Take a look at the schedule for the Comms and Influencing Conference and Exhibition 2025

8:00am

Registration opens

8:30am

Duration: 35 minutes

9:25am

Opening remarks from the chairs

Duration: 5 minutes

Speakers:

  • Emma Kiddle

    Emma Kiddle
    Settle

  • Matt Rhodes

    Matt Rhodes
    The Hyde Group

9:30am

Duration: 30 minutes

Speaker:

  • Kate Henderson

    Kate Henderson
    National Housing Federation

10:00am

Duration: 45 minutes

Speakers:

  • Luke Tryl

    Luke Tryl
    More in Common

  • Anita Boateng

    Anita Boateng
    Portland & Former Government Special Adviser

  • Pippa Crerar

    Pippa Crerar
    The Guardian

11:00am

Networking break and meet the exhibitors

Duration: 30 minutes

11:30am

Breakout sessions – please select one option

Duration: 40 minutes

Speakers:

  • Theo Bertram

    Theo Bertram
    Social Market Foundation

  • Lucy Grove

    Lucy Grove
    Coin Street

Duration: 40 minnutes

Speakers:

  • Kate Stanley

    Kate Stanley
    FrameWorks UK

  • Frank Soodeen

    Frank Soodeen
    Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)

  • Rhys Moore

    Rhys Moore
    National Housing Federation

Duration: 40 minutes

Speakers:

  • Anne Waterhouse

    Anne Waterhouse
    Wandle Housing Association

  • Matthew Geer

    Matthew Geer
    West Kent Housing Association

  • Patrick Penny-Annang

    Patrick Penny-Annang
    Brent Council

12:20pm

Breakout sessions – please select one option

Duration: 40 minutes

Speaker:

  • Lucy Dixon

    Lucy Dixon
    Karbon Homes

Duration: 40 minutes

Speakers:

  • Steve Hayes

    Steve Hayes
    GreenSquareAccord

  • Molly Boreham

    Molly Boreham
    Tower Hamlets Community Housing

  • Emma Midgley

    Emma Midgley
    Johnnie Johnson Housing

Chair:

  • Ruth Johnston

    Ruth Johnston
    National Housing Federation

Duration: 40 minutes

Speakers:

  • James Calnan

    James Calnan
    Eastlight Community Homes

  • Kai Jackson

    Kai Jackson
    Black Country Housing Group

  • Lauren Dearden
    Onward Homes

  • Andrea Marchetti

    Andrea Marchetti
    SNG

1:00pm

Networking lunch and meet the exhibitors

Duration: 1 hour

2:00pm

Breakout sessions – please select one option

Duration: 40 minutes

Speakers:

  • Tristan Carlyon

    Tristan Carlyon
    National Housing Federation

  • Lisa Naylor

    Lisa Naylor
    Crisis

  • James Kanagasooriam

    James Kanagasooriam
    Focaldata and Onward

Duration: 40 minutes

Speakers:

  • Matt Horwood
    Open for Business

  • Violet Pugh
    Unify

  • Jeni Harvey

    Jeni Harvey
    Rochdale Borough Housing

Chair:

  • Claudia Esseen-Jayes
    National Housing Federation

2:40pm

Networking break and meet the exhibitors

Duration: 25 minutes

3:05pm

Duration: 45 minutes

Speakers:

  • Jonathan Tanner

    Jonathan Tanner
    Rootcause

  • Tara Singh

    Tara Singh
    Burson’s Public Affairs

3:50pm

Duration: 40 minutes

Speakers:

  • David Yelland

    David Yelland
    The Sun

  • Simon Lewis

    Simon Lewis
    Gordon Brown

  • Amanda Coleman

    Amanda Coleman

4:25pm

Chairs’ closing remarks and end of the conference

Duration: 5 minutes

Speakers:

  • Emma Kiddle

    Emma Kiddle
    Settle

  • Matt Rhodes

    Matt Rhodes
    The Hyde Group

4:25pm

Networking reception in exhibition

Duration: 35 minutes