See the agenda and line-up of speakers for this year's National Youth Homelessness Conference 2026.
Morning
| Time | Topic | Location |
| 09.30 | Refreshments and Registration | |
| 10.00 | Opening plenary with Umar, Lived Experience Advisory Board Member | |
| 10.10 | Setting the Context: Seyi Obakin, CEO, Centrepoint | |
| 10.20 | Rightsized Homes: Creating Safe and Dignified Stepping Stone Accommodation | |
| 10.50 | Breakout options: | |
| Scaling Independence: From 300 to 30,000 Homes - How Stepping Stone Homes can Address the Affordable Housing Crisis for Young People (Centrepoint) | Director's Lounge | |
| Housing First for Youth Principles in Practice: International Insights on Routes out through Housing Solutions and Community Connections (FEANTSA/ Housing First Europe and Centrepoint) | Ricoh Business Lounge South | |
| Building Homes: How Modular Solutions are Transforming Housing (CHESS Homeless and Portakabin Limited) | The Coventry Lounge | |
| Unlocking Opportunities: How to Influence Employers to Recruit Marginalised Young People (Movement to Work, Only a Pavement Away, Lived Experience Expert and employer partner) | Ricoh Business Lounge North | |
| Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Young People out of Homelessness and into Secure, Thriving Homes - while Navigating the Implications of the Supreme Court Ruling (akt and Stonewall Housing) | The Boardroom | |
| 12.00 | Plenary address from Anna Cuskin, Senior Manager – Social impact, Coventry Building Society | |
| 12.10 | In conversation with Poppy Noor, Deputy Opinion Editor at The Guardian. Hosted by Liz Laurence, Strategic Initiatives Director, Homewards |
Networking Lunch
12.40 - 13.30
Group 1 - Dhillon's Lounge
Group 2 - Director's Lounge
Group 3 - The Coventry Lounge
Afternoon
| Time | Topic | Location | |
| 13.30 | Homes for the Future: Funding and Planning Panel featuring: Alicia Walker, Assistant Director of Activism and Advocacy, Shelter (Chair), John Raynham, Independent Living Development Lead, Centrepoint, Simon Fowler, Director, Planning, Iceni, James Muller, Managing Director, Safe Haven London, Paul Morrish, CEO, LandAid, Sam Dumitriu, Head of Policy, Britain Remade | ||
| 14.30 | Breakout options: | ||
| From Pilots to Practice: Practical AI Lessons for the Sector (Good Innovation) | Ricoh Business Lounge North | ||
| Unlocking Homes: How Rent Deposit Schemes Open Doors for Young People (Centrepoint and BEAM) | The Boardroom | ||
| Building Futures: Tenancy Sustainment and the Journey to Independence (London Borough of Croydon Children, Families and Education Department, Settle and Centrepoint) | The Coventry Lounge | ||
| Live, Work and Move Forward: How to Provide Affordable Move On Accommodation for Working Young People (YMCA Milton Keynes and St Basils) | Director's Lounge | ||
| Mini Hackathon: Reimagining How Young People Find Work (Centrepoint and PeoplePlus) | Ricoh Business Lounge South | ||
| 15.40 | Lived Experience Experts Panel Discussion featuring Adam, Andrew, Faye, John and Umar | ||
| 16.20 | Closing Speech | ||
| 16.30 | Close |
Please note the agenda is subject to change.