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Kathryn Marsden

Chief executive
Social Care Institute for Excellence

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

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