Conference 2023 timetable

Arriving the night before?

• Tuesday 24 January
• Wednesday 25 January

Monday 23 January

09.00

Pre-Conference Social Housing Charitable Golf Day (Welcombe Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon)

This is a great opportunity for those of you attending NHMF 2023 to meet up, network and play golf in readiness for what is going to be a great conference. 

All funds received will go towards the smaller charities supported by Peabody's Social Value initiatives, so your donations are always gratefully received. 

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17.00

Hotel check-in & conference registration (Reception)

19.00

Casual dinner (Main Restaurant)

20.30

Networking drinks & quiz (Seymour Room)

Tuesday 24 January

09.00

Registration (Reception desk)

09.00

NHMF AGM (Room A)

09.00

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

10.00

Welcome - Karl Linder, NHMF Group Board Chair (Main Hall)

10.10

M3NHF Schedule of Rates Version 8 Update - David Miller (Main Hall)

An overview of the latest updates to Version 8 presented by the Schedule author, David Miller

DOWNLOAD: M3NHF SOR v8 Presentation

10.20

Plenary 1: Bad data keeps us from good decisions (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Chris Lees , Chief Executive

Chair:

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

11.00

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

11.30

Workshop 1: sessions

1A: Driving Timber Frame Remediations with Commercial Partners (Room A)

Speakers

Matt Steggles , Head of Fire Safety, Taylor Lewis

Mark Sayer , Director of Safety & Resilience

Chair:

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1B: The Better Social Housing Review – What the recommendations mean for asset management. (Room B)

Speakers

James Prestwich , Director of Policy & External Affairs, Chartered Institute of Housing

Chair:

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1C: The Building Safety Act 2023 is fast approaching! Are you prepared and ready? (Room C)

Speakers

Lee Woods , Operations Director, Pennington Choices

Chair:

Dominic Higgins , NHMF Group Board | Director, Rand Associates

1D: Quick action to manage damp and mould risk (Room D)

Speakers

Rachael Fullwood , CEO, Lincolnshire Rural Housing Association

Emma Mahy , Founder & CEO, IoT Solutions Group Ltd

Rebekah Brown , IoT Project Delivery Manager, Kingston Council

Chair:

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12.30

Lunch (Exhibition area)

12.30

M3NHF Schedule of Rates | Q&A Drop In (Room C)

A chance to drop in and ask our Schedule of Rates Experts - David Miller and Chris Patient, any questions you may have. 

13.30

Plenary 2: Keynote session: The Economic Outlook for 2023 (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Trevor Williams , Consultant, TW Consultancy

Chair:

Mike Turner , Executive Director of Cardo Group, Abbeyfield Living Society and Orbit Housing Association

14.30

Workshop 2: sessions

2A: Modern Methods of Construction (MMC): A Client's Perspective (Room A)

Speakers

Richard Bennion , Director & Co-Founder, iON Consultants

Stephanie Lloyd-Foxe , NHMF Group Board Vice Chair | Head of Building Safety and Compliance, Magna HA

Robin Palmer , Head of Design (Programme), Peabody Trust

Trina Chakravarti , Director, Building Better

Chair:

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2B: Procurement – The Good, the Bad & The Ugly! (Room B)

Speakers

Jane Nelson , Executive Director, LCB Construction

Tyron Stalberg , Bid Director, Vinci Construction

Chair:

Paul Maghie , NHMF Contractor Forum Committee | Business Development Director, United Living

2C: Choice of contract – why the M3NHF Schedule of Rates Form of Contract? (Room C)

Speakers

Andrew Millross , Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

Chair:

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2D: Healthy homes, net zero and the energy cost crisis: the missing link! (Room D)

Speakers

Dr. Jenny Brierley , Researcher, Breathable Homes

Chair:

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15.20

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

15.45

Plenary 3: From energy efficiency to net zero – lessons learnt and challenges ahead in Austria’s housing association sector (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Dr. Gerald Koessl , Researcher, The Austrian Federation of Non-Profit Building Assocations (GBV)

Chair:

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18.00

Group photos (Room C)

19.00

Pre-dinner drinks (Exhibition area)

20.00

NHMF Awards Dinner (Main Hall)

Wednesday 25 January

09.00

Registration (Reception desk)

09.00

M3NHF Schedule of Rates Q&A | Drop in (Room C)

A chance to drop in and ask our Schedule of Rates Experts, David Miller and Chris Patient, any questions you may have. 

10.00

Plenary 4: Apprenticeships - our future in your hands (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Russell Thompson , Chair, Direct Works

Ettan Bazil , Chief Executive Officer, Trade Innovations Ltd.

Chair:

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10.45

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

11.00

Workshop 3: sessions

3A: Are You Ready for the Building Safety Regulator? Golden Thread - Competency Compliance (Room A)

Speakers

Peter McAteer , CEO, Sysmax

Chair:

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3B: Today's leadership: creating positive culture for talent retention & staff wellbeing (Room B)

Speakers

Kevin McCarthy , Executive Director | Chair, Just Housing

Shirley Heapy , Chief Executive, Clive Smith Foundation

Bob Heapy , Executive Director, Peabody Trust Chief Executive, Town and County Housing and Rosebery Housing Associations, Peabody Trust

Chair:

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3C: Spotlight on Damp and Mould (Room C)

Speakers

Jane Talbot , Barrister, St Ives Chambers

Chair:

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

3D: Carbon net zero - Orbit case study (Room D)

Speakers

Fallon Warren , Senior Retrofit Building Surveyor, Orbit Group

Jeanette Hodges , Head of Carbon and Operations, Orbit Group

Chair:

Tony Clark , NHMF Group Board Treasurer | Director of Property Operations, Orbit Group

11.45

Refreshments (Exhibition area)

12.00

Plenary 5: Communal Heating Compliance - Getting Regulation Ready (Main Hall)

Speakers:

Rachael Mills , Secretariat, The Heat Network

Richard Bellingham , Head of Heat Networks Implementation, Ofgem

Richard Ellis , Director of Sustainability, Peabody Trust

Chair:

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13.00

Closing address - Stephanie Lloyd-Foxe (Main Hall)

13.15

Lunch (Exhibition area)