BUFDG 2015 - All Inclusive Programme

Time Event Location Speaker Name , Job Title, and Company

13:45 - 20:00 Conference and Bedroom Registration and

Enquiry Desk

Kindly sponsored by Account-Ability Ltd

Private Dining Room, County

13:45 - 17:00 Rolling tea and coffee

Social Events kindly sponsored by Warwick

Employment Group13:45 Excursion: Energy Centre

14:45 Excursion: Trim Trail

14:45 Excursion: Lancaster Castle

15:15 Excursion: Afternoon Tea

n/a Excursion: Sports Centre Please make your own way

there: Bigforth Drive,

Lancaster, LA1 4YW18:30 - 19:30 Pre-dinner drinks Barker House Farm,

Lancaster University19:30 - 20:30 Informal Dinner & Bar

Kindly sponsored by Royal London Asset

Management

Barker House Farm,

Lancaster University

20:30 - 22:00 Entertainment

Late Bar

07:30 - 09:00 Breakfast Barker House Farm,

Lancaster University08:45 - 17:15 Conference Registration & Enquiry Desk

Kindly sponsored by Account-Ability Ltd

09:15 - 09:25 Welcome to 2015 BUFDG Conference George Fox Lecture Theatre Bob Rabone, BUFDG Chair

09:25 - 10:00 Welcome to Lancaster University George Fox Lecture Theatre Professor Mark E. Smith, Vice-Chancellor, Lancaster University

10:00 - 11:15 Plenary Session 1 : 'Reviewing the past and

looking to the future ' - Three panellists will

speak on their knowledge of the past,

present and future issues facing the sector

with interview from Simon Jack and time

for audience questions.

George Fox Lecture Theatre Chaired by Simon Jack, Business and Economics presenter on BBC Radio 4 Today

programme with Peter Scott, Professor of Higher Education Studies, UCL Institute of

Education; Alison Wride, Provost, GSM London and Chris Millward, Director (Policy),

Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

11:15 - 11:40 Refreshments

Kindly sponsored by Lloyds Bank11:45 - 12:55 Power Hour: (allowing for 10 minutes

contingency time)

Barker House Farm, Lancaster

University12:55 - 13:50 Lunch

Kindly sponsored by Lloyds BankWorkshop 1A: Planning a university

business – blue skies, budgets and big

George Fox LT3 John Cunningham, Director of Finance, Manchester Metropolitan University and Jackie

Njoroge of Manchester Metropolitan UniversityWorkshop 2A: How Lancaster have

centralised procurement and travel

booking to improve efficiency across the

University

Charles Carter A15 Larissa Morrish, Head of Procurement, Lancaster University and Linda Wardle,

Procurement Manager, Lancaster University

Workshop 3A: Explaining financial

statements post FRS102

George Fox Lecture Theatre Andrew Connolly, Director of Finance, University of Exeter (and colleagues)

Workshop 4A: On-line expenses - removing

the paper trail

George Fox LT4 Peter Fielding, Deputy Director of Finance, Lancaster University

14:55 - 15:55 Plenary Session 2: Health and Wellbeing in

the Workplace: Managing the Pressures

George Fox Lecture Theatre Professor Sir Cary L Cooper, CBE FAcSS

15:55 - 16:25 Refreshments

Kindly sponsored by Lloyds Bank16:25 - 17:25 Plenary Session 3: Clarity and impact in

writing

George Fox Lecture Theatre Jon Moon, Director, Clarity & Impact Ltd

18:45 - 19:45 Drinks reception

19:45 - 22:30 Gala Dinner

Kindly sponsored by Uliving

LICA Building, A27-A29,

Lancaster UniversityLate Bar

07:30 - 09:15 Breakfast Barker House Farm,

Lancaster University09:15 - 13:00 Conference Registration & Enquiry Desk

Kindly sponsored by Account-Ability Ltd

09:25 - 09:55 BUFDG AGM George Fox LT5/6

Workshop 1B: Crowdfunding: bridging the

gap between research and the market

George Fox LT5/6 Ann Fazakerley, External Relations Director, London School of Hygiene & Tropical

Medicine

Workshop 2B: BRAM - measure, analyse

and model the costs and benefits of

George Fox Lecture Theatre Niamh Lamond, Chief Executive Officer of Falmouth Exeter Plus; Steve Butcher, Head of

Procurement at HEFCE and Simon Perks, Sockmonkey Consulting Workshop 3B: Ethical Investing, or

investing ethically - a case study

George Fox LT3 Andy Goor, Finance Director, University of St Andrews and Peter Michaelis, Head of

Equities, Alliance Trust Investments

Tuesday 14th April

09:55 - 10:55

Workshop

sessions

Sunday 12th April

Monday 13th April

13:50 - 14:50

Workshop

sessions

Workshop 4B: Achieving Investors in

people Silver in one step at the University

of Edinburgh - why we did this in Finance

George Fox LT4 Phil McNaull, Director of Finance, University of Edinburgh

10:55 - 11:25 Refreshments

Kindly sponsored by Lloyds Bank11:25 - 12:25 Plenary Session 4 George Fox Lecture Theatre Heather Laing, Head of Counter Fraud Services, Student Loans Company

12:25 - 12:45 Closing Remarks and Conference Highlights

Video

George Fox Lecture Theatre Bob Rabone, BUFDG Chair

12:45 Packed Lunch available to take away

09:55 - 10:55

Workshop

sessions