‘Memory Techniques’ - CIMA North West Midlands FOC event on Wednesday 25th September in Stoke-on-Trent

Event Description

Ever spent days preparing for a presentation, or months learning difficult topics for an examination, only to be let down on the day by missing out an important summary or forgetting a vital formula?  This event will teach you various quick and powerful techniques to help you maximise your memory skills. These techniques are simple to learn and can be used instantly to improve your performance.

Speaker details - Gamel Taher

Gamel worked for several years as an auditor before finding his vocation as a lecturer in 1999. He specialises in financial and performance management, and over the last 14 years has helped thousands of students pass their ACCA and CIMA examinations. Gamel successfully manages to breakdown complicated topics in a way that makes them easy to understand, and combines a perfect balance of practical examples and exam techniques ensuring that his courses are both enjoyable and invaluable.

 
Venue/Time etc.

Ashley Conference Centre, Staffordshire University, Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DF

6.30pm for 7.00pm

No charge.  Buffet served on arrival

Email Julie.witts@cimaglobal.com to book your free place.

Jason Wouhra to give main presentation at the CIMA Site Visit to East End Foods plc, Birmingham, on Monday 9th September

CIMA North West Midlands

Visit to East End Foods plc

Description

Join us for a visit to East End Foods plc, which is one of the most technologically advanced wholesalers in the area with state-of-the-art facilities and no less than 16 EPOS enabled checkouts. A massive £10m has been spent to create one of the largest trade only cash and carry's in the country with 120,000square feet of wholesale sales area.

The evening will start with a presentation from Jason Wouhra on the background of East End Foods and the company as it is today and their view for future growth. This will be followed with Q & A session. There will then be a site tour.  

Speaker

Jason Wouhra, Director and Company Secretary, East End Foods plc and Regional Chair of the IoD in the West Midlands.

 

Comments

East End Foods Plc, Upper Thomas Street, Aston, Birmingham B6 5AD

6.00 for 6.30pm

No charge – refreshments served on arrival

 

Email Julie.witts@cimaglobal.com to book your free place.

 

Date	Location	Price
Mon 9 Sept 6.00pm	East End Foods Plc, Birmingham B6 5AD	Price: GBP 0.00	Book

 

 

Vince Cable to speak at IoD West Midlands Annual Lecture & Dinner on Thursday 7th November

The IoD Coventry and Warwickshire Branch has announced details of its keynote event for 2013: The 2013 West Midlands IoD Annual Lecture and Dinner in Aid of Cancer Research.

“We welcome two guest speakers, The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable, Minister of State for the Department of Business Innovation and Graeme Leach, IoD head of Policy and Chief Economist.”

The event will be held at the National Motorcycle Museum and pre-diinner drinks and canapés will be served from 7-7.45pm in the museum while you admire the largest collection of British motorcycles in the world. Dinner follows in the Compton Suite from 7.45-10.30pm

This will be an exceptional opportunity to entertain important guests in prestigious surroundings and to share informed discussion relating to the UK economy and world moving forward

Dress code is Black Tie.

Tickets are priced at £75 for members and £85 for non members

To book tables and take advantage of members’ early bird offer of a table for 10 at £625 +VAT before September 30,  please email sue.hurrell@iod.com

CIMA & Institute of Directors Exclusive Joint Visit to RAF Cosford’s Museum on Tuesday 3rd December 2013 commencing at 6.15pm

Join us on the evening of Tuesday 3^rd December at 6.15pm (after the museum has closed to the general public) for an exclusive visit to the RAF Cosford Museum.

The Royal Air Force Museum, home to one of the largest and most impressive collections of aviation history, is an impressive and truly unique venue. The National Cold War Exhibition is the first major exhibition telling the story of the cold war period, with exhibits and aircraft not seen anywhere else in the world. Here you can stand beneath the wings of Britain’s V-Bombers; the Valiant, Vulcan and Victor.

Organised as a joint event between the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the North West Midlands and the Institute of Directors, this event is open to Members, students and friends/guests (everyone welcome), although numbers may be limited, subject to demand.

For a small fee of £7.50, the evening will commence with a buffet meal in the Visitor Centre before museum tour guides take small groups (maximum number of 15 visitors per guide) on a guided tour of the War Planes and Test Flight Hangar and the National Cold War Exhibition. The event/tours will conclude at approx. 9pm.

To book your place on this exclusive CIMA/IoD visit to view our fascinating aeronautical heritage, please contact julie.witts@cimaglobal.com

CIMA West Midlands Announce 2013 Christmas Ball for 22nd November at The Burlington Hotel, Birmingham.

Free Joint CIMA/ILM ‘Emerging Leaders’ event on 5th June at Cannock in the West Midlands – Guests Welcome

‘The danger zone for emerging leaders: avoid common costly mistakes’

This is a joint event between the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Institute of Leadership and Management for members, students and guests (i.e. all welcome).

Venue: Roman Way Hotel, Watling Street, Hatherton, Cannock WS11 1SH

Date: Wednesday 5^th June 2013

Time: 6.30 for 7.00pm

No charge - Buffet served on arrival

Booking: Email Julie.witts@cimaglobal.com to book your free place

Event Details: -

Whether you are an emerging leader or someone seeking to attract and develop top talent for your organisation you need to know the classic pitfalls. Drawing from extensive research into why many 'high potentials' end up failing, Peter Milligan shows you the steps you can take to minimise the risks.

Benefits from the talk to individuals include: -

Successful career progression.

Increased confidence and effectiveness.

Achieving more with less stress.

Effectively handling corporate 'politics'.

Becoming great leaders.

Benefits to organisations include: -

Less wasted time and energy.

Improved staff morale and commitment.

Attracting, developing and retaining quality people.

Real teamwork.

Better customer service.

Speaker Details: -

Peter Milligan, Director of New Generation Leaders, brings expertise, energy and inspiration to people in the three areas of leadership, communication and career development.

A corporate psychologist with a background in selecting and developing business leaders and teams since 1992, Peter was among the first in Australia to develop executive coaching as a service for organisational leaders. Over the past two decades, his support and challenge has enabled hundreds of people in Australia and the UK to produce changes and results that would not have otherwise happened so quickly. Peter’s coaching is characterised by passion, empathy, humour, and plain speaking. As a professional speaker, his larger audiences benefit from these same qualities.

Joint CIMA / IoD 'Unlocking Business Intelligence' Event in Stoke on Wednesday 24th April

Business Intelligence (BI) is an essential tool in helping finance professionals add value to their organisation.

This event would be helpful to anyone who wants to:

• Know how to add value to their business
• Understand best practice in creating business intelligence
• Move to fact based decision making
• Learn how to get buy-in from sales and executives

Areas of business that the talk would be advantageous for are:

• Management reporting - adding value and empowering users with BI
• CFO level - adding value, fact based decision making and investment in BI
• IT management - infrastructure and integrity of BI databases and empowering users
• Head of sales - moving to fact-based decision making

Peter Simons is a CIMA member who had over 30 years experience in business before joining CIMA as a member of staff in 2006.

The CIMA qualification enabled Peter to achieve career progression through roles in strategy, corporate lending, credit management and marketing at Bank of Ireland. He was the head of a division and on the bank’s senior management team in London when he left in 2002 to become the Managing Director of an entrepreneurial small business.

Peter is now the technical specialist in the applied research unit in CIMA’s education department. He works with employers, consultants, software vendors and academics to explore the future roles of organisations’ in-house finance professionals. He also helps to develop CIMA’s expertise in performance management. Peter’s research contributes to the development of the CIMA syllabus and he works with colleagues across CIMA’s value chain to support members

Date and Time: -

Wed 24 April

6.00 for 6.30pm

Buffet served from 6.00 with talk at 6.30pm

 

Venue: -

Ashley Conference Centre, Staffordshire University, Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DF

To book your place, email Julie Witts at Julie.Witts@cimaglobal.com