14 September, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
Public Finance Live Scotland 2023
8.30 Registration, refreshments and networking
Location: Exhibition area
9.00 Welcome to the CIPFA conference
Conference Chair: Rachel McTavish, Presenter, Journalist and Broadcaster
Speakers: Jo Brown, CIPFA in Scotland Branch Chair, Caroline Rassell, CIPFA President
Location: Auditorium
9.15 Keynote address
Speaker: Shona Robison, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance
Location: Auditorium
9.40 Taxing times – is it time for reform
Speakers: Howard Reed, Director, Landman Economics, Andrew Scott, Director Tax and Revenues, Scottish Government, STUC Rep TBA
Location: Auditorium
10.25 workshop sessions
Student Conference - Growth investing: What’s the point?
Speakers: Lindsey Knight, Client Relationship Director, Baillie Gifford, Holly McKenzie, Investment Specialist, Baillie Gifford
Location: Cullen Suite
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RSPB
Speaker: Jenna Coull, Principal Economist, RSPB
Location: Auditorium
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Levelling Up
Speaker: Dr Abigail Taylor, University of Birmingham
Location: Great Hall
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Strong Governance, The importance of good decision making with financial management
Speaker: Joanne Pitt, Local Government Policy Manager, CIPFA
Location: Library
11.00 Refreshments & exhibition
Location: Exhibition area
11.30 workshop sessions
Investing in Communities to Tackle Poverty
Speakers: Charlie Murphy, Researcher, Centre for Local Economic Strategies, John Sherry, Corporate Service Reform Manager at Glasgow City Council
Location: Auditorium
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Green Health Partnerships, Removing Boundaries and Working Together to Realise the Potential of Nature-Based Solutions for Improving Public Health
Speakers: Heather Reid, Board Member, NatureScot, Ashleigh Henderson, Senior Health Promotion Officer, Directorate of Public Health, NHS Tayside, Dan Jenkins, Senior Health Improvement Specialist, NHS Highland
Location: Great Hall
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12.15 The Importance of Investing in Prevention
Speaker: Anna Pearce, Senior Research Fellow, University of Glasgow
Location: Auditorium
12.45 Lunch & exhibition
Location: Exhibition area
13.30 Net zero, collaborating to achieve our targets
Speakers: George Tarvit, Director, Sustainable Scotland Network, Stephen Vere, Programme Director - Net Zero, Scottish Future Trust
Location: Auditorium
14.05 Workshop sessions
Student conference, Artificial Intelligence: A New Paradigm for Society
Speakers: Phil Rae, Investment Specialist, Baillie Gifford, Kirsty Potter, Investment Specialist, Baillie Gifford
Location: Cullen Suite
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Total Cost of Risk: What value Prevention, Mitigation, Risk and Resilience?
Speaker: Alix Bedford, Risk Proposition Manager, Zurich
Location: Auditorium
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Can we Create Calm in Times of Chaos?
Speaker: Ian Owen, Local Government Industry Director, Technology One, Kevin Johnston, Commercial Director and CFO, Edinburgh Leisure, Claire Wallace, Consultant, Technology One
Location: Great Hall
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Creative Budget Approaches in an Uncertain World
Speaker: Graham Oliver, Director, Moore Optima
Location: Library
14.40
What are the future options for devolved funding?
Speaker: David Phillips, Associate Director, Local and Devolved Finance and TaxDev Centre, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Location: Auditorium
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Longer term view of Health & Social Care
Speaker: Richard McCallum, Director of Health Finance and Governance, Scottish Government
Location: Great Hall
15.10 Refreshments & exhibition
Location: Exhibition area
15.35 Can Audit Improve the Lives of People in Scotland?
Speaker: Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, Audit Scotland
Location: Auditorium
16.05 Neurodiversity at Work
Speaker: Professor Amanda Kirby, CEO, DO-IT Solutions
Location: Auditorium
16.40 Conference close
Speaker: Rachel McTavish, Presenter, Journalist and Broadcaster
Location: Auditorium