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Brilliant two days.
Very well delivered and engaging.
Perfect way to get my CPD hours in a concise timeframe.
This was one of the best finance conferences I have been to.
Overall, a very good range with high quality presenters. Congratulations to the organising team.
Overall a good conference with good topics - well done!
I felt I got good value from the offering.
Conference exceeded my expectations.
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As business models constantly change and technological disruption becomes the new normal, there is a growing need for finance and accounting teams to build up their skills to support company vision and strategy. The One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business™ is back this October to help you update your knowledge and sharpen your skills to help support business strategy.
CPD HOURS Gain up to 15 CPD hours over 2 days
DIFFERENT LEARNING FORMATS Case studies, interviews, expert opinions, commentary and updates from your One Stop favourites
CITY SPECIFIC CONTENT Auckland: 2 specific learning tracks based on where you are in your career Wellington: High-level plenary sessions to build your skills as the next finance leader Plus: City specific CFO interviews to understand the C-suite perspective on growth, disruption and strategy
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES Connect and share ideas with delegates and speakers during breaks and networking drinks!
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FEATURING YOUR ONE STOP SPEAKERS
WELLINGTON:
JOHN WILLIS, CFO,
Barnados New Zealand
WELLINGTON:
FRANK VAN HAM, CFO,
Pacific Radiology
WITH YOUR ONE STOP UPDATE FAVOURITES:
TONY ALEXANDER, Chief Economist, BNZ DELOITTE’s Tax Team, EY’s IFRS team ROD ORAM, Senior Business Journalist
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MIKE TISDALL, Strategic Planner & Founding Director, INSIGHTCREATIVE
JENNIE VICKERS, Executive Director, NZ DEFENCE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
ANDREW JOHNSTON, CFO, QUAL IT
GAYNOR PARKIN, Founder & CEO, UMBRELLA
BARBARA DRAPER, Course Facilitator, MINDFULNESS AUCKLAND
SUE DYKES, Director & Course Facilitator, MINDFULNESS AUCKLAND
JESSIE STANLEY, Founder, I LOVE PIES
RYAN SANDERS, Founder, HAKA TOURS
MAREE GLADING, Founder, I LOVE PIES
HELEN HORN, Director of Consulting, WINSBOROUGH
SIMON MOOR, Regional Partner, RIGHTWAY ACCOUNTANTS
SONYA COWEN, Director of Assessment, WINSBOROUGH
ONE STOP CFO Interviews
AUCKLAND:
CRAIG PIERCE, CFO,
Property for Industry
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DA8.30 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
8.50 Opening remarks from the ChairRod Oram, Senior Business Journalist
9.00 The evolving leader’s story - becoming a true business partner • We are smart and intelligent people. Why would we bother with this thing called leadership?
• We all want to set our teams up for success. How do we get the most from a technical team?
• Often technical and industry knowledge is not enough. How do we work effectively across the business with those who don’t have the same skillset?
Sonya Cowen, Director of Assessment, Winsborough
9.50 The One Stop CFO Interview - Walking the tightrope on risks, growth and technological disruption
• Keeping up with changing business models, markets and customers • Evaluating risk and growth opportunities and executing on strategic decisions • Unlocking technology to control costs and offer value-added insights to business
Craig Pierce, CFO, Property for Industry
10.40 MORNING BREAK
11.10 The One Stop Update on Tax - Analysing the top 10 trends on tax • The likely practical impact of Inland Revenue’s Business Transformation project and what this means for taxpayers
• Tax issues for employers • An update on topical GST issues
Liz Nelson, Associate Director, DeloitteSam Hornbrook, Associate Director, Deloitte
11.50 The One Stop Employment Law and Health & Safety Update - Your round-up of NZ’s hottest legal issues
• Employer responsibilities for volunteers under Health & Safety legislation • Tackling cyberbullying under the Harmful Digital Communication Act • Working toward better stress and mental health management for employees
Bridgit Smith, Partner, SBM Legal
12.30 LUNCH BREAK
1.30 Tony’s take on the economic environment - The One Stop Economic Update
Hear Tony Alexander’s thoughts on what recent global and local changes in the economic situation will mean for you and your organisation.Tony Alexander, Chief Economist, BNZ
2.30 The One Stop Technology Update - Making sense of future-tech • What do cryptocurrencies such as blockchain & distributed ledgers mean for finance and accounting?
• Smart contracts and what’s happening on a regulatory front • Harnessing machine learning and AI to create business gains
3.20 AFTERNOON BREAK
3.40 Coping with dynamic, constantly-changing business environments • Building your organisation’s strategy with change in mind • Responding to change rather than reacting to change • Helping co-workers to adapt
Murray Wu, Director, Murray Wu Consulting
4.20 The One Stop Inspirational Close: Turning a simple, brilliant idea into a creative, sustainable business focused on the local community
Maree Glading & Jessie Stanley, Founders, I Love Pies
5.00 Day 1 summary from the Chair and Networking Drinks
AUCKLAND: Day One 24 Oct 2017
8.55 Welcome to the One Stop Accountants’ Track Welcome to the One Stop Finance Leaders’ Track
9.00 Taking your reports to the next level through focus on value creation
• Creating a top-down problem-solving approach on reporting • Using story-telling techniques to hold your audience’s attention • Utilise integrated reporting concepts to go “beyond the balance sheet”
Mike Tisdall, Founding Director & Strategic Planner, insightcreative
Beyond compliance - considering ethics and culture when supporting strategy
• Balancing profit expectations with professional codes of ethics including conflicts of interest
• Optimising technology and processes for timely detection of non-compliance
• Creating a culture of doing the right thing versus doing things right
9.40 SESSION BREAK
9.45 The One Stop CapMart Update - An update on NZ’s capital markets and funding scene
• Robo-advice - tracking evolving legislation within the financial advice regime
• Using technology to raise finance - crowd-funding and peer-to-peer lending
• A brief summary of NZ’s first insider-trading case
Supporting sustainable supplier relationships from within organisations • Integrating internal point of contact systems with suppliers and business partners
• Building supplier relationships through efficient payables and receivables processes
• Cost reduction vs. innovation on upstream and downstream channelsJeremy Chapman, Director, Seed Business Process Management
10.25 MORNING BREAK
10.55 IFRS Update- Analysing the impact of IFRS 16 • Key upcoming changes on IFRS 16 • Separating lease and non-lease components on a composite asset • Implementation questions on IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
David Pacey, Executive Director, EY
Making the brain do the work - using neuroscience to lead your team productively
• Differentiate behavioural models from a neuroscientific perspective to influence productive communication.
• Raising the team’s emotional intelligence to motivate the team • Chanelling the dopamine feedback loop to drive positive team behaviours
Andrew Britton, Director, Coaching Pacific
11.35 SESSION BREAK
11.40 Optimising budgeting and forecasting process through analytics and data
• Sourcing data for preparing optimal forecasting • Using analytics to create close to accurate assumption variables • Taking human judgement into consideration in the forecasting process
Phillip Higgins, Business Consultant, Higgins Consulting
The experience our customers and suppliers receive can make or break your business
• How finance can provide practical support to unify the customer journey • Collaborating with marketing, sales and customer relations teams to streamline receivables processes
• Exploring mobile and digital support across the board and for your board Jennie Vickers, Executive Director, NZ Defence Industry Association
12.20 SESSION BREAK
12.25 Make your data work for you with smart data • How smart data can optimise the functionality of your data • What finance teams need to know about smart data and privacy • Enhancing the predictive capabilities of your data
Creating a revenue-focused approach to risk • What does your outcome’s NPV/IRR calculation say? • Utilising predictive analytics and forecasting tools to create a sustainable financial plan
• Creating practical countermeasures to predictable risks Shane Hinton, Head of Risks and Controls, Tower Insurance
1.00 LUNCH BREAK
2.00 Masterclass: The One Stop MS-Excel Seminar - Using Microsoft PowerBI to power through your data to create meaningful insights
• Combining Visual Basic and PowerBI • Connecting internal reporting and analytics to PowerBI • Data visualisation with PowerBI
Hadleigh Aitken, Senior Trainer, ACE Training
Masterclass: Handling conflict in the workplace • When does it make sense to intervene? • Handling conflict if you’re at the centre of the storm • Giving and receiving constructive feedback • Navigating tricky situations in the workplace • Identifying instances of bullying in the workplace
Penny Holden, Master Facilitator, The Performance Consultant
3.00 AFTERNOON BREAK
3.30 The One Stop Wellbeing Seminar - Mobilising your own inner resources to thrive in a stressful digital age
• Experience a sample of mindfulness practices in session • Learn how to access a sense of grounded awareness, no matter what stressors • are going on in and around you • Unplug from autopilot, and move towards more calm and clear seeing
Sue Dykes, Director & Course Facilitator, Mindfulness Auckland Barbara Draper, Course Facilitator - Yoga, meditation and mindfulness, Mindfulness Auckland
4.10 Summary remarks from the Chair and close of conference
AUCKLAND: Day Two 25 Oct 2017 STREAMS
8.30 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
8.50 Opening remarks from the ChairPhillip Higgins, Business Consultant, Higgins Consulting
9.00 The evolving leader’s story - becoming a true business partner • We are smart and intelligent people. Why would we bother with this thing called leadership? • We all want to set our teams up for success. How do we get the most from a technical team? • Often technical and industry knowledge is not enough. How do we work effectively across the business with those who don’t have the same skillset?
Helen Horn, Director of Consulting, Winsborough
9.50 The One Stop CFO Interview Panel - Walking the tightrope on margins, growth & technological disruption • Keeping up with changing business models and work contracts • Planning ahead to support strategic growth from within • Unlocking technology and analytics to offer value-added insights to business
John Willis, CFO, Barnardos HouseFrank Van Ham, CFO, Pacific Radiology
10.40 MORNING BREAK
11.10 The One Stop Update on Tax - Analysing the top 10 trends on tax • The likely practical impact of Inland Revenue’s Business Transformation project and what this means for taxpayers • Tax issues for employers • An update on topical GST issues
Robyn Walker, National Technical Director, DeloitteRebecca Osborn, Associate Director, Deloitte
11.50 The One Stop Employment Law and Health & Safety Update - Your round-up of NZ’s hottest legal issues • Employer responsibilities for volunteers under Health & Safety legislation • Tackling cyberbullying under the Harmful Digital Communication Act • Working toward better stress management and mental health recourse
Sean O’Sullivan, Partner, DLA PiperMurray Grant, Senior Associate (England & Wales Qualified), DLA Piper
12.30 LUNCH BREAK
1.30 CFO Perspectives - Navigating risks in a dynamic, disruptive business environmentAndrew shares his own insights on leading finance teams through today’s disruptive business eco-system as he analyses the relationship between risk and technology, culture and brand.Andrew Johnston, CFO, Qual IT
2.10 The One Stop Technology Update - Making sense of future-tech • What do cryptocurrencies such as blockchain & distributed ledgers mean for finance and accounting? • Smart contracts and what’s happening on a regulatory front • Harnessing machine learning and AI to create business gains
2.50 AFTERNOON BREAK
3.20 Preparing your response to dynamic, constantly-changing business ecosystems • The difference between creating responses to change vs. reactions to change • Developing the big picture focus to navigate a series of change • Using hindsight on similar issues to think ahead
Sue Morris, Director & Change Management Practioner, Sustaining Change LtdMaureen Gildea, Change Management Advisor, Victoria University of Wellington
4.00 The One Stop Inspirational Close: Following your passion to turn a simple, brilliant idea into a creative, sustainable business focused on innovation
Ryan Sanders, Founder, Haka Tours
4.40 Day 1 summary from the Chair and Networking Drinks
WELLINGTON: Day One 16 Oct 2017
8.55 Welcome back from the Chair
9.00 Tracking the role of finance and audit in the governance of digital transformation
Digital governance expert Lizzie Valentine provides practical, high-level takeaways through case examples on risk and unrealised investment. Gain first-hand insights into board and leadership perspectives on tackling technological change and how finance teams can help with value creation. Dr Elizabeth Valentine, Managing Director, Enterprise Governance Consulting & Teaching Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington
9.40 How finance can actively support the customer experience • How finance can provide practical support to unify the customer journey • Collaborating with CX teams to streamline receivables processes • Exploring mobile and digital support to CX teams
David Boyd, Customer Experience Leader, Greater Wellington Regional Council
10.20 MORNING BREAK
10.40 Optimising budgeting and forecasting process through analytics and data • Sourcing data for preparing optimal forecasting • Using analytics to create close to accurate assumption variables • Taking human judgement into consideration in the forecasting process
Simon Moor, Regional Partner, RightWay Accountants
11.20 IFRS Update - Analysing the impact of IFRS 16 and overview of changing IFRS • Key upcoming changes on IFRS 16 • Separating lease and non-lease components on a composite asset • Implementation questions on IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
Gali Slyuzberg, Manager - Financial Accounting Advisory Services, EY
12.00 Tony’s take on the economic environment - The One Stop Economic Update
Hear Tony Alexander’s thoughts on what recent global and local changes in the economic situation will mean for you and your organisation.Tony Alexander, Chief Economist, BNZ
1.00 LUNCH BREAK
2.00 The One Stop MS-Excel Update - Using Microsoft PowerBI to power through your data to create meaningful insights • Combining Visual Basic and PowerBI • Connecting internal reporting and analytics to PowerBI • Data visualisation with PowerBI
Representative from ACE Training Ltd
2.40 Handbook to handling conflict in the workplace • When does it make sense to intervene? • Handling conflict if you’re at the centre of the storm • Giving and receiving constructive feedback • Navigating tricky situations in the workplace • Identifying instances of bullying in the workplace
Sarah Tocker, Associate, Tocker Associates
3.20 AFTERNOON BREAK
3.40 How to maintain resilience and a positive outlook in the face of adversity
What do we know from psychological resilience about the most effective tools and strategies? In this session Gaynor will briefly review the science and give practical examples of how to put these strategies into action.Gaynor Parkin, Founder & CEO, Umbrella
4.20 Summary remarks from the Chair and close of conference
WELLINGTON: Day Two 17 Oct 2017
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