HAPN 2026 Agenda

HAPN 2026 Agenda

21 and 22 April 2026, Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow

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08:00
  1. Registration Desk
    90 mins
09:40
  1. Main Room
    50 mins
    In a prolonged period of regulatory pressure, rising costs, and evolving tenant expectations, housing leaders face tough choices about where to invest and how to deliver. Our opening keynote panel wil ...
10:35
  1. Main Room
    20 mins
    Our signature ‘Dragons’ Den’ session provides each solution provider with an opportunity to deliver a 60 second pitch, explaining why they are here and how their services can help tackle some of the sector’s ongoing challenges.
11:00
  1. Networking and business meetings
    Networking Area
    75 mins
    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
12:20
  1. Main Room
    45 mins
    Net zero is no longer a future ambition but a practical challenge shaping every aspect of housing delivery. This session brings together sustainability, technical and procurement leaders to discuss ho ...
13:15
  1. Gold sponsor presentation
    Main Room
    20 mins
    Main and breakout room presentation slots
13:40
  1. Networking lunch
    Downstairs
    60 mins
    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
15:15
  1. Networking and business meetings
    Networking Area
    45 mins
    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
17:00
  1. 150 mins
19:30
  1. Drinks reception and networking dinner
    Main Room
    150 mins
09:05
  1. Main Room
    40 mins
    Transformation only works if residents feel the difference. Behind every decision on finance, compliance, or technology lies the simple question: does this improve life for residents? Our opening pane ...
10:15
  1. Main Room
    30 mins
    Housing leaders are investing heavily in business information tools, but dashboards only matter if they drive behaviour change. This session will focus on how to improve data quality, build literacy a ...
  2. Breakout Room 1
    30 mins

    This interactive workshop will focus on practical tactics that housing leaders are using to strengthen financial sustainability through smarter data, focused digital investment, and targeted operational change. Expect grounded examples, honest lessons, and ideas you can adapt immediately in your own organisation.

  3. Breakout Room 2
    30 mins

    Transformation often fails. Creating a culture and approach that is clearly aligned to organisational outcomes sounds simple – but how do you really get people working together to solve big problems for residents? Paula will share how she shaped her Transformation Team at Southern Housing,  and the work with the Technology, Data and Operational Teams alongside Public Digital to focus the programme on outcomes while also developing a Test and Learn approach to problem solving. Establishing multifunctional teams that are given the time, space, and autonomy to test and learn while remaining focussed on outcomes for our residents is becoming a key tool for Southern Housing.

11:00
  1. Networking and business meetings
    Networking Area
    60 mins
    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
12:05
  1. Main Room
    30 mins
    Artificial intelligence and automation are creating efficiency gains in housing, but digital progress also brings new risks. This session will unpack the real-world applications of AI alongside the fi ...
  2. Breakout Room 1
    30 mins
  3. Breakout Room 2
    30 mins

    Digital change is reshaping frontline roles, from repairs to resident engagement. This session will explore how using data, resident feedback and colleague insight supports delivering outstanding service, and how workforce transformation directly impacts resident trust, satisfaction, and long-term organisational resilience.

13:25
  1. Main Room
    20 mins
    The housing sector faces unprecedented pressure, as we have established and addressed throughout HAPN 2026. But with challenge comes opportunity. This closing keynote will cut through the noise with a ...
14:00
  1. Networking lunch
    Networking Area
    45 mins

Frequently Asked Questions

The agenda covers the most pressing challenges facing housing association leaders today, including digital transformation and cloud adoption, AI and advanced analytics, data governance and cyber security, financial resilience and treasury management, resident experience and engagement, sustainability and retrofit, workforce development and culture, and procurement and third-party risk management. Sessions are shaped directly by delegate priorities.

HAPN 2026 runs across two days at the Radisson Blu London Heathrow on 21–22 April 2026. The programme includes keynote presentations in the main room, panel discussions, breakout sessions, Dragons' Den speed presentations, one-to-one meetings with solution providers, and a networking dinner on the first evening. The format is designed to balance structured learning with meaningful peer connection and supplier engagement.

Yes. Breakout sessions are selectable so you can build a programme that reflects your organisation's current priorities. Your one-to-one meetings with solution providers are scheduled around the main agenda to ensure you don't miss the sessions most relevant to you.

Yes. All delegates receive a conference guide on arrival, and digital copies of presentation materials are made available after the event. This means you can focus on the conversation in the room, knowing you'll have everything you need to share insights and act on takeaways when you're back at your organisation.

We strongly recommend attending both days to get the full benefit of the programme — including the networking dinner, which is where many of the most valuable conversations happen. That said, if your schedule only allows for one day, please let us know and we'll do our best to accommodate you.