Day One | Thursday, 20 February 2025
8:30
Housekeeping
8:45
Welcome to Country
9:00
Chairperson’s Welcoming Address
Wendy Hayhurst, CEO, Community Housing Industry Association
HAFF Round One and Australia’s Housing Future
9:10
How is Housing Australia helping CHPs and developers deliver affordable homes?
Scott Langford, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Australia
9:40
What is the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council’s role, and what does it see as the critical factors to making progress?
Susan Lloyd Hurwitz, Chair, National Housing Supply and Affordability Council
10:10
Morning Tea
10:45
Keynote: Why a “Big” Vision for Affordable Housing is Mission Possible
Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director, The Australia Institute
Supportive Housing
11:15
Panel: Designing specialist housing for young people
Facilitator:
Shorna Moore, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Melbourne City Mission
and Coordinator, Home Time Campaign
Panellists:
Lisa Dalla-Zuanna, Executive Officer, Melbourne City Mission Housing
TBC, Home Time Youth Advocate
12:00
Panel: What is Housing First and how can we encourage its adoption?
Facilitator:
Kate Colvin, Chief Executive Officer, Homelessness Australia
Panellists:
Danielle McAllister, DDG Policy, Performance and First Nations, Department of Housing and Public Works
Leah Watkins, Senior Advisor Supportive Housing Impact and Advocacy, Housing Choices Australia
Tina Ugle, Managing Director, Noongar Mia Mia, Director, NATSIHA (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association)
Regional and Remote Housing
11:15
Revitalising regional NSW through meaningful partnerships
Dan Lincoln, Head of Development and Growth, Hume Community Housing
Megan Nugent, Director Commercial and Partnerships, Homes NSW
12:00
Panel: Stimulating investment in regional and remote affordable housing
Charles Northcote, Chief Executive Officer, BlueCHP
12:45
Lunch
Financing New Stock
2:00
Using SPVs to deliver social and affordable housing
Facilitator:
Bill Dunbar, Gate Xero
Panellists:
Andrew Wise, Advisory, Polis Partners
Shaun Whittaker, Partner, Hall & Willcox
Build-to-Rent-to-Buy
2:00
Exploring the Potential of Build-to-Rent-to-Buy Models
Hal Pawson, Professor Housing Research and Policy, Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
Nathan Dal Bon, Chief Executive Officer, Community Housing Canberra
2:30
Interactive Roundtables
Roundtable A – Get on board the modular Movement to build homes faster
Explore how you can use modular construction to deliver homes for your clients
Nicholas O'Neill, Managing Director, Moov Modular
Roundtable B – Introducing SIGMAH: a calculator for quantifying the social and economic benefits of affordable housing projects in Australia
Professor Andi Nygaard, Director Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
Roundtable C – Mitigating construction and project delivery risks through best practice contractor selection, contract development, and stakeholder engagement
Roundtable D – Appealing to a new generation of renters through smart technology that reduces emissions and saves costs
3:30
Afternoon Tea
Regeneration
4:00
Delivering great homes in places people want to live
Danny Dracic, Chief Executive Officer, Community Housing Ltd.
4:30
What difference can a strong BTR sector make to Australia’s housing crisis?
Francesca Muskovic, National Policy Director, Property Council of Australia
5:00
Chairperson's Closing Address
5:15
Networking Drinks and End of Day One
Day Two | Friday, 21 February 2025
8:30
Housekeeping
8:35
Chairperson's Welcoming Address
8:45
Federal Keynote
Invited:
Australian Government
The Role of the States
9:15
Government Panel: Our role in meeting the housing needs of lower income renters?
Rebecca Pinkstone, Chief Executive Officer, Homes NSW
Nicholas Dowie, Assistant Secretary – Housing Strategy Branch, Department of Treasury
10:00
Keynote: Supercharging the community housing sector to address housing affordability
Adrian Harrington, NSW State Chair, Housing All Australians
10:30
Morning Tea
ESG, Sustainability, and Great Design
11:00
Panel: Building better to deliver affordable and sustainable homes for all Australians
Facilitator:
Alison Scotland, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council
Panellists:
Davina Rooney, Chief Executive Officer, Green Building Council of Australia
Helen Oakey, Chief Executive Officer, Renew
Dr Gill Armstrong, Program Impacts Manager, Climateworks Centre
Jane Cassidy, National President, Australian Institute of Architects
11:50
What does local government need to enable the delivery of affordable housing?
Facilitator:
Amy Crawford, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)
Panellists:
Amanda Robbins, Managing Director, Equity Economics & Development Partners
12:35
Community Integration Case Study: Midtown Mac Park
Chris Bratchford, Executive Housing, Mission Australia Housing
Davina Lomas, General Manager Operations, Mission Australia Housing
Innovative Affordable Housing Models
11:00
Panel: Demonstrating how Community Land Trusts are a viable model for affordable housing in Australia
Louise Crabtree-Hayes, Professorial Research Fellow, Western Sydney University’s Institute for Culture and Society
Genevieve Murray, Lecturer in Architecture, University of Sydney
Kerry Pearse, Project Lead, Waterfall Way CLT
11:45
Panel: What's the role of smaller CHOs?
Facilitator:
Simon Moore, Managing Director, Moore Advisory
Panellists:
Evan Nunn, Chief Executive Officer, Accordwest
Aidan Lang, Chief Executive Officer, Access Community Housing
12:30
Defining Affordable Housing – impacts on practice, tenant outcomes and financial feasibility
Humair Ahmad, Director, Community and Affordable Housing Branch
Strategy Policy and Regulation Division, Homes NSW
Sarah Toohey, Chief Executive Officer, CHIA Victoria
1:05
Lunch
The Power of Partnerships
2:05
Cultivating strong partnerships with State Government development agencies
Brian Motz, Chief Commercial Officer, Housing Choices Australia
James Henry, General Manager - Property Development, Housing Choices Australia
2:35
What makes a good CHP partnership?
Leonie King, Chief Executive Officer, City West Housing
Andrew McAnulty, Chief Executive Officer, Link Wentworth
Paul Coe, Chief Executive Officer, Birribee Housing
3:05
Afternoon Tea
3:30
Case Study: How has the HAFF enabled affordable housing providers to partner together on a major project?
What Legacy Does the Housing Sector Want to Leave?
4:00
Panel: Hopes and Aspirations for the Sector in 10 Years
Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation Housing
Maree McKenzie, Chief Executive Officer, Homes North Community Housing
Liz Thomas, Managing Director, Common Equity Housing Limited (CEHL)
Rebecca Oelkers, Chief Executive Officer, BHC Creating Liveable Communities