North West Housing LIN Annual Conference - Warrington

'Great Expectations'

Following on from the great success of last year's event (opens new window) and the National Housing LIN Conference (opens new window), this event is sure to be equally popular; the programme features keynote specialists from across the sector and workshops to discuss current issues and trends.

Thanks to Keepmoat (opens new window), the event will be free to attend.

• 09.00 Registration and Refreshments
• 09.30 Chairs' welcome and introduction - Jeremy Porteus, Director of Housing LIN
• 09.45 Keynote session - Lifelong Homes - Paula Broadbent, Retirement Solutions Director, Keepmoat
• 10.15 Keynote session - Where Public & Private Sectors Intersect: Closing the Divisions to Address a Common Need - Pete Gladwell, Business Development Manager, Legal and General
• 10.45 Refreshment break/exhibition
• 11.15 Workshops x 3
  • Healthy Homes Oldham - Nigel Bank, Group Sustainability Director at Keepmoat and John Rooney, Head of Housing, Response Services & Districts, Oldham Council

  • The Changing Face of Older People's Living - Amanda Ellwood, Dave Evans and Sarah Houghton Grimshaw

  • Engaging with BME communities in Extra Care, Shrewsbury Street experience - Brian Allen, Manager, Older People Services, Independent Living Team, Trafford Housing Trust and Sadia Akram, Associate Consultant, PDW

• 12.45 Lunch /Exhibition
• 13.45 Welcome - Recap of the first half of the day - Jeremy Porteus, Director, Housing LIN
• 14.00 Keynote session - PHE Housing and Health lead - Gill Leng , Public Health Englad
• 14.30 Keynote session - The Challenges and Opportunities relating to the provision of older persons housing - Elizabeth Sealey, Older People's Housing and Domestic Abuse Policy, Homelessness and Support Division, DCLG
• 15.00 Panel Debate - Pete Gladwell, Nigel Banks, Gill Leng, John Rooney, Mike Watson, Jacqui Walsh HCA, Alex Walker COO Central Lancs CCG, Paula Broadbent
• 16.00 Closing remarks - Jeremy Porteus, Director, Housing LIN

Priority is given to delegates within the North West region

Tickets to the workshops will be allocated on a 'first come, first serve' basis when you collect your name badge at the registration desk on the morning of the conference.

We would therefore be grateful if you could take a close look at the programme and decide which two you would like to attend in advance.

Workshops details:

1. Healthy Homes Oldham - Nigel Bank, Group Sustainability Director at Keepmoat and John Rooney, Head of Housing, Response Services & Districts, Oldham Council
   John will give a brief summary of the approach taken by Oldham Council and partners to improve the housing offer for older people and improve the health of wellbeing of residents. Nigel Banks will then outline further details of the award-winning Warm Homes Oldham scheme, which was the first payments by results scheme in the country to address fuel poverty and assisted 2,200 people in its first two years.
   Originally a Town Planner, John has had a varied career in local government, including experience in regeneration, community safety, neighbourhood management, emergency planning, housing and planning. He is currently Head of Housing, Response Services and Districts at Oldham Council and is a member of SOLACE and Vice Chair of the Greater Manchester Housing Officers Group.
2. Your Housing Group - Mike Watson, Director of Older People's Services
3. Engaging with BME communities in Extra Care, Shrewsbury Street experience - PDW,Trafford Housing Trust (provisional)

Important notice: the conference is provided free of charge to those registered in advance to attend and who subsequently attend. However, we reserve the right to charge those who register and subsequently fail to attend for the full cost of a conference place. This is due to the LIN incurring irrecoverable costs based on numbers of those registered in advance to attend. Non-attenders will be invoiced and pursued for payment. By registering you unreservedly accept these terms and conditions. The cost of this conference is £150 plus VAT per head.

Thanks to our Keepmoat (opens new window), the event will be free to attend.

Other sponsors/exhibitors include: