The National Conference is the premier event in our year and brings together senior and influential housing figures from all sections of the housing and construction industry. It is your opportunity to expand knowledge, make new contacts and profile your organisation during our extended exhibition viewing opportunities.
Our 2024 conference ‘Delivering homes for the future’ seeks to address directly the enduring undersupply of new homes and tackling safety and sustainably in our many underperforming existing homes and their environment. We will play our unique cross sector role in making the case for housing to the new government.
This full day’s programme begins with a keynote address from Dame Kate Barker
Plus four plenary sessions
- Making the Case for Housing
- The Housing Forum’s Futures Network Feature
- Promoting Partnerships
- Cross-sector solutions to homelessness and temporary accommodation
Interactive breakout workshops will run at the centre of the day
- Building Safety & Higher Risk Homes
- Biodiversity Net Gain
- Homes of the Future
- Housing Asset Management Approaches
Speakers include:
- Lord Richard Best
- Roger Arnold, Martin Arnold
- Neel Bidessie, Langley
- Ben Earl, Abri
- Councillor Elizabeth Campbell, RBKC
- Tristan Carlyon, NatFed
- Martina Girvan, Arcadis
- Hayley Grace, BPTW
- Phil Jenkins, Peabody
- Rory Lowings, Hill
- Katie McGlone, Polypipe
- Gavin McLachlan, Conisbee
- Andrew Mellor, PRP
- Naomi Morris, Birmingham City Council
- Graham Oliphant, Oakleaf Surveying
- Richard Smith, NHBC
- Natalie Tate, JRP
- Stephen Teagle, Vistry Group
- Ash Vipat, Langley
- Andrew Waugh, Waugh-Thistleton Architects
- Spencer Wicks, Inner Circle Consulting
- Bonnie York, Baily Garner
Sponsors confirmed so far:
Gold sponsor: Oakleaf Surveying, part of the Bellrock Group
Silver sponsor: Martin Arnold
Plenary Session on Partnerships: Vistry Group
Plenary Session Making the Case for Housing: Wates Residential
Lanyards sponsor: Boom Construction
Sponsorship Opportunities
- Some plenary and breakout workshop sessions are still open for sponsoring
- Exhibition spaces in the main networking area.
Get in touch with george.thompson-dunne@housingforum.org.uk for sponsorship details.