2017 Conference timetable
Monday night
Delegates booking to attend the conference from Monday night are invited to join us in the Pavillion Room for Welcome Drinks at 18.00. The annual NHMF AGM takes place from 18.30 to 19.30 which is open to everyone. A buffet supper will be served from 19.30 to 21.00 followed by our after dinner entertainer, Spencer Lynch. This is a good opportunity to meet the NHMF Committee and other conference delegates. The dress code for Monday night is informal. (Tuesday night is more formal dress.) We look forward to seeing you.
Monday night check in — the hotel only guarantees availability of the bedroom from 17:00. There may be some available earlier. Check in at the hotel reception desk.
Click on session titles and speakers for more information. After the conference, any session downloads may be found on the relevant session page.
Tuesday 24 January
Wednesday 25 January
09.00
Registration
10.00
Plenary 1
Game Changer - leading an organisation through challenging times
Game Changer - leading an organisation through challenging times
Daniel Leatherdale
Business Psychologist and Leadership Consultant
for Openspace Learning
Patrick Stapleton
General Manager
for Hilton Birmingham Metropole
11.00
Refreshments in exhibition area
11.30
1a: Building our future
Paul Wenham
Property, Maintenance & Investment Director
for Southern HG
1b: Driving efficiency in gas servicing programmes
Andrew Burke
Adviser to
for NHMF
Claire Heyes
Chief Executive
for Corgi
Alastair Thorpe
Southern Specification Director
for Vaillant Group UK Ltd
1c: Achieving the sweet spot of delivering a successful repairs and maintenance service
Rob Bryan
Director
for Vantage Business Solutions
1d: Reducing the numbers of empty homes
Darren Baggs
Assistant Director of Housing
for Wolverhampton Homes
1e: Procuring IT at the heart of service delivery
Mathew Baxter
Managing Director
for echelon Consultancy
Carol Burton
Senior Project Manager
for Basildon District Council
Peter Long
Repairs Service Manager
for Basildon District Council
12.45
13.30
14.30
2a: Understanding and minimising TUPE and pensions costs in insourcing, outsourcing and contracting
Doug Mullen
Senior Associate
for Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Kate Watkins
Associate
for Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
2b: Changes to the standards governing fire detection and emergency lighting
Steve Martin
Head of Specialist Groups and the Fire and Security Association
for Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA)
2c: Repair service savings through a regular inspecton programme
Mark Burnett
Head of Repairs & Maintenance
for The Riverside Group
2d: Stock rationalisation and stock swaps
Steve Partridge
Director of Housing Consultancy
for Savills
Rebecca Gibson
Managing Associate
for Trowers & Hamlins
2e: How can technology support stock condition surveys?
Andrew Tolley
Response & Voids Maintenance Manager
for Solon South West
Richard James
Director of Development and Asset Management
for Solon
Mark Pickance
Director
for Upshot UK Ltd
15.30
Refreshments in exhibition area
15.45
Plenary 3
Building Communities
Building Communities
Jennifer Hawthorne
Head of Income & Communities
for Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE)
19.00
Pre-dinner drinks
20.00
NHMF Conference and awards dinner
Wednesday 25 January
09.00
Registration
10.00
Plenary 4
Contract strategy for a post Brexit world
Contract strategy for a post Brexit world
Andrew Millross
Partner
for Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Ross Hayes
Consultant & Project Manager
for Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
11.00
Refreshments in exhibition area
11.30
3a: Mergers,acquisitions & consolidation - how does this impact on the repairs service?
Jordan Brown
Maintenance Improvement Manager
for Your Housing Group
Richard Woolfall
Director of Repairs Improvement and Performance
for Your Housing Group
3b: Compliance “to be G3 or not to be G3"
Lee Woods
Operations Director
for Pennington Choices
3c: Together we're stronger - shaping our repairs service
Allison Soroko
Head of Engagement and Ownership
for Merthyr Valleys Homes
3d: Banish condensation, damp and mould
Adam Fudakowski
Managing Director
for Switchee
Peter Rickaby
Director
for Rickaby Thompson Associates
Nic Wedlake
Group Sustainability Manager
for Peabody Trust
Simon Jones
Commercial Director for the UK and Ireland.
for Aereco Ltd
3e: Data protection – new regulations coming
Jane Burns
Solicitor
for Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
12.45
Lunch
Meet the apprentices and talk to them about their experiences of training in social housing maintenance
Meet the apprentices and talk to them about their experiences of training in social housing maintenance
13.30
Plenary 5
Affordable housing: Brexit and beyond
Affordable housing: Brexit and beyond
Lucy Pedrick
Policy Officer
for National Housing Federation
14.00
Plenary 6
Beating the skills shortage
Beating the skills shortage
Jane Nelson
Executive Director
for Mears Group
Chris Irons
Gas Production Team Leader
for Hyde Property Services
14.30
4a: The risks and pitfalls associated with the appointment of a principal designer
Tim Clark
Senior Associate
for Kendall Kingscott
Tony Mitchell
HM Principal Inspector of Health and Safety
for Health & Safety Executive
Richard Parry
Safety, Health and Environmental Manager
for Ian Williams Ltd
4b: Fire risk assessment – practical steps to compliance
Mark Astbury FRICS CIHCM
Partner
for Ridge and Partners LLP
Kimon Spyrou
Fire Risk Assessor
for Ridge and Partners LLP
4c: Driving efficiencies in the material supply chain
Lara Cartledge
Supply Chain Manager
for Derby Homes
4d: Reviewing property performance with EWI
Cliff Stanley
Asset Management Director
for Magenta Living
Peter Rickaby
Director
for Rickaby Thompson Associates
Karl Linder
Planning and Investment Manager
for Viridian Housing
4e: Using IT to support excellent customer services
Anna O’Halloran
Managing Director
4f: Building skills for the future
Rebecca Hart
Women in Construction Officer
15.30
Refreshments in exhibition area
15.45
Plenary 7
Transformation, leadership and skills - round up of the conference and prize draw
Transformation, leadership and skills - round up of the conference and prize draw
Alison Inman
Vice President
for Chartered Institute of Housing
Peter Hall Jones
Free thinker
Shaun Aldis
Director of Operations
for Wolverhampton Homes
Lucy Pedrick
Policy Officer
for National Housing Federation
16.15
Closing address and prize draw
17.00
Conference closes