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0900

Registration and refreshments

0930

Introduction

Andrew Hind
Editor
Charity Finance
Former chief executive
Charity Commission

0940

Charities and public trust

“Trust is no longer a commodity that is acquired, but rather a benefit that is bestowed.”

Public trust is the lifeblood of all organisations, and no more so than with charities. Richard Sambrook, global vice-chairman of Edelman, takes us through the findings from their latest Trust Barometer, introducing us to the fresh concept of a ‘trust architecture’ and asking what are the new lessons that today’s leaders need to know?

Richard Sambrook
Global vice-chairman
Edelman
Previously director
BBC Global News

1100

Coffee break

1130

Charities and business - the new collaboration

The relationship between charities and business is changing fast. An increasing number of charities are now viewing business not as the ‘enemy’ but as the best channel through which to achieve their charitable aims. Oxfam take us through the benefits they have seen from a radical evaluation of their approach to business, and the impact of moving to a new era of collaboration. They will be joined by panelists from the private sector to ask whether the time has come to view the relationship between charities and business as the key to the future of both sectors.

Gerry Boyle
Head of business relations
Oxfam

Mike Barry
Head of sustainable business
Marks & Spencer

John Williams
Board member
Business in the Community
Co-founder and senior adviser
Fishburn Hedges

1300

Lunch

1415

Data security – the challenge for the modern leader

The IMF, Sony, NASA, Microsoft, Google, Lockhead Martin, Honda and the Iranian government - just some of the organisations that have experienced security breaches with their IT.
As forward thinking charities embrace the benefits of social media, CRM and ‘cloud computing’, our expert panel look at the associated dangers, and why leaders need to prioritise these risks … and what might happen if they don’t.

Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones
Lately minister of state for security, and government special representative to business on cyber security

Matt Holland
Head of information security
NSPCC
Board member
Charities Security Forum

Simon Bulleyment
Chief information officer
haysmacintyre

1530

Coffee break

1600

The FD as trustee

The best leaders are the empathetic ones, and there is nothing more useful than looking at similar issues from a different perspective. Two themes which come together in our final session of the day as our panel examines the professional and personal benefits which charity FDs, their executive colleagues, and staff in their teams can gain from serving as a trustee in another charity. Our panel will take us on a personal journey through their experience of trusteeship and the benefits it has provided back in the day-job.

Kevin Gundle
Founder trustee
ARK
Senior executive officer
Aurum Fund Management

Caroline Moore
Financial director
Diabetes UK

Mark Goldring
Chief executive
Mencap
Trustee
AMREF UK

1700

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