Thursday 17th September 

10.30am-midday

Council Meeting

12.00-1.00pm

Registration and lunch

1.00-1.10pm

Welcome – Presidents of CIPFA in Y&H and North East

1.10-1.25pm

Overview of the Conference aims – Chair of Board for the Regions and Steve Freer

1.25-2.00pm

Regions and Centre working in partnership:
- Regional Activities Model, Mark McBride
- Funding model and relationships with centre, Neil Hunter

2.00-3.15pm

Working together - national developments in the regional context:
- Business
- Policy and Technical
- Education and Training
- Communication

3.15-3.45pm

Tea

3.45-4.45pm

Panel discussion - what our members and partners want from the regions
Representatives from:

- ICAEW
- Employers *3
- Student (NSF Chair)

4.45pm

Close

7.00pm for 7.30pm

Reception
Black tie dinner including presentation of Dr Hedley Marshall and Regional Awards

Banqueting Suite, Civic Hall

10.30pm

Drinks

Radisson hotel

Friday 18th September

9.30 -9.50am

Presidential Address

9.50-10.15am

Workshop outline
(nature and format of 'workshops' to be largely determined by progress/outcomes of funding sub-group)

10.10-11.30am

Workshops including coffee

11.30am-12.15pm

Workshop outcomes (15 minutes per workshop)

12.15-12.45pm

Conference Action Plan

12.45pm

Close

12.45-1.30pm

Lunch