CIPFA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2017 | CIPFA | 12 July 2017 | Manchester, England

CIPFA Annual Conference and Exhibition will return to Manchester for 2017.
This year’s public finance conference will ask how we can overcome the widely acknowledged malaise and sense of alienation dividing communities throughout the UK, which became all too evident in the Brexit vote.
In the wake of the referendum result, and consequent economic uncertainty, the government has said it is committed to investing in skills and infrastructure to support local growth and a new housing agenda. It wants to put a specific focus on regions beyond the south east and city devolution centres.
To address the perennial issue of low productivity it will be essential to improve education and training standards, from primary to tertiary and vocational, to ensure businesses have access to the skills and talents they need to prosper.

Samira Ahmed
Journalist and Broadcaster

Aroline Al-Beyerty
Financial Services Director
City of London Corporation

Chris Austin
JOB TITLE: lately DFID Country Director
ORGANISATION: British Embassy Afghanistan

Mike Blackburn Obe
JOB TITLE: Chair of Manchester LEP, Regional Director
ORGANISATION: BT

Andrew Burns
JOB TITLE: Director of Finance and Resources
ORGANISATION: Staffordshire County Council

Ian Carruthers
JOB TITLE: Chair, Standards, CIPFA, and Chair, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board

Philip Collins
JOB TITLE: Chief Leader Writer and columnist
ORGANISATION: The Times

Ed Cox
JOB TITLE: Director
ORGANISATION: IPPR North

John Dickie
JOB TITLE: Director of Strategy and Policy
ORGANISATION: London First

Niall Dickson
JOB TITLE: CEO
ORGANISATION: NHS Confederation

Roger Ermuth
JOB TITLE: Assistant Comptroller General
ORGANISATION: Financial Management Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Suzy Fosterr
JOB TITLE: Director
ORGANISATION: Healthcare and Life Sciences

Theresa M. Grafenstine
JOB TITLE: Inspector General
ORGANISATION: U.S. House of Representatives and Board of Directors, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA)

Robert Herdman
JOB TITLE: Clinical Hypnotherapist and Success Coach

Richard Holt
JOB TITLE: Head of Global Cities Research
ORGANISATION: Oxford Economics

Simon Jack
JOB TITLE: Broadcast Journalist

Suzanne Jones
JOB TITLE: Freelance consultant

Kathryn Long
JOB TITLE: Corporate Operations Business Partner
ORGANISATION: Essex County Council and 2016/17 President, CIPFA Student Network

Jim Mackey
JOB TITLE: Chief Executive
ORGANISATION: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust

Brendan Mccarron
JOB TITLE: Senior Consultant
ORGANISATION: CIPFA

Leslie Milne
ORGANISATION: European Commission

Roy Nolan
JOB TITLE: Head of Public Sector Liaison
ORGANISATION: RP Martin

Vicky Pyce
JOB TITLE: Economist, Author and Commentator and on the board of the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR)

Brian Roberts FCPFA
JOB TITLE: Director of Corporate Resources and Deputy Chief Executive, Leicestershire County Council and President, CIPFA
SESSION TITLE: President's Welcome

Amanda Spielman
JOB TITLE: Chief Inspector
ORGANISATION: Ofsted

Jayne Stephenson
JOB TITLE: Chief Financial Officer, Office of Police and Crime Commissioner
ORGANISATION: Greater Manchester

Dr. Bob Swarup
JOB TITLE: Founder
ORGANISATION: Camdor Global Advisors

Joy Thomas, MBA, FCPA, FCMA, C. DIR.
JOB TITLE: CPA Canada President & CEO
ORGANISATION: Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

David Watkins
JOB TITLE: IMF Panel of Experts and Technical Adviser
ORGANISATION: IPSASB

Ron Whiteman
JOB TITLE: Chief Executive
ORGANISATION: CIPFA

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