01 May 2007

The Housing Forum National Conference 18th April 2007

The presentations for The Housing Forum's National Conference are now available here

Welcome and Introduction

Steve Lidgate, Conference Chairman and retiring Chairman, The Housing Forum

The Customer Driven Strategy - The Major Housing Issues and Input to the Callcutt Review

John Callcutt, Chairman, The Callcutt Review of Housebuilding Delivery
Keynote Speeches - The Industry's Perspective
Roger Madelin, Chief Executive, Argent Group PLC
David Cowans, Chief Executive, Places for People
Tony Wilson, Partner, Livesey/Wilson Associates

Ministerial Address

Rt. Hon. Yvette Cooper M.P. Minister for Housing and Planning

Taking the Callcutt Review forward

Conference Discussion with John Callcutt facilitated by Shelagh Grant, Chief Executive of The Housing Forum

Workshops:

Workshop 1: Problem solving in the Existing Stock - Gateways to the Asset Management Process Toolkit

Chair: Dave Smith, Managing Director, Wates Construction Ltd.
Speaker:
Paul Greenwood, Best Practice Director, United House

Workshop 2: Skills and Sustainability - Raising the Game

Chair: Steve Lidgate, Conference Chairman and retiring Chairman, The Housing Forum
Speakers:
Lynsey Hanley, Author of "Estates, An Intimate History".
Chris Jones, Head of Training, HBG UK Ltd.
Peter Lobban, Chief Executive, ConstructionSkills

Workshop 3: Sustainability in Products and Supply

Chair: Matt Nichols, Business Development Director, Wolseley Ltd.
Speakers:
Tim Pollard, General Manager - Sustainable Business Center, Wolseley Ltd.
John Tebbit, Industry Affairs Director, Construction Products Association

Workshop 4: Managing for Energy Conscious Communities

Chair: Barry Munday, Chairman, PRP Architects
Speakers:
Sue Innes, Director of Sustainability, Constructing Excellence
Brian Johnson, Chief Executive, CityWest Homes
Max Richardson, RSL Business Development Manager, Solarcentury

Workshop 5: Financing the Sustainable Vision

Chair: Jeffrey Adams, Group Chief Executive, United House
Speakers:
Yolande Barnes, Research Director, Savills
Peter Chapman, Director, Tribal Consulting

Workshop 6: Achieving the Vision - Land, Planning and Design

Chair: David Birkbeck, Chief Executive, Design for Homes
Speakers:
Kelvin MacDonald, Director (Policy and Research), Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
Professor James Woudhuysen, Professor of Forecasting and Innovation, De Montfort University
Rob Shaw, Director (Policy and Projects), Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA)

Keynote Presenter

Lynsey Hanley Author of "Estates, An Intimate History"

Question Time

Chair:
Andrew Carpenter, Business Development Director, Constructing Excellence
Panel:
David Cowans, Chief Executive, Places for People
Melanie Howard, Director, The Future Foundation
Jeremy Leggett, Founder and CEO, Solarcentury
Professor James Woudhuysen, Professor of Forecasting and Innovation, De Montfort University

Launch of an exciting new training initiative 'Construction Legacy - London'

Speakers:
Peter Lobban, Chief Executive, ConstructionSkills
Sarah Ebanja, Deputy CEO and Group Director, London Development Agency (LDA)
Kate Chester, Employment, Training and Business Enterprise Manager, East Thames Group

Concluding Speech: Living the Vision

Speaker:
Andy von Bradsky, Director, PRP Architects

Author: Colm Quinn

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