ACCA leadership in public finance conference

ACCA is hosting its first international conference for finance professionals in the public sector. This is a must for those who want to stay ahead of key policy and technical developments.

High calibre speakers will share their knowledge and expertise on a range of topical issues and draw on case studies to illustrate how the challenges presented by the current economic conditions have been successfully overcome. On the day we will consider:

The state we’re in
A world view of the economic situation, its impact and challenges for the public sector.
Nenad Pacek, president, Global Success Advisors Ltd

The future of public sector audit
New approaches to audit and innovation, techniques for effectively tackling bribery and corruption, and future audit challenges/trends will be discussed.
Gillian Fawcett, head of public sector, ACCA
Martin Evans, managing director of audit, Audit Commission, England
Ian Trumper, treasurer, Transparency International UK
Tim Gilling, director, The Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS)

Carbon and green collar issues
This session will provide an understanding of the emerging regulatory framework for carbon reduction and best practice initiatives and also provide details of lessons learnt and outline success stories.
Dr Terry Tudor, School of Applied Science, University of Northampton
Keith Budden, environmental partnership manager, Birmingham City Council 
Fabian Zuleeg, senior policy analyst, European Policy Centre

Unlocking innovation to increase capacity in public services
The panel will discuss how finance managers can innovate during a time of retrenchment. It will draw upon efficiency breakthroughs, new ways of working and new developments e.g. mutual trusts to stimulate local economies. Creative practices such as the ‘total place’ initiative and efficiency breakthroughs will also be discussed.
Steve Priddy, director of technical policy and research, ACCA
Catherine Staite, director, Office for Public Management (OPM)
Dr Gordon Murray, Programme Manager Improvement and Development Agency for local
government (IDeA)
Becky Hellard, Strategic Director Corporate Services, Bradford Council

In partnership with the Office for Public Management (OPM) and Transparency International UK.

Please see the related documents section of this page for a full programme.