PROGRAMME 10.15 Chairs Welcome & Introduction Tracy Harrison, Chief Executive, Northern Housing Consortium 10.20 Time for a revolution – making improvement of housing in the North a higher priority Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester Combined Authority Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region In this opening session Mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, will highlight reasons that improving housing quality in the North can address a wide range of related priorities, including post-pandemic action to address health inequalities, CO2 reduction, population ageing and economic growth. Followed by Q&A 10:50 Quick fire participants POLL – with result 10.55 Housing conditions in the North - the current reality Sue Adams, OBE, CEO of Care & Repair England In this session Sue will set out headline facts and figures about non-decent homes, related housing issues in the North, health impacts and potential ‘win, win’ opportunities for action, including: • Non decent homes – the headline data • Costs to NHS and other impacts around health, social and the environment • Win-win action that can address multiple issues IN RECOVERY: IMPROVING HOMES, IMPROVING LIVES 11.10 Lockdown, Rundown and Breakdown Research and the importance of home Professor Phil Brown, Professor of Housing & Communities, University of Huddersfield In this session Phil will share findings of a piece of University of Huddersfield and NHC research into the reality of living in a non-decent home during lockdown, with a particular focus on older and vulnerable groups. 11.25 In the driving seat: The value of a local, integrated approach to improving homes and lives in the Northern regions. These Northern leaders will each provide a quick-fire view of the value of improving the local housing stock. What are the potential economic, social, health and climate dividends that result from better homes, and what are the opportunities to bring about this change? • Norma Redfearn, Mayor of North Tyneside Council • Liz Messenger, Head of Public Health (Older People), Leeds City Council • Sarah Robson, Director of Development & Regeneration, Karbon Homes • Q&A 12.05 Quick fire participants POLL – with result 12.10 Summing Up / Next steps – Tracy Harrison, NHC 12.15 Close .