CIPFA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2008

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TUESDAY 17 JUNE - The exhibition is not open to delegates on Tuesday
13.30	International Seminar Tony Hegarty, Chief Financial Management Officer, World Bank Mark Lowcock, Director General, Country Programmes, Department for International Development Monica Rubiolo, Deputy Head, FDEA Zdenka Vidovic, Center of Excellence in Finance Caroline Rickatson, International Director, CIPFA Chaired by Clive Grace, Chair, CIPFA’s International Strategy Panel
15.45	CIPFA AGM
16.45	Fringe Lecture Rt Hon John Prescott MP Chaired by Jeremy Vine, Editor, Times Public Agenda
WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE
08.45	Registration and Exhibition opens
09.30	Welcome from CIPFA President, Caroline Mawhood
09.45	Opening Plenary John Healey MP, Minister of State, Dept for Communities and Local Government
10.30	Refreshments in the Exhibition Hall
11.00	Doing more with less: how can Councils rise from competence to excellence? Sir Simon Milton, Chairman Local Government Association Lucy de Groot, Executive Director, IDeA Cllr. Derek Vaughan, Leader, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Richard Marchant, Local Government Strategic Partnerships Director, Capita Chaired by Polly Toynbee, writer and Guardian columnist
12.15	Lunch in the Exhibition Hall
13.30	Choice Streams Shared Services – the debate goes on Local Government Financial Reporting What makes organisations successful?
14.45	Refreshments in the Exhibition Hall
15.15	Choice Streams Lean Systems Thinking – seeing the big picture to improve small things District Council Finance Matters Local Strategic Partnerships and Comprehensive Area Assessments
16.30	Closing Plenary Ken Livingstone Chaired by Polly Toynbee, writer and Guardian columnist
17.00	Conference Reception Sponsored by Steria
THURSDAY 19 JUNE
09.30	Opening Plenary Edward Leigh, Chairman, PAC Chaired by Tony Travers, Director, Greater London Group, London School of Economics
10.15	Refreshments in the Exhibition Hall
10.45	Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury (NEW) Chaired by Tony Travers, Director, Greater London Group, London School of Economics
11.15	Choice Streams The 2012 Olympics and its anticipated legacy Accountability in a Modern Democracy Role of the Finance Director
12.15	Lunch in the Exhibition Hall
13.30	When Disaster Strikes: emergency planning – what price safety? Peter Antill, Director of Resources, Tewkesbury Borough Council Diane Ridley, Head of Research – Policy Research & Studies, Audit Commission Anna Fleming, Property Claims Director, Zurich Chaired by Kate Silverton, Journalist, BBC
14.30	Refreshments in the Exhibition Hall
15.00	Closing Plenary Lord Coe
15.45	Closing remarks from the President, Caroline Mawhood