Financial Director Summit 08

Programme

Thursday 25th September

9.00am	Keynote Session: Andrew Higginson, Finance and Strategy Director, Tesco The credit crunch and beyond: Tesco's finance chief outlines the challenges facing the FD over the next 3-5 years
10.00am	Plenary Session: Beyond the Numbers Mergers & acquisitions: a masterclass on how the FD can add value during acquisition Developing in-house M&A expertise: A practical guide to getting it right Nigel Wilson, Chief Financial Officer, United Business Media
10.45am	Breakout Session Session 1: Outsourcing Masterclass Looking at the latest developments in outsourcing best practice Avoiding mistakes: poor communication; evaluation delays Craig Smith, Group Finance Director, Management Consulting Group Moderated by Nick Hooton, VP EMEA, Oracle Session 2: Pensions How can FDs better control and manage pension scheme risks Opportunities arising from the rapid development of the buyout market Is now the time to sell off your scheme Ian Black, Independent Consultant Moderated by Rashpal Bhadra, Head of Corporate Consulting, Watson Wyatt Session 3: The War for Talent Developing a world class finance function Effective strategies for sourcing the best people How do Blue Chips find and retain the best finance staff? Garry Price, CFO, Heinz UK Jill Robinson, Head of Finance Business Management, Barclays
11.30am	Coffee Break
11.50am	Panel Session: Big Four vs. Mid Tier Is there an alternative to the Big Four when it comes to audit? Can the mid-tier step up to the plate and serve FTSE–350 companies? David Herbinet, Head of Corporate & Public Interest Markets, Mazars Glyn Barker, Vice Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers Steve Maslin, Assurance and transaction support partner, Grant Thornton
12.45pm	Lunch
2.00pm	Plenary Session: The Economy: An Overview Mark Berrisford–Smith, Senior Economist, HSBC Bank
2.30pm	Breakout Sessions Session 1: What can Private Equity teach us about doing deals? The private equity industry has many skills that help in doing mergers, acquisitions and disposals Appraisal, valuation, negotiation and execution – what the rest of industry can learn James White, Director, KPMG Andrew Hawkins, Managing Director, Vision Capital Eric Anstee, Anstee Associates Session 2:Creating value through the financial supply chain The physical supply chain between companies has modernised; How can the financial supply chain follow? David Goucher, Managing Director, Abbey Corporate Banking Session 3: Managing Your Finance Partners New ways of working with your banks to ensure they continue to work with you Jonathan Palmer, Principal, Bridge Management Group
3.30pm	Plenary Session: Balancing growth with internal control For a growing business, driving strategy forward must take place along side proper and relevant internal controls. Virgin Media’s Tony Grace, a veteran of the media industry, explains how he has balanced ambition and control Tony Grace, Finance Director, Virgin Media Simon McCready, Deloitte
4.15pm	Free Time
7.30pm	Champagne Reception
8.00pm	Gala Dinner

Friday 26th September

8.45am	Keynote Session: Sir Mike Rake, Chairman, BT Group The challenges of regulation in the 21st Century – is there value to be gained from compliance?
9.15am	Panel Session: Where’s the Risk? Is business in danger of allowing compliance to take precedence over growth? The need to ensure internal controls are adequate and useful is an ever present, but is this push leading to the tail wagging the dog? How should businesses manage risk, not simply mitigate it? Andrew Halford, Chief Financial Officer, Vodafone Paul Lee, Investment Director, Hermes Mike Rake, Chairman, BT Group Nathan Bostock, Chief Financial Officer, Abbey Nick Hooton, VP EMEA, Oracle
10.30am	Breakout Sessions Session 1: Tax Planning: A strategic issue Where is the UK in the avoidance debate? Are UK businesses embracing CSR in their tax planning? Or is tax minimisation the route to shareholder value? Ian Brimicombe, Head of tax, AstraZeneca Session 2: The Challenges and Rewards of Non-Exec Work With more rules in place governing the conduct and obligations of the Non-Exec, is it really worthwhile taking on additional board appointments? And if you do, how do you make the most of this opportunity? Mina Gouran, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry Session 3: Are You Suited to Private Equity? With so many firms passing in PE hands, is now the time to make the leap from the corporate divisional role to the high octane world of private equity? Have you got what it takes to drive growth and achieve the exit? Sarah Hunt, MD, Equity FD Davinder Sahota, Investment Director, Barclays Ventures Jim Buckle, Finance Director, LoveFilm
11.15am	Coffee Break
11.30am	Plenary Session: Turnarounds Richard Pennycook, FD of Morrisons explains how his management team turned around the fortunes of the ailing supermarket – and others Richard Pennycook, FD, Morrisons
12.15pm	Panel Session: Financial Director Debate: Who wants to be a Finance Director? The proliferations of challenges facing the modern FD are manifold: driving growth, ensuring compliance, managing risk, developing teams. So, just what will the FD of 2020 look like? Is it a job for more than one person? Where is the FD headed – and what do they need to get there? Do the modern burdens discourage junior finance staff from wanting to become FD? Is the CEO's officer really where you want to be? Is the FTSE–100 really the pinnacle of achievement? Why do high profile FDs leave the role? Will the bean-counter come back into fashion? Margaret Ewing, former FD of BAA now Vice–Chairman, Deloitte Nathan Bostock, Chief Financial Officer, Abbey Richard Pennycook, FD, Morrisons Mina Gouran, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry
1.15pm	Buffet lunch
2.30pm	Summit Ends

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