Housemark Data and AI Summit 2026

10 November 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

From data quality to AI: what to focus on next

The role of data in housing has changed. Expectations are higher. Scrutiny is sharper. And AI is moving faster than most organisations were ready for. This isn’t just about reporting anymore. Data now underpins repairs performance, tenant experience, regulatory confidence, and day-to-day decision making.
The Housemark Data and AI Summit is built around that reality.

What’s the Summit about? 

Most organisations aren’t asking whether to use AI. They’re working out how to get their data foundations right, and how to apply AI in a way that actually works. Housemark’s Data and AI Summit focuses on that balance. You’ll hear how housing providers are:

  • Improving data quality, ownership and trust
  • Using data to influence performance and decisions
  • Applying AI in practice, not theory
  • Building confidence in governance and assurance

Nothing abstract. Just honest insight into what’s happening across the sector.

What you’ll get from attending

  • Practical insight from real housing organisations
  • Examples of what works (and what doesn’t)
  • A clearer view of how AI fits into housing
  • Confidence in governance and regulatory expectations
  • Opportunities to learn from and connect with peers

 

Programme highlights

The day reflects the journey most organisations are on:

Fix the foundations

  • Data quality, ownership and governance
  • Building a culture that supports better data

Use data properly

  • Turning insight into decisions
  • Improving performance across services

Apply AI where it works

  • Real use cases across housing
  • Where AI is delivering value and where it isn’t

Stand up to scrutiny

  • Strengthening governance and assurance
  • Meeting regulatory expectations with confidence

Don’t miss out!

This event is open to both members and non-members, with exclusive discounted rates available for Housemark members and group bookings. Don’t miss our early bird prices, available for a limited time!

To be among the first to receive the event preview programme, have any other questions, or you prefer to pay by invoice please contact Helen Williams. 

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Housemark Data and AI Summit 2026

Confirmed speakers for Housemark Data and AI Summit, more to announce soon...

Oli France

Expedition Leader, Adventurer and Keynote speaker

Oli France is an expedition leader and adventurer known for guiding teams through some of the world’s most extreme and challenging environments. Drawing on first‑hand experience of leading under sustained pressure, Oli brings a unique perspective on decision‑making, resilience and leadership when certainty is in short supply.

At the Housemark Leadership Conference, Oli will open the programme with a focused and thought‑provoking keynote that challenges how leaders think, plan and respond in complex conditions. His insights resonate strongly with the realities facing social housing leaders today — navigating uncertainty, balancing risk and maintaining clarity of purpose when the stakes are high.

Karen Doran

Director of Regulatory Engagement, Regulator of Social Housing

Karen is Director of Regulatory Engagement at the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH), where she leads regulation of private registered providers. She has held previous roles at RSH in investigation, enforcement, and consumer regulation.

With over 30 years’ experience in housing, Karen began her career in frontline homelessness and housing management, and has worked across local authorities, housing associations, and in senior policy roles within central and regional government. Before joining RSH in 2013, she worked in consultancy and chaired the panel of social housing lenders. Karen also served as a non-executive director on the Audit & Risk Committee of a housing association in Northern Ireland.

Jonathan Cox

Chief Data Officer

Jonathan has over 15 years of experience providing data analysis and business support to the social housing sector. He previously worked for two large London Housing Associations before joining the Housemark data team in 2012. Jonathan has delivered a range of data consultancy projects, and recent clients include Catalyst Group, Trivallis, Solihull Community Housing, Stonewater Group and Aster Group.

Scott Bache

Senior Product Management, Housemark

Scott Bache is Lead Product Manager at Housemark, one of the UK housing sector’s leading data and insight companies. He leads the development of digital products that help landlords harness the power of their data to improve services and performance. With a background spanning proptech and social housing, he brings a practical, product-led perspective on what it takes to deliver real value with emerging technology.

John Wickenden

Research Manager, Housemark

John has over 20 years’ experience in the social housing sector covering local authorities, ALMOs, housing associations as well as membership and trade bodies. John’s research covers all aspects of social landlords’ work, with up-to-date analysis of key policy issues and how they affect day-to-day operations.

He is an expert in how to measure the work of landlords in the social housing sector, with a deep understanding of English Social Housing Regulation. John’s recent projects include creating a set of building safety compliance measures, understanding how and when the sector will achieve carbon net zero and developing a forecasting methodology for housing costs, performance and satisfaction.

Take a look at last year's programme

Housemark Housing Data and Analytics Summit 2025 – Final programme