Johnson
Great Places

Duration: 40 minutes

10:10am

Duration: 45 minutes

Speakers:

Evie Copland
Berwickshire Housing Association
John Hannigan
Circle Voluntary Housing Association and CIH Governing Board

Duration: 45 minutes

11:10am

Duration: 45 minutes

Speakers:

Julie Haydon
Wolverhampton Homes
Niamh Quinn
Tuath Housing

Duration: 45 minutes

Speaker:

Samantha Tullock
Believe

Duration: 45 minutes

Speaker:

Caritas Charles
TPAS England

12:10pm

Duration: 45 minutes

12:15pm

Duration: 45 minutes

Location: Exhibiton

12:25pm

Duration: 35 minutes

Speakers:

Gavin Smart
Chartered Institute of Housing
Kate Henderson
National Housing Federation

1:10pm

BREAKOUTS

Duration: 40 minutes

Speaker:

Paul Cartwright
Aico

Duration: 40 minutes

1:35pm

Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes

Location: Exhibition

2:10pm

BREAKOUT

Duration: 45 minutes

Chair:

Sam Lister
Chartered Institute of Housing

3:10pm

BREAKOUTS

Duration: 45 minutes

Speaker:

Professor Vikki McCall
University of Stirling

Duration: 45 minutes

Chair:

Sarah Davis
Chartered Institute of Housing

3:25pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Location: Exhibition

4:10pm

BREAKOUTS

Duration: 45 minutes

Speaker:

Mary Gibbons
Abri

Duration: 45 minutes

5:30pm

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Location: Exhibition

8:00am

8:10am

Duration: 40 minutes

9:10am

Duration: 45 minutes

Speaker:

Cerys Clark
CIH Cymru

Duration: 45 minutes

Speaker:

Ashley Dunne
Aico

10:10am

Duration: 45 minutes

Speakers:

Danny Pardoe
Birmingham City University
Elly Hoult
Peabody Trust

Duration: 45 mins

Speaker:

Ryan Chivers
Ipswich Council

10:40am

Location: Exhibition

11:10am

Duration: 45 minutes

Speaker:

Jaz Pugh
Barcud

12:10pm

Duration: 45 minutes

Speaker:

Gavin Smart
Chartered Institute of Housing

Duration: 45 minutes

12:55pm

Location: Exhibition

1:10pm

Duration: 45 minutes

Speakers:

Ian Swift
Islington Council
Nicki Clarke
Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse

Chair:

Dr Kelly Henderson
Addressing Domestic Abuse

2:10pm

Duration: 45 minutes

Speaker:

Sophie Hayward
Portus Supported Housing

2:45pm

3:10pm

Duration: 45 minutes

8:00am

Registration and exhibition opens

9:10am

Bridging the gap: equality, diversity and inclusion for housing professionals

Speaker:

Using AI as a housing practitioner

10:10am

How to navigate your career in housing

Speakers:

Making the most of membership

Innovative technology and digital transformation for practitioners

11:10am

Presidential campaign: rooted in resilience

Speakers:

Practical strategies to meet energy standards

Speaker:

Are we getting tenant engagement right?

Speaker:

12:10pm

Challenging social housing stigma

12:15pm

Networking

12:25pm

In conversation with the Chartered Institute of Housing and National Housing Federation

Speakers:

1:10pm

BREAKOUTS

Competence and conduct: upskilling the sector

Practical insight into proactively meeting regulatory standards in repairs & asset management

Speaker:

Hoarding in social housing: supporting tenants

1:35pm

Networking lunch

2:10pm

BREAKOUT

How to respond effectively and quickly to hazards

Cost-of-living: supporting residents

Chair:

3:10pm

BREAKOUTS

Embedding reflective practice to support vulnerable tenants

Speaker:

Practitioner focused advice for working effectively with other sectors

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) – how can we improve our response?

Chair:

3:25pm

Networking

4:10pm

BREAKOUTS

Professionalism through merger and local government re-organisation

Speaker:

Innovative approaches to repairs

5:30pm

Networking reception

8:00am

Registration and exhibition opens

8:10am

The case for floor coverings

Navigating polarisation and discrimination in communities

9:10am

Sector snapshot: insights from professionals across the sector

Speaker:

Are we prepared for the future of fire safety?

Speaker:

10:10am

Choosing Housing: changing perceptions & breaking barriers

Speakers:

End-to-end resident-led scrutiny

Speaker:

10:40am

Networking

11:10am

Cultivating leadership and culture: personal impact and practical change

Complaints handling tools: responding to complex challenges

Speaker:

12:10pm

Effective partnership working in homelessness prevention

Speaker:

Driving social value through procurement

12:55pm