Future Homes Hub announces detail of Future Homes Conference

The Future Homes Hub has announced more speakers for its Future Homes Conference, also giving further details of the day.

Keynote speakers include Samantha Dixon MP, minister for energy and consumers as well as David Thomas, ceo of Barratt Redrow and chair of the Future Homes Hub.

Hosted by Evan Davis, BBC presenter and economist, the one-day conference will bring together more than 500 leaders from across housing, government, finance, local authorities and the supply chain “to showcase the solutions, innovation and collaboration to deliver sustainable homes at pace and scale”, the Future Homes Hub said.

The morning plenary session of the conference, taking place on November 13 in Westminster, will explore the infrastructure to accelerate the delivery of sustainable new homes.

This session will feature Alison Crofton, chief property officer of Homes England; Emma Pinchbeck, ceo of Climate Change Committee; Claire Dykta, director of strategy and policy at National Energy System Operator and Stephen Dance, director of infrastructure strategy at the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA).

Joanna Averley, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) chief planner, forms part of the afternoon plenary session of the conference, addressing accelerating …