Bringing together professionals from across the housing and property sector, this event is designed to celebrate, support, and empower women while creating opportunities to build meaningful professional relationships.
Hear from a panel of industry experts as they share their insights, experiences, and perspectives on leadership, community impact, and the evolving housing landscape, while connecting with like-minded professionals from across the sector.
What to expect:
Jo Brobin will be sharing her inspiring career journey from recruitment into the social housing sector. Drawing on her extensive experience in people-focused roles, Jo successfully navigated a significant career change, transferring her skills and expertise into a new industry where she continues to make a meaningful impact.
In addition, Femi Robinson will share her career journey within the housing sector, discussing how she progressed into senior leadership roles, the experiences that shaped her career, and the key lessons she learned along the way. Her story provides valuable insight for anyone looking to develop their career and advance into leadership positions.
Finally, Ross Mackenzie will provide an overview of the qualification requirements placed on housing providers by the new Competence and Conduct standards, as well as outline the options for meeting those requirements.
Why attend?
Gain inspiration from industry leaders as Jo Brobin and Femi Robinson share their career journeys, leadership experiences, and insights into building a successful career in housing.
Stay ahead of sector changes with practical guidance from Ross Mackenzie
Build meaningful connections with professionals from across the housing and property sector in a supportive and welcoming networking environment.
Speaker bios
Femi Robinson, Head of Specialist Housing
Femi is a housing and specialist housing leader with over 25 years' experience across social housing, supported housing, neighbourhood management, and community services.
She is currently a head of specialist housing, with a strong track record in strategic leadership, housing operations, partnership development, tenancy services, service improvement, compliance, and delivering positive outcomes for customers and communities.
Femi is particularly passionate about creating sustainable housing solutions, developing high performing teams, and improving lives through excellent housing services.
Ross Mackenzie, Business Development Manager, Reed Business School
Ross is a Business Development Manager for Reed Business School and leads on their range of housing qualifications.
He works with housing providers to determine their most cost-effective pathway to getting housing managers and executives qualified to meet the requirements of the Competence and Conduct standards.