Event Details

Event:

Housing Forum Conference 2006- London

Address:

Britannia International Hotel
163 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9SJ

Telephone: 020 7712 0100
Email: res712@britanniahotels.com
Web: http://www.britanniahotels.com/hotel_home.asp?Page=103

Date:

10 May 2006

Overview:

PROGRAMME

9.00 Registration and coffee

9.30 Welcome & Introduction
Steve Lidgate, Chairman, The Housing Forum

9.45 The Housing Forum and Constructing Excellence -moving forward together
Bob White, Chief Executive, Constructing Excellence

10.00 Achieving a Sustainable Community Focus
Wayne Hemingway, Chairman, Building for Life
Tim Stonor, Managing Director, Space Syntax
Stephen Hill, Beyond Green

11.30 Coffee

12.00 Customer Driven Strategy for Housing Development
John Callcutt, Chief Executive, English Partnerships

12.30 Ministerial Keynote address:
Yvette Cooper MP, Minister for Housing and Planning

1.00 LUNCH

2.00 Workshops - New Strategies for Housing Development:
Improving Customer Preferences
Chair: Barry Munday, Chairman, PRP Architects
Speakers: Mary Parsons, Regional Director of Business Development, Places for People
Prof. James Barlow, Imperial College
Graeme Dodds, Business Development Director, George Wimpey Ltd.

Increasing Land - Improving Planning and Regulation
Chair: Steve Lidgate, Chairman, The Housing Forum
Speakers: Prof. James Woudhuysen
John Stewart, Director of Economic Affairs, Home Builders Federation

Innovation in Housing Supply and Production
Chair: David Birkbeck, Chief Executive, Design for Homes
Speakers: James Pickard, Director, Cartwright Pickard Architects
Steff Wright, Chief Executive, Gusto Homes

Long Term Community Management
Chair: June Barnes, Chief Executive, East Thames Group
Speakers: Malcolm Dodds, Research Director, Constructing Excellence
Mike Turner, Business Development Director, Ian Williams Ltd
Phil Morgan, Chief Executive, TPAS

Improving the Existing Stock
Chair: Dave Smith, Managing Director London, Wates Construction Ltd.
Speakers: Paul Greenwood, Best Practice Director, United House Ltd
John Kiely, Director, Savills
Paul Hetherington, Managing Director, Alumasc Interior Buildings Products Ltd

Collaboration in Procurement and Supply Chain Integration
Chair: David Mosey, Partner, Trowers and Hamlins, ODPM National Change Agent for Capital Works
Speakers: Clive Clowes, Head of Procurement, The Housing Corporation
Mary Bennell, Director of Procurement and Assets, AmicusHorizon Group

3.15 Coffee/ Tea

3.30 Sustainable Training for Sustainable Communities
Chair: Mike Bialyj, Field Director, ConstructionSkills
Speakers: Peter Caffry, Training and Development Coordinator, Sunderland City Council
Richard Macfarlane, Consultant
Nev Wells, Regeneration Manager, Whitefriars Housing Group
Phil Boardman, Managing Director, Derwent Builds Ltd

5.00-7.00 RECEPTION sponsored by ConstructionSkills

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The event is free to Housing Forum members and a supply chain guest. We would like to make sure that all Housing Forum members avail themselves of their free places as soon as possible. These cannot be reserved in the event that members might wish to register later. For other delegates the cost is £275 plus VAT.

Organisers:

The Housing Forum
Warwick House
25 Buckingham Palace Rd
London
SW1W 0PP
020 7592 1100
housing.forum@constructingexcellence.org.uk
http://www.housingforum.org.uk

Contact Information:

For all booking queries, please contact Fia Holmstrom or Michele Kane on events@constructingexcellence.org.uk or Tel: 0207 592 1100

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