Scottish Universities Finance Conference

Agenda for the Scottish Universities Finance Conference being held on the 25th October 2019.

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Pollock Halls, university accommodation.

Scottish Universities Finance Conference 2019 

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The Scottish Universities Finance Conference will take place on Friday 25th October 2019 at Pollock Halls. The main sessions will be of interest to anyone working in HE finance and a choice of breakout sessions will be themed around different areas of finance.  These events are always a great way to network with other HE colleagues and to learn something new. 

The provisional agenda includes:

Speakers
  • Peter Mathieson, Principal, University of Edinburgh,
  • Professor Heather McGregor, Executive Dean, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University (aka Mrs. Moneypenny)
  • Director of Finance, University of Edinburgh
  • Director of Finance, University of Stirling
  • Adam Bullough, Performance Audit & Best Value, Audit Scotland
  • Laughology – Laughter and Learning
Breakout Sessions

(to be led by colleagues from various Scottish Universities and External speakers – RBS, ICAS )

  • Procurement/Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable topics
  • Integrated Reporting and Sustainable Development
  • Post-award research
  • Systems implementation
  • Modern Apprentices next steps
  • Pensions accounting and valuations demystified
  • Personal development skills
Stands

We will have a range of stands of interest to colleagues in the sector e.g. Student Loans Company, Volunteer Scotland, SFC, HMRC, BUFDG, ARMA, etc.

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Further information

Please contact Morag.Eadie@Ed.ac.uk if you have any questions