Conference 2024 timetable

Arriving the night before?

• Tuesday 23 January
• Wednesday 24 January

Monday 22 January

09.00

Pre-Conference Social Housing Charity Golf Day (Welcombe Golf Club | Stratford-upon-Avon)

This is a brilliant opportunity for those of you attending NHMF 2024 to meet up, network and play golf in readiness for what is going to be a great conference.

Any funds raised will go towards some small communities sharities to support Social Value initiatives, and you have an additional opportunity to sponsor a Women In Social Housing (WISH) South East player.

** SPACES ARE LIMITED **

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15.00

Conference Registration Opens (Reception)

19.00

Welcome Dinner (Main Restaurant)

Relaxed buffet for exhibitors and delegates

19.45

Networking Quiz & Drinks (Seymour Room)

Join us in the Seymour Room for the NHMF Quiz Night and the chance to catch up with colleagues before the conference kicks off. 

Tuesday 23 January

07.00

Early Morning Run (Reception)

Start your day with a refreshing early morning run around Stratford-upon-Avon, led by Paul Maghie from United Living and followed by the first day of the NHMF Conference 2024!

09.00

Registration Desk Opens (Reception)

09.00

NHMF AGM (Room B)

Meet the NHMF Committee to find out more about our goals for 2024 and how you can get involved. 

Download presentation - AGM Presentation

09.00

Refreshments (Exhibition Area)

10.00

Welcome from the Chair (Main Hall)

Join us in the Main Hall for the official start to the Conference and Welcome from Stephanie Lloyd-Foxe.

10.15

Plenary 1: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Jenny Danson , Proptech Innovation Network Director, Disruptive Innovators Network

Chair:

Phil Pemberton , NHMF Management Team | Director of Asset Strategy and Delivery, The Riverside Group

11.00

Refreshments (Exhibition Area)

11.30

Workshop 1: sessions

1A: A Sensible Approach to Fire Risk Management (Room A)

Speakers

Pete Wise , Technical Director, PartB

Helen Thompson , Legal Director (Construction), Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

Chair:

Melissa Woodall , Client Relationship Director, Wates

1B: Indoor Environment and Energy Use in Existing and Retrofitted Social Housing Dwellings: Insights from POE Studies  (Room B)

Speakers

Professor Rajat Gupta , Professor of Sustainable Architecture and Climate Change, Director of OISD and LCB Group, Oxford Brookes University

Chair:

Andrew Burke , Deputy Secretary, Adviser to NHMF

1C: The Practical Application of Data to Target Damp & Mould (Room C)

Speakers

Joanne Scarlett , Head of Assets (Business Management & Repairs), Riverside Group

Ian Gardner , Director - Property Services, Wolverhampton Homes

1D: Johnnie Johnson & M3Vision Case Study (Room D)

Speakers

Dominic Higgins , NHMF Group Board | Director, Rand Associates

Simon Lowe , Senior Assets Operations Manager, Johnnie Johnson HT

1E: The Procurement Act 2023 is now law – what does that mean for you? (Photography Room)

Speakers

Steven Brunning , Head of Public Procurement, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

Chair:

Stephen Chalmers , NHMF Group Board | Technical Director, Kingsdale Group

12.30

Lunch (Main Restaurant)

12.30

HAMMAR Meet and Greet (Photography Room)

Meet Julian Ransom and the team for an update.

HAMMAR* provides a regional forum for sharing information, improving knowledge and communicating with like-minded people in the social housing (and related asset management) sector. Typically holding 3 seminar events a year in each region around the UK, these groups provide updates upon topical issues, legislation, challenges, and good practice and as well as a chance to meet your opposite number within similar organisations in your area. 

*Housing Asset Management Maintenance and Regeneration

Download presentation Hammar Meet and Greet

12.40

M3NHF Schedule of Rates Version 8 Breakout (Seymour Room)

Hosted by M3NHF Schedule of Rates Author, David Miller.

A chance to find out what's new with Version 8 and how the new features will help you manage your repairs and maintenance programmes more efficiently.

Speaker:

David Miller, Senior Consultant, Rand Associates

Download presentation M3NHF Schedule of Rates Version 8 Breakout

13.30

Plenary 2: Change your Culture - Residents AND Homes (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Joolz Masters , Lead of Resident Strategy and Insights in Building Safety Remediation, DLUHC

James Aulton , Fire Safety Unit, Home Office

Annemarie Fenlon  , Managing Director, North West London, Peabody

Laurence Hodgson , Senior Policy Advisor, HSE

Chair:

Mike Turner , Executive Director of Cardo Group, Abbeyfield Living Society and Orbit Housing Association, Cardo Group

14.30

Workshop 2: sessions

2A: Rocky Road to Magnificent Harmony - the development of the client / contractor relationship (Room A)

Speakers

Peter Wheeler , FRA Compliance Manager, Magna Housing

Connor Mitchell , Sales Director, Harmony Fire

Chair:

Stephanie Lloyd-Foxe , NHMF Group Board Vice Chair | Head of Building Safety and Compliance, Magna HA

2B: Funding Net Zero - A New and Innovative Finance Solution (Room B)

Speakers

Paul Tucker , Sustainability Manager, Northamptonshire Partnership Homes

Antoine Pellet , Head of Retrofit Credits, HACT

Chair:

Peter Long , Housing Property Manager, Basildon District Council

2C: Timescales for repairs in the social rented sector (Room C)

Speakers

Isobel Ames , Social Housing Health, Safety and Repairs, DLUHC

Chair:

Neil Watts , Director of Service Delivery, Peabody

2D: Improving Customer Experience with a New Approach to Repairs (Room D)

Speakers

Ettan Bazil , Chief Executive Officer, Trade Innovations Ltd.

Steve Kirk , Maintenance Operations Director, Citizen Housing

Chair:

Shaun Mulloy, Head of Property Services, Abbeyfield

15.20

Refreshments (Exhibition Area)

15.45

Plenary 3: Social Housing – back to the future (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Paul Rogers , National Decarbonisation Manager, CLC Contractors

Tessa Barraclough , Director of Asset Strategy and Delivery (interim), The Riverside Group

Chair:

Nicholas Doyle , Director, Chirpy Heat

18.30

Group Photos (Photography Room)

For Awards nominees & NHMF Committee members

18.30

Pre-Dinner Drinks (Exhibition Area)

19.45

NHMF Awards Dinner (Main Hall)

22.30

Entertainment (Exhibition Area)

Wednesday 24 January

09.00

Registration Desk Opens (Reception)

09.00

Refreshments (Exhibition Area)

10.00

Study Tour Update (Main Hall)

Join Study Tour organisers, Julian Ransom & Stephanie Lloyd-Foxe for an update on this year's trip to Sweden.

10.05

Plenary 4: Fabric Fifth - reprioritising to reduce emissions and bills (to zero) (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Nigel Banks , Technical Director - Zero Bills & Low Carbon Homes

Chair:

Julian Ransom , NHMF Management Team | Director, iON Consultants

10.40

NHMF Service Provider Forum - What's New? (Main Hall)

Meet Melissa Woodall & Amy Boothman to find out how you can get involved in helping us to create closer working relationships between all providers and clients.

Join us to hear what's coming up for 2024 and beyond and how to join in!

10.45

Refreshments (Exhibition Area)

11.00

Workshop 3: sessions

3A: What does GOOD data management look like? (Room A)

Speakers

Ryan Dempsey , Chief Executive Officer, TCW

Chair:

Mike Turner , Executive Director of Cardo Group, Abbeyfield Living Society and Orbit Housing Association, Cardo Group

3B: The Challenges and Opportunities for Bio-based Materials Used in Retrofitting Social Housing (Room B)

Speakers

Professor Pete Walker , Department of of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath

Chair:

Julian Ransom , NHMF Management Team | Director, iON Consultants

3C: Damp and Mould - can AI and machine learning help us? (Room C)

Speakers

Lewis Garley , Surveyor Manager, Rand Associates

Lee Reevell , Head of Innovation & Architecture, Halton HT

Martyn Stones , Visiting Industry Fellow | Faculty of Technology, Design & Environment | Oxford Brookes University

Chair:

Simon Lowe , Senior Assets Operations Manager, Johnnie Johnson HT

3D: DMC Tech for Non-Techies - Enhancing Resident Experience by Empowering Providers (Room D)

Speakers

Chris Proctor , Chief Executive, Oneserve

Emma Mahy , Founder & CEO, IoT Solutions Group Ltd

Gary Bellenger , Property Strategy and Investment Director, Aster Group

Sonya Russell , Head of Social Housing, IoT Solutions Group Ltd

Chair:

Tony Clark , NHMF Group Board Treasurer | Director of Property Operations, Orbit Group

11.45

Refreshments (Exhibition Area)

12.00

Plenary 5: Spotlight on Damp & Mould (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Polly Cox , Sector Learning & Development Manager, Housing Ombudsman

Chair:

Karl Linder , NHMF Chair & Senior Consultant, Ark Housing Consultancy LLP

13.00

Closing Address (Main Hall)

Join Stephanie Lloyd-Foxe for a summing up of the Conference in the Main Hall.

13.15

Lunch (Main Restaurant)

Room	Theme
Main Hall	Plenaries
Room A	Fire & Building Safety
Room B	Net Zero
Room C	Damp and Mould
Room D	New Tech

"I think it was very well organised and managed, with a great range of sessions and workshops. Great location, great food, lots learnt, highly enjoyed!"

- Leonie Gunn, Magna HA

"Great level of people, decision makers in attendance. Good atmosphere. Dinner and awards were good"

- Gemma Edwards, Novus