Conference 2019 timetable
Tuesday 22 January
09.00
Registration
10.15
Plenary 1: Summerland to Grenfell: 44 years of un-learning
Speaker:
Professor Christopher Hall, Professor Emeritus, Edinburgh University
11.00
Refreshments
11.30
Speaker
Sonya Russell, Head of New Business, AD Construction Group
David Miller, Director, Rand Associates
Tav Sahota, Operations Support Manager, DW Support Services
Melissa Woodall, Head of New Business, PiLON
Richard Stone, Operations Manager, MCP Property Services
Caroline Lester, Relationship Manager, MCP Property Services
1B: Post Grenfell tragedy improvements
Speakers
Tom Gilbert, Associate Director, Frankham Risk Management
Speaker
Peter Long, Repairs Service Manager, Basildon District Council
Speaker
Russell Thompson, Executive Director of Property Services, Thirteen Group
Paul Jenkins, Director of Asset Management and Sustainability, Thirteen Group
Mark Arnold, Senior Sustainability Manager, Thirteen Group
Speaker
Clare Forshaw, Occupational Health & Hygiene Partner, Park Health & Safety Partnership
12.45
Lunch
13.30
Plenary 2: Reducing the skills shortage by employing ex-servicemen
Speaker:
Bob Lisle, Business Development Manager, Sappers Network
14.30
Speaker
Dominic Higgins, Director, Rand Associates
David Miller, Director, Rand Associates
Speaker
Steve Martin, Director of Technical, Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA)
Speaker
Stewart Davison, Business Development Director, Gas Tag
Rich Wiseman, Property Investment Manager, Taunton Deane BC
Malkit Sagoo, Director of Asset Management, Waterloo HG
Speaker
Max Halliwell, Communications Manager, Mitsubishi Electric
Speaker
Phil Royales, Head of Quality and Performance, Guinness Property
Liane Sheppard, Operations Director East & West, Sovereign
Dawn Anderson-Foster, Senior HR Manager, Guinness Property
Paul Roberts, Executive Director, Guinness Property
15.30
Refreshments
15.45
Plenary 3: Homelessness? What's that got to do with me?
Speaker:
Julie Fadden, Chief Executive, South Liverpool Homes
19.00
Pre-dinner drinks
20.00
NHMF Conference and awards dinner
Wednesday 23 January
09.00
Registration
10.00
Plenary 4: Lessons from Canada
Speaker:
Cliff Youdale, Chief Development Officer, Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
11.00
Refreshments
11.30
Speaker
Lee Woods, Operations Director, Pennington Choices
Jenny Neville, Divisional Director of Consulting, Pennington Choices
Speaker
Greg Harris, Regional Director, Movvéo Ltd
Stephen Torrington, Regional Director, Movvéo Ltd
Speaker
Doug Mullen, Senior Associate, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Andrew Millross, Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Speaker
Chris Jones, COO & Co-founder, Homelync
Speaker
Jo Down, Academy Officer, Ian Williams Ltd
Mike Turner, Executive Director, Ian Williams Ltd
Sian Pearce, Training & Development Manager, Ian Williams Ltd
12.45
Lunch
13.30
Plenary 5: A new JV model for repairs and maintenance
Speakers:
Professor Paddy Gray, Professor Emeritus of Housing, University of Ulster
14.30
Speaker
Andrew Lancaster, Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Emma Riley, Associate, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Speaker
Brent O’Halloran, Director of Asset Management, Hyde Housing
Chris Graham, Director, PML Group
Jenny Osbourne, Chief Executive, Tpas
Ross Green, Head of Business Development, South, Kier Services
Speaker
Samantha Evans, Group Asset Manager, WM Housing
Cathy Osborn, Director, Housing Consultancy, Savills
Nick Carlisle, Associate, Housing Consultancy, Savills
Speaker
John Gray, Partner, Head of Production Information, HTA Design
Richard Harral, Technical Director, Chartered Association of Building Engineers
Speaker
Stephen Makowski, Chief Executive, National Housing Academy
Greg Wheeler, Director, Savills
Ian Gregg, Executive Director of Asset Services, The Riverside Group
Keith Simpson, Consultant, Modular Innovation, National Housing Academy
Rob Bryan, Operations Director, Vantage Business Solutions
15.30
Plenary 6: Panel debate: Brexit - what will it mean for me?
Speaker:
Paul Reader, Partnership Director, Morgan Sindall Property Services
Professor Jonathan Linton, Chair in Operations and Technology Management, University of Sheffield
Corné Koppelaar, International Housing Consultant, Global Habitat Housing
Neil Watts, Director of Service Delivery, Peabody Trust
16.30
Close
"The best and most worthwhile event to meet up with the right contacts for us to build new relationships and maintain existing ones"
- Nigel Chapman, Business Development Manager
"Undoubtedly the best maintenance conference within the UK. The work of the NHMF and its committee together with support from M3 Housing must be highly commended."
- Steve Downing, Director and Quantity Surveyor