Kaplan Hawksmere's Finance Directors' Annual Conference

There was a time when finance was just finance. But the days of the FD earning their corn as a number-cruncher for the business are long gone. Quite apart from the host of roles that the vast majority of you have to fulfil outside the core remit, there's a new game in town for Finance Directors. Many of you have to sell yourselves to a range of audiences, from brokers and analysts, to fund managers and shareholders, not forgetting the bank, the board and of course the CEO. So the role of today's Finance Director has changed dramatically and that requires a smart FD, surrounded by a highly effective finance team, who can keep performance on track and add commercial value. That is why in so many UK businesses the current FD is the next CEO.

Our inaugural conference aims to provide a forum for Finance Directors to get together and learn about the issues likely to affect their ongoing role and organisation while improving the performance of themselves and their team. By bringing together a formidable line up of contributors, we ensure that only those issues that really matter are looked at.

The conference will also provide an excellent opportunity to network with like minded people. It will also be an opportunity to hear how savvy, well respected FDs are driving their companies' growth strategies and becoming the FDs we aspire to become.

Benefits

1. Hear how the top FDs are serving a variety of audiences
2. How is the role of the FD changing now and in the future?
3. What do top CEOs expect of their FD?
4. What is the role of the FD at the top table?
5. How can you as FD best contribute to company performance?