The Finance Festival is BUFDG's 3-day online event covering all things H E finance and procurement. It takes place from 16-18 November and is completely FREE to attend for all staff at UK universities.
The 2026 event features a fantastic line-up of 28 challenging, informative, and entertaining sessions covering everything from Cash to Change Fatigue, from Pensions to Procurement, and TRAC to TNE. The Finance Festival is officially CPD certified, which means attendance at the Festival equates to a maximum of 12 hours CPD.
Delegates only need to book once, and this ticket will provide you with access to as few or as many of the sessions as you wish to attend. You do not need to individually book onto each session in advance. There are no limits on numbers for the whole event, nor on numbers for each individual session
Recordings of the sessions will be made available for members after the event. We’re confident that every finance person at every institution will be able to find something of benefit to watch. Please view the programme using the Programme link to the right, which we will keep updating as the event approaches.
This year the festival is kindly sponsored by the team at Mercer/Marsh. The Mercer team has become part of the expanded Marsh brand and is now Marsh's people and investments business. For BUFDG members what matters most will remain the same: the same team, points of contact, expertise and high level of service.
If you have any questions or comments about the event please do get in touch with Matt.
