Main Stage
10.00 Welcome Address
Efficiency North Chair Jackie Axelby MBA, MBE and Harry Gration MBE will set the scene on the state of the housing sector in our region.
10.10 Opening doors in Yorkshire & Humber
Efficiency North Chief Executive Lee Parkinson on how the organisation is creating opportunities for landlords and communities.
10.30 Apprenticeships and Training
Panel Debate: Hosted by Harry Gration MBE, with senior representation from CITB; Martyn Price MBE, Chair of CCATF; Richard Hinchliffe, Board Director EN:Able Futures; Ian Billyard, Chair, EN:Able Communities CIO Board of Trustees; Lee Parkinson, Chief Executive, Efficiency North.
11.30 Affordable New Housing
Panel Debate: Hosted by Harry Gration MBE, with senior representation from Homes England; Nick Winney, Walker Morris LLP; George Paterson, Group Director of Assets, Together Housing Group, Vice Chair, Efficiency North; Lee Parkinson, Chief Executive, Efficiency North.
12.30 - 13.30 BUFFET LUNCH
14.20 PLENARY KEYNOTE speaker TBA
14.45 SOCIAL VALUE AWARDS PRESENTATION introduced by Harry Gration MBE
15.15 CLOSING COMMENTS Efficiency North Chair Jackie Axelby MBA, MBE
Brain Gym
Give your housing mental muscle a thorough workout in our pacey programme of 15-minute knowledge-sharing and innovation workshops.
10.30 Unlocking land, delivering new homes EN:Able Build’s unique approach to land development to supply affordable new homes. TBA
10.50 The anatomy of a land led deal Kevin Knott, New Build Manager and Lauren Riley, Programme Manager, EN:Able Build
11.10 The Faraday Case: could this put the brakes on land led deals? Richard Butterworth, Senior Associate, Walker Morris LLP
11.30 Extinction Rebellion What can Social Housing do to help reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025? Bobby Chakravarthy, Arcus Partner and Head of Architecture; David Kemp, Sustainability & Growth, Procure Plus
11.50 The Good, The Bad and the Future - Crib Lane
Case study of the challenges of managing a high rise estate in Calderdale, demolition and future new build. George Paterson, Together Housing Group; Darren Payne, Client Services Director, Rhodar; Julie Smith, Employers Agent, SDA Consulting; Kevin Knott, New Build Manager
12.10 Waste to Wealth How can organisations make the most out of precious resources, waste as little as possible and find ways of turning the waste we do create into new wealth? Elizabeth Edgington, Environment Lead, BITC
12.30 BUFFET LUNCH
13.00 Yorkshire First What’s made the EN:Able Futures Shared Apprenticeship Service the largest and most successful SAS operating in the UK today? Led by Julie Deeley, Head of Operations, EN:Able Futures
13.20 Grow Your Own Talent Is there a better way to cultivate your future workforce now, working with your supply chain through the Academy model? Led by CEG with one of their apprentices TBA
13.40 The Only Way is Up How construction employment and training can make social mobility a reality by offering a step up the ladder for disadvantaged communities. Introducing the new Humber Construction Hub. Paul Mitchell, Social Value Manager, EN:Able Futures; Nigel Hollington, Training/Site Manager, Humber Construction Hub
14.00 How to Max Out on Credit EN:Procure’s new Social Value Credits and how to make the most of the new system to benefit your organisation and tenant communities. Led by Simeon Perry, Head of Operations, EN:Able Communities CIO; James Haigh, Community Investment Manager, Yorkshire Housing; Peter Jordan, Communities Director, Newground