Kickstart your mornings with barista-made coffee and meet the Capsticks team.

This session examines the evolving devolution landscape in light of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, focusing on the roles of the Mayor, CA/CCA and Constituent Councils in working with communities and the private sector to deliver local priorities in infrastructure, transport, planning and development.

Speakers: Tiffany Cloynes (Head of Local Government, Capsticks), Gillian Duckworth (Solicitor & Monitoring Officer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority), Jonathan Turner (International Partner, Cushman & Wakefield), Nikki Deol (Assistant Director – Legal, Governance & Compliance, West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Sanjit Sull (Monitoring Officer, East Midlands Combined Authority)

Join Darren Hooker and Will Perry as they discuss the sector’s role in society, shifting regulatory expectations, funding pressures, and how providers can balance improving existing homes with delivering new ones to meet future housing needs.

Speakers: Darren Hooker (Partner, Capsticks), Will Perry (Director of Strategy, Regulator of Social Housing)

With local authority housing delivery under strain, this session examines the risks and bottlenecks behind today’s “Mayday” moment. We look at legal complexity, investment pressures and council side constraints to identify practical steps that can modernise the system and accelerate getting homes built.

Speakers: Lucy Woods (Partner, Capsticks), Justin Carty (Head of Residential Investment Advisory, CBRE), Pauline Schaffer (Director of Infrastructure Funding, Homes England), Chris Carthy (Assistant Director of Housing Regeneration and Delivery at Hackney Council)

Join us for a dynamic debate as two sides clash over the future of funding decarbonisation in public estates. Is private capital the accelerator of Net Zero, or does public investment safeguard accountability and equity?

Speakers: Lee Clarke (Partner, Capsticks), Simon Newland (Programme and Technical Director, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust), Mark Easter (Head of Commercial Advisory, Amberside), David de Wet (Managing Director, Ecovate), Delphine Gilbert (Managing Director, Dalkia)

This high-level panel discussion focuses on the future for home ownership. Bringing together an expert panel from across the housing sector.

Speakers: James Howard (Partner, Capsticks), Stuart Hensby (Director of Sales & Marketing, Abri Group), Elton Ashworth (Solicitor & Managing Director, Watson Ramsbottom), Emilia Hunt (Sales Director, Metro Finance), Claire Brenlund (Sales and Marketing Director in Property and Investment, L&Q)

Join our experts in the Capsticks pavilion to unwind and chat through the day’s events over a glass of something nice.

Kickstart your mornings with barista-made coffee and meet the Capsticks team.

This session will explore the current issues facing the housing sector in delivering the government’s ambition to deliver 1.5 million new homes. In particular, we will focus on how a collaborative approach can maximise existing and new opportunities to deliver new housing and how perceived obstacles can be overcome.

Speakers: Susie Rogers (Head of Housing, Capsticks), Steve Coffey (Group CEO, Torus Group), Sam Stone (Director of Land & Planning, Abri Group), Eleanor Frith (Director of Land and Partnerships North, Clarion)

This session, hosted in collaboration between Capsticks and WSR, examines essential elements for successful public sector infrastructure programmes and how to embed lessons from past initiatives. Our expert panel will also discuss the key opportunities, challenges and operational considerations shaping future PPP models.

Speakers: Matthew Hunter (Partner, Capsticks), Anisha Mayor, (Director – UK Head of Healthcare, WSP), Nafees Arif (CFO, Community Healthcare Partnerships), Chris Gill (Managing Director, Kajima Partnerships Limited), Jonathan Webb (Investment Director, Prime Plc), Susie Rogers (Partner, Capsticks)

Join Capsticks’s Senior Partner Rachael Heenan and Andrew Dodman, Assistant Chief Executive for People, Digital and Change at Leeds City Council, as they explore career potential, succession planning, talent attraction and retention, employer brand building and provide examples that showcase the impact of public service.

Speakers: Rachael Heenan (Senior Partner, Capsticks) and Andrew Dodman (Assistant Chief Executive – People, Digital and Change, Leeds City Council)

This is an opportunity to explore the reforms to the current planning system and consider if these go far enough to achieve the delivery of 1.5m homes. If not, then what else needs to be addressed to reach those targets?

Speakers: Suzanne Smith (Partner, Capsticks), TBC

Join our experts in the Capsticks pavilion to unwind and chat through the day’s events over a glass of something nice.

All panelled out? Don’t fancy another round table? Come and join us for an informal coffee from 8.45am and debrief with our legal experts on what the big topics have been at UKREiiF.