Board Excellence in Housing 2024 | National Housing Federation | 31 January 2024 | Hilton Manchester Deansgate, 303 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LQ, UK

Join over 400 housing association board members to take stock of the challenges we face. We will learn, debate and share the latest strategic thinking to help you embed change within your organization and deliver your social purpose for residents in these uncertain times.

2024 Speakers

Pamela Leonce
Chair, Inquilab

Wayne Morris
Group Chair, Abri

Terrie Alafat
Chair, Riverside

Jo Allen
Head of Member Relations, National Housing Federation

Mike Amesbury MP
Shadow Minister for Building Safety and Homelessness

Michael Appleby
Managing Director, Altair

Samia Badani
Notting Dale Residents Advisory Board

Ed Barber
External Affairs Manager, National Housing Federation

Roli Barker
Incoming Chair, Jigsaw Homes Group

John Biggs
Board Member, Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association

Richard Blakeway
Housing Ombudsman

Robert Colvile
Director, Centre for Policy Studies

David Cleary
Managing Director and Head of Housing, Lloyds Banking Group

Natalie Daniels
Assistant Director of Housing, Greater London Authority

Davinder Dhillon
Board Member, MTVH

Mike Dunn
Board Member, Places for People

Candida Dutiro
Chair of Resident Governance Committee, Red Kite Community Housing

Nicola Ebdon
Assistant Director of Governance and Regulation, Lincolnshire Housing Partnership

Jacqueline Esimaje-Heath
Board Member, Yorkshire Housing

Jane Everton
Board Member, Newlon Housing Trust

Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani
The Bishop of Chelmsford

Ewan Fulford
Policy Assistant, National Housing Federation

Kevin Garvey
Head of Member Services, National Housing Federation

Tara Gbolade
Board Member, UK Green Building Council

Julia Goldsworthy
Trustee, Crisis

Kathleen Harris-Leighton
Board Member, PA Housing

Matthew Harrison
Chair, South Yorkshire Housing Association

Kate Henderson
Chief Executive, National Housing Federation

James Heneghan
Tenant Scrutiny Panel, Torus

Natalia Hill
Chair, Customer Experience Committee, whg Housing Association

Victoria Hills
Chief Executive, Royal Town Planning Institute

Paul Hocker
Customer Influence Committee, Eastlight Community Homes

Laurence Hodgson
Policy Advisor – Building Safety Regulator, Health and Safety Executive

Angela Holden
Assistant Director of Consumer Regulation, Regulator of Social Housing

Graham Hishmurgh
Managing Director, Altair

Katie Hipkiss
Research Lead, National Housing Federation

Alison Inman
Board Member, Saffron Housing

Penny Jones
Ethical Governance Lead, Zurich Insurance

Luke Jno-Baptiste
Board Member, Mosscare St Vincent’s

Rabina Khan
Writer and former councillor and special advisor; author, My Hair Is Pink Under This Veil

Julie Layton
Chief Executive, Advance

Victoria Moffett
Head of Building and Fire Safety Programmes, National Housing Federation

Rhys Moore
Executive Director of Public Impact, National Housing Federation

Gary Moreton
Chair, WHG

Jess Mullins
Head of Member Relations, National Housing Federation

Alison Navarro
Board Member, Steve Biko Housing Association

Polly Neate
Chief Executive, Shelter

Emily Orme
Board Member, Women’s Pioneer Housing

Sheá Panayi
Risk Consultant, Zurich Insurance

Keiran Pedley
Director of Politics, Ipsos

Reena Purchase
Chair, Arhag

Sue Ramsden
Board Member, Thames Reach Housing

Carol Rosati OBE
Senior Independent Director, Alliance Homes

Emma Richman
Director of Operations, Peaks & Plains Housing Trust

Paul Roberts
Board Members, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

Graham Russell
Chair, Brunelcare

Tim Ryan
Board Member, Jigsaw Homes Group

Nicola Sawford
Chair, CHP

Kanika Selvan
Board Member, Incommunities

Lara Sonola
Board Member, Octavia

Paul Smith
Chair, Weaver Vale Housing Trust

Jane Tabor
Chair, Curo

Kieran Timmins
Chair, Cobalt Housing

Jonathan Walters
Deputy Chief Executive, Regulator of Social Housing

Katy Wilburn
Non-Executive Board Member, Thirteen Group

Trevor Williams
Economist

Nick Yandle
Board Member, Innisfree

Gloria Yang
Board Member, Phoenix Community Housing

2024 Sponsors

• Altair
• Zurich