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The Trustee Exchange one-day conference is an excellent opportunity for all trustees to benefit from stimulating presentations, workshops and interactive sessions to gain fresh insights to help your board operate more effectively and efficiently.

The day also gives you the perfect chance to network face-to-face with other board members who tackle similar issues, share ideas and find solutions to develop best practice.

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0900	Registration and refreshments

0930	Chair’s welcome and opening remarks Dorothy Dalton Editor Governance

0950	Personal recollections 1 – Baroness Barbara Young Baroness Barbara Young is one of the most recognised figures in the charity sector. As the current chief executive of Diabetes UK, former chair of the Care Quality Commission and English Nature, former vice chair of the BBC and former board member of AWG plc, her experience of governance related matters is filled with lessons we can all learn from.

Morning breakout sessions Technical briefings: Listen to the latest thinking by an expert in their field. Finding solutions together: An interactive workshop environment, where delegates will collaborate and discuss ideas.

1030	1). TECHNICAL BRIEFING Mergers from a governance perspective. (Including: pre and post merger and what needs to be done 2 or 3 years after the shotgun wedding.) Anne-Marie Piper Partner Farrer & Co LLP Mark Harvey Age UK

1030	2). FINDING SOLUTIONS TOGETHER Strategic planning from a governance perspective. (How do you prevent the ‘rubber stamp’ board or stop the dominant trustee?) David Saint Chair Advantage Africa

1030	3). TECHNICAL BRIEFING Audit committees: do you need one, their role and making sure they are effective. Karen Thompson Partner PKF LLP

1030	4). FINDING SOLUTIONS TOGETHER Fixing relationships at board level. Linda Laurance Deputy Chair Community Network

1030	5). TECHNICAL BRIEFING Trading companies. (Including: law, regulation, armslength v control, loans, dealing with a failing or over-successful trading company.) Janet Turner QC Partner Taylor Vinters LLP

1130	Networking coffee break

Afternoon breakout sessions Technical briefings: Listen to the latest thinking by an expert in their field. Finding solutions together: An interactive workshop environment, where delegates will collaborate and discuss ideas.

1200	6). FINDING SOLUTIONS TOGETHER Recruiting trustees and developing a balanced board. Olga Johnson Chair, Nominations Committee Scope

1200	7). TECHNICAL BRIEFING Using insurance to manage risk: a governance perspective. Anne Hudson Business Development Manager Markel Insurance

1200	8). FINDING SOLUTIONS TOGETHER How to develop an effective board with and through successful board committees. Anne Moynihan Steering Group Member Code of Good Governance

1200	9). TECHNICAL BRIEFING Finance from a governance perspective (Including: spotting signs of potential financial problems from management and annual accounts.) Fiona Condron BDO LLP

1200	10). FINDING SOLUTIONS TOGETHER Governance aspects of handling organisational change. (Including: downsizing, growing or just adapting to the next stage.) James Barrett Trustee London Printworks Trust

1300	Lunch

Case studies With the help of an expert facilitator and senior members of the Charity Commission, work with fellow delegates to solve a charity’s governance problems in these fictional, but realistic, case studies.

1415	11). CHARITY A Charity A has grown too rapidly, and with no foundations for proper governance the creaks are starting to show. Beryl Hobson Trustee Womankind Worldwide Very recently - Head Large Charities Division, Charity Commission

1415	12). CHARITY B The board and CE of Charity B have differing ideas on their charity’s future. How can consensus be achieved? Karen Heenan Treasurer Sculpt-It in the Community To give a Charity Commission point of view: Stephen Roake Senior Case Manager

1415	13). CHARITY C Charity C is riddled with trustees who have a poor understanding of governance, and some without a willingness to learn. Lindsay Driscoll Trustee ROSA: UK fund for women and girls To give a Charity Commission point of view: Neal Green Senior Policy Advisor

1415	14). CHARITY D Charity D is on a one way road to a financial crisis. Can you help them steer a new path of prudence? David Locke Executive Director Charity Services, Charity Commission To give a Charity Commission point of view: Debbie Nunn Policy Advisor

1415	15). CHARITY E Charity E’s trustees’ demand for information disregards the resources needed to provide it. Martin Farrell Vice chair READ International To give a Charity Commission point of view: Nigel Geary-Andrews Case Manager

1545	Networking coffee break

1600	Personal recollections 2 - Baroness Diana Warwick As chair of the Human Tissue Authority and in various other roles, Baroness Diana Warwick is no stranger to leading boards through testing governance issues. She tells us of some of the memorable governance challenges she has faced, how they were solved, and how we can apply that success at our own charities.

1650	Chair's closing remarks and prize draw

1700	Networking drinks reception