This year’s ICSH Finance & Development Conference, supported by AIB, was the first held in person since 2018 and was our eighth conference focusing solely on issues of finance, development and delivery. Since its inception, this event has been a vital summit for leaders in the field of housing delivery to discuss challenges, innovate and develop solutions. This year’s conference was record-breaking with over 350 delegates hearing from expert speakers on topics such as:
We’ll hear from key stakeholders on topics such as:
- Affordable housing delivery
- Sustainable housing solutions
- Revitalising urban centres and land development and assembly
- The role of international investment funds
- Application and Impact of retrofitting
- ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing in the Irish housing system
- Innovations in delivery for social inclusion
- Securing the future of the AHB sector through collaboration
- Financing supported housing and universal design
- Innovative building technologies
- Leading the sector towards a sustainable financial future
The conference presentations can all be downloaded from the list below:
Social and affordable homes: capturing and delivering development opportunities
Chair: Fiona Lawless, Director of Services, Meath County Council
- Eddie Taaffe, Programme Co-Orddinatory, LGMA Housing Delivery Co-Ordination Office
- Martin Loughran, Director of New Business and Development, Tuath Housing
- John Coleman, Chief Executive, Land Development Agency
- Eduardo González, Policy Consultant, Municipal Institute for Housing and Renovation (IMHAB), Barcelona
Revitalising, renewing and retrofitting: housing as climate catalyst
Chair: Thomas Gilligan, Director of Services, Mayo County Council
- Gerard O’Toole, Planning and Development Committee, Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
- Francis Doherty, Director of Services with Responsibility for Housing Development and Communications, Peter McVerry Trust
- David McCourt, Co-Operative Housing Ireland Housing Ireland, Head of Asset Management and Property
- Councillor Anne Marie Ryan, Tipperary County Council
Social value creation, ESG and institutional investment: issues and application in housing
Chair: Sharon Cosgrove, Chief Executive Officer, Oaklee Housing
- Brenna O’Roarty, Executive Director, RHL Strategic Solutions
- John Hannigan, Chief Executive Officer, Circle VHA
- Luke Cross, Director, Social, Certified B Corporation
- Niamh Randall, Head of Advocacy and Communications, Respond
Pathways to fund social inclusion
Chair: Declan Dunne, Chief Executive Officer, Respond
- Aidan O’Reilly, Principal Officer, Social Housing Capital Investment, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Brian Dillon, National Co-ordinator, Cena – Culturally Appropriate Homes
- Bridget Doyle, Board Member, Cena – Culturally Appropriate Homes
- Martin O’Connor, Assistant CEO, COPE Galway
Securing the future of the AHB sector: collaboration, reorganisation, and regulation
Chair: Maurice Manning, Director of Services, Cork County Council
- Steven Sheridan, Head of Communication and Performance, AHBRA
- Donal Coghlan, Credit Union Services
- Kevin Ryan, Development Specialist, ICSH
- Mick Kelliher, Chair, Thomond Housing Association
Financing and developing supported housing and universal design
Chair: Martina Smith, Chief Executive Officer, HAIL
- Barry O’Leary, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Finance Agency
- Tina Donaghy, Director of Development, Fold Ireland
- Mick Forde-Bradley, Senior Executive Architect, Limerick City and County Council
Leading the sector towards a sustainable financial future: new findings and supports
Chair: Martin Hannigan, Head of Finance and Corporate Services, Dublin Simon Community
- Eddie Magowan, Senior Associate and Kathleen McKillion, Senior Associate, Campbell Tickell
- Kate Innes, Director of Finance and Treasury, Clúid Housing
- Bob Jordan, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Agency
- Roger Harrington, Principal Officer, CALF, MTR and HA Acquisitions Programme, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Susanna Lyons, Chief Executive Officer, AHBRA
Innovation in construction and delivery Chair: Catherine Keenan, Director of Services, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
- Micheál Keohane, Managing Director, Modern Homes Ireland (MHI)
- Colm O’Mahony, Energy Engineer, South East Energy Agency
- James Benson, Director of Strategic Delivery and Policy, Cairn Homes
- Seán Armstrong, Head of Unit, Housing Policy Division, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage