Conference 2019 timetable

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• Tuesday 22 January
• Wednesday 23 January

Monday 21 January

Tuesday 22 January

09.00

Registration

Hotel lobby

10.00

Welcome

10.15

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

Speakers:

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

Speakers

Tav Sahota , Contract & Project Manager, Housing Solutions Group

Richard Stone , Operations Manager, MCP Property Services

David Miller , Senior Consultant, Rand Associates

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

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Melissa Pearce , Client Relationship Director, Wates

1B: Post Grenfell tragedy improvements

Speakers

Tom Gilbert , Head of Fire Safety, Lendlease

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

Speakers

Peter Long , Housing Property Manager, Basildon District Council

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

Speakers

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

Russell Thompson , Chair, Direct Works

Mark Arnold , Senior Sustainability Manager, Thirteen Group

1E: Investing in health for a sustainable future

Speakers

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

Speakers:

Bob Lisle , Business Development Manager, Sappers Network

14.30

Workshop 2: sessions

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

Speakers

Dominic Higgins , NHMF Group Board | Director, Rand Associates

David Miller , Senior Consultant, Rand Associates

2B: IET regulations (18th edition)

Speakers

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

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

Speakers

Malkit Sagoo , Director of Asset Management, Waterloo HG

Stewart Davison , Deputy Managing Director, DTL Creative

2D: Electrical renewable heating: finding the balance

Speakers

Stuart Bell , National Residential Specification Manager, Mitsubishi Electric

Max Halliwell , Communications Manager, Mitsubishi Electric

2E: Women in social housing maintenance

Speakers

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, Guinness Property

Paul Roberts , Executive Director, Guinness Property

15.30

Refreshments

Exhibition area

15.45

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

Speakers:

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

Speakers:

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!

Speakers

Jenny Neville , Divisional Director of Consulting, Pennington Choices

Lee Woods , Operations Director, Pennington Choices

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

Speakers

Greg Harris , Regional Director, Movvéo Ltd

Stephen Torrington , Regional Director, Movvéo Ltd

3C: TUPE in procurement

Speakers

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?

Speakers

Chris Jones , CEO, HomeLINK

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

Speakers

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Sian Pearce , Training & Development Manager, Ian Williams

Jo Down , Academy Officer, Ian Williams

12.45

Lunch

Exhibition area

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

Workshop 4: sessions

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

Speakers

Andrew Lancaster , Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

Emma Riley , Associate, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

4B: How do we keep residents safe

Speakers

Jenny Osbourne , Chief Executive, Tpas

Simon Davies , Director of Growth and Strategy, Kier Group

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

Chris Graham , Director, PML Group

Ross Green , Head of Business Development, Kier Group

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

Speakers

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

Speakers

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

Speakers

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?

Speakers:

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

Neil Watts , Director of Service Delivery, Peabody

Corné Koppelaar , International Housing Consultant, Global Habitat Housing

Paul Reader , Partnership Director, Morgan Sindall Property Services

16.30

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