Partnerships and collaborative working

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

Rick Henderson

Chief Executive, Homeless Link

Andy Bell

Deputy Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health

Amanda Bloxsome

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

Shamara Campbell-Richards

Housing First Strategy and Partnership manager, Single Homeless Project (SHP)

Emily Cole

Programme Lead, Greater Manchester Housing First

Dave Hunter

Partnerships Manager - North, Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM)

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

Tracey Longworth

Housing Support Manager, Almond Housing Association

Jo Prestidge

Head of National Practice Development, Homeless Link

Sarah Rowe

Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Justice

Carla Watson

Service Manager, Hightown Housing Association

Suzannah Young

Policy Officer, National Housing Federation

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

Partnerships: The key to Housing First (ends 12.25pm)

03 December 2020, 11:25 AM

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

03 December 2020, 01:15 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

Being a housing first landlord - with discussion rooms (ends 2.35pm)

04 December 2020, 01:30 PM