13.30 - The recruitment struggle panel: discussing real ideas and solutions behind the skills gap

Lynsey Sweeney, Managing director, Give Us A Chance

Ria Bailes, Group director people & change, One Housing Group

Gemma Stockdale, Senior project business partner, Thirteen Group

Lucy Graley, Executive director of people & business services, RHP

• Anticipating skills shortages: what skills will be required in the future & where are the skills going to come from?
• Preparing for skills gaps related to differing circumstances: Brexit, construction, leadership
• Identifying the make-up of the potential workforce in the UK and tapping into the talent pool
• Effectively communicating a compelling employer offer: attracting the best candidates from the widest pool of talent to a career in housing
• How to attract diverse talent – engage, empower and recruit the best
• How to sell the housing sector brand – Making housing the destination choice of career for top new talent entering the workforce

14.20 - Positioning your employer brand towards recruitment: understanding how to target the outside world successfully

Baljinder Kang, Executive director of people, Midland Heart

• How do you tailor to the common corporate goal values and behaviours and give the right feel?
• Developing a clear USP to differentiate yourself as an employer
• Working in the housing sector and the opportunities it offers employees

14.45 - Panel discussion: enabling leadership roles for all to understand better the communities served

Lisa Taylor, Founder/ director, Coherent Cities

Kate Dodsworth, Chief executive, Gateway Housing Association

Fiona Deal, Executive director people & technology, Network Homes

Gina Amoh, Chief executive, Inquilab Housing Association & Chair, BME London

• How do we get minority groups through the glass ceiling?
• Being authentic & innovative as an employer to attract the best candidates from every background and community
• Responding to the specific needs of the community: understanding what your customers and workforce want and responding to specific needs

15.35 - Afternoon networking break

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16.05 - Case study - employment initiatives: breaking the cycle of worklessness, low skills and productivity

Dave Power, Chief executive, One Manchester

• Sharing what initiatives GM Housing Providers Group are running through the Employment and Skills Task Group
• Motiv8

16.30 - Panel discussion: effective succession planning - bridging the gap and managing the talent

Catherine Hodds, Director of human resources, Saffron Housing Trust

Ian Warren, Director of people services, The Regenda Group

• Addressing the challenge of aging boards and how to reach out to the next generation of leaders
• Building pipelines of talent to deliver diversity, plan for leavers and cover the whole of the workforce Addressing recruitment change: re-evaluating and recrafting business planning
• Addressing cultural shifts, ways of working (agile and tech) and training of management
• Revising talent, organisational structures and business models

17.00 Chair’s closing remarks