Building a Brighter Future:
Empowering Tenants, Building Stronger Communities
with thanks to our headline sponsor
This year’s conference was all about building a brighter future; empowering tenants and building stronger communities to create a better housing landscape for all.
We had over 150 tenants, speakers, housing providers, policymakers and community leaders sharing best practice, discussing key challenges, and exploring collaborative solutions around;
National Good Practice Showreel:
Here are some of the plenary talks and workshops from the conference.
Mike Stevenson; Time to Reinvent
Tenant Participation, Room 101 Part 1
Tenant Participation, Room 101 Part 2
Gillian Campbell, Scotland’s pathway to zero emissions heating
David Wilton, Bothered not Bothered
Workshops
Tackling Stigma, future-proofing our ageing population, Vikki McCall
Supporting People to Live Well,
Sarah Smith
Housing Health and Fuel Poverty,
Jim Percival
Programme
Day one - Friday 21 June
11.00am - 12noon
Registration, networking with refreshments
12noon – 1.15pm
Lunch
1.30pm -1.45pm
Welcome – Jacqueline Norwood, Interim Managing Director
1.45pm - 2.30pm
Ministers Update: Paul McLennan MSP, Minister for Housing
2.30pm - 2.45pm
Presentation of TP Certificates: Helen Barton
Presentation of NLC Accreditation: Tony Kelly
Tenants Together: Colin Stewart & Shona Gorman
3.00pm - 3.30pm
Keynote Speaker: Mike Stevenson
4.00pm - 4.30pm
Refreshments, networking and key collection
4.30pm - 5.30pm
Interactive session - Tenant Participation: Room 101
6.30pm - midnight
National Good Practice Awards, Gala Dinner followed by Entertainment with Michelle McManus
Day two - Saturday 22 June
9.15am – 10.00am
Workshop Session 1
10.15am – 11.00am
Workshop Session 2
11.00am - 11.30am
Refreshment Break, networking and exhibition viewing
11.30am - 12.30pm
Panel Discussion: Feedback from Housing Crisis and Young people Interactive session from day one:
- Jacqueline Norwood – Interim CEO TPAS Scotland
- David Wilton, CEO, TPAS Cymru
- Jenny Osbourne MBE, CEO, TPAS England
12.30pm-1.30pm
Lunch
1.45pm- 2.30pm
Workshop Session 3
2.45pm - 3.00pm
Alternative session 1
3.30pm-4.00pm
Refreshment break
4.00pm-5.00pm
Alternative session 2
7.00pm-8.30pm
Dinner
8.30pm- 10.30pm
Entertainment: As seen on TV (followed by DJ)
Day three - Sunday 23 June
9.30am - 10.15am
Workshop Session 4
10.30am - 11.30am
Bothered v Not bothered - David Wilton and Eveline Armour
11.30am -12.00pm
Refreshment break
12.00pm - 12.45pm
Keynote Speaker: Gillian Campbell, Existing Homes Alliance: Scotland’s Pathway to zero emissions heating
In this session Gillian will talk about why we need to switch from fossil fuel heating to clean heating systems like heat pumps and heat networks. She will explore the role energy efficiency plays in making our homes warm, healthy and affordable to heat and share the latest on Scottish Government’s plans to get us there.
11.45am
Weekend Round-up, closing remarks and Raffle Draw
More Conference news
A note from Housing Minister Paul McLennan to the TPAS Scotland community
ng homes seeks to boost communication and tenant engagement after TPAS Conference
Communication Takes Center Stage at TPAS Annual Conference
Book your place
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Sponsorship
Sponsorship in any form for the TPAS Annual Conference is a unique opportunity to raise your organisation’s profile across the social housing sector. By sponsoring or exhibiting with us you will be showcasing your organisation to the largest single gathering of tenants, residents and landlords in the country as well as a wide network of partners and Scottish Government representatives.