Government Finance Profession

09:30 - 10:10

Registration and visit Exhibitor's stands

10:10 - 10:50

Optional Sessions: (Choose 1 from 2)
1. IFRS, Lessons Learned - Andy Wilkes, BPP
2. Personal Taxation Update and Surgery - Gordon Faragher, Kaplan

11:00 - 12:00

Professional Update & Surgery - CCAB Institutes
ACCA
CIMA
CIPFA
ICAEW

12:00 - 12:45

Lunch

12:45 - 12:55

Welcome - Jon Thompson, Head of the Government Finance Profession

12:55 - 13:15

Keynote Address by Amyas Morse (C&AG National Audit Office)

13:15 - 14:30

Breakout Session (Choose 1 from 8):
1. What can we as UK Government Finance Professionals Learn from our International Peers? - Deloitte
2. Counterparty Risk Management in an Evolving Marketplace -  J.P. Morgan
3. The Challenge and Lessons in Aligning Strategy, Finance and Performance Management - SAP
4. Transactional Efficiency Savings & Prompt Payments Delivered by the Government Procurement Card - VISA: Steve May / Michael Griffiths / Paul Turner
5. Achieving Operational Efficiencies Through Smarter ERP - Agresso / Ronnie Erskine and Agresso / Mark Harris
6. Benchmarking - PKF
7. Creating Value and Managing Risk in the transition to a Low Carbon Economy - Lloyds TSB
8. World Class Financial Management Equals World Class Business Performance - Hays 

14:30 - 14:55

Coffee

14:55 - 16:20

Feedback from Breakout Sessions to Hunada Nouss (Director General Corporate Services, CLG); Richard Douglas Director General Finance & Chief Operating Officer, DH) and Chaired by Jon Thompson

16:20 - 16:50

Nick Blake, Head of Public Services at J.P. Morgan

16:50 - 17:10

Charles Tilley, Chief Executive, CIMA

17:10 - 17:15

Close Day 1 - Nick Jackson, Head of Finance Professionalism, HM Treasury

18:30 - 19:30

Drinks Reception hosted by Deloitte.
Kate Silverton - after dinner speaker and Host of the GFP Awards

21:55 to late

Entertainment

09:00 - 09:30

Setting the context from HMT's View Point - Sir Nicholas Macpherson Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury

09:30 - 10:00

Margaret Ewing, Vice Chairman and Partner - Deloitte
http://www.deloitte.com/financetransformationingovernment

10:00 - 10:30

Late Checkout & Coffee

10:30 - 11:00

Rob Whiteman, Chief Executive, Barking and Dagenham Council

11:00 - 12:30

Panel Session Chaired by Will Hutton with panel made up of Sir Michael Bichard and Andrew Pipe (Senior Economic Advisor Lloyds TSB) joined by Rob Whiteman and Keith Luck (Director General Finance, FCO)

12:30 - 12:45

Comfort Break/Prize Draws

12:45 - 13:15

Lesley Strathie, Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive HM Revenue & Customs

13:15

Close by Jon Thompson

13:30

Lunch and Departure