Highlights from 2007

Thursday 15 March

Housing migrant workers: the can and the can't

Barney Crockett, Director, Grampian Racial Equalities Council
Liz Burns, Policy and Practice Officer, SFHA

Procurement – making the difference

Sandy Murray, Chief Executive, Tenants First Housing Co-operative
Bill Banks, Development and Property Services Director, Kingdom Housing Association

Creating Mixed Communities: how do we do it?

Professor Cliff Hague, Professor Emeritus at Heriot Watt University
Sarah Webb, Deputy Chief Executive, CIH

Being Inclusive!

Tony Stevenson, Training and consultancy manager, LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing
Gilly Anderson, Housing Services Manager, Grampian Housing Association

Political Panel session

Michael Crow, Political Commentator
Rhona Brankin, Communities Minister, MSP Scottish Labour Party
Tricia Marwick, SNP MSP spokeswoman on housing
Bill Aitken, Chief Whip, MSP Scottish Conservative Party
Robert Brown, MSP, Convenor of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Committee, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Robin Harper, MSP, Co-convenor, Scottish Green Party

Housing sex offenders

Assistant Chief Constable Allan Burnett, Fife Constabulary
Sharon Stirrat, Service Manager, Criminal Justice Service, Social Work Services
Diana MacLean, Housing Manager (Policy and Performance), Scottish Borders Housing Association
Willie McAuley, Policy & Strategy Co-ordinator, Northern Ireland Sex Offender Strategic Management Committee

What is the future of the social rented sector?

Sarah Webb, Deputy Chief Executive, CIH
Andrew Scott, Branch Head Social Housing Division, Scottish Executive
Chair: David Butler, Chief Executive, CIH