The ACT Annual Conference 2009
22 April 2009 to 24 April 2009, Manchester Central Convention Complex, MICC, G-Mex, Manchester, M2 3GX, UK
If you missed this year’s ACT Annual Conference, we are pleased to announce that the 2009 conference will be held at Manchester Central on 22 - 24 April. It will be hard to top 2008 but we are certainly going to put our very best efforts into it.
Look out for programme updates and your chance to book, available soon.
Thank you to those who attended the ACT Annual Conference in Edinburgh on 28-30 April 2008
Addressing the all too current theme of Dealing with Change in a Volatile World, feedback has been that it was a fantastic event from both a content and networking perspective. We achieved record numbers, with 690 delegates in attendance, representing a 16% increase from last year. Over half of those delegates were corporates, a figure which the ACT continually seeks to improve upon for this conference.
The delegate audience enjoyed excellent, thought-provoking keynote presentations from Mervyn Davies CBE, Chairman, Standard Chartered, James Smith, Chairman, Shell UK, Angela Knight CBE, CEO, British Bankers’ Association, Martin McCourt, CEO, Dyson and James Wolfensohn, Former President, World Bank to name a few. These were followed by lots of audience questions and, at times, stirring debate.
Conference highlights also included:
- The entertaining and innovative treasury game show hosted by Esther Rantzen CBE with both the audience and two panels of contestants competing to raise a total of over £14,000 for charity.
- The Question Time debate, a brand new addition to this year’s programme, was expertly hosted by Andrew Neil BBC Broadcaster and did not disappoint, with challenging questions and lively debate.
- The Gala Dinner starred former Liverpool and Scotland footballer, Alan Hanson, and will remain a night to remember where guests enjoyed a decadent dining experience in a sumptuously lit circus Big Top.
Photos from the 2008 Conference.
If one only attends a single conference each year, then this should be it Tom Milligan, Group Treasurer, John Menzies plc
Top quality speakers and thought provoking topics at a very well run conference Ian Chisholm, Group Treasury Operations Manager, Shell
A ‘must attend’ event for treasurers, with insightful speakers and excellent networking opportunities John Swift, Group Treasury Manager, The Sage Group
For speaking opportunities, please contact Pauline Coulter, Head of Events
For exhibition and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Denis Murphy, Business Development Manager
For more information contact: jharris@treasurers.org
