Conference 2020 timetable

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• Tuesday 21 January
• Wednesday 22 January

Monday 20 January

19.30

Buffet Style dinner and networking (Pavilion)

21.30

Ends (Pavilion)

Tuesday 21 January

09.00

Registration (Hotel reception)

10.00

Welcome (Queens Room)

10.15

Plenary 1: Asset management - looking to the future (Queens Room)

Speakers:

Martin Hilditch, Editor, Inside Housing

Aileen Evans , Vice-President, Chartered Institute of Housing

Karl Linder , NHMF Chair & Head of Asset Compliance, Anchor Hanover

11.00

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

11.40

Workshop 1: sessions

1A: NHMF Contractor Forum - procurement working group (Arden Room)

Speakers

Caroline Lester , Relationship Manager, MCP Property Services

Sonya Russell , Head of New Business, AD Construction Group

Melissa Woodall,

1B: Fitness for Habitation legislation & the Housing Act 2018 (York Room)

Speakers

Phil Pemberton , Director of Assets, The Riverside Group

Michael McGowan , Sustainability Manager, Asset Services, The Riverside Group

Josephine Morton , Partner, Brabners

1C: Cavity walls (Surrey Room)

Speakers

Colin King, Director, BRE

Adrian Blythe, Building Surveyor, Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE)

1D: Driving retrofit quality: Each Home Counts, TrustMark and PAS 2035 (Norfolk Room)

Speakers

Simon Ayers , Chief Executive Officer

Peter Rickaby , Principal Research Associate, UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings at UCL

1E: Health & safety in the supply chain: how can it work better for smaller suppliers? (Dorset Room)

Speakers

Jeremy Bevan , Policy Manager, HSE

Eleanor Eaton, Chair, Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP)

12.30

Lunch (Exhibition area)

13.20

Plenary 2: Apprenticeships - the benefits to the bottom line (Queens Room)

Speakers:

Sharon McGrath , Head of Corporate Services, City Building Glasgow

14.30

Workshop 2: sessions

2A: M3NHF Schedule of Rates & contracting for compliance (Arden Room)

Speakers

Dominic Higgins , Director, Rand Associates

David Miller , Director, Rand Associates

2B: Doors & compliance (York Room)

Speakers

Chris Pritchard, National Accounts Director, CLC Contractors

2C: Wealden DC - an integrated IT solution for a multiple SME delivery model (Surrey Room)

Speakers

Mathew Baxter , Managing Director, echelon Consultancy

Julie Wilkins , Property Services Manager, Wealden District Council

Roxanne Roberts , Property Services Team Leader, Wealden District Council

2D: Emerging trends within construction - the implications for maintenance & asset managers (Norfolk Room)

Speakers

Tom Jarman , Senior Transformation Consultant, Waterstons

2E: "When the inspector calls" - Asbestos inspections (Dorset Room)

Speakers

Andrew Kingscott , Head of Public Administration, Education & Volunteers (PAEV) Sector Engagement & Policy Directorate (EPD)

15.20

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

15.45

Plenary 3: Can data really transform asset management? (Queens Room)

Speakers:

Tommy Collins, Policy Manager, National Housing Federation

Varun Soni, Associate - Bid Manager, Calford Seaden

Gary Bellenger , Assistant Director of Property Services, A2Dominion

17.00

NHMF AGM (Arden Room)

18.00

Group photos (York Room)

19.00

Pre-dinner drinks (Exhibition area)

20.00

Conference Dinner & Awards (Queens Room)

Wednesday 22 January

09.00

Registration (Hotel reception)

10.00

Plenary 4: New building & safer regulatory systems - existing buildings & digitised building information (Queens Room)

Speakers:

Tom Gilbert , Head of Fire Safety, Lendlease

11.00

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

11.40

Workshop 3: sessions

3A: Procuring to deliver quality (Arden Room)

Speakers

Mark Robinson , Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Katie Saunders , Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

3B: Innovation in compliance - Orbit’s story of culture change (York Room)

Speakers

Neil Yeomans , Head of Property Compliance, Orbit Group

3C: Modular builds (Surrey Room)

Speakers

Yogesh Vadgama, Head of Technical Services, Magna Housing

Craig Demanuele, Managing Director, CAMS

3D: Social inclusion using technology - Alexa (Norfolk Room)

Speakers

Kathryn Trainor , Adaptations Manager, Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE)

3E: The skills shortage & gender pay gap in asset management (Dorset Room)

Speakers

Amy Boothman , Bid Manager, Ian Williams

Kim Newman , Managing Director, PML Group

Claire Elston, Human Resources Manager, Ian Williams

12.30

Lunch (Exhibition area)

13.30

Plenary 5: Connecting energy efficiency and social sustainability – innovative approaches to housing and retrofitting in Freiburg, Germany (Queens Room)

Speakers:

Steffen Ries , Project manager, Innovation Academy

14.30

Closing address & prize draws (Queens Room)

14.35

Conference closes (Queens Room)