Government Finance Profession

09:30 - 11:00

Registration & Refreshments and visit Exhibitor's stands

11:00 - 11:45

Breakout Session: (Choose 1 from 3)

1. Role Models: Inspiring People, Effecting Change - Andie Cooper, Charlotte Pond and Richard Waterson, Hays and Heidi Adcock DfE
2. Customer Demand in Challenging Times - Eirian Lewis, TEAL Consulting
3. Sustainable Banking: Make a Virtue of Necessity - Giulia Guidi, J.P. Morgan

11:45 - 12:45

Lunch

12:45 - 12:55

Welcome - Nick Jackson, Head of the Finance Professionalism Team, HM Treasury

12:55 - 13:15

Scene Setting for Day 2 Workshop – Gary Leyshon, Duncan Haigh and Malcolm Jessup, BPP Professional Education Professional Education and “The Select Committee”

Overview of the Workshop:

• The purpose of the exercise is to link the academic syllabus with the real business world, to highlight the importance of interpersonal skills, communication, negotiation and presentation in the context of decision-making - vogue themes among the Accounting Institutes.
• Complying with the overall conference theme of sustainability, delegates will be asked to consider a major project, demonstrate how stakeholders will be affected, their likely reaction and how to manage these reactions.
• These stakeholders are likely to be for example: The company tendering for the work; Media; Shareholders; General public; Government; Sustainable Energy Pressure Group

Structure:

• Pre course information will be issued to delegates to simulate a business briefing.
• Students will be asked to consider the effect on a wide group of stakeholders in the decision making process.
• Specific stakeholders will be randomly pre allocated to groups of delegates.
• Team creation, task allocation and role development skills will ensue to demonstrate control over resource in decision making under significant time constraints.
• Presentation of the key aspects of the case for each of the stakeholder groups.
• The presentations would be expected to cover the financial and non-financial arguments for and against the project.

13:15 - 13:45

Green Taxation – Gordon Faragher, Kaplan Financial

13:45 - 15:15

CCAB Sessions - Covering exam techniques and topical issues.

• AAT  - Darren Nicholls and Sandy Hood
  • Exam Feedback
  • Best Practice
• ACCA - Helen Ripley and James Johnston
  • Leadership workshop
  • ACCA information session
• CIMA – Dr Noel Tagoe and Stephen Berry 
  • Valuing superstars - Rooney & Ronaldo on the balance sheet
  • Talking with superstars - Rooney & Ronaldo and the elevator pitch
• CIPFA – David Henderson and Amana Virani
  • Exam preparation - Tips for success
• ICAEW – Anna Crilley

15:15 - 15:45

Refreshment Break

15:45 - 16:30

Breakout Session (Choose 1 from 3)

• Role Models: Inspiring People, Effecting Change - Andie Cooper, Charlotte Pond and Richard Waterson, Hays and Heidi Adcock DfE 
• Customer Demand in Challenging Times - Eirian Lewis, TEAL Consulting
• Sustainable Banking: Make a Virtue of Necessity - Giulia Guidi, J.P. Morgan

16:30 - 17:30

Sustainability of the Serengeti - Stephen Berry, CIMA

17:30 - 17:40

Close - Gary Leyshon, Duncan Haigh and Malcolm Jessup, BPP Professional Education and “the Select Committee”

Between Close and Dinner there will be an opportunity for teams to consult membrs of "The Select Committee" informally. This is in YOUR interest, as they'll have information that will be of value to you on Day 2.

19:30

Dinner & Entertainment

09:00 - 10:30

Rise and Shine with The Smarty Train 

10:30 - 11:00

A View from the Board Table – Clare Moriarty, Director General Corporate Services, Department for Transport

11:00 - 11:10

Coffee / Comfort Break

11:10 - 12:10

Workshop - Gary Leyshon, Duncan Haigh and Malcolm Jessup, BPP Professional Education and “the Select Committee”

12:10 - 13:00

Presentations to "The Select Committee"

13:00 - 13:30

Jon Thompson, Head of the Government Finance Profession

13:30 - 13:45

Prize Draw and Close – Nick Jackson, Head of the Finance Professionalism Team, HM Treasury

13:45

Lunch

14:30

Depart