1 Conference Programme Sunday 25th March All transfers from the Premier Inn Hull City Centre will depart from outside the hotel. All transfers from the DoubleTree by Hilton Hull will depart from the conference entrance on Portland Place. 11:50 12:30-17:30 13:30 Excursion: Golf at Cottingham Parks Golf Club First tee off at 12:00, Cottingham Parks Golf Club (no transfers), HU16 5SW Excursion finish time: approx. 17:00 Conference Registration and Enquiry Desk Open Delegates: Reception, Premier Inn Hull City Centre Sponsor Delegates: Conference Foyer, DoubleTree by Hilton Hull Tea and coffee available Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Excursion: Bird Watching - Tour Guide from Yorkshire Coast Nature Transfers departing from DoubleTree by Hilton Hull at 13:30 and pick up from Premier Inn Hull City Centre at 13:40. Meet outside the hotels Excursion finish time: approx. 17:15 (to arrive back at hotel) 14:00 onwards Accommodation Check-In: Premier Inn Hull City Centre 14:00 14:00 Excursion: Walking Tour (Old Town) Meet at: Box Office, City Hall, Queen Victoria Square, Carr Lane, Hull, HU1 3RQ Excursion finish time: approx. 15:45 Excursion: Burton Constable Hall Transfers departing from DoubleTree by Hilton at 14:00 and pick up from Premier Inn Hull City Centre at 14:10. Meet outside the hotels Excursion finish time: approx. 17:00 (to arrive back at hotel) We value your feedback! Post-event feedback is immensely important in enabling us to improve future events for you. A survey will be sent out via email after the conference and it should only take a few minutes to complete. Tweet us @BUFDG #BUFDG2018
14:15 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hull 14:30 at The Deep Excursion: The Deep Meet at: Tower St, Hull, HU1 4DP Please note that the venue is a 4-minute walk away from the Premier Inn Hull City Centre. Please note that we will be offering a minibus transfer for Sponsor Delegates that will depart from the DoubleTree by Hilton Hull at 14:15 - please meet outside the hotel, should you wish to use this. Excursion finish time: 16:30 - transfer for Sponsor Delegates will depart from outside the venue. Alternatively, The Deep is a 20-minute walk back to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hull. 15:00 onwards Accommodation Check-In: DoubleTree by Hilton Hull 18:10-18:30 18:30-19:30 19:30-00:00 22:30-00:15 22:45 Transfers to University of Hull Transfers to depart from hotels at the following times: 18:10, 18:20 and 18:30 or whenever full. Meet outside the hotels Drinks Reception 7th Floor, Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull Kindly sponsored by Royal London Asset Management Informal Dinner and Bar Pantry and Rossetti, Canham Turner, University of Hull Kindly sponsored by Royal London Asset Management Shuttles to hotels Transfers departing outside Foyer Main transfer to hotels Transfers departing outside Foyer Conference Programme Sunday 25th March 2 onnected ultures
3 Conference Programme Monday 26th March 06:30-10:00 Breakfast At respective hotels 08:20 08:30 08:15-17:15 09:15-09:25 09:25-09:45 09:45-10:45 10:45-11:10 11:15-12:15 12:15-13:20 13:20-14:20 Delegate transfer to conference Meet outside Premier Inn Hull City Centre Sponsor Delegate transfer to conference Meet outside DoubleTree by Hilton Hull Conference Registration and Enquiry Desk Open Foyer Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Conference hosted by Philippa Thomas Welcome to the BUFDG Annual Conference 2018 Phil McNaull, BUFDG Chair Welcome to University of Hull Professor Susan Lea, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hull Plenary Session 1: Busyness is a Rubbish Strategy Tony Crabbe, Business Psychologist and Author of Busy Exhibition and Refreshments Arts Café and Foyer Refreshments kindly sponsored by Barclays Power Hour Rosetti Dining Room, Canham Turner Kindly sponsored by Account-Ability Ltd Exhibition and Lunch Arts Café and Foyer Lunch kindly sponsored by Barclays Workshop 1A: Language that Creates Connection (and Language that Doesn t) LTG, Larkin Ellie Hemingway, Director, NOV8 Ltd Workshop 1B: J.P. Morgan s Guide to the Markets for BUFDG LTE, Larkin Dr. David Stubbs, Head of Client Investment Strategy, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, EMEA and Sandeep Bhamra, Client Advisor, J.P. Morgan Endowments and Foundations Group Please visit the LGIM Pick and Mix tricycle on stand 2 for a chat and a sweet treat!
13:20-14:20 cont. 14:25-15:25 15:25-15:55 16:00-17:00 17:00 18:50 19:00-20:00 20:00-23:00 Workshop 1C: Reform of Higher Education Pensions Provision and the 2018 Revolution LTC, Larkin Stephen Willis, Chief Finance Officer, University of Hull; Mike Harrison, Partner, Mercer and Rebecca Dodd, Principal, Mercer Workshop 1D: Student Housing Procurement and Financing LTF, Larkin Robert Kingham, Director, Higher Education, JLL and Peter Lyons, Partner, QMPF Workshop 1E: How Universities are Reducing Energy Bills and Carbon Emissions with Salix Finance LTB, Larkin Craig Mellis, Programme Manager, Salix Finance Plenary Session 2: Universities and [Social] Investment Oliver Bates, Partner, Sarasin & Partners; Brent Cheshire, Cheshire Energy Advisory and Cliff Prior, CEO, Big Society Capital Chaired by Philippa Thomas Exhibition and Refreshments Arts Café and Foyer Refreshments kindly sponsored by Barclays Plenary Session 3: An Introduction to The Chimp Paradox Sarah Broadhead, Director, Chimp Paradox Transfers to hotels Meet outside Foyer Delegate transfers to the Conference Dinner From Premier Inn Hull City Centre to DoubleTree by Hilton Hull Please be aware that transfers will depart promptly and will not wait for any missing guests Drinks Reception Conference Foyer, DoubleTree by Hilton Hull Kindly sponsored by Uliving Conference Dinner Ballroom, DoubleTree by Hilton Hull Kindly sponsored by Uliving Conference Programme Monday 26th March 4 onnected ultures
5 Conference Programme Monday 26th March 23:00 23:00-01:00 23:30-01:15 Return transfers to Delegate accommodation Meet outside the conference entrance on Portland Place, DoubleTree by Hilton Hull Transfers to Premier Inn Hull City Centre Late Bar Lexington, DoubleTree by Hilton Hull Shuttles to Delegate accommodation Meet outside the conference entrance on Portland Place, DoubleTree by Hilton Hull Transfers to Premier Inn Hull City Centre We asked Finance Directors to mention during registration any specific topics that they would be willing to talk to other delegates about during/ post-conference (e.g. recently completed project). To see these, please download the conference app and select Delegates, where you ll be able to see attendees profiles, contact information and preferred topics. To message them, please ensure you check in on the app!
6 Conference Programme Tuesday 27th March 06:30-10:00 Breakfast At respective hotels 08:30 09:25 09:00-15:30 09:25-09:55 10:00-11:00 11:00-11:30 Delegate transfer to conference Meet outside Premier Inn Hull City Centre Sponsor Delegate transfer to conference Meet outside DoubleTree by Hilton Hull Conference Registration and Enquiry Desk Open Foyer Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments BUFDG AGM Delegates only Workshop 2A: Diversity in Finance LTF, Larkin Sarah Randall-Paley, Director of Finance, Lancaster University; Sue Baines, Head of Optimisation & Business Growth, UK Debit Cards, Barclays and Julie Mercer, Global Industry Lead Higher Education, Deloitte Panel will be moderated by Kathleen Britain, Head of Charities and Not-For-Profits, Barclays Private Bank Workshop 2B: Mental Health Awareness LTB, Larkin Sarah Restall, Employer Engagement Manager, Time to Change; Jocelyn Cox, Involvement Officer, Children and Young People s Team at Time to Change and Rose- Anne Evans, Time to Change Young Champion and student at the University of York Workshop 2C: Deconstructing and Challenging the Norms in University Estate Financing LTG, Larkin Marc Finer, Director, Debt Advisory Group, KPMG LLP and Gwyn Llewelyn, Director, Infrastructure Advisory, KPMG LLP Workshop 2D: From High Carbon to Low Carbon; Reducing Climate-Related Financial Risk and Investing in the Low-Carbon Economy LTE, Larkin Sandra Carlisle, Head of Responsible Investment Specialists, HSBC Exhibition and Refreshments Arts Café and Foyer Refreshments kindly sponsored by Barclays
11:30-12:15 12:15-13:00 13:00-13:30 From 13:00 13:30-14:15 Plenary Session 4: Strategic Financial Planning for Sustainability Bob Rabone, Member, Financial Sustainability Steering Group and former Chief Financial Officer, University of Sheffield; Professor Mark Smith, Vice-Chancellor, Lancaster University and Chair of FSSG and Andrew Bush, KPMG Chaired by Philippa Thomas Plenary Session 5: Hull UK City of Culture - More to the Story Katy Fuller, Creative Director and Joint CEO, Hull UK City of Culture 2017 and Emma Morris, Executive Director and Joint CEO, Hull UK City of Culture 2017 Exhibition and Lunch Arts Café and Foyer Lunch kindly sponsored by Barclays Finance Directors Conversation Time Larkin Workshop 3A: Student Accommodation - The Deals Out There LTG, Larkin Victoria Goddard, Partner, Property and Head of Higher Education Team, Pinsent Masons and Christine Yuill, Partner, Transactional Services, Pinsent Masons Workshop 3B: Is Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies the Most Effective Way to Achieve Decarbonisation? Investing in Accordance with our Climate Active Strategy LTE, Larkin Paul Fairbrother, Investment Manager, Charities, Sarasin & Partners LLP and Oliver Bates, Partner, Charities, Sarasin & Partners LLP Workshop 3C: Connecting HE Pension Provision LTF, Larkin Paul Hamilton, Partner and Head of Higher Education, Barnett Waddingham Workshop 3D: Maximising your ROI in India LTB, Larkin Kapil Dua, Global Executive Director, Financial Consulting Sannam S4 14:15 Water available outside Larkin Conference Programme Tuesday 27th March 7 onnected ultures
8 Conference Programme Tuesday 27th March 14:15-15:00 15:00-15:15 15:15-15:30 Workshop 4A: Out-of-the-Box Planning Solutions in an Era of Rapid Change LTB, Larkin Austin Jackson, Managing Director, Account-Ability Ltd and Quentin Jackson, Director, Account-Ability Ltd Workshop 4B: The Changing Face of Cash Management LTG, Larkin Robert O Riordan, Institutional Business Development Director, Insight Investment Workshop 4C: Beware the "Boilerplate" in Bank Facility Agreements LTE, Larkin David Emanuel, Leader, HE Banking Team, Veal Wasborough Vizards Workshop 4D: Improve Your Chinese Students Payment Experience whilst Ensuring Back Office Efficiency LTF, Larkin Sheona Griffiths, Head of Marketing, WPM Education Closing Remarks BUFDG Chair Transfers to DoubleTree by Hilton for the train station and then to Premier Inn Hull City Centre (if required) Meet outside Foyer