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Monday 23 January 2023

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 2023

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)

It is now an accepted, universal truth that having the right data helps us make the right decisions, from choosing the right products in our design standards to have the right parts for right-first-time repairs. But most agree that there are still significant challenges in achieving good quality, fit-for-purpose data.
 
This session is a joyride through what it takes to successfully transform an organization’s approach to data, visiting the Large Hadron Collider, machine learning, and how to sell a pup on the way.

Speakers:
Chris Lees , Chief Executive

Chair:
Karl Linder , NHMF Chair & Senior Consultant, Ark Housing Consultancy LLP
11:00
Refreshments (Exhibition area)
11:30
Speakers
Matt Steggles , Head of Fire Safety, Taylor Lewis
Mark Sayer , Director of Safety & Resilience

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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

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Speakers
Lee Woods , Operations Director, Pennington Choices

Chair:
Dominic Higgins , NHMF Group Board | Director, Rand Associates
Speakers
Rachael Fullwood , CEO, Lincolnshire Rural Housing Association
Emma Mahy , Founder & CEO, IoT Solutions Group Ltd
Rebekah Brown , IoT Project Delivery Manager, Kingston Council

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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)

By Professor Trevor Williams

Speakers:
Trevor Williams , Consultant, TW Consultancy

Chair:
Mike Turner , Executive Director of Cardo Group, Abbeyfield Living Society and Orbit Housing Association
14:30
Speakers
Richard Bennion , Director & Co-Founder, iON Consultants
Stephanie Lloyd-Foxe , NHMF Group Board Chair | Head of Building Safety and Compliance, Magna HA
Robin Palmer , Head of Design (Programme), Peabody Trust
Trina Chakravarti , Director, Building Better

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Speakers
Jane Nelson , Chief Operating Officer, Cardo Group
Tyron Stalberg , Bid Director, Vinci Construction

Chair:
Paul Maghie , Director of Business Growth, Wates
Speakers
Andrew Millross , Consultant, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

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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)

By Gerald Koessl

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

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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 2023

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)

Welcome!

Large, complex and far-ranging topic Provide an opportunity to think, consider, debate, and take some time to see if we can secure a better future

Speakers:
Russell Thompson , Chair, Direct Works
Ettan Bazil , Chief Executive Officer, Trade Innovations Ltd.

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10:45
Refreshments (Exhibition area)
11:00
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

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Speakers
Jane Talbot , Barrister, St Ives Chambers

Chair:
Karl Linder , NHMF Chair & Senior Consultant, Ark Housing Consultancy LLP
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 | Regional Director, Seddon Construction
11:45
Refreshments (Exhibition area)
12:00
Plenary 5: Communal Heating Compliance - Getting Regulation Ready (Main Hall)

Communal and district heating (collectively known as heat networks) typically form up to 10% of affordable housing provider portfolios. Many more new heat networks are planned in the future. After initial regulations regarding metering and billing were rolled out in 2014, the Government is now going to regulate all heat networks (existing and new) in the same way that other utilities are regulated.  This is moving through Parliament as part of the Energy Security Bill and will be introduced in 2024, placing extensive new obligations on heat network operators, including social housing providers, backed up by unlimited fines.  With Ofgem in place as the Regulator, housing providers will be required to demonstrate compliance on heat network management that includes pricing, transparency, quality of service, technical standards and decarbonisation.   It’s going to be a significant shift in the way the social sector thinks about, manage and reports on these homes in their portfolio.  This session will help you understand what the regulations mean and what you need to do to ensure you remain on the right side of compliance.

Speakers:
Rachael Mills , Secretariat, The Heat Network
Richard Bellingham , Head of Heat Networks Implementation, Ofgem
Richard Ellis , Director of Sustainability, Peabody Trust

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13:00
Closing address - Stephanie Lloyd-Foxe (Main Hall)
13:15
Lunch (Exhibition area)
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