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09:30 - 10:15

Future homes and placesBuilding the next generation of New Towns: challenges and opportunities for the housing sector

Speakers

Paul Silver

Chief executive

Dorchester Living

Maurice Lange

Analyst

Centre for Cities

Sue Riddlestone OBE

Co-founder and chief executive

Bioregional

09:30 - 10:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageKeynote address

Speakers

Bill Esterson MP

Chair

Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee

09:30 - 10:15

Quality homes and communitiesThe role of asset management in delivering on the new consumer standards

Speakers

Kate Dodsworth

Chief of regulatory engagement

Regulator of Social Housing

Darren Welsh

Strategic director of housing and property services

Dacorum Borough Council

Martin Hilditch

Editor

Inside Housing

Jenny Spoor

Director of operations

Havebury Housing Partnership

09:30 - 10:15

HOMES solutions hubProactive steps to tackling damp & mould

Speakers

Dr Andrew Smith

Technical director

ZapCarbon Ltd

09:30 - 10:30

The Collab SpaceDamp and mould - prioritising effective measures

09:30 - 10:15

Unlock Net Zero solutions hubBuilding resilience: Key lessons in retrofit technical assurance for sustainable success

09:45 - 10:30

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeMaking retrofit happen: lessons learnt from delivery so far

Speakers

Michael Brown

Director

Michael Dyson Associates

Libby Kerman

Sustainability manager

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership

Ian Cartledge

Business development manager (green funding solutions)

E.On Green Funding Solutions

Paul Towers

Framework manager (construction and decarbonisation)

Fusion21

10:15 - 11:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageWarmer homes with cheaper bills: scaling up home decarbonisation delivery in the UK

Speakers

Michael McGowan

Head of carbon reduction solutions

Mears

Thomas Fountain

Strategic asset management director

Places for People

Rachael Owens

Co-director

National Retrofit Hub

Kate Watson

Principal sustainability consultant

Turner & Townsend

10:30 - 11:15

Future homes and placesMeeting the housing needs of an ageing population

Speakers

Jenny Buterchi

Partner

PRP

Abdul A Ravat

Board member

Funding Affordable Homes, Housing Association(FAHHA) The Abbeyfield Society

Elly Shepherd

Head of housing policy, performance and assurance

LB Camden

Tade Muyiwa-George

Partnerships manager, ARCO and co-founder

Women in Retirement Living

10:30 - 11:15

Quality homes and communitiesHealthy homes and developing ventilation strategies to combat damp and mould

Speakers

Tapiwa Mtemachani

Director of transformation and partnership

NHS Black Country ICB

Mike Craggs

Development and asset management innovation lead

Bromford

Kate Morland

Research fellow

Leeds Beckett University

Jo Hills

Assistant director of housing asset management

London Borough of Ealing

10:30 - 11:15

HOMES solutions hubDelivering an effective e-mobility strategy

10:45 - 11:30

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeAdapting to change under the new Procurement Act

Speakers

Rebecca Rees

Partner

Trowers & Hamlins

Andrew Ellis

Estimating director

Wates Property Services

Martin Cawthorn

Director of procurement

L&Q

11:00 - 12:00

The Collab SpaceMeet the Inside Housing editorial team

11:15 - 12:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageHow do we make retrofit aspirational: learning from successful resident engagement programmes

Speakers

Carly Walker-Dawson

Director of capacity building and standards

Involve

Yogita Popat

Programme director, culture and sustainability

London Borough of Barnet

Emma Gilbank

Service manager for sustainability and climate change

Connect Housing

Natalie Gardner

Principal consultant, sustainability, communities and industries

Turner & Townsend

11:30 - 12:15

Future homes and placesUncovering new ways to fund housing delivery amid economic pressures

Speakers

Vicky Savage

Executive group director of development and sales

L&Q Group

Fiona Hollingsworth

Growth and partnership director

Chelmser Housing Partnership

Gareth Phipps-Williams

Assistant director – affordable housing programme management

Homes England

James Riding

Chief reporter

Inside Housing

11:30 - 12:15

HOMES solutions hubThe untapped potential in UK homes: How flexibility will power the next phase of the energy transition

Speakers

Paul Makin

Operations director, UK

Voltalis

11:30 - 12:15

Quality homes and communitiesEnsuring the right people, skills and competence to manage increasingly complex works at scale

Speakers

Malkit Sagoo

Chair elect

Direct Assets Forum

Carly Glover

Head of operations

Mears Group

Andy Tookey

Managing partner

Baily Garner

11:30 - 12:15

Unlock Net Zero solutions hubOptimising the funding mix: Strategies for scalable retrofit for warmer homes.

Speakers

Andrew Tod

Head of net zero carbon

Sureserve Group

Antoine Pellet

Head of retrofit credits

HACT

11:45 - 12:30

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeThe journey to repairs excellence: how to deliver quality services at a time of increased expectation

Speakers

Rachel Cox

Director of Property Repairs

Believe Housing

Symon Sentain

Director for property services

Newlon Housing Trust

Gary Stanfield

Framework manager

Fusion21

12:15 - 13:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageLocal approaches to delivering low-carbon heat

Speakers

Anne Pardoe

Heat networks policy lead

Citizens Advice

Tom Woolley

Smart product and strategy director

Metis

Ali Arshad

Head of energy

L&Q

12:30 - 13:15

Future homes and placesProposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework: unlocking the growth needed to build 1.5 million new homes?

Speakers

Cllr Richard Clewer

Housing and planning spokesperson

County Councils Network

Cllr Peter Mason

Executive member for planning and skills

London Councils

Simone Wilding

Chief planner

Bristol City Council

12:30 - 13:15

Quality homes and communitiesHow to affordably fund and deliver the requirements of Decent Homes at scale

Speakers

David Lewis

Executive group director of property services

L&Q

Sayeed Haris

Executive director of property services

Midland Heart

Gillian Douglas

Executive director of housing

London Borough of Lewisham

Martin Hilditch

Editor

Inside Housing

12:30 - 13:15

HOMES solutions hubIf homes could talk

Speakers

Andy Greenhorn

National sales director

Vericon Systems

12:30 - 13:15

Unlock Net Zero solutions hubRetrofit innovation to deployment at scale

Speakers

Richard Kemp-Harper

Chief commercial officer

Airex

Gemma Voaden

Delivery manager

Together Housing

Cecily Church

Head of sustainability

Fairhive Homes Ltd

12:45 - 13:30

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeGrowing the sector’s supply chain

Speakers

Adam Masters

Assistant director of environment and sustainability

Stonewater

Josh Williams

Partnership manager

E.ON

Kirstie Forrester

Sector development lead

Essex County Council

13:10 - 13:40

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageFunding update for local authorities and social housing to deliver energy efficient homes.

Speakers

Selvin Brown MBE

Director, net zero building domestic

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Andy Cameron-Smith

Editorial lead

Unlock Net Zero

13:30 - 14:15

Unlock Net Zero solutions hubSecuring HNES Funding: Experts, Experiences and Efficiency

13:30 - 14:15

HOMES solutions hubData as a strategy to reduce growing repair costs

Speakers

Emma Blackmore

Head of client engagement

iOpt

13:45 - 14:30

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageGreen innovation: new technology and thinking to deliver decarbonisation solutions

Speakers

Ellis Maginn

Head of specification & business development

Recoup

Austin Entonu

Head of net zero energy

Greater London Authority

Gemma French

Head of housing & public sector

Plug Me In

Tom Woolley

Smart product and strategy director

Metis

14:00 - 14:45

Future homes and placesPeople make a place: fully engaging local communities in regeneration projects

Speakers

Sarah Hall

Interim assistant director of housing

Beyond Housing

Alexandra Andone

Associate director

PRP

Adunni Adams

Development professional

Sarah Beth Riley

Associate director, design lead

Be First Regeneration

14:00 - 14:45

Quality homes and communitiesTaking a sophisticated approach to data to better inform decisions about homes and tenants

Speakers

Adam Hunt

Business transformation and technology director

Mears Group

Katie Martell

Head of asset strategy - housing, regeneration and development

London Borough of Enfield

Joanne Hiscock

Head of strategic asset management

Moat Housing

Jeremy Kape

Strategic asset management consultant

Watford Community Homes

14:15 - 15:00

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeBuilding for the future: How can we ensure new developments deliver social value?

Speakers

Matthew Grenier

Business Development Director

HACT

Michelle McSorley

Residential social value director

Wates

Rudi Nicholls

Community and social impact lead

Clarion Housing Group

Sarah Maguire

Head of social value

Fusion21

14:30 - 15:15

HOMES solutions hubWhat are the benefits of using drones in property management?

14:45 - 15:30

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageIncorporating biodiversity and nature into new build developments

Speakers

Daniel Salliss

Biodiversity and land manager

Flagship Group

Nick White

Principal adviser - net gain

Natural England

Rob Delius

Head of sustainability

Stride Treglown

Sarah Cross

Sustainability programme manager

Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team

15:00 - 15:45

Future homes and placesBuilding national workforce capabilities to enable construction at scale

Speakers

Laura Miller

Senior strategy manager for construction skills

Transport for London

Alex Govier

Partnerships manager

Public Practice

Danielle Buckley

Chair - futures network

The Housing Forum

Juliet Smithson

Head of engagement

CITB

15:00 - 15:45

Quality homes and communitiesTaking an ethical approach to stock disposal and transfers

Speakers

Rabina Khan

Freelance writer & communities advisor

Chris Hewitt

Chief investment officer

L&G Affordable Homes

Gemma De Brito

Assistant director of homes and wellbeing

Nottingham Community Housing Association

Rob Lane

Chief property officer

Clarion

15:15 - 16:00

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeEngaging residents on building safety - are we regaining trust?

Speakers

Lesley Smith

Head of Building Safety and Neighbourhoods

Hyde Housing

Stewart Kerr

Senior consultant

Pennington Choices

Phil Morgan

Member of BSR resident panel and vice chair

The Guinness Partnership

Chris McQuillan

Framework manager

Fusion21

15:15 - 16:15

The Collab SpaceInnovative heat pump solutions for social housing: insights from the Heat Pump Ready programme

15:30 - 16:15

Unlock Net Zero solutions hubSurveying our Assets – Change of Approach?

15:45 - 16:30

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageRobust data, actionable insights: ensuring your data strategy aligns with decarbonisation goals

Speakers

Leon Storer

Director of technical services

Ark

Ruth Dent

Director of assets and compliance

Believe Housing

Libby Kerman

Sustainability manager

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership

15:50 - 16:30

Future homes and placesProviding homes for all: the time is now

Speakers

Satvir Kaur

MP for Southampton Test

Tom Copley

Deputy mayor for housing and residential development

Greater London Authority

Vicky Spratt

Journalist, author, and housing rights advocate

16:30 - 17:30

The Collab SpaceInside Housing networking drinks reception

Speakers

Fiona Fletcher-Smith

Chair

G15

Martin Hilditch

Editor

Inside Housing

No session available

09:15 - 10:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageMaking Britain a clean energy superpower: are we 2030 ready?

Speakers

Naomi Baker

Senior policy manager

Energy UK

Andy Cameron-Smith

Editorial lead

Unlock Net Zero

Megan Corton-Scott

Deputy director

Labour Climate and Environment Forum

Janine Michael

Chief executive

Centre for Sustainable Energy

09:30 - 10:15

Quality homes and communitiesAchieving meaningful tenant engagement and responding to service failure

Speakers

Pete Apps

Contributing editor

Inside Housing

Emma O'Shea

Chief operating and technology officer

Aster Group

Candida Dutiro

Chair of resident representative team

Red Kite Community Housing

Kate Gascoigne

Chief customer officer

A2Dominion

09:30 - 10:15

Future homes and placesSolutions to the current Section 106 challenges

Speakers

Jonathan Seager

Policy director for research and impact

BusinessLDN

09:30 - 10:30

The Collab SpaceHousing Fuel Poverty Index for Policy and Community Engagement

09:45 - 10:30

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeFunding Decent Homes: rent settlement and management strategies

Speakers

Scott Martin

Executive director of resources

Karbon Homes

Deborah Fenton

ARCH board member and director of housing

Babergh & Mid Suffolk Councils

Jamie Carswell

Director of housing

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Andrew Gray

Member relationship manager

Fusion21

10:15 - 11:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageHow do we create a “gold standard” for retrofit compliance and quality assurance?

Speakers

Ben Lambon-Ralph

Associate partner

Baily Garner

Gemma Voaden

Delivery manager

Together Housing

Joe Baker

Head of service – carbon

Haringey Council

10:30 - 11:15

Quality homes and communitiesManaging the impact of fuel poverty and tackling the root causes

Speakers

Sharon Wilkins

Director of housing and communities

Newport City Homes

Joanna Seymour

Director of development

Warm Wales

Peter Smith

Director of policy and advocacy

National Energy Action

Pete Apps

Contributing editor

Inside Housing

10:30 - 11:15

Future homes and placesHow to design and deliver a more inclusive built environment

Speakers

Jacquel Runnalls

housing occupational therapist and accessible and inclusive environments specialist

Wandsworth Regeneration Team

Marney Walker

Associate

Centre for Accessible Environments

Miranda MacLaren

Director

Orms

Yvonne Luu

Director

Purpose Union

10:30 - 11:30

Unlock Net Zero solutions hubFrom passive consumer to passive enabler: How doing nothing has never made such a big difference

Speakers

Dr Randall Bowen

Managing director, UK

Voltalis

10:45 - 11:30

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposePreparing for Awaab's Law and understanding its implications

Speakers

Yinka Bolaji

Executive director, property and development

Wandle

John Ghader

Group CEO

Prima Group

Martin Gladwin

Partner - head of housing consultancy

Rapleys LLP

11:00 - 12:00

The Collab SpaceInside Housing workshop: building a new generation of social rent homes

Speakers

Millie Dodd

Senior communications and marketing manager

Just Build Homes

11:15 - 12:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageThe need for collaboration to achieve net zero

Speakers

Rod Brasington

Chief executive

Prosper

Nadiyah Shah

Decarbonisation project manager

Notting Hill Genesis

11:30 - 12:15

Quality homes and communitiesWhat does repairs excellence look like at a time of rising expectations?

Speakers

Pete Apps

Contributing editor

Inside Housing

Ian Gregg

Executive director of asset services

The Riverside Group

Richard Blakeway

Housing Ombudsman

11:30 - 12:15

Future homes and placesDelivering safer, healthier new-build homes

Speakers

Deborah Heenan

Chief executive

Populo Living

Millie Brown

Senior evidence manager

Centre for Ageing Better

Dr Philip Graham

UKRI innovation scholar in design

University of Cambridge

11:45 - 12:30

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeAchieving a culture of compliance as standard in a challenging world of changing legislation and regulation

Speakers

Sandy Livingstone

Executive director of property

Onward Homes

Mark Astbury

Partner

Ridge and Partners

Heidi Flack

Director of Compliance & Building Safety

Anchor Hanover Group

Andrew Gray

Member relationship manager

Fusion21

12:15 - 13:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stagePlanning for a carbon-free future: long term strategies and funding solutions

Speakers

Andy Sutton

Co-founder & chief innovation officer

Sero

Antoine Pellet

Head of retrofit credits

HACT

Jacqui Campbell

Director of assets

Livv Housing Group

Paul Norman

Director of strategic asset management

Clarion Housing Group

12:30 - 13:15

Quality homes and communitiesArtificial intelligence and exploring the art of the possible in housing

Speakers

Craig O'Donnell

Former group innovation director, Grosvenor and founding partner

Bothy Consulting

Siobhan Weightman

Director of business intelligence and change

WDH

Stewart Davison

PropTech consultant and vice-chair

Elim Housing Association

12:30 - 13:15

Future homes and placesUnlocking delivery to tackle London’s homelessness crisis

Speakers

Setareh Neshati

Head of development

Westminster City Council

Olivia Harris

Chief executive

Dolphin Living

Paul Morrish

Chief executive

LandAid

Martin Hilditch

Editor

Inside Housing

12:30 - 13:15

HOMES solutions hubSimplifying the big-6 areas of compliance and using it to power building safety and resident engagement

Speakers

Byron Cox

Product manager

RiskBase

13:15 - 14:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageHow do we identify and train the low carbon workforce we need

Speakers

David Pierpoint

Chief executive

Retrofit Academy

Polly Persechino

Head of economy, skills and employment

South London Partnership

Anna Taylor

Policy manager

Public First

13:30 - 14:15

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeHow to meaningfully involve tenants and residents in procurement

Speakers

Julie Butterworth

Head of consultancy

Tpas England

Fayann Simpson

Group board member and senior independent director

L&Q

Nicky Hazelwood

Community investment manager

Hexagon Housing Association

Mark Chadwick

Executive director of business services

Fusion21

13:45 - 14:30

Future homes and placesBringing home ownership into reach

Speakers

Millie Dodd

Senior communications and marketing manager

Just Build Homes

Paula Higgins

Non executive director

Shared Ownership Council

14:00 - 14:45

Quality homes and communitiesAccelerating building safety remediation

Speakers

Pete Apps

Contributing editor

Inside Housing

Petronila Osodo

Head of building safety – remediation

Notting Hill Genesis

Amos Thomas

Pre-construction director

Harmony Fire

14:15 - 15:00

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageHow can we create truly decarbonised places?

Speakers

Kunle Barker

Property expert, writer, broadcaster and founder of

Barker-Walsh

Andy Cameron-Smith

Editorial lead

Unlock Net Zero

Sarah Daly

Sustainability strategist & influencer

14:30 - 15:15

Fusion21 Procurement with PurposeThe future of community investment

Speakers

Rebecca Rieley

Head of communities and projects

HACT

Matt Buckham

Managing director

SNG Community Foundation

Jamie Dickinson

Group head of social value

Places for People

Jo Hannan

Head of foundation

Fusion21

14:30 - 15:15

Unlock Net Zero solutions hubStrategic retrofit planning – delivering net zero to communities and neighbourhoods

Speakers

Andrew Tod

Head of net zero carbon

Sureserve Group

Kasang Kajang

Founding director

Ksquared

14:30 - 15:15

HOMES solutions hubThe hidden power of UK homes: How demand response can drive the energy transition

Speakers

Dr David Iorio

Head of growth

Voltalis

15:00 - 15:45

Quality homes and communitiesReviewing progress and next steps for the new building safety regime

Speakers

Pete Apps

Contributing editor

Inside Housing

Philip White

Director of building safety

Health & Safety Executive

15:15 - 15:45

Unlock Net Zero Live – main stageDelivering affordable housing and enhanced green spaces: in conversation with The Lord Moylan, chair, House of Lords Built Environment Committee

Speakers

The Lord Moylan

Chair

House of Lords Built Environment Committee

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