A sought-after event, the conference is brought to you by the Finance Skills Development Group (FSDG).

 Organisations involved include Audit Wales, NHS Wales, Welsh Government and sponsored bodies, local government, the police, fire and rescue services, higher education and further education institutions – along with other Wales based publicly-funded organisations, like the DVLA and Office for National Statistics.

Who is the Conference for?

The conference is designed for only for individuals working in publicly funded organisations across Wales and studying towards a finance related qualification. The aim of the conference is to increase finance trainees’ knowledge and understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the Welsh public sector, as well as supporting the personal development of trainees as finance leaders of the future.

Why should I attend?

The conference is a unique opportunity to attend thought-provoking keynote speeches and workshop sessions and ask your questions and receive your answers there and then. You’ll also get to learn about the issues impacting your sector and how they could impact your role.

Who will be there?

The line up for this year is already shaping up to be one of the most interesting. Finance Director of Welsh Government, Dean Medcraft will be chairing the day with keynote speakers including the Auditor General for Wales, Professor Richard Wyn Jones, Director of Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre and Alan Vallance, Chief Executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales.

Providing the workshops will be:

• Chris Bolton, Audit Wales on why trust is this so important for public sector bodies.
• Catryn Holzinger, Well-being of Future Generations Project Manager, Audit Wales on prevention and the Well-being of Future Generations Act.
• Sally Cox, Data Analysis Manager, Digital Health and Care Wales and Sarah Puntoni, Senior Programme Lead, Value Transformation NHS P&I on insights into international benchmark data and how it can help NHS Wales inform service delivery.
• Derwyn Owen, Executive Director of Audit Modernisation and Impact, and Peter Thomas, Head of Skills and Capability, Digital Public Services on demystify AI and discovering practical ways to balance innovation with integrity.
• David Evans, HTFT Partnership on exam preparation.
• Alumni panel on their top tips for your accountancy journey.
• Workshop on why building your personal brand and networking is important.
• Workshop on resilience and how you can bring that to your role.

And more to be announced!

If you’re studying for a finance qualification and think you’d benefit from attending the conference, please email events@audit.wales