Programme

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

or

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