ICYMI: CIH and NHF team up for new flagship conference

If you’ve missed the news, CIH has teamed up with the National Housing Federation (NHF) to launch a brand-new event called The Housing Community Summit.

Here’s a quick round-up of what you need to know about the new flagship conference.

The details: 

• The Housing Community Summit is a collaboration between CIH and the NHF
• The event will be held at the ACC in Liverpool
• It will take place across two days, on 9-10 September, 2024
• In attendance will be some of the sector’s biggest stakeholders, most influential politicians, and housing leaders and practitioners
• CIH members will be able to attend free of charge
• Over 300 people have already signed up since the event was announced on 5 October
• The event will be the most collaborative in housing.

What people have said:

• “Bringing together our two organisations to create this flagship event for the housing sector will provide all housing professionals and partners with the opportunity to come together to hear from top class speakers from across the sector, government, politics and beyond” — Gavin Smart, CEO, CIH 
• “This is a hugely exciting moment for the social housing sector. Collaboration will be at the heart of this event – not just between the NHF and CIH, but between a wider range of stakeholders, politicians and residents. It will be our whole housing community, under one roof” — Kate Henderson, CEO, NHF
• “Brilliant news, a perfect opportunity to help the sector ensure it is diverse and inclusive addressing the imbalances at board and senior levels to ensure the housing sector reflects the communities they represent” — Lynne Nicholls, chair, First Brick Housing (via X)
• “Fantastic news; this will be a fantastic event and in my home city too. Well done Chartered Institute of Housing and National Housing Federation” — Helen Reddington, director of home ownership, Riverside (via LinkedIn)
• “Fantastic news and great that its [sic] in Liverpool and staying in the North West” — Jordan Tyms, new homes manager, Aspire Housing (Via LinkedIn)
• “Genuinely fab news, it will be great to have an event with everyone under one roof…let’s change the dial!” — Branwen Evans, group director of sustainability and policy, National Housing Federation (Via LinkedIn) 

The vision, the plan, the practice: 

• Visit The Housing Community Summit website 
• Find out more about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities