Uniting the Generational Gap: A Culture Framework for High-Performance Marketing
Join Matt Field, CMO of Aventum Group, for a critical session tackling the dual talent crisis facing modern marketing: a retiring workforce converging with an acute shortage of emerging talent. As AI accelerates change and widens the generational gap, the solution isn’t more tools, it’s building the right culture first.
SPEAKERS
Matt Field, Chief Marketing Officer, Aventum Group
AHN Members Dinner with Ian Workman, Chief Customer Officer at Homes England
With recent leadership changes at Homes England, we recognise that members will be particularly interested in the agency’s priorities for the coming years. We are therefore delighted to welcome Ian Workman, who leads Homes England’s Social Housing, Safety and Ownership Directorate, to our Affordable Housing Network members dinner.
SPEAKERS
Ian Workman, Chief Customer Officer, Homes England
The new rules have shifted the discussion between trustees and employers, with uncertainty about how to apply them creating tension and risking inefficiency. This has meant many trustees are finding the valuation process has become more difficult. Be that under the Regulator’s Fast Track framework, or a more bespoke approach. This meeting is an opportunity for scheme chairs to share how they are cutting through the detail to reach agreement more effectively with the employer, and to more efficiently comply with Regulatory expectations and legal requirements.
SPEAKERS
Leanne Goold, Partner, XPS Covenant, incorporating Penfida | William Weir, Director – Retirement, WTW
We’re delighted to welcome back Nicole Newbury and colleagues from the Large Business directorate at HMRC to update attendees on a range of topics of relevance to corporate taxpayers, including policy implementation; working with international tax authorities; and resourcing.
Awaab’s Law in Focus: Sector Response and Government Outlook
Awaab’s Law, introduced following the tragic death of Awaab Ishak, set a new legal framework requiring landlords to address reported damp and mould within strict timeframes. The legislation has been a catalyst for accountability and change across the housing sector, but questions remain about how effectively the first version has been implemented and what future iterations could entail.
SPEAKERS
Cathy Steeghs, Health, Safety & Repairs – Awaab’s Law, Social Housing Directorate, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Anabelle Harraway, Policy Advisory, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Megan Stuart, Policy Advisor – Health, Safety & Repairs – Awaab’s Law, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Over the past decade, data has increasingly become a board-room discussion point and a strategic driver for companies. CIOs were first charged with building centralised data platforms and capabilities. Data resources often followed.
CHAIR
Rob Newnes-Smith, Owner, Newnes-Smith Consulting
SPEAKERS
Tor Bøe-Lillegraven, Chief Data Officer & Global Head of Data Management, ING Group
Confidence through the Generations: What Shapes, Shakes and Sustains
Confidence isn’t a fixed trait and right now dips in confidence are affecting leaders at every level. 45% of executives already worry their skills are becoming obsolete. Senior leaders feel exposed by AI. Mid-career professionals are caught between old and new leadership expectations. Emerging talent questions whether they truly belong. In this Winmark Power Hour session, we will look at how confidence shifts at key life and career stages, what strengthens it, what quietly undermines it, and how we can better support ourselves and those we lead.
CHAIR
Cara McCarthy, OD Practitioner, Executive Coach and Strategic Team Coach, Sheridan Worldwide
SPEAKERS
Madeline Clarke, Senior HRBP- Enterprise Technology Services, Fidelity International | Robyn Homden, Learning Manager, Lloyd’s of London | Ethan Godlieb, Associate Partner – Cyber, Tech & Fintech, Consilium Broking
The in-house tax team will typically have a close involvement in acquisitions, most obviously conducting due diligence to assess any exposure to tax risk in target companies, supporting the negotiation and arranging W&I insurance to cover any residual risks that might remain hidden.
CHAIR
Louisa Gonzalez, Head of Tax, Advisory Member
SPEAKERS
Peter Bellini, Group Head of Tax, The Ardonagh Group | Darren Tish, Tax Senior Manager, M&G Plc
Human, Skills & Agentic AI – The Rolls-Royce Story
In 2022, Rolls-Royce faced a critical juncture: multiple business units in the company were heading towards significant skills shortages in specific skillsets. To solve it, the organization didn’t just recruit; they fundamentally redesigned how work happens.
SPEAKERS
Stuart Evans, Director – Future of Work & Digital Employee Experience, Rolls-Royce
