Europe’s largest housing festival returns to Manchester this June with a packed programme of events, conference sessions, learning, debate and networking opportunities for key stakeholders in the sector. Here, LABM takes a look at what visitors can expect from this year’s show.
Ocean Media Group has announced the visitor agenda for Housing 2024, taking place on 25-27th June at Manchester Central. Don’t miss out on your chance to collaborate with 9,000+ sector peers, learn from 350+ speakers and 150+ hours of CPD across six stages on the show floor.
Session highlights include:
- Co-production and how to achieve meaningful power sharing.
- Awaab’s Law: What are the implications for landlords and tenants?
- Integrating retrofit with strategic asset management.
- Managing the impact of the temporary accommodation crisis.
- How will Artificial Intelligence transform the resident experience?
- Minimum energy efficiency standards: improving health outcomes through decarbonisation.
- How can housing move from “not racist” to anti-racist?
- The impact of furniture poverty on tenants’ lives and what we can do about it.
- Where does the climate crisis sit on the political agenda?
Why visit
With a visitor pass you will have the opportunity to access expert-led content including:
- The Tenant and Resident Engagement stage — a dedicated stage on the culture change needed to put tenants at the heart of housing.
- The Unlock Net Zero stage — find practical solutions to accelerate your Net Zero journey.
- The award-winning Fringe stage — involving frank debates on mental health, EDI, the refugee crisis and more.
- PfH Live — learn how smart and strategic procurement can deliver immediate cost savings as well as insightful long-term benefits.
- Stay up to date with solutions that could help you deliver better quality homes and more efficient services. strategic procurement can deliver immediate cost savings as well as insightful long-term benefits.
- The Specialist Housing stream — explore the changing needs of housing not just for older and disabled people but for all groups of people with specialist needs.
- The Knowledge and Insight and stages — stay up to date with solutions that could help you deliver better quality homes and more efficient services.
Networking and industry awards
This year, there are more networking and practical learning opportunities than ever, including:
- Find solutions across the entire supply chain — meet 350+ exhibitors in an inspiring exhibition.
- Bring learning to life on through the study tours, which give you the opportunity to explore a local and innovative development first-hand. Meet the leaders to hear the story of their journey and make connections during the group tour. More details will be available soon.
