Delivering value for money and demonstrating it to stakeholders 13 August 2014 CIH Office, London
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9.30 Registration and Refreshments 10.00 Chair s welcome Gary Stephens, Procurement Director, Orbit Services 10.10 What is VfM? Peter Lunio, Associate Director, Baker Tilly Risk Advisory Services LLP This session will explore value for money actually means both from a regulatory perspective and in practice. 11.10 A regulatory update Jonathan Walters, Deputy Director of Strategy and Performance, HCA This session will look in depth at the VfM regulatory standard. The HCA will set out their expectations and how organisations can effectively deliver against the standard. Programme 11.50 Refreshments 12.10 A successful approach to Value for Money Ginny Warr, Head of Procurement, Sovereign Housing Association Having won awards for their approach to value for money, Sovereign will share how they developed and delivered efficiencies across the organisation and the positive impact that this has had on their overall performance. 12.50 Lunch 13.30 Lessons for VfM success Philip Toni This session will explore some of the key lessons one housing organisation learnt on its journey towards excellence. 14.10 Measuring and demonstrating social return on investment James Francis, Group Finance Director, Circle VfM is wider than generating financial efficiencies. Organisations are also required to demonstrate the social impact of their activities. This session will look at effective measures for measuring and demonstrating social value. 14.50 Refreshment break 15.10 Benchmarking understanding where you are Vicky Johnson, Director of Data Services, HouseMark It is essential that organisations are able to demonstrate their impact a key way to understand your own performance is to benchmark with others on both cost and performance. This session will explore the benefits and pitfalls of benchmarking and help you understand the value of comparing data. 15.50 Delivering & demonstrating VfM in Asset Management Richard Medley, Director, Assets & Neighbourhoods, CIH Consultancy In today s economic and regulatory climate, there is a clear need for a more intelligent approach to asset management. This session will explore a range of innovative and proactive approaches which have been developed across our industry to help drive efficiency, realise VfM and improve asset performance. 16.30 Chairs closing remarks Presentations for this event can be found at: www.cih.org/presentations/vfm2014
Gary Stephens, Procurement Director, Orbit Services Gary has worked in the housing sector as a director for a number of years, supporting Orbit and other housing providers to achieve improved procurement outcomes by embedding a strategic approach to procurement which includes effective approaches to Spend Analysis, Category Management and e-procurement so as to successfully deliver business plan outcomes. Peter Lunio, Associate Director, Baker Tilly Risk Advisory Services LLP He is a recognised leading authority on the key trends in cost reduction and VFM having published many articles in leading journals on the subject and has been a guest speaker NHF conferences on the topic.he also runs Baker Tilly Social Housing Benchmarking Programme, Speaker Biographies Jonathan Walters, Deputy Director of Strategy and Performance, HCA Jonathan leads the HCA Regulation s Strategy and Performance Team, with responsibility for a wide range of areas including strategic planning, sector analysis, supporting the supply of private finance as well as registrations and regulation of for profit organisations. He has previously worked in both the public and private sectors, including Ernst and Young and social housing consultancy. In addition to his financial expertise, Jonathan holds an MSc in Urban and Regional studies from the University of Birmingham, with a particular interest in regeneration and economic development. Ginny Warr, Head of Procurement, Sovereign Housing Association Ginny is an experienced procurement professional with over 25 years experience gained from working in blue chip businesses within a global environment. She has a broad knowledge of all aspects of Procurement and specialises in leading major business transformation activities. Ginny joined Sovereign as Head of Procurement in January 2012 following a successful career at Vodafone. Philip Toni, Director of Finance, Wolverhampton Homes Prior to joining Wolverhampton Homes Philip was a deputy director of finance at Unitary Councils for nine years. As well as being a CIPFA qualified accountant Philip has also passed the examinations of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has a degree in Economics and Accounting and an MBA. Philip has extensive experience in the local authority and not-for-profit sector. He has held senior financial positions at Northamptonshire Police as well as Swindon and Medway Councils. Outside of work Philip is a Resources Committee member at Walsall Housing Group. Philip is responsible to the Board for all financial and IT matters including accounting, IT, budgeting and financial services.
James Francis, Group Finance Director, Circle James role at Circle Housing is to increase opportunities for independent and affordable living by improving the financial profile and value for money position. At home in Norwich James and his wife have two girls. James is Chair of the Governing Body of his two daughter s Primary School and Gymnastics Club. Vicky Johnson, Director of Data Services, HouseMark Speaker Biographies Vicky is responsible for the development and management of HouseMark's data services which includes the sectors leading benchmarking methodology. She is a qualified member of the CIH with a degree in Housing studies. Vicky joined HouseMark in 2004 from Wigan and Leigh Housing and has over 30 years experience of working in the housing sector Richard Medley, Director, Assets & Neighbourhoods, CIH Consultancy Richard is Director of Assets & Neighbourhoods for CIH consultancy. He leads CIH s work in providing strategic and operational solutions for organisations seeking to maximise the quality and value of their asset base and on developing and sustaining successful neighbourhoods for the benefit of tenants, other customers and wider communities. The focus of Richard s work is on developing approaches to asset management, repairs, regeneration and community investment that result in a higher quality, more relevant offer for customers, at the same time responding to the need to optimise value and provide better accountability in delivering locally based solutions that respond to the new operating environment. Richard is currently leading an innovative pilot project called Working together to redefine asset management. This involves working with a group of housing providers from across the UK to develop new insight into the key ingredients needed to optimise the use and value of organisations housing assets through the development a fresh, new operating model, with the lessons and learning or next best practice being shared across the housing sector.
Attendance List First Name Last Name Job Title Employer Delegate Type Member? Linda Housing Performance Ashford Borough King Manager Council Delegate No Ian Ellis CEO Asprey Solutions Delegate No Peter Lunio Associate Director Baker Tilly Risk Advisory Services Speaker No LLP Alison Rusdale Director of Corporate Services Berneslai Homes Delegate No David Hart Director of Resources CHP Delegate No Richard Medley Director, Assets & Neighbourhoods CIH Consultancy Speaker Yes James Francis Group Finance Director Circle Speaker No Andrew Osivwemu board member Creative Support Ltd Delegate No Elli Smithson Unit Business Manager Creative Support Ltd Delegate No Eddie Smy Head of commercial services Cross Keys Homes Delegate No Sean Kehoe Risk and Performance Cross Keys Homes Delegate Yes Manager Mark Chadwick Head of Business Improvement Fusion21 Limited Delegate No Jonathan Walters Deputy Director of Strategy and HCA Speaker No Performance Hilton Armand Housing Consultant Hilton Armand Ltd Delegate Yes Vicky Johnson Director of Data Yes HouseMark Speaker Services Anne Hawkins Financial Incommunities Accountants Group Limited Delegate No Laura Rippington Head of Bids Kier Stoke Delegate No Jonathan Shaw Director of Business Nottingham City Services Homes Delegate No Corinne Croome Assistant Director Octavia Housing & Asset Management Care Delegate No Gary Stephens Procurement Director Orbit Chair No Neal Purvis Housing & Regeneration Consultant Purvis Consultants Delegate Yes Nigel Stuart Newman Constable Director of Operations Interim Director Property Ginny Warr Head of Procurement Kathryn Julie Elaine Ross Price Crook Saunders Green Assistant Group Finance Director Director of Corporate Services Management Accountant Business Development Manager Philip Toni Director of Finance Raven Housing Trust Delegate Yes SHAL Housing Ltd Delegate No Sovereign Housing Association Spectrum Housing Group St Leger Homes of Doncaster Sussex Housing and Care Speaker Delegate Delegate Delegate No No No No Wates Delegate Yes Wolverhampton Homes Speaker No