09 October 2019

• 9.00AM - 9.25AM
  Morning coffee & networking
  Morning coffee & networking
• 9.25AM - 9.30AM
  Welcome address
  Chair: David Locke, finance director, Berkshire Schools Trust
• 9.30AM - 10.00AM
  Increasing financial literacy - why it’s an essential part of financial strategy
  With more public focus on financial sustainability in charities, and an increasing recognition that finance is a part of every charity leader’s toolkit, good financial literacy is a key element of creating positive change. In this session, Simon Hopkins will explore the relevance of wider financial literacy to creating and delivering a coherent financial strategy. Simon will draw on 35 years’ worth of professional experience from sectors as diverse as financial services to central government. He will share his thoughts on how the finance professional can cultivate financial literacy amongst their colleagues and why long-term financial plans are more likely to succeed as a result.
  
  Simon Hopkins, Director of resources at Blind Veterans UK
• 10.00AM - 10.30AM
  Save more, spend more, do more
  How can charities make their investment strategy more effective?  Firstly, they can save more by reducing the fees that they are charged by investment managers. And secondly, by taking risk and return into account, charities will be able to optimise their spending and make more money available to carry out their objectives.
  
  Pradeep Kachhala, regional director, Institutional Group, SEI; Alistair Jones, UK advice director, Institutional Advisory, SEI
• 10.30AM - 10.55AM
  Networking and refreshment break
  Networking and refreshment break
• 10.55AM - 11.25AM
  Case study
  In this session, Sharon will share her experiences of how Cats Protection has evolved its approach to strategic financial planning. This will include how the charity is working towards better integration of business and financial planning, the steps it has taken to diversify its income streams and the related impact on other strategies such as investments and reserves. The session will also consider the challenges that have arisen and how these have been approached.
  
  Sharon Martin, head of finance, Cats Protection
• 11.25AM - 11.50AM
  Q&A with speakers
  Q&A with speakers
• 11.50AM - 12.00PM
  Chair’s closing remarks
  Chair: David Locke, finance director, Berkshire Schools Trust

Charity Finance Week is back and this year's overarching theme will be Accounts and Accountability. 

Following a successful launch last year, we will be returning to celebrate excellence in charity finance practice through a dedicated week of events, content and thought leadership initiatives.

Starting with a reception at the Houses of Parliament and culminating at the Charity Finance Summit, we will be working with charities, academic institutions and key professional service providers to debate and tackle the biggest issues head on.  

For sponsorship and exhibition queries contact Yvette Micallef

For registration queries contact Carys Pugh

For media partnerships and marketing queries contact Kirsty Brown

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