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NIFHA Annual Conference

SLIEVE DONARD HOTEL, NEWCASTLE, CO DOWN

NIFHA’s Annual Conference will take place on 15th and 16th June 2022 at the beautiful Slieve Donard Hotel and Conference Centre, Newcastle, Co Down!

Join us for an exciting day and half of topics on the issues impacting the social housing sector across UK and Ireland. This is planned to be our first RETURN TO FACE TO FACE event since the lockdown hit us back in March 2020 so we look forward to a great two-days of discussion and debate and most importantly the personal catch-ups that our sector yearns for!

 Conference Programme

WEDNESDAY 15^TH JUNE

9.30am       Conference Opening

9.45am       THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL HOUSING

Carol McTaggart, CEO, Clanmil Housing

Sean O’Connor, CEO, Tuath Housing

10.40am      RESILIENCE & RECOVERY – PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS

Professor Peter Roberts, Chair, NIHE

Dr John McPeake, Chair, NIFHA

11.10am      BREAK & EXHIBITION VIEWING

11.40am      MANAGING & REVIEWING YOUR HEALTH & SAFETY SYSTEMS

Ryan Dempsey, CEO, TCW

Kieran Colgan, ARK Consultancy

12.20pm      WHY EMPLOYERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE MENTAL HEALTH OF STAFF

David Beeney, Founder, Breaking the Silence

1.05pm      LUNCH & EXHIBITION VIEWING

1.45pm       BREAKOUTS

Mental Health in the Workplace

David Beeney, Breaking the Silence // Niall McAlinden, Thrive with Niall

Common Selection Scheme- Creating Sustainable Communities

Michael Rose, Connect Housing // Donna Matthewson, Apex Housing

How is your organisational governance going?

Frances McCandless, Charity Commission NI // Trudi Creane, DfC

2.35pm       BREAKOUTS

Tenant Engagement and Satisfaction – are we getting things right?

George Elkin, Orbit Housing // Colm McDaid, Supporting Communities NI

Recognising and Supporting Tenants with Mental Health Issues

Jack Moore, Moore Training Services // Shelly Wilson, Action Mental Health

Adapting to Climate Change without Costing the Earth

James Golden, Quigg Golden // Brian Rankin, Dept for Economy

3.15pm       BREAK & EXHIBITION VIEWING

3.45pm       WHAT DOES THE NEW LANDSCAPE MEAN FOR ORGANISATIONS’ LEADERS?

Gera Patel, Partner, Campbell Tickell

Patrick Dunne, award winning author of Boards

4.25pm      HOUSING TOWARDS 2030- TACKLING THE CHALLENGES AHEAD

Grainia Long, CEO, NIHE

Minister Deirdre Hargey, Minister for Housing DfC

5.00pm       END DAY 1

7.00pm       DRINKS RECEPTION

7.45pm       CONFERENCE DINNER / ENTERTAINMENT

10.00pm    NETWORKING

THURSDAY 16^TH JUNE

10.00am      Conference Opening

10.05am      The CLIMATE ISSUE – HAVE YOU COPPED ON OR COPPED OUT?

Dr Oliver Kinnane, Programme Director, UCD

Chris Martin, Head of Sustainability, Danske Bank

Emer Rafferty, NI Climate Change Ambassador to COP26

10.55am      HOW HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS CAN SUPPORT DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS

Jennifer Anderson, Group Protection Liaison Manager, Wheatley Group

Sharon Burnett, CEO, Causeway & Mid Ulster Women’s Aid

11.35am      BREAK & EXHIBITION VIEWING

12.05pm      HOUSING ACROSS THE ISLAND OF IRELAND

Professor Paddy Gray, Professor Emeritus in Housing, Ulster University

Tina Mistry, Relationship Manager, AICO

John O’Connor, CEO, Irish Commission on Housing

1.10 pm      CONFEFRENCE CLOSING REMARKS

1.20pm       CONFERENCE END

The event will attract Housing Association Chief Executives, Board Members, Senior & Middle Management Teams, Tenant Representatives plus HA partners from a range of supply sectors. It will also attract representatives from NIHE and DfC.

An event not to be missed.

 

DELEGATES PLEASE NOTE THE HOTEL BOOKING DETAILS BELOW. YOU ARE ADVISED TO MAKE HOTEL BOOKINGS ASAP AS ROOM NUMBERS WILL BE LIMITED. AT TIME OF HOTEL BOOKING PLEASED CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE ATTENDING NIFHA CONFERENCE

Slieve Donard

Tel:  028 4372 1010 (contact Nora Hanna) Email: conf@sdh.hastingshotels.com

Single B&B £105

Double / Twin B&B £160

 

Burrendale Hotel

Tel: 028 4372 2599 (contact Fiona O’Hare) Email: marketing@burrendale.com

Single B&B from £80

Double / Twin B&B from £120

(NB: bookings at Burrendale require £50 deposit per room at time of booking, this is non-transferable and non-refundable). However Burrendale have confirmed that in the event that the event is cancelled for covid related reasons, deposits will be transferrable to a rearranged event date)

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