FINANCR DIRECTORS'
FORUM CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
7
- 10 October 2015, Arcadia
OPENING ADDRESS (WEDNESDAY): THE UK
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: Jeremy Paxman, Award-Winning Journalist, Author And
Television Presenter
We are
excited to announce that the award-winning journalist, author and television
presenter Jeremy Paxman will headline this year’s Finance Directors’ Forum. In
the wake of the general election, Jeremy Paxman, who has been at the sharp-end
of political commentating for over 30 years, will share his views on what lies
ahead for the UK. Jeremy Paxman has worked for the BBC since 1977 and has been
the presenter of Newsnight, University Challenge and many BBC documentaries. He
even completed a sell-out one-man show PAXO at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in
2014. He writes widely for newspapers and magazines and has recently become a
contributing editor at the Financial Times. Jeremy Paxman will be hosting
Channel 4’s coverage of the May 2015 General Election.
CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN: Justin Urquhart
Stewart, Economic Commentator & Co-Founder, Seven Investment Management
Having
trained as a barrister, Justin took up corporate finance, working in both
Africa and Singapore. He then returned to the UK and helped in the developments
towards Big Bang in 1986 in London which led to him helping to found Broker
Services in 1986. Broker Services went on to become Barclays Stockbrokers,
where Justin was Corporate Development Director. In early 2001, he co-founded
Seven Investment Management, an investment management business that innovated
the UK investment market with the introduction of the first Sterling Investment
Wrap Account. Seven Investment Management now manages and administers around
£5.8 billion on behalf of professional financial wealth managers and
intermediaries.
Justin has
a keen interest in developing the investment market to break down as many of
the traditional barriers as possible for both private investors and smaller
companies. As part of this he was involved in the original development of the
AIM market and the investor educational company, Proshare. He writes regularly
for national magazines and newspapers, and is a frequent commentator on
television and radio, both in the UK and abroad. In March 2014, Justin won the
‘Best Industry Commentator 2012’ from the City of London Wealth Management
awards, as voted for by professionals and consumers.
Justin
will also be delivering an Economic Outlook seminar - further information to
follow.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS (THURSDAY): Roz Savage
MBE, World Record Holding Transatlantic Rower
There is
no better way to acquire advanced expertise on self-mastery, resilience, and
stress management than to be alone on a 23-foot rowboat, thousands of miles
from land, at the mercy of winds, waves and currents. Since 2005 Roz has been
the world’s foremost female ocean rower, having rowed – solo – across the
Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. She has rowed over 15,000 miles, taken
around 5 million oar-strokes, and spent cumulatively 520 days alone at sea.
Prior to this radical undertaking, she spent eleven years working as a
management consultant, which gave her a relevant and practical understanding of
business and commercial organisations, both experiences of which she will draw
upon during her keynote address.
Roz
applies a psychological and neuro-scientific approach to mind management, to
develop greater resilience in individuals, teams and corporations in times of
rapid and often unpredictable change. In challenging circumstances, an
understanding of human stress-response mechanisms and how to control them is
crucial to smart decision-making, accurate risk assessment and creative
problem- solving.
Roz will
also be running an associated workshop session.
INDUSTRY FOCUSED SESSIONS
BEING AN INTERIM FD: SHOULD THIS BE
YOUR NEXT CAREER MOVE?: Paul Hooper-Keeley, Interim FD & Managing Director,
Intervallum Limited
This
workshop session, being run by a seasoned Interim Finance Professional, will
explore: -
• The practicalities of setting up as an Interim
FD/CFO.
• The process of being an interim – why
become one, what value will you be expected to add and types of work you will
encounter: -
- Turnaround & transformation – adding
value to an organisation to include case-study examples.
- Transactional work & leading
companies through M&A.
- Being a safe pair of hands – bridging
the gap during times of recruitment / succession.
• The benefits being an interim – making
it work for you and as a tool for enhancing your CV.
Plenty of
time will be made for interactive Q&A during the session.
Paul
Hooper-Keeley has 31-years industry experience, 19 as a Board level FD, the
last 11 in an Interim capacity across multiple sectors. He has significant
experience of PE, MBO, re-financing turnarounds, M&A and building high
performing teams. He is a direct Fellow of CIMA, has just completed 3-years as
Branch President of the NW Midlands and has now been elected CIMA Chairman for
the whole of the West Midlands. In addition, as the IoD’s 25th Chartered
Director, he is an Institute of Directors’ West Midlands Ambassador.
The
Finance Directors' Forum qualifies for CPD credits. All delegate attendees will
receive a CPD certificate after the event.
Joe
Rutter, Delegate Manager: 020 8487 2277,