One Big 2026: The power of partnerships - from vision to delivery

The Senedd Election will set a new horizon for Wales, and as a sector we will be standing at the threshold of a defining chapter.

We have a key part to play in ending the housing crisis, but we can't do it alone. Our true strength lies in the power of "we".

Our ambition is clear: more homes, better homes and fairer places. But we know the next four years will demand commitment, collaboration and resilience as we move from high-level vision to practical action.

At this year's One Big conference, we will celebrate the powerful partnerships that already exist across the sector and explore the opportunities that radical collaboration and deep-rooted partnerships create to ensure that our shared legacy is a Wales where there are homes for every future.

Draft programme

DAY 1 - Thursday 2 July

8.45am Registration, networking and exhibition viewing

9.40am Introduction to Day One - Chair’s Welcome

9.50am Keynote | A New Mandate for Wales: The post election landscape

10.20am Panel: The delivery blueprint

11am Coffee Break/Exhibition Viewing/Networking

12pm Workshops

1) Unlocking the gap

2) Warm homes, shared goals

3) Making health partnerships work

4) Resident-led asset intelligence

12.45pm Lunch/Networking/Exhibition Viewing

13.55pm Keynote | The Great Connector: Housing as the Foundation for a Healthier Wales

14.35pm Workshops

1) Tackling barriers to build more homes: where next?

2) Caredig's Journey to Embed Kindness

3) TBC

4) TBC

15.20pm Coffee Break/Exhibition Viewing/Networking

15.50pm Panel | Good homes for all: what will it really take?

16.20pm Close of Day 1 - Chair’s reflections

17.00pm Drinks reception

19.00pm Dinner

20.30pm Evening entertainment

DAY 2 - Friday 3 July

8.00am Wellbeing activity

8.45am Registration, networking and exhibition viewing

9.40am Introduction to Day Two - Chair's Welcome

9.50am Keynote | Shaping the future of the housing workforce

10.20am Panel session | How do we build the workforce we need to deliver our shared priorities?

11am Coffee break, networking and exhibition viewing

12pm Workshops

1) New homelessness legislation in Wales: learning from best practice

2) Community-Led Housing

3) Briefing zone: Delivering the new fire safety regime

4) Improving homes and communities: Lessons from the Netherlands

12.50pm Keynote | Stronger Together: The Radical Power of Partnership

1.20pm End of Day 2 - Chair’s reflections

1.30pm Conference close and takeaway lunch

Accommodation

We have reserved rooms at the Metropole for our conference delegates. To book a room, call the Metropole directly on 01597 823700 and let them know that you are booking for the One big conference. You will pay through the Metropole and they will handle your booking.

If there is no room at the Metropole or you would like to stay elsewhere, the below options are available:

• The Llanerch Inn (10 minute walk from metropole)
  
• Highland Moors Guesthouse (0.4 miles from centre)
  
• Hampton Hotel (0.7 miles from centre)
  
  

Local taxi firms if staying further out:

George’s Taxi – 07498729724
Adeys Taxi – 01597822188

Both of the above are local recommendations.