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CIPFA in the Midlands Events - Speakers' Presentations

Copies of presentations from CIPFA in the Midlands events are often made available here on the website, and appear below in date order (starting with the most recent). 

 


CIPFA in the Midlands and PwC Question Time debate – the Austerity Agenda
Briefing
  
Birmingham, November 2011

Notes of the Discussion 


Regional Annual Seminar - The Strategies for Recovery
Birmingham, November 2011

Dealing with the financial challenge - an alternate approach
Martin Cresswell Chief Executive iMPOWER Consulting Ltd

Community Budgets: Whitehall to Town Hall
James Binks, Manchester City Council

If you win the pools but spend like a lottery winner……
Dr David Sharp Chief Executive, NHS Derby City and NHS Derbyshire County

Economic Recovery and the Local Enterprise Partnership
Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP / Paul Heaven, Blue Sky Corporate Finance Ltd

Business Rates Retention
Jessie Hamshar, Deputy Director, Business Rates & Valuation, DCLG

Report and photos


 

CATS 2011 DownloadsCATS AUTUMN 2011 PROGRAMME

 

 


CATS 2011 Seminar 4 - Information Governance

The use of social networking in a business context  Jon Fell and Victoria Diggines, Pincent Masons

Cloud Computing & Data Protection   Tim Turner, Act Now Training

Information Law Update   Ibrahim Assan, Act Now Training

CPD Certificate


CATS 2011 Seminar 3 - Fraud

Fighting Fraud Locally  Rachael Tiffen, Head of Public Sector Fraud, National Fraud Authority

The Bribery Act   Steve Bewick, Forensic Services, PWC

Managing Change   Amanda Hill, Area Anti-Fraud Lead, NHS Protect 

How to be a Successful Frauditor  W Peter Tickner (Peter Tickner Associates Ltd)

CPD Certificate
 


CATS 2011 Seminar 2 - Developing your Internal Audit Skills

What a modern Internal Auditor should look like in today’s challenging times  Rachel Bowden and Matt Humphrey

The Excellent Internal Auditor   Neil Hunter

The skills a manager is looking for in their Internal Auditors  Kevin Bruerton

Internal Audit and the CIPFA Professional Qualification  Richard Pennington

CPD Certificate


CATS 2011 Seminar 1 - Repositioning Internal Audit in Difficult Times

The changing public sector agenda – what it means   Bob Deed

Organisations Under Strain – The Birmingham East and North Story   Mike Burns

Lean auditing - keeping it simple    Omer Tauqir

Future directions for internal audit     Sav Della Rocca

CPD Certificate


 

 More presentations.....

 


Joint CIM and IRRV event; Welfare and Council Tax reform: Big changes, Big challenges
Coventry, October 2011
 
Welfare Reform: A Financial Perspective from a Local Authority

Chris West, Director of Finance and Legal Services, Coventry City Council 

Welfare Benefit Reform..
David Airey IRRV (Hons), Director – ACS Independent Consultancy and Training Support  


Why excellent Public Financial Management is Crucial to Economic Prosperity and CIPFA's role in all this
Birmingham, September 2011

Presentation by Chris Bilsland, CIPFA President and Chamberlain of London


An overview of Local Authority borrowing activity in a Low Interest Rate Environment
Northampton,  June 2011

Presentation by Richard Bason, Regional Director, Sector 
NoN 


Career Development Evening
Birmingham, May 2011

Presentation by Mark Robinson, Hays 


CIM Annual General Meeting and Development Event
Ricoh Stadium, Coventry, March 2011

AGM Agenda, Annual Report, Accounts, Budget and Development Plan
 

5 Steps to Achievement
Ann McFadyen, Head of Training and Development, Cipfa Business 


Clarity and impact - How to make an impact by clearly showing information
Jon Moon    


CIM Annual Seminar 2010
Hyatt Regency, Birmingham, November 2010

"Total Finance"

 Jon Crockett - Chief Executive, Wolverhampton City PCT

 Equality & Excellence: Liberating the NHS 

Stephen Hughes, Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council

Sequel to Total Place

Brian Roberts, Director of Corporate Resources, Leicestershire County Council

Getting the most from Capital & Assets

Nick Hope, Senior Researcher, New Local Government Network

Big Society - What does that mean for us?

Read a report on the seminar and dinner on pages 4 and 5 of the Winter 2010/11 edition of Centrepage.  View some caricatures of the proceedings, drawn by Matt Lawrence (www.mattart.co.uk)   


CATS 2010 Seminar 4 - Fraud

Protecting the Public Purse

Raising Fraud Awareness

Further presentations will be uploaded asap. Please check back again soon


CATS 2010 Seminar 3 - Developing Internal Audit in uncertain times

The view from the other side

Shared Services

A changing approach to Audit - Session 1  Session 2  Session 3

VFM & Internal Audit


CATS 2010 Seminar 2 - Information & Communications Technology

How secure is your VoiP network?

Social Networking

PCI Compliance

Audit Assurance


CATS 2010 Seminar 1 - Governance and Risk Management

Assurance: Alignment of Governance

Audit & Assurance Frameworks

Governance: Raising Awareness


We haven't got the money, so we've got to think - CSR 2010
 Birmingham, October 2010

Presentation by Jaki Meekings Davis, CIPFA National President 


Systems Thinking in Staffordshire ? How can Finance support Value for Money?
 Stafford, September 2010

Presentation by Andrew Burns, Director of Finance and Resources, Staffordshire County Council 


Cost and Revenue Control - a Private Sector Approach
Birmingham, September 2010

Presentation by Mark Kenyon, CIPFA Finance Networks


Finding our way through - Strategic Options Analysis for the future of Public Services
Birmingham, May 2010

Presentation by Roger Latham, CIPFA National President


Presentations 2007 - 2009

CATS Audit Training Seminars 2008 and 2009

Presentations 2005 - 2006