Take a look at the schedule for the Comms and Influencing Conference and Exhibition 2026
8:30am
Registration opens
9:30am
Opening remarks from the chair
Duration: 10 minutes
Location: County Suite
Chair:
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Rhys Moore
National Housing Federation
9:40am
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: County Suite
Speakers:
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Kate Henderson
National Housing Federation -
Danny Thorpe
Clarion Housing Group -
Issy Bull
New Economics Foundation
Chair:
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Rhys Moore
National Housing Federation
10:20am
Duration: 35 minutes
Location: County Suite
Speakers:
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Natalie Tate
Joseph Rowntree Foundation -
Emma Slade Edmondson
Good Form -
Jack Airey
Public First -
Emma Kiddle
Settle
Chair:
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Rhys Moore
National Housing Federation
10:55am
Networking break and meet the exhibitors
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Thames Suite
11:25am
Breakout sessions – please select one option
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Westminster
Speakers:
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Joe Dundas
West Midlands Combined Authority -
Hannah Jowett
Yorkshire Housing
Chair:
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Jo Allen
Harrogate Flower Fund Homes / National Housing Federation
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Thames 1&2
Speakers:
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Kate Hartley
Polpeo -
Kevin Garvey
National Housing Federation -
Rebecca Fitzgerald
Curo
Chair:
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Sonia Johal Squires
Citizen
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: County Suite
Speakers:
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Jeni Harvey
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing -
Nick Cullen
PA Housing
12:15pm
Breakout sessions – please select one option
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Westminster
Speakers:
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Alex Diner
National Housing Federation -
Ed Thomas
Housing Plus Group
Chair:
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Bethan Buck
National Housing Federation
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: County Suite
Speakers:
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Matt Rhodes
The Hyde Group -
Emma Kiddle
Settle -
Jon Reeves
Amplius
Chair:
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Jess Mullins
National Housing Federation
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: Thames 1&2
Speakers:
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Steve Hayes
GreenSquareAccord -
Nicki Kirkup
NCHA -
Mike Carhart-Harris
Magna Housing
Chair:
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Claudia Esseen-Jayes
National Housing Federation
12:55pm
Duration: 55 minutes
Location: Thames Suite
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Thames 1&2
Speakers:
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Alex Diner
National Housing Federation -
Natalie Tate
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
1:55pm
Breakout sessions – please select one option
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: County Suite
Speakers:
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John Greaves
Places for People -
Paul Smith
Elim Housing
Chair:
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Sarauniya Shehu
Southwark Council
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Thames 1&2
Speakers:
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Charlotte Humble
Karbon Homes -
Jennifer Sproul
Institute of Internal Communications -
Lindsay Garfitt-Brown
Vico Homes -
Lorna Parsons
Poplar
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: Westminster
Speakers:
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Fiona Capel
whg -
Monique Duchen
EMH
Chair:
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Cara Green
National Housing Federation
2:30pm
Networking break and meet the exhibitors
Duration: 25 minutes
Location: Thames Suite
2:55pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: County Suite
Speakers:
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Emma Midgley
Golden Lane -
Lydia Stockdale
Eastlight Homes -
Theo Plowman
Abri
Chair:
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Jeni Harvey
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
3:35pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Location: County Suite
Speakers:
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Rhys Moore
National Housing Federation -
Simon Henig
Stephenson Mohl -
Mairi MacRae
Shelter
Chair:
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Jeni Harvey
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
4:15pm
Duration: 5 minutes
Chairs:
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Rhys Moore
National Housing Federation -
Jeni Harvey
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
4:20pm
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Thames Suite