The NHF’s Housing Finance Conference & Exhibition returns with a packed and thought-provoking agenda. Tackling some of the sector's most pressing issues, the event will be running across eight content streams so that you and your team can tailor the conference to your strategy and objectives and provide space for discussion and engagement with both colleagues and exhibitors.
6:00pm
Duration: 1 hour
Location: ACC
8:30am
Registration and exhibition opens
9:00am
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: NHF stand
9:50am
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
Duration: 10 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
10:00am
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Speaker:
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Trevor Williams
Author, Academic & Consultant
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
10:40am
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Speakers:
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Priya Nair
The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) -
Rosemary Farrar
Platform Housing Group -
Mark Washer
Sovereign Network Group -
Jess Tomlinson
Lloyds
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
11:20am
Refreshments and networking
Duration: 55 minutes
Location: Exhibition
11:30 – 11:50 Embracing digital intelligence to improve arrears management and support residents
Duration: 20 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Insights stage
Speaker:
Nas Hayat
Housing Insight
12:00pm
Breakout sessions – please choose one option
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 3A
Speakers:
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Sophie Wint
Newport City Homes Chris John
Newport City Homes-
John Hargreaves
Hargreaves Risk and Strategy Chris Mansfield
The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC)
Chair:
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James Tarrant
Savills Financial Consultants
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12:15pm
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Insights stage
Speakers:
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Vicky Savage
L&Q -
Professor Stanimira Milcheva
University College London
Chair:
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Adam Gravely
National Housing Federation
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 11A&B
Speakers:
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Steve Aleppo
Sanctuary Housing Association -
Phil Day
Peabody -
Sarah Smith
Southern Housing
Chair:
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James Walder
North Star Housing Group
12:45pm
Networking lunch
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Location: Exhibition
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Innovation & digital stage
Speakers:
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Ruth Cooke
GreenSquare Accord -
Steve Coffey
Torus -
Sandy Livingstone
Onward Homes
Chair:
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Kate Warburton
National Housing Federation
Duration: 50 minutes
Location: Room 3A
Speakers:
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Alistair Smyth
National Housing Federation -
Matthias Barker
National Housing Federation -
Ed Barber
National Housing Federation -
Sarah Finnegan
National Housing Federation -
Adam Gravely
National Housing Federation -
Kevin Garvey
National Housing Federation -
Will Jeffwitz
National Housing Federation
Duration: 20 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Insights stage
Speakers:
Simon Shepherd
Eckoh-
Victoria Preece
allpay
1:35pm
Duration: 20 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Insights stage
Speaker:
Adam Roche
Kefron
2:05pm
Breakout sessions – please choose one option
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 3A
Speakers:
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Steve Morrice
Hyde -
Jane Anderson
Homes England -
Mary Parsons
Lovell -
Syreeta Robinson-Gayle
Barratt London -
Jennie Chilton
Addleshaw Goddard
Chair:
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Matthew Rose
Bromford
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Hall 1B
Speakers:
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Mona Shah
Amplius -
Will Perry
Regulator of Social Housing -
Andrew Géczy
Heylo Housing
Chair:
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Monika Liskiewicz
Accent Group
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Hall 1C
Speakers:
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Edward Farnsworth
L&Q -
Julia Poulter
Crowe
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 11C
Speakers:
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Jade Bradford
Stonewater Zafrin Khan-Wheatley
L&Q-
Max Curtis
MTVH -
Vimal Gaglani
Abri
Chair:
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Mushtaq Khan
Housing Diversity Network
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Insights stage
Speakers:
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Simon Hatchman
PA Housing -
Yasmin Holley
Amplius -
Tony Aslam BEM
PA Housing -
Jamie Ratcliff
Sovereign Network Group
Chair:
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Shaeen Azam
Golden Lane Housing
3:00pm
Breakout sessions – please choose one option
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 11A&B
Speakers:
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Grant Shipley
Wandle Housing Association -
Mike Gerrard
Great Places Housing Group -
Kal Kay
Your Housing Group
Chair:
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Angela Cross
BDO
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 3B
Speakers:
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Samantha Grix
Devonshires -
Ian McDermott
Peabody -
Scott Martin
Karbon Homes
Chair:
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Corinna Bishopp
RHP
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 11C
Speaker:
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Jonathan Conway
Heylo
Chair:
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Joseph Carr
mhs homes
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Insights stage
Speakers:
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Ilona Cristea
Peabody -
Andrea Joseph
Peabody -
Ffiona Hesketh
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Chair:
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Jo Allen
National Housing Federation
3:45pm
Refreshments and networking
Duration: 35 minutes
Location: Exhibition
Duration: 20 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Insights stage
Speakers:
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Andrew Eves
MRI Software -
Paula Sprawling
MRI Software
4:20pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Speakers:
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Jonathan Walters
Regulator of Social Housing -
Jo Makinson
Abri -
Duncan Brown
VIVID Homes
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
5:00pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Speakers:
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Nick Atkin
Yorkshire Housing -
Dr Guy Marshall
AI Expert -
Georgie Barrat
Technology Journalist and TV Presenter
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
5:40pm
Chair’s closing remarks and end of the first day of the conference
Duration: 5 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
5:45pm
Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Location: Exhbition
8:00pm
Location: Revolution Liverpool - Albert Dock, Unit 4M, Atlantic Pavilion, Liverpool L3 4AE
7:30am
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Meeting point: ACC Liverpool
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Meeting point: ACC Liverpool
8:30am
Registration and exhibition opens
8:40am
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Insights stage
Speakers:
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Lauren Fradgley
Stonewater -
Nabeel Alhassan
Accent Group -
Rachael Sivewright
LiveWest -
Emily Rees
Alliance Homes
Chair:
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Naomi Dobraszczyc
Nottingham Community Housing Association
9:30am
Chair’s welcome
Duration: 5 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
9:35am
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Speakers:
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Kate Henderson
National Housing Federation -
Steve Coffey
Torus -
Josh Ryan-Collins
University College London
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
10:15am
Duration: 35 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Speaker:
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Fiona MacGregor
Regulator of Social Housing
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
10:50am
Refreshments and networking
Duration: 55 minutes
Location: Exhibition
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Insights stage
Speakers:
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James Foster
MRI Software -
Jordan Dutton
MRI Software
11:30am
Breakout sessions – please choose one option
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Hall 1B
Speakers:
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Matthew Haycox
JLL -
Jack Burnham
Octopus Investment -
Maria Ashford
L&Q
Chair:
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Nathan Mallows
Coastline Housing
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 3B
Speakers:
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Rutilio Merién
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. -
Anne Costain
Stonewater -
John Tattersall
Centrus
Chair:
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Matt Cooper
Places for People
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Room 3A
Speaker:
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Suzanne Whelan
The Guinness Partnership
Chair:
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Megan Hinch
Chartered Institute of Housing
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 11C
Speakers:
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Nasreen Hussain
Soha Housing -
Kirsty Spark
Accent Group -
Nigel Perryman
Town & Country Housing -
Sharon Critchlow
Clarion Housing Group
Chair:
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Amanda Leonard
PerfectStorm
12:15pm
Networking lunch
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Location: Exhibition
12:30pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Exhibition: Innovation & digital stage
Speakers:
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Lian Rogan
Magenta Living -
Rohan Tipper
OneAdvanced
Chair:
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Patrick Merton-Jones
National Housing Federation
1:30pm
Breakout sessions – please choose one option
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 11A&B
Speakers:
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Paul Norman
Clarion -
Catherine Raynsford
L&G Affordable Homes -
Mike Grimditch
Greensquare Accord
Chair:
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Jo Casey
Savills
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Hall 1B
Speaker:
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Gareth Phipps-Williams
Homes England
Chair:
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Marie Chadwick
National Housing Federation
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 3B
Speakers:
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Steve Ellard
Ongo Homes -
Tabitha Strydom
Platform Housing Group
Chair:
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Kevin Garvey
National Housing Federation
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Hall 1C
Speakers:
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Piers Williamson
Sustainability for Housing -
Janani Paramsothy
Places for People -
Naomi Roper
Capsticks
Chair:
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Chris Evans
Newbridge Advisors
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Room 11C
Speakers:
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Karen Doran
Regulator of Social Housing -
Natasha Bintley
Regulator of Social Housing
Chair:
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Sarah Finnegan
National Housing Federation
2:20pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Speakers:
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Ben Denton
Legal & General Affordable Homes -
Mark Hattersley
Clarion Housing Group -
Kate Franklin
Gateway Housing
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4
2:30pm
Exhibition closes
3:00pm
Chair’s closing remarks
Duration: 5 minutes
Location: Hall 1A
Chair:
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Helia Ebrahimi
Channel 4