Conference chair
Victoria Derbyshire
Journalist and broadcasterVictoria Derbyshire is a multi-award-winning journalist and broadcaster, who presents current affairs on both TV and radio. Currently lead presenter of BBC’s Newsnight, Victoria has previously led her eponymous two-hour news programme which was broadcast each weekday on BBC 2. Before that she spent 16 years presenting the morning programme on Radio 5 Live, where she became a trusted confidante to listeners as they shared their own personal experiences with her on national radio.
"I was drawn to chairing the first-ever Housing Community Summit because safe, affordable housing is vital. With a general election on the horizon, conferences of this calibre will be busier than ever, and I look forward to meeting those driven by social purpose to end what many have described as a housing crisis".
We're thrilled to announce speakers for The Housing Community Summit this September.
- Ailish Whitehouse, Rough Sleeper Initiative Project Lead, Birmingham Voluntary Service Council
- Alan Heron, Chief Financial Officer, Places for People
- Anthea Chilton, Sector Learning and Development L,ead, Housing Ombudsman Service
- Bobbie Hough, Chief Executive, Hough Bellis Communications
- Caritas Charles, Policy Manager, TPAS
- Chris McBride, Strategic Engagement Manager, Department for Energy, Sustainability and Net Zero
- Christa McIver, Head of Research, Policy and Communications, Justlife Foundation
- Darren Huitema, Senior Manager of Housing Operations, Believe Housing Australia
- David Ball, Cornerstone Place
- David Colbourne, Housing Retrofit Manager at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
- David Smith, Director of Strategic Partnerships, South East Consortium
- Deborah Owen-Ellis Clark, Group Customer Experience Director, Places for People
- Francis Burrows, Head of Independent Living, Orbit
- Glenn Brawn, Commercial Director, RiskBase
- Gwen Beeken Managing Director, Procure Plus
- Halisha Kaur, Chair, CIH Futures
- Hannah Courtney-Adamson, Strategic Housing Lead (People), Rochdale Borough Council
- Helena Evans, Chief Executive, Westfield Housing Association, Deputy Chair of the NHF Small Housing Association network and CHANW member
- Jacque Allen, Chief Executive Officer, Your Housing Group
- James Green, Director of Regeneration and Development, Westminster City Council
- Jan Taranzuk, Consultant, Fire Safety
- Jason Wroe, Chief Executive, Newydd
- John Wallace, Director of Procurement, Clarion
- Jonathan Cox, Director of Data, HouseMark
- Judith Vickress, Senior Housing Manager, DAHA
- Kate McCauley, ceo, Housing Rights Northern Ireland
- Kelly Lee, Building Safety Leader, Orbit
- Kevin Clarke, Account Delivery Manager, Procure Plus
- Kush Rawal, Executive Director of Customer Services, Metropolitan Thames Valley
- Louise Murphy, Partner and Head of Social Housing & Regeneration, MSB
- Lynsey Sweeney, Chief Executive, Communities That Work
- Mark Astbury, Ridge
- Martin Cawthorn, L&Q
- Moreen Pascal, Housing Diversity Network
- Neil Yeomans, Head of Property Safety and Technology, Orbit
- Nic Bliss, Stop Social Housing Stigma
- Paul Carhart, Chief Executive of Wirral Methodist Housing, and collaboration lead for CHANW
- Philip Andrew, Chief Executive, Orbit
- Polly Cox, Sector Learning and Development Manager, Housing Ombudsman
- Rebecca Clarke, Head of Operations, First Priority Housing Association
- Rebecca Rees, Partner, Trowers and Hamlin Solicitors
- Rebecca Sandhu, Director of customer excellence, Plentific
- Rebecca White, Chief Executive, Your Own Place CIC
- Richard Clarke, Head of Neighbourhoods, Bourneville Village Trust
- Richard Kennedy, Cornerstone Place
- Rory Weal, Policy Manager, Centre for Homelessness Impact
- Selina White, Chief Executive, Magna
- Setareh Neshati, Head of Development, Westminster City Council
- Sophie Hayward, Head of Housing, Westmoreland Supported Housing
- Steve McKenzie, Tenant, Yorkshire Housing
- Stewart Davison, Chief Executive Officer, Elehan
- Suki Kalirai, Chair of Board, PA Housing
- Tristan Samuels, Group Development and New Business Director, Vivid Homes
- Victoria King, Sector Development Lead, The Housing Ombudsman Service