Housing First policy and research

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Andy Burnham

Mayor of Greater Manchester

Kelly Tolhurst MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping & Housing, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Thangam Debbonaire MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Labour Party

Rick Henderson

Chief Executive, Homeless Link

Dr Sam Tsemberis Ph.D

CEO, Pathways Housing First Institute

Andy Bell

Deputy Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health

Amanda Bloxsome

Housing First Best Practice and Partnerships Lead, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Emily Cole

Programme Lead, Greater Manchester Housing First

Matt Downie MBE

Director of Policy and External Affairs, Crisis

Professor Sarah Johnsen

Professorial Fellow, I-SPHERE at Heriot-Watt University

Victoria Kell

Strategic Policy Lead for Homelessness, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Kalvinder Kohli

Head of Service Commissioning - Adult Social Care, Birmingham City Council

Brian Matthews

Housing Commissioning and Partnership Manager, London Borough of Camden

Beatrice Orchard

Head of Policy, Campaigns and Research, St Mungo's

Jo Prestidge

Head of National Practice Development, Homeless Link

Sarah Rowe

Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Justice

Catherine Ryder

Director of Policy and Research, National Housing Federation

Alex Smith

Project Manager - Housing First England, Homeless Link

Vic Stirling

Head of Service, South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA)

Carla Watson

Service Manager, Hightown Housing Association

Jane Murphy

Care & Supported Housing Contracts Manager, Hightown Housing

Talks

Opening plenary: The picture of Housing First in England (ends 11.10am)

03 December 2020, 10:00 AM

Learning from the Housing First pilot areas (ends 2.15pm)

03 December 2020, 01:15 PM

Housing First in the national policy landscape: Playing its part in ending homelessness (ends 3.30pm)

03 December 2020, 02:30 PM

Plenary session: In discussion with Dr Sam Tsemberis - A fireside chat with the originator of the Housing First model (ends 4.30pm)

03 December 2020, 03:45 PM

Plenary session: Housing First not housing alone - Ensuring an integrated approach with health, mental health and addiction services (ends 11.10am)

04 December 2020, 10:00 AM

Closing plenary: What next - Scaling up Housing First in England (ends 4pm)

04 December 2020, 02:50 PM