CIPFA North West AGM & Spring Seminar
Event summary
CIPFA North West is delighted to invite you to attend our Annual General Meeting and Spring Seminar at the iconic Blackpool Tower. We would be honoured if you could join us for this special event.
Date
30 April 2025
Starts: 09:30
Ends: 14:00
Location
The Blackpool Tower
The Promenade
Blackpool
FY1 4BJ
[See map]
Standard price
£0.00 excl VAT
Network Member Price
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About this event
Who should attend?
All Members, Students and Graduates in the North West Region.
How you will benefit from attending?
- Networking Opportunities: Connecting with key professionals in public financial management, engage directly with CIPFA North West leadership.
- Professional Development: Gain insights from expert speakers on current financial management trends, stay informed about latest developments in public sector finance.
- Organisational Involvement: Participate in the Annual General Meeting, understand strategic direction of CIPFA North West.
- Knowledge Enhancement: Receive updates on recent changes within CIPFA, explore innovative approaches to financial management.
- Strategic Advantages: Discover potential collaboration opportunities, stay ahead of the emerging trends in public financial management.
CPD hours
This event carries 2.5 CPD hours.
Agenda
09:30-10:00| Arrival & Registration
10:00-10:30| Annual General Meeting, Council Business - Carol McDonnell
10:30-10:45| President Address - Jennifer Bevan
10:45-11:00| Break
11:00-11-45| Session 1 - Kath O'Dwyer, Local Government/ Public Sector Consultant
10:45-12:30| Session 2 - Zachary Scott, Policy Researcher, CIPFA
12:30-13:00| Session 3 - Mark McBride, CIPFA Incoming Junior Vice President/ Chair of Student & Member Board, CIPFA
13:00| Close & Lunch
Following lunch, there is an option to attend a tour of Blackpool Tower.
Thank you to Mazars for sponsoring the tour.
Topics
- Accounting
- / Professional development
Speaker - Jennifer Bevan, Finance Advisory Network Advisor, CIPFA
Jennifer joined CIPFA in 2022 after working for seven years in local government. She is a CIPFA-qualified accountant who, for the past five years, has been working at Bury Metropolitan Council where she started as a revenue advisor in Public Health and Adult Social Care. From there she joined the authority's closedown and capital teams, with a particular focus on fixed assets and closure of capital accounts.
Her experience also includes working on a number of special projects including transformation, levelling up and land and property disposals scheme. As a CIPFA member, Jennifer is also an active volunteer within the CIPFA North West Region.
Speaker - Mark McBride, Council Member, CIPFA
Mark is the Independent Chair of the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) and Chair of the AAT Retirement Benefits Scheme. He was previously Head of Finance and Performance at Belfast City Council where he worked for 23 years and prior to that he was a Financial Accountant with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive where he qualified as a CIPFA accountant in 1993. Mark has been an active member of the CIPFA Northern Ireland Committee for over 20 years and served as Chair of the NI Region from 2006 to 2008. He was also a CIPFA-nominated member on the AAT Council for ten years, where he was Chair of the Resources, Nominations and Remuneration Committees. He served as President of AAT in 2016/17.
Speaker - Zachary Scott, Policy Researcher (Prevention), CIPFA
Zachary joined CIPFA in 2023 and is currently working on the Exploring Preventative Investment in Local Government in England project, supported by the Health Foundation. Previously, he was working as a Program Specialist at the Tokyo-based Health and Global Policy Institute where he was involved in projects related to global health, universal health coverage, and biobanking. Zachary also served as a member of the UHC Expert Review Panel for the Parliamentarian Guide on UHC which provides lawmakers with tools to facilitate affordable, quality health services. He holds an MSc in Medical Anthropology from the University of Oxford and an LLB in International Public Policy from Osaka University.