Conference 2020 timetable

Arriving the night before?

• 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

Karl Linder , NHMF Chair & Senior Consultant, Ark Housing Consultancy LLP

Aileen Evans , President, Chartered Institute of Housing

Chair: Craig Oosthuizen

11.00

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

11.40

Workshop 1: sessions

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

Speakers

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

Melissa Pearce , Client Relationship Director, Wates

Caroline Lester , Relationships Director, 4i Solutions Ltd

Chair: Steve Downing

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

Speakers

Phil Pemberton , NHMF Management Team | Director of Asset Strategy and Delivery, The Riverside Group

Michael McGowan , Sustainability Manager, Mears Group

Josephine Morton , Partner, Brabners

Chair: Phil Pemberton

1C: Cavity Wall Insulation - The Hidden Problem (Surrey Room)

Speakers

Adrian Blythe , Quality Improvement Manager, Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE)

Chair: David Miller

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

Speakers

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

Phil Mason , Compliance Manager, Trustmark

Chair: Andrew Burke

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)

Chair: Julian Ransom

12.30

Lunch (Exhibition area)

13.20

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

Speakers:

Arslan Akthar , Plumbing Instructor, City Building Glasgow

Gavin Hay , Training Manager

Chair: Paul Wenham

14.30

Workshop 2: sessions

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

Speakers

Dominic Higgins , NHMF Group Board | Director, Rand Associates

David Miller , Senior Consultant, Rand Associates

Chair: David Miller

2B: Fire Safety Following Grenfell Tower: practical solutions for compliance, policy & legal risks (York Room)

Speakers

Kieran Binnie , Associate, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

Victoria Moffett , Head of Building and Fire Safety Programmes, National Housing Federation

Graham Smith , Associate Director, Jacobs

Chair: Mike Turner

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

Speakers

Mathew Baxter , Managing Director, echelon Consultancy

Roxanne Roberts , Property Services Team Leader

Chair: Andrew Burke

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

Speakers

Tom Jarman , Senior Business Consultant, Waterstons

Chair: Stephen Chalmers

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

Speakers

Emma Madeley , HM Inspector of Health & Safety, Health & Safety Executive

Chair: Julian Ransom

15.20

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

15.45

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

Speakers:

Tommy Collins , Policy Officer, National Housing Federation

Gary Bellenger , Assistant Director of Property Services, A2Dominion

Chair: Paul Flowers

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: External Walls Fire Safety Review – EWS1 (Queens Room)

Speakers:

Joe Taylor , Co CEO, Plan B

Chair: Neil Watts

11.00

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

11.40

Workshop 3: sessions

3A: Procuring to deliver quality (Arden Room)

Speakers

Katie Saunders , Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Mark Robinson , Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Chair: David Miller

3B: Shifting from Compliance to Customer Safety (York Room)

Speakers

Neil Yeomans , Head of Property Compliance, Orbit Group

Chair: Karl Linder

3C: Applying ISO 55001 for Asset Management - The Magna Journey (Surrey Room)

Speakers

Craig Demanuele , Managing Director

Yogesh Vadgama , Head of Asset Management, Magna Housing

Chair: Stephanie Lloyd-Foxe

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

Speakers

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

Ciaran Downey , Media Technician, Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE)

Chair: Simon Lowe

3E: How to be more competitive by closing the gender pay gap (Dorset Room)

Speakers

,

Claire Elston , Human Resources Manager, Ian Williams

Kim Newman , Managing Director, PML Group

Chair: Mike Turner

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

Chair: Paul Isherwood

14.30

Closing address & prize draws (Queens Room)

14.35

Conference closes (Queens Room)