Event co-chairs
Amy Nettleton
@amynettleton1
Assistant Development Director of Sales and Marketing, Aster GroupAmy's been with Aster as Head of Sales since January 2010. When not pushing for sales completions and immersed in anything property related with her fabulous team she pretends she's an equestrian star with her 16'2 Irish Draught, Prince, attempts to train for events such as the Great North Run, and enjoy as much time in Cornwall as possible.

Rhys Moore
Executive Director of Public Impact, National Housing FederationRhys started with the NHF in October 2018, as Executive Director of Public Impact. Rhys oversees our policy, external affairs and communications work. Previously he was Director of the Living Wage Foundation where he worked with government, business and civil society to build a national movement of responsible employers. Before that, he helped to establish the London Community Foundation, which supports grassroots community groups in the capital. Rhys is a board member of the Carers Trust.

Speakers
Asha Agarwal
Founder, Inspire New HomesA professional dedicated to the affordable housing sector, Asha Agarwal has 20 years’ experience in the sector, working at some of the UK’s most prominent housing associations and organisations – from L&Q to Savills. Asha has helped over 1,000 first-time buyers onto the housing ladder throughout her career.
Asha is now applying her years of experience to running her own award winning consultancy, Inspire New Homes, which supports smaller housing associations and local authorities in transforming their sales and marketing strategies. Asha helps organisations to maximise profits and implement best practices, enabling them to reinvest in the cross-subsidy of affordable home delivery.
A champion of BAME communities and women, ultimately, it’s social purpose and commitment to helping people onto the housing ladder that drives Asha.

Rob Barnard
Intermediary Relationship Director, Pepper Money UKRob Barnard has over 30 years of knowledge and experience navigating successfully through the twists and turns of the UK Mortgage market. Rob has developed and executed sales and marketing strategies throughout his career to drive growth and maximise retention. In his role as Director of Intermediary Relationships, Rob is responsible for nurturing and developing key broker and distribution partners for Pepper Money.
Rob is passionate about mortgages but more importantly the people he works with within the industry. As a result, he is the host of The Specialist Podcast. A platform created to provide established and upcoming stars in the industry an opportunity to discuss everything mortgages and beyond.

Phillippa Cardno
Chief Executive, Newbury Building SocietyMiranda Foster
Head of Programmes and Products, Homes England
Frances Haque
Chief UK Economist, SantanderStuart Hensby
Director of Sales and Marketing, AbriStuart leads the sales and marketing of Abri’s new homes pipeline, as well as overseeing re-sales and staircasing across a range of home ownership tenures, including shared ownership and open market sale. With extensive experience in the new homes industry across the south of England and London, Stuart combines strong market insight with a commitment to developing sales strategies that make the buying experience clear, supportive and customer led. Passionate about placing customers at the centre of every decision, he champions a service focused approach that supports buyers at every stage of their home ownership journey.

Steph Ramsden
Director of Acquisitions, Sales and Partnerships, Housing 21Steph is the Director of Acquisitions, Sales, and Partnerships at Housing 21. Housing 21 is a leading not-for-profit provider of Retirement Living and Extra Care. They provide safe, quality and affordable properties for older people. Steph oversees the National Sales team, achieving an average of 200 new home sales and resales annually across both Retirement Living and Extra Care sectors. Housing 21 has expanded by over 3,300 units through strategic acquisitions from other housing providers in recent years. Steph brings extensive experience in social housing, regeneration, financial, and legal services. Outside of work, she is also dedicated to her family, with two children and two dogs.

Emily Wilson
Emily Wilson, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government