Overview
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Charity Finance is evolving. The ability to juggle a variety of tasks is one of the key skills required of the 21st century charity finance practitioner. This year's CFDG conference takes stock of where we are, and looks to the future. The role of the finance professional in charities, and the role of charities in society are at the centre of the conference.
With the first programme stream looking at the role of finance in relation to the rest of the organisation, the second stream looks at external forces influencing the role of finance, whether they are legal, economic or regulatory.
The third and fourth streams focus on two key issues in the sector in 2006 - the role of charities in the provision of public services, and the role of performance measurement and impact reporting in charity management.
The conference is open to CFDG members and other charity practitioners and experts. It is a forum for leading practitioners in the charity sector to learn from charity case studies, and leading experts and to engage in discussion about the future role of finance and the future of charities.
Reception
Delegates attending the conference are invited to a reception immediately following the end of the programme.
The reception provides the ideal opportunity to network with speakers and delegates at the end of the day.
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The Exhibition
There will be an exhibition alongside the conference programme. Exhibitors working in a range of service areas will be available for delegates to meet, ask questions and share information.
The informal setting is an excellent opportunity to find products and service suppliers who can assist in tackling your charities' problems and who can help to make the management of your charity more efficient.
The conference timetable allows delegates plenty of opportunity to browse the exhibition and network during breaks.
The following companies are exhibiting at the 15th CFDG Annual Charity Finance Conference:
Accountants
Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP – www.horwathcw.com
Deloitte – www.deloitte.com
PKF (UK) LLP – www.pkf.co.uk
haysmacintyre – www.haysmacintyre.com
Sayer Vincent – www.sayervincent.co.uk
Saffery Champness – www.saffery.com
Kingston Smith – www.kingstonsmith.co.uk
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP – www.pwcglobal.com
Chantrey Vellacott DFK – www.cvdfk.com
HW Chartered Accountants – www.hwca.com
Grant Thornton UK LLP – www.gtuk.com
BDO Stoy Hayward – www.bdo.co.uk
SOC VAT Consultancy – www.socvat.com
Banks
Bank of Scotland – www.bankofscotland.co.uk
Barclays Bank PLC – www.barclayscorporate.com
Insurance
Thomas Miller – www.thomasmiller.com
Investment Managers
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers – www.ml.com
IT Suppliers
Sapphire Systems PLC – www.sapphire.org.uk
PS Financials Plc – www.ps-financials.com
Agresso - www.agresso.com
Pensions
The Pensions Trust – www.thepensiontrust.org
Recruitment
FSS Financials – www.fss.co.uk
Hays Accountancy and Finance – www.hays.com
Services
Charities Aid Foundation – www.cafonline.org
Programmes/Presentations
Presentations are available to download at the bottom of the programme 
Presentations PDF:
Plenary Geraldine Peacock
1A Bonny Young & Terry Veitch
1B Anne-Marie Piper
1C Chris Harris
1D Professor Paul Palmer
2A Melvin Coleman & Kerry Hutchinson
2B Helen Elliot & Steve Smythe
2C Derek Smith
2D Rohan Hewavisenti
Plenary Pesh Framjee
3A Dr John Low
3B Greyham Dawes
3C Richard Clarke - no presentation available
3D Claire Newton
4A Caroline Diehl
4B Joe Saxton
4C Helen Verney
4D Don Bawtree
Plenary Stephen Bubb - no presentation available
Venue Details
Location
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE
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Bookings & Prices
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Terms and Conditions:
Written notice of cancellations up to 21 days before an event will incur a 25% administration fee. After this time period, a 100% cancellation charge will apply. Substitutions (i.e. name changes) for the course booked can be made free of charge.
CFG reserves the right to cancel any event two weeks prior to the event date. You will be entitled to a full refund or given the opportunity to transfer to an alternative date. However we regret that we cannot refund any travel or accommodation costs incurred by delegates. CFG accepts no liability if an event is cancelled or postponed for reasons beyond our reasonable control resulting from an act of God, governmental regulation, fire, war, terrorist activity or civil commotion.
It may be necessary for reasons beyond our control to change the date, time or the venue at any time prior to the event date. If this occurs you will be informed of changes and given the opportunity to cancel or transfer to an alternative date.
CFG reserves the right to amend the content of the programme or the speakers where necessary without consulting booked delegates.
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