Local government minister Lee Rowley will join a stellar line-up of speakers at the Local Authority Treasurers Investment Forum (LATIF) and Finance Directors’ Summit 2023, which takes place in London on 19 September.
Rowley was appointed as parliamentary under secretary of state for local government and building safety at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 7 September 2022. He recently set out a range of proposals and actions to address the backlog of local audits in England, and has been involved in establishing the Office for Local Government (Oflog).
Rowley served as parliamentary under secretary of state in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and as government whip, lord commissioner of HM Treasury between 17 September 2021 and 6 July 2022. He was elected the Conservative MP for North East Derbyshire on 8 June 2017.
At the LATIF/FDs’ Summit – Room151’s flagship event – Rowley will join a high-level speaker line-up discussing key topics in local government finance.
Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, will return as keynote speaker this year. Finance chiefs including Barnet’s Anisa Darr, Slough’s Adele Taylor, Newham’s Conrad Hall, Warrington’s Danny Mather and Manchester’s Tim Seagrave will be joined by the Financial Reporting Council’s director of local audit Neil Harris, among others.
Taking place on 19 September, it will be the biggest edition of the event yet with more than 250 delegates, and a new, larger venue for 2023 – the stylish and contemporary 155 Bishopsgate, located in the City of London and close to Liverpool Street.
Key issues to be discussed at the LATIF and Finance Directors’ Summit 2023 will include an analysis of the economic outlook in the UK and on a global level; inflation; interest rates; borrowing; the impact of the current economic situation on capital programmes; recruitment and retention; regulatory updates; ESG; and much more.
The exhibition will enable delegates to meet key suppliers to the sector, while there will be an array of networking opportunities during coffee breaks, lunch and evening drinks.
15th Annual LATIF & FDs’ Summit – 19 September 2023
250+ Delegates from Local Government & Investment
The LATIF and Finance Directors’ Summit 2023 attracts a range of delegates, with finance officers including CFOs, heads of finance, treasury managers, and chief/principal accountants from more than 100 UK local authorities joined by investment and finance experts, politicians and suppliers.
Combining two events in one day, LATIF is now in its fifteenth year, while the FDs’ Summit is in its eighth year. Local government finance officers can attend for free, and details on how to register can be found here.
The agenda for this year’s event is now live – click here to view the LATIF agenda, and here to view the agenda for the Finance Directors’ Summit.
The full speaker line-up so far can be viewed here. The venue address for this year’s event is 155 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3YD.
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