Housing Cymru Conference

The Housing Cymru Conference, organized by Housing Industry Leaders, is set to take place at the Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa in Cardiff, United Kingdom. This year marks the fourth iteration of the conference, which aims to unite housing stakeholders and suppliers from across Wales to accelerate progress in retrofit initiatives, promote good quality, low carbon homes, and enhance energy efficiency within the housing stock. The conference's program focuses on the scale of opportunities and the urgent need for knowledge, a robust supply chain, and a skilled workforce essential for building a sustainable housing future. It also serves as a platform for renewing cross-sector partnerships, fostering new collaborations, and sharing best practices that collectively drive the housing community towards delivering a future-fit housing program.The event features a lineup of esteemed speakers, including Iwan Trefor Jones, Chief Executive of Adra, who will discuss key challenges and insights from 10:00 to 10:15. Following him, Rish Verma, Senior Policy Manager at OFGEM, will speak from 10:15 to 10:30. Lee Roberts from Wrexham Council will address the scale of their delivery challenge and the need for knowledge, supply chain, and workforce from 11:50 to 12:05. This will be followed by a panel discussion from 12:05 to 12:35 focused on extending the ECO4 offering to ensure supply chain stability. Dave Bratley from Swansea Council will present from 12:50 to 13:05, shedding light on similar challenges faced by his council. The day will conclude with a case study on retrofitting existing properties and a panel discussion on tackling the employment shortfall. The conference emphasizes the importance of leveraging cutting-edge technology to create a more sustainable, inclusive, and prosperous society, highlighting significant developments such as the UK's largest net-zero housing project set to transform the Vale of Glamorgan and the recent passage of the Scottish Housing Bill, which introduces rent controls and strengthened tenant protections.