About this Event
AHF 50th Anniversary Conference
Heritage - Radical. Reimagined. Revitalised.
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is celebrating 50 years of transforming historic buildings and supporting communities across the UK. Join real estate professionals, heritage practitioners, social enterprise developers, policymakers, funders, and researchers as together we consider the potential for heritage-led regeneration to improve our communities in the next 50 years and beyond.
What to expect
This afternoon and evening event will bring together diverse voices and approaches to consider how heritage can help transform local communities and economies, shining light on proven models from around the UK and exploring policy changes that could supercharge adaptive reuse in the UK.
2-5pm | Heritage and Regeneration in Policy and Practice
This session will open with a keynote from Polly Mackenzie, followed by panels on Reimgining Housing and Retrofit and Rethinking Delivery Models and Partnerships
Confirmed speakers include:
Polly Mackenzie: Co-founder and CEO, Zinc Innovation Partners
Ros Kerslake: Chair, AHF; Board, Homes England
Martin Newman: Founder, Giroscope
Syreeta Bayne: Head of Social Value and Sustainability, Muse
Darren Barker: Director, Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust
Matthew Mckeague: CEO, AHF
Lindsey Hall: CEO, Real Ideas Organisation
Nia Arfon: CEO, Galeri Caernarfon
5-5:30pm | Networking Tea Break
5:30-6:30pm | Radical Heritage Futures
This dynamic session will explore potential scenarios promoting radical reuse of historic buildings and how buildings can be designed today to be tomorrow's heritage. The session will be followed by a closing keynote and networking drinks reception.
Confirmed speakers include:
Richard Upton: Co-founder, Cathedral Group
Eilidh Henderson and John Brown: Page/Park Architects
Kelcey Wilson-Lee: Deputy CEO, AHF
6:30-8pm | Networking Drinks Reception
Why attend?
- Learn about pioneering models that have delivered local economic regneration across the UK using heritage buildings
- Explore how heritage can continue to drive community regeneration over the next 50 years
- Hear from leading voices shaping policy, funding and practice
- Connect with professionals, funders and supporters passionate about historic places
This flagship conference forms part of the AHF’s wider 50th anniversary programme, celebrating the impact of over 2,400 projects supported across the UK and looking ahead to a future where heritage continues to shape vibrant, sustainable communities.
Our 50th Anniversary celebrations are made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we are able to mark five decades of our work in Reimagining Heritage and Transforming Communities across the UK, while also looking forward at opportunities for heritage regeneration over the next 50 years.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, United Kingdom
GBP 60.00
