Get insights from government and industry experts
Hear from the people driving change across the housing sector. With 300+ speakers, the HOMES UK programme brings together senior voices from housing associations and local authorities, alongside government and regulators, industry leaders, developers, asset managers, and experts in areas such as building safety, data and digital, sustainability, and procurement.
With strong representation from frontline practitioners and residents’ voices, the programme blends strategic insight with practical case studies and real-world delivery experience—giving you ideas, and practical solutions.
2026 speakers
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Nick Coombe
Head of service support prevention & protection
London Fire Brigade
Sarah Elliott
Chief executive
Shelter
Rachel Fisher
Chief executive
RTPI
Dame Judith Hackitt
Author
Building a Safer Future
Greg Jackson
Chief executive
Octopus Energy
Kai Jackson
Special membership project lead
Tpas
Chantelle John
Community forum chair
London Fire Brigade
Mehri Khosravi
Energy and carbon senior research fellow
University of East London
Kate Markey
Chief executive
Nationwide Foundation
Lara Oyedele
Chief executive
Black on Board
Stephanie Pollitt
Programme director, housing
BusinessLDN
2025 keynote speakers
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Cllr Anthony Okereke
Leader, Royal Borough of Greenwich and executive member for communities
London Councils
Clive Betts
MP for Sheffield South East deputy chair of the Public Accounts Committee
Richard Blakeway
Housing Ombudsman
Selvin Brown MBE
Director, net zero building domestic
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tom Copley
Deputy mayor for housing and residential development
Greater London Authority
Helen Fisher
Director, cladding safety scheme
Homes England
Geeta Nanda
Expert panel member
Homewards
Setareh Neshati
Director of regeneration and development - delivery and operations
Westminster City Council
Amanda Newton
Chief executive
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
John Palmer
Deputy director, operations
Building Safety Regulator
Becky Ritchie
Head of sustainability
Clarion Housing Group
Dominic Watters @SingleDadSW
Lived experience fuel and food poverty speaker and writer, founder
Food is Care