On 25 June Manchester Central will open its doors to more than 7,600 professionals for the biggest and best attended event in the UK’s housing calendar. After a successful move from Harrogate to Manchester in 2012, the team behind the CIH Housing have spent the last year recreating the exhibition and visitor experience to produce an event that is an absolute must for anyone involved in housing.
2013 is set to be a big year in housing. The potential impact of Welfare Reform, direct payment of housing benefit, Local Authority self-financing and stimulus schemes for new build have been talked about for some time, but over the next 12 months we will see these big changes roll out and change the housing sector in some fundamental ways..
The CIH Housing Conference will address all of the key issues facing the sector, delivering thought-provoking, practical and controversial debate and the very latest thinking and solutions to help you adapt to the changes ahead. This is the national housing event of the year, and the place to be if you want to engage with and learn from some of the best minds in housing.
Leading experts are due to take to the stage including Housing Minister Mark Prisk, Lord David Freud, Lord Michael Heseltine, TCPA Chief Executive Kate Henderson, Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and many more. Pick up a wealth of strategic ideas, hands-on, practical advice and solutions and forecast the future in a range of keynotes, interactive panel discussions and debates.
The conference will focus on four main themes with Growth and Markets offering a better understanding of the economic operating environment, current trends and new markets. Competition and Dynamism will discuss and debate what a healthy competitive provider looks like and the different funding methods, business models and range of products and services on offer. With welfare reform, localism and government cuts changing the relationship between landlord and tenant the Social Impact sessions will explore the way housing professionals currently work and how we can maximise benefit to the communities we work in. The fourth theme, People, will focus on how housing can drive up professional standards, ambitions and skills further with a focus on the real issues that are affecting the industry on the ground right now. These themes have been designed to allow delegates to take away strategies and knowledge that can be applied in their own organisations.