Housing Technology 2022 in review

BACK TOGETHER AGAIN

This year’s Housing Technology 2022 conference (2-3 March) was very special as we were back at the Oxford Belfry once again and also broadcasting live to our digital audience. Our last in-person conference in 2020 ended up being the last event most of our community attended just before we went into lockdown.

Over 500 people attended in-person and online for our digital broadcast. It was a wonderful feeling to be back together again and most of the feedback we’ve received confirms that our guests felt the same. Featuring over 35 sessions from leading housing providers and select IT suppliers as well as two special keynotes, the conference provided key insights, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities.

SENSASIONAL SPEAKERS

With a jam-packed agenda, some of the housing providers presenting included BPHA, CHP, Halton Housing, Link Group, MHA, Optivo, Orbit Group, Places For People, Raven Housing, Rooftop Housing, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Vivid Homes, Wrekin Housing and Yorkshire Housing.

We welcomed back Andrew Grill, The Actionable Futurist, who opened the first day of the conference with his keynote ‘Joining the dots with connected housing’ with some fascinating insights and predictions for the future.

On day 2, BBC broadcaster and writer Timandra Harkness opened with her thought-provoking keynote ‘What can data do for you? (and what can’t it do?)’. We provided free copies of Timandra’s book, Big Data, for attendees which she signed on the day (I’ve listened to the audiobook, narrated by the author herself, and can assure you it’s fantastic read/listen!).

We hosted a pre-event drinks get together and an evening reception at the end of day 1. Catching up with familiar faces and meeting new ones in-person was a real highlight and I know many of you who joined us felt the same. It’s been a long two years!

A BIG THANK YOU

I am very grateful to all our guests, speakers, staff, film crew, tech team, venue and hospitality staff, and sponsors who were involved across the two days. Our sponsors showcased their solutions and services in our exhibition hall which was a hive of activity throughout the event. Our sponsors were: Aareon UK, Active Housing, Aico, Amido, Capita, Civica, Crimson, Esuasive, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, FireAngel Safety Technology, Housing Insight, Itica, Kick ICT, Lima, Lioness Recruitment, Littlefish, Manifest Software Solutions, MIS Active Management Systems, Mobysoft, NEC, Neo Technology, Optus Homes, Redkite CRM, Social Telecoms, Sophos, TechLabs and TSG.

ACCESSING THE SESSIONS ON DEMAND

All the sessions that were broadcast live from the four studios have been recorded and will be available on our On Demand streaming platform. We will be sending details on how to access the sessions very soon.

Housing Technology On Demand launched last year and it’s been going from strength to strength as we have published exclusive interviews, demos, case studies, event replays (including the 2021 conference recordings), and more over the past year. Find out more about On Demand here and once you’ve become a member you can download our free app which is available on iOS and Android devices.

COMING UP NEXT

We have more events coming up this year including our #HousingTechLive sessions and Data Management in Housing, our one-day autumn event later this year.

We are also already planning next year’s conference which will be our 14th annual conference. Stay tuned for more details on Housing Technology 2023 will be going ahead in March next year - stay tuned for more details soon.

In terms of Housing Technology’s publications, the March edition of our magazine will be published shortly and we have our new guides and reports coming your way this year. Make sure you are subscribed to Housing Technology so you get our updates. Subscribe here.

I am very much looking forward to seeing more of you face-to-face – and virtually – at our events this year and next. Onwards and upwards!