19 April 2017 
Karel Thomas, Executive Director
This year’s conference was like none other in living memory – for all the right reasons. We know it is highly unlikely that a conference will ever please everyone on every level, but we have had so many emails and messages saying good things about this year’s event, “Telling the Finance Story”, that we feel we might be getting close. We are not resting on our laurels though and ideas are already coming to the surface for Hull 2018. Everyone played a part in the event at Bath – the hosts, the invited speakers, delegates, sponsor delegates, Platinum and Gold Sponsors, dinner table hosts, buddies, the BUFDG team and of course, the twelve brave Finance Directors who told their story. It takes nearly a year to plan such a good event and much of the success is thanks to Assured Events, who make it look so easy. Thank you all for giving us many more stories to tell and the inspiration to try something different. As our last speaker, Tim Harford, spoke about marginal gains versus gamechanging ideas, we reflected that the 2017 conference was a gamechanger. This probably means other BUFDG events need to cover the technical aspects of being a Finance Director in Higher Education and we will be working hard with with you to deliver what you want and need.
The short highlights video from this year’s event is available here.
