Conference 2019 timetable

• Tuesday 22 January
• Wednesday 23 January

Tuesday 22 January

09.00

Registration

Hotel lobby

10.00

Welcome

10.15

Plenary 1: Summerland to Grenfell: 44 years of un-learning

Speaker:

Professor Christopher Hall , Professor Emeritus, Edinburgh University

11.00

Refreshments

Exhibition area

11.30

Workshop 1: sessions

1A: The role of the contractor: getting the right fit

Speaker

Tav Sahota , Operations Support Manager, DW Support Services

Richard Stone , Operations Manager, MCP Property Services

David Miller , Director, Rand Associates

Sonya Russell , Head of New Business, AD Construction Group

Caroline Lester , Relationship Manager, MCP Property Services

Melissa Woodall , Head of New Business, PiLON

1B: Post Grenfell tragedy improvements

Speaker

Tom Gilbert , Associate Director, Frankham Risk Management

1C: Wobbling walls: a civil and criminal case against Basildon Council

Speaker

Peter Long , Property Service Manager for Delivery, Basildon District Council

1D: Improving decisions on stock using new technology and data

Speaker

Paul Jenkins , Director of Asset Management and Sustainability, Thirteen Group

Russell Thompson , Executive Director of Property Services, Thirteen Group

Mark Arnold , Senior Sustainability Manager, Thirteen Group

1E: Investing in health for a sustainable future

Speaker

Clare Forshaw , Occupational Health & Hygiene Partner, Park Health & Safety Partnership

12.45

Lunch

Exhibition area

13.30

Plenary 2: Reducing the skills shortage by employing ex-servicemen

Speaker:

Bob Lisle , Business Development Manager, Sappers Network

14.30

Workshop 2: sessions

2A: M3NHF Schedule of Rates: maximising the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls

Speaker

Dominic Higgins , Director, Rand Associates

David Miller , Director, Rand Associates

2B: IET regulations (18th edition)

Speaker

Steve Martin , Director of Technical, Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA)

2C: How gas maintenance, safety and compliance is changing in the connected world  

Speaker

Malkit Sagoo , Director of Asset Management, Waterloo HG

Stewart Davison , Business Development Director, Gas Tag

2D: Electrical renewable heating: finding the balance

Speaker

Stuart Bell , National Residential Specification Manager, Mitsubishi Electric

Max Halliwell , Communications Manager, Mitsubishi Electric

2E: Women in social housing maintenance

Speaker

Helen Colwill, Electrician, Guinness Property

Liane Sheppard , Operations Director East & West, Sovereign

Dawn Anderson-Foster , Senior HR Manager, Guinness Property

Paul Griffin , Head of Responsive Repairs

Paul Roberts , Executive Director, Guinness Property

15.30

Refreshments

Exhibition area

15.45

Plenary 3: Homelessness? What's that got to do with me?

Speaker:

Julie Marsh , Director of Neighbourhood Management, South Liverpool Housing

17.00

NHMF AGM

Arden room

18.00

Group photos

York room

19.00

Pre-dinner drinks

Exhibition area

20.00

NHMF Conference and awards dinner

Queens room

Wednesday 23 January

09.00

Registration

Hotel lobby

10.00

Plenary 4: Lessons from Canada

Speaker:

Cliff Youdale , Chief Development Officer, Ottawa Community Housing Corporation

11.00

Refreshments

Exhibition area

11.30

Workshop 3: sessions

3A: What makes a great contractor/client relationship: it's business critical to get this right!

Speaker

Jenny Neville , Divisional Director of Consulting, Pennington Choices

Lee Woods , Operations Director, Pennington Choices

3B: Lifts: the duty holders' responsibilities and consequences

Speaker

Greg Harris , Regional Director, Movvéo Ltd

Stephen Torrington , Regional Director, Movvéo Ltd

3C: TUPE in procurement

Speaker

Doug Mullen , Senior Associate, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

Andrew Millross , Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

3D: Will IoT integration deliver in the social housing sector?

Speaker

Chris Jones , COO & Co-founder, Homelync

3E: What happens when there are no skills left? Should ‘Skillexit’ be top of the agenda in the housing maintenance sector?

Speaker

Mike Turner , Executive Director, Ian Williams Ltd

Sian Pearce , Training & Development Manager, Ian Williams Ltd

Jo Down , Academy Officer, Ian Williams Ltd

12.45

Lunch

Exhibition area

13.30

Plenary 5: A new JV model for repairs and maintenance

Speaker:

Professor Paddy Gray , Professor Emeritus of Housing, University of Ulster

14.30

Workshop 4: sessions

4A: There may be trouble ahead! How to manage legal challenges effectively.

Speaker

Andrew Lancaster , Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

Emma Riley , Associate, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

4B: How do we keep residents safe

Speaker

Jenny Osbourne , Chief Executive, Tpas

Simon Davies , Head of Asset Development, Kier Group

Brent O’Halloran , Director of Asset Management, Hyde Housing

Chris Graham , Director, PML Group

Ross Green , Head of Business Development, South, Kier Services

4C: Asset performance evaluation: understanding data, demonstrating results and taking action

Speaker

Nick Carlisle , Associate, Housing Consultancy, Savills

Cathy Osborn , Director, Housing Consultancy, Savills

Samantha Evans , Group Asset Manager, WM Housing

4D: Standardising modular construction: benefits of switching to off-site manufacturing

Speaker

John Gray , Partner, Head of Production Information, HTA Design

Richard Harral , Technical Director, Chartered Association of Building Engineers

4E: It begins and ends with competency: a new approach to address the skills shortage in the sector

Speaker

Claire Heyes , Chief Executive, Corgi

Keith Simpson , Consultant, Modular Innovation, National Housing Academy

Stephen Makowski , Chief Executive, National Housing Academy

Rob Bryan , Operations Director, Vantage Business Solutions

Greg Wheeler, Director, Savills

Ian Gregg , Executive Director of Asset Services, The Riverside Group

15.30

Plenary 6: Refreshments and panel debate: Brexit - what will it mean for me?

Speaker:

Professor Jonathan Linton , Chair in Operations and Technology Management, University of Sheffield

Neil Watts , Director of Service Delivery, Peabody Trust

Corné Koppelaar , International Housing Consultant, Global Habitat Housing

Paul Reader , Partnership Director, Morgan Sindall Property Services

16.30

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