Thank you for arranging such a brilliant event. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and made a number of significant new contacts. The organisation of this event was superb and I was singularly very impressed. At no time did I feel under any pressure from suppliers which helped add to a very productive, relaxed atmosphere. I would recommend attendance to anyone involved in Finance. Well done!
Finance Director
The Shropshire Group
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Conference
The conference programme is drafted following consultation with key senior finance professionals.
Facilitated discussion groups enable delegates to explore issues and share best practice with others in the finance industry.
Outstanding keynote speakers help delegates access the latest thinking. As the speakers and sessions are confirmed they will be posted on here.
Contact us if you would like to contribute to the programme, either with ideas for content or as a discussion leader.
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Opening Keynote Address 2011
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| Business as UN-Usual: a competitive outlook for 2011 and beyond |
| Professor Stéphane Garelli, Professor at IMD and Professor at the University of Lausanne, Director of IMD World Competitiveness Center |
Stéphane Garelli - a world authority on competitiveness - has pioneered research in this field for 25 years. Professor at IMD (Institute of Management Development) Lausanne, where he heads the World Competitiveness Centre, he is also associate professor at the University of Lausanne. Formerly Managing Director of the World Economic Forum and director of the Davos Annual Meetings, he has also worked closely with several large global enterprises, including Hewlett-Packard Europe, SGS and Nestlé. He was chairman of the FF Sandoz Financial Holding. He is a member of numerous international institutions and several boards and is currently chairman of the Swiss newspaper Le Temps.
Stéphane Garelli reads today's global economic picture better than anyone else – he is an exciting speaker who combines content with an entertaining approach to complex issues supported by his trademark graphics. His presentations on competitiveness provoke companies and individuals to think “outside the box”, and to confront their strategies with recent market trends and new competitive pressures. |
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Sustainability from a CFO’s perspective
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| Industry Focussed Session |
| Seamus Keating, CFO, Logica and member of the Green Investment Bank advisory group |
Caring about the planet and your corporate environmental legacy is not just the right thing to do. It also makes good business sense. Excess carbon means excess cost and through an effective environmental policy and programme you can bring greater financial returns to the business. It’s why Logica has committed to reducing its own absolute CO2 emissions by 6% on an annual basis and 50% by 2020.
The Information Communication and Technology (ICT) industry contributes significantly to emissions. But, unlike other polluters, this sector is not just the problem. Its also part of the solution. At the most basic level, the energy management, monitoring and the awareness-raising potential of the ICT industry means it can help generate huge savings across almost every industry. Seamus Keating explores technology’s innovative and progressive role to play in reducing green house gas emissions and argues the importance of environmental data quality and how aligning sustainability with financial reporting is where the future lies.
Seamus Keating is the Chief Financial and Operations Officer of Logica plc. Seamus joined Logica in 1999 as director, group finance. He was promoted to the main board of Logica in February 2002 as Group CFO and continues to be one of three Executive Directors on the Logica Board.
In addition to the normal finance function activities, he also has responsibility for the group information systems, group commercial and procurement, company secretarial, legal, strategy development and investor relations. He also chairs the group’s Financial Services sector, with responsibility for managing our business with financial services clients around the world.
Before joining Logica, Seamus worked in Italy from 1997 to 1999 as finance director of Olivetti Solutions. Prior to his appointment at Olivetti Solutions Seamus was finance director of Olivetti’s UK operations, having joined their London based finance function in 1989.
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Highlights from Past Conference Programmes
Highlights from the 2010 Conference Programme
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| Keynotes & Forum Sessions |
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Keynote Addresses:
- Opening Address: The Upside Of Turbulence - Dr Donald Sull, Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, and the Faculty Director of Executive Education at the London Business School
- Closing Address: The Rise & Fall & Rise Again of Gerald Ratner
Industry Sessions:
- Coca-Cola – a sustainable business model in an uncertain world - Michael J. Choules, European Financial Controller, Coca-Cola GB & IrelandThe skills you need to take you to the top as a finance professional - Mark Freebairn, Head of Financial Management Practice, Odgers Berndtson
- Risks and opportunities for companies as they exit the recession: the UK and global economic view - Andrew Milligan, Head of Global Strategy, Standard Life
- 21st century finance and shared services - are they good bedfellows? - Dan Foley, Award Winning Leader in Shared Services, Business Transformation/Change & People Management
- Leading and Managing Change within your Organisation - a Finance Director's perspective - Gillian Taylor, Joint Owner & Director, Sequence Communications Ltd
Professional Development Sessions:
- The Power of Executive Presence: how to make yourself less remote by developing the art of storytelling - Roger Edward Jones, Business Coach & Author
- Communicating in turbulent times - Gary Bates, Account Director & Angela McHale, Account Director, Steps Drama Learning Development
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