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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

4:40

Chairperson's Closing Address

4:45

End of Conference

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