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
The role State and Territory Governments play in responding to the housing crisis
Inviting:
NSW Government
9:40
How is Housing Australia helping CHPs and developers deliver affordable homes?
Inviting:
Scott Langford, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Australia
10:10
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
10:40
Morning Tea
11:10
Keynote: Why a “Big” Vision for Affordable Housing is Mission Possible
Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director, The Australia Institute
Supportive Housing
11:40
Designing supportive housing for young people
12:10
Panel: What is Housing First and how can we encourage its adoption?
Regional and Remote Housing
11:40
Revitalising regional NSW through meaningful partnerships
Dan Lincoln, Head of Development and Growth, Hume Community Housing
Megan Nugent, Director Commercial and Partnerships, Homes NSW
12:10
Panel: Stimulating investment in regional and remote affordable housing
Charles Northcote, Chief Executive Officer, BlueCHP
1:00
Lunch
Financing New Stock
2:00
The role of SPVs
2:30
What’s the role of Australia’s banks – Beyond NAB and Westpac
Governance and Risk
2:00
Managing risks in a complex legislative and regulatory environment
2:30
Panel: Holding your Board accountable
3:00
Interactive Roundtables
Roundtable A – Real deal or fad – understanding and capitalising on the prefab, modular, and tiny homes boom
Roundtable B - Identifying property management inefficiencies to save time and money via smart software
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
4:00
Afternoon Tea
Regeneration
4:30
Delivering great homes in places people want to live
Danny Dracic, Chief Executive Officer, Community Housing Ltd.
4:55
Integrating Affordable Housing into Regeneration Projects
5:20
Chairperson's Closing Address
5:30
Networking Drinks and End of Day One
Day Two | Friday, 21 February 2025
8:50
Housekeeping
9:00
Chairperson's Welcoming Address
9:10
Federal Keynote
Inviting:
Australian Government
The Role of the States
9:40
State and Territory Government Panel: Our role in meeting the housing needs of lower income renters?
Rebecca Pinkstone, Chief Executive Officer, Homes NSW
10:20
Morning Tea
ESG, Sustainability, and Great Design
10:50
Panel: Building better to deliver affordable and sustainable homes for all Australians
Facilitator: Alison Scotland, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council
11:35
What is the future of ESG reporting?
12:00
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
10:50
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
11:35
What's the role of smaller CHOs?
12:00
Exploring the Potential of Build-to-Rent-to-Buy Models
12:25
Lunch
The Power of Partnerships
1:25
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