New challenges need new solutions, new thinking, new ways of working. We've teamed up with the CIH is to stage The International Housing Summit - the world’s first virtual housing conference.
This two-day event is packed with innovative and practical content that reflects the very challenging circumstances we currently face, in a range of formats to put you as a housing professional at the heart of the experience - and in control of what and how you learn.
Our exciting new online platform gives you lots of opportunities to participate; to listen, question, share, learn and real-time network with speakers and fellow professionals.
We haven’t just taken a traditional conference programme and dropped this online – that wouldn’t provide the delegate experience you’ve told us you’re after. Instead we’re offering you ways of engaging and sharing ideas that have never been tried in the housing sector before.
Over the two days we’ll tackle two main themes.
- Covid-19 the response - capturing the learning
- Rebooting housing - what comes next
Expert, engaging speakers will stimulate discussions about:
- The impact on policy and delivery
- Financial, regulatory and legal issues
- Tenant voice and customer experience
- Business operations
- Leadership, culture and people
- Tech and innovation
Sessions have been selected to focus on the topics that you’ve told us that you want to hear about in the current climate; and as you’d expect from us and the CIH, there’s a great line-up of innovative and inspiring speakers from across the sector and beyond, including big names from disruptor sectors.
You can select what sessions work for you, building an entirely personal experience and programme of learning. You can drop in and out, and no two sessions will be running simultaneously, meaning you can take in every bit of the summit you want.
We’ll also record all the sessions, so you can catch up on anything that you had to miss at a time that better suits you.
What can you expect at the virtual summit?
The event layout allows you to virtually sit with other delegates, interacting in real time, providing a very real human connection.
On arrival at the summit, you’ll enter the Networking Lounge, a virtual space with a main stage and tables of six delegates. Select a table. Here you’ll all start your summit journey; getting to know each other, starting to share ideas and knowledge. Each table uses video, audio and chat to allow you to interact naturally in real time. You can move around the tables to make new contacts or reconnect with fellow housing professional and share ideas, all the while getting the full benefit of the presentations from the main stage.
Of course we’ll have all the tried-and-tested elements such as:
- Keynote addresses
- Leadership panels
- Breakout sessions
Sessions will use a range of interactive tools. There will be plenty of opportunities to get involved, with our ‘raise your hand’ feature whiteboards, live chat and the opportunity to ask questions and share your own thoughts as if you were in the room. But if you’d rather just listen, that’s OK as well.
Back in the Networking Lounge, we’ll be bringing you the opportunity to have discussion-led groups via table video chats. There’s even a whiteboard for you to write down your collective ideas.
It doesn't stop there
We are the home of housing professionals. We know you’ll be continuing your learning after the summit, and we want to support you with the tools to do just that. As part of the summit package you will also get:
- Access to a pre-event collaboration hub where you can meet and discuss key issues with fellow attendees in advance of the event.
- A summary report listing the key outcomes from the summit
Booking information
Pricing
SPECIAL OFFER: Bulk booking – book more than 5 places and receive 25% discount*
*All bookings must be made at the same time for the discount to be applied
Standard rate* £325
CIH and DIN member rate* £225
* All rates are subjected to VAT of 20%
Please see our full terms and conditions before making your booking.
