Housing 2026 Exhibitor List

Phil Andrew is Group Chief Executive at Orbit, one of the UK's foremost not-for-profit housing groups. Phil has over 30 years' experience in leadership positions across the for-profit, governmental contracting and not-for-profit environments, spending the last 15 years specialising in commercially minded organisations that are driven by social purpose. Prior to joining Orbit, Phil served as Chief Executive at StepChange and Chief Executive of Working Links. He is also currently on the Board of Trustees for the Alzheimer's Society and was previously Vice-Chair of Raven Housing Trust and Chair of the Breck Foundation, an online safety awareness charity.

Mel is Chief Executive of MTVH. Mel has extensive experience in local government, housing and regeneration. Prior to joining MTVH, Mel was Chief Executive at Nottingham City Council where he provided leadership to the council's 6,000 staff delivering vital public services on behalf of one of the UK's Core Cities, securing economic growth and improving life chances. He also collaborated with others to rapidly deliver the East Midlands devolution deal and oversaw the elections for the first-ever East Midlands regional mayor. Mel has a successful track record in managing large-scale customer-facing services, organisational change and transformation initiatives, and working in partnership to deliver large-scale regeneration and development projects. From 2015 to 2020 Mel was Chief Executive of Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council where he guided officers and elected members during the conclusion of a £1.2bn Joint Venture for the 3,500 home first phase of Manydown, a new Garden Community. Mel holds a BSc (Hons) in Land Management, an MBA from City University Business School, London and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He is a Trustee of the Whitehall & Industry Group, a charity focused on collaborative senior-level leadership development across the public, private and voluntary sectors, and was previously a Commissioner on the Commission for Creating Healthy Cities established by Kellogg College, University of Oxford, in partnership with The Prince's Foundation. As Chief Executive of MTVH, Mel is responsible for compliance with the Regulatory Economic and Consumer Standards.

Lucy is an award-winning barrister at East Anglian Chambers and Co-Founder of Lawyers Who Care, the UK’s only charity to support care-experienced aspiring lawyers, which has already supported over 126 care-experienced people since its launch in May 2024. Proudly care-experienced herself, Lucy entered foster care at 13 and fell off the ‘Care Cliff’ at 16. Her lived experience directly informs her professional work and advocacy, particularly around Trauma-Informed law and social mobility. In 2024, Lucy was recognised by Universities UK as one of the 100 faces in their #100faces social mobility campaign. In 2025, Lucy was named Champion of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards. Lucy was the first barrister to speak publicly about her care experience and is now a leading voice in challenging perceptions and celebrating care experience. Lucy is also an experienced TEDx and keynote speaker, regularly speaking to professionals across law, education, social care and Parliament. She appeared on BBC Radio 4 Women’s Hour and her work has been featured by The Times, Counsel Magazine, the Bar Council and in 2026 by the Fostering Network as their magazine cover ‘from care to courtroom.’