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Shaping the Future of PFM
15 Mar 2011
1st International conference: Trust and accountability in public financial management. Held at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London
Headline Speakers
Ian Ball
Chief Executive Officer of IFAC, the glo...
Chief Executive Officer of IFAC, the glo...
Otaviano Canuto
Vice President and Head of the Poverty R...
Vice President and Head of the Poverty R...
Headline sponsor:
With continued global economic uncertainty, the delivery of public financial management (PFM) is more important than ever.
All around the world, public sector spending is under pressure. People are expecting more of their public services and demanding better value for money – whatever the level of development or economic circumstances of their country.
How should policymakers and those that advise them respond to these pressures?
CIPFA and its partners organised our first International Conference so international representatives of professional bodies, national government finance and audit professionals, academics, NGOs and development experts could come together to help answer those questions.
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Qualifications in:
International Public Sector Financial Reporting
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Programme
Day 1 - 15 Mar 2011
10:00
Jaki Meekings Davis, CIPFA President
Welcome and Introduction from Plenary Chair
Biography: Jaki Meekings Davis
10:10
David Walker, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Comeback America Initiative (CAI). Former Comptroller General of the United States
Plenary: Coming clean with public money
Biography: David Walker
11:00
Professor Dr Andreas Bergmann, Chair, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB)
Plenary: Sunlight is the best disinfectant, the need for transparency and comparability in a connected world
Biography: Andreas Bergmann
12:10
Otaviano Canuto, Vice President and Head of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network, The World Bank
Opening address: Can developing countries carry the global economy?
Biography: Otaviano Canuto
13:40
Stream A: Accrual accounting and improved financial management
Ian Carruthers, Policy and Technical Director, CIPFA
John Stanford, Deputy Technical Director, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
Biography: Ian Carruthers
13:40
Stream B: Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) the lessons learnt in the developing world
Roger Tabor, Chair of the IFAC Professional Accountants in Business Committee - Chair's introduction
Biography: Roger Tabor
13:40
Stream B: Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) the lessons learnt in the developing world
Manuel Pietra, President and CEO, FreeBalance
Biography: Doug Hadden
13:40
Stream B: Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) the lessons learnt in the developing world
Bhakti Shah, Director Soft Tech Consultants Ltd - Tanzania
Biography: Bhakti Shah
13:45
Stream B: Questions and discussion
15:20
Stream C: Developing professional support networks
Marcel Holder Robinson, Adviser on Public Expenditure, Commonwealth Secretariat
Biography: Marcel Holder Robinson
15:20
Stream C: Developing professional support networks
Sheila White, Head of International Development, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
Biography: Sheila White
15:20
Stream D: Government and the financial markets: priorities at the local level
Eugenio Caperchione, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Chair Comparative International Governmental Accounting Research -CIGAR network
Biography: Eugenio Caperchione
15:20
Stream D: Government and the financial markets: priorities at the local level
Robert Reardon Senior Investment Officer, State Farm Insurance
Biography: Robert Reardon
15:25
Stream C: Questions and discussion
15:26
Stream D: Questions and discussion
16:30
Chandrashekar Krishnan, Executive Director, Transparency International UK
Plenary: Transparency
Biography: Chandrashekhar Krishnan
16:30
Karin Christiansen, Director Publish What You Fund
Plenary: Transparency
Biography: Karin Christiansen
Day 2 - 16 Mar 2011
09:30
Deborah Williams, Chair of the Professional Accountancy Organization Development Committee at IFAC
Welcome and Introduction from Plenary Chair
Biography: Deborah Williams
09:40
Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development
Keynote Speech
Biography: Alan Duncan MP
10:10
Matt Andrews, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, the Harvard John F Kennedy School of Government
Plenary: Strengthening systems and structures to improve standards in public financial management
Biography: Matt Andrews
10:10
Graham Ward, Chief Commissioner, The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)
Plenary: Strengthening systems and structures to improve standards in public financial management
Biography: Graham Ward
11:00
Questions and discussion - Plenary: Strengthening systems and structures to improve standards in public financial management
11:40
Anthony Hegarty, Chief Financial Management Officer, World Bank
Plenary: Developing capacity in public financial management
Biography: Anthony Hegarty
11:40
Dr Mark Abani, Board Director, Federal Inland Revenue Service of Nigeria
Plenary: Developing capacity in public financial management
Biography: Dr Mark Abani
12:30
Questions and discussion - Plenary: Developing capacity in public financial management
13:40
Stream E: Marco Cangiano, Developing Government’s balance sheet – does it improve performance?
Marco Cangiano, Head Public Financial Management Division 1, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund
Biography: Marco Cangiano
13:40
Stream E: Developing Government’s balance sheet – does it improve performance?
Ken Warren,Chief Accounting Advisor, New Zealand Treasury
Biography: Ken Warren
13:40
Stream F: Good governance, accountability and the role of independent audit
Robert de Koning, Team Leader Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC), European Commission
Biography: Robert de Koning
13:40
Stream F: Good governance, accountability and the role of independent audit
Maryam Kennedy, Partner, Fraud Investigatory and Disputes Services, Ernst & Young
Biography: Maryam Kennedy
13:40
Stream F: Questions and discussion
14:40
Stream E: Questions and discussion
15:20
Stream G: Richard Golding, Aid Effectiveness Securing donor confidence, vfm and accountability
Richard Golding, PwC Global Relationship Partner for the UN System
Biography: Richard Golding
15:20
Stream G: Moustapha Ndiaye, Aid Effectiveness Securing donor confidence, vfm and accountability
Moustapha Ndiaye, Manager, Financial Management, Europe and Central Asia Region, The World Bank
16:20
Questions and discussion: Stream G
16:30
Alison Evans, Director, Overseas Development Institute
Plenary: Good governance
Biography: Alison Evans
16:30
Paul Skidmore, Director of Strategy, the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative (AGI)
Plenary: Good governance
17:00
Questions and discussion - Plenary: Good governance
Day 3 - 17 Mar 2011
09:30
Caroline Mawhood, Chair of the Public Sector Committee of the Federation of European Accountants and Chair of CIPFA’s International Strategy Board
Welcome and Introduction from Plenary Chair
Biography: Caroline Mawhood
09:40
Dr Ian Ball, CEO, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
Keynote speech CIPFA IFAC governance project
Biography: Ian Ball
10:10
Questions and discussion Dr Ian Ball, CEO, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
10:20
Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General, NAO
Plenary: Role of public auditor in developing vfm and accountability
Biography: Amyas Morse
10:20
Yvan Pedersen, Assistant Auditor General, Denmark
Plenary: Role of public auditor in developing vfm and accountability
Biography: Henrik Otbo
10:20
Questions and discussion: Plenary Session 1
11:35
Dr Ioannis Sarmas, Member of the European Court of Auditors
Plenary: Restoring stakeholder confidence in national treasuries and lessons learnt
Biography: Ioannis Sarmas
11:35
Professor John Fitzgerald, The Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin
Plenary: Restoring stakeholder confidence in national treasuries and lessons learnt
Biography: Professor John FitzGerald
11:35
Questions and discussion: Plenary Session 2
12:15
Lunch - Memorandum of Understanding: CIPFA, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) and New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA)
Speakers: Ian Ball, Chief Executive of IFAC, Graham Meyer, CEO of the ICAA and Steve Freer, Chief Executive of CIPFA
Biography: Ian Ball
Biography: Steve Freer
13:30
Justine Greening MP, Economic Secrectary to Her Majesty's Treasury
Keynote speech
Biography: Justine Greening
13:55
Stream I: (WCP) The Financial Transformation Programme: leadership, cost control and professionalisation
Ken Beeton, Director, Financial Management and Reporting, HMT
Biography: Ken Beeton
13:55
Stream I: (WCP) The Financial Transformation Programme: leadership, cost control and professionalisation
Steven Corbishley, Director, National Audit Office and Ken Beeton, Director, Financial Management and Reporting, HMT
Biography: Steven Corbishley
13:55
Stream J: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability PEFA – What difference has it made?
Frans Ronsholt, Head of PEFA
Biography: Frans Ronsholt
13:55
Stream J: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability PEFA – What difference has it made?
Andy Mackie, Public Financial Management Consultant
Biography: Andrew Mackie
13:55
Stream J: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability PEFA – What difference has it made?
Steven Sharples, PFM Team Leader, Aid Effectiveness & VfM Dept, DFID
Biography: Steven Sharples
13:55
Cost conscious culture Panel discussion
Chair: Nick Jackson, Head of Finance Professionalism Team, HMT
John Thundering, Financial Director HMRC
Peter Kane, FG at the Home Office
Curtis Juman, Financial Director at UKTI
Andrew Bagent, Director General at the National Audit Office
13:55
Stream I: Questions and discussion
(WCP) The Financial Transformation Programme: leadership, cost control and professionalisation
13:55
Stream J: Questions and discussion
13:55
Stream J: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability PEFA – What difference has it made?
Frans Ronsholt, Head of PEFA- 2
15:15
Stream K: Integrated Reporting – reporting beyond finance
Eddie Rich, Deputy Head and Regional Director, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
Biography: Eddie Rich
15:15
Stream K: Integrated Reporting – reporting beyond finance
Paul Druckman, Co-Chair of International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) Working Group
Biography: Paul Druckman
16:00
Stream K: Questions and discussion
16:10
David Smith, Economics Editor, Sunday Times
Keynote speech: Good governance in public finance - holding the government to account
16:40
Caroline Mawhood, Chair of the Public Sector Committee of the Federation of European Accountants and Chair of CIPFA’s International Strategy Board
Summary
Biography: Caroline Mawhood