Echelon Conference 2024

The 2024 conference will take place on Thursday 10th October at The Emirates Stadium, London, the home of Arsenal Football Club, and will build on the success of last year’s event, which attracted almost 300 people.

Now in its 10th year, it brings the housing sector together to find innovative solutions to key challenges, and this year’s conference will focus on collaborative working and knowledge sharing.

We have a few changes for 2024 including the introduction of a Recharge Zone – a dedicated space to take a breather to recharge your devices and yourself!

Enjoy fresh fruit, complimentary smoothies and fruit juices throughout the day to refuel while you wait for your phone, tablet etc to power up.

We are pleased to announce that there will also be a Work Hub, offering a quiet space to take a call, or tackle important tasks that may arise during the conference, without  missing out on the action.

Our popular exhibition area will be returning this year, providing the perfect opportunity to peruse a range of products and services, and to chat with over 20 exhibitors, as well as networking with industry colleagues.

Finally, following the conference there will be the opportunity to let your hair down at the drinks reception and dinner, with entertainment and a charity auction in aid of Herts Young Homeless.

Please keep an eye out for the latest news on the agenda, speakers and conference sessions, with regular updates on the website and our LinkedIn page.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Echelon Conference 2024. Let’s make our 10th event one to remember!

We are pleased to announce that we will be offering an Early Bird Rate on all our tickets, finishing at midnight on Tuesday 28 May 2024.

ALL tickets for this year must be purchased via the EIP website, where you can choose to pay online, or request an invoice for payment.

If you are directly employed by a social housing landlord you are eligible for a FREE day delegate ticket. Please email conference@echelonip.co.uk from your work email address for more information.

Conference Tickets
Early Bird Rate
Normal Rate
Individual - Conference Ticket
£310
£370
Individual - Dinner Ticket
£185
£240
Individual - Combined Conference and Dinner
£415
£475
Table of 8 - Dinner Ticket x 8
£1400
£1665
Table of 10 - Dinner Ticket x 10
£1575
£1840
Table of 12 - Dinner Ticket x 12
£1750
£2000

Previous Conferences

Echelon Conference 2023

The 2023 conference, which took place on Thursday 19th October at Wembley Stadium in London, was attended by around 280 people and  sponsored by Devonshires, Gunite Group, Northgate Vehicle Hire, Gilmartins, Bell, Arc Group London Limited, Shellen, Equans UK & Ireland, Checkmate Fire Solutions, Ian Williams Ltd, Foster Property Maintenance Ltd, Fortem Solutions, PAM Building UK, LIFE Build Solutions Limited and Kier Places, with Mulalley sponsoring the drinks reception and QHS  sponsoring the dinner.

The conference kicked off with a keynote session delivered by Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam, who talked through the UK’s response to the COVID pandemic and his role in the biggest public health challenge of a lifetime.

Other topics covered included disrepair, wellbeing, greening our communities, apprenticeships, commercial models, the Procurement Bill, decarbonisation and the Social Housing (Regulation) Act.

The conference and exhibition was followed by a drinks reception and dinner, hosted by comedian and presenter Dave Bibby, with entertainment from comedian Hal Cruttenden, and a charity auction which raised a massive £35,860 for Herts Young Homeless.

Echelon Conference 2022

The 2022 conference, sponsored by Devonshires, Gilmartins, Gunite, Mears, Bell Group, Arc Group, Northgate Vehicle Hire, Fortem, PAM Building, Mulalley, Ian Williams, FPM and Trail Group took place on Thursday 20th October at The Oval in London.

The agenda covered topics including fuel poverty, the cost of living, disrepair, the new procurement regulations, green skills, electric vehicle infrastructure, and the social housing whitepaper.

Speakers included Jon Slade, Director at Campbell Tickell, Peter Smith, Policy Director at National Energy Action, Ben Williams, Head of Zero Carbon Retrofit at Wates, Donna McCarthy, Partner and Head of the Housing Management and Property Litigation team at Devonshires and social entrepreneur Ben Keene.

The day was rounded off with a Q&A where audience members had the chance to put their questions to a panel of experts.

The event culminated in a networking dinner, with entertainment from comedian Paul Sinha, star of ITV quiz programme The Chase.

Echelon Conference 2021

Stamford Bridge was the location for the 2021 event which had a headline theme of sustainability.

Items on the agenda included regenerative sustainability, fossil fuel-free-living, low-carbon energy, the Building Safety Bill, sustainable supply chain solutions, the charter for social housing residents, electric vehicles and remote monitoring for healthy & sustainable homes.

Speakers included Jenny Osborne, Chief Executive of Tpas, Megan Adlen, Group Sustainability Director at Travis Perkins, Phil Pemberton, Director of Assets at Riverside Group and Niall O’Rourke, Director of Safer Buildings at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing.

There was also a Q&A with a panel of sector experts and the event culminated in a networking dinner.