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2026 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Lord Richard Best OBE

Lord Richard Best OBE

Member of the House of Lords, Co-chair
All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People
Margaret Goddard

Margaret Goddard

Group director of assets
Torus
Andrew Hickford

Andrew Hickford

Retrofit lead, climate, energy & green spaces
Leeds City Council
Ruth Lin Wong Holmes

Ruth Lin Wong Holmes

Head of landscape and public realm
London Legacy Development Corporation
Rebecca Ritchie

Rebecca Ritchie

Head of sustainability
Clarion Housing
Caroline Withey

Caroline Withey

Programme director - warm homes: social housing fund (WH:SHF) and social housing decarbonisation fund (SHDF)
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

2026 Speakers

Sameena Ali-Khan

Sameena Ali-Khan

Presenter
ITV Central Tonight
Amma Antwi-Yeboah

Amma Antwi-Yeboah

Head of housing solutions
Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Pete Apps

Pete Apps

Contributing editor
Inside Housing
Lee Balfour

Lee Balfour

Head of sales
AirEx
Patrick Berry

Patrick Berry

Executive director of property
Together Housing Association
Lord Richard Best OBE

Lord Richard Best OBE

Member of the House of Lords, Co-chair
All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People
Yaw Boateng

Yaw Boateng

Deputy chair
Stop Social Housing Stigma (SSHS)
David Bonner

David Bonner

Head of asset management and compliance
B3 Living
Sarah Cross

Sarah Cross

Sustainability programme manager
Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team
Agnes Czako

Agnes Czako

Founder & CEO
AirEx
Frances Deft

Frances Deft

Head of sustainability
Bromford Flagship
Richard Ellis

Richard Ellis

Director of sustainability
Peabody
Thomas Fountain

Thomas Fountain

Director of knowledge and insight
Places for People
Shaun Garvey

Shaun Garvey

Programme director- Warm Homes: Local Grant and Home Upgrade Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Margaret Goddard

Margaret Goddard

Group director of assets
Torus
Christopher Hammond

Christopher Hammond

CEO
UK100
Nichola Harrison

Nichola Harrison

Chair
Lambeth and Southwark Housing Association
Deborah Heenan

Deborah Heenan

Chief executive
Populo Living
Andrew Hickford

Andrew Hickford

Retrofit lead, climate, energy & green spaces
Leeds City Council
Scott Johanson

Scott Johanson

Head of asset management
Salvation Army Homes
Ryan Jude

Ryan Jude

Cabinet member for climate, Westminster Council and built environment programme director
Green Finance Institute
Lucy Kean

Lucy Kean

Head of building safety
Abri
Richard Kemp-Harper

Richard Kemp-Harper

Chief strategy officer
AirEx
Reda Khelladi

Reda Khelladi

Head of resident engagement and experience
The Guinness Partnership
Akshita Lakhiwal

Akshita Lakhiwal

Net zero engagement officer
TPAS Cymru
Jake Le Page

Jake Le Page

Head of building safety – regulation
Notting Hill Genesis
Ruth Lin Wong Holmes

Ruth Lin Wong Holmes

Head of landscape and public realm
London Legacy Development Corporation
Lysa Nicely

Lysa Nicely

Head of property safety
Hexagon Housing Association
Pauline Niesseron

Pauline Niesseron

Head of building safety (regulation and remediation)
Riverside
Graham Oliphant

Graham Oliphant

Managing director, consultancy division
Harmony Fire
Eliza Parr

Eliza Parr

Chief reporter
Inside Housing
Georgina Patel

Georgina Patel

Independent sustainability consultant
Sustainability Centric
Łucja Paulińska

Łucja Paulińska

Head of environmental sustainability
The Guinness Partnership
Simeon Perry

Simeon Perry

Head of ESG
Efficiency North
James Prestwich

James Prestwich

Director of housing & homes
Dudley Metropolitan Borough
Kelly Privitera

Kelly Privitera

Head of building safety and information
Accent Group
Peter Rankin

Peter Rankin

Deputy director
Building Safety Regulator
Rebecca Ritchie

Rebecca Ritchie

Head of sustainability
Clarion Housing
Adam Scorer

Adam Scorer

Chief executive
National Energy Action
Daniel Sheridan

Daniel Sheridan

Head of building safety
ISHA (Islington and Shoreditch Housing)
Andy Smith

Andy Smith

Head of impact sales
The Good Economy
Dr Andrew Smith

Dr Andrew Smith

Technical director
ZapCarbon Ltd
Lianne Taylor

Lianne Taylor

Director of sustainability
Platform Housing
Jamie Thompson

Jamie Thompson

Operations manager
Morgan Sindall Property Services
Gemma Voaden

Gemma Voaden

Senior manager
Together Housing Association
Fallon Warren

Fallon Warren

Head of asset optimisation, sustainability and commercial facilities
Amplius
Caroline Withey

Caroline Withey

Programme director - warm homes: social housing fund (WH:SHF) and social housing decarbonisation fund (SHDF)
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mark Wood

Mark Wood

National specification manager
Aico
Sue Young

Sue Young

Executive director of homes and growth
Vico 

2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Sheron Carter

Sheron Carter

Chief executive
Hexagon
Mark Newstead

Mark Newstead

Director of major programmes
L&Q
Paul Norman

Paul Norman

Director of asset strategy
Clarion Housing Group
Emma Richman

Emma Richman

Executive director of operations
Peaks and Plains Housing Trust
Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson

Executive director of assets and sustainability
VIVID

2025 Speakers

Glenn Allum

Glenn Allum

Partner
Campbell Tickell Limited
Lord Richard Best

Lord Richard Best

Member of the House of Lords and chair, Renew Inquiry
Emma Bitting

Emma Bitting

Customer success manager
Switchee
Nic Bliss

Nic Bliss

Campaign director
Stop Social Housing Stigma
Selvin Brown MBE

Selvin Brown MBE

Director, net zero building domestic
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Emma Burton

Emma Burton

Director of asset management and building safety
Bromford
Antonietta Canta

Antonietta Canta

Associate
Arup
Sheron Carter

Sheron Carter

Chief executive
Hexagon
Trina Chakravarti

Trina Chakravarti

Membership director
Healthy Homes Hub
Cecily Church

Cecily Church

Head of Sustainability
Fairhive Homes
Maggie Cornall

Maggie Cornall

Director of operations
Blackpool Coastal Housing
Stewart Davison

Stewart Davison

Proptech Thought Provoker & Strategic Advisor
Elim Housing
Luke Driscoll

Luke Driscoll

Asset management and sustainability director
Hyde Housing
Sara Edmonds

Sara Edmonds

Co-director
National Retrofit Hub
Miatta Fahnbulleh

Miatta Fahnbulleh

Minister for Energy Consumers
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Matthew Golding

Matthew Golding

Relationship manager
AICO
Helene Gosden

Helene Gosden

Associate director
Arup
Marion Gray

Marion Gray

Associate
ECD Architects
Martin Hilditch

Martin Hilditch

Group editor
Inside Housing and Social Housing
Joanne Hiscock

Joanne Hiscock

Head of strategic asset management
Moat Homes
Neil Hope-Collins

Neil Hope-Collins

BSR Policy team lead
HRB building control authority
Charlotte Hopkinson

Charlotte Hopkinson

Head of sustainability and CSR
Grainger
Derek Horrocks

Derek Horrocks

Chair
NHDG
Alison Inman

Alison Inman

Chair
Tpas
John Kolm-Murray

John Kolm-Murray

Domestic decarbonisation manager
Greater London Authority
Barry Lynham

Barry Lynham

Managing director
Knauf Energy Solutions
Melissa Madjitey

Melissa Madjitey

Director, housing consultancy
Savills
Andrew Mellor

Andrew Mellor

Senior partner
PRP
Anna Moore

Anna Moore

CEO
Domna
Priya Nair

Priya Nair

Chief executive
The Housing Finance Corporation
Mark Newstead

Mark Newstead

Director of major programmes
L&Q
Paul Norman

Paul Norman

Director of asset strategy
Clarion Housing Group
Rev James Olanipekun

Rev James Olanipekun

Tenant representative
Jack Ostrofsky

Jack Ostrofsky

Retrofit London programme director
London Councils
Guy Palmer

Guy Palmer

Development director - regeneration & strategic asset management
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
Polly Persechino

Polly Persechino

Head of economy, skills and employment
South London Partnership
Theo Plowman

Theo Plowman

Assistant director of property
British Property Federation
Dr Sarah Price

Dr Sarah Price

Technical advisor
Passivhaus Trust
Emma Richman

Emma Richman

Executive director of operations
Peaks and Plains Housing Trust
Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson

Executive director of assets and sustainability
VIVID
Darren Rodwell

Darren Rodwell

Former leader of London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Will Rutter

Will Rutter

Partner
Winckworth Sherwood
Adam Sanders

Adam Sanders

Technical director 
Riskbase
Russell Smith

Russell Smith

Director
CoreLogic UK
Kath Swindells

Kath Swindells

Deputy features editor
Inside Housing
Lianne Taylor

Lianne Taylor

Director of sustainability
Platform Housing
Sara Telahoun

Sara Telahoun

Associate director
3ADAPT
Russ Timpson

Russ Timpson

Managing director
Tall Building Fire Safety Network (TBFSN)
Dritan Uka

Dritan Uka

Director of strategic asset management
Southern Housing
Helen White

Helen White

Chief executive
Taff Housing
Piers Williamson

Piers Williamson

Chair
Sustainability for Housing
Valesca Wilton-Smith

Valesca Wilton-Smith

Head of Compliance
Poplar HARCA
Richard Young

Richard Young

Technical director
SNG

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