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Unlock new and creative approaches using insights and experiences from across the sector. In 2025 we had 500+ speakers including government representatives, sector leaders, social commentators, innovators, lived experience and tenant voices, funders and developers.
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Dean Marsh
Senior operations manager
Phoenix project
Gavin Mason
Operations Director
Pick Everard
Donna McCarthy
Consultant
Devonshires
Luke McCarthy
Programme lead - net zero careers
GoodPeople
Sarah McClelland
Retrofit information support and expertise (RISE) project director and sustainable communities team director
Turner & Townsend
Colette McCormack
Partner
Winckworth Sherwood
Vicky McDermott
Housing and communities director
Newcastle City Council
Paul McDermott
Director
Tonic Housing
Ian McDermott
CEO
Peabody Trust
Victoria McDonald
Homes for Cathy lead and social impact manager
Hightown Housing Association
Rob McDonnell
Fund manager
Aberdeen Investments
Christina Mcgill
Director of social impact and external affairs
Habinteg
Kim McGuiness
Mayor
North East Combined Authority
Jordan McKay
Associate director - UK and Europe
Forum for the Future
Michael McLaughlin
Head of Social Value
LHC
Ged Mcloughlin
Member
Rainbow Roofs
Sean McMillan
Corporate Account Manager
OVO
Eve McQuillan
External Affairs Manager
LPDF
Andrew Mellor
Partner
PRP
Jenny Messenger
Senior Reporter
Inside Housing
Professor Julienne Meyer CBE
Chair
Older People's Housing Taskforce
Elaine Middleton
Strategic Consultant
Netcall
Clare Miller
Group chief executive
Clarion Housing Group
Azzees Minott
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
2-3 Degrees
Sarah Mitton
Head of customer engagement
SNG
Jon Moorhouse
Chief executive officer
Constructive Thinking
David Morgan
Executive managing director
Wates Property Services
Ben Mowbray
Managing director
Greystar
Fara Muneer
Head of
Centre for Accessible Environments
Jeff Murphy
Managing Director
Sterling Plastering & SPL Change Academy
Patrick Murray
Executive director (policy & public affairs)
Northern Housing Consortium
Lewis Murray
Account Manager
Voicescape
Priya Nair
Chief executive
The Housing Finance Corporation
Diane Nash
Customer voice manager
Progress Housing Group
Dr Laura Neilson
Founder and chief executive
Shared Health Foundation and Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC
Setareh Neshati
Director of regeneration and development - delivery and operations
Westminster City Council
Amy Nettleton
Assistant development director of sales and marketing
Aster Group
Amanda Newton
Chief executive
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
Julie Nicholas
New homes manager
Monmouthshire Housing Association
Emma Nicklin
Group commercial director
Sureserve Group
Ben Nixon
External consultant
Baily Garner
Charlie Norman
Chair
Greater Manchester Housing Providers
Donna North
Executive director of central services
Settle
James Norton
Repairs & Maintenance Manager
Greatwell Homes
Alexandra Notay
Chair
Radix Big Tent Housing Commission
Dr Mel Nowicki
Housing researcher
King's College London and Oxford Brookes University
Kerri O'Connor
Wheatley Group
Treasury charging officer
Marc O'Driscoll
Head of sales
Helpthemove
Kevin O'Neill
Tenant and member of
Rainbow Roofs
Gary O'Reilly
Data Protection Officer
SME Comply
Jenny Offord
Co-founder
Neurodiversity in Planning
Tolu Oke
Chair
Leadership 2025
Timi Okuwa
Chief executive officer
Black Equity Organisation
Alex Oldham
Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) Sales Specialist
Totalmobile
Philip Ord
Chief executive
Qvantum Energy Technology
Prof Tadj Oresczczyn
Professor of energy and environment
UCL Energy Institute
Hakeem Osinaike
Strategic director of housing
Southwark Council
Lara Oyedele
Chief executive
Black on Board
Carolina Padovezi de Oliveira
Head of corporate services
Manningham Housing Association
Loreana Padron
Head of sustainability
ECD Architects
Lucy Parish
Head of operations
Hopestead
Richard Parker
Mayor
West Midlands Combined Authority
Jim Parker
Reader
Leeds Beckett University
Mary Parsons
Director of regeneration and partnerships
Lovell
Georgina Patel
Independent sustainability consultant
Sustainability Centric
Chris Paul
Partner
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Rachel Payling
Head of service stronger communities
Barnsley Council
Kris Peach
Managing Director Extra Care Housing
Housing 21
Hannah Peaker
Deputy chief executive officer
New Economics Foundation
Chris Perry
Operations director
ALT HAN
Will Perry
Director of strategy
Regulator of Social Housing
Nick Phillips
Technical advisor
Kier Places
David Pierpoint
Chief executive
The Retrofit Academy CIC
Clive Pople
Pre-Construction Director
Kier Places
Gail Porter
Advocate
Homewards
Gail Porter
Advocate
Homewards
Jeremy Porteus
Chief executive
HousingLIN
Kieran Poynton
Director of Data and Analytics
Bromford Housing Group
Stuart Purcell
Corporate complaints manager
Rotherham Borough Council and National Complaint Managers Group
Cath Purdy
Chief executive
South Lakes Housing
James Quy
Managing Director
Mears Group PLC
Jen Radcliffe
Board member
Women in Social Housing North West
Dane Ralston
CEO
iOpt
Emma Ramell
External affairs director
Home Builders Federation
Bronwen Rapley
Chair
Homes for the North
Jamie Ratcliff
Co-founder
Place Base
Kim Ratcliffe
Managing director
Plug me in
Vic Rayner
Executive director
National Care Forum
Catherine Raynsford
Managing director, stock acquisitions
Legal & General
Natalie Record
Senior partner, place and infrastructure
TPXimpact
Hayley Rees
Managing director
PIC Capital
Tim Reid
Customer relationship director
NHBC
Scot Reid
Head of Property Customer Services and Engagement
London Borough of Camden
Neil Revely
Board member
ADASS Housing Policy Network
Steven Reynolds
Managing director
CYD Innovation
Annabel Rice
Senior political adviser
Green Alliance
Chris Rich
Senior technology consultant
Waterstons
James Riding
Chief reporter
Inside Housing
Rebecca Rieley
Head of communities and projects
HACT
Peter Riley
Managing Director
Locata Housing Services
Pat Ritchie CBE
Chair
Homes England
Annmarie Roberts
Associate Director
Distruptive Innovators Network
Robin Roberts
Chief Executive
Sutton Housing Society
Lydia Roberts
Housing policy and change lead
London Borough of Camden
Tom Robins
Chief executive
Switchee
Dr Syreeta Robinson-Gayle
Head of affordable housing
Barratt London
Annaliese Rogers
Head of housing practice
Odgers Interim
Stuart Rogers
Director of project management
Muse
Judith Romlinson
Tenant board member
Ongo Homes
Clare Rooney
Biodiversity training programme manager
Field Studies Council
Natalie Rose
Director of customer experience
Plus Dane
Alan Rotherham
Lead Category and Supplier Relationship Manager
The Riverside Group
Rebecca Royle
Partner - head of central government and housing
Odgers
Joan Rutherford
Chair
Older People's Housing Champions
Mike Ryan
Head of Property Services
Raven Housing Trust
Chris Saunders
Investment director
Folk Co-Living Fund - DTZ Investors
Cem Savas
Co founder and chief executive officer
Plentific
Cem Savas
Co founder and chief executive officer
Plentific
Ness Scott
Head of planning and sustainability
Greencore Homes
Andrew Screen
Head of residential capital markets
BNP Paribas
Alyson Scurfield
Chief executive officer
TEC Services Association
Symon Sentain
Director for property services
Newlon Housing Trust
Abigail Seward
Director of account management
Mobysoft
Tom Shaw
Investment director
Man Group
Martyn Shaw
Chief executive
Vico Homes
Amy Shaw
Partner
Trowers & Hamlins (Services) LLP
Mike Shepherd
Investment director
Man Group
Kate Shone
Managing Director
Torus
Louise Shooter
Head of heat decarbonisation
Energy UK
Charmaine Simei
Chief executive
TunTum Housing, BME National
Caroline Simpson
Group chief executive
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
David Skaith
Mayor
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Paul Smith
Director
Foundations
Stephanie Smith
Head of Residential
Muse
Nikita Smith
Senior community partnership manager
The Guinness Partnership
Hayley Speed
Director of services
akt
Helen Spencer
Executive director of growth
Great Places Housing Group
Tom Spencer
Strategic lead for building safety and compliance
Salix Homes
Caimon Stafford
Digital Specialist
Microsoft
Vladimir Stankovic
Professor, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering,
University of Strathclyde
Lina Stankovic
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Tom Stannard
Chief executive
Manchester City Council
Michele Steel
Chief executive
Regeneration Brainery
Jenny Steele
Implementation lead
Centre for Homelessness Impact
Alan Stenson
Chief executive
Neutral Carbon Zone
Gwilym Still
Director
Max Fordham
Aleks Stojkovic
Head of People Development and Engagement
Keepmoat
Edith Stokes
Associate consultant
Housing Diversity Network
Edith Stokes
Associate consultant
Housing Diversity Network
Emma Storey
Director of housing
DAHA
Steve Stride
Chief executive
Poplar HARCA
Kath Swindells
Deputy features editor
Inside Housing
Bridget Symonds
Interim director of services
Galop
Nikita Tavares
Organisational development business partner
Wheatley Group
Paul Taylor
Innovation coach
Bromford
Rebecca Taylor
Exec Director of Business Change
Golding Homes
Stephen Teagle
Chief executive partnerships and regeneration
Vistry Group
Aidan Thatcher
Director of place
Wigan Council
Suzy Thomas
Repairs Success Director
Mobysoft Ltd
Kirsty Thompson
Partner
Devonshires
Helen Thompson
Deputy chief executive
Calico Group
Billy Thornton
Head of housing led services
St Martins Housing Trust
Chloe Tilford
Senior consultant
Housing Diversity Network
Andrew Tod
Head of net zero carbon
Sureserve Group
Robin Tuddenham
Chief executive
Calderdale Council and president, Solace
Sophie Tuffin
Service manager - housing maintenance programmes and servicing
New Forest District Council
Chris Twomey
Acting chief executive
West Lancashire Borough Council
Nathan Ukachi-Lois
Account director ' property and facilities management
Total Mobile
Elaine Unegbu
Chair
Age Friendly Manchester Older People's Board and Greater Manchester Older People's Network Steering Group
Andrew Van Doorn
Chief executive
HACT
John Verge
Chief executive
Golden Lane Housing
Lilianna Vetter
EDI Specialist
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Gemma Voaden
Senior manager net zero
Together Housing
Michael Voges
Chief executive
ARCO
David Walker
Bishop of Manchester
Bishops of Manchester
Matthew Walker
Chair
PlaceShapers
Nick Walkley
Principal and UK president
Avison Young
Rob Wall
Assistant director
British Property Federation
Helen Walsham
Chief culture and talent officer
Flagship Housing Group
Jonathan Walters
Deputy chief executive
Regulator of Social Housing
Claire Ward
Mayor
East Midlands Combined County Authority
Mark Washer
Chief executive
SNG
Rebecca Waterfield
Executive director of business services
South and City College Birmingham
Helen Watson
Chief Executive
Rentstart (UK)
Dominic Watters
Lived experience fuel and food poverty speaker and writer, founder
Food is Care
Cath Webster
CEO
Thriving Investments
Philip White
Director of building safety
Health & Safety Executive
Selina White
Chief executive
Magna Housing
Chris Whitehead
VP Government and housing
OneAdvanced
Dr Abigail Whitehouse
Senior clinical lecturer, Centre for Genomics and Child Health
Queen Mary University of London
Faye Whiteoak
Regional Managing Director
NPA
Anna Whitton
Director of corporate affairs
Get Living
Jason Wickens
Founder & CEO
Incito Solutions
Dafydd Williams
Deputy Director, Remediation Policy
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sarah Williams
Editor
Social Housing
Grace Williams
Deputy chair & executive member for housing and regeneration
London Councils
Donna Williams
Group director - strategy and sustainability
Sanctuary
Cllr Kieron Wilson
Cabinet member for housing and regulatory services
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Laura Wood
Director of marketing
Invisible Creations
Chris Worrall
The YIMBY Initiative
Kieran Yates
Author
All the Houses I've Ever Lived in
Engin Yilmaz
Director of product innovation
Mobysoft