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UK CONFERENCE
21 MAY 2019 • BIRMINGHAM

9.00 Arrive 1.30 Sub-plenary 1: Five years of the UK Social Value Bank: how to use social value to
demonstrate the value of community investment
9.30 Opening remarks Sheila Maxwell, Community Regeneration Officer, Link Group
Andrew van Doorn, CE, HACT Mary Kathryn Adams, Deputy Chief Executive, HACT
James Williams, Head of Social Impact, HACT
9.50 The future of civil society: where do housing associations fit?
Asif Afridi: Panel member, independent inquiry into the future of civil society, Sub-plenary 2: The inside story of GUAC’s Communities that Work campaign
and Deputy CEO, Brap Lynsey Sweeney, Managing Director, GUAC
Jon Fisher, Chair of Board, GUAC
10.30 Panel discussion: Can community investment deliver resident involvement?
Jenny Osborne, CEO, Tpas Sub-plenary 3: Using social investment to deliver community investment outcomes
Charlie Norman, CEO, MSV Jules Tompkins, Investment Manager, Community Impact Partnership
Rachel Honey-Jones, Head of Community Regeneration, Newydd HA Helen Wilson, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Projects, Clarion Futures
Andrew van Doorn, CE, HACT (Chair)
2.30
Afternoon workshops
11.10 Break Changing the national discourse around housing to include community investment
Speakers tbc
11.30 Morning workshops
How do we support Boards to become champions of community investment? How can procurement drive and deliver community investment priorities?
Gary Fulford, Group Chief Executive, WHG (tbc) Barry Malki, Head of Communities, HACT
Jon Fisher, Head of Communities, Sovereign Alison Wilkinson, Group Customer Development Manager, Mears
Jennifer Dykes, Board member, Sovereign Gary Jackson, Group Director Marketing, Comms & Customer Success, Mears

Stepping into the spotlight: youth engagement and the Spotlight Centre Sharing social impact measurement skills
Daniel Rose, Director, Spotlight Sheila Maxwell, Community Regeneration Officer, Link Group

How can we use and collect evidence to shape community investment services? How can we upskill frontline staff to deliver community investment?
Dr Frances Harkin, Insight Lead, HACT (Chair) Helen Scott, Performance and Evaluation Manager, Wheatley

Developing community investment’s approach to professional development Panel discussion: How to deliver community investment in a diverse cultural climate
Val Harris, ESB Tim O’Malley, Community Development Manager, Clanmil
Nicky Gelder, Community Investment Manager, Hexagon Sahil Khan, Head of Gateway and Community Services, Catalyst
Debbie Larner, Head of Practice, CIH (tbc) Lyn Mangisi, Community Development Officer, Radian
Julie Haywood, Director of Community Investment, WHG (Chair)

12.30 Lunch: meet your network lead session 3.30 Break

3.45 How do we ensure community investment is at the core of social housing?

Sally Thomas, Chief Executive, SFHA

This conference has been sponsored by:

21 May 2019
The Rowton Hotel
145 Alcester Street
B12 0PJ Birmingham