The 2025 BUFDG Finance Festival was a 3-day online extravaganza of all things HE Finance. We welcomed over 1,600 colleagues, supporters, and speakers for 28 sessions from Monday 10th to Wednesday 12th of March.
If you have any questions or comments about the event, please email Matt Sisson or Rachel Ward.
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PLENARY 1 - CIL - State of the HE Nation: The next year in higher education and beyond
11.00 - 12.00
WORKSHOP 1A - King & Shaxson - Optimising Cash Returns in a Falling Interest Rate Environment
13.00 - 14.00
WORKSHOP 2A - LGT - From Impact to Action: Finance Teams Leading on Biodiversity
WORKSHOP 2B - Vidett - Managing costs versus providing meaningful pension benefits
14.30 - 15.30
WORKSHOP 3A - KCG / CHEIA - Working in partnership with Internal Audit teams in difficult times
WORKSHOP 3B - Bevan Brittan - The impact of changes to international recruitment of students and sponsor licence compliance on university finances and practical measures to mitigate
WORKSHOP 3C - PwC - Financial improvement through technology and commercialisation
9.30 - 10.30
11.00 - 12.00
WORKSHOP 4A - UKUPC - Consortia update, and the latest on responsible procurement
WORKSHOP 4B - UMAL - How risk-based decision making can help avoid undesired consequences
WORKSHOP 4C - BUFDG - Tax round-up: UK
13.00 - 14.00
WORKSHOP 5A - KPMG - Preparing for SORP 2026
WORKSHOP 5C - Cabinet Office - Update on the Transforming Public Procurement programme - Recordings and slides available soon.
14.30 - 15.30
WORKSHOP 6C - MHA - Understanding and effectively managing charitable funds
9.30 - 10.30
PLENARY 3 - TPP Recruitment / AICPA and University of Derby - Creating an inclusive culture for recruiting and retaining diverse talent
11.00 - 12.00
WORKSHOP 7C - BUFDG - Tax round-up: International
13.00 - 14.00
WORKSHOP 8A - QMPF - Student residences - Funding options and off-balance sheet partnership models for delivery of new accommodation
14.30 - 15.30
PLENARY 4 - HW Fisher - Creating a growth mindset in your organisation
