Housing 2050: Shaping Scotland's Housing Future

100 seats. Leading politicians from across the parties. One conversation about the future of housing in Scotland.

Tue 2 February 2027 DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre 9:00am to 3:30pm, drinks to 4:30pm
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About Housing 2050

Housing 2050 is a new conference for Scotland's housing sector, built around one simple idea: fewer people in the room means better conversations.

With capacity limited to just 100 delegates, Housing 2050 is designed to be a small, intimate gathering that puts the right people, senior decision makers, political leaders and sector stakeholders, in direct dialogue with one another. This isn't a conference where you sit in a crowd of a thousand. It's one where you get to speak, be heard and build the relationships that shape housing policy in Scotland.

With only 100 places available, Housing 2050 offers a genuinely different kind of access: direct engagement with the people setting housing policy in Scotland, in a room small enough for real conversation rather than a passive audience experience.

Who's in the room

The Cabinet Secretary, party leaders and housing spokespeople, alongside the investors, developers and local authority leaders who deliver Scotland's homes. More speakers will be announced.

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP

Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing

Delivers the conference keynote address on the future of housing in Scotland.

Political leaders and housing spokespeople

Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP
Scottish Liberal Democrats

Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Party Leader
Willie Rennie MSP
Scottish Liberal Democrats

Willie Rennie MSP

Chief Whip
Mark Griffin MSP
Scottish Labour

Mark Griffin MSP

Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing
Tim Eagle MSP
Scottish Conservatives

Tim Eagle MSP

Housing spokesperson
Thomas Kerr MSP
Reform UK

Thomas Kerr MSP

Deputy Leader, Reform UK Scotland

Speakers from across the sector

Chair

Barrie CunningConference chair

Local government

Cllr Ruairi KellyGlasgow City Council
Laurence RockeyChief Executive, East Lothian Council
Des MurrayChief Executive, North Lanarkshire Council

Housebuilders and land

Taylor WimpeyRepresentative to be confirmed
Michael IzziLand Director, Robertson Homes
Andrew McNabHallam Land

Investment and real estate

Iain JenkinsonExecutive Director, CBRE
Steven HendryDirector, CBRE
Dhannaji DhannajCEO, Galliard Apsley Partnership
Danny O'NeillFounder and CEO, Ediston

Planning, consultancy and media

Colin LavetySenior Director, Planning, Pegasus Group
Karen EsslemontSLR Consulting
Simeon KerrScotland Correspondent, Financial Times

Programme

Tuesday 2 February 2027. Running order and speakers are subject to change, and further speakers will be announced.

9:00 to 9:30
Breakfast and registration
9:30 to 9:40
Opening remarks
Barrie Cunning Conference chair
9:40 to 10:00
Address followed by Q&A
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
10:00 to 10:15
Making it happen: the relationship between commercial viability and delivery
Iain Jenkinson Executive Director, CBRE
10:15 to 10:45
From pensions to place: building a Scottish real estate fund with a social dividend
Simeon Kerr Scotland Correspondent, Financial Times
Dhannaji Dhannaj CEO, Galliard Apsley Partnership
Steven Hendry Director, CBRE
Other speakers to be confirmed
10:45 to 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 to 11:45
Planning Scotland's future: public service reform and the plan-led system, what comes next
Willie Rennie MSP Scottish Liberal Democrats
Andrew McNab Hallam Land
Laurence Rockey Chief Executive, East Lothian Council
11:45 to 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 to 12:30
More homes, more choice: creating the right environment for a multi-tenure approach to Scotland's housing crisis
Mark Griffin MSP Scottish Labour
Thomas Kerr MSP Reform UK
Tim Eagle MSP Scottish Conservatives
Taylor Wimpey Representative to be confirmed
Chair to be confirmed
12:30 to 13:00
Keynote address
Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing
13:00 to 13:45
Lunch
13:45 to 14:15
From challenge to opportunity: addressing Scotland's housing future
Barrie Cunning Chair
Cllr Ruairi Kelly Glasgow City Council
Colin Lavety Senior Director, Planning, Pegasus Group
Karen Esslemont SLR Consulting
Michael Izzi Land Director, Robertson Homes
Other speakers to be confirmed
14:15 to 15:00
A Scottish investment first approach: unblocking investment for delivery and economic growth
Des Murray Chief Executive, North Lanarkshire Council
Danny O'Neill Founder and CEO, Ediston
Other speakers to be confirmed
15:00 to 15:30
Conference round up and chair's closing remarks

Tickets

Capacity is fixed at 100 delegates, so places are limited and won't be extended. All prices are plus VAT, which is added at checkout.

Standard rate
£90 + VAT (£108 at checkout)
  • Full-day conference access
  • Keynote, Q&A and all panel sessions
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Local government & third sector
£65 + VAT (£78 at checkout)
  • Full-day conference access
  • Keynote, Q&A and all panel sessions
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Local government and third sector delegates: email hello@scotland-2050.co.uk to request your booking code, then enter it at checkout on Eventbrite.

Venue

DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre 34 Bread Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AF

Full travel information and accessibility notes will be added here closer to the date.

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