We are currently asking for people who are interested in speaking to get in touch with us. Over 300 people attended last year’s conference. This is a great opportunity to promote the work of your organisation and share your knowledge with the sector.

We are always grateful for the enthusiastic support we get for this conference. Contact our production team directly at evelyn.williams@housing.org.uk to express your interest in speaking. Please reach out by Friday 31 January to be considered.

What specifically are we looking for?

The Housing Governance Conference covers a range of topics. But we are particularly interested in people who can speak about the following:

Inspections
Using feedback from regulatory inspections to improve services.

Mergers
Examples of resident engagement with mergers.

Artificial intelligence (AI)
Governance teams supporting the use of AI to increase efficiency.

Culture
Effective ways for the board to track culture within an organisation.

Resident engagement and tenant voice
Ways of including tenant voice in formal governance structures.

Board recruitment and effectiveness
Undertaking an effective board review and good practice on board recruitment.

Partnerships and corporate projects
Examples of successful partnership projects in the sector and lessons learned – setting up for profit organisations or repairs subsidiaries.

EDI
The role of governance in supporting EDI integration within the organisation.

Fraud
Ways to avoid tenancy fraud in the sector.

Other things to consider:

You only need to express your interest in speaking initially but it will help to have considered the following:

Content – what you want to convey to an audience at the Housing Governance Conference

Speaker – is it you, a colleague or another stakeholder who wishes to speak.

Audience – who would benefit most from your contribution.

Takeaway – what you want your audience to learn from you.