Sunday 05 September 2010

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2010 speakers included

Göran Persson
Ex-Swedish PM who beat the deficit and transformed Sweden's public services.
Andrew Rawnsley
Chief Political Commentator and Associate Editor of The Observer.
Sir Nicholas Montagu
Led the Inland Revenue through the greatest changes in its entire 200 year history.

Programme

All delegates are welcome to attend from lunchtime on Tuesday 8 June, with an international seminar and lecture with Charles Kennedy as well as CIPFA’s AGM.

Full conference opens on Wednesday 9 June with Göran Persson and closes with Andrew Rawnsley on Thursday 10 June.

TIME

SESSION

12.30

13.15

15.00

16.30

Welcome lunch

International Turning Points
This year’s international seminar will be another major occasion for conference delegates including guests from overseas. The core themes are professionalisation – making capacity building sustainable; the ‘CFO Net’ – a model for communicating best experiences of Public Financial Management; and the outcome of CIPFA consultations on the Public Financial Management international architecture.

CIPFA AGM

RSM Tenon Fringe lecture

Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP
With commentators predicting a hung Parliament, former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy will be able to share his unique perspective on the balance of power in the new House of Commons – and possibly even the new Government.

TIME

SESSION

09.15

09.30

10:30

11:15

11:45

12.30

13:45

14:45

15:15

16.15

16.50

17.00 - 17.45

18.00

President’s welcome - Jaki Meekings Davis

Making the cut: Lessons from Sweden

Göran Persson

In the early 1990s, with public debt doubling and the budget deficit increasing tenfold, Sweden faced similar challenges to those facing the UK in 2010.

In an exclusive UK appearance from the man who became Prime Minister in the midst of the crisis, Göran Persson will set out how he tackled the deficit and drove through reforms that are cited by many as models for the future of the UK public services.

The UK public spending challenge

Bobby Duffy - Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute

Robert Chote - IFS
In the wake of the global financial crisis and the economic downturn, what is the outlook for the UK’s public finances? How deep will the public spending cuts need to be in the years ahead? And what will those cuts mean for public services? This session will explore the scale of the challenge ahead.

Coffee

Rebuilding confidence in public finance and governance

Jessica Crowe - Centre for Public Scrutiny

Matthew Elliott - Taxpayers Alliance

Chair: Steve Freer - CIPFA

The MPs’ expenses saga, the global financial crisis, and the subsequent bank bail-outs have taken their toll on public confidence. In this panel debate, leading commentators will debate how local public bodies, central government, and politicians should address the trust deficit.

Lunch

Workshops

1. Total transformation: lessons from Total Place
2. Asset management: make the most of your assets
3. Personalisation – where’s the risk?

Coffee

Workshops

4. Sustainability: managing and maximising your green commitments
5. Sharing the gain: approaches to collaboration
6. Society of District Council Treasurers (SDCT)
7. Power to invest - services, assets and income generation - legal issue

The turning point: Where next for public services?

Chair: Patrick Butler - The Guardian

Ben Lucas - 2020 Public Services Trust

Daniel Oppenheimer - NESTA

Ed Cox - Institute for Public Policy Research

Whatever the outcome of the 2010 general election, this year marks a turning point for the public services as all political parties have acknowledged spending cuts are inevitable. This session will explore the likely public service reforms in the next Parliament, and what they mean for public financial management and delivery on the ground.

Closing remarks from chair

Conference networking drinks -Sponsored by IBM

Please visit the exhibition area for this great opportunity to meet your peers, exhibitors and CIPFA staff.

Annual conference drinks reception - Sponsored by RSM Tenon

Please join us at the Crown Hotel for the official conference social event with drinks, nibbles and some special entertainment.

TIME

SESSION

08:00

09:30

09.35

09.40

10.15

11.00

11.30

12.15

13.45

14.45

15.15

16.00

Leadership Workshop

8. Personal resilience in tough times

President’s welcome - Jaki Meekings Davis

Introduction from the chair - Cathy Newman

The Irish Experience
Colm McCarthy
When Ireland became the first Eurozone country to enter recession in 2008, its Government appointed economist Colm McCarthy to an expert group to recommend cuts in public spending. The subsequent McCarthy report proposed public sector cuts of €5.3bn intended to get Ireland's public finances under control by 2011.

Colm McCarthy will outline the thinking behind his recommendations, draw out lessons for the UK, and reflect on the Irish experience of spending cuts and reform.

Leading and inspiring change in the public services

Sir Nicholas Montagu

The coming years of reform and spending cuts will require with decisive leadership and effective approaches to change management.
In his thirty year career, Sir Nicholas Montagu led some of the civil service’s most controversial reform programmes including rail privatisation. In this leadership masterclass, Sir Nick will share his experience of persuasive leadership and how to drive change forward.

Coffee

New models for delivering public services

Nick Walkley - London Borough of Barnet

Peter Holbrook - Social Enterprise Coalition

Heather Wakefield - UNISON
The scale of public spending cuts to be rolled out in the coming years mean that efficiency savings alone will not be enough to protect frontline services.
In the panel session, exponents of new delivery models will set out their visions for rethinking public services.

Lunch

Workshops

9. Unlocking efficiency with technology
10. Investing for the future: pensions and treasury management
11. Accounting for Sustainability

12. A new world of risk: achieving cost savings whilst building resilience

Coffee

Closing speaker

Andrew Rawnsley Chief Political Commentator and Associate Editor of The Observer

Closing remarks - Jaki Meekings Davis