Conference 2012 timetable

• Tuesday 24 January
• Wednesday 25 January

Tuesday 24 January

09.00

Registration

10.00

Plenary 1: Opening plenary

Speaker:

Professor Mike Riley , Director, School of Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University

10.45

Refreshments

11.15

Workshop 1: sessions

1a: Asset management strategy

Speaker

Richard Woolfall , Director of Repairs Improvement and Performance, Your Housing Group

1b: Making Green Deal work for social housing

Speaker

Charles Phillips , Assistant Director, Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC)

1c: Asbestos compliance – how confident are you really?

Speaker

Julian Ransom , Director, Savills

1d: Getting the basics right - a new charter for repairs and maintenance

Speaker

Joanne Kent-Smith , Senior Policy & Practice Officer, Chartered Institute of Housing

Steve Osborne , Service Improvement Manager, Mears Group

1e: Mobilising a contract

Speaker

Mike Turner , Executive Director, Ian Williams Ltd

Zane Poyner , Business Solutions Manager, Ian Williams Ltd

Mathew Baxter , Managing Director, echelon Consultancy

Julie Wittich , Head of Property Services, Bedfordshire Pilgrims HA

12.30

Lunch

13.15

Plenary 2: Maintenance - the options

Speaker:

Andrew Millross , Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP

14.15

Workshop 2: sessions

2a: Controlling the budget through a fixed price per property contract

Speaker

Alex Dixon , Director of Asset Management, Bromford Group

2b: Practical case study examples of novel solutions in maintenance

Speaker

Malcolm Mulheron , Director, Spirare

Steve Coleman , Director, Takeparts

Peter Brown , Operations Director, Takeparts

Wayne Gethings , Director of Asset Management, The Wrekin Housing Trust

Shaun Aldis , Chief Executive, Wolverhampton Homes

2c: Creating the Best DLO

Speaker

Greg Birch , Director of Property Management, Shepherds Bush Housing Group

Helen Hawxwell , Employment Initiatives Manager, Willow Park HT

Ian Gregg , Director of Communities and Investment, Parkway Green Housing Trust

Robert Mannion , Head of Property Services, Willow Park HT

Victoria McDowell , Academy Manager, Willow Park HT

Mike Richmond , Operations Manager, Parkway Green Housing Trust

2d: PROCUREMENT MATTERS! GETITGOTITGOOD

Speaker

Tony Newberry , Project Director, Sweett Group

2e: What do those figures mean?

Speaker

Paul Flowers , Director, M3

15.15

Refreshments

15.45

Plenary 3: Low energy buildings in Europe

Speaker:

Chiel Boonstra , Managing Director, Trecodome

16.30

NHMF AGM

18.00

Pre-dinner drinks sponsored by Apollo Services Group

20.00

NHMF awards dinner

Wednesday 25 January

09.00

Registration

09.15

Workshop 3: sessions

3a: Batten down the hatches

Speaker

Alison Brown , Director, Dharl Limited

3b: Social housing stock condition: policy into practice

Speaker

Michael Clegg , Head of Existing Stock, HCA

3c: Risk framework for fuel servicing

Speaker

Mark Seaborn , Managing Director, Pennington Choices

3d: Performance management - getting the best from your team

Speaker

Nancy Downing , Consultant, NakeD Development

3e: Effective resident participation in procurement

Speaker

Dave Bailey , Marketing & Business Development Manager, Proludic Ltd

Mary Bennell , Consultant, Amaben

Colin McDermid , Senior Colour Designer, ICI Paints Akzonobel

Lisa Pilley , Senior Colour Designer, ICI Paints Akzonobel

10.30

Plenary 4: Can we deliver affordable warmth?

Speaker:

David Orr , Chief Executive, National Housing Federation

11.15

Refreshments

11.45

Workshop 4: sessions

4a: Avoiding EU and Section 20 challenges - what is needed?

Speaker

Mark Robinson , Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Dr David Mosey , Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

4b: What benefits can realistically be delivered by retrofit in the light of the Green deal?

Speaker

Peter Rickaby , Director, Rickaby Thompson Associates

4c: Solar thermal and PV installations

Speaker

Anthony Morgan , Managing Director, Newform Energy Ltd

Karl Linder , Planning and Investment Manager, Viridian Housing

John Kiely , Director, Savills

4d: Performance management - evaluating individual performance

Speaker

Nancy Downing , Consultant, NakeD Development

4e: Question time debate

Speaker

Daniel Milnes , Partner & Head of Business Law, Forbes Solicitors

Shaun Aldis , Chief Executive, Wolverhampton Homes

Paul Reader , Partnership Director, Morgan Sindall Property Services

Paul Wenham , Director, Southern HG

12.50

Plenary 5: Building for the future

Speaker:

Liz Reason , Managing Director, Green Gauge Trust

13.30

Lunch and NHMF fringe sessions

15.00

Conference closes