CIPFA Public Finance Live Northern Ireland 2022
18 October, Stormont Hotel, Belfast
09.00: Registration, Exhibition and Refreshments
Venue - Grand Ballroom Foyer
09.45: Welcome to the 2022 CIPFA Northern Ireland Conference.
Venue - Grand Ballroom
Speakers:
- Steve Mungavin, Chair of CIPFA Northern Ireland Branch
- Jayne Owen, CIPFA President
- William Crawley, Journalist and Conference Chair
10.00: Keynote Address
An overview of the current challenges facing the public sector in Northern Ireland and the implications this has for public sector leaders.
Speaker:
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Sir David Sterling, former Head of the Civil Service
10.30: Northern Ireland’s Crisis in Public Finance
With no Executive or Assembly in place and departments projecting serious deficits, there is a genuine budgetary crisis, as well as a political crisis. Major reform must now take place.
Speaker:
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Paul Gosling, writer, broadcaster and public speaker
11.00: Refreshments and Exhibition
Venue - Grand Ballroom Foyer
11.30: Plenary Sessions
Venue - Grand Ballroom
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workforce
This session will look at the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the impact it has on businesses. It will also explore how organisations can create an inclusive and diverse workforce.
Speaker:
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Ollie Thorn, Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Client Solutions – Michael Page
12.10: Workshops
Venue - Confex Centre
CIPFA in the Sustainability Space
Sustainability reporting is key to drive change and positive impact. Join us to discuss the challenges facing Northern Ireland authorities, specifically in terms of reporting on climate change parameters.
Speaker:
- Karen Sanderson, Project Director, CIPFA
Are you fully prepared to tackle fraud and corruption?
This session will discuss what public sector organisations must consider to reduce fraud and corruption
Speaker:
- Marc McAuley, Senior Counter Fraud Consultant, CIPFA
13.00: Lunch and Exhibition
Venue - Grand Ballroom Foyer
14.00: Plenary Session
Venue - Grand Ballroom
Comptroller and Auditor General Update
As the new C&AG for the Northern Ireland Audit Office, Dorinna brings a wide range of experience to the post from her time in the Audit Office to her experience in local government. This session will provide an outline of the priorities for the new C&AG and an oversight into the key areas for focus over the coming period for finance professional across government and the wider public sector.
Speaker:
- Dorinnia Carville, Comptroller and Auditor General, Northern Ireland Audit Office
14.40: Workshops
Venue - Confex Centre
The ZBB Principles
Graham will discuss the transformation of your budget review based on ZBB principles.
Speaker:
- Graham Oliver, Director of MOORE Optima
The CFO’s Role in the Post COVID Age of Public Service Delivery
The Role of the CFO in a Public Service organisation has changed and the CIPFA publication that bears this title needs to reflect the new skills, knowledge and capabilities that CFOs require to deliver today’s public services.
This is a workshop with a difference as we want to hear the views of Northern Ireland CIPFA members. This is your opportunity to input directly into the new iteration of this key CIPFA document – let’s hear your voice.
Speaker:
- Joanne Pitt, Local Government Policy Manager, CIPFA
15.25: Refreshments and Exhibition
Venue - Grand Ballroom Foyer
15.55: Plenary Sessions
Venue - Grand Ballroom Foyer
Working Together and Collaboration
We recognise that improvements in collaboration across government and with wider delivery partners can improve outcomes for people. Outcomes are central to the Programme for Government in Northern Ireland and this session looks at the importance of collaboration, the ways of improving it and how it will underpin the delivery of more efficient and effective services for our citizens.
Speaker:
- Colum Boyle, Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities
16.25: Learning Lessons from the Pandemic and Crisis Management
The Minister for Health position in the Northern Ireland Executive is arguably the most challenging post in the Executive in normal times. Robin has been in that post during the most challenging of times through the period of the pandemic. In this session, Robin will reflect on the lessons to be learnt from steering the department through a period of a national public health emergency.
Speaker:
- Robin Swann MLA, Minister of Health, Northern Ireland
16.55: Close of Conference
Speaker:
- Steve Mungavin, Chair of CIPFA Northern Ireland Branch
17.00: Drinks Reception and Networking
Venue - Grand Ballroom Foyer