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15 October 2009
Driving Business Transformation
With a potential £90 billion hole in the public finances, public bodies need to explore radical new ways of delivering services, sharing assets and reducing costs. After the next general election there will be even greater pressure to deliver, “more and better, for significantly less”. Business transformation is an imperative not an option - new structures, new ways of working and greater use of technology must all be exploited and harnessed. This seminar considered ways of driving and implementing radical business transformation.
The topics and speakers were:
The Role of the Finance Director – The development and implications of CIPFA’s new statement
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Alison Scott - Assistant Director, CIPFA
Delivering Change - Examples of transformation projects and the lessons learnt
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Richard Hall – Services Director, Northgate, Kendric Ash
Total Place – mapping the £68 billion spent across London by public bodies
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Dick Sorabji - Corporate Director of policy and public affairs, London Councils
64 attendees
9 July 2009
London Division End of Term Quiz
CIPFA London Division invited members and students to take part in a sociable music quiz evening.
The event was held at the historic George Inn pub at London Bridge and included a buffet supper.
Paul Kidd acted as the ‘conductor’ for the evening and tested people’s knowledge of popular music.
Congratulations to the Lambeth team who were victorious!
Quiz Master:
Paul Kidd from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
52 attendees
13 May 2009
Financial Management in a Recession
With the current liquidity crisis afflicting the global banking system, funding in a recession is a very real issue for public bodies. This seminar focused on the implications for treasury management in the public sector; what the fall out has been from the Icelandic banking crisis and finally how we fund PFI projects in a recessionary environment.
The topics and speakers were:
Testing Times for Treasury Management -
Implications for the Public Sector
Mike Griffiths – Lead Advisor CIPFA Treasury Management Forum - Effects on London’s Public Services and what to do about it
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Icelandic Banks – The Fall Out’
Mark Horsfield – Director - Arlingclose
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‘Funding PFI in a Recession’
Rupert Stanley – Managing Director – Navigant Consulting
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83 attendees
25 February 2009
The Credit Crunch and its effect on London's public services
The Credit Crunch started in 2007 and is developing into a world recession, with extensive implications for all of us. This seminar looked at what has happened and what the future holds; it focused on the effect of the Credit Crunch on London’s public services and what to do about it; and illustrated the affordable housing response in detail. The CIPFA London Division AGM was held immediately before the seminar.
The topics and speakers were:
The Credit Crunch: What has happened, why, and what the future holds
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David Whelan - Managing Director, Sector Treasury Services,
Effects on London’s Public Services and what to do about it
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Bob Heaton - Executive Director Resources, London Borough of Newham
Affordable Housing via Local Housing Company
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Ken Jones – Head of Housing Strategy and Property Services, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
87 attendees
20 October 2008
London Division Autumn Seminar: London Olympics 2012
This seminar focussed on the financing of the London Olympics 2012 as well as the potential legacy it will leave behind.
The speakers were:
Dennis Hone - Director of Finance and Corporate Services, Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)
Considerable media attention is focused on how London 2012 will be financed. We heard from the man responsible for looking after the finances.
Tim Shields – Chief Executive, London Borough of Hackney
As Chief Executive of the London Borough of Hackney and Chair of the 5 Olympic Borough Partnership Tim talked about the significance of London 2012 to regenerating East London.
Karl Eddy – Grant Thornton
Karl spoke about the vision for the legacy of the Olympic Games post 2012.
86 attendees
2 July 2008
London Division End of Term Quiz
CIPFA London Division invited members and students to take part in a sociable quiz evening in conjunction with it’s AGM (Annual General Meeting).
The event was held at the George Inn pub at London Bridge and included a buffet supper.
Paul Kidd acted as the quizmaster for the evening and taxed people’s general knowledge on a range of topics including literature, sport and music.
Congratulations to the winning team ‘Calamity’, who were anything but calamitous!
Quiz Master: Paul Kidd from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
67 attendees
7th May 2008
London Division Spring AGM: Crossrail ? The Answer to London?s Transport Problems?
The seminar explored the economic and social impact of Crossrail for London.
Speakers were:
Joe Weiss - Head of Transportation at the City of London Corporation
Joe spoke about the employment generation aspects, the reasons why rail is the only option and the scheme?s complex financial structure.
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Councillor Guy Nicholson - Cabinet Member for Regeneration and the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London Borough of Hackney
Guy assessed the impact of Crossrail at a local borough level and outlined what the scheme will mean for Hackney.
Tony Travers - Director of the Greater London Group at the London School of Economics
Tony assessed the impact of Crossrail both at a National and London level. He focused on both the socio and economic impacts of the scheme.
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72 attendees
10 October 2007
London Division Autumn Seminar - Transformational Government
This event focused on the central tenet of the Government's public sector reform programme, Transformational Government. This will have a huge impact over the coming years with its emphasis on citizen-centric services and joined-up back and front-office operations. The event took place at the Victory Services Club and was sponsored by 'CIPFA Placements'.
The speakers were:
Andrew Stott - Service Transformation: Vision and Action
Deputy Government CIO and Head of Service Transformation, Cabinet Office
Debbie Ellis - Delivering Financial Shared Services
Interim Director, Shared Services, Department of Transport
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James Molloy - Life as an Interim Manager
ex-Chief Executive, Bassetlaw DC
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68 attendees
16 July 2007
London Division End of Term Quiz
CIPFA London division invited members and students to take part in a sociable quiz evening in conjunction with it's AGM. The event was held at the George Inn pub at London Bridge and included a buffet supper.Paul Kidd acted as the quizmaster for the evening and taxed people's general knowledge on a range of topics including literature, sport and music.
Quiz Master: Paul Kidd from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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67 attendees (1/3 were students)
10 October 2006
Rising to the Top: How to succeed in Public Sector Finance
This event focused upon personal development for ambitious CIPFA members, drawing on the experience of three highly successful Finance Directors to provide aspiring CIPFA members with knowledge of the skills that you need to acquire as you 'rise to the top'. It was hosted by the Home Office and included a tour of their new building.
Speakers were:
Helen Kilpatrick , Director-General, Financial and Commercial, Home Office
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Sue Higgins , Strategic Director of Resources, London Borough of Sutton
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Anne McMeel , Executive Director of Finance and Performance, GLA
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92 attendees
28 June 2006, Rising Star or Fallen Angel?
London's Growth: How to pay for New Infrastructure - Tony Travers, Director, Greater London Group, London School of Economics.
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65 Attendees
8 March 2006, Pensions Chaos or Crisis?
Future of the Local Government Pension Scheme - Terry Crossley, ODPM (read by Martin Campbell as Terry Crossley declined to attend)
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The Local Government Pension Scheme - Risk and Reward - Danny Vassiliades, Mercers Investment Consulting
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Financing Pensions - Bob Summers, Director of Finance, Norfolk County Council and Chair of CIPFA Pensions Panel
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Employees View - Glyn Jenkins, Unison
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CIPFA London Division's AGM was held at the start of the meeting
98 Attendees
29 Nov 2005, Risky Business: Risk Management in the Public Sector
Managing Business Risk - Linda Duncan, Managing Director, Axena UK Ltd and ex-KPMG Partner, Risk Advisory Service
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Effective Management of Project Risk - Tony Hargraves, Risk and Quality Director, Department of Work & Pensions
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Surviving Assessment Centres ? Catherine MacLaverty, Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
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(50 attendees)
27 April 2005, Getting more from the same: the efficiency agenda
Payments by results in the NHS: Efficiency Gains for Providers & Purchasers - Lee Outhwaite, Head of Planning Commissioning & Information, Barts and The London NHS Trust
Stress in the Workplace: Profit or Loss? - Emma Donaldson-Fielder MA MSc, Organisational Psychologist
CIPFA London Division's AGM was held at the start of the meeting.
8 December 2004 What makes a successful PPP Scheme?
A National Audit Office Perspective, James Robertson, Director of Health Studies, National Audit Office
A Health Service Perspective - David Dumigan, Finance Director, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Consolidation of the Accounting Profession - Mike Barnes, President, CIPFA
2 March 2004 Funding a Football Stadium
My Council and Brentford FC
Alan Steele, Borough Treasurer, L.B. Hounslow
The planning and delivery of the national stadium at Wembley
Bob Stubbs, Consultancy Director, RSM Robson Rhodes
3 October 2003 A2B with TfL
The Future Transport Agenda in London
Peter Hendy - Managing Director of Surface Transport, TfLA
New Agenda for Financial Management - the TfL Group
Richard Webster - Director of Finance Surface Transport
The Funding of Transport Infrastructure in London
Stephen Critchley - Chief Finance Officer, Transport for London
26 June 2003 Working In Partnership
Working in Partnership - a relationship made in heaven or an illicit liaison? - Rob Whiteman, Executive Director of Resources & Deputy Chief Executive, London Borough of Lewisham
Marriage á la Mode or Living with Partners? - Peter Martin, Treasurer, Metropolitan Police Authority
5 March 2003 Corporate Governance: Fashion or Future?
An Exposition of the Relationship of Corporate Governance to Apple Pie - Jeff Pipe, Financial Controller, Transport for London
Corporate Governance: Where Are We Now? - Tony Redmond, Chief Executive, Local Government Ombudsman
Is Enron Relevant to the Public Sector? - Martin Sinclair, Assistant Auditor General, National Audit Office
6 November 2002 Getting London Moving
Transport in London: The Issues - a speaker from Transport for London
The View from Westminster Council - Carl Powell, Director of Planning & Transportation, Westminster City Council
7 March 2002 Performance Management in the Public Sector
PSA: The Council's Experience - Lesley Courcouf, Head of Corporate Policy & Projects, Camden.
Performance Management in the NHS - Sandra Chisholm, Project Director, Surrey/Sussex SHA.
Performance Management in Central Government - Caroline Mawhood, Assistant Auditor-General, National Audit Office.
11 October 2001 Policing in London
Impact of Modern Government and a New Police Authority - Peter Martin, Treasurer, Metropolitan Police Authority
Financial Development in the Metropolitan Police Service - Bob Alexander - Head of Finance, Metropolitan Police Service
Challenges and Developments in Policing London- Richard Bryant, Territorial Policing Commander
12 July 2001 Where is education going?
Gary Piele, CAPITA Business Services
Jennifer Allan, Team Leader, LEA Policy and Improvement Unit, DfES
Graham Farrant, Chief Executive, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
8 March 2001 Accounting for Resources and AGM
The Resource Accounting Initiative in Central Government - Andrew Likierman, Head of the Government Accountancy Service.
Asset Management in the armed forces - Martin Daynes, Financial Audit, Defence, National Audit Office.
Leadership Skills - Alison Cawley, PricewaterhouseCoopers Executive Search and Selection.