27 November 2025
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08:30 - 09:00
Registration
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Main Conference Stage
09:00 - 09:10
Conference Chairman's Welcome and Lead-in
- David Wray - NED & Board Member, DFCG (French network of CFOs and Controllers)
09:10 - 10:10
Developments in Standard-setting
- Key developments in standards:
- IASB agenda update
- ISSB agenda update
- Interpretations Committee Updates
- IESBA update
- How IFRS Accounting Standards and IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards complement each other
- How the IESBA Code of Ethics complements and underpins IFRS Accounting and Sustainability Disclosure Standards
- Bruce Mackenzie - Chair, IFRS Interpretations Committee and Member, IASB
- Richard Barker - Member, ISSB
- Gabriela Figueiredo Dias - Chair, IESBA
10:10 - 10:55
Sustainability Reporting in Practice: ESG, CSRD and Integrated Reporting
- Strategic approaches to ESG reporting: What does 'good' look like in a turbulent political environment
- EFRAG’s Progress report on ESRS simplification:
- Double Materiality Assessment (DMA)
- Minimum Disclosure Requirements (MDR)
- Other mandatory datapoints across the 6 levers
- Insights from CSRD reports
- Reporting disclosure requirements: format, insights and data
- Intersection of data point requirements resulting from:
- EU CSRD requirements
- UK SDR requirements
- ISSB standards
- Considering materiality and reporting what matters most
- What stakeholders want to see
- Hilary Eastman - CEO & Founder, Confluence Advisory
- Gemma Sanchez-Danes - Sustainability Reporting Leadership - Social Lead, EFRAG
- Donato Calace - SVP Market Leader, Partnerships and Innovation, Datamaran
10:55 - 11:25
Morning Networking Break
Break-out sessions - choose between the sessions in the Tower and More London Suites:
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Tower Suite
More London Suite
11:25 - 12:35
Non-Financial Institutions
- IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
- IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without public accountability: Disclosures
- Business Combinations—Disclosures, Goodwill and Impairment
- Implementation of IFRS S1 and S2
- Uncertainty in financial statements
- Effects of Inflation
- Other topical issues:
- judgements and estimates
- impairment
- linkage between back and front half
- operating segments
- APMs
- cash flow statement
- Tiaan Fourie - Specialist Director, Financial Accounting and Advisory, RSM UK
- Sue Harding - Co-Founder (& Founder: Harding Analysis), Bailey Network
- Bruce Mackenzie - Chair, IFRS Interpretations Committee and Member, IASB
12:35 - 13:20
UK Regulatory Update
FRC Thematic Reviews and focus areas within corporate reporting, including:
- Annual Review of Corporate Reporting
- Thematic reviews of:
- Reporting by the UK's smaller listed companies
- Share-based payments
- Supplier finance arrangement disclosures
- Investment trusts and similar closed-ended entities
- Reviews of disclosures of a pension accounting surplus
- UKEB Key Projects, including:
- IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
- Statement of Cash Flows and Related Matters
- Intangibles
- Q&A
- Andrew Watchman - Director of Corporate Reporting Review, Financial Reporting Council
- Seema Jamil-O'Neill - Technical Director, UK Endorsement Board
- Geoff LeGouais - Case Director - Corporate Reporting Review, Financial Reporting Council
11:25 - 12:35
Financial Institutions
Insights for financial services companies, covering:
- Financed emissions in IFRS S2
- IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
- IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts
- Targeted improvements to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments
- Dynamic Risk Management (DRM) exposure draft
- IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures
- Sustainability reporting guidance
- Green loans
- other topical issues
- Iain Kirkpatrick - Director, PwC
- Gemma Sanchez-Danes - Sustainability Reporting Leadership - Social Lead, EFRAG
- Richard Barker - Member, ISSB
12:35 - 13:20
EU Regulatory Update
A rundown of ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) updates planned for 2025 and 2026:
- Corporate Finance and Reporting:
- Prospectus Regulation Changes
- financial reporting
- sustainability reporting
- ESEF reporting
- Sustainable finance
- European Single Access Point (ESAP)
- Eduardo Damasio - Senior Policy Officer, Corporate Reporting and Finance Unit, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
- Gemma Sanchez-Danes - Sustainability Reporting Leadership - Social Lead, EFRAG
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Main Conference Stage
13:20 - 14:20
Lunch
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Tower Suite
More London Suite
14:20 - 15:00
Tax Reporting Update
- Reporting on Pillar 2:
- overview of Pillar 2 disclosures so far
- practical hints and tips on compliance and reporting
- things to think about for next year
- Tax impacts of changes to FRS 102
- Tom Dane - Director, Tax Transparency and Total Tax Contribution, PwC
- Sophie Ahluwalia - Director, PwC
15:00 - 15:40
Finance and Fraud: A New Era of Accountability post-ECCTA
- The UK's Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA)
- Context and drivers behind the ECCTA
- Increased powers and responsibilities for UK Companies House
- Expansion of corporate liability:
- senior manager attribution
- the new failure to prevent fraud offence
- Types of fraud
- Finance focused counter-fraud measures:
- practical steps towards reasonable fraud prevention procedures
- how ECCTA affects financial reporting and annual disclosures
- Jonathan Wheatcroft - Partner, Forensic Services, FRP
14:20 - 15:00
Cybersecurity: Ground Truth - What Finance Professionals need to know
The convergence of macroeconomic instability, geopolitical tensions, and digital disruption is reshaping the risk horizon for global and domestic enterprises. This briefing will detail how cyber threats are increasingly intertwined with broader systemic risks - from supply chain shocks to nation-state conflicts - and the increasing criticality of cyber security as a core pillar of business resilience.
Attendees will hear about:
- The modern threat landscape: how the rise in destructive cyber attacks is reshaping security strategies.
- Recent examples of significant financial impacts arising from cyber-enabled fraud and ransomware
- The gritty realities of recovering from ransomware
- The role of finance teams during cyber crises
- Responding to board questions
- Critical components of a modern security strategy
- Kris McConkey - Cyber Defence Lead Partner, PwC
15:00 - 15:40
Accessing Capital Markets
- Overview of capital markets and deal activity
- Overview of the IPO process and key considerations (dual – listings)
- US vs UK listing characteristics
- What you need to be prepared for a successful IPO:
- Technical accounting
- Financial reporting (US vs UK)
- Q&A
- Albert Ferrer - Partner, CFGI
- Johan Collin - Managing Director, CFGI
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Main Conference Stage
15:40 - 16:10
Afternoon Break
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Main Conference Stage
16:10 - 16:50
AI for Finance
- What finance needs to learn about the applications of generative AI
- What will have the most impact on business strategies and reporting processes
- How to capitalize on emerging capabilities
- How finance teams are currently using the
- technology to augment existing processes by creating text and conducting research
- How generative AI “copilots” will work alongside finance professionals to:
- transform core processes
- reinvent business partnering, and
- mitigate risks
- Challenges of adopting generative AI in finance functions:
- Accuracy
- data security and privacy
- Greg Stinson - Partner, KPMG
- Jayesh Gajare - Director, KPMG
16:50 - 17:30
Economic & Political Outlook for 2026
- Global growth outlook for 2026: EMEA focus
- Impact of US Tariffs and rising bond yields
- Macro-economic trends and themes that will define 2026:
- Policy uncertainty
- Financial shifts
- Inflation dynamics
- Fiscal policy
- Monetary policies
- Labour market changes
- How to build resilience and robustness:
- Embed agility and adaptability
- Strengthen supply networks
- Invest in digital and operational infrastructure
- Nick Forrest - Partner - Policy, Regulation and Economics, Baringa
17:30 - 17:35
Chairman's Summary and Closing Remarks
- David Wray - NED & Board Member, DFCG (French network of CFOs and Controllers)
17:35 - 19:05
Drinks reception
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