Find out about regional activities in the South East.
Forthcoming events
- Annual Regional Dinner, 15 November 2024, London
Download CIPFA South East's 2024 events plan (updated February 2024) (PDF, 43 KB)
Please contact Cath Edwards, Regional Secretary, if you have any questions about our events: secretary@cipfasoutheast.org.uk
CIPFA South East events are open to ICAEW and AAT members.
CIPFA South East members can attend ICAEW events and AAT London branch events.
Recent events
Photos from recent events can be viewed on CIPFA South East's Flickr.
Essex Hub Group meeting, 24 January 2024
- Preventing failure in local government, Guy Clifton and Richard Thomas, Grant Thornton (PDF, 635 KB)
- Update on local government financial resilience, Naeem Ahmed, EY (PDF, 1.17 MB)
Annual Dinner 2023, 3 November 2023
Photos from the CIPFA South East Annual Dinner 2023
Spring Conference 2023, 27 April 2023
- The public sector and local government – a lull between storms? Tony Travers, London School of Economics (PDF, 511 KB)
- Enabling a resilient and sustainable public sector, Joanne Pitt (PDF, 1.02 MB)
- 2023 City View: Outside looking in, Roy Nolan and Andrew Hinds, RP Martin (PDF, 390 KB)
- Harnessing organisational data to stimulate and enhance performance, resilience and sustainability, John O'Neill, Liberata (PDF, 1.52 MB)
- Lessons learned from VfM audit, Tom Foster, Grant Thornton (PDF, 2.15 MB)
- Local audit: the recent external auditor appointment round and the local audit landscape, post Redmond Report, Andrew Chappell, PSAA (PDF, 289 KB)
- Public opinion and the mood of the nation, Gideon Skinner, Ipsos (PDF, 2.20 MB)
Essex Hub Group event, 19 January 2023
- Business transformation and transformational budgeting, Graham Oliver, Director, MOORE Optima (PDF, 2.78 MB)
- Financial sustainability: functional readiness to meet future challenges, Tom Foster, Principal Consultant, and Michael Pilcher, Associate Director, Grant Thornton (PDF, 395 KB)
- CPD certificate (Word, 370 KB)
Annual Dinner 2022, 11 November 2022
Photos from the CIPFA South East Annual Dinner 2022
North Anglia Day Conference, 14 October 2022
- Welcome, Alan Water, Leader of Norwich City Council (PDF, 1.26 MB)
- Resourcing climate emergencies and net zero strategies / Scanning the political and economic horizon, Roy Nolan and Andrew Hinds, Client Relationship Managers, RP Martin (PDF, 1.18 MB)
- Rising to the challenge: global to local, Matthew Hardwick, Senior Risk Consultant, Zurich Municipal (PDF, 1.42 MB)
- CIPFA Presidential themes: stronger together, social mobility, sustainability, Caroline Rassell, CIPFA Vice President (PDF, 478 KB)
- CIPFA’s Financial Resilience Initiatives, David Ellis, Finance Advisor, CIPFA Finance Advisory Network (PDF, 779 KB)
- Prudential Code for capital finance in local authorities, Jackie Shute, Public Sector Live (PDF, 1.33 MB)
- Financial sustainability: functional readiness to meet future challenges, Grant Thornton (PDF, 426 KB)
CIPFA’s Prudential Code – the 2022/23 ‘soft launch’, 18 May 2022
- Prudential Code & Treasury Management Code of Practice, Jackie Shute, Public Sector Live (PDF, 3.06 MB)
Workplace wellbeing – successful hybrid working, 4 May 2022
- Hybrid working and wellbeing, Emma Nixey, The Inclusion Initiative (PDF, 6.71 MB)
Spring Conference 2022, 26 April 2022
- The economic and political horizon: implications for the UK’s public finances, Tony Travers, Director, Greater London Group, LSE (PDF, 1.57 MB)
- Levelling Up: the White Paper and beyond, Ben Zaranko, Senior Research Economist, IFS (PDF, 2.08 MB)
- Why good governance is important, Tom Foster, Associate Director, and Becky Toner, Assistant Manager, Public Sector Assurance, Grant Thornton (PDF, 539 KB)
- Rising to the challenge: global to local, Alix Bedford, Risk Proposition Manager, Zurich Municipal (PDF, 969 KB)
- Climate emergencies and net zero: turning aspirations into reality, Andrew Hinds, Public Sector Relationship Manager, RP Martin, and Brian Davidson, Head of Climate Economics, Fathom Consulting (PDF, 1.72 MB)
Annual Dinner 2021, 19 November 2021
Photos from the CIPFA South East Annual Dinner 2021
Towards net zero: The public sector contribution, 2 November 2021
This virtual seminar was timed to coincide with the first week of the COP26 Conference in Glasgow. It introduced some of the issues that we will be including in our 2022 live and virtual regional events programme.
Public investment in place and infrastructure: the role of local government, 1 July 2021
A live Q&A panel hosted by Trowers & Hamlins LLP and featuring contributions from Copper Consultancy (Infrastructure and development engagement specialists).
- CPD certificate (PDF, 273 KB)
Home and hybrid working: the good, the bad and the future?, 28 June 2021
Emma Nixey, The Inclusion Initiative, led an interactive webinar as part of our Workplace Wellbeing series. This interactive session explored how colleagues have fared during the COVID-19 pandemic and offered some practical tips for self-assessment of fatigue, isolation and stress. The webinar is available to watch on Vimeo (Password: hybrid).
- Working from home and hybrid working, Emma Nixey (PDF, 5.41 MB)
- CPD certificate (Word, 843 KB)
Virtual Spring Conference 2021, 30 April 2021
Our presenters shared their views on the post pandemic challenges and opportunities for our membership, maintaining sector resilience and governance standards, the 'levelling up' agenda, climate change pressures and potential international influences for the UK's post-COVID public services. The virtual Spring Conference is available to watch on Vimeo (Password: Spring).
- Spring Conference 2021 programme (PDF, 223 KB)
- Spring Conference 2021 CPD certificate (PDF, 214 KB)
Diversity, equality and inclusion within the workplace, 20 April 2021
The presentation by Verna Duncan and Nneb Akpom-simon, Red Rhino Consultancy, with introduction by Paul Clarke, Director of Finance, London Borough of Islington is available to watch on Vimeo (Password: Diversity).
- CPD certificate (PDF, 201 KB)
Budget 2021: What did we learn? and Levelling Up, 12 March 2021
The presentations from Ben Zaranko, Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies are available to watch on Vimeo (Password: Budget2021).
- Budget 2021: what did we learn?, Ben Zaranko, Institute for Financial Studies (PDF, 1.20 MB)
- CPD certificate (Word, 368 KB)
Financial resilience, addressing future risks and developing good governance, 29 January and 5 February 2021
During January and February 2021, the CPD theme was Resilience, Risk and Governance. Five presentations (approximately 30 minutes each) are now available to watch on Vimeo (Password: Resilience).
- Spending Review 2020, Ben Zaranko, Institute for Financial Studies (PDF, 1.42 MB)
- Risky times for the road ahead?, Alix Bedford, Zurich Municipal (PDF, 635 KB)
- Capital financing risk management, Roy Nolan and Andrew Hinds, RP Martin (PDF, 341 KB)
- CIPFA Prudential Code update and the 2021 consultation timetable, David Ellis, CIPFA (PDF, 460 KB)
- Financial resilience in local government, Paul Dossett, Grant Thornton (PDF, 227 KB)
- CPD certificate (Word, 368, KB)
International events, 26 October 2020
- International Events: the impact for the UK's financial relationships with our key partners, John Kelly, CCLA, and Paul McDermott, Trowers and Hamlins LLP (PDF, 932 KB)
- International Events CPD certificate (PDF, 245 KB)
Climate Emergency, 15 October 2020
- Climate emergency: a practical solution for local authorities, Thomas Minter, Malaby Biogas (PDF, 1.81 MB)
- Climate emergency: investment and capital financing solutions, Roy Nolan, Andrew Hinds and Shane O'Neill, RP Martin (PDF, 711 KB)
- Climate emergency CPD certificate (Word, 367 KB)
Climate change and carbon reduction, 13 October 2020
- Retrofit Accelerator - workplaces and homes, Mark Williams and Angelos Vouros (PDF, 4.30 MB)
- Climate change CPD certificate (Word, 367 KB)
CIPFA FM Code, 29 September 2020
- CIPFA Financial Management Code – practicalities of compliance, Joanne Pitt, CIPFA (PDF, 665 KB)
- COVID-19 and local government financial sustainability, Guy Clifton, Grant Thornton UK LLP (PDF, 1,85 MB)
- CIPFA FM Code CPD certificate (Word, 398 KB)
New Normal, new risks, 21 September 2020
- Reshaping risk strategies post-COVID-19 and responsible investment in the green economy – and wider? (PDF, 3.25 MB)
- 'New Normal, new risks' CPD certificate (Word, 428 KB)
Public Finance in Wessex 2020 Conference, 12 March 2020
- Climate change and the pivotal role of finance, Roy Nolan and Andrew Hinds, RP Martin (PDF, 834 KB)
- Risk propositions – commercial investment, climate and global issues, Alix Bedford, Zurich Municipal (PDF, 1.00 MB)
- The long-term financial sustainability of local government, Guy Clifton and Simon Christian, Grant Thornton UK LLP (PDF, 1.40 MB)
- The Northamptonshire story: the Council that failed, Brian Roberts, Northamptonshire County Council (PDF, 197 KB)
CPD and networking evening, 29 January 2020
- The role of finance professionals on sustainability and the circular economy, PA Consulting (PDF, 3.16 MB)
